Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1882)
- tf WILLAMETTE FABMEB: POKTLAND, OREGON. AUGUST 18, 1882, t urmif itifcrafnr WHY SHOULDN'T HE? "Ill it wrong to kiss ?" atkcil a timid maid Of the shimmering sands that border the deep; pw no answer ilic got buvo the wavelets Jilavtd A roundelay gay as tiicy kissed her feet. fihe asked the sun, but ho only turned His saucy face fiom tho Kastcrn Bky, And kissed licr chick until they fairly burned, And a tear of vexation dimmed her eye. She asked the wind as it camo from tho South The self-same fjuistioti. Tlio ansii tr came. rvr a. zepnyr Bprang up ana kissed lier mouth And ruby-red lips till they siemeel aflame. flho asked a youth who had chanced along, And tho moral question was solved in a trice: For ho answered wronL'. But" hero ho proved it "it's cry nice 1 "Oh, maiden, it vwy be If tho sea and sun, and toft south a mil Kiss unmolested by bolt or ban, Where the heart is tapir, and lip and mind Aro not reluctant, why shouldn't nnn ? MISS MATILDA JANE AND THE MINISTER. Bramlcigh is a sleepy looking town, 'iho Villain street is draped with drowsily droop. Jng elms. 1 he sea is just fnr enough away to Whisper as sleepily as thu wind in the leaves. Few people aio abroad in tho daytime. Tho birds light and sing on thu mossy town mimn. Tho church, which is so white tint it makes one wink to gae upon it, sits in tho iimbst of an ancient burying ground and c-ills the peo pie of a Sunday w itli the sleepiest bell possible. Daisies and buttercups nod m tho pitli Inch Jeads to tho dorr of tho town h ill, and an ml. venturous tramp of a clematis ir-eps out of a neighboring meadow and looks in at tho win- Cow, trailing its white blossoms oer tho sill. Tho green blinds of tho ancient wluto homo re all closed along tlio stieet, and ill tho tall grass which fills tho slmlod front yards crow fow sleepy looking llowets, such as lilies of the valley, giay anil crimson poppies, "old maids's pinks," and great clumps of sihery green "live forocr." When tho clock strikes niuu the whole World prepares for bed, and if a liiht is seen glimmering from ono of tho windows for more than half an hour after that timu it is s.ifu to concludu tint cithci some ono is ill in the house, or somo ono lus a bc.iu 111 an advanced itago of courtship. Mill, a long sojourn in Bramlcigh tiaches one tint it is never by any mcaus us sliepy as it seems that evcrj shut up, drowsily looking old building has wide- awako eyes and ii on ovirj snlei, anil tint even tho lank-haired, drawling juvenile is on tho alert toi a happening. My landlady, .Mrs. llragdou, lives a milo way lrom tho village, but iicaily ovuy wins por that is bleathed the to fouls Us way to thu farm tho thrilling news that Mis' I'eter T.d- poy is going to havo her sitting loom now ly papered, that tho minister bought his new coat up to Boston, that John Snow went homo with Lucy U'lnto fiom tho hst evening meet Jng, and thu still moio thiilling news tint Slis' Oliver Noitou and .Mis' Lemuel htacy havo fallen out and do not speak to each oth er; Mrs. llmgdon declaies that sho will not loop a wink until sho hcum uliuthei they aro pleased again or not. As sho i'xiisses it, ' "alio does liko to hive something going on." And when, last fall, nil her summer boirdeis Jiad taken (light with tho exception of mjself, the cows had all been sold but two, and tho light hatvest was being gathered in with the jwaisUuco of but two lined men, sho deolaied sho had too much sp.irei timo and was blue as k whetstun that thu village was duller than notltlu' at all; shu was never so put to it foi news in her life. "Sparo timo hain't w hat ails mo," grumbled Alfonso, tho tow -headed sou of tho house. "1 . ken't get a miuutn tn set in tlu stoic; that's why you don't hear no news." "Cat's foul' j on don't git nonewswhen jou do go to tho cornet oleum's, You don't set in the itoio, now uj . You jest dandle 'louud Cyrus l'atkii'H gato to sou if jou o.iu get a fclimpso of .Mu.inilj, Hut, Loi ' I if j on ken and out en) thing tlut s a-goiu' on in tho world, jim might ez well go elown along ter night. 1 heio II Ikj pumpkins to cut eveuiu's by V by 'n' theru won't bo no gittiu' oil then." So, making himself veiy bnlliaut is to his feet, and very nuuli pirfmunl as to lus head, Alfonso sets oil ilouii Urn loul us soon as In evening choirs aro accomplished, 'I ho light of his lantern Ihsl es from hiiicutli the luuiiclita of tho trees, mid wo heir him singing in ,i veiy Jolly and lonlideut strain, .is ho disippe'ars round the cot in n "He'll cur) jou tliioiinli." "Will, 1 don' know us I thill bo hound turouuli tf that boy don't bring no word of en) unity or nothing," .ijs his mother, suit v ng htiibclf by tlui tlruwith her kuittiugweMk. Then' is u tieisty tuijcKt in tho an, and the cirltt glow of thu open till) la oi-eeilinj.'lj grateful to tho tenuis 1 ho hired girl and tlio hired man aro com ting in tho kitchen, l'ussj eat wsshes hei faco on tho hearth rug. Tho crickets aro piping pe-iuiuly under the lloor I mu alisorbid in tlio fortuuis of CipUiu Fiaucaite, just the witching, woiiilci fut sort of a story to itad by thu lire light of a long evening, and .Mrs. llmgdon, who likes com pany, look mise utile to tho last dearie s 1 look up, and, catching a gliuipsd of lief woe-beirono line, am toueluil with roil pit), 1 know with what delight -1 may till her soul if I choose to roveil a secret u huh I hive pioiu ly concealed hiiico my first )rars Mijoiru in Bramleigh adelicato tale-, which, for a won. drr,b not Uwu whispereel around the hearth id vi of the ullage nor dicu-eel under the dim, religious light. I put siil my Iwok, and .ij r.uhly, Mom 1 have really iliiieleil to tilli "Mrs, llragdou, did you ovt r know w h.it broke oil tho engage, ment between Miss .Matilda Jane Snow and .the miul.ter!" Tho su lilru brightcuing up of Mr, llrag. don's fa j it iomw hat anuiiiig. bhe diopi her knitting work at once and clasps her hands in a touching attitude of expectatb n. "No; I couldn't never find out for certain. Every body thought it was properly strange, after they'll been goin'tcgether for so long Marshy, tho girl thet used ter work ov cr to tho Suows, told mo thet they'd set up togcthtr a good miny nights, 'n' ho used ter bring her pepper mints and religious boiks with his V her name writ in 'cm. But Lor'! Matilda Jane he alwers bin licviu'a beau, ever sence she left off pantalettes. Once 'twas the school- mister that comes from over llonuy Big way. l'olks said they was a gum' to git married right away, 'n' then ho disippcared like a thief in tho night, 'n' weren't never seen in these pirts cny more. Nobody know iest why thet didn't como to nothiii', but I heard thet Matihly Jane slid (jou know she's a real active professor) thet sho couldn't feci her self justified in heviu' a man thejt didn't enjoy gospel privileges to moro'n ho did. Then 'twas Deacon Tiiompsou when he was a wid ower. Ho used to go over'n sinf' hymns with Matihly Jane 'most every eveniu', V sho baked up a lot o' plum cako V was partial to his little girl July in her Sunday school class, 'u' ho took her to rido over to Sandy I'oint griveyard, whero his first wifn was buried. Hut that didn't como to nothing neither. They wero both ov 'cm temper)', V tell out about Mitlun', .Matihly Jane hain't no beaut) , but she s a good housekeeper, V i fust rate good woman, though sho may be a tnilo sot. All tho Snows is S'it. f know 'cm root 'n' branch, 'n'cf they ken't hcv their own way they're dreadful liablo to lire up. 'fins slick-looking minister, 1'arson Whitcomb, wanted her fur In r money, they say. He was younger'n she, V a pictcr of a mm, with led checks 'n' curly hair. Hut, Lor' ! sliu hain't got much money ; sho lot tint good-fur nothiu' brother " hers waste a good pilo tnat belonged to her on his mlditntion Ho was a lazy soul, but was called, as ho said, to bo a miseiunaty; 'n' cf lie can make himself agreeable to the heathen, 1 s'poso it's as well as he could do. His room's botter'n his companv here " Mis itJcij pluses, out of breath, and regii'' re with earnest appeal. "I cm tell you why sho did tunny the minister," sa)s I, with thu tr e air of pro found nrystcry at d deep importance wliii h is fio clnr.tct ristioofthore.il "rjiulcish iroMip. She givc3 a greit stirt, removes the specta cles from her well polished fcilhcad. draws her chair sevci.il inches maier my own, al lows tho eat to pity with the bill of her knit ting work with tlio meat le bless lndilleiencc, aid exchuns, "You don't si) I" in a tono of ininc'cd su'pcns nil lap.uie. Whereupon, iftcr tlio usuil preliminaries, tho exhoititions to eternal secrecy, tho hes- ititious mid dilibciatiiins which, somehow, seem to heighten tho enjoyment of tlio expect ant Iistenei, I bigin my tale: "I'liu (iist year 1 visited Hrimleigh, I used to i'(i mil seo .Miss Matilda Juno very often, you know. 1 went past her house on my way to Moirill s meadow, where tho orchids grow. and, stopping at tho gato to adiniro her flow eisonodiy, sho caniu out and presented me with a lovely boiuiuet of since tiiuks mid hvendir. 'Ihen, ono day, when I was heated with my lone' walk, sho invited mo into tho houso to lnv6 a glass of her raspbciry shrub, and 1 acciptul tho invitation with pUasiuo, for it looked very cool and inviting insido tho wide bree) old h ill. "Oracious good ' ' said Matilda Jai o, "I shouldn't never get mv luntli reiiii if I walkid us fur as Momli'a meadow. I wish jou would alvvajs elrop in hero and rest iiwhilo wliciicvoi ou tako a walk in this di rection, I sou so few strangers that inj" ejes fairly acho for tho sight of ono, and w hen I have timo to be, I'm ilieadfully lonesome." "."o I sat with her somo tune, trjing to luako injsilf agieeablo; but, as the 1 uly was not a little deaf, and I was not avvate of it at tho time', wo did not get on veij well at liist " "Deef as a post dcef as the luckmilu of a nicetin' house o' weik ilajs," assented my lis tener, warmly, "Hut I called again and aeain, and after nubile wo became veiy goenl friends, 1 liked the iiiaint, old house, with its large', low ceiled looms, tho huge luciilaces filled with evergreen boughs, the old. fashioned furniture and oi iiamonts brought lrom ever tho sea by sailoi iclativcs, tho house pi inU in tho wide window se its, and thu sciiptur.il tiles in tho chimney pine. Ihen tho Manx cat and tho iairot weio souices of unfailiiig amusen.ent," "Didn't jou never see the pirson Matihly .lanu's biMii when jou wis tin iu!" ass Mrs. Iliacd'Ui. bre.ithllssly iinpitieut for tho iff iioiinntnt of tho stoiv, . "Why. )es; I'm coming to that presentlv." hy, with w liked deliberation, aa 1 stroke tho lu.ck of the tortoise-shell cat, who has seated herself in nij lap, and is biskiug delightidly in the wntni glow nf the tuo. "Her littler, edd Cap 'n John, didn't take no finny to him at fust, so I didn't know as ho came to tho houso much in them da) s; that's all," apologias she, becoming siitliciently I'omposvel to pick up her ki Uting vvoik. I.. .... i. '., ... I , .J I "Not le4ig In-fine I left Hi ami mil that till, ono Ifiight, frosty afternpon, 1 went over to tho Snow wexhls on in autumn lejf expedition aud called to seo Miss MatdJi Jaih, as usiul, ouniywaj houie; but, finding the uuiiute'r, .Mr Whitceimli, se'.ited in very ehwo proximit) to hit ladv-lOM', 1 thought it be'st to make mv ovciuci aud tiko an immediite dejurture. ".No, unit nl jou inns n'c thmk of coing," ssul she, with eutigetio dex'uiou. "You inut tako oil j jur hat and stop to tea, feu I'm ge. nig to lo all alone this evening, llrothcr lutcemili got to go home and 'tend a pray, t r meeting, and pa's going our to Tim Kami, dill's to seo tin new-fangled corn ihellir. IK) take pity on me, for tho crieketi are singing lou.ur man ever to night, aud I ihall l lone, some enough tndie." "Vnj 1 told Tim I'd drop ewer ternight, '""" " ""urn' uviuiu in eny o these ter the village by nine o'clock, or whenever you feel as ef yon must go." "These melancholy autumn da) a, when everything in nature reminds us of our own sad dcclice, mako us more prone than ever to seek the companionship of a congenial spirit," remarked the minister, in his most solemn tones, . His cheeks were more like the red, red roso than usual, and he had brought as gifts to the object of his affection oranges and the Mitaioiiaiy Ileraltl. "Jliss Matilda Jane was extremely uncon scious and matter-of-fact, though her toilet bore marks of moro than ordinary considera tion, "You'd better wait long enough to just tasto a cup of tea, too, Brother Whitcomb," slid she. "I won't be any time preparing it. The tea kettle is ready to boil now. And if jou ore not there in time, can't one of the elcacons open the meeting?" "He shook his head plaintively. 'We aro too prouo to shut our eyes to tho loico of elooty, too prone to follow our orf-n inclina tions V stray aw ay from the Btraigr t and nar row path. No; w e must follow dooty, even though it leads us away from our deirest companions, ' glancing with solemn fondness at Miss Matilda Jane." "I wouldn't never 'a' bed a man in this world thet courted mo jest as cf he was ex- hortin a sinner! exclaimed Mrs. Bragdon, warmly. "Ho did not follow duty immediately, how ever," resumed I, "but stood irresolute, with his hat in his hand, for a few moments, then concluded to follow Miss Matilda Jane into tho kitchen instead; and, though he did not mako his adieu to either Captain John or me, I supposed he was hastening toward home and tho 'missionary mcetin',' when, in the couiso of an half hour or so, Miss Matilda Jane an nounced that tea was ready." "Li! Brother Whitcomb went lioni-. aftei all, did he'" liujuiied the lady, lookmg some what distuibcd, 1 fancied, "I thought he hid decided to stay. Strange, ho didn't come out and say good night." "Why, didn't he?" said Captain John; "he went out toward tho kitchen, ami that's the last I saw of him." Miss Matilda Jme seemed slightly absent minded for a moment or two, but so in recov ered herself, and was as bright and tilkativo as ever. "iNow I'll mike histe and get my work elono up, and we'll have a goo I long evening together," slid she. "Hthan wants to en to thu store, so he has got tho inilkinc do io already, and everything will bo out of tho way beautifully by half past six." "Tho brightest of fires was blazing on the hearth, and wo dispensed with a lamp in cider to enjoy it to the fullest extent. It was a de lightful evening. Miss Matilda Jane, w ho is a g mil story teller, told me of tho quaint rv cuts winch had ever happened in tho old town. But the wind came up at length, the tree luuglis creaked weirdly outside, and wo wero Ua.r.r'-cd by st ingo noises during the whole tiirc. " 'Somo ono is certainly pounding on tho back door,' I insisted iroro than once. " 'I hopo jou won't bo scared, but folks havo always said that this houso is haunted,' Slid Miss Matilda Jane, cheerfully. 'It's nothing but tho wind howling through the empty garret, though, and tho rats tumbling in the walls. They do carry on outrageously when it glows ejuite still at night. It's their uoiso that you hear now.' " 'Impossiblo !' said I. 'Do let us be bravo and open tho back door.' " 'Oh, I'm not in tho leist afnid 01 courso I can't hear it as distinctly as you do, but I'm pietty sure there is no one thcio.' "Wo procecdod to tho door at once, but found nothing but darkness and a stny applo bough that was tapping, though not noisily, on tho sill. 'I he pounding still eontiuin-d, how ever, aud I was eitute positive that I heaiel a oico or voices shouting from a distance, as it in distress, " 'Oh, that's nothing but tho boys over in 'Siiuiro Ooodnow's barn. The) 'io shelling com over there, and mako a ternblo racket every ev ening. I can hear them sometimes myself, if I am hard of hearing,' sud Miss Matilda Jane, when I assured her of this fact 'Como, let us go iuto tho sitting room, and sit down agiiu, aud mako ourselves comf rt.ible. It's chill) aw ay from tho tire ' "1 looked over in tho direction of tho barn, and saw the yellow light of a lmtcrn and moving figures through,, tho w ulo open door, and became more easy m my mind, "But at half-past nine Htlnn appeired on tho scene, with open mouth and stirtled eyes. 'Who's that a-makiii' sich an nil find pound in' an' screcchiu' iu tho suiter, or la the dairy, or somen hero 'notliei' ixclauned he, excited- ly. " 'Will, I don t know but tlut tho old house is h muted, sure enough,' sud Miss Matildi Jane, starting to her feet. 'Mi;s Harris Ins lieen hearing niuer noises all the evening. Let us take a la up and seo what we can find.' " 'I hain't no coward, but I wouldn't keer to see a spirit,' piped Kthan, shrinking into a eorne r. '"Nonsense! Spirits don't mike such a noise," and his mistress, liuglung. " 'My guu's loadctl, V 1 guess I'll take it 'long with me,' said he, becoming somewhat rtaiurre'd by her evolucss. " 'Well, take it, and como along,' said she, iiuickly. 'Miss Hairis, I'm afraid jou'rs senreei,' turning to me. 'oud better stay hero by the fire; w e ihan't bo gone loii, 'tis likily.' "Hut 1 preferred to be of the investigating jvirty, and we all three started in olcmn pro cession, guided by the light of tho fitful kero sene. It wai a loug distance from the sitting room to me iuck Kitchen, and ai wo ap proached this elark and isolated region the poutidiug which had commenced with a sen- dairy, ' said Miss Matilda Jane, in a tragi whisper. "Hero a voice made itself.heard with great distinctness. " 'It's the parson, tow, by goll) 1 That's his voice, though it's so kinder shaky V lunuy,' said Kthan, rushing bravely and nimbly for ward as an ansry appeal to be let out reached our startled ears. "'Why, ho must have followed me there when I went after butter for supper, and I locked him in mistake," said Miss MatdJa Jane, looking distressed and rather awe stricken, but laughing at the same time in spite of herself. 'He said that he had some thing to say to me in private, I know, but pa was in such a sejuizzle for his supper that I forgot all about it afterward.' "It is not consoling to have one's misery laughed at, so I discreetly remained in the background when the unfortunate man emerged from his prison which was like a v eritable cell, stone floor and all. I could not distinguish the words which fell from his lips; but, as thero were au abundance of them, ut tered in by no means Ins usual smooth, drawl ing tone, I suppoe they must have been more expressive than polite, for I hejrel Miss Matilila Jac.e siy, with cool distinctness, after a little pause, 'Will, if you hue got such a temper as this, you may as well go your own way, lor alt inc. I've seen enough more than eiiouch of ou, sn.' " 'And if you haven't any moie sense than tins, i snail oo very giau to ilo so, iniiiam, was the quick reply. 'Allow mo to wish jou goid niulit.' " 'lOthan, light jour lantern and go with Mi. Whitcomb to the bun and belli him bar- and families. We partook of a sumptuous meal, at which I counted twenty-six that Mr. Brace would have to give supper, lodging and breakfast to. But he went at it with a will, like a cooper and a barrel; when it came time to retire for the night he gave the house to the ladies, anel tho men to the barn, Every thing passed off very pleasantly, the ladies be ing very complimentary to the cook in the gjutlemanly manner in which he treated them in fact, one lady wanted to pitch her tent on a cornel lot on Main street and go no far ther, as it was the prettiest placo she had seen. But Mr. Brace would not have it that way. On our arrival at Sprague, we weio all glad to hear the iron horse; so we could get back to our families and tell them what wo had found. Sprague is a lively shipping point for tho Big Bend and the Great Wcst.aud tho day is not far distant when it will bo the met ropolis of this upper country. The next morn ing we took tho train for Portland, some going back to Willamette Valley, some to Salem, and the others in the vicinity of Portland all of us to a man will come to Spokan county next spring, aud some this fall. 'Iho most of us will locate near Sedalia. I asiure jou, Mr. L'ditor, anel jour readers of Spok.m county, jou have a splendid coun try, and lots ef people will follow us next spring. I will recommend to them tho Sedalia countiy, as they will get splendid laud and get in an enterprising locality Cor. Cteney 7 1 Willie. RAILROAD LANDS. Liberal Terms, Low Prices, Long Time, Low Interest, 9REG0N AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY OFFER THEIR I.ANDS FOR SALE UPON TBI folowln? liberal terms: One fourth of thetiiv. in uiwiii interest on me balance At the rata nf aaPA -' cent one leaf after imln. an.l ...h fnliA,i "t1 uiu.uiiijiiaii suie, ami eacn louowinjr year oy tenth of the principal anel Interest on tho balance at tt. rate or seven per centner annum, noth nrinM.i ' 1 ntercst paj able In U. S. Currency. A discount of ten per cent will be allowed for cash Letters should be addressed to PAUL SCHULZE, Land Ajrent, i"85 O. A 0. R. It., Portland. OreconJ mm. BFOlKTEHED MABCIII. 1&7D. TTSoVES JE.T1 ncas his horse,' commanded the lady, turning to follow mo with stately dignity to the sit ting room." " 'JN" ho never come ag'in," says Mrs. Brag don, whose face is all aglow with happy ex citement. "J knowed all the time that they must a' lied some kind of a (inaiiel, 'n' X km seo jst cvacily how 'twas, now, as if 1'el a ben thcie in) self. Probably he folleied hor into the dair) to pop the question it's an or fill retued placo V she's so dietful deef V absent-minded that she didn't neither see nor hear linn. She's most inconvenient spry mo tioned, tew, fur seek a peison, 'u' I s'pose she como out 'u' locked bun iu 'foie he had time to think, ho belli' kinder llusteicd like, under the circumstances. I don t wonder noboely didn't bear him for so long, for th it dairy is a mile away fiom tho fiont part of tho house, threo steps down from the old back kitchen. Hell, well, I hopo Alfonso won't bring no moio news to-night, for I shan't sleep a wink .is 'tis I know I shan't; V then it's kinder provokiu'iu sech dull times to hev everything at once ! Lippmcolt, AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT BY THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION. What an Oregonlan Saw ge'auco as toon as wo had openel tho dining room door, became more and morn iliatim-t new-fangliHl tiuchlue," explained her father; Kthan ihoiil.lered hit gun and looke.1 darkly 'n'vf you'll ty with Mitilda Jane I'll lit at even-shadow. Kthan harmn up old Moll V take jou over I '"Goluei! Tho wund come lrom tho There has been a good deal said about Spo k.m county, and thcro is room for a great deal mofe, but I havo heird nothing of that lively little place, Sedalia. Passing through Cheney to Spokan Falls, thence to Cottonwood, with apirty of tenof us, wo finally pulled up at aeelalia, tho property of Mr. Harvey Jiracc; found him as busy as a bee cutting and stack ing hay, having tlueo teams aud six men busy as nail drivers putting up his winter's feed for his horses, of which he has somo fine ones. Braco is a comieal genius and full of lifo and business, and a whole-souled man; m fact, he lemmds mo of the itch in a country school ho sets them all scratching to keep up. Ho is a gn-auuiil, and bound to mako money. Wo staid nil night with him; he fed and lodged us in gooil style, ilomg the housework himself as neat and tidy as any woman in Spokau coun ty. Aftei supper he hitched up his pair of stalliuus aud give us a spin around his ranch. Taking in tho location of that vicinity, it is the prettiest located place we havo scon in this upper country. First, a better site for an inland town don't exist anywhere, as thero ire seven leading roads that center at his place tho road to the Big B ml of tho Columbia, the io id to Camp Spokan and ouo to Cottonwood, ono to Medical Luke, one to Cheney, ono to Lake Cieek, one to villow Creek country, ono to Spiague aud one to Walh Walla, all making Sedalia tho central location of all that immense travel which is increasing daily, and being located in the richest agricultural conn try in Spokan county. I am informed by a neighbor that ho receives applications for store sites, a lot for blicksmith shop, etc , but he is not iu a hurry to elecido what step to tako whither to stirve) off a town site and have a population of a couplo of thousands iu a year or two, go slower, anil havo capital como in, men ot minis. Braco is a long-headed cus tomer, anil looks a good ways ahead. After leaving Scelilia wo went west by the i,uiiy r inch, saw some splendid brood mares and a lot of tine cattle, principally milk cows. We passed on, still west, to Mr. arwood's raucb, an old Califoruian; ho has in ouo hun dred acres ot crop this ear, lut it wants r.iiu. From there wo traveled through a beau tiful country for miles, and uever saw a house of any kiud till we struck Wilson Creek; there we found ejuite a large settlement, aud mo c aie coming in fact, the whole coiiutry fiom frprague', Sedalia aud the Bi.j Bend is alive with emigrants, aud all seem to work back to waul Sedalia and Sprjguc, but tin d.i) is not far dutant when every inch of that beautiful country will be settled up and improved Jteiug out nvo ilava wo returnee! toward Sprague, lauding at Seelalu on the sixth dav. aud we nevtr saw better laud m any country than wo did utter leav ing Sedalii aud tint vi unity. The barley on Brace's ranch is four f-et high aud iumi) spouts higher, and is very thuk ou the ground. His oats aud wheat arc graud the bt we saw ou our trip. A party of married men with their wives, eight in iiuuiiwr, nail just landed, and wero eating thur supper when wt drove to Sedalia. It remiudeel us of a bu.y little burg, but the cook ioon get lupper for all haiuls his help aim an. Portland, Oregon, July 20, 18S. To the I'loditcd of Oregon, )VaMmjlon itml Iilalios This bureau desires to mako a full collection of agncultuial piodccts from the harvest of the Pacific Ivortliwest for lbi2. For this purpose, the request is made, that specimens of giain in tho sheaf and in the ber ry, native and cultivated grasses, aud of all sorts of fruits and vegetables, bo deliveied at any railroad or steamboat station throughout all this legion, addiesstd to tno "Buieauof Immigration, Port and, Oiegou," and they w ill be proinp-ly feiiwatdid by tho agents of tho railroad companies. Keeeipt of specimens will bo duly acknovvl- edged. i'.aeh aitcle iluuld bo labelled with its uamc, yield pel ucre, name and post olhco ad dles ot the sender, so that due cicdit cau be given. Hoping for a general response, that will make it possible to prepaio an exhibit that wrll do justice io tho agricultural lesouiccs of this graud legion. 1 am, very truly yours, Paul sciiitlzl, Manager. T T Oregon's Favorite STANDARD HJJJUJDY. U 1't.H IMTTLi:0 lilll II l.x I nit .-.. Eicrj Dru"'I$t and Storo keener sell It. jnn23tf PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE. (Old "NATIONAL," Established I860 ) 128 Front Street, bet. Washington and Alder I'OKTMMi OKM.IIV. A. P. ARMSTRONG Princln.,1 J. A. WLhCO '. .V..... .i'enma, a,Vs. SI' STUDENTS OF EITHER SEX, Admitted on any week d ij o tho v e ir. Pen ork ol all khnlat rcesonable rates The 4 ollene Journal contalnliwln omiitlon of eourse and cuts o 'Sj , ......usuil,, irtf, euuresB mclilmS t. I'. tlEtlslltow: Lock lios 101, Port! mil, Oregon. tf OI.01.0L HLltltU.N. HERREN 1.WLLAHD tlLUKLN. BROS., Commission Merchants, CO.NblONJIb.MS or Wool, Grain, Flour, and aU kinds of wegou ec tjalitorma frociuco Solicited. importers and Jobbers in J vllilN, Houi, uuil ILULlt 1IU., llrecn V uuu Milium in lues, 1 in inn i.tuleiir. kiaunuuiUn, Oil lle.lliiii, lenl, l.lc. Ml 1-uttieuiur utteiiiieiu paid io Luvin,,' tanners" supjuiu. unorder. Coiii0iimuit3 uud eurreriwiideiiLe rili. l tt il I tin ruli .li..,li.,,.. ... .i ......,. ., ... vu U uuil-? wiuuu uii cuinjiwneiita . J-. lormr .Vnlh Hon I anil II FARMER'S EXCHANGE I All Sorts of Merchandise Exchanged for COUNTRY PRODUCE. Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crocker), Boots and Shoes, Jlats ami Caj s Ever tiling a Farmer w ants for sale Ki era thing a Far mer raises wanted. S. HERMAN, t'orncr Madison nml First Streets, l-orllunil Opposite Seaman, Sabin & Co' ATlcu!tural Ware- USE BOSS PILLS! "streets, GEO. COHIM. UL.NLHAL Commission Merchant. W llOLLsALU DEALhK IN Hour, recti, Provisions, and siapie (Liroceries. ClU.ShiaMlLM'b bOLIClffcl), PllODUCLKS W ILL lurthtr their uileresta by iorrei.uondiiy w ith inc. callers ol Imiuirj nruiiiiitli unaw ered ItsLLlUKHVL AUVA.NCLd MADE ON APPKOV LI) ?,ii'!fhri,? V1i-,lJUA':, "OUU- L01'". ,10". 1)0 I rout Mrct't.bU JtorrUon tudamhlll. S1BS0N, OHUROH& CoT Shipping and Commission MERCHANTS, lurliiciiM toruir or Asia uml tmut Streets, POKTJL.AND, - . . OREGON. COMMON SENSE FRUIT DRIER, (Patented bj W. C. Ennts ) Is the on! ono tint wlllmvf irmcrsandfruiteroweri to bui as it drios VIORK FRUIT In LESS TIVIF nrt WITH LESS FUEL AVI) ONE II VLF THE WOKK than anj other ono In tho market. "", JfjTll Ilrleil 1 1.) l(llii.ls ,,r IVuncs nml iihiis m rvi.Mi: iiain i. iii, si, i ,,fflC,u or r or terms nddrew mySfl H. Win. DILG., Agent. S2 front street, rear Hansou'd beed Stc beed Store. S4. Incorporated HomeMumallnsuranceCo OF CALIFORNIA FIREIVLy. LossesPaidortln$l,iS,rt,(,33.44 LossesPaid OgnjeiGSGSD Oregon Branch Oflicc, GEO. L. STOttY, Manager Southeast corner of First and Stark Streets, Opr Lidd A Tilton's Paul!, witTLaND, OREGON apt USE EOSE PILLS. J. B. KNAPP & CO., Commission Merchams AND PU CHASING AGENTS, SM Hr.l Mitel, I'urtlaml, Oriyuu. .....w.. .. , tuuueeoi me lanu ou con. uilion.purehisoan.WorwardKooJi and farm imnli menu on the met leawiuble terms. ' II. OARPEXTER. M. I. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. (Lata of Salem V 0mCnA'S,t'l.lr."uN W" Corner ' "' ""li Morrison St IORTLAND, . , OREGON. Will practlco In Portland anj surroundln.' countrv auirl-'f S. O. WOOD, Engineer and Architect 151 First Street: Portland, Oicj-on. PLANS AND SPFCIFICATIONS MADE FOR ALL kinds of construetlon. Ian30ef Willamette Jalley Lands. iiuii.vs v iHivisnmn. DALLAS, I OLk CO , OIIECON jL AE l.N Tlltlll 1IA.MIS hOlt bI.E, roo,ouo wonii or Laud Btqiulit of Grain ai,d Moelt Farm.. Ihlr, l...... T, n".Mu.: ..!.!""! ' " bte. onn i - ( vhiv uuiu Atvisva. itf-Our Lends are located In Polk, Marion. Una Lane, Demon m,d Yamhill e-oumie he , 0VJ HellO.ienawusl.t ol neh Puiri. toll liit of inn Und, loot 11.11 reiion, ,d Mounuh, le iwi Und, and vaeaat tloerrimitut Und Mil be .1J". We tutiokuuil firm.. ai..l l.r.. f ...... .... ' . ,. joiimprln e can ,,!., JU OI, ten , V?t can tb.i, ,a iu qeui,, hi ,u"tlCt"e farm ,S lUlUs) LtUmlli. frs.ua Dl,.t l. .. t .. Corbeit's Fire Proof Stable JonSOef The Bishop Scott GRAMMAR SCHOOL. A Hoarding and Di School for Bojs AN VOU.NQ MEN, WILL BIOIN ITS FIFTH y r under lis prc.ent m enaement, September 0,16! Irepares bo.is for Colegerr buslnesi. The teichln spractlciil and thorough, and discipline strict, en 1 f e r t elftli annual cataloi,iie, fiv Injf complete lilt Ci I in cr pupils Addreis- J. VT. HILL, M. D.. Ilcsd Master, nnelOtt Portland, Oregon. 1 IQ I ."'i't0 A!,u M-"fc. tOHJiER SECOND XJ nd T lor ttnttts, Portland, Oregon. KtMOuatl. ciiAtmM. Particular attcntinn nj,l.t in ft.r..ino. Knnu I ll... In attn.1.n. . .11 .., .., eu.. .,... .. Tbii hit flirty were taVine the unit trip u a'bu """"it! by all Tclti'hono OompanU. Wbu ,, ,r,Mll,. - i,, f, i. I Uou-tol1)rtIaiidliiqulr,for"CorbemUacki.- o v tr ioomoj; lor boinei for thcmsclvei J ii W0ODAiiDMAGOON,Pnp'i FANCY GOODS. MRS. L. ARNOLD. HAS JL'ST OPENED A LOT OF FANCV GOODS of all kinds at 31 Third Street, between Wish Injun and Alder, PortUml. She maVes a speclalts ol Ladies and Chlldn ns underurar which the will make to order on thort notice. Am ne from the counm endinr may be turn of fair treatment. Infant! ward Vf mafe. prices accordlns tooual!tand quantity At these times it is much cheaper to bu cotton tar than to have It made at home, unle.s thero la plenty 0,nelP- aimatf (KilWl :,r. .w. M:IUar' win,evu aiu uurmei, uour SrfTO.mrvt!"? notrf, aj. isai lunstif tus llurse anlO tfe ro lent I ir ;j. I.U1 carnuau 1 li D Sit oq IVWl a fa aUnotclr por; an I tiainT. y a uai ' .s u at ti earta srU. here a 9 wnruU-s flash. He nake iK-na ur ll.e MmMao'i (Vn -et n Wnt fntle r t' l' w c a. X. oHul . If), $777 A YEAR i eiDenscs to a-cnlv. llutnt free. Address r u. lrkcry. iMzu.ta. M IPERA UltEts:''i5 i rm Muffft, Ud tj wass. lUINflft 3.-??t""4 lgiaw Artr 'ssij' m wifrrrrrnv W,.. M "m. " ' """'""JIJ11 ' ' '" ', " ",L,B,,J"- - -...i '-'JJiajngyy1tJlwW,WW1B,),w.w,( tSJ).1ijptWtl,PMia1,rt.tjj,L,i.tluii .H i'"