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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 13. 1833.
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" WILLAMETTE Mni.,
Drawer 13, Portland, Oregon.
A oardkn farmer wants to buy a place.
See 1. ou 5th pao. It's strange an enter
prising man cannot secure a location, lie
rnf ans business.
Wk CALL attention to the fact that the
Fakhkk is the true advocate of all farmers.
A word spoken in our behalf cannot be amiss.
Try ami get us up a club. Sco our offer on
the eighth page.
Mit. F. K. Smith, whoso farm adjoins
Salem on the south, and his wife went up the
Columbia, Thursday morning, intending to
pend a moth visiting frieuds in Wasco county
and Crook county, Oregon, and Klickitat,
W. T They will visit the I'ringlcs, at Prins
Tille, Clark Dunlap at Spanish Hollow, and
the ilclins at Ouldendalc, and will mako glad
the hearts of all tho friends they visit. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith aro of the oldest pioneers and
of the best citizens of Oregon.
Tin Smiuu Star routo trial is still pro
longing and will last for weeks to come. The
conspirators have been in tho witness box and
government counsel claim to have gathered
strong points from their cros examination. So
far, tho evidence goes against the defendants
nd there is a prospect that Brady, ox-assist
ut postmaster-general, and Dursey, the ex
Senator, will be punished as thev deserve, as
well as others who shared in the plundering
of tho national treasury.
mit small sums for some trifle that can be sent
by mail. Or else they wish to pay subscrip
tion for a magazine or newspaper. So far as
we are concerned we shall be willing to have
the subscriber hand the money to the post
master and let him retain his fee out of the
subscription price. The formal mode of
obtaining a money order deterred many frjm
attempting it, whereas the present method is
as simple as possible.
Hereafter all persons remitting to us can
purchase an order as easily as they can pay
money to an agent and take receipt. This
mode of making remittances will prove a
great accommodation to all newspapers as it
will save the need of having agents in every
town and village.
DEFIANCE WHEAT.
Portland has lost another excellent citi
zen, who was prematurely taken by a sad
accidjnt, this week. Mr. K. J. Northrup,
One of tho oldest citizens and a man foremost
In sood workB, tell, by a misstep through a
hatchway, in his store, had his skull crushed
and nmcr was conscious afterwards. Mr.
JS'ortlirnp was prominent in connection with
the Methodist church, of which he hud been
working member for many years. He was
Universally esteemed and his sudden death
fell upon the w hide com in unity as a calamity,
Wi wish to call tho attention of our readers
to the new implements advertised ou the 8th
page of the Kahukh, by Missrs, Itatchclor &
Vylie, because we believe they havo soma
thing that will suvo money on every farm,
whether larc or small, on which they are
used. The plowing of orchards and vine
yards, while it is expensive work, does not
accomplish nil that is do lied. That this
can hv disguised with b) the uie of Iheao im
plements ami the land kept ill tVi'rr condi
tion, there is no longer any doubt of, as it has
been demonstrated repeatedly and couclu
lively during the past three years, by re
sponsible tanners who are tnoroumi cultiva
tors. The wheel implements to winch we re
fer possts all the ailvautagis of their original
hariotvs and oultivstuis, but aro perfected,
slmplit'.td sod placed uudir more complete
coutiol of the operator That theso imple
ments are iinileistood and appreciated by
many, and are coining into favor more uuil
more each season, is evidenced by the pios
porous and rapidly inert asiug business thi"
firm is doing, ami we can but suggest that
OUT fl lends at bust test these for themselves
and sie what mints they possess, We can
assure )tm fair and honorable treatment, as
these genth meii hae built for themselves a
reputation for integrity, liberality and fair
Dess that thev may well be proud of,
An inquiry was addressed to us as to worth
and quality of Defiance wheat. We had read
a great deal, in our Eastern exchanges, about
this variety of wheat, but had no information
that it had been successfully cultivated in
Oreyon. Mr. Wm. Harlow Informs us that
he had sixteen acres in this grain last year,
and was well satisfied with it. It is a larpe,
plump berry, and is a flinty grain, so hard
that it does not break at threshing. Ibis is
quite an advantage over the ordinary white
wheats that are common to our country, and
another point is its heavy weight. Defiance
wheat averaged sixty-three pounds to the
bushel, which is heavier than almost any
other. Another fact is that it ranks high as
milling grain, and brings the highest price.
Mr. Barlow put in sixteen acres, and from
circumstances and appearances, did not ex
pect more than fifteen to eighteen bushels,
but harvested twenty-five bushels to the
acre. He thought his Defiance wheat did
better than any other, all things considered,
Wo should like to have the experience of
others with regard to this kind of wheat, and
indeed with regard to all other varieties.
Moles' Winter wheat is popular in California,
and thoso who saved it in Oregon speak well
of it. It Ins been said that it stood the win
ter, but that docs not prove to be correct. So
far we hear of no variety of wheat that stood
tho recent cold and winter weather. If any
was not killed it seems to have boen because
it was protected by location, as, for instance,
w hen close to heavy woods. If any reader of
the Farmer knows of wheat that was not
killed we should like to havo the particulars.
LINN COUNTY FAIR.
AMENDMENTS TO POSTAL LAW
In the haste with whiiil tho late reasion of
Congress rushed buiiiiess it was not easy to
know what laws passed, but we barn that tl
postal law wis seriously amended in several
particulars. The most important changof
11 isthe reduction of postigo to two cents to
any art of tho United States, which goes
into operation in October, 1883. Ko&laiid
established penny postage many ) ear ago,
but (Heat UriUin entire is uot as largsas the
state of Texas and is scarce one-twentieth of
the United States ill area. An Kuglih penny
ll two cents, so our country hat virtmlfy had
cheaper poatagx thsu Kngland for tht distance
the malls hate been transported and with re
duction to two cents our country will carry
letters a imuh greater distance foi the price
charged
Another enactment, which will prcve of
great important!) to the public, ami especially
iu pa) itiK newspaper subscriptions, is the pro
vision for MMial orders to lx drawu, for sums
uuder live dllara, (by money order others we
suppose) for which only three cents will he
chsigod, The sender does not not make
writteu application, but simply pa) a his
inoiiev and gets his iheck or order, as a bauk
would issue it. The only fault we have to
titid with this new tal ariaiigemeut is that
it is ctmtiiml to money order cilice, w litre js,
to b us useful si ncraaar It should be e
t U led to all the posU dices in the United
State. Very frequently people wish to re-
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At a meeting of tho board of directors of
the Linn County Agricultural Association,
held in this city last Saturday, it was unani
mously decided to hold a fair this fall. This
is a step in the right direction. The people
of Linn county are capable of getting up a
fair that will bo a credit to themselves and an
honor to the county. Old Linn is possessed
of fine horses, cattle, sheep and swine. She
can make as desirable a showing of cereals,
fruits and vegetables as any county in the
State, Wo want to seo once more a genuine,
old-fashioned county fair; not one of these
new-fangled innovations that bring the people
together in multitudes and then swindb them
out of their money, pleasure and comfort,
sending them homo diss itistied and disgusted.
Our Stuto Fair, of late years, has been a mis
erable failure, simply for want of proper man
agement. Snide shows, cheap auctions, lot
tery swindles, cutthroat irames and jockey
racing, has quite ruined the morals of our
fairs and turned them into Cheap John exhi
bitions whero immorality an I lawlcssnesi
triumphs over order, culture aud art. There
is no gainsaying this statement; it is a fact.
If this state of things go on much longer,
Oregon will not he ablu to hold a State or
County Fair within her borders; for the peo
plo aro becoming highly incensed and dis
gusted with such farces, and already many of
the industrious and intelligent have ceased at
t uding such quack and highly immoral exhi
bitions. Without assuming to dictate, we
humbly suggest to the board of directors of
l.inn Uouuty Agncuttural Association, if you
want to make the coming fair a grand success
go to work in eainest and organized your
plans, keeping in full view the common sense
idea the farmer ll the bone and muscle, th
blood aud sinew, the life and vitality of an
agricultural ataociation. Without his earnest
aid and cooperation you cannot make a
creditable exhibit of the industries of your
locality.
The foregoing, from tho Albany Jltnihl,
presents the matter of county fairs and agri
cultural interests in a plain and forcible way.
I.inn county cou and should make an annual
show nig of products of the most creditable
character. Her farmers have enterprise and
energy, raise excellent products and breed
good stock of all kinds, The fair, to be a
success, should command the respect and as
sistance of the best farmers and stock raisers
.nut the best people and to do this its manager
must use discretion and show regard for the
moral unci goou si use. ol tlie community.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
J uit at the present tune Chief Moses (who
is head and front of a band of nondescript In
dians, belonging to various tribes who rally
around bun as their chosen leader, not thur
hereditary clieiftaiu) is appealing to Genera!
Miles' for protection of his rights. He and his
lollotters have had apportioned to them a few
millions of acies adjoining the British posses
sions in the western portion of Stevens coun
ty. mere are oniy a nanuiiii ol .Moses
adherents. The Chief makes a pitiful plea
that his followers believed he was a man of
influence, at Washington and could control
things about as he pleased, but now, sud
denly, they learn that Moses is uot able
to keep all this wild territory for their
hunting grounds.
When we were recently at Spokane Falls
we learned somethlug alwut Mosea aud his
Indians, and their reservation. We w. re
informed, reliabl), that tiny seldom staid
ou the reservation, that they went where the)
pleased aud had three millions of acres of land
portioned to them that they made very littie
use of. Our informant was Mr, Hash, Col
lector of Customs, whose position, or stvtmn,
is in or near thvir vuiint.y, Moses' fe.lngs
and prestige may be injured by tin owing
open of a part of this country to settlement,
but there is no reason to ap rehend that ln
followers will sutler for want of laud
All that uorthrrn region, utending east of
the Catcade mouutains, is valuable. and much
of it is arable land, It differs materially from
the country south of It, but as yet settlers do
not seek homes so far north. Whenever they
do they will find that the thrco million acres
that Mises is so solicitous about is capable of
Incoming piosperoui under civilization and
cut ivation,
It is tirre this Indian question was ant tied;
so disposed of that no reasonable cause of
complaint shall exist on the part of the abor
igines, and also the interests of civilized
American citizens properly cared for. It is
eat! unshed, as thoroughly as experience can
establish any fact, that the Indian cannot re
main under tribal sway and r..am as a nomad
and become useful to himself or to humanity;
that the true way to treat him is to place him
in the condition of a citizen; endow him with
land and try to educate him for the duties of
citizenship, holding him amenabl- to law as a
member of society. Moses needs no following
and should havo none. He will have, among
the Indians, the influence due to his judg
ment and discretion, tor he is a man of mark.
Wo saw him at Sprague last fall and recog
nized that he was superior to his kind. He is
able to take a piece of land, improve and cul
tivate it, and can indue his followers to do
likewise if he chooses. But Moses has at
tuned to his present eminence by the posses
sion of unusual force of character. Place him
on a quarter section, to win the fight for life
by labor, and place his band on other quarter
sections, and he will lose the influence he
holds as chief. The law will be chief, as it
ought to be. Moses loves the brief authority
he wields. Ue will make pathetic appeals
for justice; will be sjmpathyzed with by
thousands of pseudo philanthropists, and it
is very probable that his crafty cunning will
win the day.
We all know that the only solution of the
Indian dilemma is to make the Indian labor
and produce what he needs to live upon. As
ho is now, he is only-an encumbrance. He
stands in the way of better men, He disarms
progress and is only a nuisance. The world
has outgrown him. Tho theory of "evolu
tion" must evolute him into a citizen, or the
immutable theory of ,-the survival of the
fittest" will dig his grave or leave his bones to
bleach on the hills and plains he will not till.
There is no use in wasting maudlin philoso
phy, or sentimental philanthropy, on the In
dian. He must keep the track or clear out
of tho road. The time was when our govern
ment could evade the inevitable by giving the
different tribes land enough for a principality
on the frontier. But the frontiers have all
"gone West" and are crowded to the verge of
the ocean. Every Indian reservation in Ore
gon and Washington, or Idaho, is surrounded
by thriving settlements. The citizen who has
crossed a continent to find a home, often
looks abroad over fertile territory that has
been reserved for Indians and in his envious
ignorance cannot see why he and his children
cannot enter aud possess lands that the In
dian makes no use of. Twenty years ago we
thought the Indian was out of the way. To
day we find he blocks the path of progress.
We insist that the Indian shall have all the
land he needs say as much as the law gives
any citizen and no more, unless he is able to
acquire it as the prosperous citizen does.
Givo him all the chance we havo ourselver,
Mako him go to school and learn to labor.
Aid him in the commencement. Assist him
to be a citizen; and if he will not or cannot
become a useful being, let him go wherever
destiny wills.
Tho Umatilla reservation is one of the most
beautiful and fertile spots in Eastern Oregon.
If an Indian cannot make a living on a home
stead there he cannot anywhere, fiivethem
all lands in severalty and put them to the
test, and we shall see that they are not so
useless as we supposed. So long as they can
hold their lands by making speeches to coun
cils and pilgrimagta to the Great Father at
Washington, they will remain in ignorance
aud idleness.
The Yakima Indians occupy the very cream
of lauds in that beautiful region. They do
not "occupy," they merely prevent others
from occupying. They cannot use half the
lauds set apart for them. If they were re
stricted to their needs the residue would
make homesteads for hundreds of families.
The Nez Perces have a reservation so ex ten
sive they do not Use half of it. Take away
what they do not use, and over a thousand
fandlits cau riud good laud to locate upon.
Wo have shown this reservation up before,
aud have not done tho Indians injustice.
The Cteur d'Alene Indians have a perfect
Kd.'ii in character and enough land to make
an Eastern State in sire. They levy tribute
on settlers, fjr and near, who with to use
timber to build, or for fuel or fencing. They
have become a vety onerous monopoly iu re
gard to timber. 'I he fertile lands they pos
sess and hold iu useless idleness, would make
glad hundreds of white citireus if they could
locate upon them.
The Colville reservation, and Moses' reser
vation, cover wide areas on the map, and
monopolize good land It is a burlesque to pre
tend the Indians need. The Indian question
is a national fane that frequently culminates
in a uational tragedy. Mosea has only to tell
his im n to tight aud pretend to have super
natural w isdom to nude him, to lead a mur
drrous baud of cutthroats ou the war psth
and re-enact the fearful episodes that have
been so common from the oaysof John Smith,
of early Virgiuia, to the last outbnak of the
Apaches, that is not jet qu-illed.
The remedy is as sure as it is simple.
Make the Indian a cititen; hold him amena
ble to law; educate him; make biin a pio
tucerj brak up the tribal arrangements and
make tlus Justice of the Peace lake the place
of the hereditary Lhlef and the ill omened
med cine mail, and then peace wib leign on
tne Ut ler and the aboriginal races will tale
their piace i- line with human p ogirs.
A' olih reservations and give tie Indians
ln.t in b-veraltv and we stall hav-t nn fnrihf r ?
ii ivacnmrut ou their rights Thmhr- wi
Ix millions of tat acres, more tha i now , ...i
militating white citizens. Then there will bo
no India- question left and no Indian wars or
rumors of war.
Iu all civilized countries woman is the tm
civilizer. She mikes the home The homes
of people show what they arc. To make a
success of civilizing the Indian, the women
must be educated to make home influence
powerful. Tin wife must be educated to the
stition she should fill, and so equipped for
the discharge of her duties that thedes iny of
the race will be safe in her hauds. No other
feature of Indian civilization is as important
as this last proposition
IMMIGRATION TO FUOET SOUND.
A new feature of immigration the present
year is that many are going direct from Sin
Francisco to Puget Sound. Hetetofore the
settloment of the Sound countty has been at
a very gradual rate and not in any such num
ber as goes thither now. We have written
up the advantages of the Sound regim several
times and the editions of the Farmer Bent
Boat hive done much to make known the
great and varied attractions of that section of
the Pacific Northwest. It will not be long
before Western Washington will fill up with
settlements and beco ne a heavily producing
region. It has wonderfully prolific soil, both
in low lands and uplands. The extent of good
country there has never been fully understood
or sppreciated. To be sure, it is a forest
covered region, and must be subdued by hand
work, but when in cultivation it will be near
market and will possess, from its vicinity to
the ocean and to the commercial cities of the
Sound and to San Francisco, an advantage
that will fully repay its cost. Whatcom
county attracts many, but the Snohomish and
Snoqualmie valleys at d other streams that
eome down from the Cascades, have rich val
leys. We showed, last fall, that the upland?,
a short distance back from the shores of the
sound, though timbered, have rich soil and
will make excellent farming land when cleared.
MB. ViLLA&D'S VISIT.
Sa.v Francisco, April II. In conversi
ation I
EAILKOAD NEWS
An agreement has been mide that the Ore
gou aud rranscontinenal Co. shall compl-t
and equip the remaining 125 mil.s of the
Oregon k California railroad, and rfceive
therefor $2,000,000 in the first mortgage
bonds, issued at the rate f 20,000 per mile,
and $.J,bOO,000 second mortgage bonds j also
that the Oregon aud Transcontinal Co. shall
lease the Oregon k Cilifornia system for 09
years, and pa n rentvl ; first, amount of the
fixed charges, being interest on the first and
Becond m irtgsge ; second, $20,000 a year to
maintain the organization of the Oregon &
California Co. ; third, $300,000 per annum for
three and one half years, to be distributed as
a dividend at the rate uf 2J per cent per an
num ou the preferred stock of the Oregon k
California, and fourth, to pay from and after
July 1, 1850, to the lessor of the company, 33
per cent, of the gross earnings, with a guar
antee that this per centage will be suflkient
to pay the fixed charges ol $20,000 per annum
for the maintainance of the organization, and
a minimum of 2 per -cent, dividend on the
prefeired stock,
San Francisco, April 11. In an interview
this afternoon with Charles Crocker, vice
president of the Central and Southern Pacific
lailroads, he stated to an Oregonian corres
pondent that it was proposed to expedite the
construction of California and Oregon rail
road by e7ery means in their power. With
this end in view men are being daily transfer-
reil from the Mojave division on the Southern
Pacific and from certain points along the
Central Pacific where work has slacked up.
Contracts have been let for buildmg a large
number of carts, which will he placed on the
ground of operations as soon as completed.
The engineer's department is exceeding active
in preparing final plans. During the coming
xummer much more important developments
will be made than during double that time
previously. In a short time over 2,0U0 men
will be put to work, and it is expected con
siderable progress will be made.
San Francisco, April 11. The official
statement of the property of the Oregon and
Transcontinental published here to-dy shows
the following holding: northern i'acihc com
mon, 200,000 shares, $13,000,000 value;
Northern Pacific preferred, 131,000 shares,
value $15,300,000. Oregon Navigation, $95,
000 shares, value $13,100,000; cash item-,
$4,300,000 ; total value, $45,700,000 ; capital
steak issued, $35,000,000.
this evening with a gentleman who is in posi
tion to speak advisably with in regard to the
object of Mr. Villard's visit to the Pacific
Coast, and to contemplated improvements in
connection with steam and railroad service of
tne Oregon Railway and Navigation company
,md Northern Pacific, he stated to an Oregon
ian correspondent that much apprehension
existed ou tho Bubject. He prefaced his re
marks by stating that it could be regarded as
a certainty that Villard did Dot propose to
revolutionize the railroad system of the coatt,
but merely desired to fcrm an opinion as to
how matters were progressing, and that in
order to do this had decided to make personal
examination. During his stay in this city he
is said to havo done considerable work, and
to have satisfied himself, both as to the ad
ministration of affairs here and as to require
ments at prearnt existing and likely to arie
in course of business. Having accomplished
this much, he proposed to leave for the North
to-morrow morning by the steamship Queen
,if the Pacific, leaving the ship at Astoria.
Contracts had been given to build two steel
steamships to Messrs. Harlan & Hollingham
of Wilmington, Del., which will be com
pleted in a few month, No expense will be
spared to to make them equal to all possible
equirementa for passenger accommodations.
Die vessels will be built with regard to the
more important inventions of modern naviga
tion. What the exact course of the vessels
will be has not been definitely docided.
Either they will run from Seattle to Victoria,
including the principal porta, or may possibly
be added to the present line from this citv.
1'he company are disposed to do everything
in their power to facilitate shipping merchan
dise and the transportation of passengers. At
present their vtssels are being severely taxed
in meeting the demands of the public, and in
their endeavors to meet public demands it is
aot improbable that the collier Umatilla will
be titted up to accommodate passengers,
and thence taking passage on a river steamer
going to Kalama, and thence to Seattle prior
to visiting Portland. His attention would be
directed toward contemplated railroad exten
sions there and to general inspection of the
nature oi tie country and business oppartum
t'es. Immigration matters will also receive
their share of his time, and it is not improba
ble that he will make such arrangements as
will work great to the benefit of settlers.
Alter spending a week or ten davs in the
vicinity of eattle, Tacoma and other points
:. -- e:..4.. T- .. e ... .11 .
is v uiut;iuu icuibuiy, iuo party win
trace their steps to Portland, w here much
the preliminary inspection above noticed will
be repeated. In addition to these featuns X WVsport, Conn., man has hi)
viiuru win aiso extend nis ooservation so as r.latfonship terribly intermixed.
r in Mil da a vtsif. tft llalrnt-t In Mil innia. '
suvimuv, aww v -raawinBt u " D1I(S3
ssmething like six weeks will be consumed.
Referring to steamships under process of
construction, and said to be intended for
IHiget Sound tratfic, he said that the state
ueut that the company had a large number of
vtssels on the ways in the yard of Captain
Cvrrwgo was greatly exaggerated.
nil
r.s XWe
Ckiuk at SaA. The ship Imperial, which
arnved in port a few days ago, had among
thi tailors George McNutt and Alfred Berg,
w bo appear to have had some trouble while
on the sea, and as soon as the ship made fast
xo that the tailors could go ashore, McNutt
prtLveded to get drunk. While in the dock
day before yesterday, Herg appeared in the
DolKe ccirt and charged McNutt with having
taken a shot at him, hitting him in the shoulder
wits the ball. The trouble arose over some
wo k that was to be done. Berg was srnt to
the U. S, court, and there made his complaint,
setting nut that the vessel belonged to citizens
of the United States, carryiug the American
flair, and that the assault took place outside
the jurisdicion of any particular government
YixtertUy McNutt w..s arrested in the city
prison and tiken belore the U S, district
art, where he p'eaded guilty, and was en
esod to pay a hue of $1 aud be confined iu
tin penicrn iaiy for one vear.
When vol feel out of sorts, have the blues,
ii rlanchol.t , etc , it must be indigestion that
a. Is )oj, Blown Iron Hitters eUiea it.
Fatal Shot Tne Golden lale Smtinrl of
April T'h, sa)s: "Joseph Foster, of C.eve
Unl, Klukitat touuty had a Sp-ncer nd
lv a felnnil a t uuk, and in pu ling it out
i e itl i it scharged, the bad entering
M . ri-ler'sbea.l lva the right n mpl Tne
-ie .ie. t iicurr.il at im nVIk u Wid-
in dtv inoi inn , ami he d id at to n.
the oitna of thi; name tkyas
On a subsequent visit Houston told
me the legend of the origin of the name
"Texas," as he had it from an Indian
chief. I wish I could cive his very
words instead of ray memory of them.
A long time ago. when the Spaniards
overran and plundered Mexico, some of
the red men left them and came toward
the r ng sun. They crossed the Rio
Grande, and not knowing what lay be
fore them entered upon the grent saL
marshes. They traveled many days
and found but little sweet water or
game. The wheather grew hot and the
little streams drie-1 up nni the grass
withered, and many old men and women
sad children died of thirst. One day,
after many weeks of weary walking, a
par:y of young braves, who had been
ben ahead to reconnoiter, came runn'ng
bac': ard said: "We have found water,
come on!" This good news put new life
in their veins, and although nothing
could be seen but a dry, flat, bald prairie,
the scouts were standing still cullinc
and beckoning to them and pointing
toward something apparently at their
feet. At length thev reached the spot
where the braves were standing. Fifty
'eei beloxr them the limpid waters of
the Colorado sang a m lody to Heaven.
beyond, far as even an Indian visio-i
could reach, stretched a great expauso.
The tall mosquite grass, yielding to the
breath of the gentle Bouth wind, rol'ed
ii vast billows of verdure under the
arden summer sun. Little "islande" of
mosciuif 'rees dotted this grassy sea,
and herds ,i buffalo and deer grazed in
peaceful ignorance of an enemy's sp
n osch. Forgetting hunger, fatigue and
even thirst in this delicious vision the
led men f'll upon their knees and cried
out, "Tehasl Tehasr'
'Tehas" is the nearest approach I can
make in English to the correct pronun
ciation of Texas and means as tne rar
ratnr explained to me Paradise. A.
II. Af., in Philadelphia Times.
The latest thing in tho telephone line
is an invention by w Inch messages by
telephone vill bo secret, and not reada
ble by eaves droppeis As tho use of
the telephone extends, it will become
i nportant to have its messages rivae.
Brokers owning a private wire between
New York and Chicago must be able to
communicate without liability to have
their messages overheard or taken from
the wire. The result is accomplished by
division of the impulses from the tele
phone, part going over one wire and part
over another, but brought" together in
one wire at tho receiver. Thus tho mes
sage will be all right to the receiver, but
the merest jargon to all outsiders. The
inventor is Mr. C A. Randall, electri
cian of the National Secret Telphone
Co., N Y, Another improvement is
the employment of a telephono relay,
nfter the manner uf tho Morsu sounder,
by which the force ol the tone is greatly
increased, A gentleman who was in
New York a few days since informed us
tha'. during some ex eritnents over tho
postal telegraph wire, of which we gave
an account, last week, he distinctly heard
the ticking of a watch over a circuit of
1C0 miles. Still another eleslricnl in
vention reported is hat of V. H. Rem
ington, of Boston, of a storage battery.
said to be simpler, more fffective and
less expensive than the Faure storage
cells.
Several pages in the New Jersey Leg
islature have been arrested for theft.
This is a warning not to let boys as
sociate with old, dr-praved politicians.
Oregon Railway and Naviga
tion Company.
OCEAN DIVISION.
Between San Francisco and Portland.
Leaving San Francisco at 10 a. v.
Columbia.
Apr..,
April.
May..
May..
May..
... 0
..31
... 3;
...15
.. 11
Stated
California.
Aprl'.
April.
April.
viay..
May..
... 0
...18
...30
...12
..24
Oregon.
OneeD
lot the Pacific
April..
April..
April..
May...
May...
April 12
April 24
May 6
Slav IS
vlay..v.,S0
Leave Portland at 12.00 o'clock, Midnight.
April.
April.
April.,
May..
May..
.. 2
..14
..B
April. .
April, ,
May...,
Ma; ...
May ..,
..11
..23
.. 6
.17
..29
April s
A,ril 20
M.iy 2
May 14
Vlay ge
Api 11.
April..
April ,
May..,
May ..
. f
.17
.29
.11
.23
! years,
Through Tickets sold to all points In the United
states Canada and Europe.
jviiii, cin eu io cnange steamers or salllne days.
fare-Cable, 820: ste-rage, 810. Children, 12 year
lull fare; .rom 12 to 6, hall fare: rmder 6. tree.
tacn lull ticket is allowed 160 pounds bawiee free;
hall tickets In like pportlon. All over vveiSit, H cents
E?'p?V.?d cxtra- Nu treasure received as Wnn,
Iio liability assumed lor loss ol baggage oter tld.
RAILROAD DIVISIONS.
On and alter March 18, 1883
LEAVE: Portland at 7:20 A. M.; Alblna at 8.00 A. M.
ARRIVE: at Albina B 40P.M.; Porthnd at 7.-C0P. M.
Portland and Astoria, Fast Time.
8TB. WIDE WEST,
T EAVES PORTLAND AT S A. M., RETURNING
jus leaves Asioria ac i r . ai., dally, exi
day's. Portland Passengers can go on
o av r. in.
M., daily, except Wednes-
boaru alter
MIDDLE COLUMBIA, WILLAMETTE AliD
YAMHILL UltEK DIsIHlOls.
Leave Portland
lor
TKUttlULY MIXED.
fauiTly
Astl
Dalles and Upper
imumoia-.,.,
Astoria and Low,
er Columbia...
Dayton
Victoria, B.C...,
Corvallis and in
termedlate pt
Mon,
7 AM
0 AM
7 AM
i) All
JAW
Toes. I Wed.
Thurrri.
i
7 AM 7 AM
0 AM
3 'M
7 AM
AM
7 AM
dAM
-I AM
7AM
6AM
7AM
HAM
Sat.
7 AM
SAM
A. L. MAXWELL,
JOHNMUIR, ""t agent O.R.tN. Co.
Snperintendent of Trade.
C. H. PRESCOTT,
. Manager!
Commission Merchants.
Tbe following Is a list or Hie Commission
J.rthS.,r.V ". Tney are perfect,
ly rellalilr, anil au business entrusted to
1 lulr care will rreelse prompt alleiilloiTi
J. J. IIASSELL.
rela'ionslup now stands, he is brother-
in-law to hisawj daughter, uncle to his
own grand child, and his wife becomes
step-mother to her own brother and
grandmother to her own neice, while
his daughter becomes sister-ir. law to
her own father and his son-in-law be
comes stepson-in-law to his own sist-r,
while he stands in the double relation
Lhip of son-in-law and brother in-law to
the ranch-related man just mentioned.
If we were in his place, we'd get a di
vorce and begin over again, and try not
to get so mixed up.
lit mil mi k I ;u ia Silv is tl- uiMt won-W'tiin-aji
t nmlitiin in t e moiIii Trj it,
iiuili. Ci v israi'idlv impiovi g.
WiikaT Corforatiov. Articles of incor
poration of the Columbia Valley Elevator
Company have been filed in the County
Clerk's office, by Gen. James B. Fry, E. H.
Morrison, Francis Darr, Lovd Brooke, C. A.
Dulph anil Joseph Simon. The company pro.
poses to build grain, elevators and other things
iiect-ssary for the storms and forHanlmo
grain aud other commodities alon? the lines
ui raiiroau oi toe u. n. ct tt. i;o , of the N
1'. R. R and of the O. 1 U. R. R , d their
tirai.cties aud connecting lines. Alan nn,
v. - :.,..!:
uMut-x, luciiuiiiig operations in gram, bar
kiaiuiiiK in land, borrowing money and carry,
ng on a general hanking business in rrrnn
aaiiinctnu and IdillD. mav be Hon. In. n...
uimpiny, accoidlug to ihe articles filed. The
i'ini sio a or me company is SSOO.OOO. and
the principal crhec will be iu this city.
Kkigiit DistAj, t the Kidneys, Diabetes
i A mhrr Dirase of the Kidneys and LUer
hich u are liemc so frightened abo.it. Hop
ll ttr. is the only thing that M surely and
P-.ii. .. ilt pre eut a-Uvure, All otter pre
t ..I. d . utes only relieve for a time and then
n.ak ou m.uy timrs vso a .
Tn IV Srls ellthtV SIX llrat .a in V. fl--
m small pox lor the week ending on
GEORUE IIERREN.
HERREN & HASSELL
(SUCCESSORS TO)
IIEBKE.V BROS, and IIERUE.V A FAURAK.
GENERAL
Commission Merchants,
AM) DEALERS IN
( nm, WOOL, and FLOCK BAGS. Fleecer
rv7i aua .stw,'nJ Twines. correspondencVand
Consignments solicited. Liberal cash Xances made
on cousiirnments. P. o. Boi No. 663.
S. E. Corner North Front and b. Street.
marltl PORTLAND, OREGON,
It.? UH'.
J-C-T0DD- J.F.BIVEN.
TODD & BIVEN.
No. 10 North tronl Mreet, Portland.
Wholesale Grocers,
Commission Merchants,
And Dealers in
FRUITS, Wool, Grain, and all kind of Predict
Agents for habob Whiskey, Dry JlotopoUCnaS:
pagneand Elsen's Vineyard, rre.no: C.T ldw
SEBSON, CHURCH & CO.,
Shipping and Commission
MERCHANTS.
Xrlhrast corner or Ash and Front Street.
PORTLAND, . . . OREGON.
auil-ti
GEO. COHN & BRO.
-GENERAL
Commission Merchants.
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
Flow, Feed, ProvMons, and
Staple Groceries.
CX?,H!rTr? fOUCITED. PRODUCERS WILL
itt. rnti"!lr lntr" byoorreapondlnr with at
Utters ol Inquiry promptly aaswered. ""
ravLIBERAL invivi-n ..,.,. ..
V8S
m Fronl Street, bet Morrison and YamhllL