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i XIV. fyvrrtgyvmUntf. SOMETHING FOR FARMER3 TO CONSIDER. Editor Willamette Fainier: Iu early dav s of Oregon thero were a few tanneries in o oration; they tanned the hides and made an c xeclletit article of leather. We have the finest quality of bark and hides and pure w ater, all the elements for a fiist-ebss article. Wlure are now those tanneries! Echo answers, where ? I knew of one still in existence; sticking to it with bull-dog tenaci ty, and doing a good business. The middle men made you believe it w as cheapei to buy than to manufacture; said they: "Labor is too dear, sell the hiib-s and buy boots;" jou t wal lowed the sophistry, demanded something cheap, and jou'vo got it. Ycir hides are bought, go across the continent to lm tanned, the leather made up in Lynn and Boston and sent back again in the sha(je of boots and shoes. Instead of having the tanner and the shoemaker, with their families, near at hand, as consumers, to take your products iu ex change for a good, substantial honest, article of boots, nnd have their help to build loads and support schools and churches, you buy cheap boots iu w Inch a certain amount ot the products you have to sell are represented; rou pay two freights across the continent, and raise wheat to sell at less than one dollar per bushel to pay for it. Nor is this all what kind of boots do you 1 uy ? Cost thiee to five dollars; you demand it must bo cheap; rau't go above five dollars; they look pretty well outside; jou put them on and wear them, find them stutled with scraps; you can go through two pair in a winter; j'our twelvo-year-old boy will use them up in a mouth and call for more; mine will, and not half try. Then you curse the middle men for their cheating. Where's the cheating ? They were made to supply the demand for something cheap. The middle men study the demands of tiade aiid study to supply it. The fact is, they were uot made to wear; the y are like Hodgo's raizors, made to sell and you are badly sold. Then patronize your shoemaker, demand they shall bo made of good Oregon ta.ined leather. lie will not cheat you, because he expects to live within sight and hearing until they aro worn out. Suppose they do cost ten 01 twelve dol lars, one pair will outlast four such as you buy, and you save the annoyance of breaking four pair instead of one, which is some con sideration to me. Ycu pursue the same line of action in the purchase of yonr clothing; you go for the cheap, and get it. Shoddy mixed with cot ton, made in a shoddy manner; the seams will rip and buttons fall off before you have worn it a mouth. Perhaps what wool there is in it was raised right here in Oregon; it has been across the continent and adulterated and sent back to you; you patronizing at eery turn the very middle aien you s i much com plain of and want to get rid of. I believe I stale tire truth when I a-seit that your woolen factories psy better average prices for your wool thau is paid by those who buy to ship it away. Then patronize your woolen mills; Oregon blankets and cloths are unsurpassed for substantial fabric and honest material. Pay moio attention to the quality of your clothing ma total, jour booti and shoes and be willing to pay for it, instead of trying to jew down the price to the level of the shoddy. Make a demand for Oregon leather, for Oregon made boots, shoes and harness, bet your face liko flint, that jou wont have any other, and you w ill toon be able to get it ; it w ill bo a mm e in the right direction, in the interest of true economy. Yesterday a farmer came in, and our con versation drifted into this subject, which I urged upon his attention. After listening a while, he said with a little impatience; "Look here, you talk pretty well, but are like some of these preachers, you don't practice w hat jou preach." Why don't I, i a I ? "Well, look at your boots, ou buy them at a store tho same I as do." Not at all; I had them made to order, and they were made of Oregon tanned leather. "The shoemaker might have told you to just because jou called Jer Oregon, they will iw indie just as well as merchants." Cut 1 obtained the leather from the tanner. I took a side to my shoemaker and ordered the bcoU. "How much did they cost?" "Twelve dollars." "That's outrages; I can't stand that." "How long have you worn them!" "Over two years steady wear." "And pretty good jet; anything else J" "Yes; my under clothing is all Oregon. For whit it would cost to buy a set ind change for rnj self, 1 bought u bolt which furnished tLe whole household, awl we are all bitter clad for half the expense." " ell, that will do to tell; but if oj wanted a plow, I'd like to see jou get it without going to the store for VOL. V it." "Why that's easy; I have a plow I ordered made last spring." "You have ? I didn't know such a thi gwas mado in Ore gon; how much did it cost ?" "forty-five dol lars !" "You must bo crazy; I can buy a big, four-horso 14 inch plow for $23, and that is oig enough for any man." "You arc mistaken; the best plow I can find at the store will not last my team in my work so long as it would take to hitch on to it. We arc breaking new ground in the timber, and take out the 'stumps as wo go. My plow was ma le of steel throughout, very strong, warranted to stand five joke of tho heaviest cattle." The fact is, you can get almost anything in Oregon you want. It is true there aro no plow factories, no factories on a largo sc do for anj kind ot implements, but a beginning made in a small way for most kiuds, nnd it rests with the farmers whcthei these shall grow and flourish and furnish you w ith a sribstai tial home made article, building up a home marki t for farm produets, or whether they shall he squelched, thwarted anil froze out by tho class cf middlemen who want to sell jou cheap, articles mado to.sell, on the pinfits of which they fatten at your expon e. You have tho power in your own hands to temrdy this It needs no calling for conventions, passing of resolutions or flourish of trumpets, or even any particular co operation. Let each and every tanner look arourd him, patronize home mado articles of boots and shoes, and harness, and clothing fabrics, and furnituio and farm machinery and implements, and when v. hat j-ou want cannot lie found de mand it and wait for it; stick to it as jou would to a religious principle, aud the revo lution will be accomplished. Thero is in this city a manufactory of boots and shoes mak-'n t excellent article', started five or fix years ago, holding their own, but making lovv progiess Thero is a disposition among manj- farmers to bnv a better article and patronize homo manufactures. Then whero is the rouble? Half the farmers, perhaps, don't know tha there is such an establishment. The middle men have an nrticlo made to sell, on which, although freight has been paid on it across the continent, they can make greater prrfit than on these good honest article?. Heme them in tho background and sell you the cheap; and so long as you oontinue to buy tho cheap, eo long will this state of things con tinue. Tho reformation rests witn the farm, era. Another boot and shoe factory was started on a large scale in this city about the beginning of this year. The middlemen, who would like to furnish you all you buy and sell you cheap, aro masters of tho situation ; they hold the channels of approach to you; they do not look with favor upon those new enterprises' unless they have them entirely under their control. And what was the conse quence ? They were frozn out and retir d in disgust; and you have not been permitted to even try their goods. How long will you stand this Btate of things ? Yon cry out' against middlemen, you complain of hard times, growl and grumble, but continue on in the same round and round year after year without making any effort to extricate your selves, just like a blind mule in a bark mill About the beginning of last year a manu factory of agricultural implements, started iu this city, intending to grow and branch out on a Urge scale and furnish any I Inn? and everything wanted in thit line. This is not in the interest ot certain middlemen, nor of the transportation companies, but is in the direct interest of tho farmer. What do you think of it! Will yon patronirc it? "Will you sustain it ! Or will you allow it to die a lingering death, while you continue jour growling? Wo will watch the result. It rests with the farmers. J, 1$. KxArr. colic Symptoms and Remedies. lMjr.i-ESUK.NCK, Or., Aug. 0, 1682. Editor Willamette Farmer; A few weeks since I wrote an article in your journal on "Bots in the Horse," con cluding with the promise to writo soon a let ter on Colrc. Iu the following number of the Fakmkr I saw an answer t my views on hots from the pen of Dr. Withycombe, V, S., which I will answer as soon as I have time to look up the authorities on the subject; being a farmer my time is taken up with harvest. fiVAMiauia touc. The attack it usually very sudden; there is often not the slightest warning. The hone begins to shift his pasture, look around at his Hanks, paw violently, strike his belly with his feet and crouch in a peculiar manner, advanc ing his hind limbs under him he will suddenly lie, or rather fall, and balance hinnclf upon his back, with his foet resting upon his be'ly. The pain now stems to cease for awhile; the respite, however, is but short; the spasms re turn more violent, and every indication of pain it increased. In the space of an hour or two either the spasms begin to relax or the torture is augmented at every paroxism; the cv. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 35, 1882. intervals of ease are fewer and less marked, anl inflammation and death supervene Among the causes of colic are tho drinking of cold water when tho horse is heated thero is not a surer origin of violent spasms than this. Colic often follows the exposure of a horse to cold air or wind after stiong exer tion. An over-loaded stomach is anothe cause of it, ami particularly so when water is given beforo or after a hasty meal that the horto is not accustomed to. Fortuuatelj' w e aro pcqnaiutcd with several medicine! which will allay these spasms. Snlcratus is a favorit remedy among horsemen for tho cuio of colic; being nn ant-acid, it combines with the free acids existing in the digestive cavity, and thus neutralizes it. The benefit which might be derived from alkali is often pi evented bj' mixing it with milk or molasses; both contain an acid, n'ld must thereloro partly neutralize tho alkali beforo it reaches the stomach When saleratuj is given, wo advise six ouncs disolved in water as a proper dose for a horso. Hut we have, pel haps, had better s,ueccs with laudanum in severe cacs than any remedy we h ve made use of. Givo oi.o ounco in a pint of water, milk warm, and repeat in thiity minutes when relief is not ob'aincd. Wo have nevor yet failed in a enso with this remedy. We would further adviso to keep tho horse w ull blanketed and kept in motion most of the time, though not cxcreiri d f ster i an a walk. Another good remedy : Pow dered grainsof paradise, ouo teaspoonful; povv dcre I cai iw iy, half n teispoonf ll; oil of pep permint, twentj- drops; powdered slippery lm, one tnblcsponnful; warm water, one pint. Mix together and gtvo from a bott'e or drenching horn; injtct one pint of soapsuds into the rectum. This is especially good w hero the ariniar labors under pylorous ob struc i in. The old adage, "That nn ounce of pre ventive is worth a pound of cure," we vvould amend by saying a ton of cure. Thcieforo, uso thn same precaution with jour hoisc as jou would with joursclf; hi careful about the a-rount of water he drinks when hot, and tho amount of feed j'ou give him when hungry. Wo find it tho best metbo I to feed regularly niiil have a measure and give the same quan tity at a feed Alter exercising your horse do not hitch him up in the cold rain or snow to chill: that is not only inhuman, but conducive o colic any many other diseases, Entangle inciit of the intestines is produced bj' colic. Wnen tho animal rolls and throws himself about, portions of the intctines become en tangled so as to bo twisted into nooes and knots with aelegrcoof tightness scarcely cred ible Nothing but the extreme and continued torturo of the animal could lead us to suspect tba this has taken place, and could we ascer tain its existence there w ould bo no cure, Theio aro three kinds of colic, spasmodic, flatulent and stercoral. Tho symptoms of flatulent and spasmodic ore veiy much the same, except in the former caso tho belly swells round, but mostly on the right flank, and one of the best remedies is sulphuric ether, combined with tiucture of opium, and if relief is not obtained in an huur bleeding should be resorted to. Stercoral colic is caused by an obstruction in tho bowels or in testines, and symptoms do not vary much from flatulent, except a lack of passage, which ol Btructiou must bo reliovol by large doses of linseed oil, say one pint three tunes a flay; at llie same time keep etown griping with lauda num or tincture of opium, say two drachms at a dose, By steadily pursuing this system of treatment wo have succeetecl in establishing a cure in some of the most stubborn cases of colic. It. F. W. The State Agricultural society and the People. Toknek, Aug. 14, 1682. Editor Willamette Farmer : I have read Sir. Waite's little article in regard to the State Fair, published in your paper of the 11th inst., and in view of the dissatisfaction at former Fairs, and of tho last Fair in particular, tho statement of our Sec retary is not very satisfactory tu me as a pa villion exhibitor, w hatevcr it may Iw to others. The exhibitors have always trusted the Socio ty, or ts mauagirs, with what result they best know, until the "horse-men" refused to do to longer; hence the placing of that depart ment in the hands of a "committee." Are other exhibitors in any better fix ! Are these eo gulliblo as to come forward this year more enthusiastically than ever to repeat the sarr.e old process, under the tame old regime, and relieve themselves afterwards by "bawling ?" If they are, perhaps I am wrong, and should do so too; but until I tee this done shall insist on a tquare deal. The Secretary says: "If all the arrange ments can bo perfected at now detired by the Executive Committee, our receipts will be much larger in some departments than they ha vo Ixen for two years." Yet? Hut bow about tLe Society 's receipts ? A .1 . llVf 1L-- It. . """ '" vi luuric, me puono under stand that the Society oflers no money this j'-ar for racing, etc." I don't. Dcn't j-ou givo the Bpeed department certain of tho re ceipts of the Fair? And isn't that equiva lent to n.oin'y ? It la true that you don't handle it; tho racing men's "committee" does tint; but the speed department aborbs its proportion of tho Fair all the same. Am I not correct ! I w ish most sincerely for a good exhibit, and I also hope to a e aonu features of "unusual interest," nnd I hope in view of the financial condition of tho soeietj' to seo tho iiicnibcis pre-cnt to that end. Lt in have a square deal iu th-j future, "Itiglit is right, and right w rongs no man," w ho is w illiug to do light. A, 1'. Kmiiuiioh. LETTER FROM ENGLAND. How Oregon Commercial Interests aro Con sldered Abroad. Li l nroot., July l.i, 1SS2. Donald Madey, ' , President of the Port land Hoard of Trade, Poitland, Dear Sin : I am favored with j-our important letter of the 13th of June, containing details of five wrecks which occuircd within tho last twelve months, and which made a great noiso on 'Chaneo here, to the prejudice of your put, leading private underwriters to add five per cent, premium on all risks. These di tails aic valuable, for although it is policy on my part to avoid anj' convcisation orr tho subject of wrecks, yet when they arc referred to I am now enabled to show where the blame r. sts I may mention that the clamor ngamst your river was rmbi'tered in the minds of shipowners from a belief that although jour Hoard was using nil possible erf its to im provethonivigation of the liver, yet as to the towage of ships j'ou were helpless, because of n certain monopoly granted bj tho State, Now, although from tho earliest times (going back to 1851) I had great faith in tho future of j-our State, jet, recently, as jour repre sentative, I was, rrjself, chilled in mj- efforts nnd wishes to ho useful, because that question of tow ago rendered it almost impossible to do any good. Tho receipt of tho news you convey, that a joint stock company, formed by jour mer chants, will be prepared to take the business of towage iu October next, is an announce ment that w ill remove from j-our State -the evil edicts of a mistaken act of your govern ment, and so soon as the fact beeo.ncs known to all liritishsl.ipowniis, tho timid and the prejudiced, instead of continuing to turn away from your river, will now head their tonnago in that direction. Already on Change here, owners think thn news too pood to be true. The pamphlet, containing sailing diiections and parfrculars of the lighthouses, buoys, etc., together with the list of port charges, is to hand; being a condensation of valuablo in formation; most useful. I consider the labois e f the l'ortland Hoard of Trade deserves tho thanks of everj-citun in the State, for tho benefits of their judicious labors are being rapidly unfolded. This last act eoncerning towage I consider the crown ing point of all thi ir efforts. The information you have now placed in my hands enables mo to go on Chango with a confidence, as your rcprenentative, winch I never had In fore. I may incidentally mention that on a visit homeward several years back, being appointed the rrpresentatrve to the San Francisco Cham ber of Commerce, tho result of a fiw months' labor on my part was to introduce to the Cali fornia trade a fleet of tho finest iron built ships afloat. At that tiino the port had sii'h a bad name none but iron ships thought it Aorth their while to go there. Afterwards the Chamber acknowledged that I did more for the benefit of the port, as it regarded tow. age, than was done by all the other English houses put together, I am animated with a similir desire of removing, as far as possible, the prejudices, more or less unjust, towards your State; and am quite hopeful of success now that the steam tug difficulty is removed. i remain, uear sir, yours very truly, VYM. MOVANN. -"Magnificent tromuct aonu him en Hi paltry performances." A magnificent ex. exception to this is found in Kidney-Wort, wiucn inv-aiiauiy periorru even more cures than it promise. Hero is a tingle instance; "Mother has recover d," w rote an Illinois girl to her Eastern relatives. "She took bitters for a long time but without any good. So when she heard of the virtues of Kidney. Wort she got a box and it has completely cured 1 er Irver complaint." OBITUARY. into At his resldi-rie, Wialili irton Co, Otfn., Auirutt IStli, lis?, Wlljon H, Tlrd, wed 64 jtairs, 11 months and 6 da)i. WlUonM, lljrirj torn In AtUiius, came to Ortgtn Iu :.'!, and In the uiui reir located on the farm nl.Itli I.m rer ilnc Utii bis reildcnre. Houi chiller rnnuUr , ( ullo fjmn.-t. P. cf II., and will U tadlr nilised by all int-u.ltr. I thtrecf, to nfcom he tad Ictou Incnn w a rrue man I snd taltlful Lroiker loeierr reaiaxL I ritoiiuiLK Mritin.it. Mrs. M, van linimiie, of Kasl Porllllilil, liot In the lletiil, una Supposed l lie intally Viniindril. At a late hour last evening two boys called at the office ol Dr. Kaftety in East I'nrtland, and requested him to go to tho assistance of Mrs. W. Van Damme, who had been shot in the head bj' some nukuown person, and was supposed to bo fatally wounded. I'roin what i Standard reporter was able tu learn ton-c-iniug tho matter, it s cms that Mr. ni.d Mis. Van Uainmo reside about a quarter of n inilo writ uf the car shops above East 1'oit 1 on! 'Ihey mo natives of Holland, aid lit elustnoii", tiugil peopls, who havo b en in tho Stale about two jems All ut 8:30 o'llock last evening two jouug 1'itii weio puaMiig their plac, when they hcaid a shot firn I, and Mr. an lhmtue, who was out cf tin- home, run iu and immediately shout d tint bis wifi was shut in the head Coiouor Cook started for tho scene a littlu butoin midnight, at which time Dr. Italnty had not returned. The alTair seems n very inyst"rious one. Mr. ami Mis. Van Diinuie are each about Il.iviars of age, and it as said, only lion mauled about two cars, have no children, nnd aro hi'ldj' usp. cted by their mighbirs A llurillile AITiilr. Wo have just nccived itel.igence, siys the Seattle Chronicle, of n sickening alhur atlueli occurred Iat week on Oicas Island It teems that ono Charles Emerson has for a con-id r nble length of tnno lived upon the isl md alone nnd at some elistance from ncighhois. He bad not been seen for -oine time-, ai d, on Sit urday of last wcik, Mr. hhattuck, one of his neighbors, hiving iccasion tu pass near Ins house, thought he would call upon bun Ac cordingly he approached the I uildiui; uVl found the door standing opt n. Looking in. ft ho iilrlu sight met Ills viivv, '1 he body of .1 nun, torn into fia units bj hocs, laj upon the floor, which, upon invcstigition, proved to be all that iciuaiued of the ULfuilnU Emeisou. He hfd apparently bieu di id fin some duys, and the suuuuiidii gs indicate that he had died by his own hidid A gun liy Insula tho body disehaigod, and with a long stung tied to the triggei in sueh a manner as to lead to tho conclusion tint tho weapon hid bitu used for tho deadly puipoaoot self ile'ti no tion, though tho remains weio so feanully mangled that, ot Ciluse, no wounds Ci.llM be found Our informant eould give nu idea of llnur- sou's auli cedents, ai,e or plaeo ol bath, but it is supposed that ho was u I. nely reelusf, without liieiidHur means. Attn tho usual piehuiiiiaues in sueh eases, ho vas buncd I V those among whom he had livid. Uoakk os TitADK Annual Mkkti.nii -On Monday evening, September 11th, tho 1'url land Hoard of Trade will hold its rigulai an nual meeting for the election of otliceis, tho appointment of committ-es to tcivn durn g the ensuing jear, to hear 1'resident Matleav 's address, Secretary Arnolds report, liuaiicuil statement, and icpnrt of assistant fccii'tuij and statistician, Mr. Cohen and either busi ness that may be priseuted. In vu w of the fact that the board never had morn cnergo'io and clllcient ollitus than those at present in the chairs, it would be policy, if possible, to induce those gentlemen to scrv c another tei in, The board rooms have been elegnntly fur lushed, ami mcmheiH may be rongratulated that they have a place of meeting iu which they can receive commercial dclegites from other cities without fear of invidious compari son, The board is in a more flourishing mid prosperous condition than since its organiza tion, nnd it is to be hoped will be kept ill the same condition by tho re-election o! the olh cers at present filling the positions of respon sibility. Journal of Commcrir Kim.hi iiy LimirNlMi I'cter II. Watnei, a pioneer, was killed by lightning in Stanley basin, August 5th' says the Idaho Snitmel, while working hit placer claim with one of his partner, A, 1 Chullis. TIioCoiIIih M-tam Wr, in giving the particulars, sajst Ho and Mr ChalliM were cutting a drain toojxn up tho bed of the creek. Dining tho forenoon a thunder stoim earns up which lasted for eotne time. At cighllnliiutcs to eleven o'clock (ms watch was slopped at exaetlv this tune) the dread tliuriilcrl-olt struck luin. It rent his clothes from his body, tore his bonis: Irom his Int. and stripping Ins entire nnnarel into shreds, scatteied it for a circuit ol fifty fret, leaving his pi'Mou perfect'y baru and teiribiv mangled. .Mr. Ui-dlis was stunned so that he did not recover for some time, but was not siriously injured 2 Dkan or thi: Woman's Con wit. Mus Jennie Twigg, A. II., who cauin in nu the lint steamer, says tho Stulfiunn, ha been chow n IJeaii of the Woman's Collide of Willnmitte University, and will enter upon her duties at the beginning of t'te term Sfptembe- 4th She is now spending a short timet with fnen ' at Craw r(irdville, and tlicucu will co to Walla Walla to see a titter w houi the hope will return with her to attend this school Mlkl Twil'i fu A (TfLillifttft ti lfitttfVir,f l i. .!.. College, I'enniylvaun, and is well rwim . I t - i .. .. ::.. .i. .. iiiuii'icii i'i ma jii niLiefii itv lluw occupies She is thnple in manner and style, entiicK free of alf ctation. and annens to Iu n m'A ladj', She will Iu in Silcrn Septomb rial J lie rooms are being rapidly taken at the Woman's College ami a successful yenr u an ticipated. ' William Nilltall gathercl from 33 acru of ground an average of 47 buiholt tn 1 one pick ol lirttclatt wheat. Of,' The Acme Drier. Our editorial, cnncrruipg th; drier, list week, has called out fac s and done good, though in it we uniutentionallj did injustice tn tin inventor, whoso sjstem contained nu impoi (ant acnt for the ilifTuenc," of boat that was omitted by those who put up the earliest driers, because they neglected to read careful ly the specifications and omi ted this feature. Mi. Hums, the inventor, was nwnj' East of tin Mountains, could not person illy supervise the putting up of driers. AUr, tho mechanics who put the lion wink togotlur l.oiu used in ferior maternal violating tho contract an gave us thu cause of complaint wo made. Tho pin chaser, in future, eiiu depend e'H getting good work. So far as tho quality cf fruit mado in this eliierls concerned, wo n'FTt that with nulinniy cam it will be peifee t,os good ftR can bcmailn. We have mniu confidence than ever befoic that fruitdijing will bo nicc'efsfii!, and that dried fruit will bouicfirnd to canned fin it. Dr. Caldwell, who has a hi go orchard near this city, has a 24 section drill' in opeia tinn at Ins orchard, nnd ispeifectly satisfied with K Those interested in fruit drying vVill ha repaid for the tioublo of calling ut J Ik Kn ipp's, 207 I'ii it street, who lepichcnta tho Acme Flint Drier Coiunonj, and has a largo drier in oper.a'ion near bj Ilnttle Moore Opern Company. This excellent opci i company, under thu lcadeiship of Miss II ittio Moore, Ins been playing the past week to good Ionises at New Miukot Tlitatir. Olivette ami I.c Alavolle, and ftelli Taylor, loaeling comic operas, are bung petfnruicd. 'lhu audiences nro pood the homo being lilleel each night. .Miss Mooro to our tuition is exceedingly pleating in7.e Mus ottc, iu which thu takes tho leadug role. Harry Oalcs is splendid rn the interpret itiou ol tho ilihVreut charactirs he lucnuiice. This is ono of tho laigest combinations that ever made a tour of Oieou nnd Washington. We cannot give tho exact date this week, but will publish next wei It a list of appointments of the company. They will piobahly visit Oie gou City, Salem, Alb my, Corv illi, Inde pendence, Walla Walla, Diyton, W. T The Dilles, Tacoma, Seattle, Fort Tnwrisend and Victoria. Wherever they go our citiuus and leaders can rest nssuieil that thoy will lie tie at d ton lirht-classciitertainnioiit. Manager Ktcchnn has bom furnishing our theater go ing pioplo with some very excellent enter tainments, and wo uudiistuud he villi havo a first-class troupe at the Opera lb uso in Salem during 1'iiir week. Salmon at tho Falls At Yalu bridge, remarks the Sentinel, aro salmon in great numb., la that have mole their way nearly a quarter of a mile liom tho I'raser river, and aro now struggling day and night to climb the rough rapids of the creek, now at low wnter mark. The salmon irt from 12 to 20 inchui long, and appeal in good condition, except thu noses of some badlj worn by strik ing against the rocks, etc. It is amusing to seo how haid they work tn get up tho stream sometimes progressing, and ttgiiu dnveu back by the twift current. They can bet tjiovchd out or caught by hand, as they get into shallow water or Indgu niuuug tho rocks. Thousands grow weak and die, and aro carried away by thu water running into tho livei. Last evening wo took a ramble up the west hwik of the creek, nnd found the salmon had asci nded sonio score of falls foui to i ight feet in bight About two'tlnrils of a mile above the Cariboo ioul luidgu at one point only one could bu seen, while a di in mils further up hilfndoeii salmon wcru togeth I, At that point the falls appuir to bo an obstruction not easily overcome. A peculiaiity of the Balmou up the crick is tho leddish appi inuco they picsent. It is aaid they arc "sick salmon vvlit.ii of that In k. Certain it is that they ap pear very much hrunod and badlv titeel. The Oolden Gate Evaporator. Lust year we saw this elrier at work in Dxst I'nrtland and saw the pinduet that was male from it. Thu dnerU the invention of Mr. Evauts, who then operateil it, it was a do ci led improvement on any drier rver useil in Oregon to tint time ami has the advauUuo t'nit its trays nie put in at the bottom ami aro iluvatei! as fast as others are put iu, so that the giren fruit is always iie-jnst the fire. Auothei feature of Mr. Kvants drier is that the trays are several fiet alsove thu heat- i, giving room for ah dy of hot air to be h Id alwavs in res-rvn ami equally distribut ed through the drier Whit's thero are many good fr atuica to this drier, one gieat advant age in it is its moderate) cost, 'the proprietors claims that ihej -an build n drier for half the rnonev any other costs to do tl.o tamo work. Thi (lot leu (into Drier, (the Common Seine), will manufacture a lirt-cl.e article of fiuit and nil who iutcnl prepiing for fruit drying slioiihl teo for theiiuelvci befoie invittiux Mil, Uc'itNs, inventor of the Acme Fruit drier, will le at Salem this week and will re- -iv piiijKjsals for tale of county rigMt in (lutpirtof tho valley Ho hat mado telu of tcrn'ory alna-ly iu thn State anil W tug ton Tnritori, ami everywhere (nut men appreciate his invention. NO. .. U-l