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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1883)
nrrcnt iterator , CHRISTENING THE HOME UY DOHA UK ID GOOD ME. Tho final blow w.m struck to-day, Tho fiiml nnil was driven; Tlio lift younjr workman's got li- iiy, Picked up liii i-cu-whiuul chisels nay, Just touched his cap nnd koiio away, And left us hen-, thank IIeaon I It's bare, but we'll diipeii'-c to night With hnngiiiK and stamped leather; I'll start a bluzo and strike a light, And bring out basket for a bito, And you shall spread tho board aright, And well, we're hero together. That bench is just the sent for two Ho cniefiil while I move it; 111 fold my coat across for jou Don't mind s little paint and,glue. There! what could old Cornelius do (Forgive mol) toimpipc it? And so it's done it's rcnlly doTfo, I'nst making or refusing ; Another widening life begun, And all our doubtful fancies run To solid walls in wind and sun, Our own, and of our choosing ! Imagine this in gold and gray, The happy hearth a-glittor, Thick titulVa to keep the cold away, Deep shelves of books in vellum, say A nd beaten brasses, pepousso, Instead of chips and litter I Hero we shall sit, and leave tho town To languish Heaven forbid her ! You in your most bewitching gown, I with my paper upsido down And toasting both my slippers mown llofore mo on tho fendor ! A cottago stood horo long ago, Dcon-knccd in grass and clover On thin same npot. yKsthetic? No. A cabin, majbe, thatched and low, A little maul in calico, A clever -handed locr. How life, unerring, comes and goe, To very same or nearly ; Liko us,thcy dreamed of these and thoc; They ate and drank j and planned and chose, And lovod a little, I mipposc; But oh, not half so dearly I No doubt they saw tho splendor die, Night coming they must bear it lYoiitli, hope and paHiion slipping by, The laughter spent, tho tears rim dry ; But did they lovo iih you and I ? No, never ! I could swear it I Who over loved a wife like mine ? Have done with vain dun vine ! To-morrow's sun is sure to shino, And why slioiild happy youth repine? Come, pledge our futuro iutho wine, And nmkoan end of cijing ! The Mysterious Widow. Dming tho summer of IS i 1 tho Brit ish had not only laid claim to all that portion of the district of Maine lying east of the Penobscot, but Admiral (irif fet and Hir John Shoilnooko (tho latter being tho Oovernoi-tleneral of Nova Scotia) had been went with a heavy foico to take possession, and occupied tho town of Castaino, which placo commands tho entiaiuo to the lVnobscot river. Bluntly before tho arrival of th English mruadion, Commodoio Samuel Tucker Lad poen sent mound to Penobscot Hay to pioteut the American coasters, and while the British sailed up to Castaino ho lay at Thomaston. It was a schooner that tho lommodore commanded, hut she was a heavy one, well aimed ami manned, and sheeairied tho tine Yankee "grit" upon hei decks, of which the enemy had leeeived fioin them lather too many proofs. On tho morning of tho 28th of August a measongor was sent down from Hclfnst with tho intelligence that a Ihitish frig ate was coming from Castaino to take him. Tucker knew the l)iiti-h feaied linn, and also that Sir John .Shothrooko had ottered a luge lewatd for his i npture When the Commodore leeched tho intelligence, his vessel was lying at one ol tho low w Inn v es, wheie he would have to Wait two hoitiK foi the tide to s-ot him '"iff ; but he hastened to have even thing 'lirepared to get her oil" us soon in jkim- t.lie, for ho had no dosiio to liuel the IriRttto. Tho schooner's Keel had ju-t cleared fiom the mud, and one ot tho men had been r'iit upon tho whaif to ei-t oil the bowline, when a wagon diuvvii by one horco eanio uittliiig down to the siot. The diivei, a lough looking counti v iniin, got out upon the whaif nnd then assisted a middle-aged woman from the vehicle. The ladv's lirst In puiy was (or t'oiiiuiodoie Tucker Ho was pointed out to her, and she stepped on the nhooner'sdeek and approached It'll). Coiuinodo-e, when do jou sail from hi re" she akcd. -We'll sail light oll'.as soon tis luwublo, iiiulam." "Oh, then, I know you will bo kind to me, ' tho lady uiged, in persim-ivo tones, "My poor luiolmiiil iliod vesteulay, and 1 wish to carry bis coip-o lo Wi-wit-H-t, whei-e wo belong and whore his p.uxuits will take care ot it." "But, my gool woiiuui, I shan't go to Wiocasset. "H you will only land mo at the mouth of tho Slteoieot, 1 will tunc no inorts. 1 can easily Unit a b Nit thcio to - lake mo up." -Where U the body," asked tho Com motion. "In tho vvagon," rcturutxl tin ladj, at the amo time raiing tho cornorof her shawl to wipe away tlio g.uiienng tears. "I have a sum of money with me, and you shall bo paid for jour trouble." "Tut, tut, woman," said Tucker, 'if I accommodate you, theio won't be any pay about it." The kind-hearted old Commodore was not tho man to refuse a favor; and, though he liked not the bother of taking the woman nnd lior strange accompani ment on board, yet he could not rofuse. When ho told her be would dons the le quested, sho thanked him with many tears in her eyes. Some of the men wcio sent upon tho wharf to bring the Ixxlv on boaid A long buflalo robe was lifted off by tho man who drove the wagon; benoath it appeared a neat black coflin. Home vvoids were p.issod by the .seamen n they wero putting tho coflin on board, which went to show very plainly that the affair did not exactly suit them. It may have ' :en but prejudice on their p.ut, but seamen should bo allowed a prejudice onco in a while, when we con eider the many stern lcahties they have to encounter. "Hush, my good men," said the Com modore, as ho heard their lciiioustiancc. "Supposo you wero to die away fiom home, would you not wish that votir last remains should bo enrriod to your poor parents? Comc,huny now." Tho men said no nioro, and cic long tho coflin was placed in the bold and the woman shown to the cabin. In lejs than half an hour tho schooner was cleared from the wharf and standing out from tho bay. Tho wind was light from thooastward.but Tucker had no fear of the frigate, now that he was out of tho bay. In the evening the lady passenger camo on dock, and tho Commodore as sured her that ho should bo able to land her early on the next morning. She ox pressed her gratitude and satisfaction, and remarked that before sho retired she would liko to look and see that her hus band's corpse was safo. This, of couise, was granted, and one of tho men lifted off tho hatch that she might go down into tho hold. "I decline," muttered Daniel Carter, an old sailor who was standing at the wheel, "bho takes on dio'fully." "Yes, poor thing," said Tucker, as he heard h t sobs and groans. "D'vo notice what an cyo she's got? continued Caiter. "No; only 'twas swollen with tears," said Tucker. "My eyes! but thoy shone, thor.gh, when shostood hero looking at tho co n pivs." Tuckor smiled at tho man's quain eaincbtne-, and without fuither lem.ir went into the cabin. When the woman camo up from tlio hold, sho looked about the deck of the schooner for a few moments and then went aft. Theio was something in ho'1 I'o.mteiianco tnat mvlcd Caiter. Ho had been one of tlioo who objected to thocoll'm Laing biought on bo id, and hence ho vvh not predispo ed to look very favorably upon its o.vnei. Tho woman's o.o ran over the schoonei's deck with astrango quickness and Car tel oyotl her sharply. Soon she went to the taffrail and looked ovei at tho stern boat, ami then sho came back and stood by tho binnacle again. "Jjookout, or you'll jibe tho boom!" oxclaimed the p ssenger. Cartel started, and found that the mainsail was sliivoring. Ho g.ivo the helm a couple of spokes upoit, and then east his eyes again upo i tho woman, whose featuies weie lighted by the bin nacle lamp. "Thank'ee, ina'ain," said Dan. "Ha ! hold on; why, bless my soul, there's a big spider right on your hair. No, not theio here I'll ugh!" This last ejaculation Pan made as he sooined to pull Hninetbiug from tho wo man's hair, which hehn-iily tluew upon the deck with tho "Igii' iiIkivo men tioned. Shortly after this the passenger went Mow, and ore long Commodoio Tucker camo on deck. "Commodoio," said Caitei, with a le markable degree of earnestness in his manner, "is the 'oiiian turned hit" "1 inthei think so," said Tucker, look ing at the compass. "Look out look out, C.utei1 Why, mini alive, jou'io two points to tho soutli'iud of vntii cour-01 ' "Mow me' so 1 am," said the nun, bringing tho helm smartly apoit. "But mij, didn't jou notice anv thing pccuh.it about the old 'oinan?' "Whv, Dan, jou eem gieatly intei estod atiout her." "So I am, Coiiunodoie, and m I am about the cotlin, too. Wouldu t it be well foi jou and 1 to oveihaul it"'' 'lMiiivv' you'io as caicd as a child in a giiivejaid." "No, not a bit. Jut link tliat'oiu.in ain't no 'oinan " The commodore piouitiicid the mine of In s.itauie inajcaiy in, the most em phatio iiiauuei. "It's the truth, eoiiuuodoio I can swear to it. 1 purtended theio was a spider on lur lnir, ami I iuMxhI mj lund agin her fine. Hy Sam Hvde! if it wasn't as rough ami bearded as a liolj stone' You see eho toltl me as how I'd let the Ihmiii jilw if I didn't look out. I kuowed as thero wasn't no 'oinan Micro, ami so I tried her. Call soiue Ixidy to tho wheel, and let's go and look at that colllu." The coiiunodoie vn wondertrnck by what ho had heard, but with a calm presence of mind that made him what lie was, he set iHHillv to thinking. In a few minutes he called one of the nig aft to relieve Carter, and then he went down to look after his passenger lhe hitter hud turned in and nemtd to be sleeping. Tucker returned ami took Carter aside. "No noUo now, Carter; folio .v mo as though nothing had happcud." "Sartin." The two approuchel tho man hatch WTLLAMETT'E FAllMER: SALEM. OKEGON, DECEMBER 27, LSa. and stooped to raise it, when Dan's hand touched a small ball tnat seemed to h ivc been pinned up under tho af tor break of the hatch. "It's a ball of twine,' said ho. 'Bon't touch it. but run and get a lantern," replied Tucker. Carter spiang to obey, and when ho returned a number of the men had gathered about the -pot. Tho hatch was raied, and the commodore carefully picked up the ball of twine and found that it was made fast to someunng below. Ho descended to the hold and there ho found that tho twine ran in under the lid of the coflin. He had no doubt in his mind now th-t there was mischief bored up below, and se.it Ca--tcr for something that might answer for a screw-drivci The man soon returned with a stout knife, and tho commodore set to work. He worked carefully, how ever, at the same time Keeping a origin Ir.n1.niil fur the strillir. At length fie screws were out, and reivs were out, and laiefttlly lifted from tho lid was very cai its place 'firoat God in Heaven!" tlm linn of the eommodoie. '!tv Sum Hvtln!" dionned like a clan of tiiunder from the tonguo of Dan Carter. "God bless v on, Dan," said tho Com modore. "I knowed it," ifcponded Dan. The two men stood for a moment and gazed into the coffin. Thero was no dead man there, but in placo thereof thero was material for the cloatn ot a scoio. The coflin was filled with fjun rowder and nitchwood; upon a light framework in tho center ' ere were arranged'four pistols, all cocked, and the string cntoring tho coffin from without communicated with the trigger of caeh. Tho first mov einent of tho Commodore was to call for water, and when it was brought he dashed three or four buck ptfcfnl into the infernal contrivance and then breathed more freely. Tlio men then started ior me caoiu, muttering imprecations upon the pas senger. "No, no," cried the Commodore, as he leapc1 fiom the hold, "No, no, my men. Do nothing rasblj'. Let me go into tho cabin first. You may follow me." Commodoio Tucker strodo into the cabin, walked up to the bunk wbcio his passenger laid, and, grasping hold of the female dicss, he diagged its wearer out upon tho floor. There was a sharp resistance and the passenger drew a pistol, but it was quickly knocked away ; the gown was toin oil', and a man camo forth from the lemnants of calico and linen. Tho fellow was assured that his whole plot had been discovered, and at length, he owned mat it uau ueen ms pian io tuin out in the couise of the night and , , V i i, i , i . 1 i V get hold of the ball of twine, which ho had left in a convenient placo; then ho intended to have gone aft, carefu"y un winding the string as ho wen- along; then to have got into tho bout, cut tho alls, and, as tho boat fell into the watei no would liavo pulled sinaitly upon tho lung. "Ami T think vou know." ho contlll ued, with a wicked look, "what would h.ii followed. I shouldn't havo been oticid in tho fuss I'd have got out o sticidmthofuss-l'd have got out of o way with tho boat, and you d all l I...:.., I.. 1, ,v n,l,l ;,, .hnrt. oidcr. And nil I can say llllU MLIU 111 IHU .1...M. .... ... . ...... is that 1 in sony I didn't doit." It was with much difficulty that tho Commodoio pi evented his men from killing the villain on the spot. Ho pioved to be one of the enemy's officers, and he was to have a heavy reward if he succeeded in destroj ing the Commodore and his crew. The prisoner was carried on dock nnd lashed to the main rigging, where ho was told to remain until tho vessel got 'nto pott. "What a horrid death that villain meant for us," said Carter. "Yes, he did," said Tucker, with a shudder. "He delongs to tho same gang that's been a robbin' and biirnin' tho poor folks' houses on tho eastern coast," said one of the ueii. "Ye," said tho Coiiunodoie, wiih a ncx voiis twitch of the muscles about the mouth. A bitten curse from the prisoner now biokoou the air, and with a clenched list the Commodore w out Mow. In the nioining, when Tuckor came on deck, Seguin was in sight on tho ,-tmbonul bow, but when ho looked for the prisoner he was gone. Caiter," asked th Commodore, "wheie's the villain 1 lushed heio last night?" "I'm sine 1 don't know where he is, Coinmodoic. l'eihaps ho jumped over board'" The Commodoio looked stonily in Caijtcr's eje.-, and he saw a twinkle of satisfaction gleaming theie. He hesita ted a moment, then he tinned away and muttiud to himself "Well, well, 1 can't bl.inio them. If the murderous villain's gone to death, he's onlj met a fate which he tidily de sened. ' Hotter far 1k it for him 'than that mj noble ciew weie all now in the oceans i old giave." l'lul. P. Miller A Sons, of l'.mora.Iow.i, have sold three lino two- ear-old Cots wold ranis to Mr C. H Ibinkin, of Den ver, Col, who writes that they iileasohUn in eveiv way. They have also Mild three choice lied Duroo niirs to Antonio J lill'tiu lll'll I'lliuu l"'. w .iiiiwiiiw w. lletten. Jr., Treasurer of mou county, 1mm .mil n iilt islmiil iuir i)f Poland LillUia piKSIll .ll. JJlltrti yj;uris, jiiii ..1 !...... I v.. I TT.... n:i- dilla, Neb. Theso gentlemen ex- li'bitetl ten head of swine, live letl toil ittutii ii nniiiii mv m'm m , two grade Calloway bulls tiiid ten :ti of poultrj-. Tbty took twenty premiums, eight mcoiu1, and two ... ...1 ... ... .1..... ........... ..: .. i.;i. head of heep. eoq rL iiiifiiiiiiiim. riuiii ?iuiiui iii mu weeptaks at their county fair, wlncli piitier, which soothes and Iio.il all 111 wasoneof tho lest county fairs ever tiauied orgiuis, stivngtheiib tlie nervous l...t.l . .l.u, Clntii ..-..... .....1... mit ull .iv 1. 1.11. .u nf il... held in that State For a couirh or cold thero is no leaio dy equal to Aumien's C .High Syrup. A TERRIBLE PROPHECY. The Red Sunsets. Clyconea and Earthquakes Foretelling commit uumih-ii" -meet It. The recent mj'sterious appearances following sunset and preceding sunrise have attracted wide attention from stu dents of the skies and thepcopn gener ally. During the days of reccHt weeks the sun seems to have boon, observed by a thin veil of a dull leaden hue, which,as tho sun receded toward the horizon, becamo more luminous, then yellow, then orange, then red ; and, as night settled down upon the earth, a dull purpK At first it was thought these appearances wero ordinary sunset reflections of light hut it i now pretty certain that they aro either the misty substance of tho tail of some unseen comet, in which the earth is enveloped, oi a surrounding stratum n( nrli1 iliist nr vprv small meteors. j Trofessor urook, of tho Red House Ob- , 8erTatry, Phelps N. Y., has turned his J telescope upon these objects and discov- ! telescope upon these objects a burst fromjeretl what he think, aro myrii myriads of tole- Iscopic meteors. If it is unorganised wo Id dust, or uccomposeu vapors, us uiu Democrat and Chronicle of Kochestor, N. Y., remarks : "How is this rratter to be disposed of? Will it settle and form a deposit upon the earth, or remain a partial opaque shell about tho earth to cut off a portion of the sun's light upon it?" x, Whatever the mystery is, there is no denj ing that some very strange forces are at work in tho upper airs. The ter rible tornadoes and cj clones which have swept our own countrj-, and tho fearful volcanoes and earthquakes which have dost-oyed so many cities and thousands of people the tidal waves which myste riously riso and fall on coasts hitherto unvexed by them tho tremendous ao tiv'ty which is evident in the sun by the constant revelation of enormous spots upon its surface all indicate unusual energy in the heavenly bodies. These circumstances recall Trofessor Grimmer's prophecies that fiom 1881 to 1887, the passage of the five great plan ets Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn aaound tho 3iin would produce strange and wonderful phenoma. He says : "The waters of tho earth will be come more or less poisonous. The air will be foul with noisome odors. An cient races will disappoar from the earth." Ho attempts to prove his prophecy by tho fact that in 1720, when Ma.s and Saturn made theh passago around the sun coincidcntally, great de struction and mortality visited all parts r.t iii trinlio Ho also found the same results in previous perehclion passages of the planets, and argues that these cir cumstances always produco epidemics "net destructive diseases wuiut u "" tn0 gkill of the mot eminent physicians; tiiat the poor will die by thousands, the weak and intempeiato falling first, tboso ,.-imjn iinnii has Deen imiioverisiieu uy excess of work or dissipation ivxt and only thoso who aro in comparative vigor i,il ocnnnn in nniiw tho pm of renewed activity and prosperity which will follow the period ot iiesirucuou. Inasmuch as the cntiio world seems subject to the sway of the heavenlj lm(flcs no p.wt of tho eaith, he thinks, , won K,.nrmno'. Ho oven nre- "'" :... " . .? , . .'. -1 pnnn Ri'nurETinff. 110 CVCn pre- .lioj imt. Ampiien will lose over ten mil lions ol jieoplo; that farnieis will be wti.;..lrnn umHi tV.ir and cease to till the smh that famine will mako human misery more wretched. That hundreds will lleo to ovcicrowded cities for aid in , i Tim siiililon chances in ocean currents, temperature and surioundings will entirely transform the faco of nature .mil niin-Mtn of coiintrics: that the air nll be so foul with malaria and other envious cases: that those who sur vivo it-lll in, trnnltlod with disoiders of the di gestive organs. That many who escape other ills will bloat with drojisy and suddenly pass awuj-, wune umvra u grow ttnn ami urag oiu a iuiseriuuu e.v i.lnnnn in itiilosoriliiibln nconv for weeks Neuralgic pains in different parts of the body will tonueni mom. xuey win onsilv tire and become despondent. A r.iiut lint tVnliiiir will be succeeded bv chillv sensations whilo hallucinations and dread of impending ill will paralize all ellbrts. "Tho birds in the air, tho beasts of tho field and even tho fish of the sea will become diseased, poisoning tho air and poisioning tho waters of tho rlnlw " Wo are told on the other hand that thoso who shall pns through this period of trial will havo larger enjoy ni.int nf lifo and health. The earth will . l.il.l nmin iilinitiliintlv than ever Itefore. Tho animal Kingdom win oo moicjiro- li ...,.1 l.f.i iit.tlninriwl X'lil 1 11 1 tni'l II 1 1 This prolongation of life will be owing to tho healthj electric and magnetic in tlii.im us thiU will pervade the atmos till' iiiiii mi: iiiiituiiLii i u i i iiiiitviiuii t phere. It would pei haps seem that the nrenenl reilliess 01 tlio sun, ami ino itnv.i)iii.n of n Itoltor veil of cosmic mat ter, justified in a nie.isiue, tho predic tion of riolossorii runnier, out uisiuru ingas his piediction may be wo are told for our comfort that the strong and pure blooded need have little to fear in these calamities, that thoo who aro deli- nil.i nr 111,1 1 J. 111. ml hhotlld llltoilt IlllUnS to keep the sj'stoin well siipiwi-ted and tho bliHXl puio and inai me iitosi chuo- boplucal and eiieotive nieiuou oi aecom nlishiiii! this is to keep the kidnevs and livor in I'oxxl condition, rrom the testi menials of such men as Dr. Dio Low is and Professor It. A. tJiinii, 51. 1) , Dean of tlio United States Medical college, X-a... r.-l. n.i.l tli.iiikiin.ld tt iiittnintiiil .itn lum, nun iiiwin.u.iiK ... ..,....w....i.i non-professional iHHiple, it seems almost 1,1,1111 f.ir flit ntirtisi tin 1 ntirtisi tlmre is no nnnui- . . i...r!s.i : ration kn5wTts.to science enual to War- net's Safe Cuiv, better known as War ners oaiu iximti'j uuu 1.11.1 -ntv. uis medicine bus acquired the finest reputa tion of any prepamtion that was ever put upon the market. It is a radical blood ..:.:i! .. 1....1. .....ti..u .....1 1... .i ..11 .. ner's Safe Kidney and I.ivir Cure. ini iiiniii iiik iihw ivi-t 11 io iuiiivi system, washes out all evidences of de cay, regulates digestion, prevents walaa ritnilation of food in a philosophical and rational manner, fortifies the sjsteui against climatic (ihanges and miilaijal influences and the destiuctivo agencies which seem to be so abundant in these "evildajs." It is not our purpose to dispute the correctness of Professor Grimmer's proph ecies. As we havo said, the marked dis turbances of tho past fow years would seem to give a semblance of verification of his theorj'. It is certain, as above stilted, that wp me passing through what may be lcgaulcd as a crucial jtcriod and it is the pait of wise men not to ignore, but to learn to fortify themclves against the jiossibility of being oyrcomp by these evils. It is a duty which each man owes to himself, and his fellows, to miti gate as much as possible the suffering of humanity and in no way better can ho accomplish this purposo than to sec to it that he. himself, is fortified by tho best known preparation in tho strongest possible manner and that ho exert the influence of his own example upon his .cllowsio tho end that they, too, may sh.uo with him immunity from tho clo stuictive influences which seek his ruin. Tree Planting In Massachusetts. An exchange in speaking of the waste of sowago saj's : "It is not a littlo remarkable, as an in stance of the great economic importance of the proper uso of fertilizers, that, while the pine forests of tho Northwest are being laboriously cleared away and burned off to nuke room for grain, tho fields of southern Massachusetts, which grew abundant crops of wheat not many years ago, aro everywhere being sown with the seeds of pine trees; the very plant which our greatgrandfathers destroyed, to mako 100m for more valua ble crops, being now tho most profitable growth to bo obtained from the land, which has in half a dozen generations become practically sterile. It is hardly too much to say that for such districts as these 1 ewer irrigation affords tho best hope of reclamation. No farmer ten or fifteen miles from the nearest town could think of buying and transporting ordi nary manure enough to restore an old pasture lot of 100 acres to fertility. He can keep a small vegetable garden in good condition, but with the rest of his land there is nothing to do but let it grow up with timbor. His neighbors are in the same condition with himself and the district in which they live is thus left desert with tho exception of an acre hero and thore of p'o .ved 1 ind and something more of having groin d in the alluvial valleys. The sow ago of a city like Boston furnishes exactly the means of restoration of such land on a comprehensive scale. At a modcrato estimate tho fertilizing valuo of city sewoge proiierly applied is about $2 a j'ear for each inhabitant, and if the sew- ago could bo brought where it is wanted an annual tract of 30,000 or 100,000 acres micht be restored to a productiveness which, with greater care 111 future, might be made permanent. George 51. Puliman, the inventor of the sleeping car of that name, has laid out a town near Chicago, his manufactu ries forming the nucleus. This little city of six thousand inhabitants is also named Pullman and has been laid out with great regularity of streets and blocks. There is also a fine hotel, church and theatre, with stores and markets too. But the most striking fea ture of the town, is a massive tower which rises from tbo machino shops sus taining the water tank used for the supply of tho vvoiks and city. Thero is a cistern under tho tower towaids which all the son ago of the city flows. Thero is thirteen miles of mains which aro so connected with the great chimney furnaces as to make a constant draft through the sewer pipes towaids tlio cis tern then tho steam power of tho com pany lifts the sewage into a condirront fiom which it is distributed to a farm of 1,500 acres of exhausted prairie soil. This farm is cultivated as a market gar den, furnishing the city of Pullman and other places with vegetables and the profits on sity acres was, last year, JP8,.")00. Tho utilization of sewage -is of importance, without it a densely pop ulated city may become malarious. If it were not for "the care which tho Chi nese pay to fertilizing the soil in their countrj, that dense pojnilation could not bo sustained at all. The sewage of which we speak, atthoeityof Pull in in is said to bo w ithout ofleiisive oder. When it auivoo at tho farm it seems to be quite clear and inoffensivo to handle. AVlij an Englishman travels For eigners say that an Englishman's chief interest in traveling is to see whether Hradshaw is right. A little girl at Newport, seeing the wil low phwtons foi" tho first time, exclaim ed, '"Wliy, mamma, everybody rides out in their clothes-ba-kets heio!" The latest dude story is that a fanner saw a eouplo of these agonising spet i inens on tho street and exclaimed. 'Giisb! what things wo seowheuwe don't have a gun." Tho published iejort of a benevolent socicny says; ''Notwithstanding tho lnrge amount paid for medicine and medical attendance, veiy few deaths occurred during tho year." A lady tinned Mary Magui-ah Hil trouble In hunting tits ti-ah; Tlie wood being grceu lie urd keroenr saz!!'!! !!!!!- tzitz!!1!1 She h guue whore' the fuel is dry ah. lAlJlVr LANM. A Urea amount ot vacact land may be f jund in the Willow Creek: country, Umatilla county. The town of Heppner is in the midst of this section. The lleppner Gazette, pub lished there by J. W. Rediortou, can be bad at f-50 a year, 11.50 for six moathf, II (or three months. SuDscriptiotie may be left at the F-R office. Farmib and Oautt H 60 a year. PLAIN TRUTHS The blaod is the foundation of life, it circulates through every part of the body, and unless it is pure and rich, good health is impossible. If disease has entered the system the only sure and quick w ay to driv e it out is to purify and enrich the blood. These simple facts are well known, and the highest medical authorities agree that nothing but Von will restore- the blood to its natural condition; and also that all the iron preparations hitherto made blacken tlie teeth, causehead ache, and are otherwise injurious. Brown's Iron Bitters w ill thor oughly and quickly assimilate with the blood, purifying and stiengthen ing it, and thus dnve disease from any part of the sjstem, and it will not blacken the teeth, cause head ache or constipation, and is posi tively not injunous. Saved his Child. 17 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md. Ftb. u, iSio. Gents: Upon the recommenda tion of a friend I tried IIrown's Iron Hitters as a tonic and re. itorattve for my daughter, whom 1 was thoroughly, convinced was wasting away with Consumption. Having lost three daughters by the terrible disease, under the care of eminent physicians, I was loth to believe that anything could arrest the progress of the disease, but, to my great surprise, before my daugh ter had taken one bottle of Brown's Iron Bitters, she began to mend and now is quite restored to former health. A fifth daughter began to show signs of Consumption, and when the physician was consulted he quickly said "Tonics were re quired ;' and when Informed that the elder sister was taking Brown's Iron Bitters, responded "that is a good tonic, take it." Apokaji Pheus. Brown's Iron Bitters effectual ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Weakness, and renders the greatest relief and benefit to persons suffering from such wasting diseases as Con sumption! Kidney Complaints, etc. DK, JATKB'S AGUE MIXTURE. A CERTAIN AND EFFECTUAL REMEDY FOR Fevev and Ague, Intermittent and Remittent Fevers, cPt. This class of diseases so common in all parts of the World, and especially pre.alent in nn larious districts nnd vicinnge cf watercour'ea, are almost invariably iccompinicd by mom or loss derangement of the lier, and frequently by a defect!. e action of the digotiie orgins. Tho mere breaking of the Chill is but a step towards completing a radical cure; hc varijjs organs of the body, especially the stomach aol liver, must be brought to a healthy and vigr ous condition before a permanent cure ean bo established, and this fact has been specially kept in view by Dr. Jayne in his treatment of theso complaints. Tho use of Jayne's Ague Mixture, in conjunction with Jayne's Sanatire Pills, as prescribed in the Directions nlucb accompany cash bottle, will not only BREAK UP THE CHILLS, but restore the c stein, more particularly the liver and stomach, to a sound condition, and to prevent a relapse of VoVer and Ague by thor oughly ERADICATING THE DISEASE, and the best evidence of this i the invariable success uhich Ins always fullowol the admin istration of these remedies, as attested by the certificates published tnnunlly in Dr. Jayne's Almanac, and the wide "prod popularity of the Ague Mixture in those di-tritts of the United States, where tic duetses, for which it il idapteJ, most prevail. For salo by Hodge, Davis 4 Co., Agents. 1M0, C'l lcnril'ruf Ileal liiierlence. 1843. John A. Child & Co., DRUGGISTS. AM) DEALKSS IN Drum, Chemicals Per turnery .Toilet Articles, frpones.Soaps and ruD ber Oootia. Cerner Merrlsoai i defeat! Ms. TOUTHSD, ORE. 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