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About The Columbian. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 1880-1886 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1883)
NIGHT. The pale and silent night Bu cut her mantle o'er the burn,'i1re;,f And stilled the tumult of the world of light Deep Into rest. On dark and leaden plume1. The twl'iKht droops athwart the closing sky. 2Vln ihe gathering- wlld-rnesa of gloom Her shadows lie. And from the misty strand. The tephyrs floating Hly forth are driven On the rell. where dim and distant, aland - The hills ol heayen. And. breaking from repose. The stars, dewn ouiyerlng through the dusky screen, , Illume the beacons of the airy close With light serene. With golden lustre dim. The crescent moon is hovering on high. Her pale light drifting slowly o'er the rim Of the Wue sky. Beneath the bounding arch. I watched the glowing cycles as they run. All passing in a grand triumphal march To meet the sun. And fo I wait alone Until the glory of ihe ntuht ha ceased. And the red eng'e mounts his blazing throne In the far east. -Edward C. Hill. HUTU'S PROFESSOR. Hillsbcro people were very musical. They took short trips to Boston very of ten, to attend concerts and operas, and when the teachers came out to Hillsboro they were always sure to obtain a good class. Professor Bahr held a two weeks' con vention, and meant to wind up with an entertainment at the First Church (no matter what the denomination was) iD which all the leading singers were to take parts. Now there ought to be harmony among ihe musicians; but there isn't always. There wasn't in Hillsboro just at pres ent. Miss Lucy Slemmons bad been the leading soprano for several years. Not because, she deserved to be, but because, like a good many other people in this conceited little world, she has assumed the place herself and wouldn't be put down. Professor Iiahr, with his quiet Ger - man manner, and his sharp, fat-seeing German eye, saw through Miss Slem- mons directly, and bore with her arro gant ways very patiently all through the convention. It was true that several times.when he wanted a difficult passage interpreted, he called sweet," brown-eyed Ruthie Gor don to the piano to sing it, and never ap peared to notice that Miss Slemmons sulked the rest ol tue evening and would not sing. Still he gave her quite place and at tentions enough to satisfy any reasona ble woman. Bat Miss Lucy wasn't rea sonable and wouldn't be satisfied. She was mad enough to tear Ruthie's pretty brown hair out; but she meant totally to eclipse her on the night of the grand concert, and so now, when the silky ht was over, she could afford to emila and be gracious. ' "I do hope to goodness Professor Bahr will put Ruth in first soprano, and leave Lu Slemmons clear out," said the lead ing alto, when they were discussing the probabilities on rehearsal night. tj "So say I, Miss Clement," " remarked the best basso. "Bat don't believe he'll do it. The Slemmons is too strong to be put down," .returned the tenor. "Strong sh may be sweet she isn't," said the basso. "And I think I know what Professor Bahr will do." "Well, we shall soon see," remarked Miss Clement, as they were called to or der. What Professor Bahr did do, wa3 to assign Miss Slemmons two or three parts, but not the best ones. When he came to them he said in his odd war: "Mees Gordon, you vill sing de aria in 'Angels ever bright and fair,' and you vill sing 'Who's at my window?' Mr. Braun vill jlay de accompaniment. Mees Slemmons you vill sing de solo in de next chorus, and de second soprano in de 'Greeting.'" Miss Slemmons bridled and her black eyes snapped . "I'll do no such thing," she said. "I've been used to the leading parts." Professor Bahr fixed her with his quiet gaze. "Who is de leader of dis class?" he asked. "I suppose you are," retorted Miss Lucy, insolently. "Den you vill obey my orders, or you vill leave de class; it matters not to me," said the professor. Rath, who sat silent and blushing, tried to speak, to say she did not care for her parts; but the professor marched grimly on to the next row and gave her no chance, while Miss Lucy, who had no idea of leing put clear out, snbsided. But inwardly she was furious, and watched for a chance to revenge her self on Ruth and the professor, too. After the rehearsal was over, Ruth went up to the piano where Professor Bahr was arranging his books, and baid: "Professor, please let Miss Slemmons sing my solos, won't you? I don't care about them." "What, you naughty too? No, I vill not let Mees Slemmons sing dem. Her voice is not good. You vill do dem. May I see you home, Mees Gordon?" "If you please," said Ruth, blushing hotly and retreating quickly for her cloak and books. It wasn't the first time Professor Bahr had walked home with Rath, or paid her many trifling at tentions. But us they passed Miss Slemmons, she smiled oddly. Perhaps her revenge was not far off. They re! Parsed nightly, the week of the concert the class duties in the day time, haviLg given place to Christmas festivities. For two or three nights Miss Slem mons was friendly and cordial to Miss Gordon, praised her singing, and be haved wonderfully well. Wednesday night she came . very early and had a lit tle chat with Ruthie about a certain piece they were drilling upon, and was rery kind and pleasant. Presently sho said: ."Ruthie, I'm an old friend, you know. May I venture the least bit of advice?" "Why, certainly," eaid Ruth. "Then I wouldn't, if I were you, let Professor Bahr walk home with you so much. Of course there's no barm in it; but when a man has a wife, you know it s Ruthie turned white, then scarlet, and said bruskily: "A wife! Professor Bahr is not mar ried!" "Why, didn't you know it, Ruthie? I supposed every one knew it. He was married five years ago in Boston. It's a positive fact, and I can prove it." But Ruth had recovered herself now. "It does not matter to me at all," she said, proudly. "Of course he meant no harm by mere politeness. I thank you for your caution, Lucy. I shall not in vite gossip." She walked away, and Miss Lucy smiled again. Her work was well done, she thought. She wondered if Ruth would be so distressed she could not sing. But no indeed! Never had Ruth MDg clearer or sweeter. Professor Bahr was proud of her. He meant to tell her so after rehearsal; but when he looked lor her she was gone. And he walked home alone with a clouded brow. While Ruthie, hastily bidding good night to the friends who were with her, ran in home and flew up to her chamber to give vent, alone, to the shame and agony which were wringing her heart. She could not doubt what she had heard. Lucy said that everybody knew it, and it could be proven. And that being true. Professor Bahr was why he was a vil lain, that was all. But he shouldn't break her heart. Thank goodness, after the concert he would go away, and she need never see him any more; and until then she could treat him so he would never guess she cared. She met him the next day and was very coldly polite; and at rehearsal she brought her father with her, and left be fore it was fairly over. Professor Bahr met her again on the day before the concert, but she was still cold. He meant to speak to her, but she slipped away from him again. "She does not sing one note till I know vat dish means!" growled the pro fessdr as he strode away. lie was not able to spare a moment ot go to her; but fortune favored him. The singers were to meet in the small library, back of the main room where the stage had been erectod for the per formers. Professor Bahr was there first.running over a list of pieces to be given as en cores. In a moment Ruthie came in, leaving her escort at the door. She would gladly have retreated, but it was too late. Professor Bahr called her and asked her some questions regarding ber first solo. She answered him, and threw off her cloak and hood, wishing some one else would come in. The professor stood and looked silently at her for a mo ment. Her costnme was a cardinal satin skirt, with white satin polonaise, looped at one side with cardinal ribbons, a sec ond cluster of ribbons falling from her left shoulder; rich soft lace puffings filled the square neck and fell to the long white gloves which hid the whiteness of her dimpled arms, while a single cluster of cardinal flowers rested in her brown braids. The bloom of youth and beauty lit cheek, lips and soft bright eyes, and it was no wonder the stern German heart was moved as the professor looked at her. One instant then he strode to her side. "Mens Gordon, tell me why it is you haf run away from me?" "I have I?" stammered Ruthie, flushing hotly. "You know you haf! I have not de ceived you! I vill know what I haf done dat you treat me so !" His look and tone compelled obedi ence. In epite of herself Rath an swered : "Why did you not tell me that you had a wife?" "Because I have not!" When Professor Bahr was strongly ex cited he dropped the slight accent which clung to him. "Yon have!" said Rutbie, clearly. "Miss Slemmons told me you were mar ried in Boston, five years ago, and she coald prove it, for she knew well!" A strange light came into the profes sor's face. "Ah, is that all? That is quite true what she told you. But why did she not tell you that my wife died in less than one year? Sho knew that well, too! I supposed you Knew i was and am a widower." "Oh. no.I " but Ruthie broke down here. Somehow Professor Bahr had the little white-gloved hand fast in his. "I shall always be unless you promise to be mv wife and go to Boston with me. You know I love you. I have enough to keep you in comfort. My little liebchen, sav yes. "Yes." whispered Rathie. "O let me go! Some one i3 coming!" She snatched away her hands, and when the group of ringers, who had ar rived, came in, Rutbie was very busy with her music, and Professor Bahr was tuning his violin industriously. Bat Ruthie's face was so bright and happy, and she sang so gloriously that Miss Slemmons saw her little plot had failed somehow, and was ready to bite herself with vexation. Bat she couldn t afford to spoil her own voice, therefore she controlled herself. The New Year's concert was a grand success, and pretty Ruth Gordon the star of the occasion. And after it was over Professor Bahr walked up to Ruth, right at Miss Slemmons' side, drew her hand through his arm and walked away home witn her, happy as a king Burdette'g Baby. Time flies, and the boy is learning to talk so that other people can understand him. - "If you wonld let mo have him for about one month, said a pleasant-voiced and pleasaht-faced school mistress who came down here from up river last week, "I could break him of that careless habit of speaking." J ust because the boy bad asked his stern, dark-browed father: "Poppuls, whurs is mines fiffin-pole you peakin' mamma um daj?" Which by interpretation is, as the pleasant-voiced school mistress would have taught him to say: "Father, where is my fishing-rod "of which you were speaking to my mother with reference to purchasing it for me at some time in the indefinable future?" And her little serene highness shook her head and said no; he was losing his baby talk and learning to speak English too rapidly as rfwas. The pleasant face of the school mistress wrinkled up into an interrogation point. "School mibtress," the jester said, "on all matters of education your shapely head is not hilly; it is as level as a new mown lawn, but you don't want to teach the baby grammar, and you "don't want him to speak good English. You want him to be a baby and you waut to en courage him to indulge in baby talk. In jears to come, when the pudgy little fist will dig great tears out of the blue eyes because the boy can't remember in just what points there should and must be exact harmony between the verb and the subject; when he is confident that he will die before he can remember how many fellows besides 'ad, ante, con, in or inter' are followed by the accusative; when he knows the world will stand still for just two hours after school if ho can't recall that all terminations in something or other take the what you may call it after some kind of things; when he is so trusting and has so much .confidence in Mr. Davis that he is not only willing but anxious to accept his statement that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles, without going to the board to prove his truthfulness by demonstration; along in those days the memory of his baby talk will come back to us like sweet music. He will have ; trouble enough with the English ; language and all the appurtenances thereunto appertaining by and by." "No," he responded in answer to a silent inquiry of the pleasant-faced school-mistress, "he does not Know his alphabet, thank heaven, and be shall not be bothered with it. Yes, he has alphabet blocks and knows all the letters ou them and many preposterous stories about the pictures. Oh, yes, he can count. Hear him now, counting the pebbles he brought home from the beach 'one, free, seven, free, seven, ten, free, five, seven, free; certainly he can count, by a system of his own, too, which is more than most people have." "Dom't make a prig of the baby, school mistress. From the day on which they are sit years old they must, nnder the school system of the states, begin to study and sit up straight, and behave properly, and speak correctly, and from that time until the grave hides them, they live and speak and act, verbally speaking, they be and do. and suffer, under social and educa tional surveillance. And I claim that at least six years of the life of a man or woman should be free; me as the air free to- talk as the brook runs, with un trammelled musical prattle and babble. Why, here a few weeks ago, came a mel ancholy looking child about four years old, and in presence and hearing pointed to me. and said to its mother "Mamma, of whom is that gentleman speaking. "Poor little prig! My heart bled for him. That afternoon I took the boy down by the target, and taught him to say: 'Mamma, what is dot man spcakin to you about?' and reconstructed his general grammar on the same easy ba 6is, and look me in the eye if that boy didn t tan up like a young Indian in two days, and he gained seven pounds in three weeks. "You see," the jester ooncluded, in an apologetic tone, for be had done an unu sual amount of preaching for one day "you see. we haven t a very broad expe rience in training children; we have only one chick to cluck over and scratch for, but we're bound heshan t go to school until he's through being a baby, and we know, school-mistress, that he's the happiest baby that ever mangled grammar." Hawkeye. How Was Man Distributed on ihe Earth This period, long as it appears, is very short as compared with the myriads of ages of geographical development that preceded it, and represents the last and shortest only of the geological periods. The question arises, how has the human race been able to spread itself over the whole surface of the gJobe? Is it the product of different and independent origins in the several continents, or have all men sprung from a common cradle, a "mother region? On this point stn dents are divided, Agassiz holding that men were created, and Carl Yogt that they were developed, at different centers, and Quarterages and the theologians maintaining the unity of their origin. The fact is left that man, the same in all the esssential characteristics of the spe cies, has advanced into all the habitable parts of the globe, and that not recently, aud that when provided with all there sources that experience and inventive genius could put at his disposal, but when still yonng and ignorant. It was 1 then that, weak and almost naked, hav ing just got fire and a few rude arms with which to defend itself and procure food, humanity conquered the world and spread itself from within the Arctic circle to Terra del Fuego, from the Samoved to Van Dienen s Land, from the North Cape to the Cape of Good Hope. It is this primitive exodus, as certain as inconceivable, accepted by science as well as bv dogma, that we have to explain, or at least to make probable; and that in an age when it is only after the most wondertul discoveries, by the aid of the most powerful machinery for navigation, through the boldest and most adventurous enterprises, that civilized man has baen able to flatter himself that he has at last gone as far as infant man went iu an age that is so far removed from us as to baffla all calcula tions We niust insist on this point, for it brings into light an obstacle which those who have tried to trace out the connec tion between widely separated races and to determine the course that had been followed by tribes now separated by oceans and vast expanses have hitherto found insurmountable; for, if man is one to which we are ready to agree we mast assign a single point of de parture for his migration. In these mi grations, man has gone wherever he could, and, at every spot he has occupied and settled, has acquired characteristics peculiar to the place, and which differ entiated him from the men settling in other places. Hence the varieties in human races. Some of these spots seem to have been peculiarly favorable to his advancement, and became centers of civilization. The number of such cen ters is, however, very limited, and their distribution is significant. Popular Science. Considerations Which Enter in the Mar riage Contract. With the lawgiver, the contract of marriage the most important of all con tracts may be supposed to rest upon the gravest considerations, and give rise to the most serious deliberations. He may well inquire: 1. What relations must be prohibited from marrying each other. 2. At how early an age may marriage be permitted, and. what relations must be called upon to assent to the marriage of minors. 3. Ought the insane who have lucid intervals to be permitted to marry. 4. Are there any diseases such as leprosy, elepantiasis, scrofula or others which ought to prevent the marriage of 6uch diseased persons? o. Ought marriage with inveterate drunkards to be prohibited? 6. Are there any crimes which ought to be considered as a bar to the marriage of the criminal? 7. Asmmiog, according to the preju dices of the largest number, that the white is the superior race, ought laws to be passed prohibiting marriage between whito persons and Indians, negroes, Aus tralians or Chinese? What will be the effect of such mar riages on the welfare of the state? Will they drag down the assumed superior race, while they tend to build up the other race? Will such marriages offend the race prejudices alike of the black and white races? Or will such marriagf s be pleasing to one race and displeasing to the other? - Will not the violation of race prejudices by such marriages oc casion uuhappiness, and is there any ad vantage to the state to compensate the misery? What has been the result of the marriages of white women with negro men on the happiness of the wives and their offspring? Such questions as these, it may be as sumed, are in the mind aud province of the legislatures when marriage laws are framed, and who shall say that such grounds ought not to be considered? When we bear in mind how difficult it is to pass laws through congress, and how diffioult it is to adopt uniform laws which do not operate harshly on some portion of our immense country, we may well question the advisability of amend ing the constitution of the United States in" order to put the subject of the mar riage relation under the control of con gress. How many years has the parlia ment of England been wrestling with the deceased-wife's-sister question? Popu lar Science. INTEKESTinro TO WOODME5. In a country like ours, where wond Is a burden to the land, we should not bi compel ed to psy met) prices as is paid for cord wood h11 over this northwest coast. CapL M O. Morgan, one of the pioneers of Sell wood Portland's pleasant suburb reasoned in that way an 1 decided to invent a machine that would cut cord or stove wood at a much cheaper rate than has ever been done here tofore. It is an immense job to haul logs out of the woods to a heavv engine in order to taw them up Bo Captain Morgan has invented an eng'no and saw so light that two men can carry it into the woods and putting it down be ide of a log. set it to work and nw the log out. without moving the log. no mat ter how large It is. 1 be saw is a most ingenious invention, and will come into general use in nearly every logging camp on this coast as soon a l'S merits are known. '1 be engine consists of a piece of steam pipe four inches by 44 or 50 inches stroke. The inside of the p pe is bored out smooth. A band with two trunnions is then shrunk around the outside of the lobe about center way. The trunnions are for the purpose of sustaining the en gine and giving the saw action. The ports of the engine are made of team pipe. The steam is sup pliedkut of hose through a rotary valve worked by a lever and an ingenious contrivance of a spring and an incline plane. The lever is worked by a lODfVaprit rod connecting ith cros head. The saw is.attacbed direct to tbe end of the engine's piston rod and Is guided by rollers placed in the saw frame. The weight of the saw and e gine Is about 175 pounds. The whole machine is so sim ple that a school boy can run it. and cut from flf teen to eighteen cords of wood per day. Captain Morgan has the machine at work all the time at 8ell wood, and desires those who are Interested in such things to call arM see it in operation. The captain is prepared to build ar l nail the machines to all that desire them. Reliable Commission Home. Wn publish elsewhete the catd of J: N. Encwler, commission men bant, the Portland office beiti branch of the San frucisco house, one of the larg est and must i-iK sit)le. and is conducted here by Mr. Frank Wcolsey. With connectlors In tbe east also this firm has the best facilities for dispoi lug ttt uie piuuuct ot ur farmers, giving especial attention to consignments of wool, grain, tops. Ar.. and making pronpt returns ot sales. AUo purchasing on com mission aud forwarding Burn supplies as are needed by our farmers from this and other markets. Atrial consignment or order will saiuty any one of the truth of this notice. I. O. Davidson, Portland, Oregon, enlarges mora pictures than any other photographer in the state. Send orders direct to him as he has no canvassing agents. Pictures finished in any desired style, India ink, water colors, oil or crayon. 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JPEP.BON PRODUO II ln a more effectual refcy than Dr. Keek's Sure Cure for Catarrh, WBlch has stood the teat for fourteen years. Physl dans. Dragfiflta, end all who have oned and tnor . ooshiy tested it, pronounce It npedfle for the cure of that loathsome dwesse. Try It. Your druggist ha U, price U Dr. Keck thoroughly understands, and Is eminent! successful in the treatment of allearoale ana UB eat dlaeaaa of esta sexes and all aces, havtnf made a specialty of their treatment for fourteen years Be treats fmir without using tbe knife. His favor Ite prescription is furnished to latfy patients yi ma. No lady sboald be without It. Young, middle-aged 01 old, male or twain, iiisanlty or a life of suffering i yon? Inevitable eoom unless yoa apply In time to the paystcsan who understands, and Is competent to treat your case. Waste bo more Umn nor money with In competent physicians, All communications attended to with rttsratoti, and are strictly confidential. M edl does sent to any part of the country. Circulars, test! monas, and a list of printed questions furnished 01 application. CBM BXTATIOJi FRKK. Inclc a three-cent stamp for Ust and addres DR. JAMEf KECK. No. 136 First street. Portland. Or. FRANK WOOIJSKY, Portland. J. N. KNOWUC an Francisco J. 1ST. KNOWLES, Shipping & Commission Merchant. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. WOOL A SPECIALTY. Hags. Machinery. Farm Implements and all kinds ol supplies inrnistied on snort uot ce. Office: 107 FR0XT STREET, Portland, Oregon. Reference: First Natlona Bank. UNPRECEDENTED SALE OF LOTS IK SELWOOD, rOKTLA.Ml'S REST Sl'BVBB, 1,300 Lots sold iii eight months. Q1 f I'KIt MONTH, WITHOUT INTEREST, V A w'il pay for a lot In SELLWOOD. Its race In price from 1130 to S4O0. The lot are all desirable, sithtly, and will double in price In two yeais eiui siu lor nrst installment. A good lot will imj seiecieu auu a oonu sent oy return man. ppiy ai once to W. D. PAI.MEK. Iu2 Front street. Portland. Or. F. W. DEARBORN & CO. Manufacturers and Dealers in DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GLASS, 107 front Street, Portland, Or. EHTIHATFJl FI'KMSIIKD. EYE & EAR INFlliMAUY SANITARIUM, OR HOME F0RTHESICK Uacudum Rttud, Itet. l'ortrr and Wood Mia., Mouth toi tland. Or. Dr. Pllklneton. late Profesor of I've A Kar Disease in tne lenicHi ueparimcnt of Willamette i.mrersity has erected a fine biiililitn;. on a beautiful elevation in the south part of the city, und Ls prejmred to accomo- uttw nui'ruNMiiri'ruix irum a ouseases 01 ine r. i r.. KA K or Til ItOAT. Also will nay specie! attention to persons lalHiriiis: under Chronic Nervous affections. and to diseases peculiar to women, and receive a liuil ,Ar4 nuniku. .. ...,.A ..w. ....(.... ...... H .......,.. The Intention Is to provide a Hoi-ie for siwfl cases with all the best hygienic atreucles combined with tin best medical skill to be had in the metroills. r or any amount or references and circular. adirew lilt. I. II. Fll.kl.UI(l.. Cor. 1st and IVaxihlnut on Nta.. Portland. Or. h ; E. S. Larsen & Co., WHOLESALE O TCOO JElII eHIPPINoE. S. .L. fe CO. M P. Produce and Commission Merchants. Dealers in Tropical and Domestic Fruits. Nats eta Consignments of country produce solicited. Xoe. 11 JU 114 Froet Htreet. Portlaae. Or. .W. B. M All YE, Ciril Engineer SurTeyor& Draughtsman. A IX KINDS OK KNOINF.ERINO KXKOLTED XJL In the state bf Oregon and Idaho, Waehlnffton ana munuuis territories. Hoom Xe. la. over Flrat National Bank, PORTLAND ORKOON. SOKTHWKST NOVe JL.T V tOMPAKT. WANT IW THltTOWN ! Men to handle new Inventions i Send istamn fori Catalogue A tern is 'ay Arents for specialties. I Commissions ipaia, s Roy to canvass for 1 ror rx oven ies. jrZ2ILHM USE BOSS PILLS. THE NELSON rhlch we have applied (or letters patent. Btf-Kend for Illustrated Catalocue and Price List. Portland Carriage Maaafaetory. I. F. P0WEHS, FUBNTTURE MANUFACTURER, ...T larsreat aa saost eosaplete aaaertBeeat of Kas, aaedlasa aad low-prteed farmUare la th city, consist I nc of Parlor, Library, IMala; aaa Caaaaeer Mete, both of Kaatern aad my owe ssaa. faetnre. Also m large and well selected stock of Cnarpetg, Oil Cloth, Curtains, Upholstery, Wall Paper and Dedding. SCHOOL BFJSKje A. SPECIALTY. Intending purchasers will consult their interests by Inspectlug my stock before porchanintr N0S. 185, 188 AND 190 FIRST ST. AND 184 SECOND ST., PORTLAND, OR. Factory oa "Water SC. bet. MoatcosBery aad Harrison. 88 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND. OR , WholnHule and Xlotn.il Ioxi1m-h TEAS, COFFEES, SPICES, BAKING POWDERS, EXTRACTS, &o. As we are the only house of the kind In Oreroo," parties from the country would do wrll to aval themselves of the opportunity to huy at Han Francisco prices. We guarantee satisfaction. Orders by mail promptly filled. Send for prices. X. Xj. WHEELER aSc o o.. Tea, Coffee and Spice Merchants. 111,1 III II in Salesroom, 143 Front St., PORTLIM), 0RLU0X. Inquire for BlumeDtbal's, tbo on! Exclusive Trunk House on tbe Fuclfio Coast, where you can Had the largest as sortment of Trunks, Valisoa, Satchels and Traveling Bags. H. P. GREGORY & CO., o. o Xorth Front St., between A and II, Portland, Oregoa. il. HAW8, Woodworking Machinery. Steaat ftaa-tee. aad Roller. Mltiinft Machinpry Heltlas, raealna aadHos Flour Mill Mwcalaeij, Water Wheel. Etc. etc PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE,9- N. E. Cor. Second and Yamhill Sts., PORTLAND. - 0REG0H. A. P. Akmstroso, J. A. Wasco, Principal. Penman and Secretary Designed for the Business Education of Both Saxes. Admitted on any week day of the year. Of all kinds executed to order at reasonable rate.' Satisfaction guaranteed. The Collefre "Journal," containing: Infonnatioa of the course of study, rales of tuition, time to enter, etc., and cuts of plain and ornamental pen manship, Irec. PHILLIP BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEEB Bottled expressly fur the Pacific Coast Trade. Superior In quality andjpurlty to all others. On Trial Will OoqtIbc. SOiK DEALKRS, CHAS. KOHII & CO., 44 FK0NT STREET, Port lead. Or. BUSINESS EDUCATION! GO TO THE 'POITTZJUO&FIGQX. North wet turner Bteeoael sad Salesoa W. S. JAMES, Prhicipal. F. K. CHAMBiRH, Heoy The C C. Journal (new edition), (Mu full to forme tlon, sentraaa. Address . .. JAMES A CHAMBKR8. rorUand, Or. K O. Box Baa. S. & . GU3IP.& CO., MANVFA CT V RKRH OP IMctiire Frameu. Monldinpi, Mirror, Art Goods E c , e Third Street (AIworth Bloa'. I'OKTI.ASD, OB. E. GUITHAKD & CO., Impo ten, Manufacturers and Dealers In Teas, Coffee, Spices & Chocolates, SAX FRANCISCO, CAI- C. THOMSOJf, - - Portland Manager. OMre-IM Kront Mt. TJSE B08 PILLS. RII Sawn Isi" i i - ROAD CART. MOST rKKVKCT Twe-Waeelee VEHICLE THE WORLD. Kasjrof access. Miaft s beliift- low ai d attn hrd rl'rectly to the szle. Perfectly balancid, and nilrly free from all Jet king uo lien of the I orae, so disagreeable In oilier cans. Hides better and is more convenient and dlrshle than a bUKry. at about one-half tbe cost, and It will carry a top equally as well. Refer by pernjission to parties who liuve lined them to prove that the) are THE BEST HIDIXO VEIIICLE.H IN TIIK WORLD. Heveral differ nt styles and qualities from sinn to tl' 0. There are several new and important features in this cart, for .A. r. IVT3T01V, 204 and 206 Fourth street, Portland, Oregon In F. V. AKim, ' Bkh Bkllino, Jf . K. Doacx BOSS BOOTS ARE BEST. THEY ABE ALL'SADDLE SEAMS. t'BVT KO OTHER. See that Our Jiamc Is ou Every ralr. AKIV. SELLING V CO., Portland. OrtKoa, 167 Third PORTLAND, OREGON. . JOHN B. GARRISON, Propr. All the Treading Sewine; Max-hlne, Oil, Vale. Attachment anil ienu Ino Parts for sale. All kind of Sewing Machine Repaired aixl Warranted. GKNERAL AO EXT FOR Tti Hitubii ui Whits Ss-ring Mi:;s. WILLIAM BECK & SON, Wholesale and retail deaf, rs In Skarp'g, Remington's, Ballard's, JIarlin and Winchester Repeating' Rifles? Colt's, Remington's, Parker's, Moore's and Baker's Double and Three-Barrel BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUNS. FISHING TACKLE 1 Of every description and Quality. LXAAJCKM. FLY HOOK., UAHKLTI, Uralded aad Tapered Oil Bilk LUm, SIX SPLICED SPLIT BAMBOO RODS, tsn-ceoa Uses and Hooks of all ILInda. 165 and 167 Secoud Street, Portland. CHEAPEST HOUSE fok AMERICAN WATCHES. Elgin, Springfield or Waltltam Watch, la S eaees Allrer f.. .. 19 OO la 8 eaaee Silver Case... ....."1ft AO fa 4 eaaee Silver Paw.... IT SO t aseea bewlaeos, sd csarnalrs these Oenalae Aartgan Movement ao fialtatloa. Also full stock of JKWKLRT, CLOCKS and SPrCTACLB, Goods sent "C. O V." to any part or the countrr. JOHN A.. HICK, "Watekssaker and Jeweler, 14a Froet Su foptoalte the f'tmoad), Ponland, Ors;'n. NINE CENT STORE. Groat IJargains in Fine Dry Goods. Send for price list sn.l ssmph Frea Address, If. B. MIIVELY, I S3 Third Street, fori leurf. Oregon. mSlloirCOTT GRAM3IEK SCHOOL. A Boardtasr aad ny shol for Hoys. THKHIXTir YEAR fNDF.R FltKHKXT MAN jrement Im-stIiih Klt. 4. I'ln-ws In Jrrrk. Itln. Oerma,)!, French. KdkIImIi. nintlifinalk's, iKhik-keep. InK, srienrs, music, fi-awl-iir nii'l ix'tinuinshlp. Ilwi. pline strict. H-ni for thlrfeeiuli nnniiHl mtaloirue with list of former mt inb-m to tin Hk1 Maxtor Y. O. Drawtr 17. J. V. HILL. M. !.. 1' riluiKl. Cr-in. L. FELUMANN & " Importers and Wholesale Dealers In Wooden and Willow Ware, And Manufactureisof 13 room m aud IimihIloni, Mow V Front street. Portland, Or. USC RQSC PILLS, - 1 mtt) ' I iiTi rr M0fanajurnas I C S' ..J pin. I , II yn.iiii I ''' m "i I " ' --- -