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The Foreign Trade of New York

The foreign trade of New York
forms about two-thirds of that of the
United States, SO that the figures Of
that port are very fair index of
the whole country. The New York
Commercial Bulletin, in late issue,
gives some very interesting details:
sDuring September, the exports OF
merchandise hence were, with the
exception Of last August, the largest
ofany month since September, 1881.
Exclusive of specie, they amonnt to
ss2, ,s54, ,o47-a decrease of s1,1e4'6e2
compared with the same time last
year; which is a very much smaller
deficit than we have lately been ae-
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doubt that the assessment roll would
be double what it is now, and that a
much smaller tax could be levied
We're the cash valuation to double
the assessment roll, it is plain that
the percentage Of assessment could
be reduced onc-half and be produc-
tive of the same revenue. TO they
who are assessed fairly now, it would
make no difference; they who have to
pay more than they ought, would
be relieved; while those who should
pay and do not, would be obliged to
contribute their proper quota to the
support Of the city government 1t
is true that each man is supposed to
be his own assessor; but the office
with its deputies is useless If they
cannot help to make every one give
in a just and fair valuation of his
property.
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CONSUMPTION CURED

An old physician, retired from active
practice. having had placed i'll his hands by
an East india Missionary the formula of a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and
permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Cstarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung
affections, also a positive and radical cure
for general Debility and all nervous COM
plants, after having thoroughly tested its
wonderful curative powers i'll thousands of
cases, feels it his duty to make it known to
his suffering fellows. The recipe with full
particulars, directions for preparation and
use, and all necessary advice and instruc-
tions for successful treatment at your own
home, will be received by you by return
mail, free of charge by addressing with
stamp or stamped self-addressed envelope to
DR.. M. T.. BELL,
l6l N. Calvert ST., Baltimore, Md.
19:2y1
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.ustomed to. For the same period

customed to. For the same period
the imports Of merchandise alone
were valued at s4o,eso, ,s25, or ss,-
e55, 5,sle more than in September last,
year. This is an excess OF merchan-
disc imports over exports. for the
month of $3.50, ,27s, which Is at ihe;
rate of nearly $1,000, 900 yearly:
With specie inclmled, out exports
amounted to s4i, ,l9s, ,7ee; thus reduc.
ing this unliquidated balance to ST.
74s;o5s. Compared with last year;
the warehouse movement is not sat:
isfactory, the entries being larger and
the Withdrawals smaller than then:
Nevertheless. stocks in bonds were
sensibly reduced during the month;
the Withdrawals therefrocm having
exceeded the entries by $2,4se, ,24o,
which does not indicate a very slug
gish movement of goods; The
months specie movement shows
great changes in respect to imports;
the total last year being slo,274,osd
and This year only s5ls,44l. The
exports this September were 81 ,Qol;.
e6i, and last September $e7s,4G2.
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rre,khts and fEarters,

The San Francisco Commercial
Herald says: The month opened
with a fair demand for grain charters
the opening rates to Europe being
4O@42s Cd, for wood and iron re-
spectively: Details of engagements
for the week and also for tho month
of Octrber will be found in this issue
of the Commercial Herald. Tho
month of November Opens with d
disergaged fleet of $4,000 tons reg-
ister, which does not vary much from
that, at corresponding date last year:
The fleet to arrive within five or six
months aggergates Pas, 900 tons. reg
lister; same time in 1881, 296, 900 tons;
in 1880; lal 200. The grain fleet in
October approximated 4s vessels;
with large number of ships now on
the BERTH. Sailors are very scarces
and many ships now loaded and in
the stream are compelled 10. wait
days and Sometimes months befors
beirc able to secure crew.
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The Happy Past.

A seedy-looking fellow dropped
into the city editors room, and fail,
ing to borrow half dollar, he beg
ged to narrate his experience. 81
used to be an officer of state, I did.
| was sheriff and member of the leg
islature and constable and clerk of
the courts and Judge and candidate
time and again, and had a high old
frolic, | did"
Il don't believe it" said the city
editor.
"Why don't you?"
"Because | have a letter here which
says you are thief and liar, and a
seoundrel and a villain, and a ira
duccr and perjurer, and a defaui-
ter and u plotter, and a low,down
brawler and lover of all that is vile
and wicked and dishonest and abhor.
rent to decent people, and a
A'", ~ ahSe', ~ oii aiN le"u
that all over again and read it loud.
1t sounds like old times. 1t brings
back the days when l run Tor office.
1t reads like an editorial in ali oppo-
sition paper, and brings again to my
memory that blessed period when I
felt like [ was somebody and life
was worth living. Oh, glorious
hours of my past, Will ye ever come
back to me?" and the tears rolled
down his cheeks as the city editor
pronounced again the magic. words
and then gave him quarter TO sober
up on.-LouisriWe CosUier-Jo,vnal
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Women as Poultry Raisers.

Lafayette Ind, journal
The custom practiced in France of
allowing the wife SD many francs a
month or year as pin money, to use
as she pleascs, is one that should be
generally adopted, especially in the
United States. On the farm the care
and profits of some, if not all the
poultry: could be very properly trans
ferred to the woman Of the house
hold. The care Of ponltry is bust
ness naturally adapted to woman, as
it requires patience and attention,
and, at the same time, Kindness and
gen:leness, traits too often lacking
in the sterner sex: There is no event
in connection with poultry raising,
during the whole year, which has
not its interest for those who care
for the Innocent creatures of the farm
yard. Whether it be feeding CRATE.
ful bipeds, gathering eggs, Matching
the chickens, or reducing the tlocks
in the fall to suit winter quarters
all have their charm, and excite the
interest and sympathy of their faith
ful attendants. There is much COM
plant among Psychologists that
American ladies lose health and beau
ty earlier than they ought for want of
sufficient out-of-door air and exer-
else, and this occupation has, among
its other benefits, that of sending
them dsil7 abroad into the pure,
outer air, and melting a love for
rural, natural beauty not found
among those whom no such beauty
tempts from the fireside a
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should Property De Assessed at its Full
Value,

Value.
The San Francisco Journal of
Commerce very appropriately says:
One of the great abuses of taxation
in these days, is the inequality of
assessment. One citizen is assessed
for the whole, or nearly the whole,
OF the cash value of his property; an
other for one-half or one-third of it;
others, under various pretenses, con-
trive to be ALMOST utterly exempt
from taxation. The result is that the
percentage of the tax levy has to be
raised, and many Of those who appear
to be favored are not as much favor
ed as they deem themselves TO be;
while others pay on more than cash
valuation. This is a matter which
should occupy the serious attention
of the Board of Freeholders. Not
only is it unjust to those who are
assessed uneqnally, bnt it brings
many and serious disorders in its
train.
The injustice of tile inequality of
taxation has been recognized by all
greit writers on the matter. Adam
Smith lays down as maxims that the
tax which each individual is bound
to pay, ought to be certain and not
arbitrary. Where it is other wise,
every person subject to the tax, is put
more or less in the power of the tax
gathercrs. who can either aggravate
the tax upon any obnoxious contribu-
tor, or extort, by the terror of such
aggravation, some present or per
quisite to himself The uncertainty
of taxation encourages the insolence,
and favors the corruption of an order
Of men, who are naturally unpopular,
even where they are neither iusolent
nor corrupt.
Now in San Francisco popular
rumor has it that this is something
like the state of affairs that3 prevails.
1t IS pretty certain that property is
not assessed equally. This opens
the door to complaints, and to In
Vulnerable other evils following in
its train.
Where property is assessed at its
full cash value, there can be little
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The Cincinnati Price Catrent, of a
recent date, has he following on the
subject:
"The amount of foreign wheat
which Great Britain will reqcire dur
ing the present crop year, is estima-
ted by Sir J. b. Lawes, who has for
many years written on the wheat
yield and whose figures are regarded
as very trustworthy, at. 100000
quarters, which is equivalent to ll2,-
100000 bushels.
The bulletin des Halles, while es-
timating the wheat crop Of France
as above the average in bulk, says
the specific weight is below the aver
age and the yield in bread is eslima-
ted at 7a,943,2 200 kilos, against an
average of 76,296,2oo kilos, or a
shortage of 900 kilos, which is
equivalent to 6,1S6,0l2 pounds. The
London correspondent of the Finan-
cial Chronical says that it is estima-
ted in England that France will have
TO import 100000 quar-: ers Of wheat
during the current season. This is
equivalent to 64,ooO,OOo bushels.
This is 100000 quarters less for
Great Britain and 100000 quarters
more for France than Bcerbohm's
Corn Trade List puts it, but as
France imported 100000 quarters
last year, and the later accounts in
dicate that more will be required this
year, it seems probable that the
higher estimate is justified. If we
take the Beerbohm estimate for Great
Britain Of l5,oGO,OOO quarters, and
the higher estimate for France of g.
900, 900 quarters, these two combined
will require 164,ooo,co0 bushels of
foreign wheat during the current sea
son. This will cut down the estima-
ted surplus OF the worlds production
to barely enough to replcnish stocks,
which, at the beginning of harvest,
had been drawn down to a minimum
at nearly all centers of supply"
This is the optimist view, and it
is probably the best one to take; but
there is another side also. This side
regards the surplus as mucn too large
for any reeded replenishing of gran
aries. In fine, the only way in which
the price of wheat can be with Ger
tainly kept up, is to have it held i'll
strong hands, and If the next world
crop should be large, there would be
sound o! weeping from the leading
grain centres of the world, and dis
astrogi break in prices.
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How to Store Potatoes.
tNew Uampshire Psttot

To store potatoes properly we have
to gaurd against heating, for ali
though the potatoes will not abso-
lutely ferment by heat, as so much
vegetable matter will, a heap. be-
comes warm enough to excite any
germ fungus there may be in the tu'
Ter, and this cshalatl5r! may lie suf-
ficient to cause decay, which can be
communicated to roots i'll which no
symptom of rot exists. Moisture ID
favorable to heating and hence it is
best TO have the potato thoroughly
dry before storing, if any considera-
bic Quantity is to be Put away in
bulk. Thus, if they Are spread ON a
barn floor or other cool place out of
the sun, before putting into root
cellar, they will be safe against rot
ting. When potatoes are perfectly
healthy tEere is not much necessity.
for this care in drying. Hundreds OF
of bushels are often taken at once to
the cellar, without any damage what
ever resulting; and it is only in view
of the possibility of rot that We think
it advisable to take the extra precau-
ton in drying. It is we'll to note
that cool shed is best 10 absorb
more heat than when they come out
of the ground, and this is what wa
try to avoid.
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Oscillation.



Where the summer breeZes nlingle
Perfumes with the laden air,
And the honneysuckle' blossoms
Spread their fragrance everywhere,
Just within the broad veranda,
In shady cool retreat,
Lay our hero. Dick, reclining,
Enuuied, DER come with heat.
Hark! step upon the carpet, go
Coming here b Jove, it's Lu,
Happy thought I'll feign sIumbcr,
just to see what she wifdO."
And his eyelids then descended
Ger his laughing hazel eyes,
And with blissful expectation
There he waited for the prize.
Nearer, nearer came the footsteps,
Lightly as a fa;ry's tend,
While within his wicked ambush
Richard waited for the end
Softly they approached the sofa
Surely he it is they seek
And, surprised and joyed, he felt q
Timid kiss upon his cheek
Thrilled with fond imagination,
Up he sprang with ardor then,
And with loves own burning passion
C!asped-his faithful pointer, Ben!
CIaSped him with delicious triumph,
Pressed him fondly to his breast,
Then, with madness gazed upon him
Well, we'll omit the rest !.
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Hofenste.n's Renaissance.

Hofenste.n's Renaissance.
"Mr. Hoffenstein," said Herman,
as he folded up pair of pants and
placed them on a pile, eff you don't
hat any objections, 1 would like to
get from the store away Won efening
und 60 init de soldiers to the Spanish
Fort"
"Vell, Herman, I dinks you had
better keep away from the soldiers" :"
replied IIotfenstein, Gun stay nit the
the store. because you know, you
don't can put any dependence nit
them soldiers. will tell you Why.
Won day vile I vas in Vicks burg, dar-
ing de var, cook eye soldier came
IN my store nit bugle in his hand,
and he looks around. tasks him vat
he wants, und he buys couple of
undcrshirts den he dells me to keep
It's bundle und de buSIe behind de
counter undil he comes back. Alder
dc cock-eyed soldier vent de store
ont, some more soldiers come in und
walk all around vile dey look at de
goods. "Shendlemen," l says, edo
you want anydiug?" ave are shust
looking to see vat you half" said
Won uf dem, und afder vile anodler
says, "Bill, shust look dere at de
bugle, de very ding de captain 6old
us to get. You know We don't haf
any bugle i'll de company for dree
How much you asks for
do: buglt?" l dell dem dot I cant
sci de buglc because it belongs to
man vot shust vent out. 81 will gif
you fluffy dollars f,r i','' says the
soldier; pulling his money ont. ]
dell him | don't can sell it, because
it wasn't mine. 81 will git you
hundred dollars" he said. Den he
offer me Won hundred and dwenty-
five dollars. My gr-r-r-acious,
Herman, l vands TO sell dot bugle
so bad dat vistles. De soldiers dell
me vile dey vos leaving the store dot
if | buy de bugle from de man vot
owns it dey Will gif me 1925 for it. I
dell dem l will do it. I see chance
you know, Herman, to make some
money by de Liberation. Ven de
cock-eyed soldier comes in he says,
"Git me my bundle and bugle?" I
says, "My trent, don't you want to
sell your bnsle." He dell me no,
und I says, My little poy Leopold,
vat plays in de store, sees de bugle
und he goes all around crying as
hard as he can, because he don't can,
git it. Six dimes dakes him in de
yard und vips him und he comes
right back und cries for de bugIc.
1t shows, you know, how much
droub!e man will -haf nit family.
l will git You den dollars for it shust
to please little Leopold" De soldier
wont take it, und at last offers him
fluffy dollars und he says: 81 viii
dake fluffy, because I can't waste any
more dime; I haf to 60 to de camp"
Alder he goes away [ goes to de
door und watches for de soldiers vat
wanted de bugle. 1 see dem pass
along de street, und I says, "My
frents I haf got de bugle," und dey
say, "Vell dam it w don't you blow
i'?" "My gr-r-acious, Herman, vat
you dihks? All dem soldiers belong
TO de same crowd, una made de trick
to swindle me. Lew Coin, across
de street, he finds it out, und Jeffrey
day he gets boys TO blow horns in
front of my store, SO as to make me
dind how l was swindled. Herman,
1 dinks you had better stay nit de
store"
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A schoolmaster in Nice has formed
among his pupils d society for tho
protection OF vegetation, The MEM
bers of which destroy Injurious lary@
protect harmless birds. Their inter
est in the work is kept tip by the
election of laareates and the. award
Of prizes. III four months Of 1881
the children destroyed 1856 belts Of
moth eggs, representing no fewer
than ! 1868, 500 Larvae, 5s3 grasshop-
pers. 629 butterflies, 5sj9ll slugs and
snails, 1874 grubs and s5,72l itseets
of various Finds.
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Real Estate for Sale.

Will sell farm of 478 acres for less than s1s per
acre, being one of the cheapest and best farms in
BentoI. county, situated miles west of Monroe Oi
mile from good school, in one of the best neigh
borhoods i'll the state with church privileges handy
About 13G acres in cultivation, and 400 can be
cultivated. All under fence. with good two story
frame house, large barn and orchard; has running
water the around, and is well suited tor stock
and dairy purposes This is of the cheapest farms
in the willamette Valley
Also two improved lots the main business street
with small stable, woods!ed and good comfortable
dwelling house containing good rooms. These
lots nicely situated for any kind of business pur
poses.
For further information enquire at the
GAZETTE Office.
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T.. Z. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
Incnt, a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Convul-
ons. Nervous Headache, Mental Depression, Loss
OF Memory, Spermatorhea, Impotency. involuntary
emissions, premature old age, caused by over
eyertion, selfabuse or over-indulgence which leads
to misery, decay and death. One box will cure re-
cent cases Each box contains one months treat
lnent dollar abox, six boxes for five dol
lars sent by mail prepaid receipt of price. We
guarantee six boxes to cure any With each
order received by for six boxes, accompanied
with FIVE dollars, will send the purchaser our
written guarantee to return the money if the treat
nent does not effect n cure. Guarantees issued
only by
WOODARD, CLARK Co.
Wholesale ana Retail Drugg lists, Portland Oreton.
Orders By mail at regular prices. 19-13y1
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English and French Demand for Wheat

The San Francisco Journal of
Commerce says: AS England and
France are the two principal import
ing wheat countries of the world,
there needs become matter of great
importance: to the wheat grow err
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A new process of preserving meat

A new process of preserving meat
has been attempted with success in
London. Instead of sleeping the
deed meat in an antiseptic, the pre-
servative chemical, boracic acid, is
introduced iuto the live animal, and
by the action of the heart is sent
through the blood vessels into every
part of the body. The sheep wss
first stunned and showed no sensi-
bility throughout the operation: The
cost Of the process Is small, and it is
said that meat thus prepared viii
keep without ice for five or SIX weeks
in summer, and two or three months
in cold weather.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES Preaching
every second and fourth Sabbath TN each month
at the College Chapel. by the Rev F. p. Davidson
Services begin at IL 4. NJ. and $50 P. NJ. All arc in
vited.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Regular service
every Sabbath morning and evening. Sunday
Shool at the close OF the morning service. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at O'Clock Public cor
daily invited. H. f. DCSNlNG.
Pastor.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH Services regularly ev-
cry Sabbath morning and evening unless otherwise
announced Sunday school at p NJ each Sabbath.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at ! p. NJ. The
publ cordially invited
REV. J. BowERsox, Pastor.
VI. E. CHURCH Regular services every Sunday
7P NJ Sln,lay-school at o'clock with Bible classes
for oil and young. Prayer meeting on "Wednesday
evening at o'clock general invitation and cordial
welcome. F. ELLIOTT, Pastor.
NJ. f. CHURCH SOUTH-Serviccs every Sabbath
ut IL A. " and p. NJ at the college chapel. Sunday
school at $3.50 A. Prayer meeting Friday evening
at o'clock Public cordially invited.
j. r. N BELL, Pastor.
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SOCIETIES.


A. r. AND a. NJ.
Corvallis Lodge, No. IA, A. F. and A. NJ, meets OF
Wednesday evening; On preceding full moon.
JOHN kEESEE, W. N.
Rocky Lodge, No. Fs. A. +. and A NJ. meets OIL
Wednesday evening SITTER full moon.
S. f. BELKNAP, W. NJ
r. A. NJ.
Ferguson Chapter M 5, r. A. NJ, meets Thurs
day eve, ing preceding full moon.
WALLACE BALDWIN, L. p.
X. OF P.
Valley Lolge No. IL, X of p meets every Mon
day evening W. H. M!lNSFIELD, c. c.
JAS READMAN, Jr, X, Il. s.
l. o. o. F.
Barnum Lodge, No :, I. Q. o. F., meets every
tuesday evening r. Z: ALEXANDER, n G..
A. g. U. W.
FrienlIi, Lodge, No. II, A. o. L. W. meets first
and third Thursdays in each month.
Z. L. McELROY, NJ. W.
W. c. L. L.
Regular business meetings first Saturdays i'll each
month, at the Evangelical church, ut 2S0 p VI.
Prayer meeting every Saturday at sa,ne hour. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
Mrs. NORA WILLIAMS, Pres.
Mrs. T. GRAHAM, Sec.
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". c. L. u.

FrenlIiiip Lodge, No II, A. o. L. W, meets first
and third Thursdays III each month.
Z. L. McELROY, NJ W.
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CUNEY'S PLATFORM.

N. w. Quincy running as independent can
didate for the legislature, in the Galveston
district issues the following concise platform on
state issues that would serve as a model for
all indep nients:
Our school term is too short; am an advo-
cate for the extension of our school term to
nine months during the year. Our scholastic
age must be changed. l favor the extension
OF our scholastic age from seven to eighteen
years.
In order to do this am in favor Of an
amendment to the constitution levyiHg specific
tax for the support Of public education | am
in favor of the sale of public school lands to
actual settlers only.
am in favor OF revision of the Jury laws,
to the end that jurors may be drawn from the
body of the people.
am in favor Of the repeal of the present
road law and the enactment of another by
which the short term convict labor of the state
may be used for such purposes, and the con-
fnement to labor within the walls Of the peni-
Tertiary of all others, in order that they NAV
not be brought in competition with the indus
try of the people.
I am in favor of the erection by the state OF
suitable houses of refuge for juvenile offenders,
in order that they may not, as now, be con.
signed to the pententiary and compelled to
associate with hardened criminals.
I shall visit all the counties Of the district
and will be pleased TO divide time with m,
competitor in discussing before the peopl,
these issues. N. w. CUNEY,
Galveston, October ,, 1882.