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A Song in a Strange Land.

n beautiful and familiar passage IN
the Hebrew reads, "They that SOW in
tears shall reap in singing"
To some brave souls in trouble, as to
Paul and Silas in prison, the singing
even takes the place of tears, and an
ticipates the harvest Of JOY. That the
language Of Christian hope is native in
sacred tunes, and that it never breathes
unheard, the story of David Corrie touch
ingly illustrates.
David Corrie was Scotch boy, trained
in the Covensnters' faith, and early
taught both to say the Catechism and to
sing the Psalms.
Many of the grand melodies of Luther
and the German Reformers had found
their way among the harsher tunes of
his native land, and through all his
childhood and youth, he had heard them
and joined in them by the fireside and at
the kirk, till they were as familiar as his
own name.
But David Corrie had restless spirit,
and, as he grew to manhood, he could
not abide at home.
He shipped as sailor, and for years
had his will of wandering, while the
wilder license of sea-life gradually wore
out the pious impressions Of his earlier
days.
Then a sudden sorrow checked him
in his erring ways, and shut him up to
reflection.
His ship fell into the clutches of the
Algerines, and he was carried in chains
to Oran and sold as slave.
For time this afflction, SO terrible
to his restless, rowing nature, almost
crushed him, but the old memories, and
the holy lessons of his youth returned at
length, and became his only comfort.
Time passed, and the CALLING hard
ships of his servitude never lightened,
and no deliverance seemed near. But
he suffered on in patience, and every
day, when his task was done, and he lay
in his guarded quarters, he thought over
the sacred texts he had learned in boy
hood and, "sung the Lords songs in a
strange land"
One lovely moonlight night, as an
English man. .of-wsr lay to in the harbor,
off the shore where David was confined,
some sailors heard 10 the distance some
strains of "Old Hundred" stealing over
the sea.
Recent events, the time, the character
of the place, all quickly suggested the
explanation. There was British sub
ject in captivity. Ever ready for an ad-
venture, the generous tars manned a
boat, and followed the sound of the song,
reached the spot where the prisoner lay,
and, with one bold stroke in the Kings
name, wrested him from his Moslem
guardsmen's hands, and carried him un-
der the protection of the English flag.
Restored to liberty, David Corrie re-
turned to his dear old Scotland home,
where he found his mother still living.
Humble gratitude inspired him from
that day, and, mindful of his strange de-
liverance, through all his life of piety
and peace he sung from an overhowing
heart the old refrain that had moved his
deliverance at sea:
"Be thou, o God, exalted high"
--Youths Compdn ion.
, 1877-12-28

lying dead upon the ground was a French
officer, whom his comrades in arms have
condemned to death for the assassination
of an Austrian, in city taken 10y as
ssult."
lie paused for moment; then gIanc.
ing around upon the officers who stood
near them, he continued:
"You are a, liberty to quit Ivree this
morning. General DessaiX, whom have
requested to be your escort, will answer
to the republic for your safety. Farewell,
madame; report to the Prince Charles
what you have seen Of the justice main.
tanned in the armies Of the French
This general, at that time first consul,
WAS afterward the Emperor Napoleon.
, 1877-12-28
Seasonabls Hints.

II from your poultry you desire eg,,s
more OF heat external ahd iuternal 1tbe
latter 10y beat, producing. stimalating
ioOdl must be given nor, than duriny -
spring and summer season. R,msmh-r
ing always that the production OF e..
In winter Is unnatural, And unnatural
means must be sfHded % g.in III. Esd
Remember, also. Il your birds are rAre
choice specimens, and the egg. Are h.,
table use, you may paw dear lor them
Howl Consider for a momcut. Egg pro-
ducing naturally is confined Z, two ss,.
sous, the spring and summer: If. by forr-
ing, the two seasons are heightened q,
three, almost four, must IL not be Al tha
expense Of Vitality MAY not shortp4s.
OF life be the re.ulti Nature il a uni,. I.
you cannot adj 10 one quarter but At the
expense Of another. To the farmer
whose poultry profits are when eggs ar.
high, We would say, feed well, give good
stimulating food, give warmth aud pro.
lection, and you will be rewarded. I'm,
to the fancier-whose profit i. in eggs for
Matching, whose pride is gratitied by the
showroom ard-don't force your birds
Do not crowd them either for work or
for room. Give just sufficient warmth
for perfect health. Remember that ma
ture cares for her own. If your birds are
in heated quarters the feathering will be
light and thin. If in cooler it will be
heavy and perfect. The eggs, if the Law
ing be delayed until nature herself IA
vors, will produce stronger and healthier
chicks, and the percentage be greater
than if the result of forcing, cram
ming artificial feeding and care. Let
your care and effort be for perfect con-
dition, and the result will be, if your
stock is good, perfect plumage and but
few clear eggs when the Matching season
arrives.
If you have flooring in your chicken
house and use sawdust under the roosts
for cleanliness, don't use it upon the
feeding place. If during winter your
feeding place is in the same pen with the
roosts, nail a strip across the floor say
two inches high, separating the parts,
thus keeping the sawdust to It's duty
Upon the feeding place throw sand or soil
of any kind. Sawdust is injurious to
fowls, it is an indigestibe substance the
gizzard cannot act upon, and not only
does it make the birds uncomfortable,
but, by causing unnatural thirst, very
soon affects the birds general condition.
The gravel the birds will find and take
from the sand or oam will prove bene-
fetal to their health. in weather when
the birds are coniRed indoors, cover the
feed lightly with hay, straw or autumn
leaves, as a promotive of health in afford
ing exercise.-Fdnciers' Journal.
, 1877-12-28

The two United States Senators, who
ever served the longest terms, were both
North Carolinians by birth-Benton, OF
Missouri, and King, of Alabama. The
former served thirty, the latter twenty
nine years. 1t is related, in reference to
Mr.. Kings extreme courtesy, that when
he presided over the Senate, the two SEN
ators from Arkansas pronounced the
name of their State differently, and that
he pnnctiliously observed this difference.
He invariably recognized one as "'he gen
tleman from Ark-an.SaW," and the other
as ''the gentleman from Ar-kaH-sas."
, 1877-12-28

IT is matter of regret that not sim
gle book agent fell during the labor riots.
They all started for California.
, 1877-12-28

A sYMPATHIzING heart is spring OF
pure water bursting forth from the noun
tain side. Ever pure and sweet in .tself,
it carries gladness aud joy on every rip
pie of its sparkling current.
, 1877-12-28

WHEN a dog barks at night in Japan
the owner is arrested and sentenced to
work year for the neighbors that were
disturbed. The dog gets of easier, being
simply killed.
, 1877-01-13
AEOUT THE SOUND,

The Pot Gamble mills are to be run
night and day, after this week.
The January term of District Conrt
in and for Pierce county has been in
session dnrng the fore part of this week.
Grant Talcot gathered some ripe
strawberries at Olympia on the I'd, in
the open air. Whar is Duluth?
The steamer Eliza Anderson was
brought back to Olympia. and lies at
her berth at the old wharf, under charge
of Capt Messagee.
The Port Gamble Dramatic Company
were to Thespianize Saturday evening
presenting the good play of "Naval En- :
gagements.
Amos Brown has moved from Little
Skookum by to a new camp on the Aus
tin place near the head of Mud Bay.
where he has several hundred acres of
timber. He intends rebuilding the dam
at McLane's bridge so as to furnish
plenty of fresh water for floating his
logs. So says the Transcript.
Alexander Henry. of South Bay, in
forms the Transcript that last spring he
manured a small piece of land as well
as he knew how) 80 by % yards. as an
experiment to see what it would Weld
in ruta bagas to the acre. He plowed
the manure under and sowed my seed,
cultivated twice and gathered 61s tons
in the beginning of December from 66O
yards; or about the rate of 49 tons per
acre. The land has been cultivated for
about years and is thoroughly under
drained.
, 1877-01-13
OUT OF THE CRUCIBLE.

Governor Grover arrived at Washing
ton on Thursday and has already been
introduced to the Democratic members
of that august body Of which he is soon
to become q member. OF course, he
has wasted no time on tie opposition
Senators, but has contented himself by
remaining among those of his own po-
litical affiliation. OF course he is the
subject of many bitter remarks and of
more than one impotent threat. That
avowed hate ia manifested toward him
by such disreputabls politicians as Sar-
gent or Hippleton-Myth and men Of
his kidney, cannot be denied; but that
Republican Senators like Frelinghuy-
sen or Blaine can be dragooned by Zack
Chandler into voting Grover out of his
seat as Senator, year hence. is against
reason.
1t is really amusing to see nm inves-
tigating committee of this kind, organ
lied TO unear:h alleged frauds. presided
over by man like Mitchell. whose life
has been fraud by day and lie by
night. Nice man that, to talk about
frauds. Who imported old Nixon. the
beggar from Mobile and played him of
on the people of Portland as Joseph
Thomas. the step-father of Finice Ca
ruthers? Answer. John Ripple. Who
was the means of FalstaHf Gibbs being
turned out OF the q. s. District Attor-
ney's Office because he brought ballot
box suffers and repeater" to justice
John Nipple. If any more conund-
runs of this kind are ssded, We can
furnish them. together with pertinent
answers.
Well, by shis time they have had
Governor Grover on the gridiron and
asked him all about the Oregon elec-
ton. He has already shown that the
Democratic party used NO money in the
Oregon election; and that if any was
used, it was done by tho Republicans.
who paid literally to keep up tho Peter
Cooper ticket. We have no fear but
that Governor Grover vii come out
master of the situation.
, 1877-01-13
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

John Ford, late post Office clerk at
Walla Walla. is the latest Territorial
tragedian. He plays the "Stranger."
The Eastern or bob White" quail
is beginning to be quite abundant in
the neighborhood of Blue Creek.
A new saw-miIl is being erected on Pa
louise creek by Jacobs, Marshall & Co.
1t will be ready to cut lumber by the
Goth of May.
One of the Dayton public schools has
enrolled 120 scholars in the last four
months. That shows how a place is
growing.
During the past year 25O deeds and
102 mortgages have been recorded in
the Auditors of ce of Walla Walla
county.
The Christmas trees at the Walla
Walla Sunday school festival, are said
to have contained over $4,000 worth of
presents, in each of the three churches.
B. G, Stevens, former well-knOwn
resident of Walla Walla. was killed by
the Indians on the 10Th instant, on
Indian creek, Wyoming Territory.
A boy named David Blanfield was ac-
cidentally shot in the wrist by another
boy named William Water. near Dayton
last week, while they were hunting
ducks. 1t is thought amputation will
be necessary.
Wa'la Walla comfy has 80 organized
school districts. with 2,400 children
drawing school money. The amount
expended for school purposes was $10.-
500. The city of Wala Walla alone has
943 school children and supports sew
eral private schools, including a Ro-
man Catholic convent.
John Holland. the 0. S, n Co.'S ship
carpenter, informs the Moatntaineer that
had the Daisy Ainsworth been built in
water-tight compartments he could have
got her off with very little damage to
her hull. tits his intention as soon as
the river rises sufficiently high to float
her to the Dalies and convert her into a
barge. s
, 1877-01-13
CAPT. BL1NN's CATTLE.

In q former issue of this paper,
we alluded to an importation of
pure-bred Durham cattle, by Capt.
Marshall Blinn. of Olympia. This
gentleman, as is well known by
those who enjoy q personal &C
quaintance with him, is one of the
Give men" of our Territory, and
yet man who never moves prema
turely in any measure. We trust
he may live to reap rich reward
for his well directed enterprise. We
take the following description of
them from the Western Stock journal,
published at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
A run down the West Liberty few DAYS
ago found the shor horn breeders all busy
loading car load Of nice cattle for the far
West. Marshal Blinn, Of Washington
Territory had been among them some days
and purchased IA head of good ones for his
western home. Prominent at the head of
the lot was Orange Boy, from the Plum
01OVO AOA0 VI L. 0AAAOAS 0A SAOCAAOA4o
young bull that has won many laurels in
the time he has been in Mr.. Miller's hands,
and we hope he will be equally as success
full in Mr.. Blinn's hands. Prominent
among the females in his lot was Baroness
Ray. (since died in San Francisco) Lady
Eglintsup and Hattie Pie-c efrOm the herd
of C. 8. Barclay, Mona Pierce from r.
Miller, and among his bulls was . couple
of nice ones. Knight and Maple Hill,
and Lizzie's Duke from Geo. Chase & Sons,
and two splendid ones from s. W. Jacobs
Wapsie herd, whose names we did not
learn. The name of q fine one from the
herd of Eli Elliott also escaped us. Indi-
vidually and collectively we are free to say
than ever left West Liberty in one car be-
fore, and the earnest wish of the Journal is
that Mr.. Blinns highest expectations may
be realized from them.
After all said and done, your real
patriot is not the man who makes
long-winded speeches and offers to
shed the last drop of his blood for
his country taking good care not
to shed the 1irst,) but the man who
"causes two blades of grass to grow
where one grew before" We feel
a pride in the men who make invest
ments of this kind for we have seen
the importations of Alexander,
Grigsby, Clay and Sotham, enrich
the whole central portion Of Ken
tucky. The aristocracy of the blue
grass State is built upon the wealth
gained not in Brokers' Boards, but
in the green pastures peopled by the
lowing herds. The make-shift ranch
er is an incubus to the State, while
the enterprising breeder and intelli-
gent farmer, is one of the pillars of
the Republic. Such men deserve
to possess wealth, for they absolute
ly create it by their enterprise.
, 1877-01-13

James Gordon Bennett is "a chip of
the old block" as far as the Bob Acres
business is concerned. We saw John
Graham take the old man down and sit
on him for a while. on Nassau street.
twenty-five years ago; and we cannot
help think that history repeats itself. !"
Probably Bennett, the younger. is too
good a Christian to fight. Now. come
to think of it, that won't do; for Chris
tians will fight. There was Oliver
Cromwell, Sir Henry Hsvelock. Miles
Standish. and Stonewall Jackson. all
regular Bible-bangers, and all fought
like dis. No. Bennett is no Christian
in fact, he isn't much of anything.
but chap who lives on his father s
name. And dead mems clothes soon
wear out"
, 1877-01-13
Billy Florence. the polished art

Billy Florence, the polished actor
and genial gentleman, is performing
his favorite character of Col. Bard
we'll Slote, in the mighty Dollar
at the California Theater. Those
who take the City of Panama next
Thursday, will not fail to see him
during their stay at San Francisco.
His performance of "Obenreizer,
the Swiss, in "No Thoroughfare,
is one of the greatest pieces of act
ing ever given on any stage.
, 1877-01-13

Cornelius Vanderbilt died in New
York on Thursday at the advanced age
of eighty-four years. He was man OF
great ambition and great business abil-
ity. but one Of the kind who, in order
to enrich themselves, would not hesi-
tate to beggar the universe, He was a
man of positive character, and never
forgot a kindness nor omitted an oppor>
tunity to revenge himself upon an en-
envy. His name was a power in COM
mercial circles, and his death has left q
great void. To seven children he leaves
fortune estimated at eighty-five mill
lions OF dollars.
, 1877-01-13

So it will be seen that in five years
our gain of product and export was
80, ,63S tons difference between the yield
of the first yeaf and the sixth. This is
q most flattering exhibit, we grant, but
the figures are there. and they will not
lie. Hitherto, the Seattle mine has ex-
ported more than both the Talbot and
Renton mines together, but we look
for marked increase in the exports by
those two companies hereafter. The
Talbot mine has occupied several
months in the completion of negative
tunnel TO carry off the water from the
mine, thus avoiding the expense OF
pumping. In the Monte Diablo (Cali-
fornia) coal mines. there is so much
water that they are compelled to raise
more than three tons of water to two
tons of coal. And this expenseI in
creases US the miners go deeper down.
The great grain crop of California,
last year, necessitated the presence of q
heavy tonnage to move it. OF course.
this brought ships from Australia and
they, rather than carry rock ballast,
brought Sydney coal which they sold
at prices that defied competition in the
San Francisco market. Yet our expor,
has been very heavy. in spite of this
drawback, and we can safely pre-
dict that matters will improve before
they get worse. The indications al
present, are that California will have q
very light grain crop this year. and
that the receipts of Sydney coal will
not force our own product to such ru-
inous competition in the San Francisco
market. Some people have the idea
that the opening of coal road up the
Puyallup valley will injure us by COM
petition, but that We discredlt for the
following reasons:
California is at best poorly timbered
region. Her population is increasing
rapidly, while her timber is disappear
ing even faster. Ten years ago, when
We lived IN Sacramento, one coal yard
supplied the whole city. for wood was
the principal article of fuel. Now wood
is used only for kindling purposes. and
there are over twenty coal yards doing
thrifty business. Then wood was worth
seven dollars per cord; now it finds
ready sale at eleven to twelve, accord
ing to its quality. This is dispensed
with for steam purposes on all the river
steamers, locomotives end factories, At
we'll as hotels and private dwellings.
At Colusa, where we used to wood
steamboats, for four dollars per cord.
it is now worth eight. and the boats all
burn screenings. The various branches
of the Central Pacific road use coal, all
save on the Oregon branch between
Chico and Redding. where the low
price of wood renders it useless to haul
coal along for fuel. Hence we are JUS
tilted in the belief that the demand fol
Puget Sound coal must SO increase that
the opening of Tacoma as coal port,
cannot possibly injure Seattle.
, 1877-01-13

"How are the mighty fallen. :"
Jem Mace, the ex-champion of Eng
land, is giving exhibitions of spar
ring at San Francisco variety hall.
He can no longer "punch with care
in the roped arena and has become
quite a commonplace mortal. It is
no good country for heroes, after
, 1877-01-13

Lafayette Maynard, who was a
lieutenant in the Mexican war, died
in San Francisco a few days after
Christmas. He owned one-third OF
the old steamer Senator when she
was on the Sacramento river in 1S49,
carrying passengers at $50. and
freight at $50 per ton, distance Of
12S miles.
, 1877-01-13

The steamer Reliance, commanded by
Cspt. Jas. Irving, is one of the fastest
stern-wheelers in America. She made
the run down from Yale in 1917 hours,
running time. From Westminster to
Victoria she consumed only 5H hours
and didn't carry high steam either.
, 1877-01-13

The personal estate Of the late ~ 1a;
ward Giddi ng's Of Olympia Will pe so.e
n administrator sale on the zOte ,1":. ans..
~ 1O O'CLOCK 4. N. at the corner Of Maan
and Fourth streets. +.
The superintendent of schools o.
Thurston county reports as foiiows: oss !:
Number of scholars in the county'A.v11
number districs 26; number OF scno3'
houses, 81; number Of districts IN ~ WHICH
school has been taught in 1876. "a.
, 1877-01-13
OUR COAL ExPORTs.

The growth and expansion Of the
Puget Sound coal traffic 10 certainly an
excellent proof of our stability - m in
dustrious people. When We left here.
four years ago. it was barely an expert
ment, and hardly q successful one a
that. The annexed table will afford a
fair criterion of our progress as min
ing people. and give some adequate
idea of the extent of our resources in
this branch of trade
, 1877-01-13

The horse Billy Bigham has been
ssent to san Francisco to be entered in
the four-mile race of February 22d. II
either Molly Mccarthy or Billy Newell
start in that race, Bigham will be dis
stanced in the first heat. He is no Fos-
tsr, by good deal.
, 1877-01-13

the want Of appliances like these.
At San Francisco you hardly ever
see . young horse worked without
toe-weights on at least two of his
feet, and some times on all four of
them. But the great increase in the
number of trotting horses in Amer
lea is mainly owing to the system Of
HIGH PRICES
Inaugurated by Robert Bonner. Of
the New York Ledger, who set the
ball in motion by paying $33, 900
for Dexter. He has more than got
his money back out of it. for he has
a large breeding farm and sells many
q fine young horse of his own breed
ing. The profits of a favorite stall
lion amounts to q princely revenue,
old Hambletonian having cleared
$62, 900 for Mr.. Rysdyk, exclusive
of sales of his many colts. His son
known as Whipple's Hambletonian)
is the sire of Harvest Queen, Ajax,
Oakland Maid, Lady Blanchard,
Westfield and many others of the
best trotters in California and has
proven
PERFECT BONANZA
To Mr.. Whipple, who has sold some
of his colts at very large figures.
Alvinza Hayward is reported
to have paid $4,000 for Har-
vest Queen and $1,000 for Lady
Blanchard, aside from which the
horse has earned about 81 900 every
year as breeding horse. Oregon
and Washington Territory are far
behind California in this respect,
but the want of good roads has ma
terially prevented any great demand
for fast driving horses. The only
really valuable horse brought to the
North for this purpose, is the beau
tiful chestnut stallion bred by Chas,
S. Dole, near Chicago, and christen-
ed by the name of
AUToCRAT.
He is owned by Simeon G.. Reed,
Esq, of Portland, and is nearer re-
lated to Lucy and Sam Purdy, than
any other living horse, being de-
scended from the great George M.
Patchen, who beat both Flora Tenn
pc and Ethan Allen. His stock
are all powerful horses and good
weight-pullers, so that if they do
not trot fast they are at least avail
able as work-horses on farms. Hence
this style of nags are always sale
able. We certainly ought to be
able to raise better horses than Cali
fornia, for we have at least
TWO MONTHS MORE GRASS
In every year than she has; and grass
is the horses natural food and from
it he'gets his bone. The good road
ster is an article of ready sale and,
some of these days, when our vast
forests are hewn down and good roads
extend in every direction, we may
look forward to large investments of
capital in the production of fine hor-
ses for the road. We have already
laid the foundation for it by breed
ing from thoroughbred
RUNNING HORSES,
Whose daughters, bred to good trot-
ting sires, will produce for us horses
of good gait and fine powers of en-.
durance. It is in this way that Ken.
tucky is now producing the fastest
trotters, as we'll as running horses,
in America. Her sagacious breeders
have bred all their running mares
of inferior size to trotting. stations
and are being repaid by the produc'
ton of a race of horses that combine
the knee-action of the Morgans with
the endurance of the thoroughbred
We must endeavor to initiate theil
example. Good horses cost no more
to feed than poor ones.
, 1877-01-13
For Sale at Private sale.

ME STOCK, FIXTURES, LEASE AND
good will of the Drug Store of the late
Joseph F. Morrill,
This is the best opportunity ever afforded
for some enterprising druggist to engage in A
business GUSTAVJS A. MOPRTIJ, 2
Ja9lm d Administrator h
, 1877-01-13

1t is said that Stanford and Tom Scott
have made compromise on the South
ern Pacific railroad question. The
Governor is to be allowed to retain sole
DOS session of Oocident, by the terms
of the treaty.