WILLA-METTE iFA-HMDER.
A
For the Willamette Farmer.
GOOD AND ILL.
Amid the fleeting year
Ofthla inconstant life,
It certainly appcara
Some port la marred by atrlfc.
Let each ono who la gelling
Ilia full round eharo of I rouble,
Dltpcnra with algha and fretting.
Which aenro to make It donble.
Would j oil enjoy trnc peace.
You mua t experience pain;
It w 111 your Joj Increase
When It retnrne again.
Bo bravely boar to-day
Yonr heavy load of aorrow,
And Iruit, and hope, and pray
That joy will come to-morrow.
8. 1). Rockwiix,
Mlddlcburr, Vermont, April. 1S72.
itxmWfxt.
The Eaiitii'b Notation. There
arefow, Ifnny, schools or institutions
of learning in the Iniul, wliero the
sourso of instruction comprise!) as
tronomy, in which the students of
that science aro not taught that there
is no evidence whatever that the
earth's motion around its axis was
ovor blower or faster than at the
present time. In a very interesting
and instructive nrticlc, cntlcd "Our
Chiof Timepiece lining Tlmc," Mr.
Proctor ronilmtrttlil.s prnfiosltloti. "It
la noidio dream," lip says, "but a
matter of ab.-oluto certainty, that,
though slowly, still very surely, our
terrestrial plobe is lining its rotation
movement." Tliis fact has been as
certained by a comparison of the
times when ancient eclipses actually
occurred with the times when they
ought to liavo occurred, if in former
ages the moon moved at tho samo
rato it does now. " Tho length of a
day," says Mr. Proctor, "Is now
more by about one eighty-fourth part
of a second than it was two thousand
years ago. At this rate of change
our day would merge into a lunar
month in tho course of thirty-six
thousand million years. Hut, after
n while, tho change will take place
nioro slowly, and some trillion or so
of years will elnp.o before tho full
change is effected."
An Arthonomicatj I'now.nM.
One of tho greatest unsolved prob
lems in astronomy in our era Is tho
combined system of movements of
tho stars of our own sidereal system.
It is worthy of the application of tho
highest talents and of tho largest
learning, and it seems to Invito es
pecially tho devotion of young men
who may make It their lifo-long la
bor. There nro at least four aids and
encouragements to undertake the
work ; first, the forin of our sidereal
system, which is n ring with an in
terior disk-like stratum, and both the
ring and the stratum lie in the same
piano ; secondly, our position in tho
system, which as already shown, is
near tho center; thirdly, tho origin
of tho system and its motions, ac
cording to tho nebular theory j
fourthly, tho present calculable influ
ence of tho stars on ono another, such
particularly whoso distances are
known.
Tho aid wo may recelvo In tho so
lution of this great problem, from our
position near tho center of our side
real system, may bo estimated by our
relation to our solar system. How
much more slmplo would the mo
tions of tho planets appear from a
central point, llko the sun, than from
a half-way position, as on our earth 1
Knowing, therefore, our stand point
in our sidereal system, wo may put
together tho motions of tho fixed
stars with the more confidence and
hopo of final success in unraveling
tho great mystery of their intricate
dance. Ennit.
Action ok Watkh, Of all tho
agents which aro now in process of
acting, or which have acted in past
periods of tlrao, upon the surface of
tho earth, none ban produced mighti
er changes than Ice. Water in all its
forms, is tho great graving tool by
which liavo been carved all those in
equalities of the' earth's surface
$aetrB.
which constitute what wo call
"scenery." Tho running stream,
tho cataract, tho waves of ocean,
even tho falling drop of rain, all leave
their mark upon the land. Thro is
no clIfTor precipice, no lino of crags,
no ravine or gorge, which does not
owe some, or all, of its beauties to the
action of water in motion. Every
grain of sand betrays tho cease
less working of this potent forco ; we
mark Its action in evory rounded
pebble; and tho hugest mountain
mass bears on Its rugged face tho in
effaceable traces of its long and inef
fectual conflict with this destroying
power.
lortictthttrnl.
PLANTING YOUNG TREES.
Wo advise people must decidedly
to plant young trees In orchards and
gardens for tho following reasons :
1. Young treescost less throughout,
at the nursery, in freight charges,
also in handling and planting.
U. They aro surer to grow, having,
In proportion to the size of the tops,
vastly more and better fibrous roots.
3. Having fewer tops, and nlmost
perfect roots, tho small trees become
established and grow oft vigorously
at once. Tho tops of largo trees
newly planted nro often shaken and
blown by tho wind until they become
leaning and unhealthy, even If they
survive.
4. Making most of their growth on
tho ground where they aro to stand,
tho small trees soon become more
stocky and sturdy ; every way per
fectly adapted to the soil and loca
tion, as well as tho preference of their
owner. Setting young trees, tho
planter can fashion both bodies and
tops exactly to suit his fancy.
0. By sotting such young trees,
will he lose no tlmo ? you ask. To
answer truly, I reply, if you give
these young trees the first year or
two a little extra watching antl care,
to the amount say of tho difference
in their cost, you will not lose a day,
but get thereby a much handsomer
and more valuable orchard.
!. Or, if not ready to plant out in
the orchard permanently this year;
or, if about to open in a year or two
a new farm, as for a son or daughter
why not plant yearlings or root
grafts, growing them yourself in the
garden with but trifling cost? In
tho meantime, your children can
study and learn all about them as
well as about colts or pigs. Itoot
grafts aro set deep, in mellow soil,
with dirt firm about roots, dipped
Just before setting in "grout," i. r.,
mud and water, with tho top of graft
or scIoh two inches or so abovo tho
surface.
Plant ono or two-year-old trees,
antl, unless you plant on a hlll-sldo
whero soil washes Imdly, plant only
an Inch or two deeper than they grow
in nursery, as deep planting ruins
many trees. Tho first season in the
orchard two or three stakes by each
tree may be well enough, nnd thou
see that tho ground Is properly
stirred, tho cattle, vermin and weeds
kept away. Planting a few largo
trees for immediato bearing and ef
fect, as about cities and towns, is a
very different matter. In such cases,
oxpenso and risk aro no object. For
completo homes, surrounding trees
as near perfect maturity as possible
aro imperatively demanded ; hence
largo-sized trees are of prime impor
tance. Ilo sure to plant some trees at all
hazards. ' As people in this country
fell thousands of trees in tho aggre
gate wo claim that they aro in duty
IkiuihI to plant vome of tho different
und as useful varieties in their stead.
It has always been a great satisfac
tion to tho old farmer to tako a
stranger into his orchard and relate
the exact time when this or that trco
was "set out" by him ten and five
years ago. Go and do likewise; you
will never regret it, if you plant caro
fully. North western J-Urmer.
Tiik Flowkji Gaiiden. If the
flowers have been growing in the
ground many years, new soil does
wonders. Rich manure makes flow
ers grow, but they do not always
flower well with vigorous growth.
If new soil cannot bo had, a wheel
barrow of manure to evory fifty
square feet will bo enough. If tho
garden earth looks gray or yellow,
rotten leaves quito rotten leaves-
will improve it. If heavy, add sand.
If very sandy, add salt about half a
pint to fifty square feet. If very
black or rich from previous years'
manurings, tiso a little lime, about a
pint, slacked, to fifty square feet.
If the garden bo full of hardy per
ennial flowers, do not .dig it, but use
a fork and that not deoply.
Dig garden soil only when tho
ground Is warm and dry. Do not be
inn hurry, or you may get behind.
When a clot of earth will crush to
powder when you tread on it is time
to dig-not iK'fore.-GiiraYiirrV Month
ll. California. Tho Sacramento
Union figures up tho crop of wheat
tho coming harvest at 28,277,000
bushels. Frlcdlauder estimates COO,
000 tons of surplus for export, requi
ring 300 ships of 2,000 tons bunion
each to carry it away.
8FE0XAX. NOTICES.
Itrmarkablr Cure of tho Superintendent and
Agent of the (luadilupe Mine.
"The work goca bravely on," Caao No. !,00t
Second Serif.
(li'AUAit'i-K Mini, scan Sam Jo, I
Aug. IS, 1871. f
fir A. if. lAnm . (to. Fur a long tlmo I have
been afflicted with Htu'iimallani In my lianda and
lect, the pallia mint of Iho tlmo being very eevcre.
On thn'lh of July I procured eomcof your UNK
WKKI1 KKMKDY, and after taking only Three Hot.
Ilea, And that I nm quite rcalnrcd to health and
atrength. Ihaehadtherhcumallanifiirelewn(ll)
jeare, and think that theaneccea of the "UNK'1 In
curing a dlacaae of an lone atandlug, In to abort a
time, la cry remarkable. Aa n tonic and appo.
tlrerl havunevar met with anything equal to the
UNKWKKDHKMKIiY: ilurlnLMhellniel waatak.
Inglt I rained fifteen (IS) ponmla In weight. Truat
Incthaithla errtldcate will be uriTiil hi Inducing
othera affected aa I waa to try the ' UNK," I remain
verv truly youra. JAMKM T. I1HOWN,
cry truly
KcWI.
nup i uuo Agent uauuaiupo Jtint'.
Rpoolal TTotlro.
IxnoraTIOH la lb cana of nina-tralha of alt
diaeaatfa tba Urine maeblu. la aubjact tot tllia
ton to tba alamacli aad djfaattva oraana, and ooj
wtuaava mora lhaa bait In tour doctor a bllla.
Dr. Mrsirr' tHliatr.ajiitorara return
mend! by all rbratelana Jo DTarKrrto and fur
au. OourUiim of t. i.ivra jxd Ptnixriva
Oaouu, baa aJTertiaameinlo another column.
GILL, STEEL & CO..
DKAI.inx IN
es
BOOKS, STATIONERY
Musical Instruments,
SCHOOL BOOKS.
AflKNKKAL ASSOUTMKST OK TIIK 1W8T
Standard I'liolleatlona.
TriACHKlW KKQVISITKS,
Such aa Olobea, Mapa, Charla, Crayona, fall Bella,
Howard, JU.
SILSCKLLANF.OVB HOOKS
A general aaaortmrnt, and everything publlahcd
111 the United Htatea or Kuaopc Imported to order
on abort nolloe.
We Intlte eapccUl atUutlon to our etock of
Mason &. Hamlin Organs,
THE IIE8T IN TIIK WOULD I
CHICKBHINII.
MAUSC1IALL Jt JUTTAUKIt.
And KXIEII.80N
:ip i .a. isr o s i
FLUTES, VIOLINS, ACCOKDEONS, AC., AC.
A complete aaaortuent of MUSIC INSTRUC
TION HOOKS. AulS.
TH3 OUXBMATBD
OHIGKERING- PIANO
MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS,
CII.L aV ttTKKIa Acnta for Oregon and
Waablngton Territory,
tar r rice Greatly Hedaeeal.
Sold either for CASH or on INSTALMENTS.
WiM.ouai ST Froal treat, op aulra,
rortlaad.Sept. II, 1871-tf.
.&Wfflvyi
:HT.r P.i"-V--,-T--.,
JOHN HUGHES,
Oornor or IBaT.VTJn xxxcl
DKALKK
Bacon, Lard, Butter, Oheese, Flour, Grain, Feed,
AND DOMESTIC PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS.
Paints, Oils and Window Glass, American and English
Coach Varnishes, English and American Furnituro Var
nishes, Gum Shellac, and Japan Varnishes, White
Damar and Asphaltum Varnishes.
CASTOIl OIL,
KLKI'HANT OIL,
LINSEKI) OIL,
LAIII) OIL, NKATS FOOT OIL,
1KM1FISII OIL, roLAIt OIL,
I'UTTY COLOUS' LAMPHLAl-K,
(HtAlNINO TOOLS, Ar Ac.
Wholesale and Retail at JOHN HUGHES.
Caab paid for all Klnda of merchantable l'rodllcc at CunIi Union.
tttf j-oKcnsr IKTJCKKCIIIlS.
Why Delay Insuring?
SECURE the PROTECTION
OFFEHKII I1Y THE
OLD NEW ENGLAND.
Facts Little Known
nCLlTIMI TO
LIFE INSURANCE:
rilllKHIi IN NO VOIIPKITttllK IN
X the New Kmrlaml Mutual Life lnruraueo Com
pany, and tho follow lnir'auipl a protvthufaet;
1'oiiTi and, Nor. IS, lsti'i.- l.iir paid on a policy
w litre thu premium uaa all moulha merdue A.l'.
E. Miller, lVrtUnd, tlrecon. Amount Inaiired,
(3,00(1. The payment of thl tlilm ua nttealnl
by Cincinnati llllla, Jaeob Majit, Clm. II, Flan.
urrr, ai oilier,
loLl'aa, Jan, 87, lhT0.-I.ora paid mi a policy
where the premium waa four nioutha merdiie,!.
1. , Wlllll., VIIIU".i 1 li , Hill, 'till, IMP I I'M, f,,',l'.
The payment of thla claim n alleated by Frank
Spauldliit, W. F. (load. J. M. Wllaon, J. W. (load,
A. J. Johuaoii M.D., llinr) IVitnu
WlI.NLT t'lurK, Jan. tit, IK!) Loaa paid on a
policy where the premium waa elewn monlhaoTcr
due: Lawrence II, I'evl. Walnut Creek, Cal.; am
ount liiaiired, fSAO. The pi)iueit of thla claim
waaattrated by Jnhii Hlllr, Orrla Falea, John J.
Kerr, M. Colter, I. F Majora.
Coi-i'aA, Feb. as, Ihll.-Loaa paid on a policy
wtiiro tho premium waa fourmouthaoterdue: Jaa,
It. Calden, CoIiimi, Cat.: amnuiit Inrurrd, (1.nn.
The lament of thla claim waa allerlid by W, F.
(load, .1. W, tload, John Itoa, John l.'heaev.
San 1'iuscip-co. July ", 1KII. Loaa paid on a
policy where the preuiluiii waa two moulha Hirer.
duo; J. I.crluaiin, of Holao City, Idaho; amount
Inaurrd. I1UIU). Tho payment of thla rUlm waa
aliened by M, S. Ikiruell, S. A, (lle, J. Cerf, Ho
arnlh.il, Feiler.t Co,
The above rlalma were paid under Iho Maaaa
Chutctta nun. forfeiture law.
The New Knvlaud Mutual Life liiauranro Com
pany waa Incorporated In ls'Ll, and la therefore the
oldeat purely mutual life Inanrauee company In the
ITnlted Statea. It haa CAM I ASSKTM OF OVHIt
IO,OO0.O0O. aud la the only company on the
Fadnc ciiaal Kotemed bv the Maaracbuaetta nnn
forfeiture law, DIVIIIh'NDS declarril and made
available In pajmrutaofpreiuluma ANNUALLY.
WALLAIIi i:VICHSO.V,
(l( neral Ai;ent, N. K. cor, Sananme and
California ala,, San Franrlaui,
JOSKI'll JtllUDLKMINM,
Supi rintendeiil of Arcnclca,
10 Front at., Vorllaud.
w, Jonea, ()1ua, I'al. : amount luatirrd, f Ul.aK).
CA1T. LYMAN H. 8COTT.
laKal Audit, Slato at., Halein.
DedCuiH
TREES AND PLANTS!
East Portland Nursery.
IINV1TK THF. ATTF.NTION OF DKAI.KUH
and plantera to my lari;o and touiptete rtcxk of
Standard Fruit Trees
OF KVKKY VAHIKTY.
GRAPE VINES, Small Fruits,
Ornamental Tree, Nhrubt, Plant,
llulbmu Flowering Jlootn,
llotet, ttc.
Fruit and Oreen lloun Catalo;ui aent fiec
on ajipllratlon
Addreaa,
OclSS dm.
II. IIANriON,
Eaat I'ortland.
, I. JOIlOiN.
ii. w. joiinax.
JORDAN BROTHERS,
IlKALKItS IN
HARNESS, SADDLES,
Saddlery Hardware
KTC. KTC, KTf
Ktate Ktreet (niairly oppoalle I'allon'a Dlock) Hakra.
A Good assortment of Concord
Stage and Buggy Harness.
IIiiT-ntiHN Tlfiulo to Ortlm.
f" Kepalrln promptly attended to, and a gen
eral aaaortmtut of Farm harneaa kept couitantly
on hand, or made to order on abort notice.
1T Ilarlnc removed from our flkl aland on Cent
martial Hlreet to tho place formerly oceuplul by
Bam'l Oray on HUte Street, wa reapectfully aollclt
a further ahare of public patronage, Heeommcnda.
lien- Our Work. Apr8 If
!
TiarKItlNO AND
f ptniwriMruinnv
ill
HKr.r, urea by
.C3.
auiin jaiaiu
Balea, Oregon, Aatf. 7, '71.
Itroots
IN
CHINA NUT OIL,
COAL OIL,
HAW AND HOILKI) OIL,
c, m. vannanTau. v. i. mmwa.
PAlUICSlfTBn ic BABOOOX,
Cummrrrlal Illork
Nairn),
CABINET MAKERS!
AND DKAI.KUH IN
Eomestio and Office
FURNITURE.
Upholstery,
Paperhanging,
MATTILbHKH,
Tucker's Patent and Spiral
Spring Beds.
Coffins and Caskets
Made lo order at rhort notice, and on munnabka
tcrroa, Nutn-tr,
nuonc a. ooox,
BOOKBINDER.
AN II
lilaiik Itook Miuuifac liner,
K.ILI1JI, OII;N.
Wifca H A V I Nil KSTAIILIrlllRO A
i7fM Flrat Lliaa Hookbliidery III halem.
gJBKw I" "ow preparel tuiloall maimer of
tmmmt work known to tho trade
.TlatMiliica, NaaiairrM ami Finale,
Hound In any dealnd alyle.
Old Book, re-liounil.
BLANK UOOKK, of cireryili'arrlptlnn.wllb
or wllhonl prlntnl bradlnica, niuiiufarturtd to or
ibr, RLANKN, of eery kind, ruled and printed to
order.
tV I'HICItM IIKANONAHI.lt. Ml
In llray'a llkxk, State treel. MayW-tf.
L. 8. 8COTT.
State aired, mil deor lo V. V, ray,
...urtmniN.,..
Groceries and Provisions,
Tobacco and Cigars,
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
FARMERS' PRODUCE.
CROCKERY,
Glassware & Stoneware
Halara, July 90, 1970.
Willamette Nursery,
-. W. WAX&ZKO . OO
OHWKCIO, OIIKIION.
rj.KOWKUH OF TUB CIIOICK8T VAIIIbTIKfl
Fruit Trees . Shrubbery
Particular attention clvcu lo CIIKIIIIY AND
I'LUM TltKKH.
1'eraona Intending to porebaae Treea during tho
aeaaon of ltrtl-a, abould call and eiawlne our alock
which la tho
Largest and Best in the State
V Nend for Catalogue, dlatrlbutrd gratia.
NoU-tf.
FOR SALE.
AMITCHBL WAGON. 5W INCII-NEAHLY
near, halag bteu nacil on light work but one
aeaaon,
Alao. ipan of FAItkl HOH.SKH. with llanirat.
Ioo,nlra at lbs FAKMK.it OFFICE.