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WILLAMETTE FABMEB: POKTLAND, OREGON. AUGUST 18, 1882,
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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.
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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
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$777
A YEAR i eiDenscs to
a-cnlv. llutnt free. Address r
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