WILLAMETTE !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!
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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,