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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OKalGON, FEBRUARY 3, 18B2
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Icllinl l,y Mrs Harriot T clmlm.
TAKEN AND BROUGHT.
HY IIOLf.lit CllKKMAN,
What have tint years stolen, s they ied awav
like u thiof, '
Noiselessly, silently, never misled in tli Joy
of imr childhood liriclr
Tljy have stolon away from mo
Tim wonder nf nil tiling now,
. Tim frcslincM fioin oil tliu daisy,
Tito gllstmi from nirtho dew,
Tlu; laughter untouched by carp,
Tim sunslnno with novur a cloud,
The thought thatknuw not a fear,
Tho heart Hint could speak aloud.
What have they carried away m they pawed
i til laughing feet
Klying along with a maddened rush iu the
sunshine of youth o wcot ?
Tliov cirri od away in their flight
Mauy a hope and a dream
Beautiful castle built in air
And glided by fancy' gleami
8omu friendship that budded fair,
Love like an opening no,
Tho eager hope of Itotrinintiff
And the sweet calm of mpoae.
What have they taken away ai they pacd
with dower tread,
Couutinij them by the fall of tear and the
Hummer lying dead J
0, the Ix-autlful Unlit of youth,
The Joy of the ninny hour.
The ml from the rkling lips,
Alld the llflliuv fffilil nut Llui f1uu.r
The (-low fmm tlm golden luir,
The brauty that alinno to brief,
The vigor ami hop.i from life,
From men the treat and belief 1
What havn they brought a a gift since they
carried muuli away,
Turning tho laughter of morn to tram, and
tiie btautiful Honor to clay !
They havn Iclt mo a patience strong,
A Iiiih tlialduth brightly shine,
I'ie bending to nno great Will,
The strength ot an Arm divine;
The living, but not to self.
Tho working, but not for gain,
The trar that arc naiiotillod,
Tho humility of pain;
Tim knowledge tlint God i good,
That olf u i n fill and wvak,
The love of the CrticifNl
Who cu.e to save and to seek;
Mercies iliiuumboird, love uiikuown,
Thry haic brought a they pard along.
And sometimes to cheer me upon my way,
The (!od giving gift of aong.
TUB LOCOMOTIVE OF 1811-1891.
1B8I.
A lie groaning, piatoua hissing,
Tearing, wearing, bolti all miaaing,
Hushing hideous thro' night air,
Alway wanting omo repair,
ltoistrroua, blustering screaming, sooty,
That's the way he data hi duty.
18111
Silent, voicoleea, quickly speeding,
Coal or water never needing,
Aa ho rushes tliroiudi the dark.
Showing but a itiglo spark.
Like glowworm or flielly.
Or alar twiukllug in tho aky,
Soundless all hi work Mill be,
Moved by iltctricily 1
llailtvml World.
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Carta- tor the Sick.
Auy one who ha been o tick a to require
Attention durlug the night, aa well a through
tho day, aouu learn what great iliftVrcnce
there i among night watcher. Under the
earn of one prison, tho patient will paaa an
uuconifortablu night, whiln in tho euro of an
other, the night w ill b& restful and uvun plea
ant. In country place, oapcially, wo are
liable to tin called upon at auy tamo to "ait
up with" or to "watch" with a very tick
uciglilor. Thi i a friendly ollioo sthich wc
hould always bo ready to perform. Hut fow
fatmlivn can well bear tho expense of a hired
iiurao, cvin where such is within reach, mid
even where oiitf i employed, it fa ummllyiicccH
ary that the caro ut night bo given to v Inn
tei Ono ahould always obey nn invitation
to watch with ohcci fulness, nn liucan.iot know
how noon ho may neul tho snmo set vice him
kdf. Thoie am a few general rule which
ahould be ubscrti-d by nil who iindeitVko the
caro of a very nick pcrnon Alw.iy tako n
dressing gown an I fclipiK.ru, or in watm
wiather a thin coat instead of tho dressing
jPn. In veiy cold wcut'ier do not go near
tho Hick person until tho clothing mid lutids
are propm ly warmed. A pinion who I greatly
prostrated, often lin tlm senses highly scnai
tive Tho M!iie of amoll, for example, l
ometiinu 3 exalted and acitto a to notice
odor that aro not percuptiblo to thu well.
Ono of tho important thingi for an intend
ing wntchrr i (if kl ilaily occupation is one
that i likely to give a maiked odot; to tho
clothing) to ohunge throughout. Thoo who
moke hIiouIiI observe tho hiwi precaution,
at tlm odur of ttalu tobacco s'unko is mo.st
diatresing to an invalid, even if ho nn-ken
himaelf when well, hi taking poasoision of
tho ick ponon for thu night, loiuu tho hour
for iidminiaterinir midiciuu audi food, aud
wriU them down. It i hoUIoiii tho case
that a tick pt-moii vliould bo rouiod fiom.
loop ti tako medicino; liut bo uro and ascer
tain what dircctiou liavo bcon given by thu
- phyniuian in till rfpoot. If tho patient iu
very ill, never v hispor in hi prcwenoo; if any
thing i to bo aakod of a inombor of the fami
ly, do it outside of tho room. Avoid all un
noocwary moving about, and all noiao. If in
Winter, and tho coal lire i to bo roplenUhed,
preparo beforehand for thi by taking wnio
old newpapei aud doing up the coal iu par
ceU do this outiide of tho room, of eourtn.
A parcel of coal thu tlono up can bo placed
In a tove or grata without making any noio.
So whoro ico i to bo given to tho patient) let
it bo brokon beforehand, and then, if ico i
oarcu mid caro must bo takon to proorvo it,
put It in a oup plato ami cover it with an
other, theu placo tho plate between two
feather pillows, and it may bo kept for
a louu time. Seo that tho heat from tho
Hro Joe not fall unpleasantly upou tho
jiatleut, and take caro that tho lamp ii prop
erly shaded. Iu warm weather, when tho
wiudoM aro open, bo careful of a sudden
change during tho night, and co that lib draft
fall upon the tick peiaon. When medicine
i to bo given, alway measure and prepare it
out of tho sight of tho patient, so that ho may
not be thinking ot it beforehand. When tho
watcher is a friend the sick person is oltcn
tempted to talk, and thu introduce fatigue.
If tho arrangement of the room allow it, the
attendant should sit out of siuht, but where
ho can hear tho least whisper.
Worth Knowing;.
A poultice of fresh tea liiwes, moistened
with water, will euro a sly on tho eyelid.
Tor earache, dissolve nssafo'tida in water;
warm a tew drop aud drop in the ear, then
cork the car with wool.
The truo physiological way of treating burn
and scald ia at onco to exclude air, with cot
ton batting, flour, icrapcd potato, or anything
that ia handiest.
Uc fresh water. Water which ha tood
in an open diah over night ahould not botueil
for cooking or drinking, a It will have ab
sorbed many foul gasc. '
Mix a little caibonatc ot oda with the wat-r
in which the (lower aro immersed, and it will
preserve them a fortnight. Common saltpeter
i also a very good preservative.
Take a new floivcr pot, wash it clean, wrap
it in a wet cloth, anil set over butter, will
keep it a hard a if on ice. Milk, if put into
an earthen can, or even a tin one, will keep
wtet for a loug time, if well wrappod in a
wet cloth.
Common sod is excellent for couring tin,
and " ill make li look liko new. Apply with
a moistened newspaper and polish with a dry
piec-. Wood oahe are a good substitute.
To cure bunion use pulverized saltpetre
and sweet oil. Obtain at a druggist five
tent' worth of saltpetre; put it into a bottle
with suflicien olive oil to dissolve it, shake
up well and rub tho inflamed Joint night and
muming, and more frequently if painful.
Klies may he effectually disposed of without
tho use of poison. Take half a t-aspoonfut of
black pepper in powder, and ono tcaspooufu!
of cream. Mix them well together, and placo
them in a room on a plate where tlie are
troublesome, and they will soon disappear.
Ited ant may be banished from a pantry or
atoreioom by strewing thi shelves with r,
small quantity of cloves, either wholo or
ground. Wo me tho former, a not being o
likely to get into food placed upon the aholvcs.
The cloves should bo renewed occasionally, ly,
after a time, they lose their strength and ef
llcacy.
CHOICE RECIPES.
Sausage, For thirty pound ot meat chop
ped, take h'xlf a pound of fine salt, two and a
half ounce of pepper, two tracupful of pow
dered and sifted sage. Take the skins ot the
scat fat, put away until your sausage is ground
and seasoned; put tho akin in lomo warm
water, tako ono out, put on a table, scrape
with an old table knife until the fat i on", and
it is a largo a you ran get it; let it remain on
tho table all the time. Make a larco round
cako of sausage a much aa ou think tho akin
will covrr; put it into tho skin as light as you
can. After you have finished putting them
up iu tho akin, get a needle aud thread, whip
over the edge and both ends (sometimes
whcic there u a Urge hole you can patch
it). Tako a strong string, tie ono end and
hang up iu your smoke-house.
Trea ing Rancid Iluttcr, A way thatha
never been known to fail, is to cut the butter
into piece almut a pound each, wrap tnch
piece separately iu clean whitu cloth, theu
inclose all iu a nice white, bag or lare cloth,
aud bury tho whole a foot or mora tti the
ground, tho deeper tho better. After a week
or two, according to the rancidness of the but
ter, iineai th, wash carefully, result and it will
be found to bo sweet ami wholesome, I have
to ticiUtl butter which was too rancid for
cooking, and when put upon tho table after
audi trentinnut, it could not bo told from fresh
butt. r.
Canned .Sausage, Make, tho paitsngo into
small cukes mid fiy until done; till tho u.iu up
with tho cooked cakes, pour boiling bird over
tho top, nod soul tho can thu hjiiio .is fiuit.
Wl.itti Cake. Mix tho whitu of t ight eggs,
two cupful of mg.ir, thieoof flour, hulf cupj
fill of butter, thieu-fouiths of n cupful of milk
mid two teuspooiifuls of baking powder
l'ouild Cake. Mix five cupfuN of II nir,
tluou cupfuU of sugar, one and it half of but
ter, ono of null., ten eggs, ami two tcaipouu
(ills of bal.iug powder,
Receipts for Using Cldrr.
Cider Wino. Tiiko sweet cider directly
from thu press, Strain it through a flannel
bag into a tub, and stir into it a much liouoy
as will maku it strong enough to hunt- up iui
egg, lloil und skim it, aud when tho souni
ceases to rise, stialu it agsiu. When ipiito
cool, put it into a cask and sot it nway iu a
cool cell ir till Spring. Then bottle it oil',
and when ripo it will ho found to bo a
very palatable buveraco. Tho cider must bo
of tho viry best ijuulity, made cutlicly from
iood sound nppli .
Cider Jelly, Soak two ounces of gelatine
iu a quart of cold water for an hour. Then
udd to it a stick of chinaman broken into
pieces, u bladu of mace, aud a fow cloves, also
tho juice of a loinoii, tiro beaten whitu of an
egg, and ono pound of white sugar, aud three
pints of cider, Let it coma slowly to a boil,
and boil (If toon minutes. Pas through a Jolly
bag into moulds which you liavo rubbed with
butter. You may put in only ono quart
of eider, and not bo'l it nt nil, but strain it
after you let it stand for half nil hour in a
warm room.
Cider Cako. Itub to a cream a scant cupful
of butter and two cupful of sugar) add
to this ono cupful of cider, throe cupful of
flour and four eggs, with two cupful of rais
ins and currant mixed. Tho raisins you mnv
buy seedless, but tho currants must bo rubbed
iu Indian meal to clean thorn.
Aunt Audik.
,4fcI !$M $kiMrn,
HALLO I JACXr&OSTI
IIV JOSKI'IHN. I'OIXAUO,
Kello! JackFrot!
I thought you were lost)
I really wa troubled about you.
I feared, it is truo
I should have to do
The whole long Winter withoutyou!
No ice on t'o lake,
Nor any snowflskc
Nor chance fora slide I if the gutters;
Our skate and sled mutt c
He covered with rut,
And ruined those beautiful cutter
That kim ovir the ground,
To the musical sound
Of bell that go Jingle-a Jingle,
When soft lie tho mow,
And chill breeze blow,
And heart have a merrier tingle.
Hallo I Jack Frost t
I thou Jit you were lost,
You are such a terrible rover,
Or else, frozen fast
To the North I'olo at last,
You'd stay till the Winter ws over.
Hut here you sre now,
With your frosty old pow,
And soon will the breezes mellow
IUni( sharp and clear,
And shout of cheer
Will welcome you back, old fellow!
My mittens and cap,
My skates and strap,
Ami led, are so handy,
Just waiting for you
And your frosty crew,
My beautiful Jack-a-dandy!
Aud soon well go
Over ico and snow;
Aud soon will the sleigh bells' ringing
Join iu the song
Of tho ineiry throng
Of loyt and girl who are tinging:
Hallo ! Jack Froit !
Wo thought you were lot;
Wo were really troubled about you,
And feared. It i true,
We ahould have to' do
The whole Winter without you.
OUR LETTER BOX
I full yet, but thi week we have not re
ceived a many lettrrs ai usual, so must not
give a many to the Circle, for fear of getting
1 short again, as once hsppened before.
Tho first ono that is opened comes from
Km ma, who lias not written before, but we
hope she will write regularly, as it will give
her confidence. Many of our little friends
writo Just once, though some of them have
tent letter quits often, Emma tells of
Christmas, too. So many have written of
Christmas, that we are quite sure this last
Christinas day brought happiners to all of our
little folks in Oregon.
Ezra must givo a longer letter next time.
Any boy chat ii able to manage a yoke of
oxen is ablo to tell something worth reading.
It take plenty of patience and good sense to
work cattle, so wo would like Ezra to tell us
if ho finds it easy to do, or if be find it neces
sary to shout and swear at them, giving lashes
and cut with every oath, a we have seen
many men do. Oxen are tho most willing
animals possible, aud will soonlcarn, and will
pull every pound, if they only know what is
wautcd of them. There is a punishment, we
hope, for tliojo who liavo ubuscd these poor
dumb aniuuls.
Miles sends u a good letter, but is like
Ezra's, too short. Next time tell us about
your success in breaking the colt, "Johnny,"
and let us hear that you show more sense
than Johnny does, and that you do not get
angry at the pony, who can't speak or oak
what you want it to do.
Hero is another boy from Dixie, who has a
pot calf named Diok, but his greatest pet is
luliy brother. No doubt it is a great help and
conifoit to mother to liavo some ono to amuse
and caro for thu baby, and a baby is, after nil,
tho dearest pet of auy. Frank must write
Ogiiu and tryv eio how much he can ini
piovc each time. Wo liko to notico in the
boys' letter that they seem to know just how
much stock is on the farm, which shows that
thry aro interested iu their father's otTairs,
and keep an eyo out for tho iiumbor of ani
mals t bo eared for.
George cives us a good long litter, that will
interest nil. Yes, wo think our Oregon boys
ought all to bo thankful for good health and
good limbs, for wo don't supposo that thero
is a boy in Oregon who is so crippled as the
ono that Oiorgo alludes to, and whoso letter
wo published some timn ago. How
thankful each boy ought'to bo that ho can
run, jump and use every faculty. Wo hayu
not yit got that pestle, but wo have heard ot
it, uml know that wo will get it soma time,
and prio it very much whon wo do got it.
Nellie tolls how much she enjoy tho let
tors. This should teach every loy or girl that
loads tho letters a lesson on selflshniss, for it
is nellish to read lettors and never to write
ono for others to enjoy; but Nellio soes this,
and so does her part in writing one to pay for
the pleasure sho has hnd in reading tho oflbrH
of others, Wo hope Nellie will keep on writ
ing onco in a while; sho must bo ablo to gho
Homo good ideas about that beautiful scenery
and country on Pugot Sound.
Minnie hns a canary that sho says ia not
neglectod; she must toll how alio manages to
caro for it) sometimes tho bird seod will givo
out, and iu tho country it is not easy to get
more, Wo liavo been told that coarse outmeal
is sometimes used, and that the bird seem to
prefer 'it to seed. It would bo a good plan to
sow sonio canaryBoed, aud by raising it
at homo, it would bo found better and
cheaper. Birds are fond of lettuce teed, but
must not bo fed ontirely on it; they love to
bathe, ami should have a bath every other
day to do well, Little mites, or lice, aro apt
to got in tho cage, and will multiply fast, liv
ing in the wall all about where the cage is
hung, Examine and scald the cage and
perches often, or the bird will die, or eaten up
by tlieso imeott. In nature birds will tako
dust baths to keep off vermin. Ever? little
girl must have noticed how tho hens liko to
dust themselves In tho ashes or fine dirt.
There is omo of the time, when the bird
cast their feathers, called moulting, they will
not sing, and will apprar to bo stupid; they
should then be fed on green stuff, duckweed,
cabbago and apple seeds. Then they are very
fond of the long seed stalks of the green
plantain, which can ho found during the
Summer and Fall; they will clean off every
little seed.
Here is another littles Minnie, tho sweetest
name of all, who helps her mother, like the
Other Minnie. Sh senm ti havn tAlrn much
care in penmanship some seem to be natur
ally trood writers. What with helping mother
and taking care of her three pets, her time
must be fully employed. We are glad to see
so much int rest manifested in these letters,
snd wo often hear older readers say that they
love to read these compewitions. We wish
that they would bo a little longer, and a little
more variety. Now, the boys could tell of
tho way they spend their time, or Ull stories
of the intelligence or instinct of the animal
around them. And the girl should write Just
aa if they wero talking to other girls and tell
ing of what had happened. This would add
to the interest of their lcttert.
Pk.vawawa, W. T., Jan. 5, 1882.
Editor Home Circle :
I seo ao many letters from the little boys
and girls, I thought I would write one. You
will know I am a very little girl when I tell
you I.am only 10 years old. Mamma, with
the children, moved down to Penewawa this
Fall, ao that the children could go to school.
Pa ha a ranch twelve mile from here, on
Union Flat, but there has never been a school
close enough for us to go to. I study geogra
phy, arithmetic, reading, writing and spell
ing. I have four brother and one sister. I
will tell you what I do to help my mother. I
help wash dishes, sweep, iron and mop. I
have a dog, a cat and a colt. From your little
friend, Minnie A. Smith.
Kit
Silvkuton, Or., Jan. 6, 1882.
Editor.Hoihc Circle :
As you were kind enough to print my last
letter, I thought I would write again. I do
not go to school; it has been out four weeks.
I will tell you about my pets. 1 have three
pet cats; they follow me wherever I go. I
will tell you what I do to help mother. I
wash and dry the dishes, sweep the kitchen,
feed the chickens and do other chores too
numerous to mention. My sister has a canary
bird; his name is Pearl;. he sing nearly all
the time; hut he is not neglected like some
birds Aunt Hetty tells about. We have three
horses and one pony; its name is Net. I got a
scarf, some candy and a drcas for my doll for
Christmas. Wo lire near the Abiqua; it runs
within sight of our house. I will close for this
time. I will send Aunt Hettly one of my
cards. Hoping to see this in print, I remain
your friend, Minnie Lono.
Pe.vawawa, W. T., Jan. D, 1882.
Editor Home Circle:
I am 12 years old. I go to school at Peno
wawa this Winter; my teacher's name is Mr.
Herd. I study geography, arithmetic, read
ing, spelling and writing. I got a pair of
vases and a mug off tho Christmas tree. My
Pa has been taking tho Farmer for about
nino years. We aro always glad to get it;
every one wants to read it first. I always
read the letters from the little folks first. Pa
has a farm twelve miles from here. He stays
up there most of the time, and takes care of
the stock. I will close for this time. I wish
success to the Farmer. Nkixik Smitu.
Dixie, Or., Jan. 7, 1882.
Editor Home Circle :
As I have seen so many letters from the
little folks, I thought I would try and write
one myself. Iain a little boy 11 years old. I
50 to school; my teacher's name is Vincent.
I have but two pets, a baby brother and a pet
calf, pained Diok. Wo liavo eight head of
hoi ses and ten head of cattle. We had a nice
Christmas tree, and I got somo presents. In
hopes to hear from the rest,
Frank Tatom.
Haitv Vallev Ranch, Jan. 4, 1SS2.
Editor Homo Circle :
After so long a time, I will, with your kind
indulgence, try to interest tho readers of tho
Circle, iu my otriiauded mannei. I am (,oing
to school this Winter; my teacher is a nico
gentleman; his name is T. M. Willen; ho is
coming homo with mo this week. Tho health
jf tho neighborhood is good, as far as 1 know.
Tho weather is Wintry, and it is raining aud
stormy, but not vi ry cold. Do you not think
we nil ought to take a lesson from that poor
crippled boy in Doll; ho is so happy and yet
so helpless. I think God has giveu him a
patient hait, moro so than most of ua boys
who liavo the uso of our limbs. Did you get
that Indian pestle ! I gavo it to 0. V. Tomp
kins last Fall; he said ho would tako it to
you. We hnd a Christmas tree at the Grange
Hall, I was not well enough to go; T had
ln.cn vaccinated, aud it raiued so I did not
go. They say they had a nice time. I got a
pi cscnt though. There wore a great many
nice things. I will close, hoping to hear from
all tho little ones that writo to tho Farmer.
I w ish you a happy new year,
Okoroe G. IIkltz.
Ai'Msvillk, Or., Jan. 3, 1882.
Editor Home Circle 1
This is my first attempt at writing to tho
Home Circle. I am a little girl 11 yeara old.
I do not go to school. Our tohool was out
last Tuesday. I have a brother and no lister.
My pa takes tho Farmer, I live ou a farm
three miles from Aumsvillo. We weut to
grandpa's on Christmas Day, and had a good
tinio. 1 will oloso, hoping to see thi in print
soon. Your friend, Emma Lkwih.
Editor Home Circle t
1 am a little boy 13 year old. I live five
miles from Silverton. I have three brother
and two sister, Mv oldest brother is learn
ing telegraphy. I have a little colt) her name
U Jennie. My father hat five head of horses
I will close. Success to tho
Mileh Lkwis.
Mountain Da Lit, Or., Jao, 8, 1882.
Editor Home Circle:
Thi is my first letter to the Home Circle.
It is snowing now. I shall have a good time
to-day. Pa and I were workintr on the road
last night. As this is my first letter, I will
close for this time Wishing the Fakmkk
great success, I remain yonr little friend,
Ezba Johnson.
An Experiment In Soap Making,
I had watched tho pages of the Country
OtntUman tor months, seeking a good rpceipt
and clear instructions for making soft soap,
but without finding anything I could be sure
of, when in another place I ran across the fol
lowing, which seemed to be sufficiently con
cise, plain and unmistakable: For a barrel of
cold-made soft soap, take 12 pound of potash,
14 pounds of grease and 32 pounds of soft
water. Procure a 40 Rallon cask, with soft
wood staves and wooden hoops, and place in
It the potash, first broken into pices the size
of an egg; add twenty gallons of water, and
stirwith a wooden plunger two or three time
a day until the potash is dissolved; then melt
the grease in the remaining twelve gallons of
boiling water, and pour into the cak and stir
two or three times daily. If made in midsum
mer, the conversion of the materials into soap
will be completed in a week or ten days, bntin
cooler weather a longer timo will be neces
sary, and at tho freezing point the chemica
action would be nearly suspended. Soft soap'
made according to these directions resembles
in consistence a cold jelly more than any
thing else; it colo- en the smooth, settled
surface being that of finished bird's-eye ma
ple, with the eyes plain to sight It will not
taint in the hottest weather, or separate, but
remains fixed until consumed. If those having
grease accumulated, d are doubtful about
the strenghbf the lye resulting from the wood
ashes they have saved for the occasion, will
procure the truo potash of commerce, they
will find such a course the cheapest and best
way. But a word of caution be sure it is
the true potash of commerce. That put up in
tin or sheet-iron cases is not potash at all, and
will not do the article referred to being that
quoted in the commercial papers nnder the
head of "pot and pearl ashes." It can be had
from dealers in drugs and chemicals who un
derstand their business. B. F. J., Champaign.
Etiquette In Writing.
With regard to writipg letters, none but
school girl now cross and recross a sheet of
writing paper; two sheets are invariably use',
if one sheet will not contain all to be said. Ii
half the second sheet of paper is left blank, it
is not torn off, a whole sheet being more con
venient to hold and to fold than ia a half a
sheet of paper. If a few last words are nec
essary to complete a letter, they are written
on the margin, and not across the writing oa
the face of pages.
In addressing enve'opes, the address should
be written legibly in the center of the envel
ope, and not run over into a corner, leaving a
third of the envelope blank. Many people
write their initial or name in full in one cor
ner of the envelope; this is quite a matter of
inclination. Home Journal.
Host to Know a Goose.
"Mother! mother!" cried a young rook
returning hurriedly from its first flight, "I'm
so frightened 1 I've seen such a sight !"
"What tight, my son !" asked the rook.
"0, white creatures, screaming, and run
ning, and straining their necks, and holdirg
their necks ever so high. See, mother, there
they go I"
"Geese, my son, merely geese," calmly re
plied tho parent bird, looking over the com
mon. "Through life, child, observe that
when you meet any one who makes a great
fuss about himself, and tries to lift his head
higher thau the rest of the woild, you may set
him down at onco for a goojc,"
A Liberal Offer.
Purdy's Fruit Ilecortleraml Cottaijt Garden
er ia tho best journal on fruits, gardens and
flowers, published in the United States, price
$1. As this is a standard journal that every
family should read, we have made arrange
ments to club with it and to furnish its pre
miums to our owu subscribers on tho follow
ing terms;
Any person wishing to renew subscription,
who pays $3.25, or any new subset iber, who
sends us $3.25, will receive the Farm eh and
Fruit Jltcorder ono year, and can have any one
of the premiums he may name iu addition.
Any sub-cribor who has already paid up,
can send us 15 cents more and liavo the lit
corder one year and a premium. Any person
who will send us $2.80 for a now subscriber,
csn have tho Fruit fteconltr and either one of
the premiums as compensation for trouble iu
procuring us a uew subscriber.
Tho premiums are:
2. Twenty- five plants of the famous Sharp
loss strawberry
3. Six plants of tho new early and most
productive, large, black cap raspberry known,
the Tyler.
5. Six plant of Taylor's Prolific, the
hardiest and most prolific blackberry known.
7. Two strong, well rooted, hardy and
beautiful coses.
8. One Helena Honey Suckle, the most
beautiful grown.
12. Purdy' Small Fruit Instructor, 04
pages, all about ffrowing fruits, with plans for
dry house, green houses and hot beds.
- 14, A splendid and almost life-size engrav
ing of our dead President Garfield; by one of
the most eminent of living engravers, worth
one dollar.
Simply give the number opposite the pre
miums, and don't describe it.
JctT now Frank Aboil it taking some of tho
most charming and lovely promenade and
panel photographs wo ever taw. Call at hi
studio on first street, Pi rtlaud, aud tee them,
Stranger always made welcome.
I have no pels.
Faiimkr,
'- dood Manner:.
It i a mistake to regard manner at omv
thing external or distinct from, the natnw, to
be taken on or put off at will. The betria;
to which we instinctively accord respect I
the outward blossoming of an inward growth,
and bear the same relation to character thai
flower does to the plant, not absolntely nec
essary to it existence, but a graceful exprM
ion of internal qualitiet which give it strength
and vigor.
Some foreigner onco said of Abraham Lin
coln that he was a grand gentleman is dixgttiM.
Tn him tho outward expression, though fa
removed from tho Cheterfleld polish, wa (till
so true to qualities to which tho world accord
it highest respect that it became a (rood man
ner of its own, and thus proved the troth of
the assertion in regard,to growth.
A fine manner presupposes a certain fore
of character and firmness of purpose which
invest the owner with composure and self
respect. A certain equipoise which enable
him to possess his soul in p-ace, where a mind
that is not so ballasted goes careering about to
every breeze, a source of discomfort to itaolf
and all who behold it. It also presnppotea,
a kind heart and a quick sympathy for other.
There are native characteristic wanting
to which a smooth exterior is of little real
value. Shall we not then cultivate good man
ners ? May we not acquire a gentle courteoW
demeanor to which we may not have bM
born'. Moat assuredly, bnt not unlet W
conform to the law rf development' just ex
pressed, we shall achieve no success worths
of the name. Let n sucpoae a harsh vindic
tive nature assuming the gentle manner of
one who feels and live unselfishly.
In a moment of forgetfulness, and tnch
momenta will come, the mask drops off and
discloses the real man that live behind it.
For those who bthold the disclosure there i(
no possibility of forgetfulness, and for them
the mask will not only fail to do it work, bat
will produce a sense of incongruity that wiH
give absolute discomfort. Duplicity sever
succeeds to any great extent. A greater
amount of thought and force must be girts
than with a higher motive would be necessary
to insure the gennine feeling whose outward
expression we desire. If we feel kindly W
shall act kindly.
He Didn't Take It
He said he was looking for a suitable holi
day present for his girl, and after a a Uti Ott
er's clerk had shown him boxes of writing
paper, gilt covered volumes of poetry, scrap
books, fancy ink bottles and various other
things, he finally led him up to a pile of al
bums and announced:
"Nosy, then, here is the very thing yott
want. Au album ia a gift to be appreciated
at all times, and the girls arc always crazy
about 'em."
"They put photograph's in 'em, don't they?'
"That's what they are for. Your betrothed
will place your photo here in the first page."
"Yes."
"On the next page will be the photograph
of her noble father. Then comes the fond
mother, followed by aunts who died of quinsy
and uncles who got killed while coon hunting
Then strings along two or three bald headed
babies sucking sticks of candy, and the who!
winds up with a picture of the old friend of
the family who used to trot your girl on hi
knee when the hadn't a tooth In her head."
"Not by a durned sight!" answered th
young man as he dropped tho album he had
been holding. "He's a hyena in the bush, h
is ! after he knew we had been engaged over'
a year he slipped over there one .afternoon
aud offered to deed to her ten acres of land in
winter wheat if she'd give me the shake and
toiler bi:u to Indianapolis. You bet I'm lay
for him, and if ever I run across him in th
wood's ho s got to clinch fastr'n a red squirrel
or he's a goner ! I guess I'll look around
little further. I'm kinder agitated and reek
loss now, and I can't exactly tell what I do
want."
Garrison's Sewing Machine Store, 167
Third street, Portland, is the best place in
Oregon to got your sowing machines repaired
aud for buying all kinds of needles, attach
ments and oil. tf
Children
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