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THE BBAUTIPOL BNOW.
Blast the snowl tha hard trodden snow
That I matt ihovol when home I go,
Piled on tho sidewalk by winds that blow,
I hate this alleged beautiful snow.
Oat from my bed In tho early morn
I crawl to swear at tho day uit born.
And armod with a shovol outaldo I go
To injure my spine by shoveling snow.
Tho poets that sing of tho beautiful snow
Uavo hoads that are made of unbaked dough.
I lad they ahovolod their walks a couple of
times
They'd never havo written their slushy
rhymes.
For what sane man can worship the muses
With a bruisod backbono and a hand full of
brnlios T
For me there Is naught but travel and woo
In a sidewalk that's covered with beautlfut
snow. Annonymnus.
A Letter From LueUlng.
Editor Home Circlo :
Again this "whirligig of timo," in tho
ceaseless rounds has brought mo far
away from my bolovcd Willamette Val
loy, an American howovor, can congrat
ulate himself on tho fact that ho can go
a long distance and still bo at homo.
Whon wo loft tho Wlllamotto Valloy
in tho middle of November, tho weather
was mildly autumnal, whon wo stepped
out of tho cars tho noxt morning to
tako breakfast at Gamillo in tho heart
of tho Bluo Mountains, tho air was bit
terly cold ; tho ground covered with ico
and snow. My small oscort clung to
mo and I to him, and for u'fow moments
tho prospect of breakfast was doubtful,
but wo slid, slipped and pigcontood
along until wo succcodcd in reaching
tho restaurant.
Tho socond night out, wo camo into
tho valley of tho Snake. It was a clear
moonlit night and sleep was not to bo
thought of ns wo loooked out on tho
wonderful panorama which unfolded
boforo us. Now we passed over broad
plains, whoso long undulating lines
stretched away to tho whito rim of tho
distant horizon, (now dashed between
steep bluffs which loomed up suddenly
Against tho clear sky, whilo winding,
carving through tho landscapo was tho
far famed Bnako river, gleaming llko
tho fabled sea serpent, which glides
through so many marvelous talcs under
tho mystic light of tho moon. And as
wo rodo, thoughts como of tho days
whon tho weary emigrants went toiling
through this valloy.
Glimpses of tho historic "trail," aro
full of interest to tho children of tho
etardy pioneers who mado tho journoy
westward with ox teams.
At Pocatilla wo changed cars and af
ter a short rido behold our f uturo homo.
Blackfoot is a small, thrifty looking
town on tho Utah and Northorn Rail
road. Tho Snako rivor is two miles
west of tho town, and is spanned by a
fine, iron toll bridge
Tho town is said to liavo a population
of six hundred. Thcro aro two brick
churches, a bank and qulto a number of
flourishing stores. Blackfoot is about
nino yoars old, its inhabitants are from
tho four corners of tho United States, a
dozen persons representing Missouri,
California, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan,
Connecticut, Wisconsin, North Corolina,
England, Kansas and France,
Forty miles westward are tho Lost
River mountains, and thcro is a settle
ment sixty miles from here on Lost Riv
er for which Blackfoot is tho nearest
postoffico, Five miles oastward are tho
Blackfoot mountains. In theso tho
Blackfoot river rises and then flows
down into tho Snake. This is a sage
brush country aud since I havo made
tho acqnaintanco of this ubiquitous
ehrub, I wondor how the emigrants
kept the camp-kettle boiling with such
fuel. It is not strange that they kept
going until thoy reached "wood and wa
ter" in abundance.
Coal is now brought from Wyoming
in great quantities, though some cedar
and cotton wood is used for fuel.
Tho Fort Hall Indian Reservation is
near here. While those Indians are
larger and appear healthier, than Indians
of Western Orogon and Pugot Sound, I
am told they are just as lazy and "no
account" as those whoso characteristics
in this line wo know so well. There is
talk that this reservation ,will bo open
ed to settlers and the Indians removed
or consolidated. It is said to contain a
largo amount of good land.
A man can make himself land-poor
here with great facility if he baa a little
capital lie can take np six hundred
and forty acres as a desert land claim ;
a homestead of one hundred and sixty
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number of acres, and if ho has been a
soldier ho can tako an additional sol
dier's claim. Even a married woman
can tako a doscrt land claim.
Wo aro pleased to seo a part of tho
Orogon Legislature exemplify its wis
dom by attempting to pass n bill deny
ing women tho right to voto for school
officers.
It requires courago as woll as wisdom
to reform such corrupt practices, but if
it can bo dono tho Oregon Legislature
will do it. Nothing daunts that August
body it socms; and wo who lovo Oregon
hear of such proceedings with deep and
hoartfclt emotions. Lukllinq.
Discouraged farmers.
Thero aro hundreds of discouragod
farmers in this country. Thoy do not
hositato to advertiso their condition.
Ono can hardly blamo thorn. Tho world
looks dark indcod to tho man who has
lost his courage. Courago is ilcklo ; it
is is hard to win it back when it is onco
driven away. It is customary to sneer
at tho discouraged farmer and tell him
that his failures are his own fault. This
talk docs no good. It only makes a
man moro bitter to say "I told you so"
to him. Such men need encourage
mont and hope, and not sneers. Many
a man who has workod carefully, hon
cstly and well finds himsolf no higher
up tho scales of agricnlturo than ho was
a yoar ago. No wonder tho long days
of drudgery that lio behind him black
en his prospects now, and magnify his
obstacles. Wo appreciate tho position
of such a man, but would beg of him,
for tho sako of his family at least, to
keep his courago ana chccrlnlncss. You
owo a duty to your family. Tho strong
must uphold tho woak. Strength comes
only through suffering. Whon you
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ba cored al ttsat terrible dlaeaa. .
the NAuanrr little ozrl.
She is cunning, sbo is trlckv,
I am greatly grieved to tell,
And ner hands are always sticky
With the chocolate caramel;
Her doll's battered features
Tell of many a frantlo hurl j
She's tho terror of her teachers
That naughty little girl,
Sho dotes upon bananas,
And sho smears them on my knees,
And sho peppers my Havanas,
And she laughs to hear me sneeze;
And she steals Into my study,
And sbo turns my books awhirl,
And her boots are always muddy
That naughty little girl.
When sho looks as she were dreaming
Of the aagela in the air,
I know sho'a only scheming
How to slyly pull my hair ;
Yet why, I can't discover
Splto of every tangled curl,
She's a darling, and I love her
That naughty little girl.
OUR LETTER BOX.
Tho lottcr box this week is woll filled,
but Aunt Ilcttio has taken a short
pleasuro trip to Portland, so "Aunt Het
ty's boy" will bo obliged to nrrango tho
introduction to theso letters.
Just let mo impress upon each boy,
young man and father, tho importanco
of affording protection to tho beautiful
little quail. Thoy aro valuablo guar
dians of our Holds, and should bo taken
caro of. Throw out, under some sholter
if possiblo, a email quantity of grain
each day. It is strango that a flock of
quails will habituato around a certain
locality for years. Tho girls of tho cir
cle do not need this admonition as thoy
aro moro uso to being tondor hoartcd,
and wo know thoy will stand up for tho
pretty quail.
Clara Pcarco sends us a good letter
and besidos being noatly writton it's full
of interest. Sho had a pleasant Christ
mas and no mistake. Sho answers
somo of tho many questions nskod in
tho circlo.
Mark Wright is an old contributor
and wo wclcomo him back. Wonder it
tho weather still continues good up
thero? Wo hopo Mark's father will
havo good luck wintering his stock.
When you get a now saddlo, Mark,
see that its a good ono, for moro acci
dents occur from having a poor and
cheaply mado tree in a saddle, especially
is this so in a country whero thoy run
stock.
Clydo Phillips, ol Clackamas, sends
us a long letter, but full of intcrcs'.iug
items. Tho design of "Aunt Hotty," in
having tho young pooplo write, is to aid
them in learning how to writo letters
and how to express themselves easily.
Wo look forward to tho timo when many
of tlioso samo boys and girls will bo fill
ing important positions iu Stato and
National affairs, and they will suroly
always havo a kindly interest in tho
Faiwkh. Thoy havo tho talunt and our
object is to develop it.
Lula Wilcox lives in Soulhorn Oro
gon ; sho is fortunate in having such a
pleasant homo. Have you had all tho
snowballing you wanted this year!
Eo-.A,Or.Fob.7th, 1887.
Editor Home Circle;
As I havn't wroto to tho Circlo for a
vory long timo, I will try to do so now.
Thcro is about a foot of snow hero, but
tho sun has been shining bright all
day, and I suppose it will soon begin to
thaw. School was out last week. I
studied fifth roadcr, second Geography,
first arithmetic, writing, and tho next to
the highest spelling class. I had a
very nice timo Christmas and New
Yoars. For Christmas I got a gold
breast pin nnd lots of candy and nuts. I
did not got any present New Year's but
wo had a nico dinnor of turkey and
plum pudding, and a little girl came to
see me. I have got up a card order to
get mo an autograph album. I will tend
an autograph verse.
"What's tho use of always fretting,
At the trials wo shall find,
Ever strewn along our pathway,
Travel on and never mind."
I will try and answer Karl Miller's
question. Glass windows were first used
in tho third century, 1C00 years ago. I
will closo for this time.
Ouha Pkarck.
Gold Hill, Or, Feb. 5, 1887.
Editor Home Circle :
I enjoy reading the letters in the
Homo Circle very much. I thought I
would write a few lines for tho first
time. I am ten years old. I have a
sister and little brother, my sister is
eight years old, my brother U four years
old. He and I live with Mr. Miller
FEBRUARY 26, 1887
near Gold Hill, wo call them Uncla Ben
and Aunt Magglo. Our mother died
when I was five yoars old. I havo bcon
going to school, thcro is vacation for
two months. I got somo nico Christ
mas prcsonts. Tho snow was cloven
inches docp yestorday morning, it is
moro snow than I romombor of over see
ing. I think it is fun to snow ball. I
would like to go sleigh riding. I will
closo for this timo. Yours Truly.
Lulu J. Wilcox.
Clackamas, Or. Fob. 18, 1887.
Editor Homo Circlo t
It has been a long timo since I wroto
to tho Circlo, sol thought I would writo.
I am going to school now, it will bo out
thrco wooks from next Friday, wo aro
going to hnvo an ontcrtainmont tho last
day. I supposo wo will hnvo a nico
timo. There aro 6-1 pupils in our school,
somo ot tho larger boys quit school a
few days ago. Our teacher's namo is
Gibson, and wo liko him very much.
Wo had a party at our houso n wcok ago
last Friday. Wo had a nico timo that
evening and had a good supper, too, tho
houso was crowded that ovoning. Thoro
is to bo a masquorado ball at tho hall on
tho 14th of February, I Biipposo wo will
havo a good time, ns a great many in
tend to go. I will bo 14 yoars ot ago,
tho 26 of May. Wo milk 15 cows now.
Wo havo 10 cattle and 4 horses. Wo
got 40 gallons ot milk a day, wo com
mence milking at 5 o'clock in tho ovon
ing and morning. Wo aro a now hand
at tho business and hardly know how
to work tho business yet If any boy
or girl would givo ns ndvico how to do
tho business wo would bo thankful. Wo
havo a good many hogs, wo fowl them
tho milk, wo can mako a good deal as
tho cost of focding is small off of them.
Wo havo no sheep or goatB, wo aro
thinking ot getting somo shcop beforo
long. It is snowing hero now, it is
nbout olght inches dcop. I mado a slod
this ovoning to tako to school in tho
morning, wo hnvo lots of fun at school
riding sleds. My Undo and I went
Coon hunting a few days ago, wo suc
ceeded in killing olght, wo found them
in an old trco behind tho bark, Undo
dumb tho troo and rousted them out ot
their bod, whon thoy como out ot their
hiding placo Undo hit them on tho
head with an ax ho had with him, which
fell thorn to tho ground, thon the dog
and myself succeeded in killing them.
If any littlo boy wants to learn tho art
of coon hunting, como down and tttop a
week with mo whilo tho snow is on tho
(,Tonnd and I will try and teach him tho
sport, for that is tho best timo, ns wo
can track thorn to their hiding placo.
Hoping to hear from moro of tho boys
and girls through tho Homo Circlo, I
am over yours. Clydk Phillips.
Waitshuiio, W. T. Feb. 4. 1887.
l'.ditor Homo Circle i
It has bcon n long timo sinco I wroto
to tho FAitMF.it, so I thought I would
writo onco moro. Wo havo had a fino
winter, not having to feed tho horsos
vory much whilo tho snow is not any
deeper than it is now. My father has
about 125 head of horses, and about SO
head ot cattlo. That is not vory many,
but my fathor sold tho most of his cat
tlo a year or two ogo. I urn going to
got mo a now saddlo in tho spring, and
wo aro thon going to tako our horses
and cattlo off to a new range, hut wo do
not know whoro wo will tako thorn yet.
I havo written enough this time, so I
will cloco. Maiik Wrioiit.
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