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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, OCTOBER 1, 1880;j
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Estltesl l.jr Mm llnrrlot T. tinrke.
TOE CHEERFUL HEART.
"Tlio world Is over ns wo tako It,
And life, dear child is as wo mako it"
Thus srmko a crnnililainc, licnt with care;
To littlo Mal-cl, flushed mid fair.
Hut Mabel tool: no heed that day
Of what she heard her grandma tay.
Years after, when no mcro a child
Her ath In lifo seemed dark and wild.
Hack to her heart tho memory canio
Of tho quaint utterance- of tho dainei
"Tlio world, dear child, is as wo tako it,
And Life, ho sure, Is as wc tako it."
Klio cleared her brow, nnd smiling thought,
" Tis oven as tho good soul taught I
And half my woes thus quickly cured,
Tlio other half may bo endured."
No more her heart its shadow wore)
She grew a littlo child oncu more.
A littlo child in lovo and trust,
Sho took tho world (as wo, too must.)
In happy mood; and lot It grow
llrightur and lirightcr to her view.
Sho made of lifo (as wc, too should)
A joy, and lo! all things wcro good,
And fair to her as in (! oil's tight,
When first ho said, "Let there bo light."
RANDOM THOCOHTS.
The mnplo leaves golden and brown aro lie
ginning to fall, a sure precursor of Autumn,
as tho maple aro tho first of all our shade
trees to remind us that Summer is past and
that our aliort-llvcti but beautiful Fall is at
hand. Tim Hummer 1ms passed all too quick,
yet that Idea of tho short-lived Summer may
bo only u personal experience born of maturity,
as timo docs seem to tly fatter when ono llnds
themselves on tho down hill sldo of life.
Thcso cool nights and chilly mornings havo
reminded tho Summer wanderers that It Is
timo to loavn old ocean whoso salty waves and
invigorating.brcczcs havo given renewed vigor.
Tho mountain campers aro wending their way
Wk to tho city, working with tho memory
of a pleasant vacation to help tho burden oJ
tho old daily round of employment. Tho
springs, too, hot, cold and medical aro
sending each their quota of health seekers
cityward, within tho sound of liclls, shrieks of
engines and of tlio "car rattling on tho stony
streets." Few thero aru In tho city who havo
not had a Jaunt of pleasuro seeking during tho
Summer beats, a chango that It necessary to
every one, elso wo would soon wear out in tho
evcrlasticg treadmill lifo that Iwlongs to most
of us who compose tho mudsills of society.
There was much apprehension lot tho hleh
water of tho Spring Hood should leavo in Its
retreat tho seods of discaso lurking in places
where the ground was low, but, strange to
nay, thero scorns to be but littlo sickness 'n
this city. Many theories aro advanced upon
this fact. It'ls generally conceded that tho
good di tilth prevailing is duo to tho demo
inoko that lias hung over us all bummer,
hiding tho mountains from view. Thero is r o
doubt but that tlio atmosphoro is purified o
malaria by tho action of thli smoke. livery
lxxly is now back nnd glad to be homo again.
Tho houiokecpcr is cleaning up tho Summer'
dust, blinds that havo long leeu closed are
thrown open and alinon-eyeil John is methodi
cally washing th" 'ndow panes. Tho littlo
folks hare been ' 'it led reluctantly homo to
1)0 In timo for tho opening of schools, thcso
tame lrUla pcoplo forming no mean propor
tion of tho now census roll. It was tho ono
fact that opposed itself to our observation
when first coming to Portland, this multitiidu
ofchildie i, wo often counted twenty-ono play.
lug hide and seek In tho twilight evening
at tlio corners wlien we liiea just out 01 we
crowded part of tho city. So it comes that
tho children form an important part in the
city nUuIrs, requiring great buildings, which
aro tho prido of tho city, employing many
tiaclier who aro thoroughly tmino.l for thcso
positions. These guided schools bring conse
quent t-ixcs and thereat much grumbling is
beard, tho query being whether it 1h be.st to
educate tlw masses up to tho standard of Ian
guaguaud classioi, Thero nro somo who
look upon tho question from an unselfUh
standpoint, raying willingly tlieto taxes, eti 1
honestly doubting if thcso years of growing
youth are lct pcnt in getting a kuowlcdgu
of branches of hlghtr education that willio of
little or no use In after life. It has seemed to
us that too insny young men nro striving to
get a living in eoine way else than by mai ual
lalior; thero J too much of a disposition
among our risiug generation to ignore a trade,
preferring a professional lifr, pstidint,' tho
growing, vigorous years betweei ilxtceu and
twenty In the scliool room, while thesn years
would generally he better spent in acquiring
'lomo mechanical knowledge ami ability.
Ouof our leading hard ware merchants told
us that ho found it almost impossible to till
his orders from his inability to get good tin
ners to work, for him, yet, If it were liook
keepers or clerks, any number would answer
the call ond crowd the door for employment.
Many fowl parents Ml to study the ability
and character of their children, often spoiling
a first-rate mechanic, eigineer or architect by
civiug him a profession, giving the world sec'-oml-rato
lawyers ami (lector. If a child is
capable of extiaonlinary things he will show
it, even under adverse circumstances. So,
while we would gladly pay bur share towards
popular cducatior, yet wo doubt if it be the
leat way to keep up our natural life and vigor
by training so many of our young men to
aeholijtio life, thereby insensibly, but surely,
implanting an idea that inauuat labor is a
de-ree lower in the social scale, lint for the
foreign element that cbmes.in wo would find
'feater W "t suiicsi anisans, it require
iany yean to build up a reputation as a pro
asional man, the greater number often fail-
ig to establish a position, find themselves at
middle- ago struggling along from hand to
mouth, white if tho early years had been
spent in acquiring a good trade, they might
and most surely would bo ahlo to Acquire a
competence beforo middlo age. It l man
who dignifies tho occupation, and not occupa
tion tho man. Aunt Hkttv,
CHICKEH8 AOAIN.
We did not express in our last article all
that wo wished on this very important item
of farming Interest, so wo continue our re
marks, hoping that somo may bo licncfitctl
by our oxpcriciico and knowlcdgo of poultry
raising. From childhood wo havo taken more
than orditiAiy interest in the caro of fowls and
know that there Is money, profit and comfort
In it. If feed has to bo bought it is a loving
business, but about n farm tJiore is always
more or less refuso lying nliout that is picked
up by the chickens, which othorwiso would
bo wasted, tho greatest enemy, aswosdd be
fore, is lice, which, without oaro, will soon
ruin a flock, Wo uso kerosene: Tako a spougo
or tho finger nnd put a littlo on tho fleshy part
of tho wings and on tho top of tho head) a
couple of applications will soon cITect n cure.
Any kiml of grgoso will kill mites, so by rub
bing tho roosts well with it, will keep them
from troubling the hens. These mites live in
the crevices anil crack's, coming out at night
to torment their victims, then leaving in day'
light. Tho nests of setting Iicds should bo
carefully looked to, for if they liecomo Infcuted
tho hen will bo uneasy nnd will not set stead
lly, often entirely deserting tho nest when
just about to hatch. Tansy leaves mako a
good nest when tlwso mites havo got Into a
flock) a good handful of sulphur sprinkled into
tho nest will kill them. It is dcsirablo to
havo hens lay in Winter and it is well to tako
some caro to promoto that end. Good, warm
quarters and plenty of feed aro tho best pro
motcrs of health, stimulating the functions
necessary to that end. Ono meal a day, com
posed of tho refuso of tho tabic, say by keep
in;j nil old kcttlo for the purposoof cooking it,
will rlc'ily repay in a harvest of eggs. Tut in
this kcttlo anything that happens to bo left
from tho fatally rations, tho outside caldjago
leaves, tlio water that the meet was tailed in,
somo odd scraps of fat beef, in fact, nuythlngt
thc'i thicken it with bran and shorts, putting
in n good tasto of pepjier) somo milk, or If
moilo into cheese, is most oce'lcntoccasiona'
lyi pnt in a dose of sulphur to ke?p them in
good health. It might bo said fiat this is
needed for the pigs, but tlio hens need it more
nnd it will pay best If fed to them. Wo hear
of many complaining that tin Ir chickens nro
getting "droopry" and aro dying. Thero ha
been much complaint in tho hast of this sort
a'ld wo fear that woaio to havo thcso chickc.i
diseases among us, and which will probably bo
tho case. .Wo havo no experience in this, but
aro told that in California It Is qtu'te difficult
now to rsiso chickens it consequence of tho
"gaps," "cholera," and other -complaints. It
Is recommended to use a little bluo vitrolonce
'i a widlo ditsolv d in a mash of .bran and
a'mrts, also sulphur and keroseno Is used by
some in the same way. Of courso, ono must
use tho remedies w ith judgment and not in
largo proportions. Wo wcro visiting where
we saw a lumber of young, half-grown
chickens die without any particular symptoms:
they just drooped and died, seemingly with
fovcnshiiojs, for they stood In wet placc-i,
their crops distended with water. Tl so
chickens had been well fed and caicd for, nnd
oilier flocks in tho ncighWhood wcro aUcctcd
in the sauio way. Tou'ided licvie or Umo inusi
bo furiilsliod freely, nud tho fowls must havo
a good froo ringe wltlpsvatcr handy to insure
plenty of eggs. At this timo of the year this
Is tho oidy object, and how to get them Is tho
only question now. Whlto or brown leghorn,
mhcil with black Spanish, wo know by expo
ricuco aro the best layers. A dry shelter,
p'oity to cot and n comfortable place to roost
Mill insure a supply of cgi.
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CHOICE RECIPES.
Hop Veast, Three large potatoes one
handful of hops) put in a small bagi pat tho
potatoei niul hops Into two quarts of vater
and boil down to one quart) tako out the bag
of hops and potatoes mas the potatoes line
and tlicow laek into tho 1-olllng water) stir
flour into this while hot until it is quite still)
lit it str'id until it is nearly cold, then add
half n cupful of yeast, half a cupful of sugar,
ono tabU'spomiful of salt, and half n table
spoenful of ginger) set in n warm place to'rlsc)
whin light, put in a coveted jar nud place in
a tool place.
Potato Watt. Cook and mash six potatoes,
and add water enough to make a thin 1 utter!
when cool add n cupful of sugar, a tearprouful
of salt, and yeast enough to make It raiiei set
in n warm place till liVht) then put it In lit
tles ai.d let In the dark, cool place till want
ed. Hums. Immediately euro a bum and stop
all pain by applying to tho burned surfaco
bicarlionate of soda, in line powder if it is a
wot sui face) but if it is a dry burn uso a paste
of bicarbonate of soda and water, or a stiong
solution of tho bicarljoimto of soda in, water,
and apply to the burned surface. This re
lieves sun burns as well as burns from hot
coals, melted sulphur, hot Iron, steam, etc.
Keep'-j rjjs for Winter.
A good way to keep eggs for A length of
timo Is by making a pickle of the following
I .yedicutsi 1 peck of good lime-, 2 quarts of
clear salt and about, CO quarts of water; slack
the limo with a portion of the water, add salt
and the rest of the water, put eggs in a jar or
cask and pour over them. Tiiey are easily
washed v hen needed for use or market. At
Chrittniai time eggs aro fifty aid sixty ceuts,
so it would pay to put up for Winter use.
A Harvard man wants to know how to tell
if strawberry shortcake is made in regihr
style. If after eating it you go to bed and
dream that you are pursued by a three-headed
dog, which can clinih trees, nud wake up to
find yourself feeling as though a tl resiling
machine was at work inside of you, it is strong
evidence that the cake was of tho reulatiou
sort.
4ii $h 4l"Wmk
BAYINQ ORACE.
"Come, come, mamma, to tho windowl"
Cried littlo Fred ono day,
"I want you to see my chickens)
Why do they drink tills way?"
I quickly went at his bidding,
And saw tho pretty sight
Of his downy littlo chickens,
Dunking with all their m'ght.
And nftcr sipping the water,
They raised their heads on high,
To tho heavens o'er them bending,
Tim licautiful bluo sky.
"See, mamma!" again cried Freddy,
A milivi' east on Ids fact.
"See how tlmy look up to heaven)
They must bu saying grace. . .
"They are thanking (lod for water,
As papa does for food.
Who could havo told them to do It?
Aro not my chickens good?"
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- OUR LETTER BOX.
Only two letters this week for tho littlo
folks, but we can suiposo that most of our
young friends aro just starting In to school
nnd Jiavo not yd found timo to think of tho
letter liox. M.-A.F. sends us A few nlco
verses, which will help us out this time, and
wo will honor It by heading tho ejiililrcii'
column. Clara nftd Ada both must bo compli
mented upon tho neat writing of their letters.
Wo aro always glnd to seo evidences of caro
In tho spelling and handwriting. Some o' our
littlo folks nro npt to be careless in this re
spect, or perhaps they do not rcallzo that it Is
necessary to pay attention lo that. If tho
matter is interesting you must all copy yonr
letters carefully and try and make each letter
n littlo better than tho first one.
Childhood's Days.
Wo o.'ttimcs think of our childhood,
Our lives seemed thou but a dream;
Wo wandered with joy through thowildwood,
And gathced wib flowers bv tho stream'
Our troubl'i t c-a then few and translo.it,
So soon by our mirth overcome:
Wo whllod away hours with our play-matos,
And thought tho bright day too soon done.
On school days wcro only as sunshine,
L'jlit hearts wc.v then glad and free)
Wo smut no thoughts on tho future,
Or'tbrrows our young souls might sccj
Wo dieamed not of dark days and dreary,
In tho years that wcro yet to be,
For, 01 we, wcro free as tlio wild bird,
Tl at soars over land and sea.
Hut, aIi! as tho years roll abovo us,
And all youth bright dreams pa ji nway,
A chango in tlio scene then comes o'er us,
Our hearts aro no inoro as the May,
To us then comes disappointments,
And trials so heavy to bear)
Tl then oi - souls yearn for heaven,
For the rest that's awaiting us there.
M. A. F.
Lake Vikw, Or., Sept. 11, 1SS0.
KdUor Homo Circle-
As I have seen so many letters from tho
littlo 1-oys nnd girls I thought I would write
one. I nm a littlo gii 1 13 yenrs old. Wo live
one mile nnd a half from Lake Vlowoli a farm
of !!S0 acres. I llko to live In tie country
much better than In town. My father owns
100 acres of laud In this volley. Wo havo got
a nlco organ and I nm learning to play very
fast. Our school Is out now, but will com
incuco in October. My father takes tho
Kaiivku ami I like to read It very much.
Yours respectfully,
Ada Hauehhlv.
Faiii Vikw, Sept. 10, 1RS0,
Kdllo.' Willametto Farmcri
I thouuht I would take up my pen to write
you a few lines. I live ou ii farm alwut 0
miles South of Salem. Thu gra' n lu tho vicin
ity Is aliout all harvested, ond farmers aro
lime ilrowiin: their wheat to tho nulls nnd
warvhoutcs. Mot all of tho young folks w ho
write havo pets. I haven't any pets, but I
havo plenty of brothers nnd sisters. I am
knitting stock'ngs for Winter. Mysiiterand
I aro li!ecin iimlta. I like to pieco quilts,
and liesides it is a handy way of disposing of
.VI the scraps and pieces. I havu a scrap liook
in which I pasto retires and any usclul inlor
mation that I may find, nnd they como .very
handy. Do any of thu littlo readers .of the
Faumch Wiow how to make n hair chain? I
Jiavu made several, but It would take too long
a snaeu to explain It lure. Tho 'diphtheria
Iim been in this nchjldiorlicod nud onu little
child did. I go to school at 1'iiir low school
home when there is sclioul. Our scliool wi
out last July. My studies nre I fth nadir,
history, third geography, normal grammar,
spelling and w ritiug. Xow I w ill write a,few
lines about llu-sia. Ituwia Ma vast region,
partly in lhiroo nnd paitly In Asia. It is n
dillicult country to bec-uie acquainted utth,
for thu Isolde, aru a race u hoo thoughts nud
fooling wo know m little of s we do of their
language. The tmvoing arrangement for
t'loso who choose rail or steamer aru pk-asaut,
but if the traveler wishes to gain an intimate,
acquaintance with ltuuia and to sue thu lul
life of tlio p ople, he must bu prepared to take
loiiu journeys in a kind of cradle ou wheels
or peasant springless cart, and he will proba-
blv bo unable to get any food lesiue what he
carries with him, except black bread, pickled
cucumbers and sometimes 3gs. I think 1 will
close, for I foar my letter is too long already.
Yours t.mly,
, L,UltA I'AIll),
A HAPPY FAMCY.
Xow, little folks, I want to tell you about
some of my pe', ami I hope you will let me
come Into your column to do it, though I am
not one of tho young folks. Well, I lad two
old hens that would set in tho manger) wo
could not break them up, and the stupid
things just set and blinked their eyes out ou
nothing at all, and once a day they would fly
off the pest w ith a great noise anil clamor' to
get something to cat. One would think from
the fuss they made that they were going to
accomplish wonders, but, like some people
who make a great to do about nothing, it was
all fuss and feather. Hy-aml-by, the other
liens got to laying In tho same nest, so I used
to co and put mv hand under and uct the
eggs. One day I folt something queer) what
do you think, it was a dear littlo kitten.
Thero wcro two under each hen, who scolded
and raised every feather on their Kicks when
we looked nt them. The littlo kittens scon
got largo and would pop out their littlo heads
from under tho wings nnd dodge back again,
just liko littlo chickens. Old mamma cat
would stay with them somo of the time, and
tho hens took It all in good part; then sho
would go eff to hunt mice, leaving her littlo
kits with perfect confidence In . tho caro of
their foster mothers, who seemed to bo very
proud of their ndoptcd children. When tho
kittens L'ot old cnoiieh to run nbnnt. tho hens
would lly oft" tho nests and follow them nil
nround, brooding over them whenever they
tried to sleep, Vas not that funny? Wo
afterwards found out that mamma cat had
herself been brought up by an old hen, so she,
very likely, thought tier ner kits should liavo
n feathered grandma, too. Who can tell a
story to match this?
AUNT llr.TTV.
THE DOO THAT'S HOT A DOO.
llVJ. 0. AMIIUOSK.
Tho dog that I mean Is tho dog of tho prai
ries, and ho Is not much of a dog. Your pet
Hover, Carlo, Towscr, Jip, or whatever namo
you may call your domestic csiilno by, would
not recognize him for n moment. Hut your
plucky little tci.-ior would instantly become
so familiar with my prairio dog as to grasp
by tho back anil Insist on a very animated
shako.
Ho looks much liko a monstrous rat, his
yelp has mora squirrel than dog lu it nud ho
bchavo liko a woodchuck. So that whilo wu
call this ancient builder of "cities" west of
tho Msissouri river a dog, It Is well to remem
ber that his busy littlo tail would wag as well
under several other names.
lly his pertness, shyness nud Innocence, ho
Is a pet with travelers, nnd ranchmen, and
others who do not need thoso parts of the
g.'cat plains whero ho and his tri1o hnAo long
been "squatter sovereigns,' though they never
got a patent from our govcrment.
When, however, the farmer comes nloug
and wants to plow nnd sow nud reap whero
tho dog has modo himself n home, ho becomes
a pest. He stubbornly refuses to yield to tho
newer civillvation. Ho nnd his nelghliora nro
too numerous to kill, nnd they nro so skillful
nt dropping Into their sand pits when an
enemy comes near that their army seldom
'oosf s n "man."
If thu fanner attomps to plow a section of
tho prairie where they burrow, tho chances
nio his horse will break their lew, for tho
dugs havo bored the ground full of holes run
ning straight down for eight or ten feet, and
alxmt tho sizo of a horsn legs. Ami If tho legs
como out whole, tho ground liti't half plowed)
for between tho holes nro moulds built with
tho rand, or soil, thrown out until it looks as
if there had been a shower of laigu sired cho
pingb iwls, nil fallen liottohi dido up. Ovtr
thesu the team stumbles, and the plow plunges
in and nut.
While tho farmer, thus aggravated, Is losing
his temper, tho dog slU safely lu his Imsemrnt
parlor, posiblu smiling over tlio folly of man.
For, no sooner has thu farmer left tho field at
sunset than the dog set himself to spoil man
earthwork and rebuild his own) and tho ncx,
morning' sun shines ou tho city of hillocks
restored, inch Inhabitant sitting upright ou
the roof, nnd calling "good inonllng." to his
neighbors.
If tho fanner repeats his work, so do tho
.'ogs) nnd while ho grows poor nt it, they
seem to mako n living by it.
They nro not disposal to "niovo on" boforo
white men.
In the midst of n lino firming section in
Xtbrnska, and near n city of three thousand
people, thero is a largu prairio dog towns
which was settled when at 'Vldctt inhabitant"
pitched hi tent In that section thitty ye.;rs
ago. Hut ordinarily, they manifest a lespect
for agriciiltnro by locating "it aniuly, sterile
tricU. Tlio grain of luruia naturo in them
ll'V' ' ' ,
cane. iiieirtjcapu uiuwiud, and nivalin-
bly successful, lr pursuit is impossible.
F.ven the 11104 skillful hunters find it diffi
cult to kill thesl animal. They scent danger
afar ofi, and seeki to have a pretty correct
ilea of rifle rang!
Thousands sit 4ri their mound and watch
man with a gunltill he Is near enough to
each them. Thu thev dive Indoor liko
umniiiL' lack, the nearest' first, and then the
furthest, a the hunter advances) aid, with
darinuair. a r air of eye Instantly look out
over each mound, enough to watch, but 110,
enough to l.o hit.
As the gun comes still nearer, tho dog drop
hollv out of ik'hL l'ossllilv he meet his
special friends in a club room Iwlow, nud dis
cusses the absurdity of man' claim to all the
isdom In the world.
These queer creatures seem to eat scarcely
ivtlilriL' in summer, for where they live very
little grow) while in winter they est nothing,
keeping clout uuderrouud for several mouths
together. Like the bear, they hibernate
during the tcmncstou and unpleasant
catber.
Tho most extraordinary peculiarity of prai
rio dogs Is that they share the houses they
build with ground owls and rattlesnakes, tho
thrco forming a "happy family," without tho
intervention of a Banuini
Shall wo say It Is.bccauso tho dog Is gener
ous, tho snako grateful, and tho owl innocent,
that natural history presents this curious
group Is ono cago without conflict? You may
givo your own guess.
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8a' 3 the Stripping.
Vttrn Ittirsl.
Tho last milk drown from tho cow at each
milking, is much tho richest part of tho mess.
Tho reason is tho same that tho top of n pan
of milk which has stood awile, is tho richest
part of it. Tho cream being tho lightest part
of thu milk, rises or remains at tho top of tho
udder, while tho heavier, watery portion set
tles to the Uittoin, similarly, though not ns
perfectly, M when set in n pan. This richer
portion of the milk being of greater consis
tency, settles to tho tiottom of tho udder but
slowly as tho milk Is drawn oir. Hence, after
tho first flow of the milk his ceased, after tho
lapso of a few minutes, or whilo tho milker if
drawiui; from tho other half of tho udder, n
now accumulation is found in tho put first
drawn. This will bo found nearly all cream,
and when the object is butter making, this can
bo drawn into n small vessel by itself, and
strained directly into tho cream pot and
thoroughly mixed with tho cream. Tho
cream from tho main bulk of tho milk will
riso moro rapidly and the sopartion bo moro
comploto for being relieved of so much of tho
cream in the start, ami tho part thus taken
away will not bo oxposed to tho deteriorating
Influence of thu milk as it gets sour or old,
and tho general result will bo better butter
and mora of It. A half pint or so from each
cow, of tho very last you can get, I generally
enough to aavo out.
Somo people milk In such a hurry that they
lever get tlio stripplngs nt nil, nnd thus not
only loso tho best part of tho milk hut spoil
tho cow. Whether you keep them sepcrntol
or not, 1o suro yoniavc tho stripping. Milk
rnpldly, but don't quit till you got tho strip-I''E'-
Do Anlmali Reason.
In tho "I'enn Monthly" for January W. W.
Kinsley gives facts to show that tho brutes
aro endowed with the faculty of reason. A
clergyman testifies that ho observed n fox
playing In an enclosure whero thero wcro
swiuo nud their young. At length ho seized
a block About as largu as ono of tho pigs nud
dashed through the fence, of courso without
nlarmiiig tho mother-sow. Finding that tho
holo was largo enough nnd that ho wo not
pursued, ho returned nud carried ofi" a pig
without exciting disturbance. Bishop Wilson
knew an elephant whose blind eyo was canter
ized by a surgeon, causing the poor boost to
yell, but curing him, lly and by the other
eyo had to bo operated on with nitrate of sil
ver, and thoy feared the elephant would lly at
tho same doctor) but ho received him kindly,
niul submitted at once to the operation.
Hulivr one day saw a piece of comb fall In a
hive, because its support were too weak
Tho bees then fixed under It temponi
ry supports, then fastened it securely
to tho sides of the hivo, then cut away the
pillar which obstructed their pathway. They
probably never had such an exigency lefore.
Instinct would never have suggested blocking
up their road to thu unfilled combs) and then
hero must Imve been nemo consolation to en
list their force in the work.
.' kasai or Texas Law?
(fiom iiis Mulii Hwk n.;tc.)
Several days ago a w liito man wo a. .-nig.icd
beforo a colored justice, down the country, on
tho charges of killing a man and stealing a
initio.
"Wall,"sjld thojmtloo, "do fack In Id
caiu shall bu weighed with carefulness, an' of
1 hang ycr, taint no fault oil minu,"
"Jmlgo, you havo no jurisdiction only to
oxniuino me."
"Hat oit o' woik 'long ter do rutgler jus
tlio, but ycr seo I'se lwen put 011 a special, A
special he-4 do right tor makon iuonf ata'premu
iurt cf hu chooses,"
"Do the Iu4t for mo you can, Judgo,"
"Dat's what I'se gwiuutcrdo. I'sugottwo
inch of law in ills couit, do Arknusaw 1111' do
exas law. I geiieially gins a mail do right
r choose for hixu'f. Now, what law does
er want' de Texas ur do Aikansaw."
"I heliovu I'll tako the Aikaium."
"Wall, 111 ilit case, I'll dismiss yer fur
ealiu' do mule"
"lliunl; you, judge."
"An' hang yer fur killiu' de insu "
"I Ulleve, judgii- that I-' toko the Toxoij."
"W'nll, in dut ease, I'll disiiiU you killiu'
wan
"You havu n good heart, Judge."
"And hang yer fur atealiu' du mule. I'll
i taku du 'cation heah ter teiiml; dat du only
Uuronce 'twesii de two hiw iz du way yer
lite de. cote,"
How a Uttlo Boy Paced Doath.
ll)uWiie Tliiici.1
A 10-ycar old, whose leg were rccur.tly cut
olf by a tialn of car lu this city, wo too
plucky to make any fus over the Incident.
When the littlo fellow was taken homo hi
leg hung limp, but ho did not complain. Hut
the tender look ho gavu to those who stood by
his slilo told plainly that he was aulleriiiir
great rfgony. After tho doctor hail dressed
his wound he called his parents, sister and
mother to hi bedside, kissed ono and all
farewell and left a tear upon ther cheeks. A
second time he called his mother to his side,
placed his little anus nWit her neck and s-idi
Mother I am going to die. l'leaso fiuglve me
for not minding you." With this the littlo
fellow fell buck, nnd as tho mother saldi"Yi
my angel," and took another look nt his face,
she found him dead and beyond all pain and
stiireriug.
Iioy being asked, "what is mist?" vaguely
replied, "an umbrella.'' This lad ho profited
by his course of natural philosophy in one of
our city public schools.
BURTON HOUSE,
l'OKTLAND, OnKGON..
I. FltETLAXJ), MAXA GEll
CJITUATKI) NKAIl AM, THK ItAILllOAlt AN1I
10 Btainmhtit o!tl.-e. hjilctidlil AccomniotlaUons for
fimlllcs. Tilt TIIAVKUM1 l'UllUU still find lids
llotuo conuiitcnlh' loitol. tnil seceaslblo lo si I
hails ami trslns. -ritUK COACH TO AS1IFU0U
THK II0C8K. mgllliiil
Lund OfTico Notice.
Laid Omcs At Osrnox Cm, Or.', I
-vroTtci: is iiKiiniv oivkx that thi: pot
Xl lowlii? iimnnl Httltr lis filed notlro if his In
tention to make final l'riiot In support of his claim, and
seetiro final tntrv tlurrof. snd tliftt sild w-oof nlll bo
iiia.Ii) st Ilia Italtnl btntei Lsnd Ollloo In Ore-iron lit),
on Friday, October IS, I860, sis.! Joiw IIasrisox,
irf-r-iiillii Ii. S. Nn. KlSI, for tho .V. K. of 8. K. I
slid lot No. , Sec. 11, T. 1 H.,-11. 2 F., snd mines the
following i Id Mrltnnscs to iiroro enntliMous re.lilcluc
niisi-ilcilllltiilhmiif said tract, lx.i A. (Ite, Win. K.
S.illes. F, A. Kreeuuii finil II. Jsrslt, all tf Kast I'ort
l.md, Miiltneuia County, Orison.
nciiiU'iti 1 1, jiAitin, luviiirr.
e, oMiKNDoitFK. J. iit:t:ii.s-ur.
OMKMHltFF & llEVIIXKlt,
Real Estate & Money Brokers.
Homo rents cullected with punctuality.
llctldcnt W"t of the 01.1) 1'IKU.N'I.V, of Hartford,
Conn. Assets tl.Ms'.WO.
HOME I.NSUItASCK C0ll'ArV, ol New York City,
AMCU, U,UUU,UUU.
ricncral scr-lti of tho North (tcrmin Mojd 8, 8. Co.
rickets issucu to u -urn in r.uroe.
!rWe riunt'ctfully bnr to sale tho lutroiiaze of the
public.
Ill First Klrerl, Corner Wnslilngtou.
aunl
.lOIIIV MIKTO,
sstsnsa or
MERINO SHEEP,
rilAKKH I'LKAHUItt: IN OFFKIIIKO TOTIIF.H'OOL
I growers ol Ornron and adJnlnhiK Territories (he
chaueo to punhase Thoroughbred Merino, and aasiirlng
parties Interested that they etui, and wlllendrasor ts
til 8'ievp of tho same quality and nhio at much cheaper
rates than inch can possibly Is) limsirted. F.samlnatlon
snd eoimsirlion with other sheep fn the nuiaet aro cur.
ill.tllrl.l-lied. Address.
JOHN JUNTO, tUIcni, Orci-os.
Tlio Rami and llani Uuiba of I In flock can be vn en
tlio Island Farm, adlohilnif Nslcm. Tlio Fwoo st the
amoplaeo, oral tlislllll Farm four and a lull mild
south of tin city.
i. i1. iowi:it.s,
Uanufwturcr, Importer and Jobber of
FURNITURE,
Ueildiu, C'mpcsH, Paper IIiihk
ing, .Stoves, Crorkery
and Glassware.
Steam Factory Northwest cornor Front and Jtflcnoa
litreet. Wartliouto181 ami 1M First and
111 Second Streets,
rOUTLANl), OIILXION. ocU
350,533
8KWIX. MACHINES
Hold In 1978, being an Increaso ol 7J.0M ovtr any pre.
t lout) ear
BUY THE BEST
Waste lie money on "ihiMp" ceiuiterftllt.
Singer Mniiiil.ictiirliif; C'onimnj
WII.LI8II. FltV, Jliii.ccr,
JanlC-tf 1M First Street, I'eetlsnd, Or.
Hacks, Gamagos and Buggies,
KELLY Si UNDERWOOD,
Salom, Orojfon.
.uf nwii if miuwii-Bii u,cr .-uteri, sihi nuiiiiirrn
Orcji'ii, s well as tl.o WllUintUu Valley and Is war
ranted A No. I,
GIVE US A CALL'I
J 110 1 Cm
.11. V.. NnWltKIMtY,
Commission Merchant
And OdlHml lleulcrlii
Oregon nud Vnliiiirnia t'niit
anil Produce,
im i'iiTMTiu:irr. 1 oiitland, or.iuio.v.
CiiL'nincnts rlollcitol.
P. 0. IUX U3.
Jnll If 0
1)11.1. IKIIMW. W. II. KtMi '
Dl-BOIS & XING, !
M'iiitle-salt) (s'roi'ei's,
. ' '
Shipping and Commission., Mtm
olmnts.
f poetat lt.i(ll.)il irlvcn lo tho -ulo of Wwl, Onnii,
llo-irand I'ruOuev lu Cortland and San Franvlst-si
"SVI UA1 DlMJAIt,
Feed, Farm, Produco and Qoni
mission Merchant. ,. .,, ..
Importer c Oi'lfornlit JlutU. rcg-riaim,' llei),'"
llmur, l'i, IIs1.uk, etc., sii-l riurrs ol-lluui,
r .our, WJ, I'owJ,' FmlU, te, etc
(iiN'i:it itonand oaksts.. jojitlanii, on.
Julltl
Corbetfs Fire Proof Smbie ,
T" IVIIIiV, IT! 'i AV1 IIACKH, COIiNCIl HV. ONI
J snd Tai Vr Hriel. .'urtlaml. Onon. Itras u 'a
ehsr.'n. I'ji ! 'ir stunt. 11 jnusl to Uurdliva nix
llaets In alW'''aiuo at all tnl atiidUuu, Osv ulul
iiljh'. Cm ' til ii" a'l Tclep'n no (."mis. lo', W"iu
joue.iii. to IoilsmU fi' ii for "Corhslt 1 lis ti,
apIO ki LOl-Al.il b 11A00ON, I'rop's
,KTt .UTKII MX VKAIM lAI'lIKI.
rtJ)iWj5A","c0 h ii'iw on hand ll.e k-.t lot o(
Yj.VVL-'hlt!o thtlr own nunuUeturo oyer
'"' f ..it-...! to tho Ksploof Orii,vii. 4
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