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The billy districts viii hardly be found less
charming, interesting or valuable. Here the
oaks increase in number, commngled with an
occasional lofty fir, with now and then cluster
of pine underneath, over all of which gentle.
mans coach may be driven at pleasure, over
gently rising and descending grounds of smooth
surface, in the midst of scenery spread out be-
fore the eye, enIivened by the variety Of wild
fowl and herds Of bounding deer that defies de-
scriptien.
Here, too, as in the higher districts, we meet
With laurel, cedar, maple, &c, with a shrubhery
of raspberry, thimble, goose, service and whortIe
berry; and every patch of open ground richly
clad with herbage of some description. The
higher regions, more difficult of ascent, for a
considerable distance, part prairie and part
woodland, as witnessed inthe astonishing growth
.oftimber and quality of grass, give indications
ofan excellent soil, doubtless enriched by the
wish of the eternal mountains above, TO which
this district is attached.
But must hasten down to the valley, not for
getting to say, however, 10 my western emigrant
hunter, that those mountains teem with game,
from the rabbi, upward to the bounding elk
More upon this in another number.
must here close for to-day, not without say
iag, Oregon abounds in singular extremes, fur
rishng, in my humble opinion, some Of the finest
districts of country ON earth, but much more of
little beauty orworth; The largest growth Of tim.
her, while as whole, it is sparsely timbered =
little variety, and all of the eastern portion Of
sunled g owth
But Of The willamette and Umpqua valley, a
district Of country, capable of sustaining well
several millions Of inhabitants, it will be found,
holds forth as many and strong inducements to
emigrants, either as to agriculture, herding,nan-
|ufacluring or commercial purposes, as. any part
Of our wide domain. ELIJAH WHITE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS, 1915.
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THE FROG.

Ofall the things that live
in woodland, marsh, or bog,
That creep the ground or fly the air,
The funniest is the frog;
The frog--the scienti6ckest
OF natures handy work
The frog, that neither walks nor runs,
But goes it with jerk.
With pants and coat of bottle green,
AnG yellow fancy vest,
He plunges into mud and mire--
All in his Sunday best;
And when he sits down he's standing up,
AS Pat O'Kinn once said;
And, for convenience sake, he wears
His eyes OH top his head.
You see him sitting on log,
Above the ''nasty deep;''
You feel inclin ed to say, old chap,
Just ''look before you leap!n
You raise your cane 10 hit him on
His ugly looking mug;
But, ere you get it half way up,
Adown he goes, KER-cHUG.
Hekeeps about hisnative pond,
And meier goes on spree,
Nor gets ''how-come-you-so," fora
Cold water chapis he;
For earthly cares to get drunk
He'snot the silly fool;
But, when they come, he gives jump,
And browns 'em in the pool.
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4f > I'd . " ( as4l T + .r
In recurring TO the moral and physical condi
tion Of our race one of the first consideration:
that occurs to rejecting mind is the almost in
finite disparity which has obtained in all ages
among the various tribes Of the human family. -
IN surveying the map Of buried ages, we find
both in ancient and modern times, associations
of men who have attained the most commanding
.eIDnence in refinement, literature and the use.
til arts. On the other hand, instances are al
most innumerable Of those who from age to age
have been sunk into tho very lowest depths ol
Ignorance and barbarity, and who in point Of in.
tellectua culture and elevation have been but
slightly raised above the brute creation. And
here the mind is led at once toinquire into the
cause Ofthis wonderful dissimilarty Why is Il
kiDquiresan eminent juris0 that the people of
enlightened states and communities occupy a
place in tho scale ofbeing SO far above the mis-.
cradle and degraded Cafrarian, whose only gar
ment is the untanned skin Of wild animal,
which serves hun for q winding sheet when he
diesf
The only rational answer 10 this inquiry IS.
that In the one case the mind has been quicken.
ed, aroused and expanded by inislIaciual culture
and exercise. u The other, il has been cnvelop
ed IN thick darkness, and slqmbered perpetual
apathy
10 relation 10 this subject, history speaks
language which admits not Of doubt or misntef.
ptetation Intnrning over lis ample pages, we
behold nations that have stood forth amid tho sun
rounding gloom, pre-eminept in everything that
could contribute to their greatness and glory
X was intellectual culture and superiority that
enabled Rome 10 assume the proud appellalion
cfnnissress Of the gord--it was this that sent
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FACETIE.

When it was told the late Rev. Sydney Smith
that il was intended TO pave 81. Paul's church.
yard with blocks, his answer was that he thought
there would be no difficulty in the matter if the
Dean and Chapter oOuld put their heads togeth-
er.
81 feel too lazy too work. said loafer, tand
| have no time 10 play, think III go to bed and
split the difference"
A gentleman in one Of the interior towns is so
much opposed TO capital punishment that he re-
fuses 10 hang his gate!
Beautiful, high Intellectual forheadsp are
warranted by a New York druggist to every one
who will use his hair Eradcator
A good natured man stepped into newspa-
per Office, and proposed to advertise his wares if
they would take ccGfns for pay.
The latest case Of .absentness" is that Of a
man who blew his brains out with the bellows,
instead Of blowing the fire. Fortunately, they
were not Of much use 10 him.
The Rochester Democrat tells a story Of
hustle whicra young lady dropped in the streets
ol that city few days since. An old gentle
man picked It up, and TO his surprise found il
composed Of factory cloth, measuring six yards
in length! Not knowing the fair owner, he sent
il TO achartable institution, whele Il was made
into night dresses for three Of The younger chill
dren!
A game-dealcr in Thirsk, the other day, sent
The bellman round the town, proclaiming lhe ar
rival Of LOT Of rabbits, as large as Welsh ponies,
from his preserve on the Continent! The town.
crier, helping ont the trick, concluded his ora
ton with "God save the Queen, Sir Robert Peel,
myself and the rest Of the Royal Family
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There is 20 me-" says Lord Byron, z some.
thing very sohening IN the presence Of wo-
man, some strange influence even if one is moi
in love with Them. always feel ia better hu-
NOR with myselfand every thing else ifthere is
la woman within kent
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ORIGINAL, ESSAY.
ron THE cADIz SENTINEL.

6rAt recent meeting Of the Harrisvlle Ly.
ceum, the fullowing resolution was adopied
ResolDed, That we have been agreeabIy en-
tertained with the very eloquent address Of Dr.
McCoY, and solicit copy for publication in our
county papers.
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Measure not life by the hopes and enioyments
of this world but tho preparation made for ano-
ther; rather looking forward to what you shall be
than backward 10 what you have been.
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"Small thanks to you," said a plaintiff to one
of his Witnesses, "for what you said in the cause,''
.'Ah, sir,n said The conscientious witness, "but
just think Of what didntsayp
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Voltaire's old residence, the chaieali Of For
ney, has been purchased for 100000 by M.
Grignolei, areIired Prnssian shawl merchant, MS
a present to bis son on the day of his marriage.
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DESCRIPTIVE.
TmE oREGoN coUNTRY.
LETTER Y.
To The Editor Of The Union:

To the Editor 5fthe Union:
SIR: The valley of the Willamette is, IN ex.
tent, variously estimated from $50 to 300 miles
| in length, and from so to 100 miles in width
The river, rising in tho cascade mountains, and
stretching through several degrees in a norther-
ly direction, ernplies into the Columbia 04 miles
from its mouth.
Nearly all that portion lying north of Oregon
City, at the falls of the Willamette, distant about
35 miles from the Columbia, and extending 100
miles from east 10 west, is heavily wooded with
valuable timber, save here and there patch OF
prairle, which is generally of an excellent char
actcr, and conveniently skirted with woodland.
The timber consists of red and white 6r, cedar,
pine, cotton wood, ash, maple, laurel elder, yew,
&c. The surface is varied, and the soil gene
rally good, as will hereafter be shown.
The value and extent of the water power
caused by the perpendicular fal.of the river Of
lthlry-eight feet at Oregon City, will be hereaf
ter considered. The country, commencing al
| the falls and extending south for one hundred
miles, IS an admirable mixture of woodland and
| prairie--the woodland essenng and the prairie
enlarging as we advance soulhwardly
This district compose S four-6flhs Of the present
strength of The Amelican and French population
and, as will appear from an array Of facts, well
has the tiller and herdsman been rewarded for
their toll and care, no people perhaps having
with so limited means, advanced their state Sc
lrapidly since the colonization of America. We
will now turn our attention to the upper, and by
far the most interesting, portion Of this magnlfi
cent valley. Large numbers coming in with ac.
counts so glowing, induced me to make tho
rough exploration fihat part of the country, and
not only sweep around and approachthe base Of
the mountains, but 10 ascend and penetrate into
the region af perpetual SHOWS, inthe stupendous
Cascade ridge, thence 10 explore the source Of
the willamette; from whence returning TO the
settlement on the opposite side of the river,
keeping near the Pacific ridge of The mountains
discovered singular depression in the noun
tans, which, leading from the heart and centre
of The valley, 10 The Pacific, over a distance Of
not more than fifty miles, presents most ellgi-
bic route Tor the construction of railway, by
keeping along side the banks of the Ougee river,
at The mouth of which stream thele was discover
ed safe and quiet little harbor, having at ebb-
tide an estimated depth of from nine to twelve
feet over the bar.
OF this valley, and especially of the upper
half oft, for uniformity of strength and depth of
soil, forpurty of water, and extent Of water-pr-
vileges, for convenience of timber with prairie
ground, for variety of lovely scenery, for mild
ness and salubrty of climate, il is believed, say
ing nothing al present of its commercial advanta-
ges, the earth presents few equals.
ELIJAH WHITE.
WASHINGTON December II IS45
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WASHINGTON, December II, ls45.
LETTER v.
To the Editor of the Union:

To the Editor Of the Union:
| SIR: As my object in writing was nvowedly
for the instruction Of such as might be inclined
TO emigrate to Oregon, allowlne To treat it'll
more fully Of the valley of the willamette, Al
that, for a length Of time, will probably be re
garded as the heart and centre Of operations il
that country.
One of the motives that induced me TO explore
the upper district, was, that might he enabled
10 speak from actual observation, not only in ref
erence TO its general features, but what popula
lion it could well sustain, and what number, EN-
igrating there, could be conveniently accommo
dated with good timber, wafer and prairie.
The more carefully to arrive at correct con
clusions, divided my party daily into three band
-one to keep along near the base of The noun
tains, and occasionally TO penetrate into The hills
a second TO ttavel in the vicinity Of the liver
while myself generally moved in central posi-
tion; all observing carefully The kind and qnant
ty of the timber. the water pivileges, and ofwha
description, the character of the soil, the kind o.
heritage, grass, clover, &c, and where best pro
duced, each reporting in the evening the day:
observations.
Soon after leaving the Oregon InsiituteYsome
SO miles south of the Willamette falls, on oui
way up the valley, we we're all most agreeably
struck and impressed with the general aspect OF
the country The fern, so common in the lower
part Of the valley, was no longer mel with; and
aside from theslact Of now and then meeting
with a little district or patch somewhat gravelly,
there appeared every where set out before US a
combination ofbeauty and excellence have no
where else observed
AS have not met with description Of this
remarkable scenery,alow me 10 attempt sketch
of il, which certainly must be faint indeed.
The river fats are from two TO six miles in
width; the table ground, from 80 TO 100 feet
higher, stretches off usually from to Is miles,
followed by The undulating or rolling ground,
which, gradually swelling eastward, connects
with the billy region, onward beyond which we
gaze upon the slupendous Cascade ridge, from
the centre and in the midst Of which are thrown
up andin full view FIVE of the most remarkable
of earth, covered with perpetual snow
for many thousand feet, and thrown up ia man
ner strikingly resembling a country hay-stack, 10
The fearful height Of from Is TO II thousand feet
above the level of the sea. TSee Captain FIRE.
mont's report ofthe height of Mount Hood L.
The fertility Of these flats Of rich aluva de-
posiis, covered either with woodland OF heritage,
lle BnfaIo OF bunchgrass, clover or timotby,wilh
lowers Of every hue, impresses one most agree.
ably. Tie table ground with an occasional old
orchard oak scatteredhere and there, underneath
which, and all abroad, we observed smooth
surface richly clad wilhthe most nutritious grass,
commuged with strawberry vines, clover her.
bage, and flowers Of great variety, is not less
pleasing TO the eye and mind Of the observer
Ihan the fertile valleys below
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THE MUSES. BOWER.
THE DEsERTED.

by PARK BENJAMIN.
'Tis sweet to believe of the absent we love,
FIVE miss them below we shall meet them above
The departed the departed!
They visit US in dreams,
And they glide above our memories
Like shadowsnyer streams,
But where the cheerful lights of home
In constant lustre burn,
The departed, the departed
Can never more return.
Thegood, the brave. the beautiful
How dreamless is their sleep
Where rolls the tiirge-like music
Ofthe ever-tossing deep.
Or where the mournful night-winds
Pale winters robe hath spread
Above their narrow places
In the cities of the dead!
look around and feel the awe
OF one who walks alone
Among the wrecks Of former days
In mournful ruin strown.
i start to hear the spectral tones
Ofwithered autumn trees,
For the voice of the departed
Is borne upon the breeze.
That solemn voice! il mingles with
Each gay and careless strain,
lido not think Earth's minstrelsy
Will cheer my soul again.
The glad song Of the Summer waves
The thrilling notes Of birds
Can never be SO dear to me
AS their remembered words.
sometimes dream their pleasant smiles
Still on me sweetly fall,
Their i is of love family hear
My name in sadness call
I know that they are happy 80
With their angel plumage on,
But my heart is very desolate
To feel that they are gone!
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A letter from Richmond (ya.) ays:-A requi
sition has been made BY The authorities Of Park
ersburgh, for three hundred stand of arms, and
they have been sent from the Afmory. The
cause of this requisltion is threat on the pan Of
the Ohio people to invade the town, and liber.
ate the kidnappers there confined.
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II. HARPER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS OF THE sENTINEL,

--1 TERMS Of The SENIINELs.
One dollar and fifty cents per annum il paid in nd
vancei two dollars ifpad during the year; two dol
Glars and fifty at the end Of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrearages are paid 0hese
conditions will be strictly adhered to.
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RATES FOR ADvERTIsING:

RATES FOR ADVERTISING:
sOne square 12 lines or ess) 3 insertions, S l 90
Every subsequent publication, 25
sl.onger advertisements charged in proportion. d
Advertising by the year, with the privilege of
changing at pleasure, 90
Medical Advertisements charged likeall others.
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ADDRESs

DeEvered before the Harrispile Lsesun By Dr. Mcce,
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The Mobile Tribune, Of Jan. 9th, says:--We
are informed that NJ. Aversn, the French con-
sui at this place, disappeared some two weeks
ago, and has not been heard of since. 1t is sup
posed that some fatal accident has occasioned
this prolonged absence
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-01-28

much opposed TO capital punishment, that he re-
fuses 10 hang his gate!
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An Ldulgent Husband. "A person lately de-
ceased,in Bradford, Eng, after providing for the
apprenticeship Of bis three sons, bequeaihed
f500O 70 his widow, but on the condition thai
she marry within six months anef his dccease.
She j. handsome, and suitors will be plenty.
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"BeauiifIl, high, Intellectual forheadsn az
warranted by New York druggist to every on
who will use his hair Eradicatof.
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Teras Gaaered.--The Secretary the Trea-
sury has issued circular to the collectors OF
customs directing that all vessels arriving from
or departing to ports in Texas, fromand after the
first of January, are to be regarded as vessels
arriving or departing ports in any of The states
in the Union.
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BY PARK BENJAMIN.
$ fTis sweet to believe of the absent we love,
If we miss them below we shall meet them above. "
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81 feel too lazy too work, said loafer, aand
/ have no time 10 play, think III go to bed and
split the difference"
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PrusSiaa Mission to the United States Rev.
Edward Hengsenberg, professor in the Univor-
sty Of Berlin, lately arrived in this country, and
after brief visit to Baltimore, proceeded south
ward via Washington city. He travels under the
auspices of the Prussan government, and the OBJ
lect IS to ascertain the precise condition, wants,
&c. of the German churches in this country
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-01-28

Snicidc.-Mr. Benjamin Lambornc, respec-
table citizen of I4oudon Grove, Chester county,
Pa, committed suicide on Saturday night last
After inAicting number of severe wounds up
on his person, he walked about half a mile to a
stream, into which he threw himself hat, and al
though the water was only two feetin depth he
was drowned.
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A good natured man stepped into newspa-
per etofIce, and proposed to advertise his wares if
they would take coGns for pay.
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Massachusetts. Governor Briggss Message
is publshedin in the Boston papers II exhibits
the affairs of the state in hourshlng condition.
The tau6question is argued against at lenglhby
an array of the opinions of some of our elder
statesmen. He recommends the abolition Of The
death penalty in cases Of treason, rape, house
burning and the less aagrant cases OF murder.
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Wonderful Escape.-A youth named Dowzer
residing in Livingston county, n Y. week Or
two since fell head6rst into we'll, a distance Of
35 feet, righting HIMSELF the water being only
four feet deep, he bawled Justify for help, and
was rescued without the least apparent injury.
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A foreign correspondent of the Boston Atlas,
says, that the last canto of Don Juan, in Lord
Byron's own handwriting, has been found at Ge-
neva; that it is unusually racy and will soon be
published at Paris.
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Board Of Foreign Missions The November
donations to the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions amounted TO $20,003 20. Legacies SD.
sos Is. Total Of donations and legacios, 1884,
O0S 44. Total ofdo. from. August lst to Nov
ember Both, $I05,557 O3.
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The Sugdr Crop.-The editor the Planters
(Louisian0} Banner, mentions that the injury to
the Sugar crop from the frost is far less Than he
had anticipated So far as he investigated, the
crop ofst. Mary's Parish this year will be larger
than that Of the past seasons.
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Bricklaying, we should say, is a good business
now in Auakapas. Il has been difficult TO find
workmen during the summer. We we're surpri-
sed the other day, says Louisiana paper, to hear
Of the price paid BY planter to bricklayer.-
The charge was fifty dollars cash for eight days.
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The Small Por.--In New York, last week,
the number of deaths from small pox was 49,
i'll Philadelphia l6, and in Baltimore 6, Balii-
more is evidently getting rid of this troublesome
disease faster thau either Philadelphia or New
York.
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The latest case Of .absentness" is that Of
man who blew his brains out with the bellows,
instead Of blowing the FIRE. Fortunately, they
were not Of much use 10 him.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-23

when rains come, whose moisture the plants will have
10 suhssl during. perhaps, two months drought the
iunt inch ponghlng will be thoroughly soaked with
moisture for four inches down 10 and the water will
peteolae with iliculiy through the unsTred ground
fum A. 10 b. but will run r. in Great mart 10 SUNNY
springs and huIlows at lower Level nnd he lost ia The
field Bu, If the ground be puunhed einht inches from
the surface down 10 b. there will be a body of infi.t
earth for tie gradual supply of tie roos epbl inrb,s
deep instead "a four; aud will therefore last fuicf os
long as the moisture contained between the surface ard