The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-03
EDITORIAL OoRREsPoNDEnuB.

- N"~Nsu ~ give u CouISt OF lectures
in both localities, and when we were
last in this vicinity we had visited the
latter town and passed the former by; so
now it was in order to reverse the con-
ditions. On our return trip, if not too
mortally hOmesick, we will visit at all
these villages. This explanation is
deemed necessary as a general reply to
the many friends who live along the
line who have written from time to time
from almost every station, urging US to
visit their localities as we should be
passing through the country.
At Junction we are cordially greeted
by Mr.. Berry, the courteous landlord of
the hotel that bears his name, and by
Professor J. c. Campbell, of the juno
tiou select school, upon both Of whom
the cares and years OF life are leaving
gentle traces, though they have failed
to narrow their philanthropic souls.
The first necessary consideration is a
few hours sleep, for what, with con-
slant lec,uring during these short even
ings, and regular writing, canvassing
and visiting during the daytimes, one
can wear out life at the rate of forty
knots an hour; and there is nothing
like sleep to recuperate the wasted ener-
gies. One shouldn't wait to be drowsy,
either. II is enough to know that you
are weary and on the high road to ex-
hnmEffnFt fUhnr L. 81,
matter what the time of day or night,
but compel your nervous system to keep
astir by stimulants, you soon pass the
sleeping point; and then you need not
wonder IL your jaded system, like
baking horse, refuses at last to pull you
forward another inch. This, in our
humble opinion, is what causes ordi-
nary paralysis.
At this writing June 25), we are
sound aud rested, and ready for a long
day and night Of stage journeying, after
having lectured an hour aud a half
every evening but two in the last twelve,
aud occupied the intervals when not
eating or sleeping in writing volumin-
Gus manuscripts, canvassing, collecting,
and giving and receiving visits. Once
only in the twelve days have we broken
down, and that was at Halsey, after we
had been perturbed in spirit so we
couldn't sleep because we were so sorry
that our clerical brother had felt it to be
bis duty to tell flo for Jesus sake.
Honest work, plenty Of it, good food,
well cooked and abundant, aud plenty
Of sleep whenever you need it-these are
the antidotes for paralysis, which we
cannot help inserting as a recipe right
here in the editorial correspondence
[ while the fit to write Of it is upon US.
/ Don't take wine, or alcoholic stimnlants
Of any sort, to rouse you up; don't
drink strong tea or coffee to whip your
exhausted nerves into wakefulness, but
lock yourself in your chamber and 90 to
sleep for little while when you are
worn and nervous. Don't say You can't
sleep. You can If you'll try. Learn
from the domestic animals how to pre-
serve and prolOng your health and life.
Work like a forty-hOrse power when
you feel well and rested, and then re-
cuperate again by honest resting, sleep
or recreation whenever you get tired.
But we were going to tell you about
Junction in the first place, if we hadn't
gone to sleep and postponed the narra-
tive. A two hours nap at the hotel,
and we were ready for observation and
business.
We are agreeably surprised at the
rapid growth the town has made since
our last visit. Il is very prettily situ-
ated at the proposed junction Of the east
and west-side railroads, upon a billOwy
upland, with a lovely farming region
round about, and the distant grove
dotted hills aud yet more distant tree
crowned mountains forming a beautiful
background to a most charming natural
picture. The dwelling houses are new
and neat, mostly white, and all CHEEKY
| looking. There are good fences, gar
dens and sidewalks, a public school,
quite a number of handsome stores, a
mammoth warehouse, an excellent
grist-mill, one church (the Cumberland
Presbyterian, which is in use by several
denominations in their turn, flourish
/ ing select school by Professor Campbell,
and large music class taught by Mrs.
Campbell, one of the liuest Woman Suf-
fragists and most thorough going ladies
on general principles that It has been
our happy lot to meet anywhere. There
are three millinery stores, all of which
seem to be doing a good business. The
merchants say they find it difficult, not
withstanding the large business they
transact, to obtain money enough to
move their freight. There is much ap-
pearance Of thrift and enterprise, but
the absence Of sufficient money in circu-
lation to float the business that really
exists is severely felt by all classes.
We arrived in Junction on the after
noon preceding blue ribbon night, and
were called upon at sundOwn by the
President Of the club, who invited us to
address them in temperance speech,
which we did to the best Of our humble
ability, meeting a gratifying reception
from the large assembly, and again
greeting a yet larger crowd on the fol-
lowing evening, our subject, "The Cen
tennial Year" Again, on Saturday and
Sunday evenings, we met the Junction
nnhllc. the audiences belnp ns nnief- re.