The Columbian. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 1880-1886, December 12, 1884, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textmi- . ORIGINAL yf?gT!r,J 'i! I '''Jy.aaaaaaiiBa.uaaiBaaaiwa 1 1 ii jiwi ww'j'aii wtwMo mmiiMHiirtiin mn iwinii iwyn i i n ii M ' DE FECT1V I 1 f r 7 CGLUKSIA St. ILdIsd. Columbia Ct., Or. 2Lia&Y,ttQZ&TrZ 12. IS 4. 8TJB8CSIIIIW BATS. yar, in ailw.uoa :anti)rt tl'iaihs " 1 ADVERTISING BAT: One tu.tre 10 lino) tirat taertin ... f 2 tVi X i-ii juImi; juetit ji.i'tiou 100 E. (!. ADAJi-: VA;Ut IVopi iet..r. Tai.v s d ti ?. e.ti l letts ::. iiAUY kagku risus. Salem his a population of 5,CU0 and is not so lure but tltt next morning we h d tin.e enough to see it to iry jood adnntifre, )4 feui d it to U pretty town, with many mt, hite cottages. lat ery few eVyant reidet:ce!?. Jn re p.rJ to the cu'tiv;t ioa of dowern :nd cr nxnm.ul .-.hruWs, Oregon i at diiTerent from Calii'ori.ii, as it is pos.sil Je for two countries to e. The pople in VuMUi hin are alowr with an instim r fci 1-euuty and adi riiir.eiit; " hil.. thei. tlreiu to U the iaat thirds for wliich th Oreor.iar.s are, nrd even a rewn i the injv.rtanct cf a!. a, th- tapifal i f '.). titate, th. , 'mt ,f il.v Willauif tte Uiiiersity-oiH of if.e n i ok t injf "rtiilit r.el.OOlii on tlie Coast ihd a phee ;f rei lence of pr - i taruably .'js refined nd ii.t'li;ent peo p!erarein the State, iti yti ikm-ly !ek iniT in.-uih adori-mt ::tn at ftiturecan i e made to yield. The laie i;iotJ!i'ls oi t'.te 1". ivery stj p-Mi.faliy ill ke; t fcnd unaitiactix : iieithcr treos nor weli J.e;t 'r...s. The Uni v-r-.iiv Jus : t ol lei it- dej tiiient ojeU to women, and ! n:oht of tJie hchools for higher edutfttion c this coast are for hcth st xeN. The CiipiKl, f'pn in 17-3, is & it-ry goud-liX-Viii' ' -iUling ; ono win iu not yet finished, and the Court houte. iquitoat tractive m ajpearance. Creyonians certainly have little eau? to complain of a salarv "rah amen-' their I -jjis'ators, who, if I aia correctly in for.ued, receive but 63 per day, and the leci.s'ative session is limited to 40 days. Naturally, aa we jouriu y in a leisure ally ay over the country, abi iiOm place to p'icf, wft talk with a treat rwuiy people ami hear a variety of opin iona and therefryu difivv tome ebriciii sions which aro ciore 6r less accurate Whs had hfcard eonsiderable said cone re ing in'di l'cdne&s ef farmers in i!k Valley, an J tint a threat many farii.. were h?uvily iiiortgaged", particular! aruonj those owned y the pioaeer .-et-tler. who cHirfy hrtf 30 or more vear uo, ' unJ f-jrn e.ll we could learn, tle-n wrmfil to be njueh truth in the allega tion. ConcerniiijLr this, I hid d hour's ronversition with a f,cjit!"3ien in 'the train beter-r. Portland aiid Si!em and ho .said tlnt thf iu.-.r:iy of fwiuer.s a l out Salem boue-t their lard, butter and egl thit they w-ere too lary t make luoi.ev eiiO!:c;!i to keen theiti'.s?lv?. out cf debt ; that they oftpu looved in to town. Liou tlie v. rk douo oo their f'.rms, and .-.p-ent their own fcim chief!', lolling in shop- ami stores ; that theii d.-.uhfM coriNidered it, ileradinij to do housework, ;ii?d thit Ciifniiuest tilled tiie kitchens. He jjVt' it as hia' fp'inio th-kt 2u0 yir! ould get employment ii Balein at wajjos ran''in from 3to;e per week, ad n l'.! no washin: to do--t!;e washinc-" goin-f to the Chinese. Tir.-'fanneis, he aii are ia the habit oi l.'ivir,' ilteir f;ir:t itrp'e uent.i ma chines cost in;.; 103 more or le;-s--Ui in ch: " weather"' all Winter, unshel Ifred and uaprotecie.l, and we had am le illustration of thi.s stnteiueut. We did at one pl.ice, s:nc f irm Ui tchin ery under .-ucti tshekera.-; boird-. !a"d ol th-j top of po-stw coul I give ; but v.- saw Cevtral costly rnaehines simply left uudei trees, or ul.jii u fence. He further gait; (u'A did othera s'j!seuently) that inun; farmers" had mortgaged their farms foi Machinery, and that thY-v found it easier 10 put another mortgage, oil their farm in onler to buy new reapers arid binder wr " headers." tlian to take cire of old ones ! Whi-n v.e tcaJiod the Umpqui Val b'y rather a succe.:on of mull vtdley and tt very attractive country we sa Oanv sheep grazing in the valley nd o. th?; mouu'-iiii ide3, and a man in th train, who amus. d us very much wit! h:-; linnnsr of describing the country, suid that many hordes wero raised i thin section ; hat it didn't cost ov r tr-j ccnUa k'j l to vai:-t'3 t!e:n, and thai thc-y could to bou-ht for ?30 ! T 'hi. man mvp aH an e.cu.se f.r he lack o t-iiery shown by the people, the absenc of electricity in the atmosphere ; it nev er lightened, and there was no electricity t- ' touch up" tlie" people. Then on 11 was a famous country for sleeping lie himself slpt hours out of the 24 i i tlie E t.-t lie had slept but four, am' here ht. was four thousand times as laz e-s he was there ! He pronounnced th Chinese the curse of this Coast, as the would always work for less than an botK else, and on the top of this he vol outeeretl the information that noWtd would liave vegetans to cat, if th. Chinr-se tlidu't raise them, for the far mers were too lazy ! He said there wa nothing in th products liorc to uiak .bon find rouble the wheat vassal or in the water, which i xplatuod why none of the womaa had teeth ! Ha de e'ared the t -g-.shells were ao thin a hardly to hold together, and that it took more egs in Oregou to make a- cake thin would be retpj.ir.-d eat of th P.a.'k y mot ta"i ; the xolk aaa I !. o -bred nd A ucll. And flour was d'tfVr -nt, too. ft tout au Ke'sterti oit-ari a year to barn ti make gooi bread v.ith Oegon ilour, etc. dc. He spoke k xtravaaht ly in pialse of tthe ferti! of the abay as ha vigorously dMiof ncVal td.' shift less nena ot the people. II thought ihm l'aci iic C t a I ft-W jil..t for o :, u I, f tf as h knew, wotuvti n'iJ no ;eofr.lly like it; -:t h hl nv;-T in a Dinry vkhn' wim ii did so Jitiie H irouMj'r.l 1 rytndy liiiy un t k1i;1 Lbs. ci unking money t-ailr ftr prf.s-nt Aci ds hot taring a rAnt for tl future, and h :4 th pro'j.fe th most uu reileris nd cold l!owl d under sun in their tivatntent of jnor nun, whom they fairly i on out of tho coun try ! We continued our journey tht diy far is Kuwliur', u j reity ril!a--in .lie iuotiataiat and at tlie r4ilay .(..' tion wfTv. two hotel cirri- f r p-tv : fH-ctive jk'Qt kts. U'hen w hid 8etur.-d 'ur "tui'h" we f.iond one triie full. d An:..tii uitdr r, who Mynipalhir rirely v- in bi-i on Uhalf, huaetei ; hut we J itrort'zc the rnpir curue, which w- didriid rfhicb mn rolled uj :n front f a dil.ipidafnd hofcl, which at .ut la ace iWd ue with distrust. V were uheied iiito a Minal!, low root. i. ,x,,,c!. Iwckily, a wood fJre wh hurnuj ii a tire place, and the l;ndlady, whos trice wore a troubled look upon -eeio as, drew p a rocking cLair in front f: the lite fur me to si in. The Und!otI huriidly unl tcked a door t'-4 liu directlx iroot the room, ieeM a klepinv t PHrtmeiit tif mrg-r di.uf uiot, ttpin xhich the laddie loudly upspt.ie, "1 :hink, nifimi!!, thf ii very a ul: hou." Upon 4rul th-i xe wouUi 'ike lrer kleepin rooiM, the but 1 lord v!io lookid desp.irin k' wife. -aid lt could giee s double ', it xe iMdn't uii d u4 tttir ie s?'i 4 rjtV -r irriJ xxhe w de elated t'it e preferrei td. The landlady s;.j ihafe thy ' 1 recently ta ken charge oi the hu!-, ll i it no: in v,ood condition, and that it worried :e-r to have people conn who looked a ;fthey were ust d to nice thin;;; U Aw had been no bpy, nd two hick men r. th hotel to w jit ! ; one id i'n -pf-ti.Jiii the Slimmer ik the taoufttitin-N fer his health, ;ut row. ke n ill t- be out; he had ted sj ti on kis cheeks tnd he thought he had a fevr. Mean . i:ne, she fh xv about on seemialy tire- ies fee, and tlressed lh bda in eleai; linen, huiig up a looking f;kitv ks Urvf is her two hands, an I when I timidlx inquired if we coul I hav a wh Iuk;i, tnd a pitcher of water ohe said th thought so, and protrured t!e.. A nx- iiuaj.der, xxheii:he. had aa aprt unity, tid I couldn't ;nt on a:ty " airs," for the charges t re only o:e l'jtT r riliv ! However, w- went out to very !od -upr, which xv ate (f r tie Sir t li ne lurinj; cur lng j mru vin;) wiili teel in es ami t" nks a: I tia s;a ii Iit they wen clean, Ike vk eaire t "!.- cloth ; an.i fr "siuce" we hd delicious r'resh, rie blackberrien, and it waM the 21th of Septem!er ! T!i-y are first in he marketa early in Jilne. We fa'.i 8i.leep to tlie nu.'ic of the Undlor 1'- lauuhter playinsj on hr orn, which tood in one ccru-r of the siitiiij,' rw n, and from the number of oran 1 hve een c:i this Coast, I should jud-e that very other family had one W slept u comfortably as if our r.n had leen ixiatiul, instead of a lmre,- unpainird ioor xith a shcrt strip of ra carpet I- ore the beds, snd other things in kep- :nij ; snd early in the morn in 7, when w had. to leava to aooa for bieakfant, I omul n glas of milk had U-en 'a Is ho. or n:e to tlrink before oing out in the hill, misty ir. I wat touched ai the houhtfulnes.s of the act, nd our ex res-sio'!? of apjn-ciation of the wmfort ibleness rf our entertainment cauned the ace of our host to relax aomew hat from i:s utdiMppiness. --ft'urol Xeio Yorker. . i i A correspondent of tfie "Skagit News" "ivs thrtt Mr. Dvis, of the iatglish iron .-ompuiiy; has returned to Tacoiiia and !aily ex'ctK tlte aiTival of nicml'en af the firm. The present enpectalioa is that the Amelting aorka a i l ercteti it Tacoma, but it is thought the uUitmate decision will be to crex-t tlterix on the Skagit river. The fckagit ore aiid t v. the only bed ou tlw Soand tht th o:njany will ose, and eajeiet.ce shoes t au advantage to mike the pig in the ield where the cow! and lime at?, aa eon . euient as thev are there. In a circular issued by the manx"e )oent of the Sew Orleans xpoiiionh .tU ntion is called to the fact that on he continent south of us there are twen y nexv foreign m iikets dfteen Spanish Vtnerican republics' one cm pi re and fatir colonies with 4J,0v)j,0JJ cotisu-iifirs '.voeedingly deficient ia nvinafae.ture, nd in need ot the product? this country j lestrea to wlL Pwrtiand Jourml ot j ol,g as tlte usual binding such bind Cowmcrra. ' j ingK is employed ou the. pree-nt tariep. i ECXOISY IX SCIWttL taOUSaS. SktHll TT U.if 4Uas? T tfrt Editors of the Columbian : Th'e pabli.her of JBUncroft'a HUxaSers are placing those beo&y 'n-ofe the Coun ty Sup riitteodei.U of Ofeoii ami ask ing their adoption in place of th Inde pendent Headers in uc xlurittg the past ix yw-trs. That the pwMie mi y kn'V what ia ptO'0-tf-J, .tA what value livs i ilir pr otia1, we de'.sire o invoke the kindly offices ?i iKe ColitniLiun in plac-Cli- saiae l-fore tlfiu. 1. THF. Ciyt'C.VTIOMI. ADV.VrAQM- A comp;iriioi of the relative :;u rits of the 'ookv as ach'iol laadeM cannot well ) made in a newspaper article, xh-.re th 'otdv.H s:r not present Id be comjmred. Without entering iiv ueh cv;ipurioii, it wiil b.' recogniyd by every teacbt i xnd intelligent p:rOH tlwt tle iintu-i-en t4 the ixtudy of readin.', ntei the .iitejfht awakened in it by the introduc tion into the eh O ils of rradiie matter xith rijht rexv illutratian, cannot help being vrt. Thia new interest an I enihuia;a ill al ominnnicate iteli to other tudie. No mie Uiitbi these oropoHitiotiA. As bearirg an the ipji's tix n af the adipt itioii of the Imleeti lett Headers to prefn ut oiethivln of in struetiott it should le atatml, al.i, that the publishers of that series U We. issued n atirely new sri- withia a year, ased on t thoJ qait op;xoite t thot vhith oUaiH ia tl o!c n. Tea in fereitce canuot be avoided th t ti.a m l ies h tie cojifidence of the. aid reat Uojy ni teachers. 2. ' Tbb ?;xa""ci.L Gaix. Thisw ili pj--'ar (I) r4 t'm ch-uer retail yrUt of the Vtttcrofb strias after t'ua book ale nc iittrodiieetb ISDErBDEVT. First lieadei $ .2.1 Srt leader $ .2." vvoud " .40 Sreond " Jt(j rhiid " .55" Thirtl .7o y.mith " .G5 fe-uith 1.U0 i'.fth ' .90 ( F.fth " 1.2.r) Toral S.7." ToCal $3.75 By com pari !oti of retail price f i Bancroft's Headers with tlioea in jse it will l that 'iire ii'. hiv ?1.0J cheaper p-r a-t of 5 books. r J 'i.t per copy, r 2oj percent. This is veil aa. th tyitt-j. The ei i i y a will ! inr (2) t t.e .," ' f xf ViWya. A;- hi paint cauit. in the. oljector -ni iAys : Ut xht ar w 2112 tn do with ur oK! bxxi. We e't J .r l taroa Aw im all I 'fi'-t iite." The r li'ira "-ifp f rprd fer hi ' j v-i r, tet a it ia so, m iy '-. f .at thev .lj nit rwe?t it a it ha U. n set by oth' r pubiMf.eM :t f-wmer ocfa iiM, h exl'ess of the interests a d vihhes if the public. On the i. nrary the pt blio interest has leen consulted a veil av the ) 'lir.lwi's int-re.t, and tin l-j ctiaa i i;:erotn'y nvt ay a propo dtiea w!iiia '. only f r ip sacri ice of any rl'r ) itt -, lot n tha Httrara, a n ay -.:h r.lr n le a l' t.' r ad iw a a r it will iecpt-a in ay a-at f the V-oak nt repiirt"l. Tia h rti. ai a ahiea rJe p t--ic ka kefetot jv- : a ia x .hee, tiv fro a? a fd'a inj f ets: lk. T'aat a i!y the aid r.-a-kr of h ; articitlr ara e ws rcelal for a new i eadr of the ! . ; tliat ia, a First ite-dt f r I. -t Iveader, a Second iiid. r f r a S itesa ii',i, r etc. 3 . T'.el ;l the atd three mentl.K c 1 1 a :ail4 e.urtie r-pi . J by :rO!Hpt fcdvtiC t full rice f 1i Mx.kn pauhised, the !d WiftUk ram lin ing u the aiiidi ot the j atil, ccaiitin for a-a'-la'.ly nctiiiitij. V,.t4i rjft Jf Cx pres-Bt forcing .irivyrt of thi kind. There proposition di t!' rs froai tlte at-ovo in both particu lars. 1st. When achool opehi after July 18H5, all ch'ihffen alio have tinishttl their old naders Biay axcaane them for the i.ea- hiyhrr reader that must be i'oo-bt im any a;, and n.Te J of the usual price. Thia saying coimidt raMy more tha otTstta in a:iy family, any oc cssi.mal alf bKk abich a younger chiht i:ould take. Figure it aut and nee. 2nd. All children who have not fin ished their old readers, at the close of the preceding year, fixe thein in payment for tha higha'r 1-ook which they o.ced ahea the loaer ia luished in six months ai va telxfc lioa'ris ar eighteen months or any other ti-ue when they ieel the higher ls3ok. When they get thesa higher looks for hta list time in thi way tha prices mill 'a- f tcb'nd reader 15c, instead of ."3, third leader 5c, instead cf 75, for fourth ra h r 3, ii.a of for fifth reader 3V instead of 11.23. On till proposition tt is impossible for my one to figure out. any expendi ture acasioiied t th change. Tlu re is done. S confident are. the pMish er5 of this that they are ready to furnish any family with a complete set of their elegant new readers, w'here n fur and uh figuring does not show again to re sults .o such family from (he change. Moreover, the nexv leahni are nil. from fir-it to fifth, bound in cloth, with out extra charire. A first or second :JOUI a ,n cloth will last twice as Eut in aelditioit Ut thirt the Indepen dent series Jufcf a &ixth reader which is us-d in many schools iucreainz tlie corft St.iK). We have yrven the prices a? which the Independent Headers have been sold. If these prices are reduced when the . uidishei.s solicit a new eon tract, it will be because our coirtpetitietj his forced them to it l.ut they have not, up to thi s time, b- tin rdic d in Oregon. It may be of interest to the public, ho ever, to an' that the pu'-iislurs of the Ilideeiident reader oif red them te the BiMid ot Wahieton Teirit:ry en tit. 17ih of last July at 3;c a set cheaper tlm this. Why t.h'ey xvere not ret luce 1 t. fhe petpla iff Oregon at the aartie titie bo that they coo'.d avail theae-l f es of" thfi reduction during the present year, it is not tor the publisher of Iia croft V readers t explaia. We j.ik f the public th- careful eonsiilr-ratioii f the abova prop itien. A'e think thitf i'i-: bugbaar of axtia ' cohl" itt making a alia ;;,", put to death. We have in.ole ths .stateHient ts f .ill a xe ke h'w to Miake it. Wa yi only tikt it should ie-t b re jec'ad without invtig.iioM ai.a investi gation is ii:eviralle acceptance. A L Dascbopt t Co. The Art Amateuu, alaavs practical itf notably nd in ha excellent November iy.sne. Learns in Wo a R.i; .r viie,"' The Art of Kiii broidery m ilo to riit oa C;.ie.," Mat.-ri , for oi! I..ii.lia;,-' 4i .V.kiie,' Art Clu't" ami tha pe oX "Art Nie and Hiut," attd sti-iwer.- ta -tirr pidi-lit. .r oi es'cial Tim lsrga rrtj nt d ign e:abr.ces eiaxntion fr a cap nd .aucer (sm d:4;), a tai M'y ( joiiie ) .in !btr fiont (sihtewiith vtit S,'-n ish work), a agiire paiel t-- ptiuting, :mr patieis irf e: xvittht, m pe ot butterl.e. ud a riety de-ina fif industrial it wk. A nong tha nmre striking illa-.tr,aMats n re two delicsta vet - iiited gr'aj, .f oyiepbi aiel crtpids by Sole, is ata ewr pat r tiMi, "Ijoe 3 t yrea,Ma-,l Ixe'-i .VSaicry;" fa fa l-psge fac-iinil a i etehia l A Iev,.-, S.r a'rt-.di-rie'a Ir ihton,'' miA " i-t 'a ai a the WK.f ) "; snie !la tgi: la.lif by doi-pa d N.tti.--, iikd '! a .niu i 14.t dtaigotd B 1i.i.m, af Ciiieito 4ti. '-'Tie 'tin im rl-. ;.' t ii la led -al. api:I at iaaa -4i '' Tlie fV;di-i o," 1 l"g-r Hiwdta ;il Ciareuee Cook. Thk aKt A'iVTaCtt nir.ii:o tha early i--u- i f tre- d--i. im c.e r by iliss Dor loeb r, ia: a a-iir.tiee figur oo,tp.ui.it ; a fi ith cumuli ; aiii a clMt'iiii'' a,-'c:r.iWi v hetd of a ch:hl ior i plwpie. Price er Hiinu ii, f i ; sinylc iiMndwrs, c5 cents. Montagu.- .Marks, L'uMisher, 13 ITnion Spnre, New York. When a Chinese oy is oft rnorth old hi head is shavad an' .1 a bladder iv draw n over it, nrd ss his he ! grows t.h- qaeiia sprouts f.nt.i. Tiie tir.Nt shave U -a mm tb r-easinn of a magnifier i.t 'niepet, and the tia- ts are apeel ! to make ! v.t amdaxite j reM-nt in c t i fa;- tha new lv-.-hVen b.tbv, w it! ! e'n a a .a'it U atrtd t) bis trebt. T!ii i toe nut pleaout fa tuie ef the sifiir for khe bitbv, a the ra zor always puds snd he cannot take pait in the feast. Most people, it sppers, wnwitting' commit a. dreadfdl hersT over fhf otib iMty Chntnas mince pie. lis usual shapa i round. Four centuries ago bo.veVer t eat a roon I mil ce pie would 'e to sf ig:iwitia aae.sidf as a Jew here tic. The oil !i ales oh ape is a long oval. It w:s dott'-t'ean meant to represent the cradle in lblhbhen ; and tradi.im fur ther asserts that th itran,e mixture makes, the minee, represents the fruits and spice with which the th . kir.s m the legeinl hllexl the cradle. Sat nr Jay Kvtninj PoL The propeller Wild wood, which recent ly ea.ue around from Grey's harbor com menced rauniiijj eri the O'ympia and Se attle route on Monday. She is com manded by Capt. Jan. Johnson, ami xvilt make trips to and from S a tie ev ery otiier day. Th Wild wood is one of tlie fastest lioatfi on the fckntnd and great ly resent bias the famous Fleet xvood which rnn.- on the Columbia. She is fitted with Well' patent compound bal ancing engines and is frea from" the noise caused by exhausting steam through the amokt- stack. She will car ry no freight except pASsengefs buggage. An immense amount of building and other city improvements is under way m Victoria. It is efitimated that a mil lion dollars will spent in private resi deuces and stores next year. The town is full to overflowing, and there are no houses or rooms to rent. Gen. Hazett, Chief sign"! officer, re ports tliat it is his intention to assign an nflijet to duty at San Francisco this seias'on for the purpose of organising a special weather tier ice for the lacitic coast A dispatch from Washington siys th at the bills for the admission of Dako tit and Washington will lo pK sen tetl tbia &esiori. I'ranecrij Hood Hiveb, W?asco Co., Obsoon. fXeiembr 4th lc. To ths Editor 6f ihv. Columbian J -Sir; The w eat In r in the p.-t Noveiutar ha. been daik and muiky, itnd tliastn h.s .-how ii his face only a few times. lLi - centlv by the full moon the weather turned 8 ua lv, ai.a within threa dxa t w j we haxe had stnng w ind v. ith oecasion al raia and i-how t rs. Iyist night, tha 3d. of December we had the tirstj n w, ami tlie grond t'a.s mornrng (aliii5 o'clock) is coven d xx ith inch deep' sn m . The atmei-phere i ringing clear without any speck of cloud in the sky, but be weatln r ia mild s-ftd does i:Ot feel cold. Up ti'l recenlly the grasa bwa been Im- pioviii:: TUNt as in tha wienth of Max, i I nd xes'eulav b davlibt the straw br fits wea bhHMnieg and white just as the snow is this morning. The wheat which was sow a in S--pi em bar has thej limst . nspect; ' many pla.ee it i growing so well titiit it is lod-inx down on the ground; it sietra tliaf the people under stand better this business this xear t ian in n vious vears. ft ar Whn the Indians go hunting from Maisio and up on the Hood Hiveri xtid to L'-t Lake the pass jitst by mv shan tv, which is st ; ve i miles fioui Hoij)d ltiv er town. Tw weeks i g a parlrj f jlwo nieti came dow n mid had four detr and iiie bear. Another prty lately came down with four deer, the other ijav jfxvt. I j met w r.t ?., f at haxe not retuia -d yet. W hx three saw -mill in the r.tiHex .1 i .' whit e in-ik l;imb r and one' shingle hub in ISom ii.r town w hi. h is sujipijii v more a di.gles th .a is xvanted in thsj xu! ev. On-- of the .N.aw-iuill.N (ilhoides') i pj'ia an o:o:iitvts one. L-st year ii m wtskilln l in the tly-whetl l-elt. one aul this Y.x'A, in October, another Uiati b the name ar nieknaire af liisnirck, a orw entail, 'ut his tbial stroke1 in; the sime ti Iw. In the sme u. ,ith jthi vear aa th-r una n r!y st!it hi !i-;d ojati with his do'!e-bit1ed axe; Iisl year n of tl.e w t. jx bad his fiijger? on on hand ad!U.-.td. n l two other men Kud tbe?r f?et ftnd leg so bxdlv crippled tltat thy had to lie up for mouths, and 'many other similar ;w;ci i ut JVixe oceuind, as I have he:ird. in i he sti?e mill. Ex-use n.e, if my -wr-it-iii'' is s ritcbv, I have be u excitect for t hue day o g t my to' te. :u. Lei dltt 1 ot my settlement with Mr. N. Sliepliaidj and this nit riling 1 'get tl uioliex : 1 shall S.O fe-tl.tv to All.! Suiith'n itn! Oilice, arid buy me home ue nt land. - jOvem- A er.d compbx.nr. is prrx-P.i!s;: in the x.il'ev of sffarci'r f f tn'-nexi. ;As it :eeritS fo n.e the tJ.. II. has swallewt-d tt a most of it. As we have ri roa doing at present ai d I have time I -bai 10 jou many nexvs items alter this Yours very res' -eci hi ! ! v. send some Vav dons' TOLF.PO, V. sh. TlR.. r e. fijo., Co'JUAL'K M.-ijn It has been time a'nee voti have heard fro'rt' u us. Jv We h.x. t fx thing is tpiiet lore now no btwt iioa which mak.s times dui'. at ;retenf. The citizer. if Tole-jo are 'i:aking prepar fttions for a Christ ra is trea i.ire , n Christmas nigh smt there will be a ''run! ball ;ixe:i at K'!oiitz's hotel, L. P. Joh son floor tuiuiger. There will also la a -raud hail at Lou;.l;r an's hotel ofi New Year's ii'ght. Fiui k 'MeNultv is doing a good busi ness here. j Our merchant, Ed Dai Ve has taken a partner t.r life ami xve wrisU them ood suei ess. j IVter Koontz is running a dlail; stace fiom here to Winlock, havidg bought Nellett out. j There arf- a great many people com ins here ln-iking for land and lli most of them find something ta suit tht m. We havf an agent here f r R H. land and also a j Tactical surveyor that looks after government land. The Phil Ke.irnVy Poet No. 7 G. A. H. meets here the third S.itunUy in eath month, L. P. .Johnson A lljt.', T. Vt. Mitchell P. C. Yours tiu'y, Town lltro.viEri. i i i COI.VMBIA CltV, IlPP 1st. 'f 4. Major Adams tor Sir: Willjyon be kind enough to gixe notice through your piper that we xx ill have a dance here Christmas ni dit, and Mr. I toxye of Port land xvill be the Fubll r, xvith an able. as-.ists.nt from our own neiborhood. Mr. Totrt Wattn xvill Ihj Fioor Manager. We hive also invited several good call ers to attend, and expect to hav a good all in- time generally. Our frb nd ited. Yours very truly. N. PlNCKKET. Fp.eepokt, W. T. II G Adams Esq -Yottr self anjl ladies are resjec tfullv invited toatte id a (irand Mastjuemde Ball to le giveiit Fjreeport Hotel on Ne.v Year Ex-e, 1883. Tickets including supper 2.00. Anthony Bcnin'MAS. A imre KOtp is how made ftjom the waters of the Mod 'tail lake whicll IS ciaime'd to possess all the curptiv? quali ties of that faitonn Jako.-.'! Miss Henrietta G. Moore of the W C. T. U. came contrary to expectation on Tuesday, and a hurrhd noti',H wa uiven out tor un -.ddres at i. 30 V. H. iiV the 'Church to a small bet select :u d ence. Miss Mtore ia ipaite an e-lotjuenit spt-aktr. SH started for Astoria on Wclnestlay where khe n lu take the steamer fur San Francisco. She has had a successful tour through Oregon and Wadiinatou Territory. Siie stopped while liere st our residence, and was kia ily conveyed t her lecture by Dr. Arthur Mcore in his elegant rod-eurt. 1 he e.irly hour of it r lecture was H.ved .-it) ms a"t to ioti i frre with the Leap Year p .rty which had vompletrly abworbed the attention tf the inhabitants of Hz. Helen. The artnal establishment of an Art Club will do more than anx thing elsv to d is. -over and develop the art talent in a community. It often happens, however hut thoa v.ha would iika to xt.rK such .'ii organisation do uol kuoxx how to go about it. The' nece.i ary informal Ton is fully given in the November Art Am ateur, in a suggestivs ud stimulating .article ou 44 Working Art Clubs," au ar ticle which every amateur, desirous of .-.elf -improvement, Hao'jld pel use with the closest attention. The Eay district can now boast of having tlie finest, school house in the County. Mtivh credit is due Mr. H S. u Her ton for t he manner in which it is ;i.ted up. Mr. Fiil'erton bought the (.aiut, and nail for th: painting which has been done in un artistic manner. 1'he residents nl the District have ainee subscrila-d enough when all pay up, to reimburse him for the exoense xvbici: a h.r has been to, w hlch is Cettiinly eo.it iiie;n:a'.b. We undcrataml :once Mr. Pr;ga made a fortune log -in f..r MuckUs and re tired, h- has turned 'ortsni in and killed a large i. umber of deer, elk and bear on Milton Cn k. Tbeettbrs in tlsat i i'inity are pleayd t know that thftgame lixv is ii w in force for the prote.-tion of deer and elk f .r which Mr. Ur: ;;.s .is th greatest rrpppct, tth-rw:s h would h we had all the d.er in tbiit tcinitv Kilie.l in ... hoi t ritr.e. Of our I eloved onessre airys trertsrres We should never delay in st curing t"r:in vhiie we can ; and to th-.se f c:ir rYd--- .xho x i.5it iVilluiid, we wonhl s Jo n;t return without vi.ifif;;j the Si'l i'ranclac GUary, fl r-rv.-t First and Morri.sf.m streets, :nd g-ttii.g J UC photographs tket'j you tl;V J ot naxe anoti.er opportunity to Mc-ye a js-rfect likeness and a highly fiio-.hi oicfuieji. Mesr ceti'ril'.V Jorat'd. Tnr.STiC.K's Jftts'c'il flom. Jora' for Ne.xeiuber is fci iiiterestiofj and iti uctive us ever, th-' contents of which are poelry, stories, 41 Ilbn.e Work." cr n tiliileil, ale) tiie foilo-iiir musie: ' L;liC in; SuMbewnM,'' 4, Ya Tear," ajid 'The Kins Oil The S!Wdr." Price 1.00 per vear. Single copies, 10 cents. 107 Kirt Sire ', P irtlan ., Cre-on. The Leap Yer patty vas said to be a succes.i '-y tfe.-i that were present. ICich holy brought a C4e an I lie codec xvas furnis!ed by whom we do not know. There was er I play'iag, gtiKM, ifci. A;, alsouiu.ic but n d nuiiig. We were iet present, afkl so r.nivt gixe an acctt rat accotnf of the ef a r We haep received Hi-1 ley 'a F.x-hiou Mnenzine for Winler l. cts. per copy, E. Ridley V Sons, New York. Jl is a very d' sir AA book to r-rtise. and ;ny one can 'vt a 1 iter idea of what a fash ionable and the price thereof tha ft o n e.ny other bok with which w r-x rvc tjuainted. Received c-ill ttcm Mr. Powell of Nehalrin and Mr. I'r'ggs' cf Miii-.m Creek. Mr. Powell wished to pur. base :ome mote. Khe.ep. He infr.ru etj t;- I. W. Deirick wn'd C'xr.nte'.ce th Pitt br school en M ii bv next. Mr. S. A Mdea haabeen lately !T coma. He sn it is a Pre cify with some building- that surpass ary in Ore gon. Mr. Miles thinks of iroving there to cdrcate his fan. ily. Mr. Woodward's hotel is a rifi bniWinir. The c.rr killed Krr:-.l htol of b.-gs for Mr. White near McKav Station la.t week, als a cow I for J. M. Joy. We understand the R H. Co. desire to niuke j rompt payment for stock killed, c Caotain Ha'Jrshiiu informed us he ' i could give xvork to ten or tx?lve men on the revetment. They would need to hare rubier booti and fo bring their own blanket?:. Wt h'ave received a copy of the Injh ila, a literary paper of San Francisco. It has a San Francisco fl ivor about it, and is typographically very nicely done It is rumored an effort will be nnule to change the Land OQice. from Oregon City to Astoria Visitors to Portland Should not forget to .;!! ut TOVAiC'O San Fran cis t Gnterj, ma" be yi n phow-gr-aphs of all the bad1 ing men and xvrTmen of Oi-on at.d Washington Territory. Skillful ope ra tors alxxays in ntteinhmce, and the inosft minute attention paid to pictures of children. Don't forget the location, fj 7. Csrar-' First asd Hcr2i3ca streets, up ctaiw. trouble to show specimens to visitors. Stre t railroad; pass the do or every ten minutes, and this is the nearest gadleiy to thu iivo principal hotel:-1 i;llUe:4, SfesISeal Adviser. A Complete Medical. Work for Worn en. htf-ndsondy fouiid in ch.th and illnt t ft'tet'. Tells how to ptAximt od cur 1 di .e'ses f the .se, by trefltmeiij at honk. -Worth its'wt jht m Gold to every In ly suffering from i:y of the e diseases. Ovfr lO.OJj Slid 're Jy. PosTfAin 0X1.7 h0 Cents. PMol Note or L'et. Stmp.?. A Idress NUNDA PUUL SUING CO., Nnnda, N. Y. i I a io Toledo Blads CIRCULATION 101,000. Tho Za.arSLt CirraUtisa of zny 'TJ'kly rKi7.-paper ia th? Unite aho L-.r3:t re per pTiTblisacdL a tV.3t ait;d SCiatw r.t Cna r-alltr ps? 73 :r. 1"h.2 3r.t rap:? ar.d taa C2:.p Tha Caly ?ap:r palalisaia It 5 ITjkioy Siitisrs. The i'l.-.de u'oni , 01.00 yrr year ; wj-.h Watubury V. s. .h, $3 5; with Sf el Engraving of Pilgrims' Progress (a rfl'J engr.tvtng),!?2.C0. It UK Br.tr.:, -s.. utal xv W!VWJ. & U C irf-ulu-tln j V E.ry S'iU. iicViZQ erf Final Scttlcnr.t. In Matter r.l V.xt X y. a. f.xi. i. i i 'Ihj a:i Ifivi.'-e; t, hiring f Jed h -r -d rTrt "a t':e !.!.'A j r, Ji,. i;-.uk: v C'.'Jit rJii..ia. Ia .'"i::i4v. :-;J.t- .,-;,-' f' tatil ii '.my b.!:.iu.i y .. :t '.h.- C un Ii : e s Si. I'.-:. ns , i.'c.uat.- i.i tft tii.t- ni t ! lor !'.v-aii;;: i vii..r. U n.-iU titMi r-?;;o.-t n4 W --Uit:ii.e,t tl..-..f, ; At. V b. rrv.vr.-'f. lu'xcurii t'f -;;! ilsi,i. r'nitlj 7.avnO.--F.-) at Vvc.t x tr.. T'. T. J) .rynr irr I. t . Net'f I.i h-Tpbx :Vr!th.'.U'.i- 1 t i:if'.ti:.lud -:rIcr !.. kfiu teitke f hi initr.'i a loeuku yi:.t ri-.oor irirtj; y -r: ft Hi claim, an ! iIiiH;d ; roi. nail ha nvrfi'K V-rfi.m the -to taef tho i'i-' 1 itc t Vii.-t ::t K.!'i:ia. V.'fc.. 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IlonipMfatl A j!icatin N. .r)2o3, f. tlif Si.uth W ist J of .Nortli e.-t 1 ar .t North Wist 4 of South N cct i of Src. 4. 'ly. It N. lb 3 V. and luuiica tticfolloxvinnitiieMtfa te prove hrr c .ntinuouit rcbi bnce ajsm rtl c.iti. ti..n of faU land viz: b. J. Craxat. S Jl. Koc-ia Tliotiia-. aj iroKra, and John U. iiartk-y, ail at 'itU i-'allK. Tw is Co. W. 1