WUJLAMETTE FARMER. 4? 7 Tlc He Circle. Coaduclcd by Miw. IUkmot T. ClAl-Jr. Harrest Song. When ro08 wero budding, and clover was sweet, And the grasses were cool, and long, and green, Tboreiwas laughter and song with the bay maker's feet, And labor vent morrlly on between; Till the hay wasBattied from every lea, And the bibbllug hrvok ran to tell tbe 9., "The hay la homo!" When the wheat was yellow In all the land, Tbon plan was llio uartu Willi tuo narvtst ory:, And tbo iieart kept tuco with tbe binding hand Kopt tuiso .with tbo sboavos pllod up so high, With the loaded wains, and tbo full baru'H glee, "While tbu babbling b rook r ran to toll thouoa, 'Tbe wheat Ifl homo." jAnd undor tko vines In tho sunny lands, What winning and laughing from morn to tiiijhtl Whnt boating of Iceland clapping of bantu When iIih kjrcpes wore gathered tbo pur. plonnd whltel Whou the grapes wero rlpo and tho wlno trod tree, Then ttiu bubbling brook ran to tell the sen, "Tbo wlno Is homo." In tho cool sweet shades whore apples grow. Under the sun where the o.vios turn sweet, Fur In tho unttnu fields whim as stiorr, Down lit tho swamps wlioro the rlco l- heal Thorn's nor n land In tlio wlilo world frno Where the b.ibbliug brooks huve not told tbo sen, "Tho harvest's home." Then arloandsluii! Take tho sounding lyrf J Lfl a grateful hymn from the nations rlej Lei the Inds and sen wiili the nntfclocholr, In n shout or Joy that shall oliuvo tho "Full are our hoarls, and our barns, nnd our Imnds, Glory to Ood lor the bountiful lands! Tiie wine, and tho wheat, aud tho ewee? honeycomb! Glory to God, for tbo hnrvost Is home! "The harvest Is home!" Tho Independent Farmer. l,"t sailors sing of the mighty (loop, IjM soldiers pralso their nrinor, Hut In my heart this tosst I'll keep The independent farmer When tlrst tho rose In robe of greon Unfolds Its crimson lining, Around his cottage porch I seon The honeysuckle ulliiihiini; When bitiKs of bloom their wvootnoss yield To ho that gnlhor honoy, Do drives lili learn uerocs the Held, ' When fcklos aro soft and sunny. Tho black bird clucks behind tho plow, Ths quail pipes loud and clearly, Yon orchard hldo behind I in boughs Tho horns ho lovos hi dritrly; Tli n gray nnd old bun doors tin fold, llh amnio store In measure, Morn rich than Injipsof hoarded gold, A blesssd precious troaHitro; While yonder in the porch there stands Ills wife, (he lovoly charmer, The sweetest rose oil all till laud The nulependent farmer. .To hint tho spring comes ilinclng'.y, To htm tho summer blushes, The autumn smiles with yellow ray, Ills sleep old winter hushes, lloc-tres not how tho world mfty niovo, No doubts and fears confound him, Ills little (lock Is linked In loco, And hoiHohold ungols round him. lie trusts to God, nnd lovos his wile, No irrlef nor III may harm her. lie's Nature's nobleman In lite Tbo Independent farmer. MY FIRST LOVE LETTER. 11Y filtACi: ORKKNWOOl). llftvo I over told 5ou, Nell, of my ilrat love letter? I prosumo not. It Is 11 story I luivo not been very fond of (0111111;. But years bring- to 1110, if not philosophy, ucoinfortitblo 30110 of tho comical iu regard to nil early illusion nnd delusions. Tho momont of oponlng nnd rending tho (1-st lovo lottor is ti thrilling', nn august point of time, iu which nil the spring tides of passloimto young life seem to meet in n swift, dizzying whirl of emotion. If from tho right man, what triumphant Joy! If from n suitor ono cannot sinllo on, what sweot pain! Hut you know nil about it, dear. I was very young wiion I received my flret lovo letter Indeed, not per munontly out of short frocks nnd tho broad nnd butter uge. Having lived tho greater portion of my lifo in tho country, tho companion of my brother, I was it dosporato romp and gipsy, delighting to roam thd Holds nnd tho woods, preferring tho iishing rod to tho needle, and oven the stable to tho parlor. As yet, a lino horso was tho rival of nil mankind In my young niiuctions. still 1 una read wcott, J-.ngo-worth, Ilemnnsand L. E. L., with an occasional stealthy dip Into Byron, and hud my own foolish littlo romnntlu dreams of my hero, my fairy prince, who was to come in liovo's good time. I usnd to dream ol him as I sat, liko little Elite, nmong tho nldors, with my feet In tho brook, or ns I rodo along In tho woods. I thought little of his potligreo, but I resolved that ho must nave a patrician Greek profile, dark bluo oyes, nnd black, curling hair, coming down on his lofty brow In a Myron peak. I made no account of houses or lands in love's Arcadia; but my iiero must possess a flno horse. Tho steed of steeds' was a sine qua non Our removal from country to town was an absolute sorrow to me, with my nature loving heart nnd wild, froo habits. I hated tho busy monotony, tho thronged loneliness, tho dull whirl of tdty life. 1 could only console my self with occasional lllghts back into my old rural haunts, 'Jrom the longest roughest tramps, I returned refreshed, prepared to endure what I could not cure. I "camo out" prematurely and tem porarily when I was scarcely fifteen, on the occasion of a largo wedding party. I woro a long dress and whito kid gloves for the first time. My hair was curled. Oh, tho torture of it night and tho hldooustiess of a day in curl papersl I woro natural flowers nnd carried a hugo bouquet! Distressingly diffident, not to say awkward, I early in tho evening retir ed to a deep wludow seat, whore I ro mained watching tho merry groups of wedJIng guests d listening to their easy chatter with childish wonder and delight. Among tho gayost of tho gay was n certain fair young lady whom I had known for some time as my double. Not that she was in tho least like me. Sho was a blonde very much blonde while I wis a very brunette. She was distinguished for srmptuousnoss of at tire; aud dress was not then any moro than It is now, my besetting sin, or peculiar virtue, whichever you inclino to esteem it. Hut oddly enough, this fair lady boro my name precisely, sur name nnd baptismal. 1 used to think tho circumstance annoyed her almost as though I had stolen tho fashion of her Parisian bonnet,or the patera of her costly embroidered shawl. Aside from tho name, there was littlo iu common between us; certainly no love. At this party die quite oiitshono the bride. 1 found it curious to watch her. "IlerlUtitncM nnd brt itnc did Millie wllti uch I'kuilor." Which was all very proper, sho being a rich tallow chandler's daughter. Hut not long did I watch my double, or, my near, at tins very party I saw as rcspectablo a nanie. stand by. Well, ho stood by 1110 and talked to 1110 for a bright wonderous half hour, precisely us if I had been n full grown belle; and I, under tho spell of his pleasant flattery, fell in with the Utile make believe, and chatted away quite at ousc, and sa'.dsomo things that woro really not so bad. Yet when I spoke, it seemed to mo it was some ono else talking In n second double. My very voice had an unfamiliar sound. Mr. TroviiJyau talked of pootry, art, music and llower.s, In a low, sweet, be guiling, particular way, after tho man iij'r of his kind. lie said, of all the line arts, his onthu-iasm was decidedly for sfiilpttiro, "so cold, so pure, so ex milted," and he begged to know if I shared his esthetic preference. 1 sup pose, Ifl hint been nroperly trained, or a year or two older, I might havo answered : "I am enraptured with mush Heethoven, Mozart, Henry ltttssoll and tho Segulns; I dearly love art -Titian, Michael Angelo, and Hon- jamlno West; but 1 ndoro poetry- Wilton, tJyron, nun jn. r. wuus." As It wa??, with ti tlosperatolhonofll impulse, I replied : JLV "I admlro art nnd itfiislc, pootry, and nil such tilings, but 1 (don't know much about them yet. To Loll the truth, my particular enthusiasm Is Just horses! 1 suppose its pcrvortu) and Impropor, nnd all that; but I do know something about horses, and I lovo them." My hero smiled, in a beaming, In dulgent way, and declared that ho par ticipated in my enthusiasm that his lovo for horses amounted to quite a passion, and that ho fluttered him self he owned tho fastest trotter in all that region. Ah 1 at that moment, to quote from dear Miss Hrcmer, " our souls mot." Mysterious sympathy 01 pussioimio young hoarls! His eyes, upon n noaror vlow, wero irray. but their expression was full of oootic sonslbility. They beamed with that tender doforenco, half wistful, half wicked, hardest or all looks ror oven "littlo women" to roslst. I suspect tho fellow know it. Thoy nil do. Thoro was, now nnd then, n mysteri ous shade of sadness over his brow an Interesting, Luru-llko frown that camo nnd wont In that festive hour. I divined that, young as ho was, ho had had groat thoughts and ambitions, great sorrows and sins, or meant to havo them, which was all tho same. At parting ho begged from my bou quet a sprig of geranium, which ho placed In his button holo "for remoin branco." TI1011 ho asked Ieavo to visit me, which I graciously accorded. Then we murmured our udiuu.v. I wont homo with my head among tho stars. My dear, absurd os it may seem, I really bolloved Iliad that night met my destiny, and met it on the wholo in n very satisfactory shnpo. I did not know Just when to look for my admirer, hut I was ready for him morning and o enlng. I grow strange ly careful ot my dress. 1 assiduously brushed and curled my hair, I applied cosmetics to my sunburnt face. I slept in kid gloves. These alarming symptoms woro not unnoticed by my tender mother, but sho noticed that my manner had grown quiet aud maidenly, and took great comfort thereat. Six day.1 1 waited In vain. Tho sev enthmagic number! brought not him, but a 'otter. It was a dainty looking missive, all rose tinted and gilt edged. This was beforo tho tltno ol envelops a remote ago bordering on tho "Drift Period" you may thing, iu tho Inolonce of your nineteen sum mers. It was dlroctod this letter of letters in ono of tho-jo rearing Italian hands onco so fashionable. It was seuled with lilac colorod wax, nnd tho seal bore tho motto how well I remember it, though I didn't in tho least know what it meant then of "Toujour thltle." With my heart beating Into my fing ertips I broke tho seal I opened the letter. The very first lino was some- him mv Iili'iil hum mv liiirv tii'Imi . Pmm 11 fii.it .mi.iiu. ..miiiviiit- i uti. ii sue married my .101111. Alter -. , ...., w..Y .&r '.. -w 1 . . . . . letl htm out at a glance. 'Tl.ero woro thllt l (,t wro of hr letters.wnlch !;. Pt liom nto sweet '"Iter fir- the dark blue eye?, llmro was tho Greek was some consola Ion. IB rB if ' , m. U,r profile, tho black, curly hair, the Uvron iNo H,,u WHS "ot protty-ovon on her ill.lVu, "dddlo or the keg; then fill up icak anil all. ' ' gelding day, but she was o harinlngly w , P" .J " vlHLWir, an. your Imagine tho emotions of your Monti dros?ot,lll ,r , ,, llnZ L iull 5.T' fori twe V when, to her .secluded window scat this Jolin ! lives, lie has grown rich ' ' J ' t vlnop r in cold, very young genlleman was brought nd ntotit; but tho Hymn punk on his Jn ,i ,, L . 'C 'h" 1 ,,,Ur kujr' ' ami presented iis"Mr..IohnTrevalvnn." 1)W is moro pronounced than ever. "'d bo well to stir the vinegar at If It wasn't lust Trevilvan.lt was uuitci Of all the bcnutlfiil enthusiasm ofyouth Iwwt once n week. Tho spico keeps thing startling, unequivocal : "My dearest loved" Without 'waiting to road another word I turned tho leaf to look at tho signature. "Oh, my prophetic soul!" it was "John Trovalyanl" I mado no copy of that letter, and found memory has been a little unfaith ful in regard to tho exact wording. I know that I read it with great satisfac tionIn especial, n lover-Hko Inven tory which it contained o' my most unliable and admirable characteristics. Tiiero were things set down there that I had supposed known only to myself. Toward its close the letter assumed a practical tone. "I will, with your leave," it ran, call on your father In n day or two. In the meantime. love, perhaps you had better confide our dear secret to 110 one, unless it be to your brother Tom.." Ah, heavens! tho letter was not for 1110! Alas! I had no "brother Tom." i'rovidence had boon bountiful In sons to our house. Our cup had run over with that particular sort of bless ing, but tho respectable name of Thomas had somehow never struck my mother's roving fancy. At tho baptismal font she had never given it iu. Fatal omission! "Madam, you might have saved mo from this." 1 reseated that letter. 1 sent it with all dispatch, ami ti courteous apology to my double, now my rival. I was wretched, but I could not bo base. v, she married my .John. After that ror fast horses nlono remains. Ho has, 1 heliove, novor been so unliaimv or wicked as ho promised to be, though lorn nine, no ten into evil ways and was scut to mo legislature. My double has 1n.1deonvor.il visit in Paris, and has grown fonder and moro uu fait of dress than over. As sho linn ..i!iimi,!,,f.,l0(.K,v.0i?i,,,5i" w,l()1 t,1nV,''one,f,,ct,lH"woui w,rl "P" t' y.- at.ti mi id tolt nut that's not much." hi .-.i . ... .. . I never could think her tho co.iipa.il-! !mtl,,lcs " t,.,tf !'10:1 to.o Jttlo. He is a on for John in intellect ami soul. never, In truth, could help thinking that, IT I had had a fair start with her IT! had bad her clothes If I bad had her brother Tom It might have but ah "Of all tlio rid wnrd ot tontao or pen. TLu MiMi'it 11 ru tilde: 'It iinht lnvu bci'Q ' " HOME LIFE. Why cannot tho people of ono fam ily bo gootl to each other'.' Why keep smiles and pleasant words for friends and acquaintances, making all bright cheer ior chanco visitors, mid Jilnklng tlmo wasted If spent in entertaining each other, Justifying tho biltor re mark of a young mini who, oir hearing a friend say, "thoro is no pluco liko home," replied. "No, not such another gloomy holo that know of." The fault generally rests with all tho mem bers of a family. They do not tako tlmo to bo agreeable to each other, but hurry and worry through home life, and when too laio realize how beauti ful it might havo been. Husband and wife, instead of treasuring thocounosy of manner that brightened their Inter course beforo marriage, seem to thlnk it u place wherein spite, ill-humor, crossness and rudeness can bo safely indulged; in fact, a recoptaclo for ail that Is disagreeable in their natures. Sisters and brothers, who In company aro gentle ntitl loving, entertaining and polite, think It aliectatlon to use their conversational powers for tho ooneui 01 eacn otlior. Doing away with courtesy, of courso rudeness creeps In, and then lll-tempor. It Is terrible to think of how wo treat our homes. How many men who iu tho voyago of lifo aro nearly wrecked or saved by tho thought of homo, and in contradistinction how many thousands go down todestiuctlon because thov never know homo llf?. If wo would only feel thut wo are novor tit Ilborty to bo Ill-natured, we would grow ho much better. A happy homo does not only benefit those who havo It, but tho Influence Is felt by all who visit there. A happy homo Is ono where oach ono tries to make lifo pleasant for tho rost; whore, if any ono feels hateful, ho takes a dose of solitude, and vlwm hi. rejoins the family Is cured; where self is not thought or, and where peoplo aro not too lazy or afraid to bo civil. Ono discontented mombor iu a family can cause so much discomfort. CHOICE REUIPES. To P.cxi.i: Whom: Tomato ks. Prick eaun tomato with a fork to allow some of tho Juice to exude; put them in u deep pan; then add vinegar, pop per, cinuniiuu and cloves; sprinkle somo salt between each layer, and lut them remain for three days covered, then wash oir tho salt and - with a pickle of colli watet been boiled with the spices, ready for uso in ton or t' and is an excellent sauc meats of any kind. CIkkkx Tomato pivkiaj of green tomutoes, one onions; slico tho totnatoc? thin; pack them In ajar b salt between; let them st four hours; take out it brino oir. To tills put mace, one ounce of whit ounce of celery seed, cloves, half pound whito two tables(oonfu!s of three pounds of 'towii (mart of vinegar. Hull Gkren Tomato J'iti pounds small green loi each one with a fork sugar, one ounce ginger root, one ounce mace, four lemons; make tho syrup, allowing ono cup of water to given amount of sugar; boll tomatoes In the syrup till clear; skim them out, nnd lay on dishes to cool beforo putting them in jars; boil syrup until thick, and pour over thom.Miw. J. J. c. Swkkt PlCKLi: ToMATOKS. Slice mou. nllsnlce. and cloves to taste: boll all together. Tomato Custauu. This is said to bo n beneficial diotxfor consumptives. It is mado by straing finely stowed to matoes through a coarse stovo and nddlng two pints of milk, which has boon scalded and. cooled, anil one pint of tomatoes for four eggs, and ono tea spoonsful of sugar. H.tko in some cups quickly. Pick 1.1 no Cm,Mnr.it'. In answer to 1111 inquiry, n correspondent of the Massachusetts Plowman gives the fol lowing direction: I would say that with tho best of evidence, salt ought not to bo ued for pickles. My evidence Is this: For nearly forty years, whenever friends or acquaintances called, our ptcklos wero always the subject of remark, the tinunlinoiH opinion being Iu favor of j my moiiinu 01 picKiing, and as follows: Pick tho ciu'iimbi'rs of any desirable ize; wash them clean; drain them Sward's Charactor. Kroin the ollloers of tho ship (Juorgo F. ! Manson wo li-a..u something of tbo char: I actor of this scorning innocont boy who 1 tolls mit-im svniii:iti.litli i stirv. .mii nn 1 J hardened criminal when his ago Is taken into coiiHiiluratloti. While iu Phllatlvi; phut he cniumitoil a robbery, or assisted In It, getting away with $.00, for which ho served his term iu prison. Ho has boon twice shot, onco In (below near tho chin ami another In thubaok of tho head or nock. Ho was on hoard tho ship at Philadelphia four days before ho was en gaged, during which tlmo (lie old skipper -aid ho was tho .smartest boy ho evor saw In the rigging. After tlio ship sidled his nglllty loft lil in anil ho caused mure troublotn compel liiiu to do his duty than any four men on board. He was always complain!1".; of being sick or going iuiii'c In order to avoid work. Another officer said ho was tho worst man thoy had on board, and wero greatly relieved whou thoy came In port and ho left. Iu his testimony yesterday his story wasdlllor out iu several particulars from tho 0110 ho g.wo us and wuh published In yesterday's Standard, aud was alno fulsn In several particulars as will bo proven by some of n'tir best citizens. From Indications, ho Is not tho "injured Innocence" ho would have our cltlKonshclicve. which through Investigation will undoubtedly prove. Put Life Into yor Work. A Young man's intorost and duty dic tate that ho should make himself hulls pciislhlu to his employers. Ho should huso Industrious, prompt and careful that tho accident or his absence should bo noticed by his being missed. A young man should make Ids employer u friend, by doing faithfully ami minutely all entrusted to him. It Is a great mistake to bo over nice or fastidious about work. Pitch in readily and your willingness will ho appreciated, while the "high ton ed" young man who nululilcs about wind It Is and what it Is not his pluco to do will get tho cold shoulder. There Is a story that George Washington onco helped to roll a log that one of Ids corporals would not handle, and the greatest Kmperor of uiissui worKco as a sinpwrigiit in J';ug land to learn the bulsness That'sjust what you want to do. Ho energetic; look unit act with alacrity; tuko au interest in your employer's success; work as though tho business wero your own and let your employer know lie can place absolute reliance Iu your word and on your acts, lie mindful; havo your mind ouyntii' bu siness, because-it Is that which Is going to holn you, not those outside attractions whioli soinoof tho "boys" aro thinking ubotit. 'l'u It 0 a pleasure iu work, do not go about In n listless, formal manner but with alacrity and cheerfulness, and re member that while working thus for others, you aro laying the fnuudutlon of your own success in life. Nevada Tran script. A young lady in Washington woke - -'m lb,, nilddluof tho night ' nobody htan- -lianils, 1,,,-t.. ' mm stand in salt and water night anil 'iiV pr,,tK,lon evor "ied to tho day; take out and drain carefully; two! !I,i n;AH,.il.!".t,,r,'cl8, ,m,l long time, quarts or vinegar, live pounds or brown I y'D 1? 'XZmSS&V SKI" sugar, to ono peck of tomatoes: clmin.in-ntmi,-LV S.?-SMV.. ? 'I !'-Y om '" int. Tiiriiiiic iiiii.ii ..... ..v...i..- ........ ilAi.i,H v'mimiii.m Sicilian IIaiu-Hk-njcwkr Is a fcientlllc combination or some or the most powerful restorativo Agents in tbo vegothbto kingdom. It stores gray halr'td" Its original color. It makes Die scalp whhV' an.lcloan. It cures dandruff and humornV and falilng.out of the hair. 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