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A Cute Invention.
Llout. Frod Sch watka of tho 3d U. S. Cav
alry, now stationed somewhere in tbo Sioux
. country nrfd sou or F. a, SohwAks, nf this
city, sponds his spare timo Ira Inventing.
Hlsfathor has received IiIh litest effort,
which Is a knife lor hunting and' army use.
Tho knife is easily carrlod and cnrrlos ItB
own sharpener, H spoon and fork, nod Judg
ing from tho mil ami explanation ssnt, It is
Just tho chcoso for the object intended. A
atent has bon" applied for, and wo should
not bo surprised to learn that Fred" bad made
a pile out of it.
. Very Desirabl8 Property for Sale.
Nlnoty-threo acres of land on Salem l'rnl.
rio, noar tbo Fair Ground, will bo sold nt s
PIANO TEACHElis AND CONCERT
PIANISTS.
ijy joiin c. rix.i.Mom:.-
Dr.Hnns von-Btilow is reported (o hnvo
said: "If I stop pructli'o for one day, I
notice it in my playing; If I stop' two
(lavs, my friends notice It; if I stop three
days, tho public notices it."
WlietluT th!sKN:U innsterof the piano
forte over suld this or not, tlio prlnolplo
embodied in the statement Is undeniably
true, and its truth can lie attested by the
experience of every pianist.
The virtuoso, however great his natu
ral gifts, must, become, anil remain such
by dint of iiiirctnlttltig dally practice ;
ami what is true of the virtuoso is true,
great bargain to a cash purchaser. For terms t In ills degree, ot every pianist. Whrmver
and other information ; Inquire of S. A
Glarko, ut-tho Faiimkii olllce, Salom.
Prom N. Plummcr, M. D., Auburn, N. H.
"Although averse to countonanclng patont
inodlclnos, I choerlully niako an exception
of your very excollent lung preparation Dn.
Wistaii's Dalsam ok Wild UiikrIiv. This
preparation I havo usod In my practice for
more than ten .years past, and have always
found It to be o( more eflVcunl service than
anything within my knowlodgo. I recom
mend It with tho irroatest contidonco to tboso.
'subject to coughs and pulmonary com
plaints." Bol'd by all druggists.
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On'o Hore Unfortunate.
Almost ovory day tho papors cMronlclo the
aulcldo of some poor unfortunate whoso
mind has beou enfeebled by dyspepsia, over
whoso oarthly horizon a noavy gloom has
ga'thorod from tho untold and untollablo
agonlos of this cruol complaint. Dyspppsla
Is one of tho most depressing dlsonsss allllct
lnghumtnlty. It Is cosmopolitan in its
nature nn country Is exempt from its visita
tions, no family freo from Its attacks. Tboro
Is a balm In Gllead; It cooins in tbo shape ot
tho Pkuiwan Syrup. For years it has
boon seatlerlug in blofBlug abroad. There
is, probably, no dlsoaso which experience
has soa,tnplv proved to bo remediable by
tho Pkkuviam Syiiu as Dysnepsla. The
most inveterate forms of this dlsoaso have
boon completely curod by this medlulno, as
ninplo testimony of many of our Uret citi
zens provo. Hold by all druggists.
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RAILROAD LAUDS,
Xailiorul TerniH!
aotr ruici'.'.
E.ONCJ TI.tlK!
LOW INTKKKST
piuysunyiiiing wen must iirst hayo so
worked it into his briiltt and fingers by
numerous correct repetitions tlmt Its e.
oeutlon becomes nil automatic process,
orrnthcrti spontaneous reilex, so tlitit
whatever suggests thu piece at once-sets
In motion the process of artistic perform
ance, which then goes on with ns much
freedom nud spontaneity as the warbling
of a bird.
I suppose tlfere Is no earnest ; thought
ful phtuo teacher who, docs not dully real
ize, in Bad experience, tho force of the
principles stated above. say "earnest
and thoughtful." ' because, fortunately,
there seem to'bo some pianists and piano
teachers in whom vanity and conceit take
the place of earnestness and thoughtful
ness, and who cannot get themselves dis
abused of tho notion that thuy nro virtu
osos oven by tho most humiliating expe
riences, which only excito their envy
and Jealousy of more favored artists and
moro. generous .critics than themselves.
Hut the real teacher has tho artist spirit.
.Ho recognizes the fuel that the art he Is
to servo embodies some of the noblest
conceptions of the human mind, works
lo mo study oi which no mny
worthlly devote his best powers ; ruid he
bulteves with all ills heart that whenever
he can succeed In bringing his pupils info
such relations t(v thu iiiater-pieco of mu
sical composition that they really appre
ciate them, In form and i-plrlt, arc In
HplrVd with love and enthusiasm for
tlicm, and have learned from their own
oxnerlcnco to place the same elevated
cstlmkte upon thcin which ho .himself
docs, he hits done it noolo atld a sacred
work, one which he would not exchange
for any other whatsoever.
Hutoncoftho most Important, !f not
Indeed wholly ImllttponHuulu means of
nccompllnhlng this work istheglvlnghls
pupils opportunity to hear tho best com
positions, and especially those which
they study, played In u way which shall
realize their authors conception, in tue
oasoof u tench In a small town, Isolated
from the musical opportunities of a largo
clty,ho himself Is oiten the only available
rcMHirco lor huh purpose iwen in u city,
virtuosos are only rarely to be heard, and
If they were to ho heard oftener, tho
needs of a pupil require itt III more frc
oucnt opportunities of hearing. The
teacher, therefore, feels tho necessity of
being abiu to play for Ills pupils tue com
poMtlnn he gives them to study, as an in
dlspeuHthlu means of enabling them to re
alize tho composer' 3 Idea. Then, too, ho
Is frequently called upon to p'.ay In pub
lic, ami desires to do so. Apart from any
deslro to shine, assisting tho public to a
comprehension of good musio tan part of
his work ns un educator, nml ha would bo
glad to.uuiKo bin own performances avail
able In this direction uIm. Teachers find
almost the whole nf their available
strength taken up In the ijctuiil work of
teaching, bo that only thu fraction re
mains for pmct lop, for study, for rcadliig,
for general intellectual linprovejnont. liy
coneont rating his desultory practice- on a
few things, one may be able to play them
souiowhat satisfactorily, hut thuro is a
cast dillereiico between tho performance
of even simple tilings by such a player,
and thu playing of them by one who con
tinually devotes all his tluioand strength
to playing. Other things being equal,
tho Immense practice ami experience of
a virtuoso to tell on everything ho does,
and renders all his work superior to that
of the man who nan only do a little hy
rent-on of his limitations. How creat
these limitations are we learn from the
well-known anecdote of C.erny, who was
obliged to decline' Ilccthoycit's request to
play his E-llat iniijor concreto in public,
on thu ground that his constant teaching
had unfitted him for Its performance.
Czerny was one of tho first pianists of his
day, hut ho had been earning his living
hy teaching twelve hours a day; and uu
dersuch circumstances pluylng was Im
Unfortnately, tho number of nrtlsts of
the iilgiicut ratiK now available in Amer
ica for uch service as I have Indicated
above is very limited. I may say Indeed
that I really know of but one, Mine Julia
Hivo-Klng. Jf thero are others, 1 have
not had thecood fortune to hear them,
and the West, at least, knows nothing of
tliem.
We need not only teachers, whom tho
milliner is already legion, uut profes
sional pianists, numbers of them, and I
believe that thoroughly competent ones
would be well supported. Who will sup
ply thu lack'.' Am tlure not men nud
women In New York and Hotou whoaru
or mlght'bu virtuosos? Why must men.
Ilko William Mason, for instance, devote
themselves to t3.tching? Is the East be
hind the West In Its patronage, of artists?
Khali we not so'in hec a division of la
bor in tho niuslol Held botwen teachers
and planbts, each clacs supporting and
siipnlemoulliigthcnthcJ, and working in
harmony Jor the same results? I hope
so.
Tno Oregon and California and Oregon
Central Kiillroad' Companies
OPFEU tln-fr Lanil for slo upon tho (nllnwlnc Jlbo
rl term.: uno tenth of the prlre In cah: latere! or
thuhjil incest tb4 ru of even pertnt. i.noyrai
ifterMlJfnalMShfJlllu-vyMr ..uj tenth oMhf
Mriocipil nd tntereit on th lalauco at the rale ol
iMcnpVrcentjwrtnnan. Bsth pricclpslunJ Inter
"iWnftrV-a ',ij m Ke jfvr ah
S. IF. CtAUGHTON,
nT,RY prilLIC Wcdl H'tale aceni,
Of?:. -! ' .VVuln... urillnmtnDt rat
! .e.7f ninited "to kit careT MAKING
ursce at is'
Or,
TVT
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ffBOT a Tricuurv.
New York, Oct. 3,-Wm, H. Vanderbllt,
prosldont of tlio Iiko Shoro and Michigan
Southern, to-night iMsuod nceuer.il order to
otllcors and oniployoes, notifying thorn that
an advancooffi per cont upon the. compensa
tion ofull employees or tbo company affect
nd bv tbo July reduction of 10 porront,
and wboso nav amounw. to loos tlian $-.,000
tor vear. will ba mudo on and after Xovoin-
Heading, Vft., Out. 0 Tlio trlnl of tbo riot
ors was returned tbls ninrnlng. Tlio proo
eullon estlod Jis. Low, Ooo. Alesandur and
James It-xrinnu, fo'morly einplnynd hs lire,
inenandoimliieonjortho l'hiindehlhltt and
U-irtdlux railroad, who are Induced to isavo
tliolroniplovmeiitand becoino inouihors of
His Urotberliood of Loconiotivo Huglm-or.
They lostlllod that a union meeilng was bold
Saturday oveultig provlouii to tho burning of
tlio Lebanon valley bridge, at which siiios
tlons woro made that iho bridge could bo
blown'np with a keg of powder. Something
was also said oTa gunoral agroomotit, but no
detlnlto action was taken.
Ubevennn, Oct. 3. Notwithstanding that
tbo Illank It 111 stage company offer a roward
of $1,000 for tho capture of tbo notorious out
laws who have. Infestod tho northern ends of
both tho Sldnoy and Chavenno routes, thoy
roualn'at large and contlnno tholr dopreda
tlons. Thoy woro unimskod and on last
nlxht In tbo vlolntty of lluffdlo Uap, on tho
Sidney rduto, Btoppod tho North bound
coach, which, however, contnlnod but ono
passenger Posiuos uivisionAuouiuooK. ras
fengers have bodomo so' cautions that very,
llttlo ctirroooy is carried bythom, and the
robbors were only rewarded with a sevon
dollar haul. Thoy woro Idontlllod as Hlck
burn, Wall, Laughing Sain and tho Kid.
Denver, Oct, 3. Returns from yostorday's
eloctlon in this Stato are vory tardy and
moagro. Stone for Judgo of tho Supremo
Court, nomlneo of both parties, Is olectod
wlltiouioppoillion. no otuer nominees on
tbo Vtate ticket. Tho woman's suffrago
amendment Is defiatod. In Denvor the Re
publican oloot Htllos mayor by 31 majority,
Hint all close exp.opt ono nldormau hi tho fth
ward Bnd eoronor. t
Advices from Camp Uibrnson say twonty
lodges left Sstted Tall last lihtht, nud that'
for every lodgo that conies iu six go out.
Washington, Oct. 3. I'ror. Usury of the
Smithsonian Instltuto, received tho follow
ing telegram to day :
'A comet was dlscovorod by Temple at
Florence. Ootohor UJt right asennslon 2-T
hours. fl mln.: deelonatlon south 10 (leg. and
111 mln.; dally motion, 00 mln. toward Iho
southward, Tho comet has a small bright
tail." J
Washington, Oot. 4. A heavy rain storm'
did considerable dunngo to tho Interior de
partment. Thoontlru north hall, occupied
by tbo patont olllco was Hooded. Tho colling
of tho north ball bnlng oxpoctod lo fall,
guards wore aUllonorf to warn penplo of the
clangor. IliMlnois in the laud olllco is entire,
lv siispondcd and land records sulferod con
slderably. It Is fearod somo oflhem will bo
dostroyod boforo thoy can bo placed in dry
rooms.
Tho damsgo to tho Ninth and 0 slroots
wings of the putont olllco from tho hoavy
rain today Is very great, many records and
public papers boliig thoroughly srturated
with water, whloli lloWod Into thu Ninth
street moms and hull at r.tpldly this after
noon that It was found uoe.sssry locutn
holo through Iho Immnuso wall of the build
ing to lot li out. It Is now foarod by many
that thn damago by fined mty provo us groat
as that by the Into tiro.
St. Louis, Oot. 4. Tho greenback conven
tion assembled this iilternona. Thero Is a
'monger showing of dologatrs. A committee
was appoiuiou to comer wmi worxing inon
with tlio executlvo commlttoo of tho State
O run go now in oston, nud Invito them to
unite in the dellbomtloni uf tho convotu
tlon.
After a vory longthv prcamblo, embracing
all tbo grievances of the party against Jho
govermnonl, the rosolutloin dtmsml hnino
dlatn ropeol of tho resumption uct; Iho lunio
of uroMibacks to bo a full legal tender and In
sullloloni quantity lo rodeetn all tho bonis;
recommend an nmonduiont lo Iho constitu
tion restrrhilug Congress from granting tho
public lauds to huv corporation; demand
that all national bank uu required to Mir
rouder their clrculatlpn- for nancollAllon, and
to roceivo creeuuncKH iiteroior.
Chicago, Oi2t. 4. Tho Journal's Donver
special hhv: Coaiploto returns glvou satis
factory Uopubllcau mtority. This county
inoreased to f00. Itopublluaii II. H, Heuutor
and ltoprosoutatlvo for r.oxt yoir are cer
tain. St. Louis, O.ct. 1 To-day Is obsrvod as a
Fair holiday. Notions than 7pi,000 persons
visited tho urnuuds.' In Iho f 1,000 race Little
Frod Ural, DlotaUir second.
Khnlra, Oot. 4. At tho tonth annual ses
sion of tho Grand Ord'T of luu Conductors'
Hrothorhood of tho United States, It was
uiianlmoutly resolvod that-ln earn any bro
tbor shall engage In n eirlko of railway em
ployees bo shall bo expelled.
Lewes, Del., Oct. 0. Tho storm last night
was thu most furious and destructive that
has vhltod Dataware In many years. About
l'.'O sail, mostly wood ludon and colliers, lay
In Ibe harbor. Ton vessels, mosHy sobogn
ors, foundo-edat tholr moorhua At day.
lUht the unlortunato crews wore discovered
clinging to the rigging of the sunken ves
sels, and Ware reaouod at grout peril by'small
boats.
Pottsvllle, Oct. n. An oxcuralon train on
the' flokerlng Valley K, H., when noar
I'bainlxvtlle last night, was badly wrecked
by tho rains waahlng the trank. About liOO
persons wore on the train. Up to 0:30 this
morning, dispatches show 1- killed and
about 60 woundod,
. Philadelphia, Oct. 5. Thn Stato rntral
onmuiltteo of the Oreentiack and United
Libur parties have agreed to unito for the
purpoH')ofcondu3tlngtbp nre)cntMiiipalgu,
sill will bo known ns tbo United (Iroonback
and Libnr Stato Central Committed.
Now York, Oot. 6. Tholndlcitor, a Wall
street Journal, says Iho Northern' Pad tin
lUllroad Company will apply lo CongrotM
during tlio coining winter lor nu oxtenslou
of lime, original timo limit having expired,
anil u grantoii win pnirou at onro in rx
lend their lines from Illsmarck Into Mount
llleporters Provided Tor.
Kdllors and rt-iHirlers fur the Vruu will bo
provided with ample facilities for obtaining
snd inihMiilttlng information, bynulrursof
'liH.-Jooltiiy. Itiit no r (.porter, unites known
hs hiicb to fouio inomliiT of iho Hoard, or
provided with aeerlltlctito trom tlo nnbllih-
.rrot tho paper lis ululms lo rpro,eut, sbsll
iiiientituii t iri'oniimhsionio mo grnuuuH.
Purenlts for reporters can bo obtslood from
tee Secretary,
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Brlrli Kilu Burned.
Mr. Ooo. Collins bss Jut, i-oiopleted tbo
burning of a kiln of 'JMJ.000 brick at ttw Pan
Itenllary'yard, Tho most of tbo work on
the kiln bad in lm done In the ram, yet it has
been sat'itauiory completed and a tlrst-rlaas
lot of brick produced, which Mr, Colllus has
(or sale,.
I0REIQN.
London, Oit. 3 Tho Inaction of tho Hus
slan Armies In Asia is explained by an du
ctal dispatch from St. Petersburg announcing
thai an Insurrection started In (ho central
illoirlnisof Dauhestnn about tho 12th of Sep
tember, gradually spread until central and
tsoniuoru iJAunosinn, lncuuung wu corhi
districts, were Involved. On tbo 23d and
2Uhthe HustlaiKi attacked tho main body of
tho Insurgents, 0,000 strong, and dtirtmted
and dispersed thorn. It is now behoved tho
Insurrection will not give further trouble.
ltigusrt, Oct. 3 Two thousand llasbl lit
souks and 2.0CO cavalry have arrived at
Mostar, Heraegovlnn, wboro a force or 10,OCO
Is concentrating to recover tho territory con
quered by the Mdntonpgrlas.
Ksen, Oot 3. Itussln has ordered 308
Krupp cannon, ,
Constantinople, Oct. 3 An Imperial tirade
Is publlsbod appointing Heous Pasbalotho
commnud of tho army of Iho Balkans at
Suhipka, and Suollman Pasha to tbo com
mand of. tbo army of tho Panubo, vtco
Mobomet All, recalled.
Cotllpje, Oct. 3. Somo a' rong dotatebmonts
of llasbl Ilazouks who attotnptod In onfor
Montenogro near Suttorlen, were ropulsod
on Monday, afior wovoral hoitra sanguinary
fighting. .
Iluoharest, Oct. 3. Greater activity is eb
soryaUlo boforo Plevna since Monday. Tho
rosorves and rclnforcoments havo arrived.
It Is thought operations will commouce early
next weok.
A Russian official dispatch, dated from bo
foro Plevna, Button that on Monday and Tues
day Grand Duke Nloholas, Prlnco Charles,
of Itoumanla, and Gen. Todleben Inspected
tho Husslan and Roumanian positions. All
the ltusstan and Itoumanlan works are woll
advanced,
Sail FrancUco, Oct. 3. This afternoon the
nlcbt camr of Chinese, who work In the
smoltlng works, worn resting In their house
on tho 11th and D, when a gane of tramps
broke In ami attacked them, mo uuineeo
about equaled thn tramps In number it Is be
hoved, lor Iheyahowod light and a serious
nontllct onsund.' Six of the Chlnamon are
badly brulsod and cut. Two oftho tramps
havo been caught. Tuny say they arrived
from tho K tst, having boateti their way
on thn trains,
Russia has offered lo clear obstructions
from tbo mouth of tho Danube If neutral
powers will iuarantoo to prevent thn en
trance of Turkish men-of-war during the
present war.
Karnlal. Oct. 3. A Kcnoral ntlsck wai
mndoon Mukhtar Pasha's wliolo lino this
morning. Ken. Mellkoll was iu command.
Undor orders of Grand Duke Michael, tho
key of Mukhtar's position, which was de
fended by only n smglo battalion, was at
taokod on -throo sides nud captured. The
battalion was annihilated. Tho Turks trlod
to roenpturo tbls point, nut woro repulsed.
Further progress of the Russians was In
slgnlliuant, but hnpos nro eutttrlnlnod of out
ting oil Miikhttr Irr.m Kara. Tho Husslnns
blvouackou on tho eouquorod positions.
Fighting Is suro to recoinmenco early to
morrow. About 1,600 Russians worn killed
and wounded. Tho Turks wero misled by
tholr siilns, and only oxpoctod lo bo attacked
on tholr flanks.
Ixuidon, Oct. 4, A Bolgrndodhpatch re
port actlvo Interchange of eomninliintions
betweon Horvla nud Greoee, tho dispatch of
cannon to tho frontier, and other warlike
signs.
Vlounn, O t. 4 A dlspalrh says a numbor
of Polos have beon arrestod for connection
wllh tbo recent consplraoy. Tho fnot that
arms havo beon seized nt various railway
stations In Austria has produced a great sou.
nation, ns It seems to lndleato that somn at
tempt was Intondod In tho direction of Po
land hs woll as Roumautn.
Constantinople, Oot. 4, Mukhtar, Pasha
telegraphs a long account of Wednesday's
.battle, whloh ntioara to hav lon InUnnl-
five.
twenty batlnllons. Tho Turks were recolvcd
with a crushing artillery tire. Tho Russian
tirailleurs drove them back, pursuing thorn,
to Snttbatnn till nightfall. Tho Turks wero
utterly deuiornllr.ml, and everywhere took to
lllght, To morrow (Friday) a oreat battle Is
expected along tho whole front, whon wo
hope to cut Mukhtar's communications and ,
render his position bepulotn. Our loss is un
known, hutovor'J.UW) aroreporlodimlhtlng.
A Itusslau bulletin from Grand Duko '
Mlohsot'a bendquartors at Ks.niji) dnlnd tho
lth,sa.vs: Afiei-lhoeap'uroot Great Yngut
It was round that Little Vagul was so strong-
ly fortlUi d that the attempt to assault It was
considered' prematuio. Alter 13 hnttnllonn
eeut from the Turks -to relnrorco Mukhlar
Prtslm had been repiilacd, our troops fortllt
oththemselves In the posl Ions they (K-oupiod.
Oiii' loss Tuesday whs .TOM killed and
wounded. The micmv'n Iosm'm are iiot kbs.
Iliicbarest, Oot. a Couslderablo discus
slim Is going on relative to tbo means of
keeping communication ncros tbo Danube
opon during the winter. One plan Miggcat
od,ls constructing a brlduo upon lloatlng
Iron cylinders. Another plaa is for a Hoot
ofstoamers to be kopt constantly crossing.
Supporters or tho latter plad point to tho fact
that tho Hudson river ferries are kept going
during tho winter undor far more dlssilvan-4
lagoons circumMauccR relative to tlio len and
current than would havo to bo oueo unto rod
on tho Danube.
Vionna, Oct. 5. A corrospondout says Mo
homot All's removal Is due to tho intilgue
ofjealous Turkish arrivals, who accused
him of surrounding himself with Gorman
and other foreign oflloers who revealed hts
flans to tho Russians. Tho Egyptian prince,
ras8on,lH prominent amongst Mohnmotr'n
dotractors. It Is uotablo that Mohomot Ali'a
last notion failed in a great moasurn because
tho Egyptian troops did not support him,
London. Oct. 5. According lo unolllclal
accounts tlio Russians under Grand Duko
Michael, havo boon defeated between An 1
and Katlo. Two Russian generals wero
killed. .
A Berlin dispatch says tho Russians ofll
elally acknowledge thu loss of W, 000 men up
to Sept. 27th.
Uond Ovor.
Richard Osborri was boforo Rocordor C. W.
Itowlo this morning ehnrgod with making
nn assault wllh a (rangorous weapon upon
Goorgo W. Hell last Saturday evening. Ho
was bound over to await the aotlon of tho
Grand Jury hi tho sum of ?200. Not lining
cblo toglvolbo required ball ho languishes
Inthocountvlall.
ITho Plummcr Fruit Dryers.
Mr. Plummcr is meeting wllh great and
deserved success in tho salo of his fruit dry
ers, having already sold sixty, with more
ordors on hand. This success Is based on
tho faot that his fruit ranks wllli Iho vory
bott put upon thn markot- and soils to tho
yery best advnntago. It can bo shlppod to
any purl or tho world and claim to ho a first
rato article Ton of tboso dryers have beon
sold in Walla Walla; fourtoon.hnvo beon put
Into operation In thp vicinity of Iluttovlllo.
Tho fruit crop hsouis lo ha good through tho
Stnto nud tho scarcity or fruit hi California,
whom vory little has rlponod, will oauton
doimmd for what wo can lyanufaoturo nud Is
a re.vnn why fruit growors should make tho
most of tholr orchards tho prcsont yoar.
Somo parties aro vory Industriously drat
latlng reports that Mr. Plutnmor hi lufrlng-
na.'nud from the Columbia river through
eastern Washington and Idaho,
Boston. Oot. 5. The National Assoslatlon
or. Wool Manufacturers, In annual uonven
lion, espoused the oiflrilnn gouurnlly that it
was Impossible at present for our manuf-to
;ui(im lo contend Iu theiiisrkbUof iho world
with tho cheap labor ami low rates of Inter
cut of KutopH,
Washington, O-t, fi. T.'io wajtr damaged
(ho land records em than at ilrit belluvtd.
Nmiu will be totally destroyed.
New Orleans, Oct. ft, Thu colored Olid
Fellowa' Grand U(led Order ot Odd Fel
Iowh nf Amsrlea liavu hnen In n t-sSon bore
during tho week, with rHiiro-.mtJitlvt-n pron.
n: from all part of (be Union, Iu Hie pio
ttitHion lo day, l.fJCO wore In lino, with toy
oral bands of inusiu.
Organs.
If you want a good, round, smooth, swee'
(onod Organ ooo that ls.mado' of tho beat of
inatorlal, and will last. a lifetime got the
Whitney Holmes, ol J. H. Bobbins, Port
land, Oregoo.
ling somo otbwt. patent, aBd.luut.uQ patent of
Ho Mjnlilii tmtpnsts wjtlidrow from his own for his mauhlnes. On the contrary
Mr. l'lummer lis tureo (iiuoreut paionis nn
his maohluou that cover ovory puit and mlu
utla) of his process and It is hardly posslblo
Hint tho commissioner of Patonts has granted
tiioso patents In conlllcl with tho rights of
any other patonloe. If ho Im, tho proper
way Is for those interested toootumoHCoiuilt
to show tho fact. That they do not do no in
a sum Indication that Mr. Plummor U right,
nud as ho has thu Patent olllco on his bldo
those who want fruit dryers ileal havo uo
fear In purchasing. IIo Is a very onorgetlo
and enterprising man and has certainly u
genius for Invoatlnn.
As will bo soon Iron) his caid published
olsowhero, ho offers spools! premiums of 75
r.ir tho best dlipl.tys of dried fruits inodo by
his nuohlnoi. Ho liirorim us that ho Is (lii
lermlned to show at (ho coming SUto Fair
tho lluost collection and display of dried
fruits mado by his maohlnes, that over was
noon hi thliStalo. and ho Is thu mon to do
what ho undertakes.
Great Camlar, which Is probably thn position
tno capture oi wmen ny ueu. meiiKoir wa.
described In the dispatch from Knrsja
yesterday. "Tho ItusMnn attacks on Little
Camlar and Kfilepah wore unsui-oL-sfiil, On
the rlnht tho Turks being threatened byilx
batlnllonH, nssunied tbo cfliislvu. The
tiormod Glndldngh and nlier live liourh'
llixhtlug pursued tho RuMslaim lo Axpatckat.
Night stopped tho conlllot and both sides
mitliitaluou their position. Mukhtar Pasha
estimates tho Russian loss at 500; Turkish
loss unknown. Fusel Pasha Is wmindod.
Thsro was no lighting on Thursday except
at Karojaloto, of whloli ho gives uo details.
Tho rumor that two Russian generals were
killed Is unfounded. Thn porta In a dispatch
to its reprrxentaltves claims' that Mukhtar
gained an overwhelming victory. r
Ioiidon, Oct. 4. A Rustehuok special of
Oot. 3d t-ays iho renewal of Iho bombard
ment by tiio Rustlau batteries at Glurgevn
Intllo'cd enormous damage uism tlio town ol
ItiKtchuek, A great proportion of Ihohousts
aro In ruins. Only a few remain entire. The
entrenchments, however, aro Infaet. Thu
health of tho garrlxm and IntuJillanU Is
good, and casualties are few.
A Holgrado special siys tho mllltla has
bonn ordered to assemble by the 8th lust.
Ills announced from Constantinople that
Suleiman Pasha hnsnrrlvodat Rasgrad.
Vienna, Oat. I. Trusty reports from Ber
lin state that Jjy Mmperor William's special
order n note has been seut to Cotutantlnople
very oarnestly urging that tbo principles nl
Immunity should be no longer violated. He
don't exactly threaten the Turks, but leaves
no doubt oT tbo high liullguallon foil, and
(hat tho Gorman government don't intend
silently and Indifferently (o look on.
London, Oot. ft. Further particulars ot
tho battle boloro Kara wsko ft ovldont that
the Itusslans assaulted (Lo Turkish positions
along thu wholn lino, and were repulsod
wiili heavy loss. Thn main action was
fought Tuesday. The Turkish Hue extend
ed from Great and Llltlu Yagul,iwn fortified
hills in tlio Kuulkkada plain, ns far us Anl,
on Aractxi river, with thu ismli-r advanced
tow unit Vera and testing un Rlzlliepn. litis
slius reluforrod hy new troop nud thoe
lately employed ugalust tho Caucasian In
uigiiuts bugau Iho batipj n ibyhroak Tues
day by nu usiaull on tho Great Vfgul, the
oxtreuiu outwork of Milliliter Pashii'a torllll
cations, tuel vo miles duo east of Kars. Tho
Turks sooiu Ui have hosn lultou by surprlso.
A sidkIo Turkish battalion defending Great
Yngnl was cut to plec" or captured wllh tho
po-t nf:er two houru' ohstluatit deleuso,
which gave thn Turss opporiiiuity to pro
pure fir tlio next assault, l.'p to this point
ill accounts Hgrao, but regsrdlng ilMijbo
(iiiont uvents tltey are very conlllethig,
ATurklsti oll'olal dipaUih nays a great
battle Diitiiod , lusting 13 hours. Tint ipst
ed RusiUu attacks were ropulted with huaty
bus, .
A telegram from Mukhlar PaMia, dated
Thursday evening, announces thai tho Bus
w'hiis wore defeated on all Hldo wllh a loss
of ft lkU Killed. Thoy havo fallen hack on
lCarJ il, pursued hy the Turl.s.
Londtu,0';t-r' A Iclfgram from Moj
cow Mates llmtTuiolHgotii'o is received there
ihutihn BusiUra ifiulod iwo utmuksbt
Mukhtar Pasha lhurcdy, with heavy loss
A correspondent with Gen. Mollkotl'r
army, telegraphing from Ko.melieno, under
date of Thurdsv, says; At 3 o'clock tab
f ernoon thn- Russians worn surroundhn
Kizlilepe, when Mukhlar l'aoh.i, dtporti
at MMing his coinmuulojtlnn with Kar
threatened, advanced against our center wllh
The following tosihuonltla show the sua
cobs of his uiachiii.es:
WllKATLAMl). Feb. 1, 1877.
Mr. Plummor, DeirSlr: With iho Fata
lly Dryer I bought o' you at IheStutn Fair
my two little boys wllh some help from
their mother havo dried Rlgbt hundred dol
lars worth of fruit worth I2jj cents per
pound, said by goodjudgns to equal tho
satnplesatStatuFftlr. A. P. Rouuutbon.
Mr. W. S. Plummor, Dear sir: In reply
to yours of Feb. 10th, I would nay that I
havo handled a largo amount of Pluuimer
Dried Fruits nud lit no instuueo has It filled
to bring Hilt very highest market prion of
any fruit sold In this city, Yours, etc.
W. K. Lkvkiiiixik Co.
Wholosale Grocer and Commlislou Mer
chants. 3IS Front Street, San Frauelsoa.
W. H. Plumuivr Hki , Dear Sir: Itglves
mo pleasure to Intorm you that the fruits In
my caru at thn Ceuleunlal Kxhlblllou In
Philadelphia, 1H70, irepirnl by you dryer
procwvi arid plaeetl by mo on exhibition,
.save tbo lifhtof vailalaellim and wero fr
Icularly admired by vlsltori Ircm the old
States and esiyiulally by tho CoiiKiilmloners
rinni Germauy, Fruncn anil Italy who pro
uouiioud Ihem superior to thu wimo kind
imported (roin their own eoiintry
Yours, to. A..I. Dtti'UU,
CommNHioner troui Oregon.
Portland, May W, '77
From Yawhill llrpoiler, I-Vh lS:h 1R77:
"I wish toglto the laimtfrniiloiir county
.oino of my nxerlen -u In trult lal'lng. For
snvnrul yoirs I, havo had a I u r i umoimt ol
fruit but II was nl very tltllo value, m (but I
lind about di olded tudig up H:o tins and
larin thi laud. Ono jear ego 1 world huVn
Ivuii any .nun tlio iim ol'tlm land, (Id rtcief)
fir ono stur, in cle.tr It of IruU iteea. No
mo oltHri-il to il i ibis, mid but yoir I con
.lulled to dry my trult, nud nfter ubout omi
half Hie crop had prhhii, 1 gut a I'Jummer
Dryer. I dried SblKi wort i, and my dryer
Including a btilldliig -0:1 Itni, cost me $700.
Six liuuds. using ouu halt cord of wood, can
dry sixty bunhels of oupl(s in ten hours. I
propose lo plant 2 C00 prune Deo hi tho
Spring. I believe wouau do better than lo
Ibt our fruit waslo. 1 Ilko my dryer very
muoh, and nm now glad I did not dig up
my orchard. A. L. AraJKiiMAM,"
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