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About The Douglas independent. (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1878)
HIS MSARE AXI BI15E, lie went from xne so softly and so soon. His sweet band rest at morning' and at noon.- Th only task OM fve them ni to hold A few faint roott a and be white and eoM. His share of (lowers be tool with him away ; No more will blossopi hers so fair as they. Ilia share of thrfu he left and, if they tear My hands !nttui of his, 1 do uot care. If is fwVHeye were to clear and lovely, but Xtrlook into the world's wild liirtit and shat; Down in the dint they have their share of sleep ; Tneir share of tears Is loft for roe to weep. t His sweet mouth had its share of kisses Oh 1 What love, what anguish, will be ever know? Its share of thirst, and murmuring, and moan And cries unsatisfied, shall be my own. He had his share of Summer. Bird and dew H ere here with him with him they vanished, too. - His share of dying leaves, and rains, and frost, take, with every dreary thing he lost. The phantom of the cloud he did not see For evermore shall overshadow me. He, in his turn, with small, still, snowy feet. Touched the Dun Path, and made its Twilight sweet. CLARE'S MISTAKE. , Two young girls were looking out of the sitting room windows of a large, ir regularly built farm house, set in the midst of an old fashioned garden whose luxuriant vegetable beds, bordered by bnght colored . flowers, presented quaintly attractive appearance to eyes used only to city sights. "Oh, Clare," suddenly exclaims Dora, "there is that funny bamantha out in .. the strawberry patch, picking berries for supiter. -Let's co and help her. It's such fun to hear her talk." The speaker was one of Mrs. Blaine's Summer boarders, and Clare was her cousin, who had come to spend a few weeks with her. Samantha Lee was the farm mistress's most efficient help. and was as remarkable tor her total ig norance for "book larnin," as she called it, as she was for proficiency in all house hold details. Dora had found in her an unfailing source of fun, and was impa tient to show off her peculiarities to . Clare. So it was that in a few mo menta' time they made their arppea ranee before Samantha, flushed and heated trom their run, but making two as pretty pictures, standing; beneath the overarching blue of the sunny June sky. and framed in by the sylvan garden scene, as one would find in any land or clime. "Come to heir)?" said Samantha, with a kindly nod, as she turned her sharp black eyes from one to the other, "That i right Set-to and pick with a will, and well soon, have a dish of em that! make your mar's eyes stick out." I Dora smiled at the idea, knowing wel that nothing, short , of an earthquake would be likely to rouse her languid mamma even into an appearance of in terest, but she kept discreetly silent "And who's this?' queried Samantha, turning to Clare. "It's my best friend, Clare Carruth- ers. She's to stay with me a month. Then," with mock pathos in her voice. "I'll have to surrender her up to her mother again. Ah, Saratoga? why, why art thou not blotted from existence? then my own Clare could still be left to her own Dora's mercies. Couldn't you, dar linsr?" turning to Clare, who. well used " to Dora's merry chatter, smiled at the way she rattled on, and commenced a search for the reddest and the ripest of the tempting berries which were hiding their sweetness under their tender green leaves. " Irwin Stanley seated, book in hand, on tho cool veranda-braised his eyes oc casionally and looked out upon the trio, unconsciously noticing the contrast be tween the two sylph-like girls and Sa mantha's tall angular figure. It was a wonder if his eais did not burn, for Dora had discovered the stranger, and was plying the good natured servant with questions about him. , "Now, Samantha," and as she" spoke her eyes sparkled with fun and mischief, "tell me who is that tall, grave-looking young man? lie seems to feel very much at home. Has he ever been here before?" "Laws, Miss, .he's been here every Summer since I've known anything about the place. He's one of the mis tress's prime favorites." "Is he related to Mrs. Blaine?" queried the same pair of rosy lips." "Now, Miss Dorry," was the depre cating answer, "do you think I'm King Solomon? You city folks think we up . here in the country knows all about one's kit and kin, but tain't so. Miss Blaine's that close mouthed that for all she looks as if butter wouldn't melt between them falso teeth of her'n, I don't know noth ing at all about her or hers. Howsum cver, Mr. Stanley's a great scribbler, though that much I'm sure on; for such a heap of torn up scraps of paper as I'll have to brush up every morning (unless he's altered since last year) would make a rag man rich!" "Maybe he's a poet," said Clare, with a look of sudden interest darkening her blue eyes. "Nonsense, Clare," answered practi cal Dora. "More likely he's a lawyer's and are poor as church mice. I don't care, though, he's good looking, and I mean to have some fun with the tall creature." "For shame, Dora," whispered Clare; but Samantha smiled as she lifted her now full basket preparatory to a start for the house, pausing to say: 'Chits like you, Miss Dorry, had betr ter be playing with doll babies than with men's hearts. They ain't so easy to mend, and are sometimes a deal more brittle than mistress's chiney ware." At tea time the girls made their ap pearance, looking so daintily pretty Dora in pure white muslin brightened with bows of vivid scarlet and Clare in a fleecy dress of palest blue with clusters of rosebuds in her 'hair, and at her belt that" Irwin Stanley's eyes dwelt for a moment upon each sweet face, lingeringly, as though loth to leave anything so fair and pure. True to her intention, Dora made her self very agreeable, and challenged him to a game of croquet One trial of skill with mallets and balls, followed after another with varying success. Clare was within, touching the keys of an old but sweet toned piano. Ever and anon the sound of Dora's rippling laughter floated in through the open window and mingled with her music. She was as vexed with, her friend as one so gentle could be. Ifewas cruel in her to try and weave her charms about one she never could care for! v. Clare was think ing of an engagement which Dora would not consent to have announced; but she well knew Dora was fond of Donald , . prey, and how she could flirt with one, while she loved another, was beyond Clare's comprehension; for she was at that age, whenjiythough a woman in stat ure, her heart had not lost the sacred innocence of . early childhood, and all that her blue eyes saw she believed in ully and truly. Her reverie was inter rupted. Clare," said Dora s voice, "I have discovered a treasure. Mr. Stanley sings, and his voice is a tenor; so my duties need not be consigned, as I feared, to oblivion for the Summer. Please play the accompaniment to "My Queen," and we win 7-avish the listening ear of night'" - Clare had often before played for Dora's duets but with Donald Grey as tenor. A sad thought of him filled her mind as she turned to the piano attain and commenced the prelude; but all emotion save that of pleasure van ished as the full rich tones rang out upon the air. Une sons followed an other. Then Mr. Stanley said to Clare, "I am sure you sing. Will you not favor us?" Just as unhesitatingly as she had played for Dora, Clare struck a few weird chords, and began a plaintive lit tle ballad m a minor key. I he words were not remarkable, and the soft, girl ish voice was evidently uncultivated. Still there wss a thrill of intense feel ing vibrating through the sweet, tremu lous tones which touched Irwin strangely, and a sunden desire sprang into his heart to sound the heights and depths of what he knew by intuition was a noble, loving nature, Dora's coquetries had amused him as world the whims of a merry child; but Claie, with her strangely quiet ways, and large, questioning, thoughtful eyes, would be the supremely interesting study to him through the Summer, which stretched out before them ber fair and fertile fields. It Boon became evident to Dora that Clare was the favorite, and she laugh ingly told her that she had spoiled her intended fun;i but she would forgive her unless she married him, "for you'd have to wait a never ending time before he could earn a home for you, nd you would be old and gray! and that would never answer, my pet," with a kiss to enforce her wisdom. Then she went her way, humming a merry little song. Meanwhile Clare's heart was full to the brim with joy; and when Irwin asked her in his deep, rich tones to promise to be his "own wee wife" some where in that fairy future which was so swiftly approaching, she wrote home a loving little note to her mother, not doubting that the answer would be fav orable. She was disappointed when it came. "My own darling," ran the letter, "I am sorry not to be able to say 'yes to your pleading: but I have never ex plained to you that in all probability your future is already decided. If you do not marry your cousin Edmund who is even now in New York to con fer with you on the matter you will both lose the fortune left with that con- tingenee by your father's uncle, Jonas. If you do not carry out his wishes by thus uniting two branches of the family, the property will go to the children of another relative who lives, I believe, in Australia. So, my pet, come home at once, and meet your cousin before you shall decide, lou shall not be coerced, however, into taking any step which might cause future unhappiness, for no one could more ardently wish you to go through life without a single sorrow than "Your loving mother, ) Jaxet Cakruthers." Clare readjthe letter to Irwin. He looked at her searchingly for a moment Then he said: "It would be hard to lose a fortune, Clare." Clare gave him a reproachful, won dering glance, and her blue eyes filled with tears. Irwin continued hastily: "I do not mean that you care for money, darling. I was only speaking according to the world people's wisdom. I have never told you about my circum stances! You do not know whether I can offer you a comfortable home or not" Clare answered simply: - "I know that you are no rich, Irwin; for ; Samantha told Dora and me how much you wrote, and Dora said you must be a lawyer's clerk, and that they were always poor; but (brightly) we do not care for wealth, and we need not marry for a long, long time, so that you will have a chance to earn some money. You know we love each other so faith fully we could not help being as happy as two little birds." Irwin smiled. "You are a real comforter, Clare. Well, as your , mother says, you must see your cousin; and what if " Clare's little hand was upon his mouth. "I know, what you are going to say, and it hurts me," she said, gravely; "I can never love any one else." Edmund Byrne was a fine, manly fel low. He had been born and educated in Germany; so Clare and he were strangers,. The conversation turned at once upon the will, whose provisions had been as much of a surpsise to him as to his cousin. Clare said at once: "I like you, cousin Edmund, and we must be great friends; for you are the only relative of my dear father's I have ever met; but I cannot be your wif e! I love another with all my heart" "You have taken a great responsibility from my shoulders, cousin," answered the young man, heartily; "for I too love, and am betrothed to the dearest lit tle girl in the world, and how to weather the storm I would surely have drawn about my ears with my whole family, if I had refused to marry you, I know not As it is, your frankness will take the blame away from me. As for the money, I em well enough off without it though my parents think differently." "They cannot blame you now," said Clare, smiling brightly. "One cannot marry a girl against her will." So it was then settled, and within the year the two young cousins were mar ried to their chosen mates. Annie Dricoll, Edmund's bride, lived in the Far West, and during their wed ding trip he brought her on and intro duced her to Clare, whose love was soon won by her sprightly, pleasant, ways. She was a well educated girl, and her slightly German accent (she had been educated in Germany, where she had first met Edmund) tave a quaint foreign flavor to her conversation which added to its interest' 03 morning ilare was startled by an exclamation trom ivnniey wno was glancing over the daily papers. - " VV hat is it Annie! she asked. "Annie pointed to a paragraph. "Read it," she said, excitedly. And Clare, wondering at her agita tion took the paper and ran her eye over the designated place. It said: . "The' descendants of Annie Carruth ers (married name Claxton), who was in Australia in the year 1845, will hear of something to their advantage by apply ing to Messrs. Gray and Potter, No. Wall street" Clare's blue eyes opened wide in her surprise as she turned again to Annie. "That is to find heirs for the inheri tance Edmund and I were to have. Why are you so much interested in it?" ? "Annie Claxton was my grandmother's name, and my mother was born in Aus tralia, I am the only one left of the family. Can it mean me?" t For answer Clare caught the surprised girl in her arms and kissed her. "That is for courtship," she said, gayly. "I see it alL You are the sole heir of Uncle Jonas' property How strange that you and I are cousins by marriage, and by bloood, too!" Just then a ring came at the bell, and a package was left for Mrs. Irwin Stan ley. Full as were the girls' minds of this wonderful discovery, they exclaimed with delight as the wrappings removed, a case came to light upon whose cush ions of iearl colored satin lay a set of jewelry, delicately beautiful enough for Titama herself. M. rose, whose petals were of the faintest pinK coral, with a dew-drop caught in its heart (simulated by a diamond of purest water). Jl his was to be worn at the throat; a fitting ornament for ; the exquisite lace that could grow even beneath the skilled fin gers of Aracunc uersolt. Add to this a spray of the same dainty design for the hair, and fairy like pendants for the ears. You can imagine how Clare's blue eves dilated as sue read the little note which lay beside them: "My wedding present to my little wife. Clare well knew the value of the gift Irwin, at the least, must have spent year's income upon it "Deal-, generous boy," she thought, half reproachfully. "He should not have done it!" Just then the door opened and Ed mund and Irwin came in. Clare went up to her husband and put up her lips for a kiss. "Thanks for your beautiful gift," she said; "but is it not too handsome for rwl" "Why," asked Irwin, in pretended in nocence of her real meaning, "will they not be becoming "I don't are not rich mean that Irwin, but we enouffh for me to wear dia- monds." "Who said we were not nchr ques tioned the young husband again. "I never have, I'm sure." Then, after enjoying Clare's mystified look, he continued "No, little wife, though all along you have taken it for granted that I was poor man, I am in reality wealthy be yond your wildest anticipations of what a rich man is. It was a pleasant ex perience to me to be loved so faithfully for myself alone, so I did not .enlighten you; but darling, you will have to make up your mind to share the burthen with me. Do you think you can survive it?" A moment of wondering silence. Then CJare s face became radiant "It is just like a romance," she said, turning to Annie. "Edmund will be restored to his own through you so both of us will be rich." "Yes," said Irwin, softly; "rich also with the only true riches the mutua' love of faithful, unselfish hearts, so sel dom found in this mercenary world, After Annie's claims to her fortune had been proved and she had come into possession, she gave Clare a necklace and pendant of diamonds of great beauty and value. Clare has playfully chris tened them her "family jewels, as they were bought with the money which, un der other circumstances might have been her own. But she seldom wears them. Retaining the sweet simplicity of char acter which characterized her girlhood, she delighted more in unobtrusive acts of charity than in making a show of that gay world, of which, however, she is an acknowledged leader by right of her position as Irwin Stanley's wife not on account of his great wealth, but be cause he has proved himself a giant in intellect His articles upon the leading topics of the day are characterized by a breadth of thought and information truly remarkable in so young a man. It was his literary proclivities in the old days which had led Samantha to tell tales of his "scribbling," as she called it Clare's truer intuition even then had struck near the mark; but Dora's words, spoken so confidently, had been accepted as the literal truth. It was, however, a happy mistake, for through it Irwin knows (what all rich men do not) that he was and is loved for himself alone. He can say with Sir Philip Sidney, "There never was a better bargain driven: My true love hath my heart, and I have hers." Philosophy. A newly married man, evidently needs discipline, thus dis courses: "A woman is a handy thing to have about the house. She does not cost any more to keep than you'll give her, and shell take a great interest in you. If you go out at night she'll be awake when you get home, and shell tell you all about yourself, and more too. Of course shell tell you where you've been, and what kept you out so late, and she will tell you; yet, right after she gets through telling you that, she will ask you where you have been and what kept you out so late. And after you tell her and she won't believe you you musn't.mind that, and if after going to bed she says she hasn't closed her eyes the whole night and then keeps up the matinee two hours longer and won't go to sleep when she has a chance, you musn't mind that either; it's her nature." The justly celebrated Estey Organ re ceived the first premium at the Oregon State fair. For sale only at D. W. Prentice k Ca's Store, Portland, Oregon. S . The Willamette Fever and Acae Mixture Prepared expressly for thL climate by Messrs Pfunder & Co., Portland, has been .found U bo the best Fever and Ague medicine ever offered to the citi zens of Oregon." All druggists hare it for sale. ' See Hansen's tree and seed card. Adam's Lonely Boyhood. In beginning a series of sketches con cerning the youthful days of eminent people, it seems eminently fitting that we commence with Adam. -It is rather difficult to conceive of Adam as a boy, we admit owing to the popular super stition that has painted him coming into the world full grown, with whiskers and mustache complete, and a prevailing be- let that there wasn t a boy in the world until Eve came and raised the Old Boy with Adam; yet we prefer to think of our ancient progenitor as having had something of a boyhood, and we suppose we have as good a right to theorize v.pon the subject as any one else. Adam was probably as mischieveous, naturally, as boys generally are. In fact, Darwin says he was "a perfect lit tle monkey," which, we ) believe, is a synonym for mischievousness the world over. But he had no companions in his gambols. If he staid out after dark and got to cutting up, it was all by himself. And what sport could he have ringing door bells without a lot of other boys tp fccamper away with? And consider the melancholy fun of fastening cords across the walk at night with nobody to trip over them. We can imagine young Adam, with all the instincts of a boy two inches thick in his nature, looking about for some way to divert himself as other boys do, and whimpering to himself, "Can't have any fun!" Of course, he couldn't by any possibility have any fun. No fun running away from school, or steal ing off to go in swimming, because there was no one to lick him when he got home. No fun sneaking up into the haymow to indulge in a surreptitious game of euchre always had to "play it alone." He couldn't play "tag," because he might yell, "I've got the tag" all day and there would be no one to come and take it away from him. "Hi-spi" hd no charm, for a boy soon gets tired of hiding when he has to go to work " and find himself.; And where is there a boy who likes to work and "find himself?" The more we think about Adam's lonely boyhood, the more we are inclined to pity him. He never knew what a circus meant at least not until Eve in troduced him ; to one. -, But we have nothing to do with that now, as we are treating of Adam s boyhood. True, there was a menagerie all around him, but the animals were tame affairs, lambs and lions lying down together in the most spiritless concord, and the hippopota muses and canary birds playing with each other like kittens. Little Adam never sat way up on the highest seat land gazed awe-stricken while a man in spangled tights sprang, whip in hand, into a cage of savage beasts that rolled their eyes, gnashed their -teeth, and roared until the canvas overhead flopped with very fear. No, indeed. He never saw a thin legged female ride a lopin horse round a ring, and jump through a hoop, while a man with his face painted white and his mouth a red exaggeration tells that convulsive story about stuffing hay into his shoes to fill them out an( his calves going down to eat the hay. Young Adam never.saw "the old clown," though he came very soon after Adum's day, and the jokes he commenced with he has been getting off ever since. And now about base baiif Do you suppose that Adam knew anything about that exhilarating diversion that is now doing so much toward developing the in tellect of our American youth? There is no likelihood of it not while he was a boy. His son Cain, however, seems to have been the first who got up a "club," but it was the death of his brother Abel, While there were so many things that the boy Adam missed, think not that his solitary life was not without its com- p.Tsations. , There was no other boy to steal his marbles or hide his top, or jeer at him because he had to wear his brother's cast off clothes, or holler across the street that he had "a letter in the poet office," or fix a bent pin for him to sit down on, or make faces at his sister, Or spell him down, or steal his dinner, or tell on him when he had been in mis chief, or beat him out of his sweetheart Adam escaped these and a thousand other annoyances that boys subject each other to. He hadn't any brothers and sisters to tease and worry him, and with whom he was compelled to divide his playthings and any nice things to eat. that might come that way. He could leave a piece of sweetcake lying around anywhere, knowing that none of the other children would touch it; and at night, on retiring, could stick his "gum" on to the head board, confident that it would rest undisturbed until morning. Whatever trouble and annoyances his matrimonial life may have brought him, we find a kind of satisfaction in reflect ing that Adam'B boyhood was exception ally free from care, and on that account we are bound to conclude that his life was not an entire failure. State Fair Notes. The Oregon State Fair this year can hardly be called success. Rainy weather put an effectual damper upon everythidi. The number of entries was greater than ever before and the exhibit unusually tine, but the attendance was so small that exhibitors came away dis gusted. The display of high bred horses was unexccptionally good. Some very rare animals have been imported during the year. Among the latter are some of the finest stock on the grounds, exhibited by MESSRS. ORIKRSON ASD FCGH , Of Salem, each of which deserves special mention. First comes the four year old Clydesdale stallion, "Rob Roy," who took the first premium and highest award at the annual stallion show at Dumfries, Scotland, when two years old, and has not been exhibited Bince till this season. He is the best horse on the grounds next to Major Brace's Centennial horse "Glenoid,, and only second to him in size by four inches less girth. Equally handsome and good is their three rear old Clydesdale stallion, " Merry Mason," bred by James Nieol Fleming, Esq., of Knockdon, Scotland; sire, Prince Alfred, dam, Beauty, bred by Sir. Fleming. "Merry Mason" was the winner of the Highland society's first prize at the Ohuigow meeting in 1877, in an exhibit of 2ue horses of bis class. The Chicago Live Stock Journal says, " A finer colt has never been imported to this country," and it was the opinion of all' disinterested spectators that be should have had the first premium. His owners console them selves with the reflection that financial relationships are sometimes strong points in horseflesh. Last, though uot least, m beauty, is their Clydesdale filly, "Jess," raised by James Hojran, Esq., Ananttle. She takes the first premium here, as she did also at the National horse sbqw at Glasgow last Fall, in a diss of ninety. .; Messrs. Orierson 4t Pugh have invested over 99,000 cash in importing these valuable animals and deserve liberal treatment by the farmers and stock breeders of Oregon. The Clydesdale bones were the admiration of the people. Major Brood's utallion " Uleneld," which was the best horse at the Centennial show, and was pur chased by the Major for that reason, was the leading animal and took first prizes. A family of five of his colts exhibited well and tcok blue ribbons all round. One of the most perfect colts at the Fair was one of these, exhibited by Mr. M. Wilkins,- of Willamette Fork. The colt is but nine weeks old, and Mr. Wilkins hag refused several offers of $500 for biro. His dam, a half breed Clydesdale, has regularly dene be share of work on Mr. Wilkins" farm, and proved the vaiue of the breed for horses of all work. ' ' Ex-Senator J. W. Nesmith exhibited bis well known imported trotting and draft stallion "Black Stranger," a grandson of the famous stallion General Knox, who stood at the Fashion stud farm, Trenton, N. J., but season at 'B(ack Stranger" is id bands, inches in highf., a fine appearing, srelfiuaae animal, capable of trotting bis ' mile in -.30, and would take a first-class position at any horse show. Tberewere five of his colts on the ground, all of which took first premiums. No horse on the ground attracted mora attention or re ceived more enthusiastic admiration. General Kesmith's two Tear old colt "Queen" took the H. H. Savage, of Salem, exhibited his Uviathan maroJ . : :.. . LnMu. ,tf nil woric. . , "Kanny, and Ave numtlis coll -van, "Jismitn s Black Stranger. Fanny and ber soltoVsTtue highest prise for best brood mare and colt.-tarl weighs nearly six hundred pounds, and shows sH the good points at his sire. He took the red ribbon in sweeiwtakes for the best colt on the grounds. We predict for bun a record as a trotter "way down" iu the twenties. W. C. Myer, of Ashland, was there with his famous Percherou stock, a stallion and mare and four ytarlinRs, all high grade and pure bred. This exhibition fully demonstrates the value of bis stock to the stock raimng interests of the State. They were greatly admired by all lovers of Uvnre horses. Two of his half breed year ling eolts, one by l'rince, weight 1,175, and one by Pride of 1'crche, weight 1,100, were sold at 9400 each to go to Eastern Oregon. His "Arabian Boy," bred from the pure imported Arabian horse "Jenifer Arabia," dam, imported l'er-cbc-ron mare, "Kosa Bouheur." He was awarded a special premium at the Centennial exhibition for bis rare breeding and fine appearance, and was the 04 Jy horse of his race at that time in the United States, Arabian Boy is now past two years old, and is by the public considered one of tbe handsomest and best youug stallions on the grounds. - The Shetland ponies, of which Mr, Myer has a four-in-hand, attracted more attention than any other exhibit at tne Fair. They were driven to a Dexter carriage and took all hearts by storm. Minnie, the little Shetland colt, was an especial favorite with all the little folks, including Commodore Mutt . Sbeep. ... ! M. Wilkins, of Willamette Forks, exhibits the same flock of bucks and ewes that took the prize at tbe Cen tennial exhibition. They are the New Oxford stock and are very profitable, old sheep shearing from 14 to 16 pounds per head, and lambs from 10 to 11 pounds of wool, which is of the long combing variety, so much sought after by a certain class of manufacturers, and always brings higher prices than any other. The fleece now on this year's lambs of this flock is roily six inches in length. The demand for the young bucks is so great that they aro frequently encaged before they come at prices ranging from 810 to KM) each. Fine C'hickeua; Luther Myers, of Salem, makes the best display of fine fowls, and takes the greatst number of first and second premiums. His premium list includes the fol lowing: CHICK ESS. Best Plymouth Rocks, 1st and 2d premiums. Best Brown Leghorns, 1st and til premiums. Best White Leghorns, 1st and 2d premiums. Best Gulden Spangled Hamburg, 1st and 2d pre ma. Best Silver Spangled Folands, lxt and 2d premiums. Best Golden Spangled Polands, 1st and 2d premiums. Best Silver Spangled Polands, 1st and iii premiums. Best Black Breasted Red Game, 1st and 2d premiums. Best White lile Game, 1st premium. Best White Faced Black Spanish, 1st and 2d proms. & mSCKLLANKOl'g. Best Aylesbury Ducks, 1st and 2d premiums. Best Bronze Turkeys, 1st and 2d premiums. I lent Guinea figs, lHt ana ta premiums. Best Fancy Birds, first premium. The fowls for which these premiums were given are all Sjiring birds, of which he had over three hundred at the Fair, of the above choice varieties, which he offers for sa,e at extremely low prices, much lowr m fact than the (trices asked by any other breeder of fine birds in the l mica states. Mr. Myers also breeds Shepherd, Bird and Terrier dogs, for which the demand is so good that orders must be sent in at least six months in advance to secure a choice animal. Fine breeds of poultry cost no more for keeping than common fowl, and arc five times as profitable. Persons interested in raising chickens can obtain a finely illus trated pamphlet containing full improved directions for the care and keeping lit fowls by addressing Luther Myers, Salem, Orcgou. ; True. As a purely vegetable family remedy Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier cannot be surpassed. It regulates the bowels, liver and kidneys. Removing all scrofula and impurities from the blood. Buy it, try it Messrs. Thompson, Dellart & Co., have extended their store through to First street, now occupying the whole front of Yamhill street, lietween First and Second, and both cornel's. They carry the largest stock of hardware, iron and steel and carriage makers' goods in Portland, as well as having the finest store. The Willamette Stove Works, of Portland, makes the best Stoves sold in this market. Buyers should sustain home manufacture by insisting" on hav ing goods of this make and buying no other. We thought Northrup couldn't stay out of Hardware altogether; he is get ting in a large stock of Caniace and Wagon Hardware, Axles, Springs, Mai leable Iron, etc., so that now you can get not only the Woodwork but the Hardware for any kind of a vehicle you want Address E. J. NORTHRUP cfc CO., Portland, Oregon. The Mansf eldt & Notni Piano received the first premium at the Oivgou State fair, for sale only at D. VV . Prentice & Cos Music Store, Portland, Oregon. wrltl life? lu reapoaae to auy advertise lA.a riBn ..f IA naKAH DRY GOODS. IADIES AT A DISTANCE FROM PORTLAND CAN J deal with us as satisfactorily as at our counters, as we have special clerks whose business it is to answer letters, send out samples and ship goods by mail or ex press. We keep the Largest and Finest Stock of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Silks, Cioaks. And everything requisite to a strictly FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT, ill Oregon, and the well-known and to us flattering reputation of our house is a guarantee that we mean what we say now in offering Better Goods lor the Money ; Than any other house on this Coast can give, and taking more pains that) ever before to give satisfaction. It will cost very little to send to us for samples and prices, and it will enable everybody to take advantage of the recent decline in tbe price of DRY GOODS. We also keep a Full Line of CENTS FURNISHING COODS. Clarke & Henderson, t'orncr First and Wahf iiKton Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON. OREGON CORN. 148 Bushels to the Acre. AFTER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIMENTS I HAVE produced a new variety of Vvixlto 3BHaa.t Coma, That ripens thoroughly and yields large crops in the climate of Oregon. To enable fanners to secure a change of crop and produce another more profitable than wheat I will sell this seed at the following; prices for this sea son: 2 50 per bushel delivered at tbe depot in Oregon City, or in one pound packages, postajre paid, twenty five cenU each. P. M. RIN'EARSON, : Oregon City, Oreg in. Children can Make Money Raising Chickens. Luther Myers, 8ALF.M, OBEUOST. Send for Catalogue 'and direc tions for making a poultry- ly, Y&f$ JOHN H. WOODRUN?, CIO Alt MANUFACTURER, AND DEALER rN FINE HAVANA CIGARS, Ci garettes, and the best-brands of Chewing and Smakuig Tobacco. No Chinese Employed. Ifo. 68 First Ntreet, Portland. Or. Oregon Standard Soap Works, IRTISG WEBB, Proprietors, PORTLAND. OREGON. The only steam factory north of San Francisco. Send for circular and price list. FXSE FABMJ0U SALE, 00 Acretv, - - ONE OF THE BEST FARMS rS OREGON. IN A fine state of cultivation, fully fenced, excellent buildings, steam power and all lata improvements in agricultural machinery. Everything to be sold at bargain, it produaed 10,000 bushels of wheat m U7T and 8,000 bushels in 1ST. Is good for an average of nine thousand bushels every year, Price $30 per acre, terms to suit the burer. a H. STEARNS CO., Rea;EsttAgMJt, Portland, Oregon. 1856. Ji.liiir SUJKBXiIi 5 CO., Front, First and Ash Streets Portland, Oregon, THE CELEBRATED B AEBT FABUI "WAGOIL - -iDiscut represents the BAIN THIMBLE-SKEIN WAGON, medium size, coin plete, with Top liox, Holler lirake and Spring Scat. The liain Vt aon is so wel known to the farmers and freighters of this coast that it seenu, needless for us to say anything in its praiae. W e have sold them for the past thirteen years, and warranted every one sold, and the total claims for defective mitenal or workman ship during that time have not amounted to one cent on each wagon sold. This fact speaks louder than anything we can my in their praise. The Patent hkeln Tightener, ' On the Bain Wagon is a valuable improvement, and is on no other wagon For the coming season all farm wagons will have the new Patent OH Tubes with Brass Screw Caps, Which avoid the necessity of taking off the wheels to oil the axles an arrangement which teamsters will fully appreciate. We feel safe in assertitig that there is no other w agon in the market that will compare with the Bam as now made in quality of materia! used, and in compluUness and excellency of workmanship. Our wagons are made to order, especially for our trade, and we pay extra to have all the timber extra sklecteu out of thoroughly seasoned stock. AU the wheels are put through soaked in boiling linseed oil before setting of tires, making shrink age impossible. Mr. liain does this iu a more thorough manner than some others, who simply make a pretense of doing it, and make the application, if at all, only in "homaiutliic doses. " The wood work, tires and irouinir are extra heavy, but at the same time everything is well proportioned. We challenge the most critical comparison with any and every other make of wagon, and while we dn not claim to mH tie cheapest wagon, as far as dollars and cents are concerned, we do claim to sell as good a wagon as can be made, and one that will prove the cheapest in the end. tV Scud for Circular and Price Lists. . i OREGON HACK OR FOUR SPRING WAGON. GUARANTEED TO BE THE BEST HACK THE LARGEST STOCK, THE BEST ASSORTMENT. The Oldest and Leading House in the Trade and Prices always FRANKB & CO., IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN - AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. The Celebrated La Belle Wagon. Pride of the Pacific Coast; mot durable; best made; E8SS32:'r& "W erV au J Sw,er' v" to 11 - VI'. BROWNE The Following T. B. Wait, Salem, Orcffon. A. M. Roup, A Ibany, Oregon. M. V. Koontz, Halsey, Orejron. ' Babrr 4 Oousnas, ftarrisburjf, Oregon. T. U. Hb.vdbicks, Eugene, Oregon. 3. B. Smith, Oakland. Oregon. ftiiKRiDAX Bros., Hoftebiiry, Oregon. Rkasibs Bbos., Jacksonville, Orceon. For Circulars and Price Lists write our agent or J. A. STUOWniUDGE, Direct Importer and Dealer In LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS, So. 141 Front Ht Portland. Or. No. 8. Hail to the Chief No. 8. WHEELER & WILSON. 1MIE NEW No. 8, STRAIGHT NEEDLE, BACK . Feed, Lock Stitch SEWING MACHINE, Is pronounee by the people everywhere to be the Best Family Machine in use. A"T Machines sold on the note and installment plan. A Liberal Discount lOr I'nah. 95 Third Street, Portland, Ogn. F. W. CSODAKD, No. 8. Manager. No. 8. TOIUT3ST01MKe, And an kinds of Marble Work. Bend tor illustrations, Designs and Price Lists before you order from anybody else. wiluam rorxo, Portland, Oregon. COAL OILS, DOWNER'S," 150 Fire Test STAR, " " ASTRAL, " " " NONPAREIL, " " And all the cheaper brands at the lowest market rates. HODGE, DAVIS & CO., Wholesale 1rucw lsts. ur SOLE AGENTS FOB TBE UNRIVALLED STANDARD ASD ESTEY 0K6A5S, D. W. PKEKTICS CO., Music Dealers, Portland, Oregon, I l.i,.Vl t IBIPOIITSBB OX fARMlMPLEMNTS and JjjACHipS. .. - i 1 1- -,m.mn!ZI- w -- Cahoon Hand and Power Sower, The cheapest Sower in tbe Market. AKER1CUS CIOER MILL. AKER,CUS cider mill. - ; Racine Farm and Warehouse Fan Mills. SULKY PLOW. are Our Agents, where Our Goods BrenwL & Teact, Corrallis, Oregon. o. row sut, .uoninnutri, Oregon. Hahtx f Bhos., McMinnville, Orejron. W. J. MeCoKxsu North YamhilL Oregon. Bitty Cavk, Hillsboro, Oreifon. Suorrt & TrLbia, Newaukum, Washinsrton Territory. L. L. Andhbws, I Conner, Washington Territory. FRANK BROTHERS & CO., 104 and lOS Frost Street, Portland, Qreg-on. DIRECT FROM EUROPE. The Finest and Largest Stock of Genuine Meerschaum and Amber Goods Erer brought to this Market. Also, GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH BRIER PIPES, At T. JC. O. HMITH'H, Corner Front and Stark Streets, Portland, Oregon SCROLL SAWS! HOLLT A WALNUT. SAWS AND PATTERNS. 3" Write for Price List DITTOS & HALL, Portland, Or. Coker's Employment Agency, Furnishes HELP of all Kinds FREE OF CHARGE. -IS" Correspondence Solicited. 1. B, COKER, Portland, Oregon. EVKUDIXG A FARI1EIJU Dealer, in Grain and aU Kinds of Produce, i BACKS, ETC., Cor. Front and Alder Kin.. Portland, Or. t'SE NONE BUT THE COLUMBIA COAL OIL, THE BEST IN THE MARKET. II. At'KF.BMAIV ., Sole A?ent for the North Pacific Coast, ' 6 and 8 North Front Street, Portland, Ogn. ALI8KY & IIEGELE, Wholesale Candy Manufacturers, 145 Flint Street. FACTORY 28 Alder Street, adjoining Odd Fellow.' . nan, ruruana, ureg m. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. j. siuon & co., .. Dealers in Doors, Windows, Blinds and Glass WEIGHTS, CORDS AND PULLETS, 128 Front St bet.Hfci;ton Alder. jet Ira PORTLAND, OREGON. FINE CATALOGUE. AN EXAMINATION OF MR, HANSEN'S ILLU8 trued Catalogue of Fruit Tree, and SsecU wiH courince any on. that it is tha beat pubbcatio vl tfas kind m Oregon. It is wU worth perusal, and ic fur nished free un application. Mr. Hansen is thoroughly reliable and is doing a rery buy. business. For Cairn, log ue address H. HAN HEN, Portland, Oregon, 'Jl Description and Prices. SrzK No. 2. Patent wheels, three feet eighf inches and four feet tw Inches high... Solid collar axles, en and one-eighth inches; plain bed, with patent round comers; two steps; top of body bound with iron; leather dash ; two cushioned teats, wit a lazy backs; ifi pole and ratchet brake. Capacity, SCO pounds. Piles, with patent wheels, $200. Sub No. S. Solid collar axles, one and ons-fourth inches; same style and finish as aise 2. Capacity, 1,000 pounds. Price, 210. Size No. t. One and three-eighths Inch solid collar axles; same fittings as other. Capacity, 1,500 pounds. Price, with patent wheels, 9230. Same wagon with longer bed and three seats, 280. IN MARKET. THE LEADING MACHINES. at the Lowest Liring Bates. La Dow's Jointed Patent Wheel Pmlrer izlngr Harrow. jsttastr "g Z7e w' Lm li The Browne Sulky Ploir. This well known Sulky rpeaks for itself.. Over three hundred now iu use in Oregon.. First Premium Oregon Btato Fair, 1877. Tail' Plow is all made of iron and steel; will Seoul in any aoIL - Price, with toubletrees, Keck Yoke, Boiling Cutter and Extra Share-gSe Black Hawk and Clipper. Bock Island Cast Steel mJMn? Flowr Wood and Iran fisam. Our Black Hwfc Plows have been found to scour in all kind of soils.. Even in the red soil of Wakh Hills, around Salem, where no Steel Plow was era. known to work before. Collins' Cast Cast Steel Plows; ALL KLNDB OF HARROWS, CULTIVATORS, ETC, ETC., A Full and Complete Line of Farming Tools. At tha Lowest Uafkct Price can be Found: Q. O. Hallir, Coupvtlle, Washington Territory. Z. F. Moody, Ths Ia!les, Oregon. i. H. Kooirrz, Umatilla, Oregon. Chas. Uoodxovoh, Island Citr, Oregon. Frakk Bros. A Co., Walla Walla, Washington Terr' T. M. Mat, Dayton, Washington Territory. Al'STTK A Jokrs, Colfax, Almota, Lewis ton, W, T. BURTON HOUSE. Corner Third and F Streets, Near the Steamship Landings and hailroad Depots,. PORTLAND. OREGON. Lewiston & Fretland, Proprietors: (LaU of Minn sota House.) Win spar, do pain, nor expense to make this boos THE BEST HOTEL IX POBTLAN J Milwaukie Nurseries. ESTABLISHED 187. ' FOR SEASON 187S-79 LABGE STOCK, XOWPBICE3, Send for Oar Hew rataisne. Seth Luelling & Son, Hlltranale. Oi W00DBURN NCKSERLO. Fralt, Snade, Ornamental and Bat" Trees, Vines) and HhrotWry. Choice Trees, 25 cents each, CIS per bandred. Send far Catakvue and Price List. J. H. PETTLE 4IER, " . Woodburi, Orefron. llorning Star Restaurant. Corner Second and Washington StrtsU, Bortktad, Oga. . O. C. RIDER, Proprlet.r. Board, per month, from....t; 0 00 to (30 f Board, per week, from 60 to 8 0 . Hoard, per day, trora... ..... , - 74 to 1 fr , Board, per mesi, from 5 to fc , Print. Room for Ladies and Faiaillea. DAXIEL, X. HALARKIY, Shipper, Commission Herehast,. And Wholesale Daaker in (''I RAIN, FLOUR, FEED, PAIHT PRC DUOS, FKO T visums. Hops, Hides. Bag. ASrieidtural Seoi, Staple Crocenea. Conaigniuenta and ordt re soiieitwd. Office and Warehouse, No. 40 First street Portland, Off aa rrasGuee ufflee, 34C Davi. street. ; ' No. x57 and 163 'First '. Ztxtt