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WILLAMETTE FABMEK; SALEM, OREGON, OOTOBER 15, 1880 C &? s a he Ijfjotiic ircle. UI18 HARRIOT T. CLARKE, Editob UPON THE STEPS. l'vo traveled far and wandered wldo And many places teen, l'vo skimmed ma o'er tho bright blue sea, And danced upon the groen; But all the pleasures yet I've bad Cannot with trth compare With those winged moments wo did share, That night upon tho steps. Tho August moon was beaming down With sweet, effulgent grace, And liko a Baintly halo crowned Her dainty head and face, Whilo from tho grass tho crickets sent Their musio to our ears, And silenced quick all doubting fears, That night upon the steps. And wo'vo been married many years, In joy and sorrow too, For lifo is not all pleasantness, Though youth says this is true; But still for us tho moonlight shines As dearly as of old, It's silv'ry recollections hold That night upon tho steps. wnicn. If thou art falso as thou art fair, And falso tho fairest fair may be, Again tho wondrous power to snare, Again tho siren's soil wo see, Thczo'ii danger in those dimpling smiles, It glances from tho witching o'o, And ho who would cscapo thy wiles, liust quickly from tho tempter flee. For better far, as sages tell. , From flcklo fair to bid adiou, Than fall beneath tho magio spell Ot charms tho heart may over rue, Bowa.ro, if false, of beauty bright, Bowaro that luring bea:on'o ray, For, oh I tho lovo that trusts its light, May drift a wreck cro dawn of day. But if thou'rt truois thou art fair, Art kal In heart though seeming gay, Wouldat ever-constant prove, and no'or With faithful heart all faithless play, Then thou'rt a gem worth mora than gold, More precious than tho ruby rare, Moro to be prized than wealth untold, True heart enshriuod in form so fair. John A'apier. Rough Handling of Children, In passing along tho stroets of cities, and oven of our country towns, ono often sees distressing casea of rough handling of children. A tiny child, hardly largo enough to walk, was lit toil on a forry boat tho other day by ono arm, and swung over nn obstruction, with tho remark: "Hero, you, why don't you got nlongl" Tho child's nnn hung limp and painful for a moment, and ho cried and patted it. I liavo ofton Eocn mothers givo their childron sovoro boxes on tho cars enough to denfen them for lifo. A writer on this subject Bays : "Tho caiibcs of joint discasos In child hood aro frequently obscuro, but this much is cortain, that tho rough bund ling which children reccivo at tho hands of ignorant parents or carolcsa nurses has much to do with this mattor. Stand on any street corner and notico how children aro handled. Hero comes a lady with a threo-yonr-old girl ; sho is walking twico ns fast as sho should and tho child is ovcr-oxorting itself to kcop pneo; cvory timo tho child lags tho mother gives it a sudden and unexpected lurch which is enough to throw its shoulder out, to say nothing of bruising tho delicnto structures of tho joints ; a gutter is reached, instead of giving tho littlo toddlor timo to go over in his own way, or proporly lifting it, tho mother lifts it from tho ground by ono arm, its wholo weight dopends from ono upper extremity, and with n swing which twists tho child's body a far around as tho joints will pormit, it is landed, after a course of four or livo feet through tho air, on tho othor side. "Hero isa girl twolvo years old with a bnby of n year in her nrms. Tho babo sits on tho girl's arm without support to its back. This would bo n hard enough position to maintain worotho girl stand ing still, but sho is walking rapidly, and tho littlo ono has to gather tho ontiro strength of its muscular system to adapt itself to its changing bases of support, to say nothing of adjusting its littlo body to sudden leaps and dartB of tho wayward nurse. Somotimes during a sudden advanco you will seo a part of tho babo a foot in advanco of its head and trunk, which havo to bo brought up by a powerful action of tho muscles of tho trunk and neck. Probably not one child in a hundml is properly bandied." Apple Blossom. "doing to Bed" Etiquette. It is always a debatable point of eti quette whether hostess or guest makes tho first movomont to go to bed, and thus breaks np tho evening gathering. The guest may bo overcome with fatigue from a day's journoy, tho host may bo fidgeting under tho strain of entertain ing, and longing for tho guost to show Bomo signs by which ho can gracefully and hospitably suggost "that it is get ting late," yet noithcr quito liko to ap pear, as they think, impolite In fact many visitors havo suffered agonies in trying to bo ngrceablo, whilo tho host and hostess wcro doing thoir best to suppress thoir yawns nnd to "mako con versation" until chanco ollerod a solution ot tho difficulty. Thero is, howover, but ono rulo to bo. followed in this re lationship of host and hostess, and tho hour of retirement. Tho host and hos tess must always tako tho initiative and say an appropriate word as to tho late noss of tho hour and tho desirability of going to bod. A Boston lady who has ontcrtaincd numerous "houso parties" relates it as her cxpcricnco that tho visitors sho most dreads aro "owls," who liko to sit up till all is blue. Many is tho time, sho says, sho has regretted tho days of her childhood, when tho nurso appeared at tho drawingroom door promptly at 9 o'clock and carried hor off to bed. How gladly would sho now wclcomo tho apparition of tho nursery tyrant when obliged to find entertain mont until midnight for pcoplo who wcro as anxious, perhaps, as hcrsolf, to go to thoir rooms. Hints for Young Ladles. Bo natural ; a poor diamond is bettor than a cood imitation. Try to bo accurate, not only for your own sako but for tho sako of your sex; tho in capacity of tho woman's mind for ac curacy is a standard argument against tho equality of tho soxes. Obscrvo tho faculty of observation, well dovclopcd, makes practical men and women. Try and bo sonsiblo; it is not a particular sign of superiority to talk liko a fool Bo ready in timo for church ; if you do not respect yourself sullloiontly to bo punctual, respect tho feelings of othor pcoplo. Avoid causes of irritation in your family cirolo ; reflect that homo is tho placo to bo agreeable. Bo reticent ; tho world at largo has nn interest in your privato affaire. Cultlvato tho habit of listoning to others; it will mnko you an invaluablo member of socioty, to say nothing of tho advantages it will bo to you when you marry; overy ninu likes to talk about himself. Bo contented; "martyrs" aro dolcstablo; a cheerful and happy spirit is infectious; you can carry it nboiu with you liko a sunny atmosphere. Avoid whisporing ; it is as bad as giggling; both aro to bo condemned; thoro is no oxcuso for eithor ono of them. If you havo any thing to say, say it; if you havo not, hold your tonguo altogether; silenco is golden. Tact in Baby Management. Tho way to keop tho baby from bo' coming "spoilt," sayH "Babyhood," is to lot it cry as littlo as possible. It will gain Btrongth of mind to enduro its nec essary ills all tho sooner if it is allowed to sudor as littlo as possiblo from ills that can bo avoided. Its wants should bo anticipated, its sources of discomfort should bo removed as soon as thoy ariso, without waiting for it to cry ; it should bo provonted in ovory way from crying study its expression; when it is tired of playing on tho floor tako it up and danco it about tho room, and let it look out of tho window for a fow minutes In a littlo whilo it will bo glad to go back and play on tho floor again. If it is necessary to resort to discipline, bo careful to scizo tho right moment for it. If you want tho baby to loarn to go to alcop without hoing rocked, chooso a day when it has been unusually bright and happy nil tho morning, wait until twenty minutes or bo after tho regular hour for its nap, then givo it a cup of milk particularly sweet and warm and nice, mako its littlo bed soft and cosy, lay it down gently and sooth it with n littlo kissing and patting, and, if it is not already too much spoiled, it will only bo too happy to closo its eyes in tho swootost kind of sloop. If it docs not, its fit for crying will bo almost always as brief and as littlo injurious as it can bo. Too Great Variety. Mothers often mako tho mistako of satiating their childron with too great variety. As soon as tho child tires of ono toy, for example, thero is nnothor substituted, and discontent is certain to result. Tho mother of four children, of whom tho oldost was eight and tho youngest two, told mo she had never had any troublo in amusing thorn, bo cause thoy wero taught to play a varipty of plays with tho leant possiblo number of toys. 8ho feared a collision of inter ests if each child had a special set of toys ; and on this account gavo each one a doll, with tho necessary belongings, and a fow other toys each possessing almost tho same things. .Tho finer toys wero understood to bo mothor's proper ty, and wcro kopt in tho cupuoard apart. Thcso wore only lont to tho children on special occasions. Thero was always ro jolcing whon mamma's toys wcro brought out, each child vicing with each other as to bohavior, so that tho treas ures could bo kopt as long as possiblo. Books for painting, with colored cray ons, wcro an important adjunct, as, when thoy tired of play, tho children wcro al ways ready to paint. Tho oldor chil dren wero taught that they must doviso somo play for tho younger ones, and thus a happy timo was tho rulo in tho nursery. A storo of harmless bonbons was kopt in mamma's drawer, and a singlo ono was put into tho mouth of each littlo ono after tho evening prayer was said. "Sweetness and light" aro powerful adjuncts in nursory ethics. onoion RECIPES. On taking boiled eggs from tho kettle, chip tho shells on tho cuds to let tho Btcam out and prevent their cooking more. 1U IIIUllU BIIUIll llUltB 111 lIlUBlUllllfc) ueo ono part plaster of Paris and thrco parts lino sand; mix with cold water and apply with a caso-knifo. A very good cement to fasten on lamp tops is ineltod alum. Uso as soon ns melted, and tho lamp is ready for uso aB soon as tho cement is cold. Applo Pudding. Pulp of two or thrco laigo baked apples, whito of ono ogg, ono cup powdorcd sugar. Boat tho ingrodionts half an hour, and sorvo with boiled custard poured ovor it. This is very nice. Haw Tomatoes. Pool with a sharp blade, slico and season on tho tablo with sugar, salt, poppor, oil nnd vinegar; sprinkle bits of ice botwoon tho layers when you dish it, draining off tho wator beforo seasoning. Tho colder raw to matoes arc, tho moro delicious thoy will prove. Corn Oystors. Ono cupful of Hour, half a cupful of moltod butter, throo tablcspoonfuls of milk, two tablespoon fuls of snlt, one-fourth of a toaspoonful of popper, ono pint of grated corn. Pour tho corn on tho flour and beat well; then add tho other ingredients and bent rapidly for thrco minutes. Havo fat in tho frying-pan to tho depth of about two inches. When smoking hot, put in tho battor by tho spoonful. Hold tho spoon closo to tho fat and tho shapo of tho oyster will bo good. Fry fivo minutes. Lemon Jelly Ciko. Ono cup of Biigar mixed with bultor tho sizo of an egg, ono cup of milk, ono egg well beaten, and flour enough to mako rather still', sifted with a heaping tcaspoonful of baking powder, nnd bako in throo jolly enko tins. For tho jolly, tako tho juico and grated rind of ono lemon, ono small cup of sugar, tlireo tcaspoonfuls of com starch, mixed smoothly with a littlo water, and ono cup of hot water. Lot all boil together until thick, and spread on tho cakes. Tho quantity makes two layers. Lou til Soup. Tako ono pound ot lontils and wash them in many wators, until thoroughly clean and froo from wcods. Soak all night, thon add as much moro water as will mako '2 quarts. When this boils, add carrot, turnip, parsnip, two oninns and a small pinch of carbonate of sodn. Boil two hours, thou strain, washing all tlior. oughly except tho skins ot tho lontils ; season, and sorvo. Lentil soup requires no meat, but a email piece of bultor mixed with flour is an improvement, nnd servos to bind tho soup together instead of separating into thick and thin. Ueef Stow. Cui underdono roast beef or steak into inch-long pieces. Havo roady in a saucepan a cupful of skimmod gravy or broth, a quarter onion, minced vory fine, n tcaspoonful of minced parnloy, a pinch of maco and a tablospoonful chopped cucumber pickle. Lot it como to u boil, season well, thicken with a tablospoonful of browned flour, put in tho meat and set in boiling wator, elosoly covored, at tho sido ot tho ran go, for 20 minutos. If tho meat bo lough, chop it instead of cutting it up, then proceed as directed. Sorvo hot. A happy rural homo id tho brightest spot on earth tho oyo of God looks down on. Lovo and pcaco in his homo send sunshino round a man wherever ho goes; disordor and trouble, thoro is misery everywhere. Thero aro few worries of lifo which a man cannot now and then shako off, but who can shako himself free from tho worry in tho household ? It blisters tho heart. Selected. fattllancmig. AUTUMN. It seems only yesterday Summer was licrol Tho landicapo was greon, and tho sunlight undlmmcd! Tho flowers wcro garbed in their paudicst gear, And happiest harmonies all tho birds hymned. But now hath the maple a gold that it spurns, And cast in tho dust as tho Beaton draws nigh, That ushers in Death to tho year, and returns To earth all boauty bogotton to die. Now flutter tho leaves from around tho birds' nests, And soon the bared branches no shelter will yield. Wbat wonder if sorrow should silenco their breasts? But Ono thero is watching tho birds of tho field; And is it His toaohiug thoy hcod till thoy know Of glory, of Summer, that welcomes their flight, And spreading their wings, so unerringly go, Boyond this horizon, to lands of delight? Tho tqulrrel in tho woods scorns unsatisfied now, With storo for to-day, and he treasures n hoard For days whon no nuts ho will find on tho bough, Nor lifo when tho dead world around him afford. What wlsor is man with his barns full ot grain? How kindly doth naturo his needs so supply. Tho fruits and tho.harvests all tempt him to gain Provisions for days in which all things will die. J, J). )'amleriotl, Nowi-Boys and Their Dog In Bonnet streot, a narrow alleyway running through from Sovcnth to Eighth streets, below Chestnut, thero stands against tho back wall of ono of tho Chestnut street stores a box, ovor which hangs a tattered American flag, nnd in which, on a soft bed of excelsior, lies a poor littlo "ynllor" dog, griovously wounded, both his forelegs having boon brokoti by being run ovor by a wntorlng cart at Eighth and Chestnut streets. Tho poor littlo nnimal was not with out friends in his misfortuno, howover. Thero is porvading tho neighborhood of Eighth and Chestnut streets n gang of young nows-boys and boot-blacks who aro not. tho cloauost or always tho most ordorly of God's croaturcs, but that thero is a largo-sized spark of good in tho breasts of most of tho gamins is shown by their treatment of tho poor mutilated nnimal. As ono of thorn relatod tho circumstances: "Yes, wo saw tho poor littlo cuss git run over and tho man what owned him was in a wagon and druv right oil' 'thout wnitin' to soo what was tho matter; then us tollers picked him up and got a box and fixed it so's ho could lay easy, and thon wo all chucked in and got a horso doctor to fix his legs." "How much did you havo to pay tho horso doctor!" "Woll, ho dono it for us cheap, 'cause wo hadn't much cash. Ho only charged us a quarter. Ho said it'll be $ 1 for anybody else." "flow is tho dog coming on now 1" "'ili! bully; ho kin most walk. Wo all chucks in and wo gits him a littlo milk ovory day and a lot o meat, nnd he knows us all, and I guess ho'll he all right now pretty soon. I don't know who he'll bolong to when ho gits well, but I know it I had my logs broke I'd liko somebody to tako euro o' mo liko wo took caroo' that dog." Philadelphia Press. Children who aro allowed to go baro foot, says tho Lancet, enjoy almost per fect immunity from tho danger of cold by accidental chilling of the feet ; and thoy are altogether healthier and hap pier to thoso who in obediouco to tho usages ot social lifo, havo their extrcmi ties pormauontly invalided, and, so to say, carefully swathed and put away in rigid chsos. As regards tho ooror clahhes of children thero can ho no soil of doubt in tho mind of any ono that it is comparably bnrefoolod than wear boots that lot in Iho wot and stockings that aro nearly always damp and fowl. Tho constant fcoliug of Iwlng " played out" and "used up" can readily bo ro moved by using Aycr's Sarsaparilla. Heppnor Qazette Is Not a Clam I Neither is it a mountain oyster; but it is a wordly paper scribbled up in plain U. a. languago and printed on a sweat power press in n part of Eastern Oregon whero cords and cords of vacant govern ment and railroad land still lies out doors. It never ntolo hoge, but it is somtimos borrowed by tho neighbors. Samplo copy with duscrption of tho Hoppncrhilldcouutry,10cents in stamps. No discount to bummers. It never sucks pggs. Address, J. W. lUxlington, Hopp ner, Oregon. Surface Indications What a miner would vcrypropcrly term "surface Indications" of want U beneath, nro tho I'lmplcs, Stir, 80 ro Kyc, Holts, and Cutaneous Krtiptlons with which pcoplo aro annoyed In spring nnd early summer. Tho effete matter accumu lated ilurlnjc tho winter month, now makes Its presenco felt, through Nnturo's endeavors to expel It from tho system. Whilo It remain, it Is n poison that testers Intho blood nnd may dc clop Into Scrof ula. This condition causes derangement of tho dlgcstlvo and asMmllatory organs. with a feeling of enervation, languor, nnd wenrlncs of ten lightly spoken of ns "only sprlns? fever." Tlteso nro evidences that Naturo Is not nble. unaided, to throw off tho corrupt atoms which weaken tho vital forces. To regain health, Naturo must bo nldcdbyii thorough blood-purlfjlngmcd-Icluoj uud nothing clso is so effectho as Ayer's Sarsaparilla, which Is sufficiently powerful to expel from tho system even tho talut of Hered itary Scrofula. Tho medical profession Indorso AYF.n'fl f)AUSAi-AitiLLA,nud ninny attestations of tho cures effected by It como from nit parts of tho world. It Is, In tho Innguago ot tho iron. Francis Jcwctt, ox-Stnto Sen ator of Massachusetts and ox-Mayor of Lowell, "tho onlv preparation that docs real, lasting good." K V MET-AtlED BV Jrj Dr. J. C. Aor & Co., Lowoll, Mass, Bold by all Druggists: Frlco f 1; f " Six bottles for 3. .- '" Ladd & Bush, Bunkers Salem, : : t Oregon. ESTABLISHED IN 1869. Transact a Cultural Hanking Itnshicss. SMUT K.VCIIASOB AND TKbEOlUl'Hta tram (i'm'l on New York, Chlcsgo, Sin Kranclaco Portland, Tho lutles, Kuirmo Cltr, Astoria, Albanr mills ami ollirr paints in Oregon. TiLlXIrr or Credit Issuril Avnllnble In llirt l.nnlrrn Hlntm. Draw ill roc ton London, Itrrlin, and Hong Konjf. octSOeon flw J. B. Coxigle Manufacturer, Wholeaato am) detail Dealer In all kinds ol Harness, Saddles, Whips, Ilridlcs, Lashes & Trunks. NO. 10H nii'l 110 I'runl Mlrrrl. 1'oMlnnd, Oregon. Alto keep ron.lanlly on hand a largo assortment ot Leather ami SaOtllcry Hardware. aMTatontlou this paper. maySU ANNOUNCEMENT I JOHN G. WRIGHT, Will tell until disposed ot lit entlro itock ot Glassware, Crockery and Lamps and China. liT At a (treat lledmtlon I III order to make Room far a New Stack to arrive from tho Fast. 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