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i,t. i.. -rn wJi' ,.,. .A ' IK I WILLAMETTE FAEMEJR; SALEM, OftEQOlS, MARCH 11, 1887 Jurrcnt i erafttrt). THE CHINOOK. "Vbon the soft south wind was on its mission of morcy yesterday, Mr. Minto, tho oldor, mot mo and in his eager and eauguino way saluted mo with : ''Now writoof thoOhinookl Let your muito havo wings and soar away in an odo to tho Chinook." 80 I bothougbt mo that if I owed anything to tho Ohinook I might sottlo it in an ad-vcreo way, and satisfy Mr. Minto, that is, if machino versos, or tho ro-vorso, will ploaso his tranchant fancy. Tho following effort rmts mo in mind of tho man who lost a troldon hour mado un of sixty diamond minutes, for I looked at my watch after Buppor at 8 o'clock and when I dismount ed from my umnooic regasus 11 sioou u nino P. M. I dodicato tho lost hoar and tho rhymes that got away with it to my friond John Minto, Esq. : It corneal night; On fleecy win (51 The mantis fell that Winter fllngi, Embroidered by the artist, Frost, With eerie work above all coiti A thousand etcblDgi on the pane Of thlngi ne'er leen on Und or main, CMtles o'encrovrn with rotted vlnet, Far, Boreal scones, nd fairy shrinks Corer eaoh pano to hldo from light A world nowbnried in night. Jingle, tinkle, como the belli, Throwing mutio on the air With brilliant tone that Ulli How winter with Iti magio ipells H need a ui nast tho realms of care. All the fin deep loaded are And the mingled muila iwella With mirth and cheer and voices far, Froit hat tonahod tho silent water, And loy mrfaced li tho itream, Many a lad with tome ono'a daughter Fearful that "they hadn't oughtor," Glides with motion like a dream. Silvered by the moon'i pale beam Skateri ply their merry rounds Hinging loo and steel reiound. Down the htllilde 100 the coaiten Move away with phantom ipoedt Moonlight mingtei craveni, boaiteri, Sledi gleam like a fairy iteed, Now and then ai iomo upiet Fun flowi fait and fatter yet. Moonbeam! tone tho lights elootrlo And touoh the figuroi of tho night, The glancing iledi ioim lomethlng spectrin And every form a Winter iprite, Hut the flow of screaming voloei Show 'tie human kind rejotooi. Men of mettle movo on ikatei, Charming fair ones by their tide; Who would dare to dare the fatei Chooie the lau and let her did, Let thli bright thought flill hit noggin To share with her hie iwlft tobogglnl Thai the Winter came untoui, Winter1! wind could not undo ui, Fnll of merriment and glee All the town for once wai free) llonflrei' gleam along the itream, On too hill tho moonlighti' gleam, Through the mow enoumbered way Whlrlei the jinglo-haunted ileigh, Neath the glamour of the night All ii beauty and delight. South Wind, stay thee, far away KUe thou'lt spoil tho Winter Day. The Inland llanges wide and vait Ily inowy robes aro overcaitt Chill Winter like a funeral pall Hat spread Its mantlo over all; Where lately thore wero grazing bands And fair tlooks fed the pasturo lands, Are mourning klne, by hunger lean, And bleating sheep All Winter' scenes Fear chills the air, for Winter's breath Comes from the North with freight of death. Hut listen On the frosted air A sound of muilo thrills, as where Some chords (Uolian wakes a strain That oharmi a sufferer from his pain A sound as if the hum of boea Was heard upon the far off seas. From off the Western Ooean, far, It sweeps where mountain passes are; Climbing Columbia! Wintry flow It seeks Montana's realm 01 snow; Tho Woitcrn forests pitch the tone ty which tho clcit Chinook is known; The hum and stir of Western life Giro voices to tho airy strife And whoro our Western cities lie The West wind gathers melody, Tho sweeping Eastward, strums its lyre With life and nature for it choir. It follows far Columbia! flow I'ait Oregon and fdahot To fair l'aloius and Wild Snokano And buried neath of Couerd' Alene, Montana uplands feed the spring It saves the herds of Wyomlag, Then Northward farthest home of man It melts thy snows Saskatchewan, Thui Kastward for a thoussml miles Through mountain passes and defiles From where Chinook confronts the sea. To where Wyoming's psstures be, Mankind will watch tne Wintry sky l'o listen for the Chinook's cry. And when they hear its hummlnu thrill Upon the mountalu, plain and hill, Then wesry, famlshod cattlo raise Their heads as if in aot of praise; Man hears it, and the anxious heart Knows then that Winter must depart. Hut wheaoe that melody of sound Where uever voiceful live Is found, And how the Chinook gathers voioe They know not but all men rejoice Hecauie its touch alono can give Their starving herds permit to live. Lo, where comes the mild Chinook! It looks upon the ice bound brook, And touches with its breath so bland The snow.crowned fir, Where frosty hand Has piled the drifts, or wnere the ice Holds the still water like a vice, See snow and ice both disappear Quick ss the soft Chinook comes near) The while we look the silver Moon draws soft eyed, as it ware in Juue; And golden Sun, whose yester ulow Was colder than the drifted snow, Pours down a ray that far aud near Hids grim old Winter disappear. Once again the rippling brook Ilrightens with a living look. Once again does grand old Hood Turn to us In a melting mood. Fields are green and gardens gay When the south wind ha its way, Huds am swelling into bloom, Olving promise of perfume, Teams afield and plowmen slni Cheered by promise of tho spring, And all because Dime Nature took A mind to send us her Chinook, Husband and Lover. I was the daugter of a Memphis phy- mcian, and his only child. In my enth year I lost my mother, but tho poignancy of my childish grief was in somo mcasuro alloviatcd whon six months later my father brought mo a littlo playmato of my own age. Sho was his ward, and wo grow from child hood to girlhood boooath tho samo roof, and for my part I can Bay I lovod Na talio Chester as a sister. How beauti ful sho was in tho first Hush of her poor Icss womanhood. "I wondor will ho bo her latest con quest?" I askod myself, whon for tho first timo Lindon Stafford and sho stood faco to faco. Ho was my father's young assistant, and perhaps tho only man bIio orcr met who, panopiioa in tho armor of a cold indifference, scomod insensible to hor charms. Aud I know this in difforonco piquod a vanity that tho flat tery of many tongues had fanned into a passion, "Does it not occur to you, Myrtlo," sho said to mo ono afternoon, "that oar young doctor is a man of singularly phlegmatic temperament." "Ho has novcr mado lovo to you, Na talie," I answered dryly. "Yet it ought to bo a novol sensation to moot a man who doos not fall in lovo and worship yon." Hor chcoks Hushed slightly, but sho rotortcd with a laugh : "Would it not bo a moro novol sensation still to con strain him into idolatry. Thoy say that natures tho loastdomonstrativo aro capablo of tho strongest feelings, and that tho spark onco applied to tho lat ent firo you aro treated to a conflagra tion." Sho spoko lightly, but thoglanco that flashed from tho dusky boauty of her oyes convinced mo that if all tho de vices of a fascinating woman did not fail hor sho would bring Lindon Staf ford to hor foot. I, who watched Mr. Stafford kocnly, saw that ho was strug gling with a passion that ho felt would only bring him unhappincss. But tho hour had como whon strong men's souls would bo tried in tho cruciblo of a great aflliction, and Lindon Stafford, stnnding faco to faco 'with uncompromising ne cessity, daro no longer fritter away ox- istonco in a dream of lovo. Tho tcrriblo scourgo of yellow fever had swept over Momphis, and within a week it pre- edited all tho appearauco of a city of tho doad. In their abject torror tho pcoplo fled thoy cared not whither, and foar for tho timo boing crushed all tho noblor instincts of humanity from hearts whoro cravon solfishncss prodominatod. My father's first thought was for Na taiio's safotv aud mine, and to this ond ho telegraphed to Miss Chostor'a other guardian, who was then a rosidont in a Northern Stato. In duo timo that gen tloman arrived to carry his boautiful ward and mo far from tho reach of tho impending unngor, bin no remon strance, no entreaty could induco mo 10 uoseri wiuu 1 concoivcu to bo my post of duty. Shall I over forgot that night whon Nntalio loft us. Bcforo bid ding hor good-by I had hurried up stairs for a parcel sho had forgotten, aud in returning in a niinuto or so to find Dr. Stafford in tiio room, I paused out side tho door. "Intonded to say farowoll," sho said as, with downcast oyos, sho hold out hor hand. You must think 1110 vory cowardly to ilea from Dangor whilo Myrtlo iusists on romainiug." "Miss Craig's placo is by hor father's side," ho anHworod ; "but it would bo worso than mtiduc&j in your frionds to allow you to incur risks that could bring no po&tiblo good to any ono. And then you nro too young and boautiful to tlio." "Aud if this p:rtinir bIiouIi! bo forovor what would you say to mo, Mr. Staf ford!" "I would say farewell only farowoll," ho replied oviwively, as ho released hor hand. Her oyes looked into his, and a cry escaped him as ho caught hor in his arms, and if a man's lovo over went out to n woman it was in that lingoring kiss ho pressed upon hor lips. I turned away, aud, with trembling limbs and siukiug heart, stolo quietly up-stairs. For I had learned to lovo this man oven wuu n uopeiouneM mat, intensitiod a piusion which had changed tho current of my lifo into a channel whocto sourco was bitterness and sorrow. I am not going to liugor over tho days that fol lowed whon, as an hospital nurse, I tried to forget my folly. Within two weeks tho summons camo to tho only ono that lovtvi 1110 ana 1 was an orphan. Dr. Strafford was nlso stricken down and I nursed him through his illness to recov ery, aud whon the scourgo at length had passed away, I found myself ulouo and almost friendless in tho world. Ouo day Lindon Stafford, whilo still palo aud emaciated, cumo to mo and askod mo to 1)0 his wifo. I know too well ho did not lovo mo. I know his every thought was with tho boautiful Natalie in hor Northern homo; but, oh, my God I could not lot him leavo me, and in tho blind fatalism of i woman's love I cheat ed myself into the belief that in timo I would wiu his heart. And so wo wero married, and tho bridal kiss ho gave me But I did not marry him to indulge in vain regrets, and Lindon Stafford was too loyal a gentleman, too sensitive to truth and honor, to bo other than tho kindest husband. Tho first year of my wcddodlifo wob drawing to 'a close, whon ono morning I received a lottor from Natalio. Sho was coming south with hor guardian for tho Winter and would spond a day or two with us, sho wrote. Sho remained a weok with us for mo a week of montal torture, for, as I said, my husband lingered ofton by her side. I feared tho smoldering firo of an unforgottcn lovo had burned into a ilamo again within his breast. It was Christmas ovo, and Natalio kissod mo in biddintr mo cood-bvo. Oh I Tho treason of a woman's kiss to a wo man, I thought, as I watched her dark oyoB turned to my husband's faco when no toote Jits seat bcsido hor in tho earn ago to leavo hor at tho dopot. Motion loss and muto, as if griof had turned mo to stono, I stood bcsido tho wfndow and lookod out on tho dismal street. And as tho minutes nasscd this madden ing thought occurred to mo. Would my husband, tho husband that I loved desort mo now for this beautiful Natalio ; would his loyalty and honor bo forgot ten in an unholy passion 1 My hands and cheeks and brow wero deathly cold, and yet my brain was on firo. Tho ob jects on tho streot had, to my vision, grown blurred and indistinct, and I turned to totter to a chair as Lindon noiselessly entered tho room. There was a tender sadness in his oves as ko looked upon my palid faco, and with tho sob bing cry of "Oh! husband, husband I" I sank into his outstretched armB. "Myrtlo, wifo," said ho, "whon a yoar ago I stood bcforo tho altar and sworo to lovo you until doath thcro was a per jury upon my, tonguo. Even thon an imago that was not yours was enshrined within my heart, and tho haunting oyos of Natalio Chester scorned to mook my firm reHolvo to bo at least n faithful hus band. You may havo known my se cret, poor wationt wifo, and yet reproach nor taunt has novor passodyour lips. Well, I'vo mot Natalio Ohcstor again to learn my passion was but a frenzy that had burnt itsolf to ashos. And now this Christmas ovo, awoet wifo, when ovcry heart-throb that beats against your own is yours and only yours. I ask you to lorgtvo mo and forgot tho past, for I know such lovo as yours could pardon oven a juoator wrong." I brushed tho hair back from his splendid brow, and almost as ohyly as a girl kissed his lips. In my husband I had found n lover at last. IB THERE ANT HOPE? Mew and Important Opinions or Pulmonary Experts Can the Universal Consumption be Successfully Treated? Is Wheat Dearer than Flour? A prominent roprcsontativo of tho flour milling interest, ox-OongroBsman W. D. Washburno, of Minnesota is cred ited with saying: "Milling is bad. Tho troublo is, wheat costs moro than flour. Wo havo no Europoan markot, because thoy can got wheat choapor from Aus tralia and India. Wo must, thoreforo, produco loss flour, consumo moro at borne, or find a now market somowhero olso." Tho abovo is hardly a fair Btatomont of tho oaso. This industry of milling whoat is admittedly nof in as satisfactory a condition as it might bo named. Ono of tho largost, if not tho largost flour ing mill in this Stato, engaged almost wholy in manufacturing flour of for oign trodo, and conductod by an incor porated company, has been paying reg ular dividends, which is a refutation of tho statomont that flour is cheaper than wheat It also refutes tho declaration that wo havo no European market, for nbout half of our oxportod flour goes to Great Dritan. Tho idoa that Europo obtains wheat cheaper in Australia and India than in Amorica, will not bear tho test of reason. If such wero tho case. American wheat would find a foroign market only after tho supplies of India and Australia had been totally absorbed. It is too woll known to noed moro than mention that wheat from this country is no moro neglected in Europo than wheat from any othor portion of tho globo, ro rardloss of supplies in India or else where Tho world's supply with othor contingencies, rogulates tho production of all countries boing brought relatively to tho uanio iovol in tho samo markot. If thero is a difference in quality, and not simply on account of tho wheat bo ing raised in this or that country. Amorican wheat commands moro in Europo than India wheat, beoauso its intrinsic valuo is greater. If tho reverse wore tho case, our wheat, would havo to be sold for loss. Producers in Australia and India can, from authontio accounti as illy afford to furnish their wheat to Europo at present prices, as can tho pro ducer in this country, and tho former would bo as quick to axact an advanco as tho latter, whonovor an opportunity was presented. iu its coldness, chilled my lips and heart. Astonishing Success. It is the duty of every person who has used Hosohee's German Syrup to let its wonderful qualities be known to their friends in ocring Consumption, severe Couiihs, Croup, Asthma, Pneumonia, and in fact all throat and lung diseases. No person can use it withoat iai mediate relief. three dose will relieve any case, and we consider it the duty of alt Drug gists to recommend It to the poor dyiug, con sumptive, at least try one bottle, as 80,000 dozen bottles were sold last year, and no ooe case where it failed was reported. Such a medicine as the German Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ask vour dnureist about it. Sample bottle to t y, 10 cento. Regular size, 75 cents. Sold by all druggists and Dealers, in the United Stat a and Canada. Get a battle of KrckV Catarrh Care and be cured ot that t rrible disease. . Dr. Borgcon, a loading French doc tor, has a now treatment for consump tion. Ho gives an onoma of carbonic acid and sulphuretted hydrogen gases, tho latter gas carrying tho former into every part of tho throat and lungs. This treatment, too, is directed at effocts tho causo remains undisturbed. What this onuso is has boon Btatcd by perhaps tho highost pulmonary authori ty in tho world, i. 0., tho Brompton Hospital for consumptives, in London, Eng. This malady ovcry yoar carries off from onc-sovonth to one-fifth of tho en- tiro population of England 1 Dr. Payno, M. D., M. B. 0. P., Lon don, is authority for this statomont. Tho samo or a greater porportion of deaths obtains in Amorica. Dr. Fay no also says that ono-half tho total number of deaths from all other causes havo seeds of this discaso in tho system which only rcquiro somo irritant to dovelopo I Dr. Horman Brchmcr, an ominont Gorman authority, says that consump tion is caused by doficicnt nutrition of tho lungs, by poor blood. These authorities cannot bo disputod. Tho medical world recognizes thorn. Tho urio acid is tho irritant in tho blood that couscb tho development of tho scods which Dr. Brchmcr says lio dor mnnt in tho blood. Every particlo of blood which passos through tho lungs and heart, also goes through tho kidnoys, and if thoy nro an tho least doranged thoy cannot rid tho blood of its killing Jpoison. Tho thous and littlo hair-liko sowor tubes of tho kidnoys vory easily get blocked up and diseased ; and when thoy do, thoy cor rupt instead of purifying tho blood, Kidnoy discaso may exist, and yotno pain occur in that organ, becauso it is ucficiont in nerves of sensation. Dip your finger in acid every day and it soon festors and is destroyod. Sond acid poisoned blood through tlio lungs ovcry second, and thoy soon givo way. Tho Brompton Hospital investigation showed that 25 per cont. of tho victims of consumption woro afflicted with do- rangod kidnoys, which( permitted tho urio acid poison to remain in tho blood and irritato tho lungs. This uric aoid is nlwavs fichtlncr ovorv vital organ. and if thoro bo any inherent woakness in tho lungs it inevitably causes pnou- monia, cough and consumption. Tho real causo of pulmonary troubles being so authoritivoly shown to bo faulty ovon thouch unsuspoctcd action of tho kidnoys, explains why, in ordor to master tho dreaded consumption, ono must rid tho blood of tho urio acid irri tant which inflames and burns up tho lung substance. For this purposo thoro is nothing equal to that great specifio, Warnors safo euro. This remedy lias now tho favor of medical men all over tho world puroly on its morits. Wo havo no doubt that if tho kidnoys aro kopt in natural action, consumption and a great many othor diseases, caused by uric-acid, will not only bo cured but will bo proven tod. When tho kidnoy is healthy, no al- bunion appears in tho water, but al bumen is found in tho water of moro than half of thoso who dio of consump tion. This, then, is tho condition of things that always precedes consumption: First, woakonod kidnoys; socond, re tained urio acid, poisoning U10 blood ; third, tho development of discaso in tho lungs by tho irritant acids passing through them. Then thoro is a littlo cough in tho morning ; soon thick, vol- low matter is spit up, followed by Joss of flesh and strength, with dreadful night sweats; and when tho pationt goes to his school physician for help, ho is put on cod liver oil which his stom ach, weakened also by urio acid in tho blood, cannot digest. Becauso thoro is no pain present in tho kidneys, tho pa tient doos not think thoy uro affected, but tho kidney acid is doing its work ovcry minute, ovcry hour, day and night and by-aud-by tho disease of tho discaso of tho lungs has advanced until pus is developed, then como hemorr hages, and at last tho glossy staro which denotes that tho ond is near! A post-mortem examination of such cases shows that tho tcrriblo urio acid has completely destroyed tho substance of tho lung. It is impossible to euro lung disease whon the blood is poisonod with urio acid. olds oufths .... 3 a re surely cured, y Perry Oaves' Pain Jailer rec.dt.ie directions 1(0 ACIIES. INOOnrOIUTED ltSi, California Nursery Go. RHB Frnlt and sul-TrojIaL $ GRAPH VINES. DmiS rrtlti, It. LARGEST STOCK On the Faclflo Coast. m SPECIALTIES: PLUMS. PRUNES A APRICOTS ON MYnODOI-AN STOCK. Our facilities for packing and shipping to dls. Unt points are unsurpassed, aWBend for Catalogue. 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