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amity
Aanrnra
II I, Htmrnon
Lebanon u w smiin
Lett 1st Me IICMcTimmonds
.. .(leo sillier
Cn.ti.vllla. .W It Kirk
Looking Glass, M uothran
Lincoln L Abrami
ButUvlllc . . John UaUJic-lIcr
aptto Creek K Hkcrvln
fcook. V II Harris
Bcllcvue JclTllasli
Ufa itte JWMranre
lIcMlniiviIlc J Mcl'hlllips
Mioy H Itnbtiins
Mt Pleasant K 8 Thayer
Marl ..HH Ituthirlord
Mohawk . ..J 8 Churchill
Monmouth, Wwaterhouao
Nnianiblll. GWSapjilnirton
Powell Valhj TK Williams
Pilot llotk.. .E Oilllam
Pendleton. Lot l.lvirniore
I'crrjilale .J W Med raw
I'lcasantlllll Ott Handsalccr
Hlversiile ... OK Known
Itenilbtin;.. H K llatnionil
Oawfonlsilllc llftlit Olass
Opttaife fir .J II MiortrlJire
Srvallls .aujer .imiim,
lAllllKXI,' JotU
JamaM.UK
Dayton.
Drains
Mllas .
Dutilr.
Kola
K 0 llaila.way
lli.n J O Drain
, . ..I. ruiiw.
.J D Smith
. A .1 liufur, Jr
Thoiini IVarco
Klklon
A II llalncs
Bjiirine llonJ HMcUliinu
dlcnbunr Hon M lilityj
rorost (.rove S lluc-his
fox Valhy A II (iartlnurj
Ooihui I llJinlsikir
hnu'l Home .7. II Mow
halcni .S W Cliurch
Stiijtori .ADOnrdnir
Sublimity Jno Donning
Spio J H Morris
lla-ton V C lUiyniond
n.,rv,il M MIU.hi.ll
flictlil . tt M l'otrs
OolileiuUh III HivlorltHij.Taiiirriil
John l.uer
llonTlioahniith
Ilnrr sbm-ir II'" II iirmn " "iinr
llalaey Ulna, PiurlftUo WIllauiltloK . a nusisi
IrrltiiT A f lennlnjri nines ;,"
Didepi mli-ini I. IlisUIn Wifton ,..'i-b!31
Jacksmitllle Mix MiillirWaltshinv " , ,s"4'
JUiHtlm. W II Dahir Walla Walla J; . laeolis
jaAcrsoil J W lloland'Zcnil H H (lllnhlo
Thorn s ('roHs. Ksq., the old stuck man and
aifstcinrr, who Is idn.tillod with Oregon
for thirty ycarB hack, iffers for sale 2,000
acres of ,o d fanuiiig land live miles norm oi
Hatem. IU also has a puro breed of Hcrk
biro mid poland China swine, and Spanish
Merino shtcp. When Mr. Cross talks slock
lie certainly means bnsinc-s. We ato glad to
ee him in the market again, and it is a gool
tiling for fuiiii.is that Unc o Tommy is able
to Imi alniit, working awa at his favorite iu
tensis When it comes tn stock ho can hold
his own .mil any man on top of tho ground.
Of courto those in iieid of stock animals will
five laisis n o.dl.
Tiik gricultunl roturnsof Ireland for 1882
ihow tint tho sorcago under crops, including
sneado v and cloior, has docroised unco 1881
by 1 U..T.J7 i n s. Tho total acreago of the
oountn ii '211,328,703 acres, of which one-half
is u der rnsturo, one-fourth under crops, and
llmi qt fiiiuth loft tu fence, marsh, road
nil .vrtlir 1'hero haa been agr.nlual diminu
tion i.f t u area uuiler cultivation for tho last
twenty ycirs. The countr) has 184,002 fewer
sfcerp. and 9.02B tewor horses than it had a
year ai; hut it has 334 100 pigs, 30 000 more
head cf laltlf, and 20,325 moro poultry.
X882
Wo i Mio this wet k thu last edition of the
WllLMrrrK Kahmkk for 18S2. It la well
etl gh to iuvie tho Jinr, to recall its tvents
and iiLiiliiiritira, and try to liurn somithiiiir
from it i husijiis,
'Iho gp'iit inUrpriBis that hao liteu lit
ooiiisx f ennstruutioii have Hindu rapid and
sat'H hi I T) piogrcai. Tho pup in the line of
tho N itwrn l'acifio road is rapidly closing.
The tn ii ends otio making fiom tho K ut und
tho ot In r fiom the Wet- am u'rendy far ad
taiiceil in th limits of tho Tmiitoiy of Moo
tan), and will soon clo mi i giui tho l'a.illc
Jloit mist a onmieited rallruiul lineHcro-s the
oonl I nit Tho Hiker City branch is also
saualiiiiLr t wards ltoiso City to meet thvro the
Oreg 'ii Shoit Line, to coilmct with tho Union
Favilii', and constitute another ilinct route
oyula nl m the Kaat. I'ho Nonhoni raeitio
road will prnbably be oompluted within eight
mouths, an I po-stihly tho Ureg n Short Line,
also, withn tho oar 1883, llfsides tluse,
cailt in ISSI within llfucu months wo may
exp i ' iiiniiectinii South with Califnriiu.
Oi-1; m will soon hio llino cnnuritions, by
rail, with the wido world.
Itusiilis these gioit enterpiiaes, our region
will uiKiii reilio tho I'oiiatructiiui of tho N. P
R. II. t Kiliiiu from 1'ortl.uiil, nuking a
tlir ugh bv rail louto to l'uuit Sound. The
-omt'iuli' n oi bianeh imds, toduilop nwiy
avotiiui of our country, will . i on as upully
at piB hl-i. Vtry somi thu i .uilie Northwest
will p a si a iiniiloti' Bjstini of iuho.nl
that ii h inenlod by our uilMgablo wutus,
nib
aim
pin all tho couutiy into luIih.Ui'.I
c ft. i as it can bu so made. Our fe.it no
. . in Im womlirfut, It is only nictss.i-
pion
ry th -o leisuiixlily improve its resources tn
aiaUi t a3
'I ho iar lb82 has I ecu a prosperous year
for t' di-, "' h givin prolltablo employ
ineut t uucluiics and l.tborir. Asaiu'e,
the .Smtli l'.K'Hic ooiiuti) is prosH-rous, but
vu it .omptllfil to doubt It properit in a
suitai'h tligr o luwanls the labots of agrnul
turt V rt i all the ptiwpi'llty that Ultts the
farmir sums tu oftm lag a little behind the
lest. As tho pro.pt.rity oi all i-oautrica u
Itaiiiytl liv tho suiceas of ngiiculturv, this
.nan ,Mail(ixKiil It It lintrrtluless Hue
that u fat mi I d not n.i'ui full) the pr
pen t rhiv set in intitlnl to.
Our ((i.at stsjilo of wheat lu brought us
oid tuu-lersti nlpini. Sprinit iouiiil' did
nut 'tun i If a k,otd ilt'p in an) iluoitiuK
Knt i tbe iVeailm tho unprri-tdililril
dtnir'i g e u suecis to spnu aiming o
win I In Witt 'in Ore t n, that was true, n
alrs't 'h-kivo Oar spuugiropa m.ido mil)
a ligln )nlt. I'hose wlu tru.tnl txelu.nth
to w 1 1 .t growing wt-io not aatistliHl, but a I
wliosn'iil wheat iu the fall, ill suimmr fal
low I pirpiivl, suciiltil well Ktir
whor , Knt and West, wheru fall grain was
put wtll and early, good emits rrsulted
n i.i t to learn lioin tht faet a a!uah!u
lotan t .At gtwd farming pa)t."
While wheat has not paid largely, it haa
.till paid will or fairly well for labor ex
rnnded. All other crops have pal I bett.r, no
far aa they vere marketable. Hay, oat, po
tatoesthese are all high. Dairy pn ducts
are all well up. Hops bore a fabulous price.
The wol grower took in two millions for
thtir fleecis alone. Beef, pork and mutton
are high priced; poultry u salable at-good fig
All !,.. . farmer haa fnr alo is maik. t-
J .),! st Bnod prices. 'Ihen, why is it thwt we
do not tee more realization of succei-8 In farm
iog circles? We wish some or many far
mers would investigate the subjeit and nally
exf lain the situation. If the farmirs ol our
region are well off, let ut know it.
All the experience we gather from 1882 goes
to show thst the man who haa different
branches of farming to support him thrives
the best. Mixed husbandry is possible here,
and pas well when prudently fallowed. We
should like very much to have some success.
ful farmer explain his methods and tell how
he manages to succeed.
So far as our whole regit.n is concerned
and wo count all tho Columbia basin as our
region we hao every occasion to be satisfied
with the prospect of the future. We hate a
good country and it will support millions. It
will inpo' rt moio and support them better, if
ita tared resourcis shall call out varied in
tluttries. The tarth teems with wealth, but
mismsnigeimnt will waste its riches in
naught. 'I he ol je t wo hive in pjblishing the
Kahhku is to thow by practical experience
what the farmer can best do and how to do it.
Wo should like to have fully the lesson 16S2
has taught.
SOME FACTS ABOUT WHEAT.
Tho superior quality of Ongon wneat is
matter of pride and sati-factiou to On iron
wheat growers. V have always gathe ed
inforii ation bearing on this sulijict an 1 study
the charact'rifticB of different seasons with
uito'cst. It is evident that the wheat of
some years is sop rior in quality, as well s
that some districts produce bitter wheat than
Other-. Wo have several times referred to
tho fact that localities in Polk ar d Yamhill,
along tho wist side of tho valley, and on the
east side of Marion and Linn counties, bring
wheat that is sup-rinr to other localities of
tho Willamette Valley.
Mr. 0. W. Ilutn.h'e, of the Oiegou City
Imperial Mills, has been in the business for
18 years. In a rtcent conversation, wo
learned some things worth repeating. It is a
mtttcr of common noloiiuly that the whett of
1881 was inferior to the average. The berry
was lino looking and plump, but the wheat
fell short in weight. In the best siasons
wheat has been know n to average 63 pounds
to the bushel. It is a good year lion the
average goes from CO to 01 pounds. The best
wheat rec ived at Imperial Mills in 1881 went
only 58 pouuds, and ordinary grades wint
lower, some as low as 56 pounds to the
bushel. It was iliscutered soon after harvest
r hat the wheat was lightweight. Owing to
the presence of rain, to somo extent, in liar
vest, and early in the fall, the wheat of th it
year went into wan house damp, to some de
gree, Wo usually hato dry and warm wrath
tr all through harvest, and alter it, long
rimuwh to get the crop m Inn or w.uehouse.so
the wlu at, as a rule, is thoroughly dry when
ground, Iu lottl such was nut t' e case Kor
all its light weight it was Hived in a damp
uuditiou, which should hiivo incicasid tho
weight. Iljtli wheat and Hour that was sent
to Ku rope tint jear, was found damaged on
its arrival. That was true ot nearly all the
cargni'B sent fiom the Columbia, con posed of
valley wheat. Mr. llurnsido thinks there
was not d impuoss tn ciusotho damage-, but
that it was something lacking in the wheat
that it did not perleetly mntuie. The wheat
ground and shipp-dto diffVreiit parts of this
coast all kept well; the only damago was to
wheat tent on long toyagtB through the
tn pus.
Mr. lluinsilc loaded ono veajelthot already
had f00 tons of choice wheat of crop of '81 on
boanl. Ho examintd this carefully, to see if
there was danger of his own cargo being con
taminated, and concluded the wheat on lnard
was iu first late order. Ho filled thottasel
up with llour, part of which was ground from
wheat raised in IShO, and held over ; part
biingof tho nop of 1SS1. When tho tessil
reached Kuglaiid, the wheat that was pro
nounced ohoi.'i! buforo it sailed from hero was
found to hiuliiiMged so as to be almost worth
lens ; ptrt of the Hour wns also in bail onlei ;
all that was in good unlet on arrival there
was llour that was made of wheat held (iter
(nun ISbl That cargo serted to illuatrtte
the iiiiTcrrnco Intwinii tho w heat grow n m
the two years. In no i tlur )eur did we ltatu
so much lain during harvest and immediately
afttr, ami mi ether year than ISSI did Oregon
eargois reach their destination in such bad
oitler.
A SUB-AQUEOUS AMALGAMATOR. .
Wo lamo aerosi an item, -in some of our
Ongon exchanges, this week, that refers to
some person w ho hat a valuable, cold mine em
the iK-eun boaeh. For many tears there haa
been iKic.itioiul excitement uter tliu fact that
beach sand on th
coast, I flow tho Un piiua, !
i m t n.. :....t..nsm
and perhaps otsew hi re, contains coniiderable , had never U-en mel to extravagant In ing,
tine gold. I In gi'ld must Into washed down ' but bad kept hcute before that in lhst Port
the. iiteisof S'Uthern Oregon, snd as fine as ' lml. w hero the grocery stent are w II sup
llour, beotuio mixed with the tin 1. of the sea riled with fruits and vegetable Mie com
.1...... Mane itfjrU have been made to nunc plain d that it was unnos.iM. to I uy many
. . . .. . t ... -i a.
witliprmit along too o a.t, u.itm.uui u ,
II. ir. nr. .-..... hn.v.1 111 en Invent, it
will go iuto diep water, oil ahere, and bring
up .ami, pan it out aud tou will inetitably
find gold in It. Not only it It fouud in tho sea
and along the lach, but older beaches are
fouud, at much as 200 feet abote the preteut
mo , Jt , ! t . " Trt o . n, wt.ng. The extent I Tl... .com. to be the case gen. rally among '""chant. tradesmen w .11 have letter
, ." . ,,, t l?or .hMml along the tow,, o. the t.lley Maiket cale,u sup- W and more customer, than during the
I. coT.1 o Ca fo ,u and Oregon for bun ply P ril.nd. AUauv.Cort.il... Ku,cue and twelve month; an. our dnancal .. .
iXl.l.urfl...VM- (5old is no, Salem, but w, doubt ,f there ,. tno.her town J0. be busy and prospcrou..Wo
nlv found ahiui: the ire.o..t beach, but if tout in the WilU.iKtte Valley, where thingt are .i"rTr.r.
WTLLAMETTE PARMER: POBTLABP, OREGON, DECEMBER
shore line, lilt high and dry by the gradual
elevation that ts going on, so perceptibly that
it cm be shown in recent years. We hear oc
casionally of the finding of these old beaches,
and that tht sand is rich with fine gold. Here,
then, we havo millio is of gold waiting to b
gathere I by some process; but, despite the in
senility of many inventor, no process that
has been tried moves effectual. Mr. Bladt 1.
rartu r in milling schemes with Capt Geo. J.
Ainsw..rth, purehased n invention tor tins
purpose made in Albany, for tho importance
oftheolject causes new machines to be con
stantly constructed.
I he latest of all inventions, however, comes
fn.m Salem, anil is devised by Mr. Win. H.
Leininger, of the Chemeketa Hotel. Mr. L.
has many inventions now in use, and is an
inventor by profession. We have noticeJ I ii
intentions in the past, as our readers may
recollect. This one it a very simple con
trivance thatconforms to the common methods
in use for saving gold. Just as fold bearing
earth is washed and gold is saved on copper
plates with quicksilver, this machine is oper
ated. It consists ot four plates of corrugated
metal copper coated with silver so as to take
up the gold in quicksilver to the best possible
advantage. There are two sets of these plates,
one above the other, tho upper tier ranging
back from the lower on.s. In front of the
lower plates cultivator teeth are fixed. A
hitching chain is risjeed to the outfit, aud two
horses cau drag it over tho beach when it is
a little submeriiid. 'Iho effect will be that
this low of tieth in front of each lnwir plate
will stir tho sail 1 so tint it will ri e aud pass
over both tlin loAirand upper platis, and the
golel will no netine i in tne quicfcinvur ciuii
U placed on tho corrugations. In this manner
all the elftct is produced ot stiinngund wash
ing thesind an 1 saving gold on copper pla es
by u.e of quicksilver. The model lie hns m ule
shows this principle. Machines can be in idi
ot any detired si2e and capacity. The om
shown is adapted for two horses, but a size to
bo managed by one or more men can be easily
fashioned. It is also possible to make them
to be operated in water 200 feet de. p by steam
tugs. All the inventions we have known to
precede Mr. Leininger's have been compli
cated, and required chemical nppliancts. His
is perfectly simple, and contains the genuine
principle of gold saving as practicid in all
mining operatioi s, and it is tailed "Leinit -
Ltrs Sub Aqueous Amalgamator. If it is
poseible to invent any process for saving this
beach gold, this simple mode of hrinuing tho
fine gold into alliance with quicksilver may
be a success.
Keally and Truly a Good Farm Gate.
A gate is useful in the last degree. A
farm, to be complete, should have plenty o'
them, and good ones at that. But gates be
como a nuisance, generally, when they are
patented We newspaper men class patent
gates with lightning rods and seeding ma
chiie agents. At the State Fair we always
expect to havo invitations from enterprising
men to, "Let me show you the finest thing
you ever saw." It alwa)s proves to be a
swinging gtte, that acta mechanically, auto
matically and every other way imaginable,
but always swings on a pttent.
Tliu other day, at Salnn, we met Frank
ltiee, blacksmith, as good a man as Salem has
in it. When Frank wanted to tiku us to see
his "patent gito," wo leokol at hi h, queerly,
but went all the same, Hrce is the sort o
man you don't like to blight when o asks u
lavor. We saw the latest patent of pates and
don't wondir Frank likes it.and his boys have
undertaken, to make them.
Cumpton's automatic gate is made of light
iron rods and bars ; is light in fia i e ; it both
opt lis and shuts by pulling a string, at either
side, tint woiks a lever. Pulling Ii htly (a
child can do it) on that string moves the iron
lever so as tn throw the gate otf its balance at
the upper hinge ; that lifts the latch and it
springs open. You hold on tightly un'il it
luteins at a put that holds it open only an
instant and then you drive through, Pull
the other string, the gate unbal nco itself
and doses. That is all there is of it. It
works lither way with perfect eise, and with
perfict certainty. Tho gato will shut east
and not j ir, if jou manage it conectly. It is,
it-ally and truly, a perfect farm gate, ami
worth evi ix body's attention.
The adt. uitagcs nte that tho gato and fix
tuns art) of iron, though imtheaty. It is so
simple and strung it cannot get out of order.
After tud)ing it carefully, we pron unco it a
pcifoct farm gate-, certain to o crate iu the
tasiest and best manner, Farmeiswro live
in Marion slid Pulk countita should cill and
see it woik Those counties aiu iwned b
liictt aud Hoas, whose shop is ippositu where
the new bauk is going up, on Commercial
strict. They cannot make these gates in any
counties but Polk and Marion, but auv b dy
can buy of them that chooses to do so.
Price ranges from $12 to $20, according to
tyle and orntment.
WASTED OPPORTUNITY.
We met, the other day,
lady who had
lately mot nl and commenced housekeeping in
one of the best tow nt m Linn county. Mie
!.:...... Lii-d iltir tt umtlil tstfMii nvpfi' f .i i 1 1 r (
y,.. ." " "- -."" ,."".
tllll! II lO Cruw 1W llllimil mi' rsii'l ravn.ui-i
not ttry much as they aro at the plae-o we
t-ak of. The question antes i How can the
mtivhabts of thitae smaller towns fall to pro
tide the commonest Itemtof life for their cut
joins It looks at if they could eoga some
farmer that if he would raise these things thiy
will sell thi m for him. Tnenweask: How
can our faemers afford to lose such an import
aut revenue?
To show the absurdity of tre situation, it is
only necetBary to state that merchants in tl e
small country towns usually receive supplies
of California fruits and tegetable, an 1 must,
of course, find customers for tin in. Our far
mers should consider the wants of etery vil
lage wh n they plant tnt ir gardens, and make
a profit from supplying the wants of their in
habitat ts. There is no good reason why the
country markets should not be fully supplied
with every sort of frui's and veetablo in the
season, as completely as the larger towns. A
true system of mixed farming will accomplish
all that, and make the country more prosperous.
December as Pleasant as Hay.
Ho many people living above the 4Gth
degree of latitude, in any part of the world,
saw a Christmas Day to pleasant that the
peppermints were spring up, and the sunny
atmospheio was like a May day ? Not many,
certainly; but we have had that experience
in the Willamette Valley. For a day before
and after Christmas we had charming weather,
so pleasant that a fire was only Lecessary to
take the chill and dampness off the air within
doors. Without it was a perfect day. Octo
ber and Nnvcmber wire very fine mouths.
During the sixty das there were a fen r.uny
chjs, but uot many when work could not be
done to advantage. We look for a pleasant
winter if no cold weathur comes within a fort
night. Our recollecti n of former winters i,
tint if we pa-sid the ho'ida)s without frost,
ne d not expect it. Of course, we may hate
some cold weather, but our winlir weather
sets in by New Yiars as a until thing. We
shall watch with interest the indications of
the nuxt fortnight.
James S. Chaffee, Waasaie, N. Y.,hasa silo
by the side of nnd parallel with his biro, and
so arrarged that the ensilage comis fr-nn the
tilo to the floor, directly over the anima s to
bo fed the barn being built against a side hill
and the silo placed on the upper side. The
dimensions of the silo are 12 fett by 50 feet
with a depth of sixteen feet. The walls of
the silo are concrete, o hydraulic cement,
gravel and cobblestones, the cot cr was made
of lj-inch spruce boards, placed cross-wise,
and fitting loosely to the sides of the silo.
The ensilage was weighted with stone, seventy-five
pounds to the square foot. Including
the roof the cost of the silo was $350. Corn
was the only crop ush! for ensilage, sown in
drills three feet apart, and cut when fully
tisselled and before any of the juices dried up
or were appropriated for the formation of the
ear. Mr. Chaffee produced fron aixteinto
thirty tons of green corn "per acre, twenty
tons being his average yield, Blount's Pro
lific proved the best for ensilage, and Whites
Southern next best. The fodder was cut in
one-half inch lengths by a cutter driven by a
five-horse steam engine. In rilling tbe silo,
the msiligu should be distributed evenly in
the silo and packed as thoroughly as possible,
putting in from twentt five to thiity 'ons per
day. Alter tho silo is full a few inches of
straw should be addtd before placing the cov
ering planks. Eighty cents was the cost of
filling p-r ton of fodder put in.
In this case two months elapsed before
open ng tho silo. Mr. Chaffee wri'es: The
ensilage loses its green color, but retains form
and consistency, with no appnciable less of
moisture; has a slightly acid taste and alco
holic smell, with sometimes a very small loss
it top from mould and decay. There was no
deterioration in tho quality of the ensilage
after opening the silo. In feeding milch cows
ensiltge affects a saving of grain and forage,
while cows thrive better under its use than
without it. The milk is richer and pleasanter
to tho taite more like pro luce from pasture
than from hay and grain. I fed fifty pounds
emllage per day to each cow, rotnetimt s alone
in the feeding, but usually in connection with
hay and grain. While feeding ensilage I
noticed a decided gain in flesh, appetite bet
ter, hair slotk and glossy, and tyes bright.
Tho exctllcnt condition of my stock has at
traded the attention and admiration of num
berless visitors on the subject of ensilage. The
piotitablenets of ensilage lies mainly in the
fact that it can bo made to double, tho stock
csrrjing lapteity of our eastern farms, and
that too at a tery small comparative cost. Its
adtantages to the sale milk diarymen are in
calculable, and I sre no reason tthy thty
should be less to bulter and cheese product rs
Dairy farmer who hato med atlos two jeirs
have already milled fifty per cent, to their
former stock. Amtnean Culiurmt.
This Great and Glorious Country
With her crop of 0,000,000 halts of cotton,
toward 000,000,000 bushels of wheat, and o er
1,5.00,000,000 bushels of corn, tie may look
bpon our enormous and astonishing imports as
not alarming; the owners of American rail
way property hate a right to expect particu
larly happy results, and theso who feel dit
courage.1 at the comparative slowness of our
expoit nisrkets may possess their souls in
pi a e. At Kuropo must take our surplus, tte
netil not be in a hurry to send our ue cotton
and our foolstuLTs abriad, aud we need not
send ant thing on which we have uot made a
gnod profit. The future is dec dedly iu our
fator Our fanners have and will hate an
abundance of ev.rything; our mechv ics a. d
..."... ...
I.ONK Jack, Mo., Seit U, 1S79.
I have been using Hon Hitters, aud have re
ceiled great benefit from them for Irtercom-
I plaints and malarial let tr. IDey are teen
er to all other medicines. P M. IUrm-s.
29, 1882.
Washlntton Territory t. NebraUta.
From the Kirf (Nth ) Timet.
We republi.h below a letter from Mr. Ly
man Wood, formerly of this place, but who
now resides in Washington Territory. Aside
from the prejudice he bears for this part of
God's footstol, Mr. Wood writes an excellent
letter. We have taken pxms to inquire, and
hate jet to find a resident in this locality who
has witnessed a ct clone here, or any more
damage trom lightning than occurs in any
other State at any lime. To be sure, we have
a zephyr now and then that wculd till the
sails of an ordinary sailing vessel, but no seri
ous damage results from them. The winds in
Nebraska, blow they ever so hard, have i.o
horrors in comparison with those of an earth
quake, which occasionally comes along and
swallows people aud thtlr property iu the land
of our correspodent's adoption.
SEATTtK, W. T., Sept. 1.
Etl. Times and friends iu Firth :
"The merry May hath pleasant hours, and
dreamily they ulide.
As if they floated, like the leaves, on the sil
ver tide.
The trees re full of crimson buds, the woods
are full i f birds,
And the waters flow to music, like a tun"
with pleasant words."
Do not for oue moment think I have forgot
ten you. After a fullow arrives iu heaven he
generally wants to rest awhile, look around a
little, renew old acquaintances, form new
t tits, ascertain what kind of a people he has
fallen among, take his bearings, pot the lay of
the bind, ito , before returning to eatthly af
fair', and now that I have been through those
pteiimiia-ies I suppese you all wish to know
h iw I like this far-away wonderful kentry.
Must say "this is tho way 1 long havo sought"
1 like it hire it is just what I expected to
find; with me it Ills the bill; it supplies tho
long felt want that haunted this peaceful
breatt. By my continued silence some base
thought I did not like this promised land; but
right here allow me to disabuse your minds ol
all such evil thoughts, for I am well pleased
with the change, although the trip took all my
"pocket change," and I cannot begin to ex
press to you my delight, the calm satisfaction
and relief I feel in being away from those
scorching hot south winds, annoying dust
storms, terrific lightning, tremendous water
spouts, and awful cyclones of Nebraska. You
know for nights and weeks and months at a
time I could not close my eyes in sleep in the
rasping climate; but here there is no electric
i y and the moment I drop to bed Morpheus
clasps me in his hiving arms and holds me in
his luxurious embrace until broad daylight of
the following morning. I am making up for
lost time. It "seems as if evening breezes
from that other land Nebraska probably
Ed. Times laden with fragrance, plays upon
my cheeks and lulls my heart;" and if I
thought there was as much difference between
heaven and earth a there is between Wash
ington Territory aud Nebraska, I would ban
ish my doubts, waive my objections, join the
crowd and go to heaven.
This is truly a nice country, and I just re
vel in this cool, gray climate; for the mist and
gloom of these soft, mild rains twice a month
aro balm to my soul, moisture to my system,
oil to my ears, and luxurious repose f my
neives. The first six wteks we were here we
could do nothing but wonder and admire,
sletp and enjoy. But before a fellow can com
prehend the country he has to come here and
"be born again," aud any of you who think
) ou aro old to commence life anew, had bitter
rem dn east of the mountains where in the 35
or 40 years of your livings you have kind o'
got the run of things. This leing "born
again" is terril le; 'twas bad enough the first
time, but the second time is worse. You may
read all tneir emigrant pamphlets, beliete
every word, aud then know the tenth part has
not bi-en told of the beauties and resources of
this productive country with its warm winters
and cool summers; and should I ever so far
forget ui)stlf as to come back to Nebraska to
live, I trust one of those terri le cyclor es will
come twisting its head around, seize me by
the scalp lock and jerk me into heaven so
quick it will make my head swim.
Money is plenty, health No. 1, wages good,
saws, hammers, steam whistles and factories
are running merrily on cvtry tide, nnd every
thing booming right along. But do not under
stand mo to be urging any ol my friendi to
come here; it is pgamst tho principle if the
peoplo on this coast; they aro very particular
about that; it is 2,700 miles trat el, the ex
pense is considerable, and they mipht not like
it few at first do then blamo would attich,
and no ono likes to incur that risk or assume
the responsibility. One thing certainly speaks
well for this country. Those who havo bteu
here long- st like it best, and you can hear m
umb.n g, growling cr complaining; all seem
to he wel satisfied. But in the wet weather,
fiom November until April, I expect they
howl; if they do, I'll let you knoty, for 1 do
not wish to misrepresent an) thing, though I
give ever) thing the coloring it assumes to me
1 am truly glad to note by the pre.s that
you have 'xcellent crops in Nebraska and
Kansas, and short in Iowa and Illinois. This
just sets tho average Nebraskaus wild with
enthusiasm. They pull themselves up by their
boot.traps, wii k, till out their cheeks, chuck
each other in tha ribi or umler the chin,
tickltd i early to death, c-ow, cackle, and
make as much noiie as a little pullet that has
just laid her first egg. lint next ear at this
time you will see them moping around like a
cow t'lat has lest her cud, lower lip dragging
the ground, aud faces as long as a meeting
house crank. Verily, the hnmbugjed, be
niuhttxl, hopper-ridden, terror-ttneken Neb
ratkan is a stupid bird; he writhes tnd twists
and sways about in the incessant winls,
wrenched out of joiut by the rheumatism oi
c)cl net, beaten dowu by the ha 1 storm, he
cowers and quite rs with fear from the vivid
lightnings, tiukt afnghted into hit dug-out
from the ternble tornado, is wished out by
tremendout water tpout, and immedi.t.ly
thereafter relentlessly punned by the mort
gagor for getting away with mortgaged prop
erty, when, in fact, he had nothing to do with
it. The hot south winds penetiate i,d per
meate his entire system. He dam-es and lis
yells, keeping time all tho lime to the d- Seat
ing winds as they shrink and shrivel his anat
omy, weazen his fac, whittn his locks, aud
fiially waft his carcass to the cemetert, where
they surge and whistle nnd wad in mournful
cidinci-s, a requiem o'er what his passed to
nothingness.
So drifts the clnry and enthusiasm of tkt
firmer in the State of perpetual sunshine, tht
hopper, and the shallow stream Tins may be
drawing it pretty strong, but whenever I
think of that darned deeetful Stite that
promises so much and yields so little, it stirs
all the bile in my system, and I just love to
dip my pen in gall and pour it out in a tor
rent, for I do not think I could go to heaven
with all that bitterness in rre. What I could
I even then? Wei), it isn't btat to carry too
much ballast when sailing in that direction; a
fellow might sink, and where 'd he go to? he'd
simply strike those same hot south whites in a
lower strata.
David Franklin is here and doing well
complains that he docs uot teccive his share of
letters from Firth. If any ono there knows
themselves indebted to him for letters, they
will please write, as you don't know how glad
we are to receite letters trom those far away.
Now, trusting I havo ilisil.uscd ) our minus
of thought that I do not like it here, or that I
would return to Nehnska 1 1 live, I remala
yours truly. Li man Wood.
Wo give room in our loluini s fur the above
letters, not that thero is any pnticular en
lightenment in it for any one, but merely te
show how silly a man of Mr. Wo tl' sense
and experience can be when the notion takes
him. Of cc.urse, tl oe acquainted with hist
beloic he left here will kn w that he knew he
was writing a mass of niisstitcmeuts when he
penned the abave, and. when ho himself reads
his foolishness in print, will undoubtedly go
behind the door aud pinch himself for being
an ass.
A Bad Bereavement.
At Hume, Deo. 20, 1882.
Mr. S. A. Clarke :
Dear Sh It is my sad task to inform yoi
that dreaded disease, scarlet fever, has visited
our f.mily and taken from us our oldest
daughter, Eleanor Mabel, dud November
30th, aged 10 years, 3 months and 20 days,
and our fourth child, Motton A., aged 4 years,
11 months and 0 days, died December 4th.
If in printing this obituary notice, Mrs. Clarke
would add a few remarks or verses to heal, or
help heal, a mother and father's heart, we
would be thankful.
ft may teem familiar to ask Mrs. Clarke U
do this, but we have all learned te love her
through the " Home Circle," and have all felt
the inspiration of that deep, true love Elea
nor always turned to that department of tke
paper, and had often thought of taking a part
by writing a letter. She thougr t ao much of
the little letters. My wife aud I began our
career in Oregon December 8, 1871, have had
born to us rive children, and this is our first
sickness ; but when it bus come, it has beea
like the cyclone; it has crushed our hopes and
rendered our home desqiate. Hi-'pectfully,
A. AND Harrikt E. Hutsinpeileb.
No words of ours can do more to win for
our friends sympathy in this hour of afflictioa
than what the father has so feelingly siid.
Cuming down from .letters in this week we
mt with Prof. Conda, to well known to many.
We talked for awhile about thuus of life and
then of the transformation th it foil iws life
that we miscall doath. Our friends can be
certain that their little ones have only beea
trans'ornied into something more beautiful
than earth can afford. Tne loit ones will be
wating on the Farther Shore to weloome
father mother and the res, as thoy, in time,
shall cross over to the Lxud we only know by
faith. We grieve at the parting; our heart
ache, hut
When this weary life is ended,
And we reach the Bitt r Land,
The love that with tarih blinded,
Will preet ut on every hand.
Youth to full stature grown,
Age that is ) outh ag.in,
Each heait shall know its own,
With never a touch of pain.
Many a fervent greeting.
From loved ones It st below,
Soul rapt to soul repeating.
Thoughts that we ued to know.
Farewell, thenl Tis not forever
Only a few swift years
We meet where death cannot sever;
Life without blight of tears.
Ammen's Cough Syrup is m.t a patent medi
cine. No patent has been asked for or ob
tained upon it. To protect the public from
counterfeits and imitations, the manufacturer
has had the 'abel registered in Washington.
The Syrup is made from pure and costly
drucs, and cannot be add as cheap to tnt
dealer as the common patent medicines that
are simply made to sell, which explains why
dishonorable diuggists or dealers try to sell,
something else when asked for Ammen's
Cough Syrup. It is upon the market upoa
its own merits. You can buy a sample bottle
for 15 cent", upon which, at the wholctolt
pnee, the manufacturer make nothing Ask
to see a laige bottle, and read the label,
Mr. J. H. McTeir writes from Collar, W.
T. : "We are having a splm lid fall and win.
ter, up to this time (Dec. 15 ) There hs beea
some frost and a tery littl' wotr, but it it all
gone and it is muddy at present. Fall grail
looks well in this vicin'ty, and stock are do
ing well. The number of acres in crop it
Whitman county will be greater than ever be
fore.
One voice all over the land goes up frost
mothers, that says, "My daughters are st)
feehle and sad, with no strength, all out of
breath and life at theleatt exertion. What
can we do for them ?" Tbe answer s slropM
and full of hope. One to four weeks' nte or
Hop Bitters will make tbim healthy, rTi
tpnghtly and cheerfal.
RscDlsa's Russia Salve lithe tnoet won
derful healing mfdmm In the world. Try
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