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One tu.tre 10 lino) tirat taertin ... f 2 tVi
X i-ii juImi; juetit ji.i'tiou 100
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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
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Alice Fcnitr. 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
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