The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-02-27
OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBORS.
Faint Signs of the Coming springtime
in Oregon.
The Butterfly That Was Caught While
Rushing the Season-Portland's
New Depot-Minor Notes.
PORTLAND orr, Feb. Goth.

PORTLAND (Or.), Feb. Goth.
If present indications go for anything
spring, gentle spring, with its warm,
southern breezes, will soon be with US
The pussy willows along the river are
expanding, the trees are beginning tC
show finest buds, and in the gardens q
few early violets are peeping forth from 9
mass of green leaves. AS a sure and GER
tain sign, butterfly was caught the
other day in the busiest part of town.
lowering over one of our largest build
| ings. It was a black-and-yellow beauty
but he looked tired and as though he had
just found out he was little too early.
don't think he will lead the ideal butter
fly existence during his brief and check
cred career. He is like the too-previous
politician, and will come to violent end
by throwing himself upon the tender
mercies of the unfeeling world.
At last Portland is to have a passenger
depot BETTING her size aud dignity as
metropolitan center. The want Of q
proper depot has been long felt. The new
structure is to be begun at once, and
when completed will cost about 5000, 600.
Our State is evidently well thought OF
in the East, as some time in the near fu-
ture large immigration of people from
Kansas, Illinois and Missouri are coming
to locate here. They do not seem to be as
much impressed with the reports of our
beautiful scenery and equable climate as
with the idea of never-failing crops, and
the sort of take-life- easy existence our
farmers lead. The Oregon soil is so pro-
life that there is no necessity for our
tillers to rustic for a living, so they
gradually sink into an easy state, from
which they do not have to arouse them
selves. Perhaps if our farmers were a
little more energetic our agricultural in
terests would not show up so poorly.
Dresses with long trains are quite the
style nowadays. But. oh why will not
the ladies wearing these trains on the
streets pick them up? 1t would surely
be less trouble to carry tho train in ones
hand than to sweep the streets with it,
which, TO say the least, is neither health
full nor clearly.
The enterpriSing manager Of one of our
theaters is soon to erect q fine brick bust
ness block containing modern first-class
theater at popular prices. AS the gentle
man in question is one of our most popu-
lar theatrical managers, there is no doubt
that the new house will be quite boon to
our theater-goers.
The all-important question of bands of
music for the forthcoming Industrial Ex-
position is now racking the brains of the
Directors. They are fairly besieged by
letters from all over the country, but this
year seem rather inclined to favor an
American band. They are already con-
sidering several propositions from ma
tional bands. The Directors are always
eager for anything new, so for Americans
TO patronize anything American, when
the foreigners are to be had for the ask
ing, will certainly be a novelty, and q
startling one at that.
There is a son of Esculapius in our
midst who considers himself much
injured parsonage. He isn't overbur-
dened with education, his spelling might
be improved upon IF one were particular
about such things), and he hasn't first
class diploma from some swell colleges
but he has one thing, and that is a spe-
cialty. He thinks he can cure cancer.
But through the stringency of the State
laws governing medicine, he is not al
lowed TO practice, so his talent is wasting
itself upon the desert air. He wrote a
pathetic note to the State Board of Medi-
cine, which, for its chirography alone,
should have touched a heart Of stone. The
hardened members were obdurate. The
specialist is now subpinely Indifferent,
and says he don't care if the whole world
expires of cancer-he won't lift finger,
to help them. What calamity.
BESELENA.