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BlEN0s AlREs,
lis Value as n Grain Producing Country.

Our Consul at Busnos Ayres believes tha,
the Argentine Republic is 10 be enc Of the
great gram producing countries Of the world.
tie estimates the wheat crop OF this year at
", 500, 600 bushels, more than hzli Of which
viii be surplus for export, and adds that the
surplus corn Will amount to 5000. Coz bush
els. The number of acres devoted 10 agri-
culture has more than doubled IN the last
SIX years. yet there are less than 2.0o0, 900
acres under cultivation in the fourteen prov
inces out of 500. .0O0, 600, the greater part of
the remainder being used Tor grazing cattle
or sheep. The republic has climate that
rsn-es from the sub-tropical to that of
Northern Canada Experiment seems to
prove that the pamPas are remarkably fer
tile under cultivation and admirably fitted
for cereal crops. Exploration in PATAGONIA
have revealed rich meadows and valleys ca
pable Of sustaining millions Of cattle And
sheep. The fertility of these. lands viii
make them hereafter, IN the Consuls opir-
ION, the granary and garden of the republic.
Several settlements have recently been made
on the Atlantic coast Of the province and
the inhabitants are raising wheat. We some
times forget that Patagonia lies in the lati-
tude of the north half of the United States,
while the climate OF the more important
Argentine provinces is that OF the United
States below Mason and Dixon's line. The
republic has only !, 800, 900 inhabitants. and
most Of these are indolent and conservative.
The number of immigrants increases annual
ly, however. and the wealth OF the oountrys
soil and mineral deposits Will certainly he
developed IN tae course of time. 1t may be,
therefore. that Consul Baker is Justified IN
making the prediction that at some time,
although net IN the near future, the republic
will contend 10 the United States for d,-
vision Of the export trade in gram
, 1883-12-22
(omnluniratien.
WALLA WaLLa, W. T. Dec. l3.

WALLA WALLA, w I. Dec. l3.
Ed. STATESMAN There seems 70 be
misunderstanding vita regard 10 the cnange
OF time in Walls Walla. 70 conform to the
new standard to be adopted by the railroad
Tse longitude Of Walla Waila is lis deg
is min. and y sec. west OF Green~lch-i
deg. IL min. 52t sec east Of the l20 meri-
dian consequently oar time viii be one
hour faster than Portland-that IS fifty
three minutes and eighteen seconds faster
than 1t present to conform to the new stan
dsrd. l. g.
, 1883-12-22

The advent of the new steamer Viii
mington designed for the Puget Sound
trade, is desiderstum, much and long
sough. often by those who live on the
Sound, and are compelled TO travel by
the old and inferior class Of steamers
that ply upo" the Sound between Seattle
and Olympia. This new ard elegant
steamer, that has cost so much to the
owners, is described in the telegraph dis
patches as follows:
"Themotiye power is furnished bT YER
teal surface coLdensing working beam
engine, with a cylinder Of 20 inch bore,
and II feet stroke. The engine is driven
by two boilers The shafts are !wrosht
iron and the wheel centres are cast iron.
The wheels are iron and wood composite
32s feet ia diameter and IL feet face.
They have iron radiaI paddles and wood
en- buckets"
She will arrive at Tacoma about the lst
of February commanded BY Henry ;
Ackley.
, 1883-12-22
R,s Ears from Lille Heads do Grow.

We understand that the flap ears OF An
imported would-be journalist are not bug
enough to catch everything. Consequently
he resorts to bribing cOmpositors as to busi'
ness going on in its contemporaries Offices
This breach of journalism is IN entire keep
ing with the ehzxacter of the whole outfit.
, 1883-12-22
@. r. & N. co.

PASSENGER TRAIN leave. Waila Ws!la
Tor all points west at 30 A. Il, every
except sunday. 49,
n,SStNGER trains leave Albina, oppo-
lite Portland, al 90 A. n. daily teXcept
,-n.;ay, arriving at Walla Walla al s:.j P. n
, 1883-12-22

a..uesn Walla WaIla and San Francisco
1-- rIls-. 80 81 class, S24.
...g-sr Wat-a Ws!la ald Portland. Sl4 Oe
- Tho Dslles %
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". ". S Y. BRANCH.
PASSENGER FARES :

rr.iu. will leave Wala Walla daily at 10 A
. ..r Milton an Blue Mountain Station.
, 1883-12-22
land 0Mee Entries.

The following filings have been made Al
the land Office for the Waila "alla district
the past SIX months:
, 1883-12-22
Ocean Division.

ON and after April lst, 1888, oceen steam
[ en- will sail from San Francisco and Port
.1ni every three days, leaving Spear street
wharf, san Francisco, at 1000 A; NJ and AIMS
-. 54ck. Portland, at midnight.
, 1883-12-22
Passenger Department.
Y,,tghl gaie- West Bound.

r--. T,H. Wa.Ia % Portland in 10 ton lots.
:. IA, Al 3 ria1 seed, per 100 b5.... A.
Wnra,. ~ and ''F!ey- ---;--;.---.---- ~ -
So. ~ ,ack-, isy hides and peits. I p
,,,... ,y,, ls.,- nd taliow. ....:.:.:..: 6
L,.-. "A. a.erh-E !i,e between Walla Walla
.-i / .--.aa. galy, according 10 classification
D.. ..1-. fra. ! - 10 81 y per 100 pounds.
t.H.fgF>. Sft'
Manager
JOHN MFR
sapcrin:endeni Of Iraffic.
Al. 81 -. A., :. Supt. Traffic.
, 1883-12-22

I'aezeus.rs for Ainsworth, Cheney and
S. ZANE Falls change caTs at "aiiula juno
, 1883-12-22

The C1eur 'Alrne mines, Il appears
from al reports going tfe rpunds OF th,
press, are attracting vide spread atten-
non, not only in this territory and Ore
g0n, bat throughout all California IL
would be matter Of no surprise if the
coming year would fad Thousands OF for
tune hunters IN tbs mountains, and
among them MANY OF the argonants of
the golden days Of -. The fascination
that gold uniting has for the typical MI
ner. especially uhen there's color in
sight, is.sinos. irresistible, however, az
';all that glit.ers is not gold a great
many will come away lighter IN purse,
but heavier in experience. Thousands of
authenticated instances are on record
where the individual, who chose to gather
in dimes in email way By the sale Of
coffee and other edibles to the delying
miners, h;ade ths most MONEY out of all
such mining exci:eneu,s-
, 1883-12-22

Bible statlsticians claims that according
10 the literal language Of the text as H.
terpreted by the cauncil of Nice, that the
Lord had established his church upon only
one orthodoxy. 1t appears from reports
that the church who claims the benign
influence of that desirable dispensaiion:
/. c. the Roman Catholic church IS ahead
az far as relates 20 numbers. TBenumercal
strength cf the Catholic denomination IN
the world, aggregates 2G1, ,cO0, 900 souls.
The Lord may or may not have forgotten
his promise that the gates OF hell should
not prevail AGAINST his church. Hell gates
apparently have little influence when op-
posed 10 the open and unmis'akable ava
ice of the modern disciple Of the meek
and lo1Iy Nsz rene. To exhaust time
and labor in the collection "f religious
statistics having bearing upon this hack
! enized question iz worse than useisfs IN
this age Of progress and enlightnent.
, 1883-12-22

Polygamy is gaming a great deal Of
newspaper pabulunl, in these days of
polygamons Congressman who affect NOR.
atty, bu: who are not wIse enough, as
Shakespeare says, to assume virtue If
they have 1t not nGw attempt to pose rs
advocates Of the suppression Of system
that has been odOrous in the eyes, rot Of
Congressmep, but OF every honest lady
whose husband had the misfortune to be
elected to that place from which So much
is expected and so little received in ben
eft to the public. Washington City il
known to be the most pOiygamoUs city Of
any that exists Ion the Amer.,ln conti-
nent, especially during the time when
Congress is IN session, as the men who
are hi great measure proclaimingag against
this ''nonstrous evil are themselves
principals in aiding and abetting it-not
openly it j. true, but by the support and
maintenance Of subsidized harlots who
nfest the Capitol every session OF Con-
gress. We are not the champions Of p0-
iygsmy in any sense, but We wouid like
20 See little consistency IN the people Of
the Protestant religion who assume to
run and control the White House.
, 1883-12-22
MILL CREEK
hAii"aY ITciy:,, ar.n.

fstme and Manufacturing Go.
, 1883-12-22
NORTHERN PACIFIC R, R,
PACIFIC DIVISION

''h dotriiir and ti,rI.. r..,
, 1883-12-22

Conceive me if You can.
A thing in the shape of 4 man,
\ Uriahry Heep young man
Who thinks nothing wrong
In bribing newspaper boys,
To betray Office secrets Young mln.
\ journalistic young man,
4 big mouthed lanky young,
Whose every idea.
Is IN appear,
A cheeky despicable young man.
, 1883-12-22
me r.a,.,,R YEAR.

No part OF the public pOl;-y---------
more than the management of ths--P-nsrn
lands The pubic domain acquired from
the states, France, Spain, MaXieo, Texas.
and Russia, anloantcd 20 ., a., coo, 000 acres,
of which we have sold 2oO. GO 90 and have
sold $40, eco eco acres.
Democratic Administrations made Su
these Acquisitions save poor Alasso, which
must be credited to Republican Diplomacy;
and all the $40, ,OC0. eco were given away by
the Republicans save some IS, 600. COO given
to the States for educational purposes, and n
few thousand for internal Improvements.
Here We have bold decisive, and unan-
swerable historical {, ,stimoBy IS to the dit
fcrenoes OF the two political parties. The
Democrats purchased aud psid Tor more than
half Of our territory, aud kept sil for actual
settlers save fOw million acres given TO the
states for educational purposes, and some
important Improvements but the Repuhli-
cans have gwen away 5oo, ,00o. eco Go gicSn-
tic corporations and make Il ssIble for
speculators to acquire without pay large
part O, what is LETT by various eRactHeHts.
The Demoerats:Provlled that a nan m:sht
obtain lG0 acres foc home; bat by later
acts it Is made possible for him 70 obtain
,l2O acres and what Is worse. Il Is impos-
sible for speeIl4t 'rs t. ct posses ION OF vast
areas without paying ior them BY hiring
parties to act for them under these beiGcus
laws.
All this alienation Of the PRhii1 domain
save to a,tual settlers should be AZ once
stopped. Lands suitable for grazing pur
poses only should be, by sale or lease, made
available in large sEras. Probably some
system Of leasing would suit all parties hest
Stock mrn might not feel inclined TO pur-
chase such large tracts as they need but
still be wiling to pay reasonable sum ior
time lease.
1t Is row difficult u say what the future
of the stock business will be- and stili moro
difficult to say what Will be the future value
Of our best grazing lands; since there are
indications that our hest grasses IN dry re-
gions are rapidly disappearing under close
grazing. Should tins continue, the value Of
these lands will soon be vastly reduced
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you; you'll bea rich man one OF these
days I'm glad TO know that you've
begun to salt down 50 early in life.
Boston Transcript.
"When we're these eggs boiled
asked man of a negro lunch dealer.
"Dis mawnin', sah." "Well, then,
they're no account. | can't eat an
egg that hasn't been boiled several
days. ''Oh, does yor mean when
da was fust billed ? Da was billed
fust las week, an was only billed
ober dis mawnin', say.-ArkansdlC
Iraueler.
\ Brooklyn grocer filed a glass
jar with beans, and the guessing as
to the number it contained ranged
from 500 to $1,000. The grocer set
his boy to counting them, which the
boy did with great vim, discovering
in two hours that there we've $3.50
beans in the jar. The next day the
boy was sent into the back room to
take an account of stock land it took
him all morning to count two hams,
and a barrel of flour. brooklyn
Eagle.
The proficiency attained by the
colored gentlemen who have charge
of the bathroom in large hotels is
often surprising, as they pass out
hundreds of hats without single
mistake. A young man was so inn
pressed with the performance at a
New York hotel the other day that,
in a tone of respectful admiration,
he asked the phenomenon how he
knew it was his hat. '.Well, sab, y
was the brisk response, II couldn't
swar dat de hat was yourn, sab; |
only know it was the hat you guy
me. = Chicago Tribune.
Down in Salem, n j., a case was
brought up in court, in which an
old boat was the property in dispute.
"Wen, you see,n said one of the wit
nesses. 81 owned one-third Of the
boat and Bill Monk owned one'third
So We" "But who owned the
other one-third ?n asked the plain
tiff's attorney. "Huh ?n queried
the witness. WHO owned the re-
manning one-third 2" repeated the
lawyer. "Oh ~ exclaimed the wit
ness "Nobuddy. There want only
about two-thirds OF q boat. IN. Z.
Graphic.
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What Hot water will DO.
Hartford Times.

A gentleman who is in business in
this city, has cured himself of a
chronic and Ugly form of dyspepsia,
in very simple way. Given up
to die, he finally abandoned the
doctors and drugs, and resorted to a
method of treatment which most
doctors and most people would laugh
at as an "old woman's remedy" 1t
was simply the swallowing of a tea
spoonful of hot water before break
fast, every morning. He took the
water from the cooks teakettle, and
so hot that he could only take it by
the spoonful. Fer about three or
four weeks this was kept up, the
dyspepsia decreasing all the while.
At the end of this time, he says he
could eat any breakfast or dinner
that any we'll person could eat-had
gained in weight and has ever since
been we'll and hearty.
His weight is now between thirty
and forty pounds greater than dur
ing his dyspeptic suffering, and for
several years he has had no trouble
with his stomach-unless it was
some temporary inconvenience, due
to late supper or dinner out and in
such a case a single trial of his anti
breakfast remedy was sure to set all
things right. He obtained this idea
from a German, and in turn recon-
mended it to others, and in every
case, according to this gentleman's
account, a cure was effected.
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"a little Nonsense. -

A railroad restaurant cruller is
not as large as a horse collar, but it
lasts longer.-Hdrlem Times.
eve never speak as we pass pie, y
would be good song for dumb
walters in restaurant.-B Boston
Star.
Paterfamilias (reading doctors
bill: swell, Doctor, l have no OBJ
lection to pay you for the medicine,
but | will return the visits"
Some men unpleasantly comb their
mustache on the table, remarks a
writer. This is cruel, and the socie,
ty for the prevention of striking
mustaches when they are down
should suppress such an exhibition
~. X. Advertiser.
"Ugh - exclaimed Adolphus,
"this buffers beastly salt, dye
know / can taste it on my mus
tache, 'pon honor" my boy,'' re-
pied Fogg, ''let me congratulate
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Marvellous Magnifying
Properties.
l'exes Siftings.

"You have pretty good water in
this part of the country, don't you?'
inquired passenger at a railroad
eating house, on the Great Jackson
route, handing the proprietor a dol
lar for his dinner.
splendid, sir, Splendid" replied
the eating house cOrmorant, "pure
as dew and clear as crystal. Good
water, you know, has great magni-
flying properties. Why, you can
look twenty feet down on our lakes,
and a minnow on the bottom will
look as big as six-pound pickerel.
Wonderful magni6er, sir.''
81 guess you are right about
that, said the stranger 81 looked
dewn into my soup at dinner hair
lying on the bottom of the plate
looked as big as two inch rope"
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end of all his glory and perfection. y
| have seen an infant with fair
brow land frame like polished ivory.
Ii limbs were plant in its sports: it
reJoiced, and again it wept: but
whether its glowing cheek dimpled
with smiles, or its blue eye was bril-
liant with tears, still | said to my
heart, st is beautiful" 1t was
like the first pure blossom, which
some cherished plant had shot forth,
whose cup is filed with Il dewdrop,
and whose head reclines upon its
stem.
again saw this child when the
lamp of reason first dawned in it's
mind. Its soul was gentle and peace
full; its eyes sparkled with joy, as it
looked round on this good and pleas
ant world. 1t ran swiftly in the way
of knowledge it bowed it ear to
Instruction it stood like a lamb be :
fore its teachers. 1t WAS not proud,
nor envious, nor stubborn; and it
had never heard of the vices and
yanities of the world. And when |
looked upon it, | remembered that
our Saviour had said, Except We be-
come as little children, ye cannot
enter the kingdom of heayen.n
But the scene was changed, and /
saw man whom the world called
honorable, and many waited for his
smile. They pointed out the fields
that were his, and talked of the sill
yer and gold that he had gathered /;
they admired the stateliness Of his
domes, aud extolled TIE honor OF his
family. And his heart answered
secretly, "By my wisdom have |
gotten all this" SO he returned no
thanks to God, neither did he fear or
serve him.
And as passed along, | heard the
complaints Of the laborers who had
reaped down his fields, and the cries
OF the poor, whose covering he had
taken away: but the sound of feast
ing and revelry was in his apart
ments, and the unfed beggar came
totterjng from his door. But he
considered not, that the cries OF the
oppressed were continually entering
into the ears of the most High. And
when | knew that this man was once
the teachable child that had loved,
the beautiful infant that I had gaz-
ed upon with delight, [ said in my
bitterness, Il have seen an end of
all perfection - and laid my mouth
III the dust.
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RuirlOus Reading.
Cleyelend [ohiol Herald.

AS'SF3Hu NpuloJ iIeldlu.
An example of the pernicious in
huence exercised upon the mind of
the young by the perusal of the ex-
citing literature prepared especially
for them is found in an occurrence
that took place a few days since in
Murkham, Ont. For some time
business houses and dwelling houses
have been burglariZed and no clue
could be obtained to the perpetra-
tors. At last the suspicious of a
bankers wife were directed to a
young man employed in the Office of
her husband, and she detected him
in the act of hiding stolen plumber.
He confessed his crime and the mys-
terry of the burglaries was revealed.
1t appears that number of boys,
sons of the most respectable people
in the town, had formed an organi-
cation for the preparation of crimes
similar to those related in the flashy
literature they were permitted to
read. Members of the gang retired
as usual with others of the family,
and when all was quiet, slipped out
of the house and repair to the rem
devious, which was a cave near the
graveyard. The capture of one of
the thieves led to the recovery of
much of the stolen property, and
the high standing of the parents pre-,
vented prosecution of the boys, who
were allowed to escape without suf-
fering the penalty they rich deserv-
ed.
Comment is superhuous. The
evil effect of the promiscuous read
ing of the flash literature so preva-
lent among the young of both sexes
at the present time has been many
times discussed by the press. The
only remedy lies in legislative sup
preston of the evil.
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Senator Jones' Start i'm Cal
ifOrnia.

Senator Jones of Nevada had gone
to California with thousands of 9TH
ers when the wonderful discovery of
gold in that far-off land thrilled
every hamlet and village. Among
those who went to seek their for
tunes there was man named Hay
ward, from Vermont. Hayward had
claim on the mountain side that as
yet had shown no particular promise;
still he stuck TO it, One hot sum
mer day, when the Red Hills were
quivering with heat, Hayward came
to see Jones. Said he
'Jones, / am very near the won.
derful vein. | know it; / feel it,
but | am flat broke. | want $4,000 /;
with that / will make both our for
tunes"
"Now, old fellow" said Jones,
| have known Just 1000 men who
were in exactly your fix. They only
needed $1,000, and sometimes 500
eternal ALL" Finally Jones said ::
81 will give you this money. / have
$4,000 buried under the fire place,
and when the fire goes out will get
it out for you, but don't ask me for
any more"
Hayward got the money, and said:
"When | strike it / will give you a
quarter interest,"
One afternoon about month af-
ter this happened, Jones was sitting
in his cabin when Hayward sudden
ly burst in as white as a sheet.
"Jones," said he, II have struck
it
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A lady and gentleman residing in
Aiken, 5. c., own pair of ponies,
also a spaniel. Last year, as their
custom is, they sent these animals
out of the town, about three miles
distant, To their farm, to remain
during their absence through the
summer. When they returned in
the fall they travelled home on horse
back, and, having these horses at
their town home, did not send for
the ponies at once. The dog came
in from the farm, however. This
was on Friday. The dog showed
himself very uneasy, and dissatisfied
with something, and the lady OBJ
served him carefully. She came to
the conclusion that he did not like
the new horses (which were two
baysl, and remarked upon it to Mr..
R. On the following Sunday
morning the dog disappeared, and
had not returned in the afternoon
when they went to drive with the
bays. After an absence of an hour
or Two they returned and found
standing at the gate the dog and the
two ponies. He had evidently trot-
ted out to the farm, informed the
ponies that their place was taken by
strangers, and this was the result
Our Dumb animals.
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Choice Extracts.

Il
III is impossible for the man to
80 paif who remembers that his
Heiper Is omnipotent.
As the hot sun, which scorches
and destroys The ahal,nw rooted
piant, only helps tn ripenand per-
'ect the strong and deep rooted. 40
leiat iallan, which causes the shall.
| low, unstable man 10 fail only
strengthens the faith and perfecis
me character of The Christian
| Trench.
We all can set our daily deeds to
ne music OF grateful heart. and
seek 70 round our lives into Il
hymn the melody Of which will
be recognized by all who come In
contact with as. and the power of
which shall not be evanesceut.
like the voice OF the singer, but
perenhiai, Ike The music of the
spheres.
There is but one true. real
and right life for rational beings.
only one life worth living, and
worth living Ia tais world, or in
any other life, past, present. or TO
come. Ana that Is the eternal life
which was before all worlds, and
VIII be after all are passed away
and that Ia mel her more nor less
than good lie; life of good
thoughts. good words. good deeds
- De life of Christ and of God -
Kingsley.
The christians Tiers one Of ex.
ample. Honoring Gods laws ami
recognizing Iis presence, he fully
understand the part which he
must act He IL one of a great and
grand army, whose cause IL the
cause Of humanity; whose inter-
est IL the interest OF mankind, and
whose work il the one great me.
dinm through which himself and
aaG Others must pass ere they can
hear the blessed plaudit. fr,m the
lips Of their God, oil "Well done
thou good and faithfuI servant,
enter thou into the Kingdom Of
heaven - T. s. Grant Pizer.
What con'd be put better than
this by Liverpool workman
] used TO he sn odd-job Christian,
but now. thank Good, Pa on full
time Would ii not be well IL
every Christian was working on
full time? What ifaii the MEM
bers Of your church were on full
time, would there not be won
derful change IN The prayer.meet-
ings and in all the activities of the
church ? Are we ourselves "odd.
job Christians? Let US think ii
over. - Golden Rule.