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T-'UMWeSSSl WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUAEY 7, 1881 IHljomit irr! ftlllril lijr Mrs llnrrlnt T. Clnil.r. "THE OLD TEAR AMD THE NEW."" " Tlio shadows of tho olil year lio Forcicr buried in tho past, And with tlicm raises up tho cry. "01.1 year, come back, you've Mown toofast, Wo mo not ready for thy flight, Our icsolutiona formed nml planned Upon thy first day's pawning light Lio still undone, untouched, iiiucanued." Ahl vain to cry .for wasted tlmo, Its wheels still grind to lirulso or healj bo turn, ltgrctl as rings the ehiinc, To teach a lesson In caclipc.il. Hid soriow and regret take wings And fly whero wasted time has flown, And nap thou wisdom, as It flings Its memory over seed not town. Tho New Year sun has dawned for all, Set forth with new resolves for seed, And with thy wisdom let them fall Where soil is best whole there's most need. "Let not tho sun," so says tho Hook, "do down upon thy wrath," but let Its golden splendor softly look On deeds where love and nets have met. Hut if rchaiico souio-wicd do spring Aiiioiu,' thy seed so jood nnd pure, Though louud thy licait its roots do cling, ujnuoi mo iaisu ami plant inu truer. Then skill each evening's setting sun Ho welcomed with u calm delight, And shadows luigtlicnlng ono by ono Slutll speak of rest anil peace and night Then U ougli the old year pass away To perMi in tho arms of 1'ast, Well gladly bid him hio away, Nor raise tlio cry, "Thoii'rt gono too fast. r - i- i CHILD HAPPINESS. Tho holidays just pissed have brought childien and childhood to mind. The earlier ntmorics of our own havo eome more vividly itlmii ccr licfnious wu think that It Is near ly always so that as wo grow older wo love o think and tiillt of our early years, when tho orld opened so bright More us and when o could hardly wait forthu years to nasi, so nxlotis wo were to ho "eroivn m." Wu others can a'l remember how very littlo was occssary then to mako us happy, so littlo to lake the hesrt bound with joy and send the nick Mood to tho tclbtalo facu w hieh so onoitly mirrored the joy or tho sorrow of tlio xoctant liu.rt. Whilu wo know this so well, o wo keep it In mind? Wo fear not! tho xros and littls worries of oven- iW llfii rat : Into our own cheerfulness, and wo arc ant to iiiiiik u too muolitroiililo to interest ourselves n what seems to u now trivial littlo thlngi. mco these very thlnus looked to us tlio clghtii of linmvi happiness and wo must try ml live over our own youth in inleiestlng ursolves now in their every day affairs. A hi! I will bo hippy for days in anticipation ml what will bo found In tho stocklnc or liunir SW the treo Christmas morning. It may !k July possible for S.int.t Cl.ius t leavu a rag 111 isnel oma canli- vnl tlml i;ti l.n- lo full ir happiness at tho thought of lieii'i: inie'iibcied that when the illusion of "Santa laui" awl tho "Oiimii y" is trn away, tho MM accepts moth r ami father, looking with .titli that ft will not be forgotten on Christ- ft lis day. Tho hard, cruel and withered men ro nftiiet thnso who have not como in their piilliood under theso softening inlluciicei. Iit ui nil remembsr that trilles go to maki ip tlio briahtno's of life, and give them while o have thn children with us. How many a other would like to recall some of those hoi- ays past when thu littlo fonn is lying so cold id still with doners in tho helpless littlo nnls, and thu form that isnow dresd in the st and most Itcautiful that tho sorrowful Hhercan get (lio can perhaps remember tit, 0 ! the keenest sorrow how the dear lit- one had wanted n new dre lil.o some lier little girl, hail begged for some little iug that was much to her; and now that she. KM not seo or hear, all that shu could have lied for is lavished upon her lifeless form) loving iv rds and embrace all como too le. J.ct us as mothers always keep fowl, Jov BPwnt-.lifiir tlmlittltinnH. fni i,ii fit 4liM !.., Mr lives must bo full of earo and trouble at comes to us sll l.y inheritance. Hut in hours of dcepxst distress if there Is tbemio lit spat of homoaiid of mother love, it 111 t up many a desponding hour, ve j mother has deep love for Iter child ; keen it armed up, ausy fiom shiht. so tlmcl.ild wcr feels' it Many shrink a d-ipkiy of Direction, deeming it weak. Hut how quickly tho little on te la to the loving word iind warm eKibrace. nicuce, dear young mother, soiling thn of love and kindness in tho hearts of the oils little ones that crowd aliout your ;, .here can never be too many of them ve, tlieugh you Jmay feel at times that nio 10 many ol tnem lor you to do your ' u may seem at time as it it were to have them, but, 0! it is so much r to loo them. Al'NT Hkttv. JErxEva vs. common cows. Ilia, Columbia Co., W. T. Kditor Willamette Panncri I think it is nboutono year slnco I wrote to tho FARMF.it last, nt which tlmo my talk was 'out chickens, and I promised in a short tlmo to say something moro on tho same sulijcct, .4f"I t'1 f WlJreii. OUR LETTER BOX Is full again. Tho Unit according to date Hut titno has hurriud on, and busy cares havo from 1'''ot'', u S001' lo ,,c8in i f"" " 1 tntt crowded In and I have not wrtteni so I will vnrlotyi wants certain ones to wilte let tho promiso go and say something about n8i'" n",, we ,1o"'t ,1S ,l0"' t,lc' ran help ciws. Our attention has been drawn a num- writillS "' nftcr being called for. Wc have bcr of times to Items in tho papers about lcc" ,ooki,,8 n lo1"? '' for another from cows, especially tho Jersey's, and Mo Ottie; she was tho first ono to write and has milk nave been astonished nlmnst tn infin.lnHiv .,.,.. .,.,.! i f..i n i.., 1 FronTfern'om, oftKy SS'fc ' ?" "," -J .cinei, write give it must be mostly cream, which is nad-1 t00, l l,!,t ouM bo acceptiblu and wo wou'd tly tuitwil into butter, for their liest .tor-cy ' give them a separate column of their own. Itlilurr-f. HM s.lld In tfivn fc.M, ,.tr,1.f n t..n1.. I r..l.. . 1 . ...... . . i,i.J.TiT. i 'i " ' "u ma pit's nro ii'cc pew, nut not as nice as iQpodf butter te tl' rabbit, are more des- at present a family of cattle, eh ven in num- j ""i-'tivc. A brother anil sister from Stayton, bcr, and nil heifcis but two, their mother b i each send us a letter. Clara is nnlv six. and Eter ,nJ!l ;?. I!!!!!!!1:!: ;' ,f"ur ; ' "i .o .im.c-.i.. i.m her mtio ralvit, tho second tho mother of two, and tho , 1,et' t,w" rvc'"1 c,,lclicn c-l llu 'Ill Mco oldest grand-daughter being a mother at i Igh- P' "i "'"I will exhibit much smse. When teen months. Tho old cow will average fiom . Mo were seven years old wo raised a little chicken that would follow us tn school and wo m feeds them baked hubbant squash for a side of tho monkey house, with a stove, table. Warm supper of this, they arn very fond, chairs and a couplo of beds arranged likn the I see a letter from Kyan 1'riccjl wasso glad to: berths In the statu r om of an ocean steamer, read it. As soon as pa reads tho twiner. I will ' Hcsldcs ho hml imm nil tn tUi,.n!f tr. .....si - . . ... -, ov.., .. nu.u nvo to six gallon of milk per day for llvo ItfMitl.a, fs. 1. ..- II. -It t ft . ill tiiwiiiiia in uiu uar iiiiiic iicii innKiiu mil if i . . . . ... -and her heifers havo proven to bojust as I 0Uc" "a" t08"way hack homo and put it goon limners lor tln-fr niics, common stock and the r feed the vear round U bunch grass. Hut if there Is one third thn amount of butter in their milk that there is in that of tho Jersey's. I havo never learned thu art of extracting it yet. Perhaps in a few moro years wo may havo somo of theso noted cows on our own coatt. Then wu may have our faith strengthened. Yours truly, Mux. (iKimiir. lli:niimn, ANSwniu Our friend Mrs. Hurford gives us nil account of her herd of cows their ra pacity for butter making doubting somo of tho wo.idcrfuL stories told about the amount mado from Jersey cow in the Kist. Tho quantity, quality and (low of milk depend upon tin- character of the aod given, and tho Jesoys wo roul of nro no doubt special exam ples of what fino breeding, oxtra feeding and giod shelter will do, nml if Mrs. Hurford's h 'ifers had ns good n sliow, no doubt sho They at o Jutt '"'trn big htishel to keep It uway, then it wouiii cliirp so loud and so sorrowful that wi would niu away fast, with cars stopped nnd then when wo camo homo it would act so happy to seo us again. Hut it did not seem to havo nny other tort of sense, for when it grew lil if, It set weeks and weeks on somo el.un shells and finally something caught her and killed her, Wo can remember et how bad wo felt to seo tho feathers scattered all aliout tho nest. IMdio carries in wood f.irhls mother, which Is no small item of help) ha thinks It is good to liava the letters printed thcru nru n great many big folks who lovo to read theso letters loo. J.ino likes stories alxiut animals so we will tell her another one. Uncle had n game rooster that broko its leg-ho felt sorry and put a splint on its lei' mid put It on tho wood ikpuvt, stun nucraii out ncn camu oil with n l..lt.l .Hl... . .I..I M.. L..... 1 1.. tnoplo tako caro of their stock in a dillercnt ! "V'i " ', .'"' Tl 'Wrt"1 ,t,'em-l,,cy wm ...,- .,,,!, .-.. w...... . ' """"' ""'ov'. ine rooster coiiiii ...IV. W PIU.H .l.l.T IMIIUU 1 .. . .... . . . I iiiiv mure, out I inmnnr than wo do, tho year round, Tho sot oro winters necosi a to n generous provision and warm shelter Tho cows aro fod not only hay, but meal, bran and a generous supply of roots, pump kins, squashes nnd oil cake. The food Is given regularly, often being cooked boforo given to them, then they arc often combed, brushed, caro is taken of tho stable tint they shall bo dry and clean, aif moro than nil they nro gently handled. Wu would llko to seo Mrs. H.'s cows nftcr n few months of this sort of care, ns they would undoubtedly mako a good showing. Wo would llko tn learn some of her experience in theso matters. BOOK NCTICE3. io called to tho chickens nnd omt hy ono they nil crept under his whiip ami no snowed them what to eat just like nny mother hen. When his 1,-g got better ho still hovered over tho little chicks nnd nlitays seemed to caro for them afterwards. Wo like to seo littlo girls play, and "lots of it," 'ton, lml thoy must help, too. Anniu Uinb want to hear nrnin fivm her favorite) we shall have to thank Annlo again for theso bulbs sho sent to us nil so nice, wo had lust her address. Maud lives away up tho Columbia, and though away oil" so far, sho finds tlmo to read and write letters to tho Fahmkii, sho too wants to hear from Ottio and all tho rest. Feeding squash to tho chickens Is a new Idea, but sho says tho chickens liku it, "O it must Iki good for them. .Somo littlo girl In tho valley should scud Maud Hurford somo lloivcr seeds. It would lio nice for our circlo to cv- uxclmngo favqrs that way. Ijist but not SciilliNKlt cornea again, the ever welcoino visitor to our table. Thcru nro every variety of subjects discussed between its pagei. l'ot elgu travel with lino illustrations luings ono so near to thu suhject. that ono in.iv stnv at I lloino.udlct lmairiiiativii l sliv mi. wi '" uir n U fiuin is rrlend of our young current matteiis of tho times nru tauvn up I folks sho is ono who thinks that children under "Topics of thu Day," and nio ably .lis- bavo some rights In this world, esin-cially the cussedbyj.fi. Holland, ono of thu ablest i "K1'1 to l,u ba py nnd to lio in.ido happy nml men of this ngo. I it does not tako so very much either, to make Kr. llllltl W Imtimi'n. i.. n..n... ! ... I ll.l.t u.i.1 I. ...... 41... I .. -f - II. .... .. t.i.iuivain uivij ISSllC, &U11 j a"- "" ,M, IV i4,u I'vwlfc "I Jllllllg llliKS. all young people should havo tho pleasure of owning tins magazine which is full of Instnio tivo matter, with enough of Fairy loro to satisfy thu imaginations of thu youthful mind. "Our Little Ones" it thu title of a good sited pamphlet published by tho Kuwcl I'ublishing Co., Ill) Fremont .St., Huston, at ono dollar and fifty cents per year. It is Intended fer piitu littlo people, though it would Imi enlov- til by larger chihlicii. It is full of nico little things and plenty of pictures. .Send and get it for tho littlu ones. "TiikNkw VoitK .SrnuTHMK." This pa per as it approaches tho sittciith yiar of its publication, announces a change of proprietor ship, a reorganization enlarged sizu and im provement in all its departments. It also comes to us greatly improved tyjiograpMcally, and approaches as near vrfectioii in thu print ing nrt as seems possible. Thu ".Sitortsuian" as its uaiiio indicates, is devottd to manly sjKirts, games, nml feci cations, conduct tl upon honorable piinciploeand opposed to all tlio naieiui influences that ntteud tho turf, especially to tho aims of wholly hVueuy men, who pervert tho mco course to tll'ect dishonest giins. It also records "sports of thu Held and llooil," athletic 8sirU and games of all kinds ami yatching and rowing nro mado a specialty. Wu can commend the ".Spoits. man" to tho patrouaguof all persons who wish to support such a paper, couducted in tho liest possihlu manner. hhu thinks you oucht always put vour wholu uaimi to cniiimunicatioiis. Now if somo of my littlo friends would send mo somo Indian curiosities of any kind, such s nro sometime plowed up like arrows, mortars, idols, or Indian money, wo will send them something, w hich, perhaps, they would valuu much moro. .Sometimes, stouu knives, Touimahawks or axes are found. Sheep tn Winter. a two-year-old Record Again Lowerel Nsttorul Ui Mod. Journal. ccthcart has had but a brief occupancy .' lost of hoiior for two-year-old trotters. v her tabulated n-tligrco last month, En atcouut of her wonderful performance :ile in 2.-201 but now comes (Jov. .Stan- two.year.oM colt. Frod. Crocker, who. iTi-ufctT 20th, in a match against time. in Frmeisco, trotted a mile, without a , iu 2ai, beating Sweetheart's time Is 7hu first quarter was trottrd iu the lulf In 1:12, and tho three quarters i. 4iiaL luis was tin nrriiitatiTni runnr. . !. -i , :; : .... : issioun in tlio lact that, lust ono LsiJoie, he trolted a mile iu 2:2$), des liail break, by which ho lost at least second,. This creat colt was bred bv .Stanforl. and was i?ot be Kleotioneer. is a son ly Hy.dyk's Ilambletonian, and t dam Isilretu Mountain Maid (the dam Wlero, Ilaine, and Dame I'rot) by Har r. on )f Neave's C. M. Clay. The if this wtnderful colt is Melinche bv the ist. Clanv tho tame horse that got Dot, ire of Occident. Fred CrXfr uii '" this rice by Jfaniu, and, when it "" .Oov, Stanford mado Mm a present 3llnnaiu!l Tribune. Tho extremes thould lie avoided in the matter of shelters.. One may bo insullieieiit, while tho other may bo so cIosm as to be un- healthy. The majority of ini.t.iki are with muse Hiiusuciier insuiiicieniiy. iu such in stances moro food is consumed tlian would otherwise lio required, and corrtsponding benefits accrue. The shelters on tho shiep farm slwuhl 1 mado to increase iu sioas rap. idly as the (lock multiplies its uumU-rs. Tho m ater supply should bo carefully holed to. A flock of a given number will drink more ivater iu Winter tlian will lie needed on pasture. If such an arrangement can lie econ omically secured, access to water twice a day is better than but once. This for t o reasons first, the more timid nn'.iirali which are live ly to Iw held back in tho morning by their stronger lellous have a chauce when the lat ter are not so eacer; and sccoiullv. all lim-.r irom over iinnking oj coin water is oLiviateil, Uso of snow iu lien of water should lie forced upon the llock only under the extreinest nee tsiity. Stock will uuder such circumstances, but sa'Ufactory thrift will not bo secured. F.wcs in lamlis should, as far as practicable, lie fed and sheltered separately from the non breeding animals, as thu crowding and more rapid movements of the latter are apt to result injuriously, while such separation makes mure convenient certain little attentions to which Ir-'edwi; ewes are eutiteil as the vcanini' sea- sou approaches, and which may Ui profitably .Stavto.v, Or., Dec. M, ISSO. Kditor Homo Circle! I like so much to hear tho letters of the lit tlo folks read; they aro letters I can under stand. The big letters I don't caro much aliout. I havo ono brother and ono sister; she is sixteen months old, and her name is Hetta. W o think she is tho suectest pet wo havo. I havo n Httln pet hen, and her liamo is l.inuie. (iraudma Jeter gavu her to mo. Iuipothe dishes for my ma and do many other littlu things too. I am almost six years old. I want to learn to do all kinds of hmifo work m Inn I urn old cuoii'di. We livo near mv grandinama's. I have two aunties and one uncle who lives there. My brother and I cm go there Mono. When wu get older wo can go to school. This is enough now- if this don't find thu waste lasket, I'll ask ma to write no another letter. Claim I Jktiii. Dec. It, ISSO put it in my scrap look. I wonder if Io knows one of my littlo friends, IMith Dufir. (whoso mother died nliout it year ngo) Sho was such a good littlo girl. I wish sho would write to tho 1'ak.mmi. Wo lived nbout two miles from her papiV place In Wasco county, Oicgoh. Tirc was eighteen Inches of snow on Snake lilvfl, but it is nlmostnll gono now, It laid on nlKjut eight days in nil, and only four miles from hero it was thiity-six inches, but wo walked to school which was n half mile. I wonder M-hy Ottio C. does not write a'iy more. Clara ard writes n nice letter, also Florence Klgin. I would liko to tell her something almut llotvcrsi I have two kinds of D.iklias. I liko flowers so much, One of our neighUirs ha lieautifttl doners every year, I ntn going to try nnd seu if wo cannot havo lust ns nice n garden next summer, l'lcasu scud tho Faiimlu to my nddrcss. M.iuu Hi'iiroim. Ynsroi i.a, Ohmion, Dec. 17th, 18S0. l'dltor Homo Circle. I will try nnd write again. Tho farmers of this vicinity aro busy plowing nud sowing. This has been tho nicest fall and winter I oversaw iu Douglas county lieforc. There has not been nny snow yet this winter. I w ish Annlo II. Harrct would write again, ns wc nro to livo iu Washington county, wo would liko to hear from there. Tho littlo folks' letters me quite interesting this week, I havo not got many pets nowi I havo only n pet canary bird. I seo in your last issue you wanted I and my brother's address. Address, An.nik I.AMn, YflMMM., Douglas county, Oirgon. Iliwr.numi, Or., Deo' 14, ISSO. Kditor Home Circlet 1 havo been 1 oking a .long timo to seen letter from this part of tho country, but not having seen nny, I thought I Mould try and write ono myself, Tho children are all telling aliout their pets) I havo not got many; I luvo two littlo (luiiiuea pigs. They aro black ami white spotted) I havuiot given them u liamu yet. They mako very nice, harmless littlo pets. They will tat nlmost anything that is given to them. Tho farmers around hero aru plowing nud sowing their grain, Tho letters from thu twin brother and sister were quite interesting! I hope they will write again. I hope S.uitn Clans will bring M. T. her doll wagon nnd I.. C. hr doll that can laugh, for I lovo to seo very ono happy. Francis, your letter was shoit hit very tiico) let us hear fiom you again. Sarah, if ;ou would write one of those long litters creiy week'l think it would bo so nice. I think it would also bo nice to havo thu yomg ladies and gentlemen write us letters; what do you thiol; of it girls nml boys! I would likn to hear your opinion. I will close by wihiiu( tl liUlo folks' goc,l luck nud thu Faumkii success. , , , DuT.MiiK.u U, IHSO. IMitor Home Cirvloi As it ha In en some time siuco I wrote my hrsl letter I though I would unto another. I liku to read nil tho letters of thu littlu folks, nnd thu goal, long letters of Aunt Hetty's. I wish shu would write another story liko that ulmut the hens and kittens, I think it was to funny, I thank tholittlogirU for tell ing how to mako pitch work. There is no school hero now; I study my books at home. I liko to pl.ty and do n gnat dial of it, I havo to wash the dishes for lua. For thu present I will elosu by wishing success to tho I'.tltMKlt ami littlu ones. Jank Wauiik.s, upon him; nnd it wns no wonder tho other lnoiikejVwero jealous of his superior quarters and the doicreneo paid him; for wlillo Joo was l.ot hnmlsoiilu ho was worth moro money than all tho oth'crKput together. Do was worth this great suhi because ho belonged to tho most intelligJiit nnd interesting species of the monkey family, and only ono or two of his kinsfolk had ever been seen iu Kuropc, whilo tho only ono tho r8ologic.il society had ever owned, had iied lilllung fever before hu had inhabited his comfnrtahto quarters many inohths. Joo was aliout as tall n an average liny of tight or tun years. Ho wore a thick cloth roundabout, and n Ijiw, Hat, trencher cap such ns tho Oxfurd'student delight m. Onodny I Mnlked to thedoor Of his room nnd knocked. Tho keeper uid, "Come in," nnd ns I diibso Jouwnlked uect oter thull or tn me, pulled oil' his tap with his left hand, nnd put out his light toshake mine. Whin I said, "It isa lino morning," ho boiled briskly; but when 1 Added, "Aro you prett well, Joe!" ho shook his head and looked very sober. The keeper explained, "Joo had n cold, and that Inailo him Verv low Mniritiil." Jim w.. listening attentively) nud whin tlio man finish ed, I hi shivered mid drew up the collar of his jacket round his hairy throat, a if to confirm till, tlt.ltllltlllltt I ,. 1.1,1. ... H....I.. ...1.I..I. - ....ii.H., 4,...v ,,,,11 ,, 1IJ1U, ttllltll he looked nt n moment, then iqieued tlio dour oi incuveii ol hiss oe, mi. I put It ut ot siuht, Sccmimi io understand that tho fire' wns low, hu pnlieil n Isaskct from under IU lower iimn nun i, k sumo hits it wood Rum it to tti v stove. Then thu keeper handed him it match, mid ho liglifol a tiro as cleveily as any yankeo liny 1 ever saw. "Sh w 'ho l.uly how toil read tho Times. Joe, "said tho keeper. Joo drew up n chair, lilted it hck u little, spread his legs ap.nl, i pencil tho sheet, turned It until he lou il thu p.igu hu ivan.ed, then settled hiinsclf into tlio exact p.'siti.iu of iho con if liable F.nglish gen tleman who Mipposes'the rimes ifiiriutcik L his exclusive ue. ltMm iiupossiblu to help laiiguiiig, nun tno siy titiiiKio 111 ins unriow eyo iisj u i'd us Joe hiiiKclf knew how 'funny it was. Quito a croud had gathered at Iho open ib'or of his room, ami ns ho noticed ,lt, ho put his hand iu his pocket drew out tlio i.nu eyo (jlass Fiiglishmeu s particularly nllect, nml put it to his. oyu looking ns weakly wisu ns Ixird Dundreary himself 'After n littlu ho grew tired of sn many tpecti ors, left hfs chair and quietly shut thu dour .in their faces. IKiking nlxiut as if ho would do smoothing more f r our amusement, hu .reincmlicrcd his npplu in hu stovuovtn. ltuuiiliig there ho took hold of tho il or, but smldenly driiivliaclc fur It was hit. IIu laughed n littlu ut his ills' ciimll uru, which ho took in good part, sto d thii.king n moment, then used his jiockot kaudkci chief ns tlcf ly ns n dainty lady uvuld to nccoiuplisli his purpose. Hut if tho dour was hot,, tho apple, Joo logically reasoned, must bo hotter; so ho ventured not to touch it before opening his knife. Wondering w lint ho was'going io do, I found bun sticking the bladu, into thu nppo ami bringing it out in triumph. Tho keeper gavo htm a plale, and nfter lettiti tho npplo cod n littlo lis ollereil it to us. Wo courteously- declined, but thu servant tasted, explaining that Joe did not not liku to cat anything atoiiu. Then Joo fob lowtd, hut did ii..t liko thu flavor, nnd being asked if it was sour, ho nodded. Wo were toid'that he, In tiiina.. n nililfo oihur luou keys, like oranges ami baii.in.is better than any inner inn s. nJways Car nad Beyer Blsnppolatsi Tho world's) grout Pnin-Rcllovs' for Man nnd lioast. Chestp, qnlok nud, rollnblo. Sr.lVTON, OlIN IMitor Homo Circle. I want to send ymi a letter. I get ma to re.nl thu little folks' letters to me. I liko to hear them very much. I think Aunt Untie is real good to Into children's letters printed. -Vow, any paper will print crown iksiiiIo's letters, but who will notice our littlu simple letters but her? 1 will lio livo year's old in January, I am learning to spell and read a little, but my sister Clara can read the liest. I ndu tho hores when pa goes to ploiv. I havo a white loostcr, his name is Zen. G'raiidma gave him to me, ho crows awful nico. 1 haio two sisters. I carry iu wood for my mama; I am pretty stout too, I can tell you. I will lie a man some day, if I live, bigger than my .Stavtun, Or., Deo. 1 1, ISSO. IMitor Home Ciicles I have two littlo children too small tn w rite yet, but they are very much interested in thu littlu folks' letters, nud always anxious to have uiu read them to tlieiiu My little girl is nl most six nud my little boy nearly 111 u years old. They have been In-ggiug mo to ivrito a letter for tlitui ami tell thu children iilmut their pets, and what they do to help their pip.i and mama. I um interested iu thu young folks lettuis too, nnd can seu great improve ment in them. Now children yoj are under irre.it obligations to Aunt Huttio for taking such an interest iu your welfare, encouraging yuu to become good and useful men mid women, ami instructing you in useful things, many in w hich no older one can Iw criatly lieuellted if wu will taku her advice. Now children I should be glad to seu your full liamu to each letter ou write. I know you cannot lie nshamed to do this, but you only have too much modesty. 1 know grotiii up ieop!u who liku to icid them ns well as my self. Mus. Mattii: I,. Jukii. JOE, THE CKIMPAWZEE. pa, may U'. I wear lxxiU littlu wagon. now, and have Kiwis: Jtm.ii. Dec. 18, 'SO. Ilia, Columbia Co. W. T Kditor Homo Circle, I have not written for a long time. I am afraid that the boys and girls are losing inter- eU ui the Home Circle. My two sisters and I are going tochool. We lave not many jieu w ten nixiut. i e nail one nice jiet, a New. foundlaiid .Shepherd dog, very large, with long black, glossy hair and such fino eyes. Hut pa put out strychnine and ho got some. We have two pretty cats, Jet and Kitty Hell. Jet is very black with a white necktie, and Kitty Hell U yellow, white and black si ottod. Vio Have alxiut one hundred liens ii-rv til When iu Kugland I was very much interest ed in thu inoiil.eys ut thu ynoh.gicul ganlens, Itegeiit's jink, liiiiloii. There wire hiiiid ledsof all kinds and siis, fiom tho gU'aiuic ouratigoutang to tiny matures not much big ger than a large nt. These monkeys had a spacious glass house heated by strewn mid as a tropical tuupcraturc Mosul ways maintained, tall palms and luxurious vines grew so vigor ously within its walls that I havu no doubt tho quaint inmates supj'ised themselves in their uatiue haunts. They chattered and scolded each other, wildly dialed stray littlu dogs and kittens, and leally seemed to know so much that I half believed an old keejier, who told ins the only reason they did not talk, was because they could make themselves will enough understood without. Many funny sttri.-s I heard of their sagacity. One I recall of a nurse who shook a naughty littlu hoy in thu presence of some of the mother monkeys, whereupon all tho old monkeys began shaking all tho youiitf ones until it seemed as if their injur littlo heads would drop olC Hut, interested in all thu singular inhabi tants of the house, I grew attached to Joe, the young chimpanzee, m)io lad lieeii brought i .. ,., ii.,iJt i ., i j Yet ho kept tostini! a littlo of the aiuila from a spoon m hilo tho kciqicr t"ld us how iho sailors who hoisil to capture his mother only succeeded in I. ringing him oil alive alter iney nan kllleu her. I hoy had hard work to keep him alive on Isiard ship, but found a wnrm nook for him by tho galley lire. Hu wns in fair health when they landed, so they obtained tho l.irgu piironllered by thor. .ologi ed gardens; but III spite of thu most de leted care, hu seemed to languish ill his new homo. "Do you love me, Joe!" tho man ended his story with. Joe nodded, smiled, and put his head lovingly on tint mlicr'n shoulder. As wo left that day, Joo took his hat, cane, and heavy Mraii, and escoited ns to thu grcat'dnor oi too monkey noiiv, snaking our luiulstis wo bado him good by. Another time 1 called ho was taking tea, usiniuilk nnd sugar and khaudling cup and saucer as if ho had been familiar with them from Ins earliest days. He motioned us to UKU chaUM. u did so nud hu IiiiiiIh-iI iiii. found cups for Us, and then (lasscd plate ol biscuits, laughing with gleo as uu look one, I luvfltakeute.'iwithin.inyciiriousiiiilitidiials, but never uxHict to bo humiied nguin as to bo invited by a eliimpiuiu. .Noticing his hand was feverish I found his puNo was 1 110. 1 aid "What is the mattir with him!" "Consumption is what kills all of them," tho man ui sieied, juit ui if talking liefoiu a human Invalid. From that day Joo failed rapidly, and ono iiioiiiiiigiiniier iii manoi "ureal urns, me. Times uunoiiucvtl that he died nt midnight. I went dim n at once to seo thu keeper, whoru grief I knew u oiild lie keen, Wu told um how for iLij n Joo could only li perMiadcd to taku food by seeing him at mid hcuing him prolan it; how he made him shep in his berth by his sid, nud when death came, held hit hand through nil the hut struggle. 'Iho man's vnieo was muu illy el n.i'.i d ith sobs as ho said: "It dnu't sctui right, indeed it dun t seem light, indeed it don t, lint to havu u funeral fur him! He ought to hat o had it." I never hoard Joo had nuv funeral, but 1 did hear that ho Has stilthd, and looks In le like a big hoy than when hu was alivu. -Mrs An nio Nuiyer Dnuus in December Wide Awake. PITCHER'S CASTOUIA Una Narcotic. Clilldrcn grow flit upon, Mothers like, anil l'liysl cIuiih rcuoiiiinciiil OASTOItLV. It regulate!) tlio HowcIm. cures 'Wind Colic, allays FovcrlshnctUL, nutl destroys Worms. XVEI DE MEYER'S OATARRS Cure, IS Constitutional Antidote tor this tarsribltsmaladjr.by Absorptioasi The most Important Discovery alne Vaoeinatlon. Other remedies misf relievo Cnturrh, this euros nt umjr stsigo before Consumption sets la. ?M m Pekin Ducks and Brona Turkeys, 17 nu ha i.r--wtsuiNii to cumc on I' my sunk' I oTcr I'.kin Pucks st I7.V0 sr Isas liKluJIiitf exhibition coui. Ilraiits'1'ilikcys tli.00 lxtr juslr. W. a FAILING, notl.l Csntrsl ttsikct, I'urtlsssL si;vi; naciiinkm HolJ In 18711, txintf ftn lncrcwl 73,e'.D ovvr ui pm BUY THE BEST Wuts no inonsf on "liirsp" etuntttftlts. Singer MauurHcturliiK C'omimm WILlJlTll. THY, Msnsfsr, 'jsjilflt lwl Hrst SUstt, rurtUiid, at. '. J. V'iliAKKEV sV IO., GENERAL Commission Merchants, WIKII.IlSALKDKAI.tltSl.V Flour, I't'cil, FrovisloiiH ani Slniilo 4s'rotorlt'H. C0.V8I(INJIIUSTHM)I.I(!ITKII. l-KntlL'CKItM M'W, liirllii r llulr Inn rnls l.y cermiHiiullnir with se, letters st Imuiiry iiruiiiiulrsii.wt'rMl. WmlIw i4te rurrvnt nisllul frru nu spiilKulJou, rI.lllt:ilAI. AliyANCIM MADKON AI'I'IIOVs HIIII'MtNTS OK (1IIAIN, WOOL. KMIIIII. IIQKJ. nuns), hrr wu H, IOuiiiI l t'runl HI., l-orllsml, Ugsi. sultt dii.i, iniiois, w'. ii kiim Dubois a king, Wliolcsulo ,riii,(ti'N, Shipping and ComniiHHion Arer chitntH. KktUI slU'iiilim vlirnUi His sils . Hour, frsss, rluur sikI 1'ro.l u, g in rocll.ua sml Hsu 1 r.new. s- . WIlslJAM DIIMMIt. Kcod, Farm, Produco and Com niisHioiiiMurchant. lui.lUr i, CVIKurnU Fruits, Viututilra, lloiua. Ilultvr. I'u, IUI.in, eU-.. sml riM(crs c (IrJC! I lour, uj, i'i id, fruits, !,., eU-. tllllNKIl flKINT ANII OAK STH.. t'OIITMNP. 01. lull ll SIBSON, CHURCH & CO. Shipping and Commissi MERCHANTS. E. Conmi' ' " V. Tbe rernlclous JllJaiemau. from tlio IVll JI.II Osteite. It Is uncommonly tantalumg to jii'0ilo ulio aro already liegiiniini,' to think witli moro or less diseomfort of tiiu Cliristmai Imtelier's lull to lieur of tlio iodi,'lous edicts of tlio coiiijietitioii of American and colonial mint witli that wMeli conns Ui to tliu I.ciiion market fiom .Ucos nujier lioinu. This fuin oils eoiiisititioii ainont; producer seems to do uonderliilly littlu for tliu consumer. '1'lie lintlsli fanner may liu ruined, liut tliu llriti.li liuuselioliler Is certainly not ilclivcicd, It is an ill Hind, liouutcr, tliat lilowsnolioiyi(iol, sod if tliu farmer is worse oil', and tliu liunm holder is no lietter oil', tliu lircsiliuiitlon fs tliat sniuoliody sUimliii miilHuy lietween tlio two intercepts thu sum w Inch thu onu loses und tho other does not gain, uml tills somclioily must ho tho hutchtr. Thu only meiliod of lutllinu this ohstoelu to ehiajwr meat is for tho iiuisirtcpi of eheap meat Ut ho their own distnhuters on u laio sc.ilu and with ellieieut orguiiiuitiou. If somu such system is once set uu foot thu head of it family will read with livelier interest, as something coiiceruiu him very closely indeed, what luuxhaustlhlu suji. fihes could Iai ohtalued from the other side if tho )VQjll (ilt not limn. ! " s. J'l'OHfmNtrVt!tHt I0IITI.ASI1, .ll( UKH1UK. MONEY TO LOAN, hKCUItKH HY IIKAL WTATK A.NI) MOIITOAOKH I SimiH of 500 to $HO,000 fAIUI WNIMi, Oil I'OKTUNI) CITY I'ltOI-KUTY irrir to WILLIAM HE ID, 48 Eirwt St., J'ortliuid. Oregon. WOODBURN NURSERY. J. II. hi: II sM.HIHM, l'ruirlelr. JIG:. A 1.AIKIK STOCK Or VJUtY iSfM fi"0 UiK 'CI' ' ut "y 'w rt,'i H 'V.7 toiisUtliis ( sisJu fKAIM, CIIKUIIIIW, ria'.Nns. i-KAuiins, v.u. ItTAIso. OrnsuiifliLsl htiadu siul Kul Tim. m St...I.S.dB. SIS s Sl.ssssss sbks. a . " Blltuuurtt ! s-. ...- - - -- 'W urc-suturM-tlMUr
