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p. .tfttrre.it jf if crahtr.. A VOI E FROM THE FARM. "Ton si) that my Hie l a round o! toll!" The stalart farmer sild. "That I scarce can v. rest trom the oft tilled soli Mr Pittance ol dally bread T Well, what you tell me In part Is true, I am ecld m an Idle n an, But I valuo the blessing of rot, a jou, Who have muih of It, i ever can. "ArH, surely, I never have worked In vain, From the .prlnir to th golden lill; The harvest has ever brought waving grain, Kuouirh and to sparo f ' r a I. And when In th evening, freed from care, I see at my larmhouse door My wife and lilt e onti there, Oh, what his the millionaire raort ' "Mr children ma n vcr have hoirdcd wealth ; Their life ma at times I erouirh. But It In the r homes they have lovo and health, They will find these riches enough. The only I ji d i hey will ever ow n II the land t at the stionir right arm And the nitlent, fearless heart a one Call tl 1 to a fertile farm. ''1 have nothing bejond my simple a ants And a little for clou ly days , But no ftr lui seeptre my homestead haunts, Sueh us liver and gild might raie. Around me are e)estli.it with sparkling mirth Or with p acid contentment shino And no wiulth eli iyeil l( rd upuii all the earth Ilus a lot more blended than luinc. "Oh, yes, I m laboring a 1 d ly long. With tho mind and I e niu.cle, too ; But I thank the lard, bo b is made mc strong, And given n o work to do, for what, Indeed, Is tho Idle drono Hut a vampire en the lind, Reaping a Irult tba' by others was sown, And not 1 y hU own right band I" -Muiund Ijons, In ,New York Clipper. Backboneand Grit. "The stnfio lias gone, Bir, liut thorn's a widow lives lure, and slie'a pot a boy, at tl he'll drive jou ovir. lie's a nice little fel low, and Deacon Ii.ill lets him have liis team for a trifle, and wo like to get him a job when we can." It was a hot day in July. Away up among the hills that n ako tho lower slope of tho Monadnoek Mountalni, a friend lay very ill. Jn order to reach his temporary home, ono must toko on early train to the nearest sta tion, and trust to the lumbering nld coach that mode a daily trip to K . Tho train was late ; I he stage, after waiting some timo, was gono, 'lho landlord of the little, white hotel appeared in hia shirt bIccvcs, and loan ing hiB illiowon his balcony rail, droppul down the hot and tl irsty traveler what com fort could bo extracted fiom tho opening sen tence of my sketch. "Would wo not come in and have some dinner I" "Yis." " Would he send for tho deacon's team 7 " " Yes." "And the boy ? " "Yes," And tho dinner was eaten, and tho team oame round an open hupgy and an old white horse, and just ob wo wcro seated tho door of the little brown homo across the way opened, and out lushed lho widow's hoy. In hia mouth was the last morsel of his din ner ho had evidi ntly learned how to "cat and run." His feet was clad in last winter's much worn I oots, whoso wrinkled legs re fused to stay within the luiiita of his narrow and faded tiousora. As his legs flow forward his arms flew backwards, in an inolTectual iitrnggle to gi t himself iusido a jacket much too shoit in the bIcovcb. " There hu is," sad tho hostler, "that's tho widow Ueeby'H boy. I told linn I'd hold tho horse while ho wiut homo to get a bite." Tho horso did not loik as if ho no ded to be held, I ut the hostler got his dnno, and tho boy apt reiaehul in time to relievo my mind as to wl ether he would conquer tho jacket or tho jacket conquer him and turn him wrong ido out, lie was sun-burnt, freckled, largo mouthed and red haired a homely, plain, wretched little Yankee boy, and jot, as wo rodo through the deep summer bloom and fragrance of tho lhadded ro.nl, winding up the lontf hills in the glow of the afternoon sun, I learned such a lesson from tho little fellow as I shall not soon foiget. He did not look much like a preacher as he sat stooping forward a little, whisking the ties from the deacon's horse, but his sermon was one 1 wish might havo been heard by all tho boys in the) laud. As it was, I hail to spur him on now and trou by questions, to get him to tell about himself, "My father died, yon Bee, and left my mother thn littlo brown house opposite the tavern. You saw it, did you sir the oue with the lilao bushes miller the window ! Pflthirvtiis ink a long time, and when he eould not vvurk ho had to raise money on the house, Dmooii lUU let him have it, a littlo at a tune, and w hen father was gone, mother found the money owed was almost three hun dred dollars. At II rat she the light she would have to give up tho heiito, but the diaoon said, 'Let it wait a white,' and ho turned and patted mo on tho head, and said : ' When Johnny gets big enough to earn something 1 shall rxprot him to pay it.' I was only nine then, and renumber mother cried, and said, ' Ye, dtaeon, Johi.uy is my only hope now,' and I wondered and wondered v. hat work I could do, I really felt as if I ought to begin at once, but couldn't think of anything to do." Wll, what did you do?" I asked quickly, for I was atraid he would stop, and 1 wanted to hear tho rest. ' Well, at tlrst I did very funny tilings for a boy. M"thcr tisul to knit socks to sell, and she r-wed the rags to nuke rag carpets, and Ih.lprd." "How What eould you do? " o'l, the pei pic who would like a carpet could nut always get tho time to make it. So I wont to the houses among tho farmers ami took home their ras, old coats and every thing they had, and out in tho wordshed I out aud ri ped the in up. Then mo'lier sewed tluui an I soinetiuiei 1 sewed tome, too, and then 1 io'hd them into balls and took them back to tho owners, all ready to he wovin into rai;." 'l)iil they pay for ) our work !" "Oh, . wo got so much a pound, and I felt quits like a jounij mereliaut when I weighed thrm out w ah our old steelyards. Hut that w.tsnoly ou way; we have two or three old apple trees out In the bark anl by the wall, and wit dried the apples and sold tin in Then, seme of tho farimra who had a gri'at many apple lxgin to send them in to us to dry, and wo paid them so many pounds all dry and had the rest to sell." "But you surely could not do mucn in ways like these. "No, not much, but something; and we had the knitting." "Did ou knit?" "Not at first, but after a while mother be gan to have the rheumatism in her hands, and the joints became swollen and the hngers twisted, and it hurt her to move them. 'I tn-n I leaned to knit; before that I wound the yarn f r her, I had to learn to sew a little, too for mother didn't like to see the holes without patches," And he looked half smilingly at the speci men on hi" knees. "But you did not mend those?" said I. "Yen, sir; but I was in a hurry and mother siul it was not done as it ought to be. They hod just been wa'hcd and I couldn't wait for them to dry " "Who washed thrm?" "I did, ami ironid them, too. I can wash and iron almost as well as mother can. She does not mean to let me, but how is she going to help it ? She can hardly use hir hands at all, and mo ilajs she cannot leavo her chair; so I had to learn to make the beds and to ecrub tho floor and wash the dishes, and I can cook almost as good as a girl." "Is it pocsible ? I shall hue to take sup per with ou on my way back to the city and test your skill " Johnny blushed and I added : "It is a pity, my boy thai you haven't a sister. "I hsd one," ho said, gently, "but she died; and if sho had livid I shouldn't havo wished her to lift, and tiring wuidand water, and scrub as oor mother always did. Some times I wish I cou'd have tpruug all the way from a baby to u man. It is such si itv work growing up; and it was while m thr was waiting for us to grow up that sho worked so hard." But, my boy, ou cannrt certainly expect to bo son and daughter aud mother all in one. You cannot do the work lor a whole family " "Ye', I can; it isn't much, and I am deter minid to do it and the work that my father left in. done. I'm going to pay that mortgage if I live." "Heaven grant you may," I said fervently, under my breath, "for not many mothers havo such a son " "Mother don't know I mean to lo it, and sho is very anxious I should lo to school, and I mean to s iino tune; but I know just where tho liovs m my class aro -tudyiug, and I get my lessons at home. Mo1 her reads them to mo out of tho book whilu I am washing tho dishes or doing tho work, and we have treat fun, I try to remember and repeat it, and if wo come to any placo wo can't make out, I take it over to tho teacher in tho evening; shu is very kind, and sho tells mo." Very kind 1 Who wouldn't bo kind to such a boy. I felt tho tears coming to my eyes at such a sndden vision of this ions doing girl's work while Iih poor old motliir hold the book in his twisted hands and tiied to help him learn "But nil thn don't earn noney, my boy. How do vnu expect to eau if you spontl your timo indoois?" "Oh, I dou't do girl's work all day; no, in deed I I havo worked out our taxes on tho road. It wasn't much, but I helped tho men build up a stone wall down by the river; and Deacon Ball lets mo do a great deal of work for him, aud w lien I get a chauco to take nny body from tho hotel to ride, ho lets me have his team for almost nothing and I pay to him whatever I in iku. And 1 work on tho farm with the men in summer, and I have a cow of my own and sell tho milk at tho tavern; and wo havo somo Inns, too, and sell tho cgLs. And in tho full I cut aid pilo thowiutei's wood in the sluds for tho people who haven't any bovs ami tluio's a good many people hero who daren't any bojs," he added brush ing a fly frcin tho old hrtowith the tip of his whip. After this wo fell into silence and rode through tho sweet New England roads, with Mouaiinock nsn g buforo us ever ntarir and more majestic. It lmpresied mo with a sense of its ruggid strength one of the hills, "rock-ribbed uud ancient as tho sun;" hut I glanced from tho mountain to t o littlo mor sel of humanity i.t my side with a sort of recognition of their kinship, somehow they seemod to belong together. I felt as if tu'e same sturdy stiill weio in them both, It was ouly a fancy, but it was continued tho next tlay, for when 1 came back to town aft.r sec iug my invalid friend, 1 called on Dtaeon Hall. 1 found him white-haired and kindly faced, lie kept the village sti ro and oniied a pietty house anil was cviduitly very well to ilo. Naturally wo talked of John and the deacon said to me, witii tears m Ins old watery blue eyes : "Why, bless your heart, sir. vou don't think I'm going tn take his money, do you ? Tl... ...! ...... ..( 1... .....tl.... i -..- ...: i lliv I'llljr oIU u, (lis muiliui, nun siiu m wmuw all tied up in double bow knots with the rheumatics beside. I'ruu enough, let his father have tho money, and my wifo she sajs, sajs she to me i 'Will, deacon, my dear, we'vo not got a child aud will lie just as we 1 oir a hundred jearsfrom now it the widow never pa s a cent; but 'cordiu to my c-alcuta. tionits better to let the boy think he's a Iiajing.' She sajs I might as well try to ieep a barrel of vinegar Horn wnkingas to try and keep that boy from working. It's tho mother in him and it's got to worn. We think a good doal of tho widow, Mainly and me. I did before ever I saw Mandv ; but for all that we hold the mortgage aud Johnny wants to work it out. Mainly aud me, we are going to let lam work, I turned away, for I was going to sup at Johnn 'a house, bnt before I wont I asked the deacon how much Johnny had already paid. "Well, I don't know; Mandy knows I pass it to her she ketpi the book. Drop m befoie you j'0 to the train aud I'll show it to jou." I dropped in and the deacon showed me the account. It was the book of a sawugv bank in a neighboring town, and on its pages were credits ot all the little sums the loy had earned or paid, and I saw they were ttaudiug to widow Heebe's name. I grasped the deacon's hand, He was looking away over the house tops to where Monadnoek was. smiling under the good-night kiss of the sun. "Oexxl bye sir, goevd-bjei." he said, return ing the squeeze with interest. "Much obliged I'm sure. Mandv and me. too: but don't vc.i be worrieel about Johnny, When we sea it we know the real stutTit tales to make a real man and Johnny lias got t: Johnnv is like ' tne mountain over there chuck lull of erit .. . - .. .... , and lots of backbone,'' Down in tiik Si. Tho follow ing persons wire known to have ! n on the illfa'ed Orappli rt Hy, Hendirson, At l.i TMcClu.kv, ' . li' " lno . ' n.cr"". the work w i.s.i i 11..1 u- J.- ii ii i . 'Ming horse p't with adip-v-e matter, he will, . iiiith, J. llutlei, K. k. Hall, LamUri, i if properly fed and eai.d for, he in Utter CJ, Vitalle, C. Bush, Johnson, Kohiuion, condition for severe labor than when encum- iiranioni, jpnn uarttana, Miat l.atie. I luries I 1-onl, Henry ilaiiiiikamn. A. Di-truh, Henry MeClusley, 0. t!ro hong, I) limu ti C. Krednch. William liowe. aavesl. Dm .-an Mclrf.vn, Douald Mcl'had, liporge Thomas, a white man com lioulv known as "Siwa.b I Chaley," McAllister, savul, and Capt. Jai-gar I vd. " I ttiwli SfTw SSj" A-B- Animals ss Doctors. M. O. Delaunay, in a recent communica tion to thn Biological Society, observed that medicine, as practiced by animals, is thor oughly empiracal, but that the seme may be said of that practiced by inferior human races, or, in other words, by the msj jrity of the human ipecies. Animals instinctively chr ose such food as is best tuited for them. M. Delaunay maintains that the human race also shows this instinct, and blames medical men for net paying sufEcint respect to the likes and dislikes of the patients, which he believes to be a guide that may be depended on. Women are often more hungry than men, and they do not like the a me kinds of food. Nevertheless, in asylums for aged poor, men and w omen are put on precisely the same regimen Infants scarcely weaned are given a diet suitable to adults meat and wine, which they dislike, met which disagree with them. M. Delaunay investigated this ques tion n tho riiftereiit asylums of Paris, and as certained that children do not like meat be fore they are about five years of age. People who like salt, vinegar, etc., ought to bo allowed to satisfy their tastis. Lorain always taught that with regard to food people's likings are the best guide. A large number of animals wash themselves and bathe, as e'ephants, stag", birds and ants. M. Delaunay lays down as a general rule that there is not any species of aninul w hich vol uutaiy riuiB tho risk of inhaling emanations aiisiug from their own excrement It wu turn ourattsiitiou to the question o; reproduction, we shall see that all mammals euckle their young, keep them cleau, wean them at the propr time and educate them; but these ma ternal instincts are frequently rudimentary in women ot civilized nations. In tjcr, man may take a lessun in hygituo from the lower ani mals Annuals get rid ol their parasites by Uaing dust, mud, clay, etc., etc. Those sutler iug irom lover restrict their diet, keep quiet, suek darkiie-s uliI airy places, diiun water and toineiiuios plunge luto it. When a dog lias lost US appetite- it eats that species ot grass known s dog's grass, wh'ch acts as an en otic aud purgative. (Jais also eat grass. Sheep aud cowp, when siek, seek out cmtaiu kinds ot herbs. hen di gs aro constipated they eat fatty sul st.tcces, such as oil and but ter, with avidity until thuy aio purged. Tne same thing Is oLserved lo hones. An animal sutlcriiig irom chronic rheumatism always keeps, as much as pubsiblo, in too sun The warrior aius have ngularly organized ambu lances. Latrculu cut tlio atteuuio of an ant, aud other ants caino aud and covered the wounded part with a transparent fluid secreted from tneir mouths. It a chimpanzee bo wounded it stops tho bleeding by placing its hand on the wound, or die-sing it with leaves and gr-ss. When au animal has a w oumlod leg or arm hanging on, ic completes tho amputation by means ol lis teeth. A doir. ou being stung m the muzzle by a viper, was obseived to plunge its head repeatedly tor several days into tunning vvatir. 1 ne animal eventually iccovcred. A sporting dig was run ovei byacainage. During turee weeks in winter it remained lying in a nrook, where us food was taneu to it; i ho auimal recovered. A terrier elog limt its right ce; it remained lying uudei a couutci, avoiding light and beat, although habitually it kept close to the bre. it adopted a general treatment rest aud abstiuuuco Irom loud, ino local treatmsut cousistod in licking the u; pel sunacc ot the paw, which it applied to tne wounded eye, again licking the paiv when it became dry. Lais alao, wneu hurt, treat themselves by tbissiuiplo method ot irrigation. M. Delaunay cues tuu case ot a cat widen remained for some time lying on the liiik of a river; aUo, that ot another cat whicti hail the singular lortitudo tos reiium lor loity eight Hours un tlei u jut ot colli water, Auunais aiiilcring hum iiuuuutiu lever treat themselves by tho continued application, ol cold water, wnicii M. Delaunay considers to be more certain thau any ol toe other methods. In view ot these luteiesiiug tacts, wo are, ho thinks, forced to aiiiuit that liygeiue and therapeutics, as prac ticed by aiiiuuls may, in tnu intercuts ot psychology, bo studied with advantage. lie could go uveu fui tlier and say tnat vciuiiury mcdicieie, aud periiop Human medicine, could gallur trom lliein sjuiu usetul indications, plecibuly because they are prompted by in stincts wlncii ale cthcaciuus lu too preserva tion or tuu resignation ot health. 11 ninth Medicul Journal. Fitting Horses for spring Work. Horses that have done considerable work during tho winter, aud have stood up in good shape under this, will, under proper variations of tood, such as ure required to euable the horso to do more exhausting work under the disadvantages of a higher, hence a more exl austiug temperature, be iu good fix for entering upon the spring work, l'lowing miy be set down as the hardest f all vvoik upon horseflesh. The wi rk through tho win ter may have been sutlicieut to harden the muscles; and this term is quite correct for b that contraction of the fibris which comes of hard pulling, or m rd cr less continuous travel, the muscles aro really hardened, made tougher, so to speak, hence eminently fitted for hard steady pultiug at the plow. But the master should be about, as the average farm hand baa but a slight sense of his responsibility, and a slighter knowledge of the laws which enable the horse, through the medium of his digestion, to keep Lis mus cles in trim for hard work. Contrary to the belief of the farm hand, digestion is at its weakest duriug the time that the labor is most severe. Heuce the work horse should havo his beat feed at night, after suitable rest from his day's work, l'hese views are based upon tho laws of phisudogy, which we can neither cast aside nor iguoro. Skillful feed lug, coujiined with labor, prudei tly imposed, nuv keen the p wer ut a team up to its maxi .. . .... -... mum, tnou(,n some oi tne ut, not nesh, may disappear under the strain. If tin re be some shrinkage under the strain of work, then this will be through tho atuorptlun of fatty mat ter, not through aUorptiou ol d.sh, whieb is muscle. hered by Ut. the extraordinary exertion impoaex! by nam uoor cre. e a ileni.nl in the system for an increase of foul, and nature will nsponl by insuring such a eoudition of . . . , i i t .- tne digestion as win mke it posib'e for waste to to replaced Yit it mmuwi penence and tiot in usinc the nira.ii. Over aimely uuy be through causing too much di trimental food to be given, the horse then requiring, in some degree, abstinence from fowl, that the loss of tone may be recovered. An important point to be considered in feed ing horses kept at hard work, whether this be at the plow, heavy teaming or sharp driv ing, is to rely mainly on concentrated food, to the exclusion, except in moderation, of hay or other fodder. It is not the fullness f the abdomen, but the vigor of the murcle that makes the horse string and gives him bottom. When the stomach ii filled with hay, it interferes with the hor-e's wind, and a horse so encumbered breathes with difficulty, and is, in common parlance, short winded. When bulky food is uiven, the diaphratrm, upon which the lungs rest at their base, is pressed forward upon the lungi, seriously impeding their action, hence the shortness of breath this snsing from the diminished space in vvh'ch tho lungs have to act. Contrary to the common belief, the horse requires to be similarly fitted for a hard pull to that fittine given him for hard driving. The actioa ot the heart and the vigor of the respiration, as any one can see if he will take the trouble to examine a horse under severe exhaustion at a pull, are greatly accelerattd, and short wind will come to the hard pulling horse if he has a full abdomen, nearly as soon as to the road horse sharply driven. If farmers would study their own interest, they would always reserve oals for spring and summe" feeding. Oats may ba fed to the full limit of a horse's app-tite with safety, thus ensuting against too much hay being consumed, while, as we all know, corn re quTis to be fed within certain limits, and even then more or less disturbance comes to the digettive functions. National Lite 'itocl. Journal A Shepherd's Dog. A San Antonio (Texas) correspondent cata logues the accomplishments of a colly pup as follows : I have seen hun, at a word from the shepherd, lound up and put between sixteen aud eevtnteen hundred shiep in a ptn, many of them wild Mexicans, and not chase nor crowd any of them. The little chap would mass this large flo.-k of scattered sheep and direct them toward tho pen in half tlm lime that feveral men could do it. Wheu penning the sheep he had to work them down a long hill that sloped to a flat that tho pen was built ufon. When close in upon any portion of the flock he could not see over them, and would scamper back up the lull and locate the position of the pen and then flank his sheep according to his bearings, and when the last sheen and frisky lamb was inside, ho would Mt down at the gate and flap the dust with his tail until the shepherd commenced putting up the poles that termed the gate; and 1 have seen hnn attempt to assist in that work by trving to drag the poles to the gate. At night he would keep tlio sheep in the pen, which consisted of brush, or, it they would break out. would p omptly put them back. I have herded these sheep mvself, aud slept in a small tent a few yauls irom the pen. In case of tho moon rising lull sheep appeared to take it tor sunrisu aud would break out. Ihe first time it occurred duuug Dick's administration he put his paws upou my bieast aud licked y lace and awoke me. 1 said, "Uo for Vm, Dick," and he did it, and put the sheep back in the pen, and thcu came back and tried to ti 11 inu that all was right. Alter that night he needed no tuither hints, but teok the business into his owu hauds, or paws. He had but little tuition, but he guarded tl at shetp pen as though he were tivo years ot age in stead of hve months. It he had been guilty ot any misbehavior tor which he knew he de served punishment, he wuuld rush elf and round oil his Hock ot shoep, as though he Wished to show some atonement lor his mis coi elu t. He had a nose like a blcodhound, aud could follow a person's lootsteps as well. 1 have left him asUip on tne piairio moie than once, stolen away and hidden mjeelt aud watched him following my footsteps. Ho would trace every step until he touud me, and then would quiver fir joy Forest ami stream. Prevention of Blackleg. In an issue of the Lakevicw Examiner, lent me by a subscriber, 6ays W. 11, Avenll, of this place, I saw it stated that the blackleg is still atlectiug cattle east of tho mountains, The same disease was prevalent as far back as my old grandfather's memory. Sixty years ago or more a prevei tive was discovered which proved effective for the next ten years the time of my departure from there, and 1 think will everwh. re it is tiled, Tnat was, to bleed in the neck iu t.e spring all such joung stock as mivht be likely to take it the next tall or winter. Not one of those so treated have I known to take it. Sucking calves, or rather weanlings, when in good condition, were most fiequeutlv atlected. These, I think, should be tied early in the tail oeiore com weatner sets in to iutlauie ho sore, Ihe disease was supposed to he contagious there, but I have reason to believe otherwise, for I have seen the living surrouud the dead, aud none were atlectcd, Why do Animals Need Salt 1 Profi sor James E. Johnston, of Scotland, sav s : "Upward of half the saline matter of blood (57 per cent.) consists of common salt, and this is partly discharged every day through the skin and Udnejs. The necessity of cntinued supplies if it to the healthy body becomes authciei tly obvious. The bile also contains so la (one of the inredimts of salt) as a spt cial and indispensable constitu ent, and so ilo all the cartilegt-s of the body. Sunt the supply of salt, therefore, aud neither will the bile be able properly to asit diges tion, nor the cartileges to be built up again as fast as they naturally waste. Ir is better to placo salt where to:k can have free acess to it, than to give it occasionally in large quantities. They will help themselves to what they need allowed to do so at pleas ure; otherwise, when they beoime 'salt hungry,' they may take more than is whole tome." Wtitx a horse (alls lame at uncertain and irregular intervals, and suddenly recovers and as suddenly gets lame arain, it indicates that the cause is rheumatism, w Inch is a form of inflammation arising from a disordered and usually acid state of the blood, and at'acks the fibrous structures, the mus-les and teu elons of the body. It is frequently constitu tional aud hemlitary, and si llU from place to place without warning and vtrv suddenly, and It may as rapidly disappear with warmth, the heat of the sun i r a chauge of the weather, rainy, warm matner beinc favorable. Iiuli- g.aion will cause it to appear, or a c.-Id, rrj ra. he most effective remedy is alkaline I a.,c lie v,a, luported Irom heniuclv in Oetuber silts, as acetate if poia'aaor hyposuli hate of .Vf- J)lllUvlistin) lUc-.cne mllesouiho jcla. given in one-ounee dose, a'nd U??e.l fc.,T fora vel.ortwo Loc4 applications of hot neri.i 'a. At s, emlliundavi. Jnd.V.Va V.?i fermentatiors to the limb atlectnl, or of -.. i a .- i stimulating linimint, v. ill be useful. Soft mashes cf bran cr oats and linsevel should form the bulk of the 'ood. Valleys of Baker County. The Baker City Jieveille, under a lite date, invited a general description of tie valleys. The following will be read with Interest by all who are intending to visit Oregon or Washington to take up homes : Wo had occasion to visit Pine valley a short time since, andth.ughtafew lines descnttive of this beautiful valley might be of interest to some of jour many readers. This valley lies near Snake river, in Union county, ana is one of those rare gems of the mountains that are found in Kastern Oregon. It has an altitude of some 1,500 feet, is surrounded by quite high mountains, and is traversed by si me three beautiful streams of water, namely, Clear creek and Big and Li'tle creeks, afford ing abundance of good water for all pur noses. This valley is well sup; lied with all the varieties ol timber thut grow along our water courses, in tins cnmaie, lurummuit plenty of teucing timber aud tire wood, while the mountains mar by ore covered with pine, nr and cedar ter dry lumber. Thcro is one saw mill in the valley doing a good business. This sui plies a leng telt want to the inhabit ants of thisvalhy. We are informed that quite a number ot lmmigran's havo seutled 1. . i . ..... -.... 111..., fliu ni.miltitlnn there tne pest- scaoun, onu(, -" i-"r -- of tne vailey to nearly 150. The valley con tains one school house. There are some splendid farms, or ranches, on which good crops of griu are grown, besides many ol the tpuder vegetable:! aud Irult of many varie ties. Here is a valley d signed in the near future' to he one of tho garden spots of Ore gon. With scenery not surpassed anywhere on tho face of the earth, with a salubrious climate, fertile soil aud natural advantages surpassed by none. The hills are covered with an abundance of the finest of grass, the mountains with timbir, streams to tarnish water power, and bills containing rich depos its ot mineral ore awaiting development, this valhy can support a population ol lioin tOOto l.COU inhabitants, and within its limits one or more thriving villages may bo expected iu the near tuture. There is plenty ot L,amo in the mountains, of various kinds, aud nsh in the stieams to entice the hunter aud the spjrlsmsn. Uagle valley, though having an area less than' 1'ine, is moie lavorably situnted tor glowing a gieaier lauety ot the tender varie ties ol vct,etab es, has been settled longer, and consequently contains moie tiuit, ihe inhabitants claim the mildest climate on the coast, lliei resent population is about 20d. Ti ey have tlnee school dun lets, hut ouly one school house aud school at present, lheir mail reaches them once a week. All their surplus produce finds a market at Sparta, Union or .baker uuy. uiops oi an kiuus were i good this J tar, lueie Is elenty ot good land mat will pioduco anythag that an be giowu in tins climate, lying Idle awaiting trie plow. Tne soil is veiy lei alo and the valley is well watered by I'owdcr river aud Eagle creek. A Doming and saw mill is greatly needed iu the valley, this valley atluids good facilities lor fanning, miuing and stock raising. hklliny Urn, "Wells' Health Uenewer" restores healtn and vigor, cures tispeuola, luiuute, ce, aexuai bebuit. SI. Stock Breeders' Directory. aiarUiider litis iivaaHu willpubUaU tmiull uuv.r tUeUiuiittt. utttt ilia toiluwiutf, tor to jjtr )iur. Luigtr auvirti&tiuuils will t UittrgiU iu topuruuu. WM. KOSS, R KELUER 01' bl'AMeli or AMUUCAN MEHIISU ntf. filot Kutk, LiuuliiU county, Oregon unu.ira aud Ut.bt.riptiou ol blitt-p. JOpU Uuii lO JOHN MlJN'lO, KEEDEll OF MhtlLNO bliLLP, biiiiui. aUttnuu Cuuisti Oregon. DAVID GUTHK1E, HtLDEH 01- LOING-NSOUL and bPAISibil MK miu&iittp. Jjuiihs Polk Lou tit), uu on. MUSIC llUelvrUI lUv. bo u 10c tYr the torn pic to IjIollb of oviil unti liibiruLuwiiui aubic. tun Biz uoftt payor vsouiU swt eJ iu him i." oro. yjAiiU jx CO t Bl bn aduaN. Y. Valuable Bull lor Sale! fiilCa, - . 75. HlLt Jtltshs HALF MIOUI-I10KN. A'lIllILL hAk OLD 11LLL, bllltD BY Lleiiu. a fuii Jersey, ouma iy i. J. Aiucnan: urt-u b.AO l 4th, i vwicu oy Ceu. lnuiih,a vaiuab.e unlnul for any lauucr lo buve Apnl) to AlllllUK llAfi-NKi;, 9oich5w 1J nine. uutti cl Oregon city, Or. WM. WATSON, commission Agent for THE SALE OF.. GALLOWAY and POLLED ANGUS: Or ABElIDtlA I'ATILt:. I HAVE KOR SALE IUO head ot luiLKjrteU eattle. As an Old resident ol ore.uuahu ValniitUn I know Hell the reqjiru ueiitsut iheriuic e.ua.t stock raUers. IsVAits uieearecl 1 l.tt & LMt, MocH V. arus, Kanus Ulty, All.OUrl. iletEj (. THE TWO FULL-tiL0ODS, Wide Awake and Marquis riMlE PRIZE W1.N.NE1.S AND ACKNOWLEDGED X supeiler Dralt and All-W oik sUIUcns, Hill niaae t:.e present season, cou.n,ciichu April 1st, and eudiiie July l.t, as follov... llvlh ot the stailiona will be at llic r.ther stable, in aleui,Thurd4)s, trlJajs and Satur days, ba.uiive ot tia.e. Wide Aas.e v.iii oe at the (arm ol nu on nor, untie Jaiqa,s will be at Dallas. laass Season, $25, ui.urnce. Ud. YVitrkUt au) deire to oicirae these animals or to nilled the Uiiuers ol Oretron, the oner ol theae two puie breu sul ions b-lieie them to be as sires un equalled lie be Uvea that ihesemo boras (tl t former a rereluro i Niru au and the latter a eljdt) and tneir ire. have been a.udid more premium man ai tw .L.lioiu knouu to the public. 'Ihe pedigrees rj online- here, uuplj l-cau the oner be.ieves that ti.e public aie tan inar v.itn thtui. tor reiere, ce to ihe f'lfcJboolt1 ",J',A"'lku- ""-o-Iss, VoU.Noruun ....ALSO.... ATLANTIC. This Noble sire i. nji.n red No 17 ou the Perck.ron NornnnMud U-ok, ai d v. ill make ui. season as S? los. rli.-Thu sdajs, Indijs and .-aturdjys ol eaea i, LelMiioii aicndaia. fu..,i.v :. u days, leruis sauii asaouve eunts- uitiem t. J gPMUSEQy, Salem. MASON CHUjJj BV lUMUKI.NO PATCHES. IIII.H UltCD TKOTTING STALLIOX, ("J.BredbyHerrs Attain...,! inirbtnL Tfcu "Ti"" J4.""- 1 11 Clll uie.ea the ti.t truttinf stock (aVVnud hid ru-.l a. is w lur ii nr ii . iitv . t - iCiy'. until Julr l.t. II Ull. s.3 for seaioo; WS toln.urancs UrUl pasturafe lor mae. Iro-n a dUnce O. W. PECK. Prop. VJSWOMAN CANyHEALTH OF WOMAlft spATHiZEwrriSps the hope ort WOMAN.THE RACeM mcp&ww f-r V 9rnT'wl IYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEOETABLS COMPOUND. A Sure Cure for all FE.1IAI.E "EAK. NESSES, Including Iieiicorrhccn, Ir. regular and Painful Menstruation, Inflammation and Ulceration of the Womb, Flooding, PKO LAPSUS TJTEKI, ite, tFTlcasant to the tat, efflcadous and InrmedlaU In Its effect. It Is a (Treat help la pregnancy, and re lieves pain during labor and at regular periods. rnvsiniisrsiiT ivd rRiscniBK it ntnxT. tF-Foa AttWaunrissis of the g-eneratlvo organs of either sex, It Is second to no remedy that has ever been before tho public and for all diseases of to. Kicsrrs It Is the Oreatat Btmaty n the World. 3TKIDNEY C03IPI.AINTS of Either 8ex Find Great Itellcfln Its Use. TniA E.pnvKiiAsfs ntooD ptnuriEit will eradicate every Tcstlite of Humors from the filood, at thn samo timo vrilT give tone and strength to the system. As marrellogs In results as the Compound. rj?rJSoth tho Compound and Blood Portlier are pre pared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. rrico of either, 1. Sut bottles for J5. Tho Compound Is sent by mall In tho form of pills, or of loienges, on receipt of price, tl per hoi for either, Mr. Plnkham freely answers all letters of Inquiry. Enclose S cent stamp. Send for pamphlet, ifentfon thit Taper. rsrTATii E. rrnrnAM's I tvra Pets euro Constlpa Hon, Biliousness and Torpidity ot tho Liver. 25 cents. rySolil by till rnirjtsts.-e C) FARMER'S EXCHANGE I AH Sorts of Merchandise Exchanged forQ COUNTRY PRODUCE. Dry Goods. Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps. Everythinara Farmer wants for sale, Everything a Fu mer raises wanted, S. HERMAN, Corner Madison anil First Streets, remand Opposlto Seaman, Sabin & Co's Agricultural Ware house. oct2S-t DRS. A. S. & Z, B. NICHOLS, Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Rooms 69, 60, 01 a Union Block, Portland, 0 Specialties, Dr Z. B. N Diseases of Women. DR. A. S. N. Diseases ot E)c, Ear and Throat USE ROSE PILLS. AGENTS WANTEDhrX'iX Itlncliliir ever incnUd. Will knit a vair of btockingi with HEEL and TOE tomplLto In 20 minutes. It will 1.U0 knit a great Aariit) cf fancy wi rk for w hich there is aUajsa rtadj marktt. bund for circu araarid terms to the Twomly Hiilliln Machine lo,. 163 Tre mo nt Street, lloston, Mass. sep8m6 E. O. SMITH, OFFICE: No. 167 First Street, beteea Mor Prison and Yamhill, Portland, Oresoi nigErt rillCATIO.V. u.u.u. iyUltUIUniA - - -- - euiuuiereuu uoiiesa tfeiuruiu. Olvlnij lull Information relating to tne of the most .nv.tva, a.tkukiuiio iur me iiuBiness I raining hi me Young and Middle Ajrtd ot either sex, tent tree on application. fMutlenat Admllltd any Week uy in lue lear. Address- W. 8. JAMES, Box 663, Portland, Ore. oct20y II. CARPENTER, M. V. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. (Lato of Salem.) Office up stairs, N. W. Corner of 2d and Morrison St PORTLAND OREGON. Will practice in Portland and surrounding country 1 aucl-tf F. S. Akin. Ben Sellinr. H. E. Dosch. H rX A M'WMflU BiHiriiii BBLHiBBiBH See that our Trade Mark " THE BOSS." and A. 8. & CO., Is on ever) pair. Every Pah' Guaranteed. l"lma AMN, kELUNO 4 CO. Compton's Automatic Gate THE Bl.aT Time HF THE KID. Works Perfectly & Chcuply, all Iruuautl Durable. TrE ARE PREPARED TO MAhE THESE GATES TT to order snd have Lomht the puent richt. V1 ni? ll ck HOsSA lUCL's SHOP, oppe s tc new lunk. Salem. de JniJ Price: : f 18 to 20.