WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21 1882
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Edited by Mrs Harriot T. I'larke.
HER HAKE.
"I'm losted ! Could you find me, pleaae V
Poor little frightened baby I
The ind had tossed her golden fleece.
The stones had scratched her dimpled knee!,
I stooped and lifted her with ease
And softly whispered, "Slay be."
"Tell me your name, my little maid,
I can't tind you without it."
"My name is Shiny Eyes," she said.
"But your lst !" She shook her headj
"Up to my house Yy never said
A single Sine; about it."
"But dear," I said, "what is your name r"
"Why, didn't you bear mo told you ?
Lust Shiny Eyes." A bright thougnt came :
"Yes, when you're good; but when they blame
You.'Iittlo one is't just the same
When mamma h.a to Bcold you ?"
"My m imma never scolds," she moans,
A little bluth ensuing,
"'Cept when I've been a-flowing stones,
And then she says (the culprit own")
"Mehitable Sjpplnra Jonts,
What has you bten a-doing!"
LOVE.
True love is but a humble, low-born thing,
And hath its food served up in earthen ware;
It is a thing to walk with, hand in hand,
Through the every dayness of this work-day
world,
Baring its tender fjit to every roughnoss,
Yet letting not one heart-beat go astray
From beauty's law of plainness and content;
A fimple, fireside thing, whose quiet smile
Can warm earth's poorest hovel to a home;
Which, when cur autumn cometh, as it must;
And life in the chill wind shivers bare and
li'&iless,
Shall Btill be blest with Indian-summer youth
In bleak November, and with thankful heart
Smile on its ample stoics of gain red fruit,
As full of sunshine to our aged eyes
A9 w.ien it nursed the blos&oms of our spring.
Such is true lue, which steals into the heart
With feet as tiltiit at the lightsome dawn
That kisses smooth the rough brows of the
dark,
And liath its will against blissful gentleness
Nor like a rocket, which, with savage glare,
Whirs suddenly up, then buists, ai.d leaves
the night
Painfully quivering on the dazed eyes;
A love that gives and takes, that seeth faults,
Not witli fl.iv seeing eyes like needle-points,
But, loving kindly, ever looks them down
With the o'erconnng faith of meek forgive
ness; A lc vo that shall be new and fru-.li each hour,
As is the golden mystery of sunset,
Or the sweet coming ot the evtnmg star,
Alike, and yet most unlike, every day,
And seeming ever best and fairest now.
OUR BOOK TABLE.
We have a pamphlet containrng the pro
ceedings of the SecoDd Annual Convocation of
the Episcopal Church, held in June, at
Seattle, under the jurisdiction of Bishop Pad
dock. Until within the past two years Oregon
and Washington were one diocese, but the du
ties were arduous, os the field of labor covered
au extent of country cqunl in area to the
States of New York and Ohio. Tlie rapid
growth and settlement of Eas'eni Oregon and
Washington called for a division of the dio
cese and the appointment of another bishop.
Bishop Paddock has taken the field, and is
carrying out the work so ably pUnned by
Bishop Morris, both for the spiritual and
temporal good of the church, at Walla Walla
and more distant points of this new and inter
esting country. From the proceedings of this
convocation we should judge that there has
been a general and permanent progress made
in the interests of the church and education,
Churches and schools ate flourishing wherever
established and church membership increas
ing. Some missionary efforts we Bee are being
made among the Indians on the Sound, which
is a work much to bo desired. Bishop Pad
dock is soon going East, hoping to raiso a sum
of mooey uecetsary to assist m building a
college in Tacoma, a certain sum having been
promised here provided an equal amount be
subscribed by others.
"The Settler's Guide to the Pacific North
west" is the title of a small book which is a
complete guide as to distances, rates of fare,
etc, It gives a pretty thorough description of
the country also, and the products of the dif
ferent portions of Orego.u and- Washington
Territory. These pamphlets are for distribu
tion, and can be hid by application to tbe
Buretu of Immigration, Portland.
The Century for September has a fine por
trait of Mark Twain, lollowed by a humorous
paper fiom the pen of W. D. Howells. "A
Review of the Cause of the Wamn Egypt"
is timely, giving a fair and lucid idea of these
war matters in the East. A sketch of the life
and works, with the old-fashioned woodcuts
accompanying, is given of Berwick, the great
wood engraver. Tho Century, readers must
rerncmlr, is the eld Scribnrr, babtized with a
new name, but which is in no degree less in
trresting for the change. Every one who en
joys reading should send for it.
Harper's Young Folk is the very best thing
f the sort published in the United States. It
if but fair that tbe young folks in very fam
ily should take a magazine for themselves;
almost any child would earn the money to
pay fur it It would encourage a love for
reading to induce children to pay for their
own books. There are nice stories in every
number that give good ideaa of life, and good
morals are inculcated with such reading at
hand.
Harptr't Monthly com a aa regularly as the
month cornea round, and never fails to rive
pleasure in cutting the fresh leaves open. The
notes of travel and illustrations of famous
scenes and places are excellent. Then' there
are serial stories, running' through every num
ber written by the beat authors in America.
It is a wonder how it is possible for one firm
to carry on so miny publications, giving each
one fresh new matter of so much interest and
instruction. Tbe JIarpers have done much
toward educating tbe people with this privi
lege of good literature, and cheap withal. ,
CHOICE RECEIPES.
Cucumber Pickles. Select the smallest cu
cumbers for pickling, and when cutting' from
the vines leave a little of the stem upon each
cucumber. Pour over them a strong, boiling
hot brine, made of fine salt, and let them
scald in a pan on the stove until they have
turned green. Set away to cool, tightly cov
ered with grape leaves to keep them of good
color. If you have plenty of cucumbers to
fill a jar, next morning take them from the
brine and drain on a seive, and place in tbe
jar and turn over them boiling ho? pickle
made of strong cider vinger, in which has
been boiled for ten minutes a tablcBpoonfut of
unground pepper, a dozen cloves, a teaspoon
ful of allspice aud some sticks of cinnamon
(all tied up in a muslin c?oth) nnd a teacupful
ol sugar. Cover tightly while hot, and in two
or three weeks they will bo ready for the
tabic. If you can gathor only a small quan
tity of cucumtcrs each day, keep them in
strong brine for a week, pouring it off every
other day, scalding it nnd turning it back into
the jar. When resdy to pickle, put the cu
cumbers into a kettle ol water and let them
come slowly to a boil, then skin them out ard
proceed as above directed. Three or four
green peppers can be added to them with good
effect, also dried horseradish roots.
Onion Pickles. Take the smallest white
onions, (kin them and throw into cold, salted
water, aud let them boil slowly until they are
transparent. Then skin them out, throw
away the water, and put the onions into a jir,
and make a pickle of strong vinegar, in which
a bag of spices has been boiled ten minutes.
Pour it over the onions boiling hot, cover
tightly from the air, and in a few weeks they
will be very toothsome.
Cauliflower Pickles. Take half a dozen
small heads of cauliflower and break them
into sprigs, and cover them with strong salt
and water for 24 hours; then boil them in
water enough to cover them, and add half a
pint of strong vinegar to it. Let- them scald
until a sprig from tho broom can bo run
through them, or a fork will pierco them
easily. Then skim out into jars, and make a
pickle of one gallon of vinegar, half a pound
of brown sugar, one ounce of unground pop
per, half an ounce of cloves, an ounce of w hite
mustard seed, one ounce of celery seed and
one ounce of turmeric. Boil all together for
20 minutes, anil pour while very hot over tho
caulifloiver. Cover closely nud it will keep
nil winter,
Pepper Pickles. Take a peck of grSell pop
pers an I cut the stem and of each partly olf,
and scoop out tho Eccds and pulp. Soak them
twenty-four hours in strong brine. Chop
some red cabbage and a dozen, oniaiis very
finely, and stuff tho peppers with the mixture
after salting it well and seising with a little
celery seed, and fasten down the stem end
with thorns from a thorn bush. Boil one
gallon of vinger with a brg of spices, pour
over the peppers boiling hot, and cover tightly.
In three days turn off that vinegar, and boil
enough moro vinegar to to cover them, and
twice it well, and turn it over the peppers.
In two or three weeks they will be ready for
the table, and provo a delicious relish with
meats.
Tomato Catsnp. Take one bushel of ripe
tomatoes, .slice them up with the skins on,
and boil them until they are quite soft ; an
hour will be none too long. Then rub them
through a seivo, so as to remove all tbe seeds
and Bkins. ltetxrn the pulp to the preserving
kettle, aud add to it three tablespoonsfuls of
ground white or black pepper (the white is
the best), one quart of vinegar, a teaspoonful
ot cayenne pepper, a coffecupful of salt, the
same of sugar, one ounce of ground cloves,
aud two ounces each of cinnamon, allspice,
mustard and ginger. Boil for an hour, lettin?
it cook very slowly on the stove. Bottle
while boiling hot, and turn a little alcohol on
top of each bottle just before the cork is
d.iven in Uglily. Label with the year. It
will keep for a dozen years, and prove an ex
cellent addition to soups, gravies and stuff
ings, and is nice to cat with cold meats.
Chili Sauce. This is a littli different from
catsup, but is equally nice. Skin twenty-four
ripe tomatoes, and chop them finely, with six
onions and six green pickles. Put upon the
fire and boil and skim for half an hour. Then
add five or six cupfuls of strong vinegar, four
tallespoonfuls of sugar, four tablespoonfuls
of salt, two tablespoonfuls each of ground
mustard, cinnamon, ginger and turmeric, one
tablospoonful of ground cloves, and three
tablespoonfuls of white mustard seed, and the
same of celery seed. Boil ai hour slowly and
bottle tightly. It is delicious with bread aod
butter for lunch.
Spiced Pickles Are merely pickles ot any
kind to which aromatics have been added.
These are uiually boiled in the vinegar for a
short time, and tbe vinegar thus prepared is
used instead of the common article. A skilled
housekeeper needs no special recipe, as she
adds such spices as she thinks will answer,
knowing that if the pickles are only pungent
they will be acceptable. One receipt irivea
for each quart of vinegar ; black pepper, two
ounces; ginger root, one ounce; allspice, half
an ounce. Bruise these in a morter, and sim
mer gently for a few minutes. If an enamled
vessel is not at hand put the ingredients in a
glass or stone jar, place this in a vessel of
water and keep hot upon the stove, not boil
ing for a day or two. Afterwards strain and
use like ordinary vinegar. If a wore pungent
vinecar is desired, add a teaspoonful of
Cayenne.
Sweet Pickles. These are made from peach
es, pears, plums, apples and other fruits, ripe
but not too mellow ; over-rive cucumbers,
watcrwelon tind and other fruits are used.
The article to be picked is Cut cooked in
w:.tcr until a straw will pus through it. The
vinegar is prepared thu : To each quart of
vinegar add brown sugar, three pounds; stick
cinnamon, four ounces; cloves, two ounces.
Bruise the spices, tie in a muslin bag and boil
with tbe vinegar and sugar for five minutes.
Pour the liquid over the fruit or other material
placed in a jar. For three days in succession,
heat the liquid to a tolling point, with tbe
bag of spices, and pour over the fruit
jfoij fyhq ftililret(,
A LITTLE SCAUP,
BY J03ErlllNE POLLARD.
He's off on a tramp,
Like the little scamp
That he is, for we did not bind him;
And with hurrying feet
Up and down the street
We've followed but cannot find him.
There are gipsios about,
Whowill steal him, no doubt,
And keep him in horrible places;
And changing his name,
Our darling will claim,
Who misses our fond embraces.
Tho dear little scamp,
Vhat made him dec imp
In this way, without any warning!
Ho cannot speak plain,
Aud we've sought him in vain,
Why, ever since yesterday morning.
He was saucy and pert,
And will surely get hurt
In some of his comical capers;
And hoping to get
Our runaway pet,
We've advertised him in tho papers.
We've mentioned his size,
The color of hi eyes,
And his hair 'twas a beautiful yellow:
And offered reward,
All wo could afford,
To Whoever restores the dear fellow.
His meals ho will take
Very nictly, and cake
He is almost as fond of as candy.
If he crosses your track,
Won't you please bring him back?
He's a dog, and he answers to Dandie.
Harper's Young People.
OUR LETTER BOX
Has bet n missed by many of its readers, and
wo too are glad to see tho letters coming in
again as they did in tho spring. While at the
fair at Salem we met a number of our cor
respondents who have promised to write
agiin. Somo of them say they do not have
anything to write about, but that is because
they do not stop to think how much there is
that is passing every day of their lives that
would please others to read about, especially
i this so of those who live iu the country,
where there is so much to bo teen in nature
and in tho animal creation. Ono little girl
showi d a purso nude of the skin of a mole
that pussy had brought into tho house, Now
that ono littlo item would make tho subject
of a letter, and coqld bo told in a way that
would interest othci hoys and girls, who
would soon be hunting themselves in tho gar
den for tho mischievous little creatures. But
right here it is just as well to speak of tho
good qualities ot tho little mole as well as of
its bad ones. While tho mole eats our tulip
bulbs and some other roots, it is a fact that
they pay for all that by eating the bugs and
grubs that are so troublesome to young plants,
Did any of you ever notice how fine, soft and
beautiful tho fur of this animal is? Some of
our readers once got up quite an argument in
tho Farmer as to the good and bad qualities
of the polecat, in which much was learned of
its life and habits. Now we would like to
learn from a dozen of you telling something
about these animals and the best way of trap
ping them.
Maggie no doubt lost her canary by a bird-
hawk, whick will often tako a bird's head off
in that way when the cage is hung out of
doort. It is best to always put a thin netting
over the cage when hung out. We have
passed houses whero the poor bird was
suffering in the hut sunshine, and when its
mistress hid probably put it while it was coal
and then foruot to take it into the shade when
tho sun was up higher. It is cruel to shut up
any animal and fail to make it comfortable
while it is couGned. Wild birds very Beldom
make good singers, and it is better to let
them fly away.
Maggie writes a very nicj letter, and we
hope she will write again soon.
Clara send a very good letter for the first
. . .. ...
ono. oho must Keep on writing, each time
trying ti see how much she can improve on
tho last. Those geese must be a great care,
but then it is fun to watch them, they always
look as if they knew something, so we cannot
see why they are held up as symbols of foul
ishness. One never feels complimented to be
called a goose, and yet we can't see why a
goose is not just as smart as a turkey or
a chicken. Maybo some ono can give a reason
for it. Two quilts are something to bo proud
of, that is if they are dona well and neatly.
Clara must take cne to the fair next year.
Wo felt very sorry to see bo little needle work
on exhibition there, and would like to propose
that every one of the girls commence right oil
to work on something fot tho next fair, and
see how well it can be done.
Anna has only'one rabbit left of seven.
Well, that is enough to nibble the roso bushes
and flower shrubs. They are dear little pets
if one has a pen made for them where they
can burrow in the ground. We can remember
many happy hours spent in the care of a lot of
tame rabbits.
Grace has been so long silent tbat we feared
she.had forgotten all about the Circle. We
were very glad to get the Indian pestle, and
think that any such relic of our Indian tribes
ought to be kept and not bs allowed to go out
of the country. There are people who come
about every year trying to beg or buy Indian
cariosities to csrry off. There was one man
who begged and bought this summer many
boxes full of arrows and stone implements and
carried them to New York. They are valua
ble if nice, and we should not let them go out
of the Stat, for we will have a museum here
some time in Oregon.
. Bcio, Or., Sept. 2, 1882.
Editor Home Circle i
This is my first attempt ,tt Utter writing to
the Farmkr. I am a little gir. 11 years old.
I see to many letters from the little folks that
I thought I would write one. I have no pets
t? tell about but a little titter baby; beriume
is Myrtle; the is four in-ntht old. We have
eleven bead of cilvci, tixty-tertn head of
sheep and twenty-seven geese. I will tell you
what I do to help my mamma : I help wash
tho dishes, dust the rooms, make beds, help
cook and mind baby. I went to school last
summer. I have pieced two quilts, and am
piecing another; it is the rocky road. We
have five old turkeys and eleven voung ones.
I have eitrht sisters and three brothers. Wo
live on a.farm three and a half miles from
Scio. I am tewing carpet rags to sell. I will
now close for this time by wishing tho
Farmer great success. Yours truly,
Clara Pomerov.
Balm Grove Farm, Aug. 29, 18S2.
Editor Home Circle :
I have never written to fcny paper, but 1
thought I would write to tha Farmer. I like
very much to read the letters from tho littlo
folks in tho Home Circle. My little brother
and 1 1ml seven white rabbits, but they all
dbd except two, and one of them ran away.
I have been gitliermg flowers and mosftjs to
press. I will seiiil Auut iletty so-no that 1
have pressed. My mamma died two years
ago last March. c aro all very lonely with
out her. My papi iwvo mo a littlo cow; her
namo is Spot. I send my name for tho tem
perance roll... Hoping to see this in print I
will closo. Anna S Powell.
Ilia, W. T., Sept. 3, 1882.
Editor Homo Circle:
I owo you an apologyfor not writing sooner,
especially for not sending the flivver bulbs that
I promised you, but I will mako my wotd
good yet. Pa visited the Farmer offica when
he was in Portland, but tho editors were out, ,
so he left the Indian pestle thatlsobtto Aunt
Hetty. It was taken from Granite Point, just
above here. The rock for the foundation of
tho bridgo at Texas Ferry, across Snake river,
is taken from the samo place. We can see
load after load of it on tho steambo.its going
down tho river. I rodi four miles to school
on my pony until I took the hay fever. I
have hail it four summers, but did not know
what it was. If going to the coast would cure
it I think I should like that kiml of medicine.
I must tell the bTy and gir's how will I like
work. My two older sisters nr away from
ho.no. Mary is at grandpa's in the Wilhiinetiu
Valley running nr.iuml, and .Maud is at AI-
mora goim? to school, to I hnvo to stay at
homo anil work. It ma could get along with
out my help, I would much rather he in tho
shado thoso warm days and rend the Farmer
and the Youth's Companion. Your friend,
(..RACK JJURFOBD.
Harrisiidro, Aug. 31, 18S2.
Editor Homo Circle :
It is harvest timo now, and we havo a great
deal of work to do. Wo havo a great deal of
fruit to take care of. I will help with it until
I start to school. I don't know who is going
to teach our school yt. I hopo wo shall have
a good teacher. Last fall I went to Mrs
Tra:n; bIib was a good teacher. Ma has a
great many uico plants; I think somo of them
are as nice as you ever saw. I have no pets
to tell about. We havo been trying to raise
somo wild canaries, but we havo failed. We
found several nests, and when they hatched
and got old enough we put them in n cage,
and some ot them got out unit new away, uur
last one wo thought was doing nicely, but
when we cot up one morning we found that
something had eaten us head ott. I tclt very
sorry about it. You may put my name on the
temperance roll. I hopo the littlo boys and
girls that put their names on the temperance
roll w ill remember it when they become men
and women. I will closo for this time, wish
ing the Farmer success. I remain as ever
your littlj friend, Maggie McMeeken. '
Birds and Cut Worms.
A Minnesota correspondent of tho Iftwband-
man writes as follows how to kill off cut
woims.
At ono ol the late meetings of tho Farmer'
Club, a member anxiously asked if there was
any way for tho farmer to protect his plants
from the cut-worm. From the tone of his in
quiry, he has undoubtedly, like myself, lost
hcivily by these pests; has seen his garden
plants disapper, ami has hunted lor the
sly culprits with a lantern by night
and clug for them by .lay, and still with all
his vigilance, his finest plants would bo do
voured, and ho cries out in despairs "What
shall we do to bo saved" from the cut-worm.
As I know how to sympathize with him, I
will give him tho benefit of my experience.
Three years ago I made five or eix littlo wren
houses, painted them, and fastened them on
to Bhort poles which were set up in tho gar
den, in a short timo they were taken posses
sion ot each liy a air of wrens.
I then took an ovster can. nailed tho nun
end to a board with a quarter inch hole in it,
anu mane several other cheap boxes. Kaeh of
tho bird-houses, oyster cms and boxes was
taken posesion of by a pair of busy wrens, and
fiom ono to three broods of young were laised
by each pair in the course of the season, eacli
brood numbering from four to six or seven
birds. One pairof wrens while raising a brood
of younir, will destroy more insects than two
hired mii can, and will raise from ten to ix
teen birds each season. While tho young arc
growing the old birds will enter the nest with
an insect every two cr three minutes from
moruiug till nigiic.
ibis year I have not had a sinulo nlant cut
off by cut-worms, and have seen but two while
hoeing in my garden, and the striped bugs
have been very scarce.
I am firmly convinced that a dozen wren's
nests in a garden of ordinary tin will, after
the first year, so reduce the number of cut
worms thst they will be no troub'e, and nnst,
if not all of the other insect pests will be kept
pretty wcu auuuueu.
Ihree-pound truitcans. ciirar boxes, or any
thing of the kind will answer for a wren's
nest, only make the entrance tmall (one aud
one-fourth inches is the right size), to that
other birds cannot get in. Set them up on a
short pole and the wrens will soon find them.
It it a good plan to punch a thin hole in tbe
end of the can to let the air circulate through.
A man can put up fifty a day, and the mater
ial will cost from one. to live cents escb.
Ihe wren will ouarrel if nctr toirett er. and
it it usebss to make more than one nett in a
box, Their food contitts entirely of insects
and they never inju-o p'antr. Now, if this
anxiout inquirer for knowledge regarding the
cut-worm will put up at tbe rate of twenty
five wren boxes to.the acre of garden, a cut
worm will be a curiosity in his garden In a
year or two. Nearly all will diaappear the
first year. It it not too late now, A wren
houte near my window it just now being
filled with egjt for a second brood this sea-
Slrnt ef Improvement In Women.
One of tho most cheering signs of the times
is, thst whilo many of our most intelligent
and thoughtful women are asking for suffrago
and for .tho privilege of the higher education,
many are alsa giving their time and best
thoughts to tho improvement of the so-called
common thiegs of life. Women of bright
minds and much attainment are doroting
themselves to tho cause of good cookinc, clean
houses and healthy children. Thcso things aro
at length taking their true place, and are be
coming honorable in the sight of all. Then,
too, tho old reproach that women of literary
taste and habit are necessarily lacking in
hous'hold graces, and in good taste in dress,
is heard no more. Tlioso whoso memory
rcachos back twenty years, or less know how
even at school this notion ruled. Ono instance
at this moment I recall, which gave emphasis
tithe fact. The girl, I remember, was ac
knowledged to b.i tho "smartest girl in
school." There was a tradition that sho did
not tiko time from her studies to ut strings
in her shoes, though wo all knew that she tied
her b.Vr with a shoe string, for tho tin on tho
end was alwj s in plain sight. But somo of
the girls were really as good s'.udtnts, and as
capable, but who wero not above taking pains
with their dro-s, who had an eyo to tho effect
of a bluo riblon, were not hi Id ill so high es
teem, and tho learned committees before
wo cowered in spirit on anniversaries pissed
with admiring disapproval over tho excel
lences of tho prettily dressed girls, nnd when
ouo appeared a littli moro dowdy than nnoth
er, they said by their manner, "Here is some
thing worth listening to." A schoolmate of
mlno who is now as eminent as she hoped to
be said with a kind of religious indignation,
"1 wisn 1 could live to prove that ono may lie
able to solvo problems, learn choral' ry and
languiges, and still bo neat, tasteful in dress,
and an excellent housekeeper; that shall bo
my aim in life" Sho, with many more, may
be taid to h.avo proved tho possibility. Dr.
Antoinette Btaokwoil said at the Women's
Congress last year that, so far as her observa
tion extend, "Women with disciplined
nrnds, and with Iaro purposes, aro tho bist
housukccpcri and wisest mother." That
beauty of attiro nud beauty of si.ul aro not in
compatible, that coucouroo of dignified and
hamliaincl) dressed women gave abundant
evidence.
Immortality.
We know a family whose members observe
tho beautiful custom of giviue a quotation as
they assemblu toptthcr around thu breakfast
table. It is a very pleasant way ot begiuuiug
the day, besidcr it a (Tunis food for thought
while engaged in their several duties. Ono of
their number died, and this quotation from
the pen of Prsntice was given o.i tho morning
of tho burial by n beloved sister. Thero is
more than asotinon in tin short pacsago :
"Why iu it that tho rainbow and tho cloud
como over us with a beauty that is not of
earth, aud then pass away and leave us to
muso on their faded loveliness ? Why is it
that the stars which hold their mighty festi
val around the midnight throne aro placed
abovo (ho reach (f our limited faculties, for
over mccking us with ,their unapproachable
glory? Aud why is it that bright forms of
human beauty are presented to our view, and
then taken from us, leaving tho thousand
streams of our affection to flow back in alpino
torrents upon our hearts ? We aro born for a
higher destiny than that of earth. Thero is
a land where tin rainbow never fades, where
the stara will bo set out before us like islands
that slumber on tho ocean, and whero the
beautiful being that passes before us liko a
metor will stay in our presence forever."
Vulgar Habits.
Asking questions, private nnd pcrcoiul, is a
vulgur habit, and telling our own business,
which no ono wants to hear, is another. Ask
ing the cost of a present that has boon made
to you, loud talking in public, hard staring at
table, insolent disrespict to husband, wifo,
Bister or brother, showing temper in trilles,
making tcenes iu public, show ingan embarrass
ing an amount of fondness and making love in
public, covert sneers of whiuh people can hco
tho animus if they do not always see tho drift;
persistent egotism, which talks forever of
itself and cannot even feign tho niOHt passing
nit-teat in another, detraction of frioiids and
it may bo of relatives, u husband telling, of
his unpleasantnesses, n wife complaining of
htr husband's faults, the bold assumption of
superiority nud the sertilo confession of infi
nite uuwortbincss; all these are signs and evi
dences of vulgarity vulgarity of a far worse
than that of thoso who eat their fish witli a
steel knife, and says "You was" and "Each
of t.io men were."
Putting Away Tools.
Tbe wearing out of farm implements it, as a
rule, duo more to neglect than to use. If tools
can be well taken care of, it will pay to buy
those made of the In-st steel, and finishsd in
the best manner;, but in common hands and
with common care, such are of little advan
tage. Iron and steel paits shouldjie cleaned
with dry sand and a cob, or scraped with a
pice of soft iron, waahe 1 and oiled if neces
sary, and in a day or two cleaned off with the
corn cob and dry sand. Finally paint tho iron
part with rosin and beetwax, in tho propor.
tion of four of rosin to ono of wax, melted
together and applied hot. This is good for
tbu iron or stoel parts of every kind of tool.
Wood work should be painted with good,
Iwiled linseed oil, white lead and turpentine,
colored of any di sired tint; red Is probably
the Inst color, Keep the cattle away until
the paint is dry and bard, or they will lick,
with death as the result. If it is not desired
to use print en hind tools, the boiled oil with
turpentine and "liquid drier" dots jutt as
well. Many prefer to saturate the wood work
of farm implements with crude petroleum.
This cannot bo us il with color, but is applied
by itself, to long as uny is absorbed by the
(ores ol tbe wood.
Children
CRY
FOR
Pitcher's
Castoriac
Mothers llUo, aud Physlolans
recomxuond it.
IT IS NOT NARCOTIC.
CENTAUR MNIMKIN'TS; tlio
World's great Palu-ltclicvliig
remedies. Thoy heal, soothe nnd
;iircl$iiis,'Vouiids,WciikBack
and Itlieiiiiuitlsiu upon Alan..,
nud Sprains, Galls, nnd Xituuo
ii ess upon Beasts. Cheap, qulcV
nnd reliable.
m
SPURTS of disgusting Muous,
Snuffles, Crackling Fains In the
Head, Fetid Breath, Deafness, an
any Catarrhal Complaint, can he ex
terminated hy Wei Do Meyer's
Catarrh Cure, a Constitutional Aa
tidoto by Absorption. The most Im
portant Discovery since Vaooinatloa
Ague mixture.
Chills and Fever aro pormnncntly
cured by Dr. Jnync'a Agno Mix
ture. With a littlo enro on tho part
of tho patlont to avoid oxponnro, nud
tho occasional uso of Javnk'h Sana
TiVKPiLLS,tlil8romody will bo found
to bo certain In Its operation, and rad
ical in its ellbcts. In many ueotiofu
of tho country subloci to Ague anc"
other ninlnrlal disease it has an es
tablished character oh a populur epo
clfle for thoso harrasslng complaints,
and tho numbor of testimonials re
ceived show that its reputation la
constantly Increasing.
Intermittent and Remittent Fevers
nro oilbctuaUy curod by Dr. Juyue'n
Ague Mixture. In thcso com
plnints caro should bo taken to follow
tho directions closely, nnd especial
nttontion given to tho liver, which
should bo assisted Iu porformlii(r its
functions by Db. Jayne'b Ban at i vie
Vilu.
For salo by iindgo, Davis & Co., Portland
ST. HELENS HALL
ART DEPARTMENT.
rilUM COM'H Ot1 THtt'Ilfc.H.S WSU IINUAUED
1 tn tit, Holcn'n Hull lia J lint tnvn rclnforc! tjf
tiio addition of fix nuw U'iu Iter, fit u of tlitni from
prominent tditcutlouvl inatltutloa or the Kiuturn
8tito Twoof Ihtisuaiit uMtfujjnl In tho Alu ideal De
partment; three In the hiitUlij tnul 'me, Mm Fullkk,
I'l thu Art lupaitnicnt,
iliHs Fullick U a My of KnulMi I Irth tut educated
In thU country, kht win yruouiitiil at Vuxour College
and Im flneu vpent much timo in the Iot mlvat
Uudioj In tho latent MjU'h. bho t'onu with the
rueoniinendutlniiH for Iter attnlntneiiU urn! nklll ai a
teacher (t painting and drawing-. The ft) cout the
wholo jrrouiid of litntruttlom hi tnc lit-nt Art mhool.
cmhnuliiL': Oil r.ilntlt'K', I.iiulMflpe, Howrr ami Htlll
Ufa HtiKliu. Ciajnm, Charcoal, Water Col or h, I'tincl),
1'cit und Ink, and lltroratlu' Art In ult It hnnchcd,
Sllsi Fullltk U u lady of 11 her a I id.u.itloii und auncrlor
culture, and thu Iteitor and Principal of bt, Jfuleii'it
Hull itconuntii't thN Department of their uttonltoiU
tntro ni with entire eorwidence, Uhtjj tp untnirtd that
It huh m-er under a mom rompacia lautnutoi or one
of rnoru varied faupilrwnentt., tepHni
The Oregon & Washington
Farmer.
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development of each lection, and alio auuy original
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contain compilation) from the WIiluhctti Kamria.
Tho (act thut a great Interest It felt al.road and
through th. United sUUx, concerning the Columbia
Itlver regian, and tho neceulty ol lurnUhlng rellabl.
Information concerning tlii. rcirion. hat luduced ut U
commence tuch a publication, w. are aware that
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laok to Irlendt in the Kaat, and thu monthly publica
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