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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1879)
t23ii"J OUMk.' v lilhnxtttt Jf ttrnur. t issuxri r.vr.nv imiiay, nv OXjA.XIIS33 S OXl-a-IC3r, ruBLisiiraa and rnorjiiLTews. Term irMilirrI'llont Onoopyonojir (;2iiumU'ry.limliam....$ fiO Ono copy nit moiiUu (M numUw) 1 20 OnocojiylhroemonlhiOJ mimben) 75 gyU not fnlt wlthtn lt tnonUiff, (3 will U IJrjl cdo ) car'i MliKi1Uon. FOllTLAND, SEPT. 12, 1873. TELEGRAPHIC. KASTKKN STATES. Hotillicrn Oops Itnlneil. Nr.w Omj:as, Bcpt. 4. Monday's storm lusted lrom noon till 10 nt night. Tho clam ngo to properly in tho town. lnsa iu build faiR". itiiciuf! nnd crops iu tlio country Is In calculable. 1'rora every Fiction of tho par ish coiuos tho old Inlo of miat tlcstrnct on of cotton, mid then tlio corn crop iH levolcd with tlio ground Mid will bo lmrdly nolo to recover. Losses in town, independent ol conl nnd fiiry bonlx, ure chlluinttil nt $300, 080. 'ilio root of Henry Von l'ulsc'd oncur homo Ml in nnd hilled 20 to 88 mules placed thrro for inftly. Fifty jnrds of wall uround thn iienilcntlnry wiis deruolliihed and part of tho building uuroofid and machinery damaged. jlouiiiurtit In l'i. Iliinc. Oaicaoo, Bcpt. 4. A monument creeled to tho memory of tlio Into Clen. Oio. 8. llnnpi, superintendent nf tho railway mall (service, will ho tmudeil nt thn Imposition building Hnltirduy ovcnliif? at b.U0, with ap propriate ccrcinonlci, Including an oraloil cnl trlhuto hy Hon.T'.wcry Ktorrn, a lifi-IonR friend of (len. llnnus. 'I'lio monument Is of ijrny marble, 18 feet hiyli, ami tho design Is very complete- and elaborate. A MoiiIU'n lliiilneHM. Kbw Youk, Kept. ".-Thn Fnblle'u lalilc of business transactions, as shown by clear ing houso Htntlstlcn for tho month cndliiR tho30lh, ulviti tho following looses and ijalns compared with Anoint, 1H78. OalliH-.V'uw York, (il 0 ; Homon, 2.'. 7i rhlLut.lphln, 2(5 SI-, (JlncnRo, IU flj llilti more, It I; Cinrliuiatl, H 10; Kt. Luuls, 3 .1; Louisville, fi Hi l'itlhlmrR, 'Jl ', Frovidmice, J 10; KniiHiiH City, 1201110; IndinnapoilH, 07; Cleveland. 11 8( No Uavon, 2 4; Co lumbns, 2:i 7; HprinufieM, 0 Jj Lowell, 12 0. Tho cities that havo lout aro Kan Frnnclaco, at G; Milwaukee, 10 1; Now Orleans. 17 0; AVoreestcr, 2nuil Hjincunn, 3 U. Tlio dc rlino Iu Ujii Frnnuiiico l:i accounted for by transactions hist yiar beliij; unnuturally swelled by speculation, nnd dutnut of cap italists nud uncertainly of buiuciH mm rvivalln tho tllrctn f thn now constitu tion and III" impending elecllou producing stagnation this year. Niillor Upon. Nrw Youk, Kept, -t. A dispatch from Arlcn, Frru, Ann. 13th. slates that the Chll Inn transport I.amarc, dinned by tho Ilnus car, hud u number of sick soldiers uu board when hIio run ashoro at Caldcrn. The llnns tar afterwards punned tho transport Htntn, but tho latter took rcfugo under tho guns of the Ironclad lllunea lUcnlada, which in turn chased tho llunicur eight honrs, tho latter fscspinu. IlnllroBil HcvlVRl. Nsw Youk, Hcpt. 0. Indications ol a re vival of railroad manufacturing Industries appear. Iu fact, a ;cn(lfuinn acting ns agent for u southwestern railroad roceiilly wrote to all rolling mills In tho East, asking bids for Ivo thousand ton of rnlU and not ono of the mills would bid. IJsch and all declared they J woro full of orders months ahead, Boino of thorn until February could not eon alder his offer at all. lln pays this was tho tenor of replies received from, every rolling Bill VmU Fever In New Torfc. Fivo Koamcu vho have just arrived from Jamaica and Hayll havobcen admitted to tho yellow fever hunpltal nt quarantine. Nurrciiiler or I'ornwaUl. Nonroi.K, Henl. 6. Tho cltlrens of Tork rouuty invito the military nnd clvlo societies and muulcipnl oftlcera of tho HUto to Join iu a proper cekbratlon on tho 10th of October, f the surrender of Cornwallis at Torktown. Tho governor Is roquustcd to appoint dele Rates to meet delegate from other tJtatcs iu Phlladelnhla. and urruuco for n grand cen tennial celebration, iu which the army aud ftvy of tho United Mate bo iuieatfld to paitteipato. lArrival orKiintraa OswattvM. Niw Yomc, Bcpt. 6. It la believed that hilly 1,000 operatives huve arrived nt l'ater son this year from Engliah, French, Ger man uud Italian cities, attracted by reports of prosperity of tho industry In that city, Ytisterdiiy thirty silk spiunrrs arrived In vno party from an English town. They say that n great many more are coming toou, A IliislrU llutlrr. Ditkoit, Sept. 5, The excursion steam er Alaska of tho Detroit and l'atin Hay line, 'uhllo a fnw mill from tha looulli of the river In Lake Erlo thU forenoon, eiploded, instantly killing both engineers nud ono deck hand und seriumily scalding leu dook hands two fatally; bat f n largn numbor of passengvm on board, only du was in jured ami that slightly. Jhjt eionlU Itelievlnir 1U(ics Nsw Youk. Sept. 6. Jay Oould has sent the Memphis Howard 5,000 an 1 snys that ho will foot their tills a long n they think it uecoiisary. Ufiir-iii, Sept. 8. W. J. Smith, acting pretldviitof tho HowardH, replies to Jiy tlould; "Tho gaud stutlmout you cxptesa to contiuno our woik, nnd iu thi event that our appeal to the country is not heeded you will foot all tho Mils, has nerved uu all uud strengthened our faith In tho eausu. Our t'ipeiMie aggregate $1,000 dally." Irllow Voter Mkmi ins, Sept. 3. Cues, 28, deaths, I; flruerut Bhtftlugtou very low this evening, New OiariMj, Sept, 3. Two children of (leu, Hood, kick with fever, are lmprov'pg. One ucw cue. is reported, Harry Shelton, ugtd 0 years. The board of health to-dY declared tho city an infected port. Mkmviiih, Sept. t. Twouly.ioven case, l'J whitJ. Three additional deaths lnno 00 eurrcd. Thrto childicu of the lato J, 8. llouek wtre ttriekeu to-day at lluulyu Htalion, Weather clear aud varni; thrr wometer CO to 78. The Howards to-day made a piessiug sail for outside amtlstuuce. lOKKKiX NEWS. VratB h aulas. A dispatch Mom Duibau kaj that a cav alry rtcnuais.uica has llnwu up lvlug Ct ewiivii's ponder magaxlue, 10 miles flow hit ncwl.raal. Mtfsi'ugers from Cttewayomtt tiir (intuit WoUeU'ou the 1-th of Augntt, fotng that tho Mug was willing t) suluiit aud iy his taxes, but that the country juiut le cleared cf Urittsh loldlcrs." The uitintu- gcrs were Informed that Cetewayo was no longer king and must surrcnucr nncocuiuuu' ally, . Trot. Norrteuslijolil Hcnrd Treia. fln-mrtinri n Hu-filrn. Kent. 4. A telO1 gram from l'rof. Nordcnkjold, tho Swedish Arctic explorer, nnicu iuiouiiu , ;i. i la no fnllnuu! "All fitU V, ill. WO lef t WiU- lr nuattcrB on tho 18lh and doubled lst Capo on tho 20th of July; proceeded thenco to Lawrence Hay, Foil Clarence nud l.ch rin" Island, llnvo had no tlckneis and no Bcu'rvv. Tho company Is in excellent con dition." I'roia tnuu. Havana, Sept. C Tho Spanish minltcr of tho colonies has cabled Captain General lllanco to draw against tho 8pnnih treasury 50,000 dally, nud nnpment tho amount If needed, to stamp out Holnuiu and Santiago do Cuba bonds Tho newspapers Bay of ficial Informallou from llolqum nuu aaninv n fin Cuba retircscnts tlint 11 rlcct irnnnuu Ity provails among tho inhabitants of tho surrounding country. The principal chiefs of Iho old Insurrection remain loyal to tho government. L'licnNy I.Ica llm Ilrml, I'.le. TlnrxtM, Sept. C Special ndviccii from Alexandrom mention, nniong Iho extraordi nary precautions adopted by tho pollco on llm iicrnhlon of tho uictllna of tho cmucr- ors, that Iho Btrect comraunleation about Iho imperial renldonco was macadamized, that tho prtsenco of complratorn might bo easily delected anil their cscnpo prtviutid in tho event of attempted lllgut. rulliiro of Croiu. A Times lliiclmrest dispatch tajs that tho crops Id llulgaria hnvo fslled, uud that tho povtrnmuit has loruiu'ieu iuu eipotia. lion of cinal.4. aeiirntl Items. lx)No, Sept. C. A dispatch to Ihft Dally News from l'ctlh repott that tlio inhabi tants of Nol llazar aro determined to icsltt Aiutrmu occupation. A dlipatch to tho Daily News announces that it has been decidtd thit rx-Quceu fsa belift will bo pnscut nt tho wedding of King AUnnro. Tlio Times' llirlln correspondent s ivs tuui a well known nrchltcct has hid ben 10 lb cmpiror devigus for a building forthuiiiii billon of itib'i. A Savoy newspaper sajs that thn engineer-In-chief of Iho 1 reiich denartuliiil of pul-llo work has been lUHtrueted to iiiu1.ii prelimin ary htudy of tho project of tunuellluj Monut Diane. Kiktli'HH Culm. Havana, fept. !. Tho honn government lias uotillud tho natliorilies hero that it will end iiiimedlatoly 20,000 troops to maintain public tranquility In thn Isl.inil, and will also Bond nil fundi Uices3ary to mcut increased I'liicmtituriH. llavnn.t was startled by tho tews that two Insurgent bands had nppeurcd In the ills trict'i of Hulquiu uud Siiutiagn do Cuun. Excitement ran high nnd the premium on gold immediately rose; hut as n goncrul thing coutidenco 111 tho maintenance of peaco rcinaliirt unthiikvu, Ueu. Ulunco at onco disimtchcd 2,000 men from thia city nud or dered n most energetic imtsuit of tho (lis turbers. Tho Insurgent baud aro remnants of old iicrlllas employed by Spain during tho war. These rutin vcro paid $1 per day whllo in service, aud nro discoutcntod at their discharge SoMUty-eight dtatliR ri'sulled from yellow fever last wick n decrease of 17 compared with tho previous woek. In conioquouoo of tho unusual violence of yellow fever during tho nrcKcnt Summer nnd the fatality of the disease on lioard vessel which left l'ort Hoy ul, tho order of Nov. 28, 1818, has bocu re vived. It provides that no vessel carrying nuovo uu persons, including passengers nuu crew, shall leuvo tho port without having o physician and clergyman on board. TACIFIC COAST. Tlilevra Ilnus"', Ur.uu, Mendocino county, Sept. i. . Elllan Froit, Dlga Qibson and Tom Mc- Crnckcn wero taken from n consuddo nt Willlts last night und hum; by n mob, Theso men wcro under arrest for larceny of n siuldlo nnd it somo hnruess. Humor hns It that many things havo coma up missing lately, and theso parties havo been sus pected. Elijah Front was the son of Elijah Froit who wst killed somo year ago In n shooting scrnpo with tho Coats boys. Ho had bosn out of H'.ixtu's prison about eight mouths, having boon sent thera from Hid lllutl for horso stealing. Culiroruln llleeilnn. 8a Fhascboo, Sept. H. Up to 0 T. M., returns from pre'iiucts In th intorior in which tho couut Is complete, stand as fol lows: lVrklus, IH.OtO; (lloun. 15,728; White, 10,138. Theso figure lucludo luturnsfrom all countUs except half n dozen em.ilt outly ing one, nud coiuprUo two-fifth of the total vote uutsldo the city. Tho largo town of Oak land, Sacramento, Stockton, Los Angeles, San J ono nud many other are not included, tho couut there) beiug tdlll incomplete. EeporM havo been received from moil of them lo thn following effect: San Jose, 2!".0 plur ality forlVrkius; Oakland, over 1,000 plural ItyjSwrammto, 1,500; Lo Angeles, White lirtdlu.', 1'urkliiH uud CJIouu nlout ovsn, not far behind. All return go to emphasize tho previous report that tho Hepubllcani have elcctt d the outlro Suto tiekot by a plurality of probably not loss than 15,000, Fage aud Fachecu aro elected to Cougrvs and proba bly McKenu.t. The contest Is doubtful be tvuin Davi nud Il.ubonr. Kallorh, for m.vyor, rctalus a slight lead of Flint, nud tho probabilities as to thn remainder of tho city ticket nro uuehanged from previous advice. It It po4rihti thutlboworkiugUKU may elect somo of thesupenisor aud school di re ot or; but nothing detlnitocau bo stated on that point. Advice ngarding tho legUlativo ticket are very imuro, but seem t imli cate that the ltepiibhcan will have a major Ity. Si Fiuseisoo, Sept. C. 1) F. M. Three fourths of the vote iu the city ud Statu has beeu counted. Ferkius 1 hading (lleuu about 17.S00, and White, about tho Miue, Completion ut th count will increaio Fer kins' plurality of tho count to 23,000 or 23, 000 probably, hi this city he will gain on Glenn, amllu thecouutry ou White during the remaiuder of the count. All the Bute ticket will go with the head except justices, which cannot yet re determined. It is now probable that tho Eopublican will elect all tlio (.'onzrchsmen. tboneh It iVery close In the city district, Tho ltcpubltcau elect the rullrouil cominttsioacr in too nonuern uu trlct, and tho Wotkiugmon their in the city ami the southern district. The LegliUturo u tt iu doubt. Kalloch routimu to in croaso his lead Mid is elected beyond a doubt. TIm Worklugmeu'a chancea aw" bet for shrriiT, auditor, collector and county attorney ami aro sum on dittrlct and. city attorney. Tho Itepublicau will probably git tho bal ance, rxctpt pithspt two or three supervisor uud hchool directors. 1 no superior uiiac nredlvldeil, 12:50 A. H. llctnroa from . the. mtv to miduliiht. Ferklns 15.o. Wldlo , lD,t23. (Hum 3,210, Fliut XO.O'JO. Kalloch 17,175, Otlswohl 703. lthode 15,175," Morrison 17, 573, Dtunett 1,288, WITJAMETTE FARMER; Good Intentions. "Urittic, you will nltontl t that mat ter?" paid Oeorgo Dule, coining back in to tho breakfast room. 'Certainly, Georgn," tinswticd his wife, w'pjiiiig her collcc. "And immediately, pleane. I ha 0 no doubt tbo jioor man needs tlio money. You know his wifo lias been sick so long." "Ob, jci ; I bad forgotten about that. I will eend over somn wiuo fit the same time. I intended to last week." "Ycb, do. 1 expect wino ifl a rarity Uicro, nnd it will do tho poor woman good," replied Qtorge, closing tho door and hurrying oil". Ten daya after, when Georgo Dalo camo in to dinner, ho Raid : "I saw Orcy a fow moments ngo. Poor fellow 1 ho looks miserably. Is there nny tinker ing ubout ho can dot I want to help him whenever wo can. Can't you inpko up something nnd xend it over, with n littlu mora wiuo 1 At tho tamo time, toll John to ruil: him to como hero 1 1 will lcok about r.nd find domething ho can do." IJatlio Dalo uttered nn oxclamation, which caused hor hubband to ask anx iously, "What is it? What nh you, jlnttioV "Oh, George, I forgot nil about send ing that money, nnd tho wine, l'leaso don't look no angry. I nm bo sorry." "I nm not angry, Unttie, but very sorry nnd truly mortified nt tlii. What must tho poor man think of mot I profcs3cd to bo so much interested in him, and gavo him my wotil ho should havo tho money that day. His family may havo suUurcd during that bitter .xmI spell. Whero 13 tho money 1 I v II go with it immediately tnysr.lL" Whilo llnttio was making up somo bttio delidcics to send to .Mrs. Grey, she glanced up fraiuently at her hut bai d'a fiteru face. Wishing to offer somo apology for fail ing to do tut ho desired, nho saitl : "Oh, COorge, that day I litul m miiny things to uttcud to jh) many callers, f nm vorv sorrv. I intended fully to li'!p Aim. Groy'n family ns much ns I could." "Well, well, Ilattlo, it can't ls helped now. Wo must do tlio best wo can to mako amends ; thnt in all. fciend over tlio bx-ikot by John. I must hurry with tbo monoy." lira. Dalo disimtchcd John soon after, laden with many coiuforU to tho tick woman. Half nn hour aftor George JJalo ro- turnod, looking very much troubled. Unttie almost feared to ask tho cause. .At length sho said : "Vou look wor ried, acorgo. Did yon hul Air. Oroy nroding tho monoy very much V JJcr husband looked earnestly nt bur an instaut, and then himpiy nniworcd : "Ye.- Hattio wishing to draw his mind from wliat tlio had fnilod to do, to tho ntnonds sho had tried to make, risked : "Did Mrs. Groy scorn pleascel with tho things 1 I sent her n soft, warm shawl to wrap about her when sho sits up." "JJattie, I urn sorry to add to tho feelings of regret that I know you truly feci. Mrs. Grey will ucver sit up on earth again." "Oh, is shof-o very ill f Hat tie asked, with a sharp tingo of 3elf.repr0.wh. "Sho is dead." i)o.d I" exclaimed Uattie, "Ob, if I only had thought I I did intend to do all you wished, and more. Porhaj'8 sho might havo died anyhow. George, surely you elo not think my neglect " "Killed herl Uortainly not, child. Hut, liuttie, we should both huvo folt better about tbii if olmd dono what wu could to help thorn. It ii very nn noying to havo our licartft filled with ro greU. Wo will not talk nny more about it now. Only try nnd remember in tho future that 'good intentions profit 110 ou.v,M Ifattio did very well for sowo ttmo afte-r thw, and hor husband congr.it nlateil himselt upon tho happy clmngo. Tbov wero people of abu.nd.uit moans. and both liberal and charitably inclined. Huttie. however, was ven f.whiotialilo and very gay, hor timo taken uj ulways with tbo latest wluma ot society, 01 which sho Mas u eroat bollo, notwith standing sho was a wifo aud mother. A fow months after thu llattioi brother, who was a naval oflicor, returned from a tbreo years cruwe. Whilo sitting wth his sister ono day ho drew from his pocket a worn and faded needle book, saying: "Yesterday I Mat clearing out U17 sea chest, and found this. Dora inada it for mo over twonty-five years ago, when I first wont to wu. llow well I remember her trotting mo through town with hor, to show 1110 oir in tny midshipman's, uni form. Poor, dear Dora I I suppose you havo heard nothing of her during my absence, lluttiot "No, nothing." "Have you ever sought to, Hattiol You know, although not our own sister, sho wo our father's child, uud ho loved her very dearly. "1 know slm broke his heart. 1 am snro her running away and marrying that worthless fellow caused papa's death. I supposo ho has drank himself out of tha world long beforo this. ' But don't let us talk ubout them. I don't oyen liko to thiuk that there is, or over was a Dora llartlott, " Uattio said, aud trying to turn tho conversation, askeu "Aro you eoins with mo this OTeniug to the hail V J "llattie, Ilattiis'' returned CapUin lhtrtlett, shaking his head, "why are you to completely absorbed iu tho gay Ottcs of lifol Do you over, think of anything serious 1 1 don't want t talk cf "balls or anything cf tho kind, J want to talk and think of P'y sister. You wero too young to remember much of licr, or you would not feel so. She was a very lovely girl, nud very loving, too. Jf 1 hud not been in foreign part3, fotmirh from home, f should have found her, or know something of her where abouts." "Suppose jou should Cud them; their pojiticii must bo eo, so well, very ditierent from ours; it would bo very cmbarnuing, to tny the least," rejoined Huttie. "Position ! Suppose it is 1 J don t caro how humble I know wo nro of the samo blood. Oh, if I could find her, I would rejoice truly l" Captain Dartleti said, with much warmth. Just about this timo tho ladies of Uattio's circlo Lad formed 0. charitable society, and it being quilo fashionable to do the bcnovolent, JIattio was well pleased to spend her money thus. A sevcro cold, confining her to her house, prevented her accompanying her ftieiuh on their rounds of mercy. However, to her wero nsigned the needy in her immediate neighborhood, a list of whom wan handed to her. "Only three," her friend raid. "Oh. indeed. I do not bco how I can do it. I havo no very many things on mv mind now. Here. Kate, dear, take this." handini.' twenty pounds, "and do ret what tbev need hist now, nud let mo off, won't you V iiattie pleaded, alwayu ready to shift off an extra case. "Well, yen," tepltod her friond; but certainly you can givo somo little thought to one family quito near hero a widow with threo children. They aro very destitute. Como to tho window; 1 will show you. You sco thnt house J J bero thoy nie, We got permission for them to occupy a couplo of rooms. Tho houso has been untenaanted for a Ion" while. Ah it was (Joins to destruction, they wcro will- in" that -Mrs. Gant should stay there and taku euro of it "Now you must look out for these folks. They nro piovidcd with sufficient for about thrco eJays. Attcr tn.tt i leavo them to yoo. Jn the meantime, if you aro elisposod, you can send them sometliiDg. Will you promise to remem ber them X' "Ob, yes, I can attend to them." "And I may rest easv concerning them." "Certiiiuly. Let mo see, this w Monday. Wednesday or Thursday morning. All ngnt; l win rcmemner, and send brother if 1 nm not well enough. Ho delights in such errands," Hattiumid. Tho three days passed. Ifattio had been so busy examining, admiring and displaying tho handsomo nrcscnta from tho Indira and China which her brother had brought hor, that allithoughts of tho widow had entirely escaped her mind. HI10 had fully intended to do so much, particularly for tho children. Sho had Iota of thing sho was going to sond thorn. Ono week from tho day sho had prom ised to tako caro of Mrs. Gant, Captain UartleU camo in saying : "It iH going to bo n bitter uight, and I am nfridd there will bo a dial of Buffering. I wish I could provide fuol for nil tho poor, and feel that nil about us had n good supper and a warm bed to-night, 1 feel moro for tho old folks and children. Did you tend round Foino of those preserves to tlio poor young ones iu tho neighbor hood, Hnttio 1" "Oh, dear, elear r enixi ituttio. "What is tho matter I" "Why, cnougli. I'm frightonod to think what tho consequence may be, I forgot to look after u family near Mrs. Gant, a ioor widow. Dear, dear, 1 in so sorry. I have ho much to think of. I did intend "Ob. Hnttie. those good intentions again," said her brother. "Hush I Don t talk to ma Go: do. I will show you. Como to the door," Hattio urged, almost crying. Captain Bartlott followed her. Iointing to tho house, sho baid : "Thoro b a child at tho door uow. Ob, how oold it is. Do hurry." Her brother hastened to do her bid ding. Hours passed, nud ho returned not, Hattio for ; while felt quito unoasy, but at length quieted her fears with the thought of her brother' meeting vwth somo of hU old friend uud going w itii thorn. It was near ton o'clock when tho heard his stc in tbo halL Opeuing tho drawing room door, sho called : "Oh, you truant I Como iu and givo an account of yourself, rivo houra ah sent " Sho chocked the light words as he tn tored. "What a chunxo theso fow hours had worked in his feature. Not a usuallv smiling ho approached her, but with eves full of sadnoss as he said : "Hat tic, X have found our sLiter." "Dora foundl Howl Wheref cried flattie, with mora astonishment than nleasuro in hce tone. .!-.. . ... 1 - x uu icui iuu iu urr. "II I don't understand what you mean. I sent youV "Yes; to tho widow Mrs. Gant, you railed her Dant U tlio name. I wcut, and found Dora, starving aye, starv ing to death, 1 feared. Ono of hor tabes was released from hunger and cold; another suffering fearfully. Aud tho poor mother, half crazed with grief, sat holding the lifeless form of tho one, and trying to keep tho other warm by wrapping her own garment around it and pressing it cloie to her bosom the dead on ono arm, the dying, t.crliapf, on tho other." . . . "Oh, don't tell me. din such things bo i No, no, you want to Inghten mo --to punish mo for my neglect. Why did sho not send to us '(" "iiattie, I would not tuflo with you I could not; my heart is loo full of sorrow. 1 trust uora aim inu iwu n- maining children ;nti bo restored to health. Of ono I have doubts, how ever. "Wliv sho did not send was this Miss Hunt went from you to her. and told her vou would tako caro of them. s vou failed to do ro. sho thought, poor thing, that you hau eliscovcreit who buo sho was, and therefore would not lien, her. "Onco sho tent tho oldest girl, you ro member tho day you ordered tbo Bcr vnnts not to have you disturbed. Tho child'Hnot being allowed to seoyou, con firmed hor fear, and without toou, with out fire, 1 found them." "Oh, Eigarl What can J eioi Heaven know h 1 forgot. J intended to do tight. Take 1110 lo her brother. Don't lit her think 1110 so cruel f Hattio cried. "I cannot tnko vou to nijiht. llest assured she is as comfortable oh possible. I havo placed them in tho hospital. Tho kind nurses there know best what to do for them. "They will hnvo every caro llicie, even wore thoy without money or friends; but I placed it sum ample to command all they can possibly need. To-morrow, should you teel inclined, I will tako you to your sister." "I shall never, novcr forgito myself. And George (ill, ho will never plaeo any confidence in me again. What am I to do, lidgrirl" "Huttie, Georgo will never know it, I tiust. And, my dear Bister, promise mc in f uliim to do nt onco tho good deeds your heait prompt. Think less of fash ions and dress, dear, nnd moro of God's needy children that nro round about you everywhere. You havo a kind, loving heart, Huttie, nnd your intentions nro always good. Hut, oh I you havo teen to-day the remit or 'gooel intentions. Fighting "tho Dovll with Firo If tlicro is ono thing that moro than another annoys a good wife, who is nervously sensitive to all that is gross nud ill-timed, it is tho habit some hus bands havo of using profauo language in their Homes, in many cases tins is more thoughtlessness ou tho part of tho good man who nover gives a thought to tho filler sensibilities of his better-half, nnd even should sho mildly remonstrate, ho payH no attention to tho rebuke. Wo have iutt had a caso iu tioiiit, which hnppcncd in ono of tho thriving Missouri cities ou tho banks of tho Mississippi, which tho ladies of George town should know something about. A lady whoso husband was addicted to tlio bad practices wo havo alluded to, camo to her family physician, laid her griovanceu beforo him nud said: ".Mow, Doctor Is., won't you rcmon- strato with him, and try to break him of this habit 1 I know ho will listen to you." W by, madam, said the doctor, "ho would pay no attention to nuything 1 could say to him, but as you havo coniu to me, although somewhat out of my line, I will recommend a prescription to bo administered by you that will certainly euro him. It is on infallible romedy." "Oh, what Ls it, doctor V "Well, when John comes homo nsain and swears, do you swear back nt him. Of course-1 don t want you to tako tho name of tho I 3rd in vain, but d n things u little for his bcucfiL" "Doctor, for tho s:ko of final result, I'll do it." And she did. Tho next day John camo in and in quired whether dinner was ready, and was told it was not. "Well, why tlio d 1 isn't it V said he, "Because, w sho coolly replied, "the wood was so d n wet the fire wouldn't burn f ' "Why, Mary, what is the matter with you nro you crazy or have you beeu drinking r "Neither," she said, and quietly pro ccdtd to put on tho dinner. Tho beef didn't melt liko butter be tween tho teeth it rather resisted all efforts at mastication like so much India rubier, nud finally Johu blurted out: "What makes this d n beef so in fernal tough 1" Mary looked up archly und replied: 'Well, John, I suppose you went down to the butcher's, and without knwing the difference picked out a piece of somo d n old stag that hadn't been fed for a month." John jumped up, looked at his wife in dismay and wanted to know what such language from her lips meant. "It means just this, Johu; you are tho head of tho family, and just as long as you think it manly to swear in my pres ence 1 intend to do tho same. It you don't like to hear it, you know how to prevent it." Tho cure) was radical, and to this, date Mary Lis never been compelled to ad minister another doso of Dr. N,'jb' pre scription. Colorado Miner. i i i ' "Femalo "barbers," said Snodgrass1, repeating a paragraph announcement he just read in the paper, "I Joa't believe in 'em." "Why uotV we asked. "Be cause I remember what trouble Samson got into by letting a woman cut his hair. Fairs on tho Northwest Coast; A Comploto List of Stnto and County Fair to bo Hold In Oregon nail Waoluastoa this Season. Below will bo found a correct list ol tho various Stato anil county fairs that will be held in Oregon and Washington Territory during this Full. This list will bo of considerable interest to those of our leaders who will havo tho timo to sparo in which to "swing mound tho oir, elo." Tho first, ns being tho only Stato Fair it should bo placed at tho head, ono that wo will call attention to is tho OIICOON HTATG AaniCUI.TUnAt. fiOCIETT, Which will hold at its extensivo grounds, near Falem, its thirteenth an nual fair, comineuciug on October 1st nnd continuing eight days. Great in ducement nro offered by tho innnagcrs and it is safe to presume that fully UO, 000 people- will be in ..ttondniice. Tho management will spare no pains to mako this thu best fair over held. Tho O. k 0. II. It. will earrv passengers at half rale, n3 nlso other transportation com jiaiiie. Tlio price of admission is: Gents, $2; latlien, $1, for tho reason. I'hitrnnces for premium1, 10 per cent. i Further information can bo had of E. M. Wnite, Secretary. 'iho only county fair to bo held in Western Oregon will liko pheo under tho auspices of thu WASIIIKOTOX ("O AllltlCULTOUAI. HOCIKTT, At Hillsboro. Largo purses for racing; products of the soil aro offered. The Fair convenes on Monday, tho22d inst, and will continuo fivo days. Half faro and excursion trains will run from Port land nnd other poitita. Any informa tion that may bu dciircd can bo obtained from D. M. C. Gault, Hillsboro, who in secretary. UMO.V CO. A(llll(J01.TUIlAI, ROCIHTT "Will hold their voventh annual Fair, be ginning on thu 2-1 th of .September and continuing eight days. Thu grounds aro located nt' Uuioi', Union county. They oiler n number of nurses for ruu- mug nud trotting races, una lurm pro ducts. Eastern Oregon is a favored country, and wo havo no doubt m to their ability to nuiko a grand display. Tllli WALLA WALLA FAIlt, Which commences on the lGth nud ends ou tho "Olli, will bo tho only ono that will be held iu Washington Tonitory. As that country is conceded to bo tbo best grain raising place, wo expect to oee a magnificent display. Tbo premium list oilers inducements for all classes' of farm products, machinery, slock and speed. Tho Fair will bo held at Wnlla Walla. utaiANica' FAir. Tho second annual exhibition of tho Portland Mechanics' Fair Association will bo held in thoir Park pavilion, com mencing October Ifith and continuing for two weoks. IJvory urriuigcmcnfj will bo made for tho display of homo products, eta, nnd will bo conducted on a system similar to tho fair annually held in San Francisco. Tho building will not bo so largo as thu one at tho Bay but bo much handsomer in appear unco aud better finished, und tho dis play of cereals, if nny, fur superior. Thu liberal patronage of tho first cxld bition is RuOJcient guarantee that tho forthcoming ono will lm a grand ouceeaa in ovcry particular, iliu interior of tia building will bo elegantly decorated, fountains nud iniisio iiIko add to the plcasuio of guests. If tho coining ex hibit is n success, next year it will rou tiuuo through four weeks. A Sara Art Goto In on exhibition in Slntnahan's tdiow window "Snoqualmio Fall?," by Clyde Cooke. From tho placid stream above, bordered by tho bauk of rich foliago oC green nud gold tho water pours wildly over a horseshoe cliff, disappearing iu tho snowy foam below. Tho rocks, th tall firs and tbo water aro faithfully ren dered, and tho throwing in of the light down the stteain from behind tho cliff is artistio at,d beautiful. Another Victim. Many peoplo in this city and Olympia where he formerly resided, were ac quainted with Geo. Ij. Pearson. "When sober ho was an excellent business man and commanded a large salary. His wife, an entiiuablo lady, died of broken heart on tho 21th of August, ho com mitted suicido in San Fraucisco leaving two helpless children. Ho left a note im which ho declared: "I die or commit suicido for two reasons; 1 cannot ovor como my appotito for strong drink, and havo had family troublos. Bury mo besido ray wife. May God havo mercy on my soul." r Now Foe Signal. Las Saturday wo had the pleasttro of visiting tho nowly erected fog whistlo at Point Wilson, says tho Port Townsenel Argus. It had just been completed, and, after being thoroughly tested by the constructing 'engineer, turned over to Mr. Holt, tho contractor, who held it awaiting tho arrival of a properly au thorized keeper. Tho work of construct ing this instrument of public convenience and safety for coramerco ha been thor oughly performed, and everything nbout it bears tho air of permanenco and se curity. Two largo circular cisterns, con structed of brick and cement, supplied by a roof SOxlOO feet and having a ea pacity of nbout 1G,000 gallons, -will sup ply tho necessary water. Tho work of erecting the light houso had already been commenced when wo wcro-ther! and will j continued nearly threo months, wo are told, before the edifice is completed.