WILLAMETTE FAttMER: SALEM, OREGON, DECEMBER 21, 1883. 5 Kfeiws caijiment. GENERAL NEWS. The King of Anam is reported killed. Congress will probably adjourn next Eriday until after the holidays. Irishmen in San Francisco tried to avc O'Donnel's life. Small pox has broken out in General Sherman's family at St. Louk Our nurserymen aro shipping thous ands of fruit trees to California. A cargo of American w heat has reached Bohemia. The first over sent thorp. Wells in icinity of Roseburc; h.ivo lately gone dry and the reason is not known. A fire at New WestminMoi . B. C, caused heavy loss, being much t.f the business town. The Spokano Land office has done a business for tho last month that avcr aged $1,000 a day. Judge Haskell, of Kansas, one of the prominent Republicans in Congress died lately at Washington. The crown prince of Geimany is sit ing Italy and hao been rcceied with great enthusiasm. Moody and Sankey have had wonder ful success in their mission at Stephe ney, England. Arrangements are being made for placing the steamers on Upper Snake river in winter quarter-'. In a speech at Dublin, Parnell de clared that connection between England and Ireland is impossible. Villard stocks aro still tho subject of Wall street manipulation and take u run down ev cry few days. Pullman sleepers were put on the O. &. C. It. It. south to the California line, commencing Monday, December 17, Senator Dolph has introduced a bill for the admission of Washington with a part of Idaho as a State. At Denver, a cattle sale of 200,000 cattle and 400 hoists was made for $600, 000. This is tho neatest stock nle ever made. Five thousand Columbia river salmon reached Mew York in a refrigerator, car and attracted much attention at Fulton Market. Frank James gave, $20,000 bail at Kansas City, and being released, was re-arrested on charge of killing Sheets, at Gallatin, Missouri. Tho change to standard time took place on Monday and caused some con fusion but that will soon be rectified and reconciled. The actual times is the 120 dcg. of west longitude, which is about Willow's on the Columbia, or ten min utes east of Portland. Portland Business College, 'ortlieat Car. second anil Yamhill Sta., PORTLAND, OREGON, A. P. Akmitronh, - - Principal. -J. A. Whseo, Penman and Secretary KK INCHES Til GUT. single and Doublu Entry Book. - keeping, aa applied to Banking, Railroading, Steamboat mg, Wholesalo and Retail Merchan dising, Manufacturing, Commission, Jobbing, Farm Accounts, etc., etc., Changing 'Books from. Single to Double Entry ..Business Arithmetic, Plain .Writing, Correspondence, Spelling, Actual Business Practice, Exchange, Legal Forms, Use of' Blanks, Partnership Settlements, . Drawings, etc. BATES OF Tl ITION. scholarship. Business Course, $G0 Plain Writing, one month, - - 7 " " two months, - - 12 " three months, - Ifi Graduating fee, ----- 5 Tuition must be paid in advance ' There will be no deviation from this rule. Holders of scholarships are en titlnl to instruction in all tranches taught in the institution, except or namental ptnmanehip, without i tra charge. 1 he rates giv en above for plain wiiting are for the infor mation of those who may w iah to study that branch alone. ARITHMETIC. A thorough knowledge of Arithmetic is of tirat importance to any one seeking an educa tion, and to undertake the study of book keeping or of business forms, paper and re cord previous to the study of arithmetic, or not in connection with it, is simply a waste oi time. One of the principal element in sucoesafnl accountanalu'p u speed and accura cy in calculation; and however proficient one may become in all other branohc comprising a pra:tical education, such attainment will be of but h'tla value unlets accompanied and sustained by a perfect understanding of so much arithmetic as must be applied to the ready and rapid solnt nu of all problem! arising in the routine of business. We in nt on proficiency in arithmetic, but in its tady studrn's aro not defined to an partic ular text booV, neither are the) r'tjmred to commit definitions rud rules to memory, cicb plan has long sine been dis:srded by most buioess colleges, and eight to be for ever abandoned by all other rchoo's A cor rect and IojichI aolutiou ot any croLIern, witn f an intaUijibls explanation of the stps taken, is all that .we ruiui'e of any one; and we much prefer to have a student analyse and sol re any and all problems without consulting the rules of the author, thus lUrsbping hi Cc rraaccing facal'Tes, than to bvr turn 4 Farmers around Walla Walla are plowing yet and putting in winter wheat. The hosts hao done no liiinn in the foothills. Tho now round lioiie at Albino- is eleven hundred feet in circumference and will have stalls for twenty-four loco motives. Tho defeat of the Egyptians in Arabia has caused a groat rising among native tribes and recruits flock to the rebel standard. Tho Pacific const members in Con gress have deliberate! together to secure efficient legislation to1 keep out Chinese immigration. O'Donnoll s.ivs he felt no regret at killing Carey. A plot was discovered to kill the hangman but liN movements vvero kept seciot. Tho barrel factory at Seattle suffers from Eastern competition and bus shut down for tho present and don't know when they will resume. Chas. McLaughlin, president of the Central Gas Co, San Francisco, was shot in his office by Jerome B. Cox, in a law suit difficulty. Chicago has secured the appointment as a place for holding the Republican National Convention for tho nomination of presidential candidates. Tho boundary between Manitoba and other provinces of tho dominion are to bo adjusted so as to bring about a bettor state of feeling. Work has recommenced on the Oregon Pacific, and Chinese and white laborers are put to work on the tunnels between Corvallis and Yaquina. The Khedive of Egypt is so annoyed at the troubles in Egjpt that he tlueat ens to resign. It is believed a strong English force will go there. Tho Chinco representative at Ptoris wishes to interest England in the work of adjusting amiably tho difficulties between China and Franco. Tho new town at Ceour d'Alene is building up and pioperty advancing in" price, because of the. commence in the value of tho mines neju by. An extra session of tho Pennsjlvania Legislature has adjourned after a session of five months, and they did not do what thoy were called foi At Greenville, Mississippi, during a political meeting, a row occurred and four men vvero killed in a quanel be tvveen the Democratic factions. A now cable and telegraph company, under the management of Mackey and Bennett, hus been incorporated under name of Commercial Cable Company. It is said the Republicans intend to make the next presidential compaign a maintaining of human rights and putting down Southern outrages. Tho Union League will use every effort to bring tho intolerance of the South beforo the world. rf sZ -yTztr-urz z sz&zZz rik?4 through twice the amount of work by a mech anical process, following the printed directions of the book, without understanding the why or the wherefore of anything. An explanation iu one's own language, if straight-forward and concise, is much better than to memories the analysis contained in the best book extant. As stated elseu here in our Journal, we make anthemtic a specialty and hare so arranged that a student may pursue his studies pri vately; hence young and middl'-aged persons who hare not had the advantages of early schooling need not hesitate to enter our school through fer of bein? phceiin class with children at is done in other schoi Is Some of our ttudents, who are already well qualified in this respect, do not study antbeinttc. We have alwas accepted a teacher's ctrtifltaf e or the crtificatejof graduation from any high school or academy as ernUose of proper Uil. ideations in thit branch, it not so proeled, no one will le panel to graduation unless able to pM the re.ular final exsminat-nn in antbemti BUSINESS LETTER WRITING. 1 his euntil element of a butineat educi- ticn leceitcs heresjeh attention its import ance demandf. But.ucss letters should be brief and to the poet, 1 utthruld omit nothing that is neeeisary to a vrrect underatacdug of the aut ject under conmJtratioc. One who ccdtrttandi the pr per rorchan'c-al srrjnge- There are now '232 convicts in the Oregon Stnto prison. The New York Times is trving to make a presidential boom for Senator Kdmunds Gen. Anson G. McCook, of 'ew York, has boon nomiiiHted in Senate caucus of JRepiibiican members for tho office of Secret iry of tho U.S. Senate. At Niobrara Valley, Dakota, five horse andcittle thieves have been shot and hung. Several more will bo lynched if the courts do not com kit and punish them. A large force of Mormon women go about Salt Lake getting signers' to a sub scription paper to raio money to sustain the Mormons in their efforts to prevent tho overthrow of the Mormon-church. It is said that SprecUes, of California, whisky men and Mormons have com bined forces to lobby Congress together. Claus Spreckles' sugar trado is worth $5,000,000 a year and he want to have it continue so. There are nine thousand Chinese in British Columbia and whon out of work they do much that is unlaw ful ; plun dering and thieving is common. The Dominion pooplo don't know what to do with them. It is stated that through tho peace rrinkinir nf Tlnlffiril. nf finlorndn. a re conciliation has been offected between Grant and Blame. Being on friendly footincr with all to secure harmonious action among Republican leaders. Huntington, of the Southorn Pacific, makes 1 nown to Eastern men, his inten tion to carry California wheat to Europe via New Orleans. Jfo intends to put vessels of 0,000 tons on from that city to Liverpool. Thoy also intend to put steamers on tho Puget Sound line to carry coal to Pacific ports. O'Donnell, who killed Carey, the in former, was successfully huag on Mon day morning, December 17, at 8 o'clock and the news came to Portland in timo to appeal in the regular morning issue. The uriangemcntsvvercporfect. O'Don nell was calm and made no rem.vrk or confession. Gcnoral Edward Hamilton, who canio out as Secretary of Oiegon Teiritory in 1850, and who lived to be over eighty j ears old, died List week, at Portland, much honored an'l respected. Ho lived a pure lifo and was a good man. Old citizens who knew him, will regret his loss though for some years he has been out of all active life. By the new time tablo tho Eastern train leaves Portland at 7 30 p. m. in stead of 9 p m., and tho Pacific oppress arrives at 0 a. m. instead of 0 :30. Tlnee freight trains a day, each way, between Portland and The Dalles with good pas senger cars will make transportation easy and convenient that far up the river. They leave at 9 05 a. in. ; 10 :50 a. m. and 1 :15 p. m. Leave The Dalles at 0 :!!;") a. m. ; 8 a. m., and 10 :25 a. m. A, J ZVtjJfaztts1 jJL A . m. A mxmw J y.&hu VPtiftm Iry " ment of a lett r, the cuitomary expressions used in ordering goods, srnaing ami acLrowl edging remittances, calling attention to er rors, unsettled accounts, etc , and who can spell correctly and fold aud address a letter as it should be done, will be able to a' riuit him self creditably in almost any position where letter writing is required. All students of this school are required to practice letter writing at regular intervals during the entire time of their attendance; susli instruction as is eiven them In this con nection, as abasia, followed by persevering ertort, must result in ultimate proficiency. Particular attention is directed to the use of words, capital lette.'i, arrangement, selling, writing, punctuation, fcisuature, folding, ad dress on envelope, etc- Clearness and correct ness in buamen communications, whether limited or extensive, are of first imDortance: and the training here received by the student in this branch ot a practical educiti'm i valu able to him beyond rteasure. Th education which this s.hool seeks to ' imrtart la nrttr-9l rnt nrni nj'nr.l Ft aim- ' to give to the future mechanics, merchants, baukcrs, farmer", businets and professions! men of all callings, in re aud better idias of butiueu atf ur I; maog-re thins: that cor rect spelling, a proper me ot the K-ig'iih Ian. puage, and readineu and accuracy iu arith. metic, are lalu.ble ar imrerncnts. They be lieve tnt a plain, rapi I hanit.writing, the The Senate has elected Anson G. McCook ns Secretary, and other Repub lican caucus nominees. Northern Pacific stocks had a rise on the resignation of Mr. Villard, but went back again tho next day. Sonifi EfLtrn mpmlwrs nf Pniiirmsa claim that tho Pacific const men ask too much in relation to the restriction of Chinese immigiation. Tho coal fleet on Pugct Sound is not morn stpnin psqp1 will lin mlilp1 tn mako the supply equal to the demand ior com. The Fenian Brotherhood ot New Ynrlr hftp mot. Tiifwln intt.ilnm.ifnrv w- . --..., ......v ....... ....... ... j speeches, and determined to do depe rato things to avenge the death of O'Donnell. Nearly two bundled miles of wire fencing has been destroyed near Sin Antonia, Texas, probably where cattle men hove tried to monopolize tho public domain unlawfully. Years ago we collected of China $G50, 000 for damages alleged to bo commit ted against American citizens. It is proposed to pay this rroney back, as we lately did tho Japanese indemnity money, collected in a similar way. A now committoo of the. House is talked of to consider all questions, etc , which may be reforrod to it. There are now three committees to act on these subjects but none of thorn do any thing, Over three hundred students hovo been enrolled in the Willamette Univeis ity, in Salem, and prospects aro better than last j ear. Rev. F. P. Tow or is se curing an endowment for two new pro fessorships and tho institution is fniily prosperous. Another rumor is cm rent that Mi. Villard will, in a few weeks, resign the presidency of the Northern Pacific, but his fiionds deny that such is the cane. Fronk Billings is said to be ready to take tho presidency if Villard leaves it. He was its foimcr picsident and an excellent man. Villard refuses to bo into viewed, but gives out that ho. considered it not pwivi for him to continue as piesident of .ill tho companies he has heretofore duected. That when tho Northern Pacific was completed ho detei mined to confine his control to that. He says that weeks ago ho askod Endicott to tako the con trol of tho Oregon and Transcontinen tal. Mr, Villard resigns tho pic-idency of tho Oregon and Transcontinental and is succeeded by Mr. Endicott, of Boston, and also tho presidency of tiro Oregon Railway and Navigation Co., whero he is succeeded by Mr. J. J. Coolidge, a stock broker of Boston. Both are lirst class men and hove been the best friends of Mr. Villard. His friends say the new arrangement is in harmony with Mr. Villnrd's,uew8 and will not weaken but strengthen his position. it mm mm. ability to write a business letter, a thorough knowledge of single slid double entry book keeping, an understanding of records in gen eral, and familiarity with business forms, papers, practices and details are matters of importance to all Farmers and others who can spare thur sons for a few months only in which to acquire an education, or young and middle aged men who wish to educate themielres, will do well to examine our course of study and consider eur pi ins and methods of work before decid ing to enter any school. U e are net opposed to higher education, neither do we inilnuate against any institution of learniDK ; but we confidently believe that, with our practical caurse of study and our special preparation for teaching, wo can do more in ami en nTicd for a young man who i ahrut to quit the school room and engagi in the active duties of life for himself, or for any one seeking a useful business education, than can be accom plished in any other s;hoo! in the laud in twice tlie tune. YOUNG MAN. What are you doing What can you do thorough!) and well " What rervice cao jou render in exchange for a good sslsry Are you a test and rapid pnman Ar you quick and accurate in busineta calculations Douglas county has paid 17,281.79 of State taxes. It was tho first county in Oregon to make payment to Treasurer llirvch. A. satisfactory test of the working ca pacity of the new dry dock at Albino has been made and it will soon bo ready for use. Alono Grsnor. nf Snlnm. Upntifirmnil by the Senate as Indian Agent at Warm Springs, tho place formerly held by Capt. John Snii'h. The Government has taken steps for tho abrogation of tho Clayton-Bulger treaty that relates to tho status of nflnirs in Central America. Tho Crown Prince of Germany has boon to sec tho Pope, and after talking an hour with his holiness went away vorv deenlv nfl'eetrxl but tlin disiintplipa don't say what about, exactly. Senator Dolph writes concerning tho Piute Indians that aio roaming nt large, that tho Indian Commissioner says they must be returned to the rescvation and then kept there. In London thoy hovo to keep guard over the Parliament buildings and other public edifices, to keep the Fenians from blowing them up. Tho English Ministers hovo nearly as good o timo as the Car does. Poole, another Irish patriot whoso patriotism took a murderous turn, went brav ely to tho scaffold Tuesday. These. Irish murdorers all die good Christians and never regret having killed their vie thus. All thoy feel remorso about is because they did not get even on more of them. Judge Boio and Mrs. Boise have come home fiom attending tho National Grange at Washington, and Salem Grange, No. 17, I'. of II, will givo them a gi.uul reception, on Saturday, Dec. 29. To this all Grangers aro invited, fiom far and near. We shall say more about this next week. New York and tho wholo country has been excited by tho ieignation of Mr. Villard as Piesident of tho Oregon Transcontinental and the Oregon Rail woy & Navigation Co Ho lcmains at the head of tho Northern Pacific Rail- load. A healthy liody is indispensablo to a vigorous muni. A bilious and uvspeptic man, whose blood diags sluggishly in hisxeins, can neither think clearly nor act wisely. Ayei s ruin will stir up tho liver, excite tho stomach and bowels to activity, open tho poroi of tho systom, ronovatothe blood, and lcstorc ahcalthy tonenient foi the ininii. I know that Mr. would hko to ii.uo a new and roliablo timepiece and I can affoid to buy a good one (a poor one is worth nothing) and I can get one of Mr. P. D. McDowell, of Salem, who sells none but thoo that ho can personally recommend as good and leliable. Are von gaining grcuud ami securing an inuepenuence " Are jou satisfied with jour present posi tion in the business world 1 Are you qualified to discharge the duties of a tietter poaitiou than you now have" Are you able to write a promisory note, a roceipt, a draft, a due bill, i bill of sale, it bond, a contract, a lease, a deed, an article of agreement Do jou flesue promotion I)- you think vour present knowledge ol bminess in'itl'syou to promotion Iju Vfiu Lnnur that when nut nf fmnlfiumiil you can not suc-eufully cimnete with others unlets equal or superi' r to them in practical business attainments I'D you thoroughly understand single and douUe entry book-keepin , .is applied to the various ilepsrtments of hiisuiuis in the com mercial world of to-day Oo yu expect to sicure a desirable posi tion unlets properly qualilied I Can you take charge of a set of books and keep them correcti) Can you take ' 11 a trial balauce, make out a lost and gain statement and balance sheet f Can jou close the ledger Can you change l.o"ks from single to dou ble entry Cm jou corr.pcae a business letter that is satisfactory to jourielf, arrange and punctu t it correct) , and fold it properly? dktyw. To fatten turkoys, give them cooked food and plenty of corn and milk, but they must havo their liborty. Turkey-1 will not do their best in closo confine ment. Twico wo tried fattening tur keys in pens in o barn cellar whero it was only light enough to enable tho fowls to seo to eat ; the cellar was dry and warm, food and chink were kept in tho pons all tho time, but tho-o turkejs would only cat just enough to keop from star vation, and they actually wo'ghcd less aftor three vvtnks of confinement than they did when we shut them up. "Two experiments don't piovo anything." Perhaps not. but it proved enough foe us ; and besides I happen to know half a dozen other people who tried tho same thing with the sum' results. The bo4 niuikit tmkeys that I ever saw vvero those that were "well fed from tho timo whon they wvio twenty hours old up to tho last day of their lives. For the last month before thoy wero marketed they woie fed threo times daily--cooked vegetables and meal at morning and noon, and corn at night. Thoy had all they would cot up clean each timo, but no food was left in their feeding phvos. Thev had free range, but I doun't think they ever went ten rods from tho buildings. When killed for market thoy wero between six and sov en months old, and tho dressed weight of the lot of eighty was 1,288 pounds. Tho great bulk of horso hair used in tho Unitod States is imported from tho Argentine Republic and Uraguay. The hair sells in Buenos Aj res, and Monte video at from 20 to 32 cents per pound, and is packed in bales vvcighin? about. 1,000 pounds, and costing from $250 to $300 each. Tho total amount import ed in 1882 was 1.082,000 pounds, of which 1,117,000 pounds camofrom South. Ameiici, l'.M!,000 pounds: from Mexico, and l(i'),000 pounds from Russia. In. thii puvioiis j car tho importation wna ',),( '1 ,972 pounds; but in 1870 it was not quite 2,000,000 pounds. Assuming an, avc:,'U3 piuonf 2 cents per pound tho j amount imported list venr would reach . a, total value of about ifl.loO.OOO. Tho bulk of this hoisc Jiair is manufactured ' by four or live concerns, ono of which is in Boston, one in New York, ono in Philadelphia, and ono in Baltimore. Thero is a great difl'eronco of opinion in regard to fattening turkeys, but ex perience haB shown breeders hat tho best way to get tho greatest number of pounds of llosh is to feed tho buds woll from th timo thoy hatch out till they are ready for market. By working up from a small begin ning carefully, and by striving to gain all the information possible as timo pro grosses, there need bo no trouble in realizing a fiir profit from raising poultry. For a cough oi cold there is no reme dy equal to Amineu's Cough Syrup, MusliitM I'onrtr, The branches constituting tlto regular Business Couisu are singln nnd doublo entry book-keeping, ax npplitd to banking, railroading, stiamboating, wholesale and retail mcrchandia ng, manufacturing, com mission, jobbing, farm account, etc., chinging bm ks from single to doublo entry, biiaimsa arithmetic, plain writing, correspondence, spel ling, actual b'Miiuss nnd cilice prac tice, exchange, partnership tcttjr ments, wilting entire, and fiUbg blanks for promiaiory mite, itceipt, due bill, sight and timo drafts, bafik. oheck, bill of sale, bond, article ot agreement, etc., itc, all of which are included in a rcliolorhliip for this rour'v, . .. tlir lltsl TIiiii la .tllrml. We arc In almost dsi'y receipt ot lettirs lontoiiiinj; Uiib inquiry, ilrro is our ansMori '(bobcat tlma to attnid this school is when yotj liaye the opportunity, be it summer orwinttr .School continues during the entiru year withimt vacation, and students aro admitted at any time. If von can get ready to join us now, do not wait for a second chance, for it may ncvi rcime Oncu yield to an iiiilinaln n to potponn the time fur obtaining needed busiiicbstniiiiiiifr, and the probablll ties of jour twi ac(juinni such sit education crow r.i.nlly lcs. You e in well illoril ti make a great sa nllce.if niotsairy, tiinbttni anedu cation that will strvnyou acceptably for a lifetini'. Can you a ldress the tnv lop in a pUiu busincts haml, m,,) arraie the addnssas it ahuiild be i Have you eur lout an oppoitunlty for se curing a good payug situation by not bein qualilied to inept it " If you can not answer thise. questions ti the alhrmatiVH at the present time you should preia,i jumelf to do i with the least lossible ilel.iy. Qualifications for Entering An ordi liar) Knglinh tducatiun u all ilm i require.! ou commencing Studcuta found deficient m any I ranch can receive pnwtu Instruction an 1 may gra,lmti with is high honors as other by (pending more time In the institution. Kr one shoul 1 he.itato tn jmn un nn account of a deficient education and consequent fear of humiliation by being placed la class with children, aa ii dune in moat schools Our school is desli td to inict theau cases ami such student can puroie tli ir studies privately if ttiey wish, w itrn.it joining any class. Further Information - Our (Jolty Journal for 181 i t is now redy for distri bution, It cot.Uins full information ou all points pertaining to our school, and cut of plain wilting, cud writing, lettering and nourishing, anil u sent free on application. Writ for it. Address A. P. ARM8TROVG, Ii x 104. Portland, Oregon-