The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-31
How are they getting on in Oregon7

/ oSdII Al Jul SASIletuSS peHSiSJ AAio
to light few numbers Of the Oregonla1-a
weekly paper, published at Portland, o. T., .
| edited (apd very well, too) by T. J. Dryer 1t
is handsome sheet, nearly large as our own
and the price is seven dollars and u half per an
mum. The first number we take in hand IS the
fftieth of the second volume, dated November
! 13, 1852. In contains one hundred and forty
one advertisements. Think of that! ye late sub
scribers to the Indian Missions; and ye still la
I ter readers of the patriotic and manly messages
| of Geo. Abernethy, the first Governor ofOregon.
| And the more we examine these advertise
ments, the higher rises our astonshment. One
would naturally expect that, in a country situ-
ated at 'the uttermOst parts of the earth, a
country just beginning to cut its way out OF the
woods, material interests would quite absorb
the attention of its inhabitants. But this is very
far indeed from being the case in Oregon. We
find long advertisements, with such headings
as these: portland Academy.-The fourth
quarter will commence" etc. ''Tualatin Acad-
envy; Principal, J. NJ. Keeler.-This institution
is located in the town of Forest Grove, Tualatin
Plains, etc. Cheap Books by the Carload :"
'sPrince and Co.'S improved patent Melodeons."
''Clatsop County Bible Socie ty.-The annual
meeting will be held" etc. ''To the Indepen-
dent Or1er of Odd Fellows, in the Territory of
Oregon, Greeting" 'sFirst Grand Ball of the
Season, By the Sons of Temperance" "Public
School Notice. Sunday School Books" In
these advertisements, we discern all the elements
of our own civilization-a family likeness indis-
putable. Turning to the business advertise
ments, we observe six announcements, setting
forth the attractions of the Washington, the La
fayette the Cowlitz, the Willamette, the st. Hell.
ems and the Main street Hotels. Four steam
boats, we perceive, ply between Portland and
other places in the territory There is q whole
column Of ssBusiness cards." containing the adj
dresses of twenty firms. From the style
of a large number of the advertisements, we in
fer that there is already keen competition
among the business men of Portland, and thatit
IS no easy matter to attract attention. For ex-
ample;-
ssTHE CoDFIsH QUESTION SETTLED Pillow
and Drew. having procured the services of a Jew
eller, from San Francisco, are now prepared 10
manufacture all kinds of iewelry adapted to this
market-rings, pins, ETC., ect. They have on
hand some specimens of work which they think
will please the most fastidious Ladies rings in
u neat anu tasty ~S's N-A~
l OF. to Sd"
Here is another in the same strain:-
ga HoosIER's LoosE.-Just received by the
Overland Route, ria Great Salt Lake City,
large and well-assorted stock of Groceries, Hard
ware, boots and Shoes mems, womans and chill
dren's shoes of all sizes, coffee, tea, sugar, syr
up, candles, soap, dried apples and peaches,
from pound to thousand pounds ana mn 3t
Tenas Ictahs too numerous to mention, which will
be sold extremely low, at his store in Olympia,
Pugets Sound"
One most heterogeneous dealer exclaims;-
gentlemen, now is your time! Gold watch
es watches plated on silver, silver watches, gold
and plated vest and fob chains gold pens and
pencils, breast-pins, superior French calf boots,
patent leather shoes, fine Monterey CATERS Bee
bee and Co. s superior black beaver hats, white
fur hats. Manila, Leghorn, Panama. Mexican
and brush hats; also 100 gross Of superior
matches"
a hotel-keeper lays open the state of his af-
fairs in the following manner
ssOwing to our PRESSING necessities and the
cheap rates of our fare, we are compelled to say
To all, high or low,
Please down with your dust,
For he's friend of ours,
That s0ouka ask us to trust.
Moss s. THE WIDOW"
A grocer begins an animated account of his
establishment with "War war !! warl! !" An
other declares his to be s'The True New York
Store - third we regret to see, offers "Four
thousand gallons of old rye whiskey, forty per
cent above proof" and fourth informs us, as
piece of Extraordinary News, that if we
s'buy where we can buy cheapest, we shall not
stop short of John Waymire's store" A mar
riage announcement states that the ''favors dis
tributed to the company, consisted of golden
nuggets, found in the creek opposite the resi-
dence of ike happy pair Portland, we observe
boasts a livery stable, dentist, bakery, two
or three lawyers, and an express company. We
conclude our extracts from the advertising col
umns with the following modest, patriotic and
very comical ''card p
s.MR EDIToR-Having been requested to al
low my name to be used as candidate 10 MI the
place of the Hon. c. Lancaster, am induced to
say to all, in this public manner, that in case
the voters of this council district wish me to fill
that station. for which | will not pretend am
at all qualified. it is their privilege to vote for
me or any other candidate. Should obtain
their suffrage, l have but one pledge to make, to
wit: to serve them to the utmost OF my Juog-
ment and ability and look after the entire inter-
ests of this district as l would those OF my best
friend or my own--to follow and obey their IN
structions. Yours respectfully, w. ii. GRAY.
If we were Oregonians, our vote should GER
! tainly be cast for Mr. Gray.