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Newspaper Page TextWILLAMETTE !PARmW: ofeTJNfioRGGdN JuNE 17, 1881. $M omij trt!.. rilllril hy Mr. Iliirrlnl T. t'lurkc EAVINO MOTHER. TIm farmer sat in his easy chair Between tlio llro and tho lanipllglit's glarej lllsfnco was ruddy niul fill I and fair. Hit tlirco mall boys in tho chimney nook Conned the lines of n picture book) His wlfo, tho pride of Ida homo and heart, Halted tho biscuit and made the tut, Laid tho tablo and steeped tho tea, Peftly, swiftly, silently; Tired and weary and weak and faint, Sho loro her trt.tla without complaint, Liko many another household saint Content, nil sclllsli bliss aliovo In tho patient ministry of lovo. At last, hctwecn the cloud of smnko That wreathed hia lips, tho liushniid spokcl "Thero a tajtca to rnisc, 1111 lilt rest to pay, nii ei mcru snouiti coino n rainy tin), Twonld lie mighty handy, I'm houii' to gay, T'havo sump thin' put hy. For folks must die, An'thrio's funeral lill4,andravcstumrtolmy Kiiougli to swamp u man, purty nigh, Ilcsitlvs, there's Kdward and Dick and Joo To lio provided for- u lien wu ?o. So'f 1 was you, I'll tell ye what I'd ilttt I'd ho savin' of wofld as over I cimtd Kxtry firo ilmt't du any good I'd lie savin' of soap, arriavln' of lie, Arid run up some caudles once in n whito) I'd lie rather ip.irin' of o.illco an' tea, For sucar is high, And all to liny, And cider is ood enough for me. I'd ho kind o' careful about my sloes And look out sharp how tho money goes Gewgaws is useless, uatcr knows; Kxtry trimmin' S the bano of women. "I'd sell off the best of tho cheese and lioncv. An' eggs is as good, nigh nlotit. 'a tho inoncyj Ann as in mo cnrpei you wantcu new I guess wo can mako tho old ono du. And as for thn washer an' tcwin machine, Them smootli-toi mied agents' so pesky man, Yu'il lict'cr get rid of 'on, slick and clean. What do they know about women's work! Du they calkilato women was bom to shirk!" Dick and Kdward and little Joo Sat in tho corner in a row. They saw tho patient mother go, On ceaseless errands to and fro, They saw that her form was bent and thin, Her temples gray, her cheeks sunk in, They saw tlieijiiiurof lip and chin Aniltlicn.withnwarmth ho could not smother, Outsioku tho youngest, frailest brother, "You talk of savin' wood and ilu An' tea an' sugar, all tho while', Hut yon nover talk of savin' toother!" rOROOTTEH. How harshly falls upon tho ear This ono sad word how great tho fear, To be, when death to us draws near, Forgotten! To know, ere many Summers gay, Or Winters drear, havu paaiedaway, That we must moulder in tho clay, Forgotten! So alt men seek the mystic key Of earthly immortality, In tho vain hope of not to bo ' Forgotten! ,. Hut all valvi l-opes nf this must die, No man cm flight of tiiuu defy; Wo nil ithin our graves must lio, - v. Forgotten! L J farmers' Wives. Did you ever think of tho amount of thought requisite to plan three meals a day for WW . days in succession; To prepare enough, and not too much, and for those living at a dis tance from tho village to remember tint tho stock nf flour, sugar, tea, itc, is replenished in duo time? Do you over think of the inulti ttulo of her cares and duties! Sho must riso early to preparo breakfast or oversee it. Per haps there nro children to wash, dress, and feed, or to get rcidy for school with their dinners. There is baking, sweeping, dusting, and making beds, lunch for thu men, uiaybo dinner, supper to tie made ready at the proper time; tho washing, starching, ami ironing of clothes) thn cam of milk, iiiclinlinir the milk ing of butter and cheese; and tho inevitable waning of dishes. In Autumn there is an ad ditional work of pickling, preserving, canning of fruit, drying of apples, tailing cider, making npplo sauce, with the still more unpleasant task which falls to her lot in butchering time. Then thero is haying, harvesting, sheep shearing, etc., when luoro help 1.1 needed, bringing an increase of her libors. Twice a year cornea house cleaning. By the way, of all the foes a housekeeper has to contend with, dirt is the greatest. She may gain a complete victory and think to repose upon the smi-au-nual engagements but it it only temporary. The enemy soon returns, and even daily skirmishes does not keep it at by. There is the mending, too. Sewing n. chines are great blessings, hut they cannot set in a patch or darn stockings. I don't mention these things by way of con plaining of wom an's lot in general, or asking tor her any rights which she docs not possess. I don't know as thero is any remedy in the present state of the world. It seems to be one of the ills of life which must be borne as we bear other ills, but what I do ask, is a due appreciation of the im portant part that woman acts, and a conces sion that her labors, mental and physical, are as great, alt things considered, as those of the mother sex. Women are not so childish that a little sympathy now and then, or acknowl edgment of their efforts and sacrifices, make' tbviu imagine their cose worse than this. I tell you, men and husbands: "It doeth good like a medicine," and many a poor, crashed, broken-down wife and mother is djing for want of it. ForctTS) and Forget. I heard two little girls talking under my window. One of them said in a voice indig nation i "If I were in your place, I'd never speak to her again; I'd be angry with her as long as I lived." I listened, feeling anxious about the reply. My heart beat more lightly when it came: "Xo, Lou," answered the other, in a sweet and gentle voice, "I wouldn't do so for all the world. I'm goiu? tj forgive ami forget jut as ocn as I can." Farmers' Homes. Alt tho thoughts harbored about tho occupa tion of tho merchant, manufacturer, or pro fessional man being higher or moro honorable, or cvcil moro dcslrablo than that of tho Tanners am fallacious and misleading. Such falso notion are a great bar to the beat success in constructing or Improving country homes. The farmer, according to his means and re quirements, should bo as well housed and ac comodated, and in as agreeable style, t, as any class of the community, There is no good reason why tho farmer's homo should as sumo a primitive or forbidden appearance. Thu dwelling of tho farmer should combine nil that utility, comfort, and cheerfulness which his means and mcdcrii architecture, are capable uf makin it. Thero arc many farm dwellings that have been erected during the last two decades, that, if not an annoyance to tho parties who constructed them, still am inconvenient, un pleasant, and unsightly, which might have been made comfortable and attractive homes if tho same amount of means invested in them had been prudently and intelligently used. The erection of as ninny moro farm' homes dates back to n period when tho march of im provement had not suggested much beyond tho ordinary necessities of pioneer lifo. Tho owners and occupants of these have, in many Instances, ample resources, n part of which could Imj judiciously employed in building ap propriate homes that would conduce to tho best interests, comfort and happiness of them selves and families, mid at tho samo timo tend to promote a reflna public tasto and impart Increased beauty to tho appearance of tho country. This class of farmers often excuso 'them selves by saying that it does not pay to im prove tho farm with valuahlo buildings. Why not costruct as well devised and com modious, or for that matter, as elegant n house on tho farm as anywhere else! It ccr traiuly would look as appropriate and charm ing iu tho country, and conduce as much to tho welfare, pleasure and lefinemcnt of its oc cupants as n simitar houto would for a family engaged in other pursuit. Hut tho question is asked, does not tho far mer owe something to his children, snd can not their interests lie Utter promoted by saving tor them thu I accumulated amount which would otherwise be invest) d iu n mod ern farm houst! I admit that this class of farmers particu larly do owo much to their children, becauso ho children havu generally helped to largely augment tho weather of the estate. Hut 1 deny- that this sacred obligation can bo dis charged by supplementing the baro necessities of lifo by pecuniary assistance. Many far mers exercise as much care as this for their dumb brutes, so far as tho well-Wing of theso is concerned. It render his children pecuniary aid when they settlo iislifo is subserving their best intcrcs or their highest welfare. It is a false notion to gougo a man's kindly in ten ft towardsjiis chlldrimjiy the amount ol money mat lie lias, ny n nie ui sen iiuum, succeeded in accumulating. It is not by the lioanling of wealth that his attachment to his childien should bo measured, but by Ids c Hurts to contribute to their material comfort, their social elevation, and to render them useful citizens of the common wealth. In do ing thin he will encourage habits, of order, self control, obedience, civilty, lovu of truth, and a reverence for what is good and great; he will inculcate habits ol industry, self re liance, solirictv and economy. The Mystery of Dreams. Oiunli t'nlon. A man fell asleep as the clock tolled tho first stroke of twelve. Ho awakened ero thu echo ot the twelfth stroku had died away, having in the interval dreamed that he had committed a crime, was detected after five years, tlicd and condemned, tho shock of finding the halter about his neck aroused him into consciousness, when he discovered that all these events bad happened iu an infini testimal fragment of time. Mohammed, wish ing to illustruto the wonders of sleep, told how a certain man, laing a sheik, found him self for his pride made a poor fisherman, that ho lived as one for sixty years, bringing up a family and working hard, and how, upon waking up from his long dream, so short a time had lie lieen asleep that the narrow necked gourd tattle filled with water, which be had overturned as he had fell asleep, had not time to empty itself. How fast tho soul travels when the body is asleep I Often when we awake we shrink fiom going back into tho dull routine of a sordid existence, regretting the plaasanter lifo of dreamland. How is it that sometimes, when we go to a strange place, we fancy that we have seen it before! Is it possible that when one has been asleep the soul has floated away, seen the place, and has that memory of it which to surprise us! In a word, how far dual is the life of man how far not! A Year Without a ummsr. In the year 1810 there was a sharp frost in every month. It was known as' the "year without a Summer," The farmers used to re fer to it as "eighteen buudred and starve to death." In May ice formed half an fnch thick, buds and flowers weie frozen and corn killed. Frost, ice and snow were common in June. Almost every green thing Was killed, and the fruit was nearly all destroyed. Snow fell to the depth of four inches in New York and Massachusetts, and ten inches in Maine. July was accompanied with frost and ice. On the fifth, ice was formed of the thickness of win dow glass in New York, New England and Pennsylvania, and corn was nearly all destroy ed in certain sections. In August ice formed half an inch thick. A cold northern wiud prevailed nearly all Summer, Corn was so frozen that a great deal was cut down and dried for fodder. ery little ripened in New Kng'aud, and scarcely any in the Middle States. Farmers were obliged to pay $1 or W a bushel for corn of 1515, for seed for the next Spring's phntiug. Immigration. There is, perhaps, no subject of general im port affording greater Interest to tho intelli guilt ritail dealer than the increase of popula tion by immigration. Although somo parts of the country get more of this incrcaso than others, it swells the volumo of business every where to a very largo extent. Men in tho West want shoes and fabrics that nro manu factured in the Kast, nnd conversely greater shipments of grain from tho West give em ployment to nn additional number of people at the seaboard. Tho consumption of goods must necessarily then bo greater in both sec tions. For this reason wo always tako pleas ure in publishing tho statistics furnished hy national government concerning imnitgintion. During April thero arrived in this country 0!),f."2 parsongors, o whom D."i,.1tK) wcro tin migrants, 2,70!) citizens of tho United State', and 1,711.1 foreigners not intending to remain hero. Of tho Immigrants, thero arrived from Germany nS.bBS; Canada, l'.'.ItOO; Ireland, U,BS3 Knglnnd nnd Wales, 7, RSI); Sweden, 0,30.1; Italy, 2,81 1; Netherlands, 2,01fi Poland, 2,40(1; Norway, 0,402; Switzerland, 2,000; Austria, 1,812; China, 1,52.1; Dcmark, 1,4.4i Scotland, l..'lG2; Itussia, ().() t Belgium, 4S0; France, 440; Hungary, .1.13 and all other countries 418. Most of tho immigrants who nro now leav ing Germany nro between in nnd 40 years of ago an age at which they can lie tho most useful ns producers. One hundred nnd llftv thousand of them will land in America this year. They will tako with them an avorago of $00 apiece, or the sum of $11,000,000. Slnco 1820 over 11,000,000 immigrants have lauded in America, Tho average amount of funds possessed by each was at least S.'0, which gave tho United States 8450,000,000. Four millions of theso Immigrants wcro Germans, so that tho Fatherland, remarks n contempora ry, with nil its poverty, barren loud, nnd dilapidated II nances, has lost not only so much bono and sinew, but n largo amount of accumulated earnings. Theso four millions of Toutons, with their children nnd children's children, nro raising wheat, which wo nro shipping into tho German markets at cheaper rates than the German fanner can produce that staple articlo, Thoy nro raising pigs nnd beef in such vast fiinntl les ns to bo nlrlo to place tho meats within tho reach of German consumer at lower prices than the homo meats aro sold. Hut they am also mining metals for agricultu'al machines which will lighten the cost of farming in Germany, and they are lighting tho houses of tho Father laud with tho product of their toil from tho petroleum wells of Pennsylvania. Good Whitewash. Tho question is often asked I "I havo somo outbuildings which I de.ire to whiten, and if I could get a receipt for a good, durable, cheap whitewash I would apply it to my housojxanyou giyo mo what I wapt!" . . Verf r'oV'nHirilliaiit whitowash that, will notfuHuft ndwtiictrtirnTmo5tqaitffiriXitr tako a half bushel of unslaked lime; staku it with tailing water, keeping it covered up to retain the heat; strain through a coarse wire warm water;, add the liiiiied only; three pounds of ground rico to a thin paste; stir this in tailing hot; disotve a half pound of clear gluu by soaking it well and suspending it in a small vessel insido of another vessel coutaiuin- ing tailing water; add this. Now add four or five gallons of hot water to tho mixture; stir it will; set it aside for four or live days, carefully covered to exclude dust nnd dirt. When ready to use, he.it; if too thick adit tailing wnter; it will not bo upt to ta too thin; it should be applied hot. Different shades may bo secured by tho addition of Spanish Drown, lam) black, yellow ochre, Venetian red, ets; any thing but green, Inch will not work with lime. This- is n cheap wash, ns good ns ciilcimininj. better than common paint, and ouco Uicd will always bo apprccint ed. Follow the directions closely. A Remedy for Burns. All kinds of burns, including rcalds and sunburns, are almost immediately relieved by thu application of a solution if soda to the burnt surface. It must bo remcintarcd that dry soda will net do unless it is surrounded with a cloth moist enough to dissolve it. This method of sprinkling it on and covering it with a wet cloth is often tho very ln-st. Hut it is sutlicicnt to wash tho wound sutliciently with a strong solution. It would ta well to keep a tattle of it always on hand, made so strong that moro or less settles on tho bottom, This is what is called a saturated solution, and really such a solution as this is formed whip the dry soda is sprinkled on and covered with a moistened cloth. It is thought by some that the pain of a burn is caused by the hardening of the albumen of the flesh, which presses on the nerves, and that the soda dissolves the al bumen and relieves the pressure. Others think that he burn generates an acrid acid, which the soda neutralizes. A bachelor too poor to get married, yet too susceptible to let the girls alone, was riding with a Lady "all of a Bummer day," and acci dentallymen's arms, awkward things! are ever in the way dropped an arm round her waist. No objection was made for awhile, and the arm gradually relieved the side of the car riage of the pressure upon it Hut of a sud den, whether from a late recognition of the impropriety of the thing, or the sight of an other beau coming, never was known, the la dy startled with volcanic energy, and, with a flashing eye, exclaimed, "Mr, H., I can sup port myaelt I" "Capital I" was the instant reply, "you are just the 'girl 1 have been looking for these five years. Wilt you marry mil?" The farmer's oldest boy now puts on his heaviest boots, gets a grfp on the plow handles, and, with the "lines" around his neck, yells and shouts and swears because the span don't "haw" and "gee just right us tiruiug cor ners. You'd never suspect that he was the same fellow who has been raising havoc among the girls all Winter with his stunning plaid neckties sad stand-up paper cottars. 4iJ $M fltililreij YOUR FACE8- I know thoy aro rosy, children, I know that your eyes am bright, That vonr checks have tho cunningest dimples, And your brows aro fair as tho light. But 1 know something else, my darlings; That maybe you havo not heard. So listen, my pets, and remember A wise ofiiUraudmothor's word. Whenever you fret and quarrel, Y henuver you frown and cry, There's ft lino on your face that tolls it, And will tell it by and by. And when you would fain look pleasant, The tell-tale marVes will say, "Sho or ho may try to ta pretty, Hut havphccii cross in their day." OUR LETTER BOX Stilt holds n few letters over from ono week to another, hut wo do not havu ns many ns wo did last Winter. As long as wu do this well wo will not complain, for wo know that our littlo friends do not forget tho Circle. A lit tlo California girl writes this week nnd tells how well sho likes to read tho lcttois iu tho PAtiMKIl. Sho should tett us something about that country and the way pcoplo live thero. Chester writes ngaln after a long timo. We should guess that there nro busy working pee pie around there, ho lias so much to tell of what is lieing done, nnd thero is plenty for tays to do'on a good farm. In fact tays are good property anil handy to havo In a house, for a boy Is never supposed to bo tired and is expected to do every littlo odd chore that no ono clso wani to do, and most of the careless ness nnd mischief is charged to tho boys. WeJ aro portinl to tho boys and '.hero is tho making of a nohlo man in every boy if ho only tries to bo honest, npriitht nud truthful. A frank outspoken tay, that looks you straight in the eye when lie is sK)ken to, is woith n inluoof gold to Ids country nnd to tho world. A lazy, sneaking tay, who is saucy to his mother, nud who kills birds, puts cans on dogs, nnd finds his pleasure in low company, will after a wliilo find himself iu tho penitentiary. Kvery tay in this frro country has a chance to ta "someliody" iu tho community. If ho loves study he can mako a career iu some profes sion; if hn has a tasto fur mechanics thero is a wldo field to work iu, and liest of nil thero is many broad ocrcs of land waiting- for stout nnns nnd willimr hands t cultivate to plow nnd to sow, to map and to hoe to bo tho most independent and happiest of all men, if not tho richest in money. So tays, "tin up nud doing, with a heart for any fato still achluv ing, still persevering learn to latar and to wait." WilliuM. writes n letter that shows ho has taken cam to do it as well as ho could and we nro sure that ho is going to mako ono of tho'right sort of men when ho grows up. Wo-slisUbo vcry.glad of thu mortar and wo will ir-JsjftfwM to get it before long. Littlo follr? have sW eyes, nud aro quick to notice. rRa.we wish you nii!trTi1-W-ti-tlurl-U.jii. for any stono relics of Indian luantifneturr,- aml let us know ot tliem, as wo wish to get pictures tnken of any that aro valuable or curious. Many aro found in plowing and am apt to get tost or destroyed if not cared for. We would pay for any tnat'nro worth buyiiur, or if your neighbors have any cumosities please let us know nnd descrilio them for us. Ottio w rites ngaln after n long silence, and wu mu sum nil our little folks will taglnd to read nnd hear fiom her again, ns Iio wrote tho first letter to. thu Homo Circle mom than two years ngo. Myrtlu begin her lifo (if uu fulness iu lining little ihiug to help, these littlo things seem hut trifles, but they mu helps after nil, and the sum of life is made up of little things-- to get n cup of wnter for father, when ho it tiled Is n help nnd comfort; to take cam of baby to give mother n little rest is n great help, though it seems but a littlo thing to do, a cheerful willing heart spreads sunshine all ataut thu little girl who carries it, nud wu will warrant thu luihy laughs and ciows to sue Myrtle coming. A good kind heart is tatter to have than a beautiful face, for such a heart never grows old, and a handsome face will grow faded and wrinkled, Somo of our tays must answer Myrtles question on Finances, Who vpeuks first! Aii.nt Hkttv. Oiiamik, Cal., May 211, I8S1. Kditor Home Circle; I am a little girl seven years old. My father takes thu FAKMl.lt, I read the little letters in it. Mv mamma savs I muv writu one too. I go to school and liku my teacher very well, Ncliool will ta out in two weeks. I study second reader, arithmetic, spelling and writing. I havo an uiiclu and sn aunt and somo cousins living in Oregon. Tell them we are alt well, 'this is tho m-iond letter 1 ever wrote. Lillmv Vaiisau, K.nkiiit, Or., My 21, 1&8I. Kditor Home Circle; I have been silent a long time and was afraid If I did not wnte soon the boys would get ahead of the trirls. Our school lias Iweu closed for two weeks on account of the measles. I will tell you what I do to help. I help wash the dishes, sweep thu floor, help cook, feed the chickens, help wash and hang up the clothes, take care of the baby for sis ter, and get pa's glsssesand bring him a dnnk when he i tired. I would like to ask a ques tion, and will any of the writers of the Home Circle auswer it. Which is the greatest, the debt of Great Britain or of the United States! s Myktlk K.M'illT. O.SKATTA, Or., May 20, 1881. Kditor Home Circle: As I have not written to tho Home Circle for some time I will try and writu now, I havo been very busy helping paja iu tho gar den. Our strawbeirics are U-ginning to tret ripe now, and we have sold ataut five gallons already. Wo havo ataut a quarter of an scru in strawberry plants of nine varieties. It will keep us jumping around lively to keep the berries gathered In ataut two weeks from now, Aunt Hetty, I found the stone taw I I wroto you ataut and havo it now, Papa says It Is a mortar that tho Indians used to bent their grain in for bread; but you ran have It nil tho simoif you want It. Papa takes tho Kaumkh, and has taken it for ten year. My papa's name is Wiser. My own papa died when I was only n year n old. Wo nil lix tho Faiimek very mucin mamma likes tho Homo Circle; 1 liko the letter box, nnd papa likes tho general news. Your tittle friend, WllLtK MAItCltrt. Salkm, Or., Mny 27, 1881. Kditor Homo Circto i Pardon mo for not writing sooner. I have written four times to tho Fakmkii, but failed to get my letters oir. I will try and finish this one. My brother John made mo n pres ent of "Vignettes of American History," by Mary Howitt, nnd I think it a very nice present. It contains the following! Cristo phcr Columbus; Corter. approaching Mexico; Pocahontas Interceding for John .Smiths Lamb Ing of tho Pilgrim Fathers; Pint meeting of tho Assembly in Virginia; llogcr William's departure from Salem; John Kliot preaching to tho Indians; Hhodo Island receives its charter; Tho Sheriff1 ejected by tho pcoplo of New Hampshire; Bacon addressing tho Coun cil; William Pennniut Penniylvniila; William Pcnn's departure; Pcnn's treaty with tho In dians; Whitelleld preaching; Tho death of Ocncral Wolfe; Stamp Act Blots; Tho Boston tea party; Ocncral Uureoyno anil tho Ini'-ns; Washington his reception in Now York; Washington takes leave of tho Army. I havo been reading ntaut the death of den, Wolfo. I think ho was a brave, noblo and good man. I want to read tho history through to my papa; I will read an hour each evening. I would rather read history than novels or light reading of any kind, Mnuitna says 1 learn nothing by reading novels, but by reading history I gain useful knowledge. Iouhl liku to havo my littlo friends iu thcisjnoxt letter tell mo something ataut Goncrul George Washington, the Father of our country, I want to say to tho rentiers of tho Homo Circle that I accompanied my papa nnd mnuinin to the entertainment given by Judge it. P. Hoist to the members of the State Orange on Wednesday evening last. I mot Aunt Hetty tin re and inado her acquaintance. I liko her ever so much. I think alio is so good for giv ing tho little folks n column Iu hor paper. 1 would liku to read a letter from nit tho littlo folks ngain. 1 remain ns ever your little friend, , OniK O. Kt'tiKNK Citv, Or,, Mny 2.1, 1881. Kditor Home Circlet As 1 hnvo not written to your paper for some timo I thought I would writu and let y.ui know that I havo not forgotten tho young folks column. I am not going to school this term, nnd thero nro very few who nro going. Wo have had n good many strawtarric this Spring nnd cherries nro beginning to turn. Wo havo got ataut llfty young chickens'nnd two doneu young nil keys. Wu nru having jhjlijwj'iithw hem now and grass is good. (Irwin looks .fine In part of thu country, nnd farmers ro looking for fine crops. Wo mo building n barn fifty.foui feet wide by eight feet long. Wu nro milking 45 cows now, and nro making ntaut ono hundred and ten pounds of cheese a day. A I cannot think of any thing mora to w rite I will close by wishing great success to tho lUMt:i:, 1 re main your friend, ClIMTKll Ohiiiiun. A Glowing Crop Roport from Kansas. A telegram from Toiwka, under datu of Kith, to tho Chicago Tribune, saysi "lit--ports of m.tguilici-ut rains, and the consequent ndvnutngu to grain and fruit in nil p-irtt of Kansas, continue lo come iu, Tho Statu Agri cultural Depaitiiieut, and thu several hind of fices in this city, receive statements daily from representative farmers iu all sections concerning tho already lino appearance of thu ciops, and tho splendid growing luaaon with which they am now taing favored. The wheat is represented to ta iu excellent condition, tho com iu moat places is up and growing nicely, and the general prospect for an abundant yield of all kind of grain am pronounced to ta mom than usually good. Twenty bushels pir acre is thu lowest average, claimed for wheat, while it is imjioaiiblu to prudict the iirohablo extent of the corn crop, the acreage being so much larger than ever Worn planted, nud tho season so much favorable than during the pint five years.' A Muscular Christian. Klder Travers, who lately died in HulCilx, was once the moit noted camp meeting lea der iu eastern Now York, Of splendid physique, ho made short woik of interrupters. Once a noted rough, "Chicogo Hob," into, nip ted tho coug'cgutiou wliilo singing, by crowing, "Sitdowu," "Bob sits down for mi one," growled the bully, "sit down, Bohert, once moro said thu KIdtr, Itohcrt's reply wks a movement to throw otf his coat. One under tho ear came deftly from the Klder, fob lowed up by another, and another, and an other, and another, and Chicago Hob re tin d unconscious. Next day he appeared among As repentant sinners. "Aro you in earnest, Itotart!" mildly inquired the Klder. "I am.1' "Beally seeking for faith?" "You tat! if faith help a man to get in his work as quick a you did yesterdsy, I'm tauud to havu it if I sell my hat!" lie crow el no more. Mean to Be a Man. One likes to meet a tay of genuine grit; and there are some in every comuuity with the mettle In them, as shown iu the following iucidentt A gentleman once met y boy seven years of age on his way to school, and said to him, "Well, my little tay, what do you Intend to ta when you grow up?" He had asked the the question a great many times before, and some tays told him they meant to be farmers, some merchants, some iniuisbrst Hut what du yo think was thu answer of this little tay! Better than all of themi "I mean to bo a man," he said. It nutters very little wheth er lie ta a fanper, a merchant, or a minister, if he ta a truo man; and to ta a truu man l.o must must ta a good man. Childi-eh CRY FOR Pitcher's Castoria. Mothers Uhe, nnd Physloians recommend H. IT IS NOT NARCOTIC. GENTAUKLINIMKSTS tho WorliPH grcnt Piilii-ltelluvliig rctiicriloa. Tlieylical, soot lio nnd curolltinis,"Vouiuls,Wi-nkBuck nnd JtlieuiuutlMM inion Man. nntl SprniiiH, Guilt, and Iutne nexH upon Hcnats. iltcnp, qiilolf nntl reliable. SPURTS of dlsgmatlasT Hoaa, Snnfles, Crackling Psvbts lA. the Head, Fetid Breatk, Desvftaass.Vad an jr Catavrrhsvl Complaint, oaua Dl terminated ty Wei De Mejrete Uatsvrrh Cure, CJouatltuUonsU An tidotebr Absorption. The most Im- portacat Discovery since Vssoolsusttoa 35(J,532 SKUING MlIIINF,S Bol.l In 1S7H, Ulntfsiiliirrauo ot 73,020 our any pt vUnisjcar, BUY TTl3 BEST Waste no Inoiiry on "ilimi' oouiitiTlclU. Singer MiiiuiiiidiiTiiix Coiiiimii) Wll.tJWll. FUY, Msuairt-r, JsnlR-tl Itu) First htrei-t, I'ortlsml, Or. KOSHLAND BRO.'S Will uy tlie hUlinl irln-s for Hides.Furs.Skins and Wool Also will iiisks liberal cash aihsna'ion CONSIGNMENTS OF WOOL. Ii"lirtcr. ol Drain suit Wool, I op Cloth and Tlno, l'omn, .V.j. .11 Nor 111 Kront M., ccr. tt ht. tnsrrlill.ljr MONEY TOTOAN BrX'Ulli:!) I1Y 1IKAI. l-STATU ANIi.ilonTruriM n Sums of $500 to 30,000 A KM I.A.NII8, Oil roilTbAN!) CITV rilOI'KRtl mr to WILLIAM REID, 18 Fii-Ht St., Portliuirl. Orogon. auoitfiJi coux. rrntliiou H.vt'lintiKi; and i'oiu-' nii.vsioii ..MtTflianl. No. 170 Front hlritt, Hvl, Morrlwn ami UmMll lloulir In .4 I.I, Kf.NIM OK OltUfl.V AMI OAIKOIINIA SV. I'li'liK'ta. 'I liu Illulit..! (.1,11 l'iU I'.IJ (, liuiur, Hf, Cllltkrn., (,'llti-M, llllr , I ui., i:ic. 'Mi JIIA I H MII.Ul I i:ii. Jan., 2Mli tf. Corbett's Fire Proof Stable T IVK1IV, KKKIl A.NH IIACKH, COItNKII KKCONI I J slid Tsjlor streets, 1'orlUii.l. Orison. KruonsbV cTiuires. 1'srllruUr attention iuld lo UainMiiu- horses lluks In alU'luUnro at all trains ami hU. J.v ani night, Coiinectul iy all Telr.hoii (.'uiiiunk.. Uheo )Ou corns to J'oitUmt In'iulra lor "(V.rUit'i II acts." splO WUdHAIII) .V MAtiOON, Prop's WILLIAM IMIM.ilt, Feod, Faim, Produce and Com uiiKsion Merchant. Imr-ofter el California Fruits, VrifrUblrs, Iloost HulUr, t'ui; IULIik, ttc, aiul -ij.rte" it Orala Flour, WoS, IYul, FrulU, ris, etc. COHNKIl FIIO.NT AND OAK HTM., I'OltTUND.Ol 1 iillU VSnssBjBBJBIBB" Sja-..TS .fc L. ..' o'' W Ni" eB l. J. MAIiAltKKY A CO., (IKNlUtAL Commission Merchants, WIIOLFJULK IIKALKIUi IN Flour, IVnl, Provisions uud Slnplt! a'roiwi's. C10.Vga.MIKNTSM)l.tCITKI. I'HOiH'CKItS WIU lurtlur Ihtir Intn ,,u l.y irr.im.llM( lth us. UlUrs ( Iwiuir) .rMiilljr i.i.ut.l. Wtlkli- hrtoos rumnt uallitl r - n .i.. . Hon. il.lllKIIAl. MiVANm M.Ui: OX AITIIOVKP smi'UK.vn or r-'v ivii.ii, ,. now, IIIIIF., KTV Mr laml Miroul !. I'mlluiiil Oxn,