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PREMIUM LIST.
TW Lucky Exhibitors at the EUts Fair, Con
tinned from Last Week.
DOMESTIC WOOLEN GOODS.
Mrs. S. Bustir, AumsviUe Home made
yarn, white, 1st; ilo colored, 1st; home knit
stockings, 1st; do socks, 1st.
Mr. M. E. Rieli.ir.1son 10 yards home
made carpet, 1st; Utlmoral skirt, home made,
2d.
Mrs. J. M. Kitnscy, Aumsville 5 yards
jeans, lstj 5 yards linsey, 1st; 5 yards flannel,
1st; 10 yards woolen carpet, 1st; 10 yards
stair carpet, 2d; bnlmoral tkirt, home made,
1st; blanket, 2d; woolen sheets, 1st.
Mrs. llhoda Walker, Bridgeport Homo
made coverlets, 1st. ,
Jos. Albreeht, 10 yards rag carpet, striped,
1st; do hit and mi's, 2d.
Mrs. Mary l'almcr, Silverton Table linen,
home made, 2d.
Mrs. J. M. Kimsey, Aumsville 10 yards
stair carpet, 1st.
Mrs. Lizzie ltoss'ter, Aumsville Blankets,
1st; home knit ttoekinns, 2d.
Mrs. G. Mitchell, Salcin Tablo linen, home
made, 1st; towels do, 1st.
HIIEA!, CAKES, DRIED FRUIT, ETC.
Mrs. A, B. Croasm.ui, Salem Assortment
of cakes, 6 ormore. 1st.
Mrs. E. E. McKinney, Auimvillc Canned
gooseberries; 2d; do grapes, 2d; do pie plant,
2d; do raspberries, 2d; assortment of pre
serves, 1st. ...
Mrs. B. l-'osther, Salem Blackberry wtnc,
2d; cherry do, 1st; strawberry do, 2d.
K. C. Wriirht, Salein Assortment of cakes,
2d; soda biscuit, 1st.
Mrs. J. M. Kimsey, Aumsville Dried ap
ples, 1st; currants do, 1st; plums do, 1st;
gooseberries do, 1st; pears do, 1st; display
traits, 1st; pear figs, 1st; tomato catsup, 2d.
Ella Wright, Salem Assortment of cakes,
1st; soda biscuits, 2d.
Mrs. E. P. DcLtshmut, Polk county
Mixed and sweet pickles, 1st on each; cucum
ber, tomato and piccalilly pickles, 2d; 1st on
blackbtrry, currant, and grape wines and dis
play of wines, six v:uietius; 2d on canned
strawberries, eg plums and pears; 1st on
canned cherries and to matt es.
Mrs. J. V. Taylor. Salein 1st on cucum
ber, tomato and piccalilly picklos; assortment
of fruit, do pickles; exhibittotnato, pear, plum,
peach, strawbeiry, figs; gooseberry, currant,
tomato and pie-plant jam; display of jam. 2d
on assortment of jelly, preserves, raspberry,
blackberry, laid'strawbcrry jam.
Mrs A. B. Croa3inan, Salem 1st on canned
peaches, currants, Btrawberries, pears and
blackberries; raspberry, blackberry and straw
berry jam, 2d on canned fiuits, canned apri
cots, currant jam and chcriic.
Mrs. E. L. DeLaahmnt, Polk county 1st
on assortment of jelliei and tomato catsup; 2d
on cauncd currants and peaches.
Mrs. A. Wirth, Salem 1st on beeswax.
Mrs. C. Cline 1st on largest exhibit of
hermetically sealed vegetables.
Mrs. E. M. Kimsey, Aumsville 1st on as.
aortment of jellies.
Mrs. Dr. Warinner, Salem 1st on canned
? gooseberries, plums, pieplant, apricots, huck
eberries and raspberries; largest exhibit
canned fruit, strawbeiry wiue, cherry aud
plum cordial; 2d on canned cherries, grapes
and blackberries ; currant, grape, cherry,
blackberry aud elderberry wines.
Miss May Warriner, Salem 2d on hop-ns-ing
bread and soda bUouit.
Mrs. John West 1st on hop-rising bread.
Mrs. Mary Albert, Salein 2J on hop-ruing
bread.
Miss Ztlla Miller, Salem 1st on potato
yeast.
Miss Elsie Murphy, Salem Ht on salt-rising
bread.
Mrs. M. C. Cline, Salom 2d on largest as
sortment of dried fruits and vegetables.
UILLINERT, SEWING, KNITTIKO, ETC.
Mrs. J. D. MeCully, Salem Afghan robe,
1st.
Mrs. A. A. MeCully, Dayton Tidy, worst
ed crochet, 2d.
Jrnnie Condit. Aumsville 1st on ladies
shawl, skirt, mi ses skirt, infant's skirt, nijjht
dress, chemise, drawers, ana gem s uressiug
imwn lirjiilpil: !2tl on infant's cloak.
Mrs. J. D. Smith, Salem 1st aud 2d on
nillnw Blins. ciochet edeinc: 1st on knit or
crochet lace, pillows shams, Knit tidy.
Mrs. Dr. T. W. Sheldon, Eugene On in
fanf'a -1rui1r. hraidin!?.
Mrs. J. M. Kimsey, Aumsville 2d ongent's
knit drawers.
Mrs. M. E. Richardson 1st on gents knit
A rftwrfl.
Mrs. S. C. Adams, Salem 2d on gent'a
scarf, crochet.
Mrs. O. Milhaupt, Salem 2d on child's
tacnue, crocliet.
Miss Lena Schiudler. SaUm 2d on bed
spread, ciochet, and 1st and 2d on ladies' col
lar.
Mrs. F. Hefty, Salem 1st on bed spread,
knit cotton, pair cotton stockings, fancy
atockinps.
Mrs E. M. Lafore, Salem 2d on infant's
dress and pillow shams.
Mrs. Beu Strang, Salem 1st on child's knit
shirt.
Miss Ada Breymau, Salein 2d on ladies'
shawl.
Mrs. J. W. Ncsmith, Derry 1st on cotton
socks and 2d ou woolen stockings, tidy, cro
cket, and woolen socks.
Airs. R. S. Bean 1st on braided pillow
sliair.3.
Miss Ella Wricht. Salein 1st on cent's
scarf, Afghan robe, worsted tidy, and largest
collection ot crocnet woik; --:u on .nignau rone.
Mrs. I). L Peck, Salem 1st on child's
sacuue. crochet.
Mrs. M. Purver 2d on knit bed spread and
knit tidv.
Mrs. M. A. Bridges, Polk county 1st on
woolen stockings aud socks.
Mrs. W. H. H. Waters, Salem 2d on knit
lace, best specimen.
Mis- Lillian McN'ary, Salem 2d on pillow
slips, with crochet edging, aud 1st on best
and lartrest displav of crocnet work.
Mrs. H. M. McXary, Salem 2d on pair
cotton stocking borne knit.
Miss Rosa Hirscb, Salein 1st on crochet
lied ipread. , .
Mrs. W. B. MeMahon, Salem 1st on knit
lace, best sepcimen.
Mu. J. YVeit,' Salem 2d on chemise and
night drew, braided
Miss Lisue Rossitcr 1st on crochet tidy,
white; 2d on largest display of crochet work.
Mis. J. G. Mitchell. Salem 2d on child's
knit skirt, lair of fancy stockings and cottou
socks. . , ...
Mrs. Mary Palmer 1st on infants cloak,
braided.
Mrs. Mary Lague, Salem 1st on pillow
shams crochet.
Mrs. F. M. Wilkins, Eugene 1st on ladies(
dress hand oraidiug; infant's dress do, mis-os'
dt.-s do, ladies' opera cloak do, child's cloak
do, Iwy's suit do, toilet cushion do, and beat
display oi nand braiding by one person; 2d on
mitten' braided shirt.
Mii L. Rowiter, Aumsville 1st on pillow
slips ciochet edging.
Mrs. F. A. Smith, Salem 1st on bestdis
pUv of machine bniding.
Mrs. B. H. Bowman 2d on lady's opera
Mia. M. T. D'Arcy, Salem 1st on collar
Utueanu tidy.
Miss C. Miller, Salem 1st on lady's shawl.
FOR MISSES UNDER 16 TEAKS OF AOE.
Miss Annie Kimsey, Aumsville 1st on
dried apples, currants, plums, sweet corn,
cherries, gooseberries and pears; largest and
best exhibit of dried vegetables, blackberry,
gooseberry, currant and strawberry jam; to
mato and pear figs; wines, 3 varities, and lar
gest and best display of hand dried fruits; 2d
on i pound starch.
Lydia Hefty, Salem 1st on hop-rising
bread and J pound of starch.
Lena Ureyman, Salem 1st on potato yeast.
Nellie Anderson, Silcm 2d ou soda biscuit
and 1st on best assortment of cake.
Grace Gillirigham, Salein 1st on salt-rising
bread and 2d on best assortment of cake and
best display of jellies.
Kate Smith, Salem 1st on strawberry figs
aud best display of jellies; 2d ou pear lies.
Myra J. Albert, Salem 1st on salt-rising
bread.
May Litchfield, Salein 1st on soda biscuit.
Annie Kimsey, Aumsville 2d on potato
yeast.
Annie Ktmsey, Aumsville 1st on gents'
knitscarf; patchwork quilt; 10 yards rag car
pet; lady's scarf; tidy crochet; white skirt;
set of trimmed underclothing, 3 pieces; pil
low slips; collars and knit stockings, cotton
aud woolen; 2d on stockings and gents' scarf.
Acnes Byrne, Salem 1st on tidy, Java can
vas, zephyr work, and mottoes in zephyr
worn.
Miss Olaa Bridges, Salem 1st on cents
scarf crochet, crochet mittens and fancy apron.
Lilly Waters, Salem 2d on crochet tidy
and toilet cushion, and 1st on darned netting
toilet cushion and bead basket.
Grace Gillincham. Salein 1st on pocket
handkerchief, toilet cushion, do in applique
work, and 2d on toilet cushion in darned net
ting. Emma Smith, Salem 2d on zephyr work,
3 pieces.
Minnie Alcaionics At on crocnet conar.
Leila Waters, Salem 2d on patchwork
quilt.
Minnie Russell, Salem 1st on toilot set,
crocliet tidy, worsted sofa pillow, and largest
and best exhibit of fancy work.
Teresa D'Arcy, Salem 2d on bead basket,
and 1st ou best assortment of tatting an I tat
ted collar.
Mrs. J. II. Haas, Salem 1st on white rose
and variegated evergreen; 2d on red rose.
Henry Miller, 1st ou cactus and aloes, va
riegated foliage plants, new and rare plants,
cactus, new hydrangea, pilm, draconia and
variegated flax; 2d on best spicimens of hy
drangea, new f jchsia, acuba, design in ever
lastings aud display of dahlias.
Mrs. F. Garrison, Salem lst on single
white fuchsia, doublo scarlet geranium, dahlias
iu blossom, pansies, putuniis, hanging plants,
bouquet of dahlias, do of everlastings, dis
play of dahlias, do of cut flowers and stocks;
2d on geraniums in bloom, 6 varieties, single
do, mosses, dahlias, carnations, hanging bas
kets made by exhibitor, bouquet of roses, do
of mixed flowers, do of everlasting flowers,
and best display of plants.
FOR MISSES UNDER 12 YEARS OF AOE.
Annie Kimsev. Aumsville 1st on pillow
slips plain; do trimmed, boy's scarf, misses'
crochet sack and s. cksjenit wool.
Mus Delia Kichards, salcm 1st on paten-
work quilt.
Ulara Martin, Salcm "Jd on patchworic
auilt.
urace uiinncnain, oai-m let on wnite
flannel shirt aud railroad canvas tidy; 2d on
rag mat.
Vina Kimsey, Aumsville 1st on calico
dress aud rag mat; 2d on pillow slips.
Minnie Fnckey, Mariou Co. 1st on chem
ise, drawers, night dress, white cotton shirt,
six button holes and apron,
Nottie Litchfield, Salcin 1st on soda bis
cuit and pocket handkerchief.
Ida Hass, Salem 1st on bouquet of wild
flowers.
Minnie Russ-11, Salem 1st aud 2d on book
work, zephyrs, mats and crochet tidy.
FOR BOYS UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
Bennie Taylor 1st in cirving, best speci
men and bracket carved.
FLOWERS.
Mrs. J. V. Taylor, Salcm 1st on climbing
plants, best 10 specimens; calla, best specimen
iu bloom; climbing plant, best specimen; lem
on verbena, do; any variegated plant, do.;
hydrangea, do; carnations, do; daisies, do;
and display of hanging baskets made bv ex
hibitor; 2d heliotrope, tricolorie, geranium,
best specimen; pinks, rose geranium, do; pan
sy, do; petunia, do, and display of cut flowers.
Mrs. A. Wirth 1st aud 2d on bouquet of
wild flowers and grasses.
Mrs. M. A. Bridges, Salem 1st on double
white geranium; 2d on scarlet do.
Mrs. A. E. Wait, Canby lit on bouquet
of wild flowers and grasses.
Mrs. J, H. Haas, Salem 1st on fuchsias
best 10 specimens in bloom, hydrangea, white
fuchsia, red do, tricolored geranium, silver
leaf do. Lady Washington do, douDle pink do,
rose do, and coleous do; 2d on variegated
plants, best 30 specimens, double fuchsia, rod
single do, bignonia, floweiing, and bydraagea.
Mrs. K. A, Smith, Salem 1st on ferns,
double fuchsia red, new do, heliotrope, big
nonia red, and best display of plants; 2d on
fuchsia best 10 specimens in bloom, Ladv
Washington geranium, cactus, any variety of
foliage plant and best draconea.
Mrs. L. S. Scott, Sdem 1st on roses 5
varieties in bloom, mosses, double geraniums
in bloom, single do, canna, white row, red do,
verbena and bignonia flowering; 2d on 10
specimens climbing plants, single specimen do,
lemon verbena, variegated evergreen, calla,
stocks, and silver leaved geranium.
WORKS OF ART AND FANCY WORK.
Mrs J, D. Smith, Salcin Best display bead
work, by one person, 2d.
Mrs. Dr. T. V. Shelton, Eugene Mosses
aud lichens, 1st; herbarium, 1st; pressed fins,
2d.
Wm. Staiger, Salem Marble work.engrav
ing on stone, largest exhibit of statuary, 1st
on each.
Alice Crane, Salem Exhibit of arlotypcs,
1st.
Mrs. W. W. Martin, Salem Largest dis
play chromos and engravings in frames, 1st;
wax work, 2d; feather work, 1st; sea mosses,
1st.
Mis Acnes Byrne, Salem Pastal drawiuc.
2d.
Mrs. Harriet Crooks, Salem Sea moss in
frames, 2d.
G. H. Himes, "The Printer," Portland
Printing cards, in colors and plain, 1st.
Mrs. Maggie Briggt, Aumsville Pastel
drawing, 1st.
Miss Ada Breymau, Silcm Largeet display
crayon drawings, Ut.
Miss May Bridges, Salem Cray on poi trait,
1st. '
Mrs, J. II. Haas, Salcm Bead work by one
person, 1st.
Mrs. V. E. Pannenter, Salem Landscape
painting iu oil by the artist; do on wood, and
natural history painting, lit.
Mrs. P, S, Knight, Salem Larcest display
oil paintings, 1st and 2d; pencil sketch from
nature by the artist, 1st.
Mrs. V. M. Wilkins, Eugene Diiplay of
autumn leaves, 1st.
Clyde B. Cooke, Salein Landscape painting
on wood, 1st, and large display of crayon draw
ing by one person, 2d.
Clinton T. Cooke, Salem Herbarium, 2d.
Mrs. Belle W. Cooke, Salen- Display of
cone work and pressed ferns, 2d.
Miss Mamie Miller, Salem Painting in
water colors, 1st.
Mrs. J. W. Gilbert, Salem Photographic
views, sterescope, 1st.
F. G. Abell, Portland 1st on largest dis
plays of photographic work, photographic
views, colored photoraphs, cabinet do., nnd
panel boudoir do. Mr. Abell also received a
Sold medal for superior general exhibition in
is line.
Sirs. P. S. Knight, Salem Marino paint
ing in oil by artist, 1st.
Mrs. F. S. Mathews, Portland Entry Iso.
oO, best display of hair jewelry, 1st and speci
al mention f.-r fino and large display of hair
work. This display is really more extensive
and better than was ever mado in the same
line before in the State.
Clyde B. Cooke, Salem Landscape paint
ing iu oil, 1st, and crayon portrait, 2d.
Mrs. A. R. Smith, Portland Largest dis
play of landscape paintings in oil, 1st.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. F. M. Wilkins, Eugene Ottoman in
applique, 1st; toilet in darned netting, 6
pisecs, 2d; set of table napkins, largest dis
play of machine and hand sewing, 1st.
Mrs. J. R. Ellison; Eugene Ground glass
box, 1st.
Mrs. J. G. Mitchell Salem Knit sofa
mialiinn. 1st; l.-ip enrtaina. 2d.
Miss Lena Knight, Salem Specimen pencil
drawing by gill Id years old, 1st.
Miss Alnha A. Brandonburc. Salem
Wreath of raised worsted wcrk by cirl 11
years old, bouquet paper flowers, 1st.
I, random snelton. Haicm ooia piuiw.
silk patchwork and cotton bedspread, needle
work, 1st.
Mrs. Kiikland, Eugene Tea corey, collar
and cuff, silk embossed, 1st; lambrequin, ap
plique, 2d.
Miss. Tillie L. Folkcs, balem Toilet
cushion, 2d.
Mrs. T. W. Shelton, Eugene Display of
mineral cabinet and specimens in natural
history, 1st.
TH BLIND FOOL.
When Villard formed his blind pool, says
ths Tacoma Ledger, arid there wis a scram
ble among men with more money than brains
to get into it. O. R. & N. Company stock
went up like a rocket from 130 to 180 in a
few days. The world is already familiar with
the tact that tho great finane'er missed "stays"
and was beached hich aud dry. The result is
that tho gilt edged stock that people scrambled
to obtain at ISO, has come down like a stick
to 105. The reasons for this terrible break
arc best' explained by a telegram from New
York to tins St. Paul Pioneer Press, dated
April 6th., an extrat from which is given
below:
As days and weeks pass, it becomes less and
less likely that there will Le a change in the
Northern Pacific mangement. Villard's bro
kers have not been on (lie board for the last
three days. The Northern Pacific company
has two thirds of the new residue stock within
reach. Meantime Mr. Villard is paying in
terest at the rate of $2,000 a day to his friends
and the "blind pool," who looked forward
with interest, if not witk anxiety, to the Sth
of May, when Mr. Villard has promised to
account to them for his stewardship. I saw
Mr. Villard and his tieasurer, Horace White,
on Saturday, and am sorry to report that they
aro not factious. Indeed, they are rather
gloomy. They seem to have forebodings.
Let me give you a brief statement of facts
upon which this foreboding is founded. In his
offiicial utterance concerning his transactions,
Mr. Villard declared that he bad raited $4,
000,000 himself, and borrowed $8,000,000 in
a blind pool. He had invested $10,000,000,
he said, to get possession of $28,000,000
worth of stock, which was "a majorty;" this
leaves $2,000,009 to be accounted for, which
has, I learn, not been paid into the pool. But
the $10,000,000 which Villard claims to have
invested would have bought only $21,000,
000 worth of stock, leaving $0,000,000 to be
accounted for. To obtain this he must have
borrowed at least $2,500,000 more. If he
did not borrow the money he must have bought
the stock on a margin, which jeopardized the
amount invested,
Tht fact is, that Mr. Villard does not seem
to have made a careful estimate ol the amount
of stock out. He could have made a carcfu
estimtte of the amount of stock out. He
could have learned from the last annual report
that the number of preferred shares in circula
tion were 301,000, and he could have account
ed by the annual report of 1879 that there
were in circulation 399,426 shares of common
stock, making the whole smount at the time
that Villard organized his "blind pool" not
lees than G90,S34 shares. A irajority of this
it is easy to see, is 345,208 shares, but Vil
'ard appaiently made such a miscalculation
that with the delivery of this "residue" stock
he is found to be short 170,000 shares. He
will have to get this before he can control the
Northern Pacific Railroad. If these w cro all
purchased at the price of common stock, say
45, it would require another pool, either of
the blind variety or the variety that is blest
with eye-sight of 72,725 to be borrowed or
begg.-d. But it is erroneous to aay that it
could be bought at such figures, for at the
first dash at purchasable ltock the price would
go up, common stock to the fifties and pre
ferred to eighty or ninety. In other words,
Mr. Villard is at present loaded up with seven
or eight millions of borrowed money, and he
has got tn boiro as much more before he
reaches the promised land. It will not do to
underestimate Mr. Villard's sagicity. There
was so much conlidcnee in him three weeks
ago that the subscriptions to the "blind pool"
were at a premium of 20 per cent. A fort
night before this residue stock went out, a
party who took an interest ($100,000) w
paid $20,000 for the privilege of taking it off
his hands. The only question now aaked is
when the ides of May arrive, will the in
mates of the Wind asylum be a happy family?
Here lies the man whose crown was wou
By blow in" in an empty gun,
Anil met the girl on Heaven's green
Who lit the fire with kerosene.
Jay Gould hasn't bought a railroad for a
month. From this it is inferred that Mrs.
Gould has been investing in a new bonnet aud
a few other fixings.
Why are the men who charge bombshells at
the arsenals like pirates or Senators ? Now,
don't go off mad. Because because the fill-a-bust.r
for a living.
Fish Culture.
Considerable interest has been recently
evoked in regard to fish culture upon farms.
There are many localities where low, swampy,
and springy grounds are a nuisance and an
eyesore to the owners, but these waste places
may be made more productive than an equal
area of the best land by utilizing them for the
production of fish. Trout culturo is too ex
acting a pursuit for a farmer. It requires too
much care and is subject to too many difficul
ties and reverses for profit. Unless the fish
are able to feed themselves and thrive upon
their own resources, their keeping and rearing
is altogether unprofitable. So that the rear
ing of trout, except in a very small way, will
never become a 'arm employment. Some
other and hardier fish must be found for this
purpose. This seems to have been found in
the European carp, which has been reared for
profit iu France and Germany for many years.
This fish is a vegctablo feeder, and lives oa
the roots of aquatic' plants. It grows with
amazing rapidity to a large size, and its flesh
is of good flavor and nutritious. It has been
introduced hero by the United States Fish
Commission, aud a large number havo been
distributed to the owners of ponds throughout
the country. It has now passed the experi
mental stage and is flourishing successfully
on its own resources. It requires very little
care, and thrives in any pond where the water
is not entirely stagnant and in which there is
a sufficient supply of food. A soft, muddy or
mucky bottom is most favorable to its thrift,
and a temperature of 05 degrees, or even high
er than that, is by no means intolerable to it.
A pond made by digging out tho muck of a
swamp or marsh, or by flooding such ground,
is exactly suited to it, and it will there live
aud grow and increaso without any attention
whatever. Some remaikahlo storks aro told
of the hardiness and vivacity of this fish. At
the annual meeting of the American Fish As
sociation, held on tho 31st of March, in New
York, Mr. McGovern, of Brooklyn, gave the
following amusing account of its habits: He
detailed at length his experiments with these
fish during tho past Winter, and gave it as his
opinion that ponds should be at least four feet
deep and havo soft bottoms; that during the
months (if December, January and February,
the fish should not be fed; that ho lostniostof
his lot through feeding them during this time.
In conclusion, ho spoke of tho great vitality of
the carp, and gave the following remarkable
iustanco within his own experience: "Some
time ago," he said, "I took an 18-months-old
carp from my pond, (its weight was about two
pounds) folded it in a piece of wet bagging,
b ought it to my home, a distance of 4 miles,
and laid it on a slab while I partook of dinner.
I then started with it for New York, and ar
rived two hours and thirty minutes from the
time the fish was taken from the pond. I
placed the fish in one of the tanks, and in
presence of many of the marketmen tho carp
swam off as if it had only been changed from
one tank to another. There was no swooning
nor cause for resuscitating. I would stilt
further inform those who may put carp iu
theirpouds not to be astonished if, after placing
them in ono pond, at tho lapse ot a month or
two they find them in an adjacent one having
no seeming connection with the first. The
fact is, the carp will jump 3 feet, and then,
like an eel, wrigglo its way over damp grass,
and make its way to other waters."
There is no doubt that this fish might be
provided for upon many farms where thereare
now unsightly, waste, wet places, and made to
supply at least a permanent and abundant
supply of acceptable food for the family, if
not a considerable surplus for sale. But if
Mr. McGorcrn's statement is correct, the
troublesome fence question will need more
reviewing, if it should be necesnary to make
provision for confining the fish within bounds.
Modern Unbelief.
Dr. Swing declared in ths course of a ser
mon in the Central Church, Chicago, last Sun
day, that much of the scepticism of the pres
ent day results trom the fact that the exis
tence of a God and of a second life of man are
ideas which do not compel belief, but which
are based upon considerations which make it
easy for even righteous persons to fall into
painful and life-long doubt. To ask why the
Crea'orof the universe should have permitted
a doubt of His existence or of the existence of
a second life to be possible to any hc.it t, is to
ask that man be empowered to understand the
Infinite One, and bo made an equal of God.
The inquiry is beyond human privilege. The
class of sceptics is not large. The treatment
of this whole matter of unbelief is modified
by the notorious fact that many would gladly
believe in all the cardinal ideas of religion if
only they were able. With many thousands
outside the Christian Churches there is pret
ext a constant wih that they might be able
to penetrate the veil between man and the bt
youd. In pretence of such "a fact, coining
from such sources aud to persons often of up
right and even beautiful character, the ques
tion arises, how must the pulpit and all who
teach in the temple deal with those who stum
ble or walk iu this great darkueis? The ans
wer is n ar at band, All the causes of doubt
must be. lcssei ed, or, possibly, r. moved by
those who assume to speak to or iu any man
ueraddiess the world. The scepticism which
reiulted from the errors of tho Middle Ages
has been checked or wholly destroyed by the
light and reason which swept away those dark
times. That infidelity which came from the
e'.d Romanism dies under the logic which
modified the Romanism and gives ami world a
implo form of piety. The scepticism induced
by a harh Ca'vinmn declines by as much as
tho era lias softened the hanhneks of Out sy
teni, and so the unbelief arising. from the new
assumptions of science must be checked or
terminated by calm arguments, showing that
science has really discovered nothing which
may effect in the Ieat the ideas of a personal
Deity and an immortal life. It is already no
ticeable that the power of natural scitnee to
interfere with the faith of society is upon ths
wine a result owing its existence to ths fact
that the friends of the spiritual have been as
studious and as logical and as active as the
students of the material kingdom.
Who H Was.
One of the bookkeepers for a Detroit lum
ber firm was recently sent to the North woods
to transact some business for his employers.
He Ua man of good mind and strong limb,
and has hung about gymnasiums long enough
to work up his muscle and understand how to
strike from the shoulder. He reached a camp
belonging to another firm just at noon ono day,
and all but one of tho loggers gave him a
hearty welcome. This one man seemed out
of sorts and bent on mischief. After throwing
out repeated slurs and insults ho boldly said :
"Stiauger, I've been aching for a whole
week past to put some ono in my vest pocket."
This was turned off in a pleasant manner,
but the logger persisted:
"I've got a great hankering to play pitch
and toss with you, and if you don't run before
I finish my dinner I'm going to heave you
over tho shanty a few times."
The Detroitor didn't run worth a cent.
When he saw that a fuss was inevitable he re
moved his watch and pin, shed his overcoat
and was in first-rate trim when the logger got
ready to heave away. As tho bully came for
ward ho was neatly knocked down. Ho got
up with a grin and wcut down again. The
third time he got up he sat down on a log to
collect his ideas, and wheu they had returned
to him he carefully approaohed the Detroiter
and said:
"Mcbbe you are a prcsidin' elder!"
"No."
"Regular preacher!"
"No."
"Circuit rider!"
"No."
"Tract distributor?"
"No; I am a bookkeeper in the employ of
Lath & Shingle, of Detroit."
"Put it thar!" said the man, as he held out
his hand. I'm all bluff and no fight, but I
took you for some sort of a preacher, and I
thought I might wollop y n aud stand solid
with tho boys. Say, stranger, will you do
me a favor?"
"Yes."
"All right. I'm going to tell tho boy9 that
)ou are Tom Saycrs, and don't y.'H deny it!
Carrying two black eyes around this camp
for tho next fortnight will bo grief enough for
me to stagger under, let alone anyone know
ing that I git 'em from a man wearing a biled
shirt aud a clean collar."
Millinery item: "Ma," exclaimed the boy,
gazing down into tho back yard, where the
young lady next door was talking to his sis
ter, "come and look nt tho bonfire." She
came and looked, and then exclaimed: "My
son, that. isn't a bonfire; that's a spring bon
net." fVIILWAUKIE NURSERY.
SETH. iUELLING, PROP.
tStilll TKEKS.
?
N EXCELLENT
KTY OF-
EAR,
PEACH.
FLUM,
I RUNE
CHERRV.
GOOSEBERRY.
CURRANT,
BLACKBEItKY.
RASPBERRY
Nut Bearing Trees, Quinces
and Persimmon Trees !
ALLOFTIIF-HKNArtlNTIES, AND MANY OTUK
(or Male, and ulll be sold cheup for uuh.
fTScml tor mice List. Adilrru,
HCTII U KII.IMfi,
l'rop. Mllwaukl. Nunerr, UlUaublt, Or.
Farmers aud CJurdcners.
YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE FOL
lowme IkKW POTATOB Mlectod from Ul.
tfcud sUwk of tho bent growem In America All of
my uid potatou. have been faithfully tented and found
vfapUxl to tho climate of Oregon. BUY PUR". HEED,
the aame aa you would choice atock If you wint to
make money, I haro the following varieties I
WIjh' Trlnniph, Very early ;
Imuty or Hi-brim, Early ;
Ilainmufli Frnrl,lcond K-arly:
Pclrr llrmlrmon ' MI. l-nlrlrh, Second Early.
(All the above varlcUea I J. 00 ier tnuhel.)
riTALSO, Karl)-Ohio, Ktr K-orly Vermont, Ilurkaok
Senlllni;, hr.owllakc, llrowmll Ikiuty, Bluw' Improved
Peach blow, CciiUiiiiiUI, and Eureka atll.25 per bunhel
Tie rlc1), Early ltoe and Oarnct Chile.
P. P. BRADFORD.
Portland, Oregon.
I'-t Kilo at llachney .V Ilrno, ourner Flint and
Tjvlor StrocH, Portland, Oreon,
BltPHB
rsrOmsinpllos, Aath-mts.BrotMhltliii
rmlfarrb. nvaMnaln. Hraduhe. Itahll.
iiKin. Mnenm-ausH. aaa tail
MbenmatiiM. aaid
laro-sieaaii nervous aiuorarra. s-acK
4-ea tasay he eonvralrntly aat by r
preas, ready for las mediate at Kassw.
heud for fret) treatlM the Qxygea
treatment. Addreae the proprleCara,
1IO0, llll Ulrardatreet, rhlla.. Pa.,
r II. E. HATIIEWN, Paelne Pt-aeelUry,
oa Montgomery (M, Man rraaclc,(M.
J. II. KMAI'I'. J. W. CHAPMAN.
J. B. KNAPP & CO..
Commission Merchants
AND PUCHASING AGENTS.
?G7 r!rtHliTt, PorlUtKl, Orrtcuii.
Hecvlvo and sell tho product of tho furm on com
rulM.ori, purchaAo and forward jfoodj snd farm iii)jlt
menU on the moU reavofuthtu term.
Wo have nude bpeeUl ivi cxUiiaive 're jut ration for
hiinJUfiaf tho iij-odiiiU of the tUlry to which wo invito
the itUntlon ou.J tnai.oction of -jfUaJmian In OrtifOii
and W'axLlnzUm. Wv .ll rui-Ivoaml ti-k. jour ur-
ula tutUr In tiio int u,M:rlor itmttwi fur I cm than
It wjil coat )oii ut homo, and atoro It for U month or
lontftr without extr ilm.'t) for ttortfo, bend us your
hutttr it-ut mil aoimd, fr-h from tusihurri ami wo
Kill ltim'&iiUo to lurk It In such uuuncr w to delher
It month, hcnci) Iu equally as good condition we
recti vo It.
lUKOjnldi.,; tU ,.rlncfj.4j Uul l-'MOH t tru,t u lit.
truv iiitfuuro n.j merit of ucctw, 1 rtttfully so
licit your jwtronaito.
All orders eturminanlul with tho oub will L jroiut
y filled and forwarded at lowtat market rU-4,
(iiWUfc t-ull -hi. ou uino to towu.
oeitd us your order nd Mto jour Un.e kiid traveling
xriio, for we imj buy chiH.r than ioucii.
Iu nuajn.? order iHciry lMrtttuUifr Ui klud and
quality dealrul, wd keep a duplicate, that )OU inay bt
aoio vi u ifniuno wiirwirr jor uifpcuuu wvro sinewy
fallowed In cvtu yuu ut dUrf'l"f"J I" rilty of
ethrrwUt. J. IS. k..Ur d 1U
I. O. bos ,4, fortlaud.
The Celebrated Clothing
House of
FISHEL & ROBERTS,--,
Corner Alder and First streets, Portland
Oregon,
Have now on hand a full stock of
Spring and Summer Clothing.
Gentlemen's Underwear,
Furnishing Goods,
Suits Made to Order.
Hats and Caps, Etc.
With the FINEST STOCK of good
in store ever brought to this city w
cordially Invito all j call on u
41-tf
J OH IV MINTO,
rusks or
MERINO SHEEP,
rpAKES PLEASUKE IN OFFERING TOTIIE WOOL
I growers of Oregon and adjoining TerrltorlM Uu
chance to puruh&so Thoroughbred Merinos, and astullai
partlcH interested that they can. and will endearor M
sell Sheep of the same quality ana value at much cheap!
rates than such can possibly be Imported. ExamlnatU
and comparison with other sheep In the market are 00f
Ulally invited. Address,
JOHN MINTO, Salem, Oregon.
The Rams and Ram Lambs of the flock can be seen OJft
tho Island Farm, adjoining Salem. The Ewos at tht
same place, or at the IIUI Farm four and a half miles)
south of the cltv.
JOHNGRAN&CO.
Intltes rcbldonta In tlie country to tnipect
their Stock ot
DRY GOODS.
yfK CAIlllV AN IMMENSE iTOCK OF
DRESS GOODS,
CLOAKS,
HOSIERY, nd
UNDERWEARj
MENS' UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS,
MENS' UNDERWEAR,
RUBBER COATS.
ETC. ETC, ETC.
s
AMPLKS 8KNT KIIEE ON AffLICT ON
TO
let and 193 FirU KUeet, roruand, uregou
EGGS FOR HATCHING
TTmOM AU. TUB VAK1KTIE3 OK TUBE BRED
Poultry, Brahmaa, Cochlntr, Hanibuin, Polish,
-jrherns. LRurohan. r. ltock.. Houen. renin, i-ayun,
id IVkln Duck. Kirg carefully packed from out
prlie birds, tl.oO
ner IS. Two or mora aitinn si.w
n!i
Our I. Rock, and Peklns have never b
brat. A few nnt-claaa Berkshire pin for lale,
x w.
SMITH ft BRO ,
Stony Brook, N. Y.
apr!2iu2
JOHN A. AIACDONALD,
Salem Marble and Granite
Works.
Commarclal St.. South of Post Odea,
(Poet-Office Box 3D, Salem, Oregon.)
-mTANIirAVTItKEH 9W
Scotch and California OrasJH
and Marble monument.. Head 8 toast
CEMETERY LOTS
Esclued with California QraoiU ao4
Stone Walls built ot every descrlptfsa
rrlccs Bcdaced Saa
COUNTRY ORDERS PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO.
RAILROAD LANDS.
Liberal TeriiiH,
Imvt Prlcew,
Long Time,
Low Interests
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY,
OI'KKIl TIIKIR LANDS FOR HALK UPON TBI
following liberal Urine; One-fourth of the prloe
In culi; Intercut on the balance at the rate of .even pes
cent one year after .ale, and each following yearroos
tenth of the principal and lutereit ou the balance at ths
raUof aeven pur cent per annum. Both principal
Intercut payable In V, H. Currency.
A dlacouut of ten ier cent wilt be allowed for cash.
Letter! ahould he addreaned to
PAUL HCHUt.ZK, Land Agent,
Je&& O. & U. it. R., Portland, Orefoo
'HIRAM SMITH.
BucctMors to
SMITH, BASFIHLV& CO,
HarrtHbury, Oreyon.
Dealers lu
General Merchandise.
Produce Bought.
WIIKAT WANTED for their Brit-daw Flouring M
FLOUR always on hand.
1,000,000 feet aeawined lumber, rough and dreaaed.
2,000,000 feet log. on hand, niylt-tt
E. O. SMITH,
OFFICE: No. 107 Flret Sweet, UWeeu Mor-
'rlwu anj Yamhill, Portland, Orcgoi , Ins
Before Buying or Renting
AH ORGAN
Send tor our LATENT lltu.tr.Ud Cetakyut (Mp. ttt
with NEWEST STYLES, at ll and upward; cr 18.00
11 quarter, and un. SENT FREE. MasaaelBUas
II a araaa '., IM T-sueM Sum. BmSm; .
ilh btreet. New York; It Wabash Avar as, Chicafw
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