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Telwtrasate Hem.
Tobacco has boon cornered and prices
have simply doubled. Causes aesignctl,
short crops on Account of low prices
paid last year.
A San Francisco paper prophesies
that tho salmon pack will not equal
SO per cent of last years pack, on their
coast
Senator Shormnn will visit this stato
and Washing territory soon as ho loft
Clovoland, Ohio, on August Its. He
will be accompanied by Congressmen
Grosvenor and Thompson, of Ohio, ex
Congressman Townuond, and Gen. S. A.
Robinson, secretary of stato. It is pos
sible that his trip may bo prolonged to
Alaska.
The following crop summary will ap
pear in this wcok's issno of tho Farmers'
Jtoviow of July 31. Continued drouth
in many states has materially damaged
tho corn crop. Whcro rains bavo fallen
iho injury is, howovor, not as seiious.
Tbo oat crop at this date is turning ont
light, as was oxpectcd.
Joff Davis hits, by a lettor to ex-Governor
Lubback, denounced prohibition.
Exccssivo heat and absence of rain
throughout tho corn belt has affected
this crop unfavorably, and reports from
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and thenco
westward to Kansas indicate that drouth
has unfavorably affoctod potatoes and
tho corn crops. In tho Middlo Atlantic
and Now England states tho weather
has been unfavorable to corn, but ex
ccssivo raitiB havo injured hay and oats.
In Minnesota, Dakota and Nebraska tho
weather Imb been generally favorablo to
all crops, and harvesting is in progress
as far north as tho 17th parallel.
Schoonors that havo loft tho Sand
wich Islands since tho Uo vol ut ion com
menced bring no Into nows.
Utah has had n stato election and
four Gcntilo mombors of tho Legislature
havo been elcctod with city of Salt Lake.
Herotoforo only ono Gontilo has been
font from bait I,ako to tho Legislature.
A San Francisco disnatch of Julv 1st.
says : Tho wheat market was nervous
and excited again, tho price of seller
'87 boing marked up to f 2 17 per cent
al. At tho attornoon session oi tuo call
board thcro was only a moderate pros-
euro to soil, but tho markot bocamo
weaker on offerings which did not ex
ceed ono thousand tons. Seller '87
oponcd at $2 16 j, and rocoded to $2 10,
woro closed. It is reported that several
moro of tho largo short sellers havo
eoltlod. Tho blackado of wheat in con
ecqncnco of all tho call board ware
houses being filled continues.
BUte and Territory.
Whitman county has sevon weekly
papers and another will bo added to tho
list.
Four hundred men will bo employed
in tho construction of tho Northern IV
cifio snow sheds.
Six hundred dollars has boon allotted
for tho running of new linen and very
fying of old surveys on tho Yakima In
dian reservation.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of pub
lic buildings will bo incoursoof erection
at North Yakima insidn of sixty days,
says tho Signal.
Tho Methodists aro endeavoring to
get assistance to build n brick church in
North Yakima. Sovcral substantial
amounts havo already been subscribed.
Exaggerated accounts havo been
circulated that the grain crop of tho
Big Bond had bcoit badly scorchod by a
hot wind, says tho Kittitas Localizer.
Wo aro assured that tho report is only
partially truo as to tho scorched condi
tion of tho crops.
Tho progress -of throbbing bo far re
veals a satisfactory yield, says tho
Dunchgrass Blade. Not eo bountifnly,
of courso, as tho prospect promised be
fore that hot Sunday, but bitter than
was really expected while tho grain was
being stacked.
A Walla Wnlla paper says: Chan.
Bcsseror, editor of tho Eagle, was iu
town a few days ogo. Ho reports tho
wheat crops in tho Milton neighborhood
turning out much better than was ex
pected and thinks tho avorago will bo
about thirty-threo bushels to tho acre.
Wheat in tho Weston and Bluo
Mountain neighborhoods never looked
to well, many largo fields avoraging
sixty bushels to tho acre. Barloy fields
nro also heavy in yiold this year, crops
ranging from sixiy-fivo to eighty bush
ols por aero. No such yiold has been
known beforo, the crops being uniform
ly largo. Dr. Blalock, eaya a Walla
Walla exchange, who was recently there,
says he never in his life aw such fine
lields.
Tho Walla Walla Union calls W. H.
Babcock, of Kurcka flat, as tho grain
king of tho Inland Empire, having
G40O acres in grain this year, which will
averago between 25 and 30 bushels to
tho acre. At say 27 bushels to the aero,
he will product 172,800 bushels, which,
at 55 cents & bushel, will lo 495,010.
At its July session tho county court
of Lake declared the bounty on scalps
of all kinds off. By tho next year tho
rabbits will be so thick that tho farmers
of Tick Ridge and Poverty Flat will
stand no show in tho wcy of raising
crops.
A party of U. S. topographical suney
ors passed through the town one day
last week, en route for tho mountains
south of us, says the Jacksonville Times.
They will operate in Jackson, Josephine
and Klamath counties during the pres
ent season.
Tbo school children in Seattlo aro
given ah 2C27, with 907 children undor
ttvo years of age.
Tho Portland Or. Board of Trado have
advertisod for a man to run a hotel, as
they deem that city in need of a good
hotel. They offer to put in ono fourth
of tho monoy and no one with loss than
$500,000 need apply.
W. F. Hlchfield raid tho damages
awarded Mrs. Henrietta Kelly for tho
breach of promise $7000 and in addi
tion $1103 43 for costs.
Some of our hon raisers rcnort their
vinos needing rain badly, says a Lano
county paper.
Water snouts navo been frequent
lately in tho country surrounding tho
timbered mountains, says ino .rimgion
Times.
Tho Wasco County Teacher's Insti
tute, under ohargo of Prof. Fmzicr, will
begin in Tho Dallos August 10 and con
tinue thrco days.
Thcro is strong talk of astcambo.it
soon to bo erected to ply on tho Klamath
river between Linkvillo and Koho, and
on tho Lower Klamath lake.
Lastyeur'a running oxponsos of Uma
tilla county amounted to $11,800 10.
Tho Methodist will hold a camp meet
ing at Hood river, beginning August 4.
Farmers aro beginning to wonder
what prices tlioir grain will bring after
threshing, says tho Ashland Tidings.
Tho pcoplo of North Powdor havo
raised 11000 and proposed to buiM a
wagon road to tap tho Cablo Covo dis
trict. Coos Bay Nows : N. U. Martiuson in
forms us that water from a woll dug iu
tho hill back of his residence, on Coos
river, tastes so strongly of coal oil as to
rondor it unfit for use.
Western leader: Laborors aro very
scarco in thin section of country. Tho
roadmastcr of tho O. It. & N. could only
socuro ono man and team to work on tho
Dawning switch, whilo H. B. lSoison
finds himself compelled to employ Chi
namen on his brickyard.
Thero wcro 10,000,730 pounds of
freight shipped into Lexington during
tlio year ending .iu no M, loai. mo
amount shinned out of tho country trib
utary to this town cannot bo ascertained,
as it was divided bhtwecn Lcho, Coyote,
Castlo Hock and Arlington.
A correspondent writing from Vale,
Malheur county, says : Thoro arc eomo
flno ranches in tho Malhnur valley and
crops aro goncrally looking well There
is a largo irrigating ditch taken out of
tho Mainour river, which extends fivo
or six miles above Ontario.
Tho farmers' alliance, having head
quarters at Lexington, Oregon, and com
posed of about 900 mombcrs, recently
iniulo a freight proposition to tho Oregon
Pacific so satisfactory to tho company
that tho road, supposed to bo building
to a junction with the Chicago & North
western, will probably tako in Lexing
ton on its way.
Colfax Commoner, July 29; Harry
Cornwell has len counting tho resi
dences of our city, and furnishes us with
tho following interesting figures: At
prcsont thero aro 3-10 residences. A
year ago last May thoro woro 250, mak
ing a gain in fourteen months of ninety.
Walla Walla Union : Tho number of
convicts at present in tho penitentiary is
ninoty-nine. When brought over from
tho Sound thoy numbered bat ninety
thrco, but since that timo eight hnvo
been discharged from custody and four
teen now ones brought in.
Tho following is the population of Kit
itas county, according to tho lato census :
Total population, 5143; male, 374C;
female. 1389 ; whito, 1550 ; black, 1 ; Chi
neso, 877; half-breed Indian, 15; mar
ried population, 1484 $ single,' 2535 ; deaf,
dumb, blind, insano or idioth, reported,
two.
Tho firos in tho mountains along Up
per Klamath lako are destroying consid
erable valuable timbor, says tho Star.
This is a great loss. Complaint is being
nuulo throughout Oregon in regard to
thco forest fires, and tho matter should
be looked into. Any ono known to bo
guilty of starting these fires should bo
prosecuted and doalt with according to
law.
On tho 7th of August tho rato on wool
from Portland to Eastern points will bo
raised to $1 50 por hundred, an advance
of 25 cents over present rates. Tho
roason given out for tho advanco is that
the Eastern lines refuse to join in a rate
loss than $1 50 per hundred. Most of
this fcoaxon'a clip will havo found its
way to the markot boforo August 7, so
the advanco will not intcrfero much
with growers' calculations.
Several horses aro in training at the
Dalles fair grounds, among thorn may
bo mentioned It. Gilmoro's Klickitat
Tom; Ben Snipes' Twenty-ono; J. H.
McDonough's Shyster ; Sinnot's Nimrod.
A largo number of youngsters are in
training. Thompson has his boreo
Ilockwood and several colts exercising
every morning. J. H. Larsen is training
some trotters. The track is being im
proved, and everything points to a suc
cessful meeting this fall.
Tim fnllnwinp vacancies at Klamath
and Yalnax agencies ore to be filled by
September 1 : At the Klamath agency
school, one teacher, salary $900 per year;
ono matron, $400, one teacher $000. At
the Yainax school, or.o teacher, salary
$800 per year ; one matron, $400 ; one
teacher, uuu; ono mate inuustriai
teacher. $000 : one seamstress. $100: ono
assistant matron $320.
Tbe best time to subscribe for a news
paper $9 now. The Faomkh $2 a year
Jloic Mantr I'or inr Work.
If von imnrovo oood nnnnrtnnttW
Hallott it Co., Portland, Maino, will
mail, free, full information showing how
you can mako from .$" to $25 and up
wards a day and live at homo whercvor
you are located. Better write; some
havo mado over $50 in a day ; all now.
No capital required ; started free. Both
soxes; all ages. Success forovery work-
or. qcihi auurcss ami jjoo for yourself.
Head Thle.
If you want any photographs taken
CO to V P. .TolmxnnV whero viin nnn
cct tho bont out. tho bonolU of tbn rrv
cont reduction in prices. Johnson is al
ways willing to divide the benefits with
his patrons. A recent drop of pricos on
coods enables him to elvn n liliornl re
duction ill prices in all works in his
line. Koinciuuor tnc pneo Uommer
cial stroot, Salem Oregon.
Cliclinlis Vidette: Simpson Bros,
havo on the stocks at their Hoquian
ship yauls ono of the largest lumber
vcbsoIs over built on the coast, her kocl
boing 170 foot in length, breadth of
beam 48 foot, and to draw 15 feet of
water. Sho will bo a four-master and
will carry DOOM feet of lumber. She
will bear tho name of Success. It is ex
pected that tho now boat will ko ruddy
for launching sometime in Novimbor.
Cuticura
a Positive Cure
for ry form of
own and blood
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PiriPLES to Scrofula
SKIN TOnTUUES OKA MFCT1ME IN8TANTLY
relieved bv warm balh with Ci tin A Hoar,
real akin llcaullller, ami tingle application ol Citi
crut tlio trtut akin L'uu.
Tlilt repeated dally, witli two or three dote ol
CVTici'RlltaoLNMT, the nr IMood Purlfjrr, to keep
the bloud cool, the rn titration pure and unlrrllatlmr.
tho bowelt open, the liter and kldneye actlte, will
tpeoilty euro.
Kcttma. tetter, rlnorm panrult, lichen, prurllui,
cald heal, dandruff, mid ev.ry apec-lre of lortuilnir,
illiflgutliC Ittlilnr, acaly and pltnpley dlieaae of the
kin ami acatp, u itli Iom of hair, when phi alclani and
ail knoii rciueJkt fall.
Sold everywhere. Trice. Cltici a, UK; Soar, IV;
IImouivt, 1. 1'reo.rfl by the Porn. Imu akl
CnmraOo , lltiHrtm, Uit.
tfi. Siti i f r "How to Cure Skin Dlieaire."
pIlLfpTc. hlacliliradi, cITappell and" oily TkTn pi7
riln ' mUd by CiTlcuiA urmcATrn ioai.
Jlen Vernua Kalurr.
Some men will act agalnit wlae pro? Iitoua ol lutuie.
They 111 i elirara and liqaorato exceae, overwork
themKhea phjalcally and mentally, eat IndlfMtlblt
food, etc., and the re.ult will prave dctrtmtntal to
their h-alth. Or. Hcn'ey'a Celery, Ueel and Iron will
rcatare the abuied or-ant and nertee to their normal
atate, and wlUi Ita lnlsratln and treni;iliiriTlni(
propertlca Klvt new life to the weak and deep-indent,
bold bydruinrUU.
LUTE SAVAGE,
275 CommcrUI St., Salem, Ortcon,
Books &Stationery Articles
Arllat Malerlal, Jlanlral Initrumenfa.
School Hooks. .Music Hooks,
Plajlue Carda, Calllni; l!arJ, and ancudlcM
tarletyol XKkct cut'ciy,
X RDUEKS, JOl'KMU ami CASH ROOUH
jLA of all kludt and pilcee. Latcat at) lea ol paprrtrle
Inka, Pcni, I'enclla, etc.
Photograph A burnt, Aut wraph Albumi, all ol the
lateat ttylee. Alwaya a iti'l uaortinant ol Lotell'a
Library and Dim Nou-la.
LT Aoy rcrlodleal rnnlliril on Hhorl
.allce at Kruular I'rlrra,
OVERLAND to CALIFORNIA.
OKECOX .V CALII Olt.MA lt.lt.
And Connections.
THE MOUT SHjiSTA ROUTE-
Cloae eonnrttloni Made at Aihland with atafea cl
the CallfornU, Orr.'on and ldiho SUite Company.
Only 'O Miles of Staging !
Iluie between Kujtne and ban Prancuco,
Only 361, Hours!
California I prea Tralna. Bally
bouUi.
.North
4-00 put
03)7 m
b JO a m
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Portland
Salen.
AahUnd
Ar 10.40 a m
Lv 8:13 am
Lv t.0iM
local r AmaiK raAiaa pailv (nctrr tianii).
H-OOaulLv 'Portland ArFsjcpiii
lMWamlH ?alcm L lUipu
XM p m JAr Ku;iia Lv OCOain
PULLMAN IIIJFPKT" HLKKPEItS.
Daily between Portland and Aildand.
The O. C. It. It. Perry make cennntlco with
all the regular tralna on the Caat elda Million,
from the foot ol P. atreet. Portlind,
nVXX HliE MIIM.
Betnrca fartlaad and rorvallla.
MAIL TRA1K DAILY (IMKIT BUWDAV).
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Portland 7JOJ)iCoralll, U.ttPU
Corvallia,. ... l-JOPl'oiUaoJ. 0.15PM
KIPItESS THAIN DAILY (EXCEIT &UKUAY).
Ltavi. I Aiaiva.
Portland CSCPMIUcMinntille 8C0PU
Mcktlnnville,. ,5.AM Portland, , ..OCX) A at
A-.itf'&3
Nratf'
HLLMMaiaVSl
At Albuiv and Cort alia connect with tralna ol the
O. P. lor Yuiulna bay.
For lull iDformatUn rsrdlrc ram, man, etc,
call on Compaye a;ent.
H. KCKIILEK, P. P. KOOEKF,
Uanaitr. O Y Paae. Alt.
FRY'S SQUIRREL POISON!
The Cheapest
and Most Effec
tive In the'
Jim-kef.
2?v
OXLY IN I-LH ANS.
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DAN'L J. FRY, DRUGGQIST AND CHEMIST,
225 COMMERCIAL STREET, SALEM, OtlEOON.
KNAPP, BURRELL & COMPANY,
Importers Of
Agricultural
WAGONS. BUGGIES. CARRIAGES. ENGINES, Etc.
OFFER
SEASON
v rtrllMviiig Line of First -
The Buffalo IMtts,
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The Buffalo IMtls Dnglues.
And llorae Powira.
Tho IHcCormlck Harvesters,
Ileapcra and Uowera.
The Bccring Hun esters,
Iteapera and Alowire.
Hodges Improved Header,
IJkMit, Btrvnjf and Duratle,
Tiger and HoIUugsMorth
bulky Hay Rakoa,
WOOD WORKING MACHINERY,
Belting, Harhed Fence Wire, Etc., together with a Complete
Assortment of Small Implements,
STEEL GOODS, DATJIY SUPPLIES, ETC., ETC.
Ol every dtcrl lion In u.e on the farm,
lllu.trated Claque lor 187, or mat ufactuf era PamphHta n lit to any adCrria uiion applioillou to ut cr our
agent., t'orrraitondtiifc Kollrltrd.
UKAM'll 1191 MEH: I Ml orili'Kt
walla walla, w.t. coLPAx, w. t. cor Front. First and Ash Sts.
SPOKANE FALLS, W. T. CHENEY, W.T. W Al J V
taoojia, w. t. uLAVDuiTt, or. I roruand, uregon,
JOH1T G. WRIGHT.
2B7, S80 Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon.
GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE
GEORGE STARRETT'S
Walla Walla Garden Seeds
For Wiste Oregon and Washington Territory.
THEY ARE GROWN
ADAPTED TO THE CLIMATE.
Thty nrt (luiiriuitw-d to ho Frcxh mid Truo to nuino mid grown from
tlic Clioicoxt M'locllim of V'Kctal)loB.
They can he round lor Sale Iu all the Principal Tonus in
Oregon and Washington Territory.
gW Ar-k yonr iii"irlinnlH for tlx'in anil if tlicy lino not irottuii tlirm
send your onlrr to
I. O. llox
I also keen on hand a full
at Wholesale prices.
V. CktaloKue Bent IVee on Application. mrl8m:i
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WILL CURB
WILL CURB
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
WILL CURE
FOU IALE BY ALL
aiiil brfdve iuo I
TcKi
iiuicriui, auecnauica, au
tin. turmtri md MickmLti.
offrM.ooabieasinfien trail
f:ra4oalM cireU and folnl.r
Bilrua.ol. Circular lit If
Is (auurnnte
ctl a Sure und
speetly Death
W t' Squirrels.
TKIE
CKNTS.
Implements
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FOlt TUX
OF 1SS7
Clans Implements Machines.
ItuculCM and Carrlaces.
from tlio Coliirulmi Uujgy Co., and other well;
niigwn mnaera.
The Rncine Spring Wagons,
UuckUwrda and IIc.l Carl.
The Rain and Olds Farm
and Democrat Wajfona.,
The Buckeye Force Pump.
Au 1 Iron Turbine Wind Mill.
'rv SK..1.. Vortahle
8,v M1" na "Klnci.
IN THE NORTH BEST
JOHN G. WRIGHT.
127, (Icnxral AkimU, Snlcm, Oregon.
line oi bulk and Cinmn Honda
ii lllli il i
M H K. a i WiW
p. m aaal
Dlatrhea and DyMBtery.
Pimples on tlo toco, ana Freckles.
OM Sores and Ulcers.
WlHd in tbo Stomach.
Ileadacke and Nervotu DepreMlea
Scrofula.
Summer Complaiuts,
Rbeumatism and Gout.
Palms in tho Boaee tuai Jalat.
aU SUa Dicae.
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DRUOOim ANP CHOCERI.
ir Knclueara. XttSlliu, CVrponUra "uliTTera. Mfflwrlthli
fur younjr luru d
uiik wen unir.iopiiia; ineir ial rural
mtl correct rarmfna:. Kdtrii4 tn til ltt
a. 1aaraafarJ r. . lAair vara mirjtfttg,
I trlowl, graluatel circle ami uilnOr rurreadii
Teuace4e alguM, Iron liMd trlpul, a ralualcl circle ami nolnirr for readinc
o.arM, doable eitn.lenfrailuatI rod and larr.l, k eanrraa, llail llboul
i.r, vi in. vaau lin urd.r, luilrurtluaa IIU
If anud.
C. C-.TIRIIV.Mpt AUTOMATIO LEVEL CO..
in utru ixarry airaai, rxaaMvii.LV, tinn.