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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1872)
-J W'lIi&l&JSfiET'rXl' iKfiBMER. 3 It it 'rientific. Ckmstiat. Si'Ack. When astron omers assure in thnt the diameters of the circles which the planets de scribe in tiieir perpetual revolutions round the sun, are millions upon millions of miles how Is It possible for the mind to tnke in an idea of the space or room in which such globes as tho'-e of eighty nnd ninety thousand miles in diameter are run ning, thirty times more rapidly than a cannon ball, without the slightest Interference with others V i,w.-Mimif iii, .it i rniwi,. , i H'tiv-v, imuiuuv iiiiiu , jiiiivi?. no boundary, no barrier, no preclpl- tons termination, but space forever and ever, and there the Intellect ami cer, nun nr iiii imiiiicr leaves the pursult-the brain of man mount trrasn It. Hut there Is something more nor-' plcxlng In the belief that iutcrmin ablo fipneo Is tilled with millions, aye, with countless organized worlds, beyond all human computation, far excelling our own in grandeur of proportions, physical resources, and beauty, so immensely distant thnt no tclescopo can ever survey those on the nearest Imrdcr of that celes tial spaco which they occupy ; nnd vftf uMH Imvmtfl mill luivmifl Lit Cut that the light they semi abroad, ntMr- "ve i being able to elucidate tho snood of one hundred nnd nine-' i'lus. I could not see my way., .. ty millions of miles In one second, may not reach this earth fora hun-' dred millions of years to come, nnd , Micro again nnd again nre globes in- llnltely multiplied, ."pace, then, Is a field in which the Almighty dis play tho majesty of His supreme power. Sc'IKNTirtlOllIMOltAXDA. Ilraln- work costs more food than hand work. Accoi-dlng to careful estlniates analyses of the excretions, three hours of hard studv wear out the bodyinorethuntiwholodayof.se- uc' "" manner 01 uomjt uini me in a mil planting. All manures con vcre physical lalwr. Another ovl- man's wages, when his cottage was ' Joining potash nre particularly sulfa donee of tho cost of brain-work Is oh- paid for, were but P-'s, and that the I h, for the potato. Ashes contain tallied from the fact that though tho .,,. titutlon was tlio !J.s oirned bv 1rU0.r.V. 1otl,sh ,thmi yother natiira brain is only one-fortloth tliq weight "nl n,I,,,0, tho K earned b fertilizer, nnd Miould be freely ucd of tho body It receives about ono-llith tll l-'1(,0't lV- Aml ,,0, w,w tlic ! d carefully saved, of all tho blood sent by the heart Into 'home before me the wifo meek, -. the system. Uraln-workors there-1 neat and trim ; thu children poorly foro rcoulre a more liberal supply ofit.i i.,, ,,ti...i,.,....i.,..t .,., t.. ... Torer"'1 rld'r f,,0,,, "'"" innmil,1!nnd'only,i 1 made a point of pcr Kverv Iron, rail on n north and south railroad, so far as I have been ablo to examine, is a perfect magnet, tho north end nttrncting ino soutii 1 d tho south end the north polo iignetic needle. Ho iiImi In n ' mnratli-oad the lower flange of n iniiKtVetic lu'etlie T1 rail on n rallnad the lower lltiinri attracts the south pole, and tho up pcrilauge the north polo of a needle. (Dr. lllcluud Owen, of Indiana .State University.) The rit. (lotiiard tunnel is now tho great engineering project in Kurope. Tho success of the Mt. feni- tunnel has aroused tho fears of Switzerland and (jcrmany regariUng t to uitiiro re to boo in equal n.oth.g'lnthi; respect with France, It is proposed to nierco tho Alps near the St. (iothard liss. Tho estimated cost Is $U,UIHV 000; the tunnel will be. twice us long ai the Mt. I'enN. and tlio hk-Us tiro much more dllllcult to manage, but it Is thought that with tho expert-' enco which lias been gained in other works, it can bo i constructed inn Krcens nnd herbs, ami n Mage e than was required r , i,,.,tnf i-i,t tunnel.-.V(vAwrif,Uvo luion. I otatoes ui-t much shorter time for tho Jit. Conls for June. Ki'i'hcr or Kxtiikmi: C'ii.i ox, Snow. Dr. Kane, tho Arctic explo- or, recorded the very striking and suggestive fact tliat . snow, at u tern- leratureof forty degrees ielow zero, Fahrenheit, Ioh'S much of its antl- fractional quality. Ho foiinil it nl- mot ns dllllcult to draw Muds upon Mich snow ns upon sand. A Nkw 1'uxix- 1'nif. James V. Watson, of Ann Arlior, Michigan, writes to the Jumuml of tin'riice that ho d I "covered a new planet on thu night of April Itlt, Iu tho coii"tclla tlon Virgo. Thu planet shine like a star of the eleventh magnitude. Hi.AiK SnCKl'. Abp. Whatoloy onco puzzletl a number of clover men, In whose company he wti", by asking them this quetiii : "How Is It that whlto sheep oat nioro than liliiol.- "' Kniitit eim titvnre fif the I'lirlnni f,w.r ollirtr sor to work iind tried to crivo learned and long reii- sons; but all were anxious to know tho real cause. ARer kveplng them wonderlnrr for some time ho aid : " T la ve-iMm if tlfcre m' inclrv of tlienli ' ' ' an English Farn Laborer Mm. TIio following account of the aver ago home of a Warwickshire farm laborer Is from the pen of a special correspondent of the London Xewg. As It Is copied in the Xorth Jlrithh AyrlcuKitrM, It Is presumed not to be mi overdrawn picture : "lilting early, I intruded on the family a little before wven, in time for breakfast. I made the eighth at the little tablu on the tlagged tloor. There was the father, a bent, care ""'. , ,"""'" t01"r"n8iui " ncal , l0 w dressed in a worn man, who yesterday had been lamabout work; the wife, oinan, prematurely old, droned in a liiisoy gown, and with . . , i i ' Hotf , , , .. 7 . ,"1"lUL; cm"",Mf " """ ."-." ",ul vo chllilroii, ranging from six- pose Is urged in a, cccn report of he teou to fol,r 'Hb eldest boy cnnw'Wiork Hoard of Health on the j the horcs in a plow-i disinfection of clothing nnd rooms 1 ""; " "'c .. '"'... ,10.V' ' ...... i... i v i i..... hoiiuoi incomers uriuguuywiiug in. Two R to '" llt l" n week, I the two vouiiL'Oat toddle nlsnit at home. Our breakfast was dry bread, I mid ii fluid In which a lively l.nag-! Illation might recognize a distant flavor of tea. Tho wife owned to1 having put but one spoonful In for tho seven, and she was not allowed . to amend the record on behalf of the , eighth. Allen lirenkfii-t she and I formed a committee of ways and means. I was not so fortunate as i it... mil. ...I.I....I "li" i"iu oiu.i umm m "Vl "K r",m"". returns, auucucu " mw' nm MUll Uml olllv K11(WV when I asked her, with full anil bit- ter personal cognizance of the per- fectly fiendish manner in which children's lniots 0 to pieces long be- foro they have u right to Ik worn out, how she contrived to keep her family shod. 1 tried the calculation of nmlrlmr ,.n,la ,..,,, ,t nil ,,,-,, in, ! C I I wnv.s, aiufat last had to give it up in ' ,.,..;.,! ,,.. .'...., .. Sin"ro ...... , , I4 iicwiuieiment. iiiero louiii' I c,ii,ll i,kii,i,i .llntt.t ,1 r,,i kl,tl1tntra """"" " ,,-- - ol 'u,,, i "Attached to the cottage is a little 1(i0ta few yards siuure-of garden ',.. . ; .. V ', BmmI but thnt does n butcher's meat, tea or boots. groinul ; but thnt does nut grow ivu uiu assistance received,! wasiissured, was acwt.ofcoal in winter, and for u short laud recalls the Scotchman's advice time in tho colde.it season a quart ol'i to hl.s noil on getting married: souponceaweelc. J)lnnereonslstclr.'31iikonuro of the fortune; tho M-ifo potatoes fried in sonio scraps of bacon may change, but the sliver, nover." mm unit nun iicuii iuii i--i mini mi-1 half-pound (at d per ioiiikI) that hnd t.0ntltutctl yesterday's fare. Home- tinies tho fanilly whoH. guest I an,,, tory'' lying on their l.a.i.1. Ilko n dine olf n salt herring nnd potatoes, white elephaiif. Then there nre tho herring having obviously to bo 'chronic lawsuits about making di- divided Into seven portions, tjften tho ,.. fare u Urv ,rcm, . Mnt.. times it consists of rirf tl'uitvrc iu cookery known as 'tea-Uottlo broth,' a concoction of hot water with a few ml' ori Is (Id per eight gallon", no we could not af- fonl to bo lieavy eaters. Iu a mill- tary prison the dinner diet ii"od to'crea"Ctl, as a coiieqtience, nl-o. conlt of three pound" of potatoe" and half a pint or milk per man. We ti. irg(t clinkiit tbuKiiKllsh I'ar- had no milk, anil among the eight of alm.,lt Hie largest ,, tu. us were certainly not the rations of u worIl)t T)l,, r,,tlr ,.lN , ,N c,0(.k couploofprNoner.-. I have not dined ,,rt.tweiity.tworietliidlamfter. Kvery an hour, nnd I feel ns hollow ns n imlf inlniitc the point of the minute drum, but I rc"lst any lloshpots that hand moves nearly seven Inches. The may bo ucco-nlblc, ami turn my : thoughts longingly towards siippor, j which is to consi-t of bread nut! ' boiled potatoes, without tho frag ments of liacou rind, which tho chil dren devoured tit dinner time." lnisii Kmk.uation. The Iutelll- . .. . . ...t . ..e .1... i.. rinmtjueen-lowii alone 2.0C0 IHirts, a week k'o. Whole hamlet" are left to the old nnd isHir: antl agricultural . , , , r(U.t lm ut anv price. , ,1,'M',, '?" '" o. nan ' "J I'"1- T'.H' con.ideniblC cities L incflck, 'f . In-t .ns nre Im-tenlug to decy. geill I orK COITe"poinieiil 111 nm imv uiu iju.iiiui-iikuis, 4111,1 iij un nimhu ton l'itut ay." that the tleisipulatlon the short iuud reiiteis In the i'arli of Ireland Ii going tin faster than ov- anient chambers regulate their labors, er. Ilo thinks that about l.oofl of the , At every sttol.u a new repot ter takes flower of tho population leave thu the place of the old one, whllit fhu eotintrv weeklv from the different I "rst retires to write out the notes hr D:sTm:cTIo, ov thk Grhms or Diskasi:. As the result of a screls of experiments on the destruction of low forms of life of heat, Dr. Clr.icc Cal vcr demonstrates thnt the germs of dlcne will withstand a temperature of 300 decrees Fahrenheit. Kxposttre to such n heat as this injures the fib ers of all kind of cloth so seriously that they are unlit for further u-o. It Is therefore evident that the mere agency of beat cannot be depended upon for the destruction of the germs or corpuscles attached to the clothing of persons who have sutl'eivd from any contagious disease. The necessity for a change In opinion ivjnmliug the power of 1 t i ill ill " " " i " """ J'0 in the report in question embolic aclil Is especially 'voommended for the disinfection of -'Io'!,i"K " bcdnldg, and sulphurous aciugiis, prepared lor uiiruiiigiuiiniiiir, for the disinfection of rooms. Thu latter sub-dance especially seems to ' have the power of utterly destroying tin, irornw nf will ill I iinv. will!.. l i Infill., fa.mil.lltly fll, altogether or only ac-' 0m,,8iltw tbe object in an Imperfect if,nner.-AW&irV' Miy. - ...- Mani'iii: ron I'or.vroiis. An ox-, liaiiL'o savs the following receipt for . . " r . . :: t. '. . raising iotatoe.s is worth the price of any paper for one year, to any farmer who Is short of manure. It is said to i, , .,00(i ., i,o ho.t smiorulm,. phatesof llme.and will certainly not iwt hair o much. It has been tried two years, nnd Is good on dry land, n M,vs . "Take one cask of lime nnd slack it with water, and then stir in one bllsllol of llllO Sldt. 1111(1 tllPlI Illl-V ill loa'", or as,,es 'JB" '"" will ""t becomo mortar; It will ninko about five barrels, l'ut in lialfuplnt KiiAStT.. The nrea of cultivated land in Trance is 12J.000.000 of acres. the number of iironrlotor.s hidncr 1 .. ...... ...... .... . ..... a.. IVjuo,um this miiniivhioii iii tne land is tho .oiison,uoneo of tho ubo- lltlon of the law of primogeniture. The French cling to the smallest patch of soil, as to life j It is thu be , oi an securities not a little tulvaii- tageous iu the-o times of chiiiige. .uiiii.V III llieso IjllipiHIUII inntieii proiii'Ietors are In a stato of itidl- geuce, their portion of "free terrl visions, the expenses of tho contests too often exceeding tho valuo of the plots themselves. It is not surprls- ing, then, that tho plan of milting several of the small holdings, sitb- mitting them to a coinmon ciiltlva- tlou, sharing alike expenses anil jirollts, Is making way. The general wealth of thu country will bo In- dock will go eight and a half days, but It only strikes for seven and a hair, thus indicating any neglect iu winding up. The ieuduluui is llfteeu feet long, thu heels of c:it Iron, thu hour bell U eight feet high and uiiiu feet In ill auictvr, weighing nearly llfteeu tons, and the 11111111110' alone weigh" more than M pound'. This clock Milken .1 1...... 1 1... i. . ....1... ' has taken daring the previous llftien 'nilnutcs. , , ' ",,:",i: Un l)u .W"" w 'J--""' eoplu tlon't mind their own bti4luc"s. )ntl h, tlloy ht.von't any buMnc-s; and 'the H-cond, tbeyhav,-nomlml. Ik you wish n thingdonc, go ; If no send. llo.VSTKiis are cousins to liars. BREYMAN BROS., Commercl il Street, tlitnl iloor from Moore-' Corner, Siilem, Oregon, WUOl.KSAI.i: AND HKTAI1, DKALHltS IN FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS! CLOTHING, Hats cfe Cetm? HOOTS VTS1 SIIOKS, GROCERIES, ETC. Wo line nun A Complete Assortment if (lie nbotc i.imiIj:iod, imJ .ire oilerliu them SXTlUHMtEXiY LOW HATES. We aim l.eep i full line of Carpets, Oilcloths, Matting, Lace Curtains, Window Shades, Etc., towtilih wc Imltc I'ftioclil ntlcutlu:), i wc cm oiler n i SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS to im Kits, We have also the Agency for tho Sale of onsooxr OXTY WOOLEN GOODS, an,l rotilintlv keep hum .1 full nipp'o of BLANKETS, OASIMERES, TWEEDS, ' FLANNELS, YARN, ETC., Wonre cuatiltiltu ullI" d-ilei iliniiiii(Kttirer' prlcur. i linr.viAN liuos. SJlem.Jm. IS, Y.l Kir James F. Brown, Agent for Willamette Farmer is i:roi:xi: citv BOOKMII.I.KIt AMI DIIAI.KII IN MA(!.. lue', IVriiHlleal, XeMpm,erii 1Um,1. iiii, .Novell,. Sut..irlilluii taken fir llio WII,l.Mi:TTi: TAIIMKII and all Kvtern l'lilillratloii-. lit l'uli. Illier" prlctM. Wlttiniettotrerl.ernnititiiirt')tlir St Chilli Hotel, Ktisene City, Onvm. Ail'i. i -..'. ., . I' Wlll&lll6tt6 University, SAumr, onuaow. miit.oi.nK.sTANii.Ait.i:sTi.vniiroit.T. X eil Hihcxil In Oregon. Chu-lciil, ('iilnincrihil, Nornul, amtSileulllli l'oiirepof Slnd.t. Tor full Infiirmitliiii nclilrc- Ihc 1'ie.hli'iil, T. U. I! t ii. or c. n i r.iun, Sei S, iw;t Sirntnrj llulnl nl Tin-Ire". ii, mai miit j j. riiAir. TCCAXXOAY ti SHAW, ATTOItNIIVS AT LAW, SAI.IIM, OllllfiO.V. Olllce liter (In)' pliire, corner of Slain anil l.lhert) rlroel.. .Mai IT II. lil.il, II JuM.1 J )l I'ATrt.ll'ON Jones & Patterson, Real Estate, Insurance, GENERAL AGENT8, UI.MMi:i:tl.M. 1IOIK1. Ulll.lUNO, Mairm, ori-Kon.l SI'KCIAI. VITIINTION (.IVI..VTO Till: nlu of 1 1 en I KpIiiIoIii all part of (ireon A lirp amount of in; ,1 .Iribh I II V I'llOI1. KltTV, rnli.l.llii;- of llHtllln.' Iloiix-'. I.11I., Half lllock. ami ll!w k, Sinn , At ... Aim... Iniproreil PAIIMS ami Valuibln I'm nllHnli il j 1 lauiv aim i innn r iii,,, rimaitii hi hi,, oe.I 'l rnllllo In the Stale Ali .. Ilcnlln;' ami I..li:u of all I.I11U of pinM,rly. I olliclhniof t IuIiiip, Ar , At , 11 III i.ojtf piunipt am nil aoi:.vts ron Tho Mutual Life In sum ncc Co, Or Nm- Vorlr, The Union Fire Insurance Co. Ol Hun rniuolNco, l& Tor coiqpktg ilepiiliillon. of proiitj i plr at their orice. . (lyrrct:Mifntriita promptly jninriil, anil all Imoniiitloii ehcn free .f rluieu. AiKrua. UtfVjs . I'ATTI.'IIdON, ocrss-t. iim hi. salrm. tiir.M u 1 ! SBMITIIIfi llff i FAHRC CIAST ! BOSWELL'S Standard Fruit Dryer, i Heator, Broad Raiier, Dairy HoatOf, olO., COMUINED! 1J0SITIVK1.V Till: .MOST I'ltoriTAIII.K nn.l ii'cfiil Inwiitlon i,f tlieaue, romWiiliitf cliM, ne, iliirntilllly ami eeomuiij.ainl ran lie niplll Ion i:reter.irletyor iitrroe Ihiimny nthrrnn ililiUM'Mnnt, As a Fruit Dryer, ll t.ttul-imruukil, nn.l lncknunletUI Ii) rcleu lllte men li contain t!ie only tmu irliiclptm for ilrjln.' Irnlt, nml l rit plniplo In iiuirlmctlon th.it ii mere dilM at once niulerit.iiia himI ourale It Art a Room Heater, The I'rl.millc Cjllmler ninrriilntrii Hie licit, Unite tin, emboli. ami printine more lunttliin my oilier know n iliMlec, wlilrli. Iielni; illtrltnteil In the nerroriiteil rlili hi In itniitile inrrentu of lint nlr, Mill lient luiMhree, or lien four rnom (If l'Mn'ili connecliil) wllh lera fuil Ihnii my one of the mine riHiiu (illi he Invito! tn I he rnlue temper n I nre lit imy pne or he.nl I iu ppitiiliu In lire. uhlt,, til tin ! nil, lime tt itettln nit itoktitllN pa. ex. cmoliiKfl pleiimint mill liejliht ntinotphcro anil eirii iem,iriiiire iiiroiiiioui nil uie npanuicniii. In Ihenimincr lime, tthlle iHitHnirtlio tea Lplth in ikliu lonM, lieittlim lron, Ae., h) it Inclo taltn Ihe.einrrinlii of heat nrelurinil lulu the outilile line, alul Ihc hent I (cattily felt In Ihc room. As a Clothes Dryer, IT HAS NO COMI'irriTOll.ninl tthereter knouii l lialleil wltli ilcllcht liy tln I ntle. an the createt Utmr-f it Ini: Inteutlun of tho ne. In Lumber Drying, The prlnitplepof h1 lntihlliin.il- appllnl, in Intiihnilileaml tililmut loinpitltlon MH.I.IS-nitS, llAKF.Its. riOAII MANItKACTC IllUtS AM) OTIIKKS Will llnil It srenlly to tin It ailtantip, Iu ae thli muhlne .mil lne-tli;4le ll piopeitrif. We couM pii1ill.li iiilninn.nf lerlliiiiinlal' from tlif.liert rlllem of Ohio, llull.inn, lUlnnla, Mlclil linn, Intt n, niul oilier Slalen, of II. riipeilorlty ot vr any InTCtitloti of the ave, Imt n the liimhlno ni'i-t l.llid on tin own MKItlTS, Il inn.t litfrren In op I erallnn In lie fully apprnlntiil r.nvi:iis. iiiuxo voi it kmiiiks to r:r. TMR , Boswell Heater and Dryer. ' It Inex.Hll) Mini ton ttniil ami lo'iil, tipitill''" of anyilry-hini'vor kiln yon may noiv lint u. W iln nut n. k )ou tnhiiyit lomplliatluti of patent n,:!ii., niei-iy innn nil rtniiiiiintioii oi a iiirniei ; lint come anj peti I he mlltlril m.lihlnn pi rfurm IN ttotkii repre-entiit There It no llitrllltu Hono. Chnrdi, Himlinrv I'nlillc Hull, Until or lleitaniant, totthlcli till, uia ihlne l not applicable, mcDil anil prorltable, Iiillv" ami Ki'iillinuii. on aru reijieclfully Intl Hit to r.illatiif examine (he maihlne for) onrpcltc-, lor II la linpopplblu In n rlioil ailrcrllrrnienl tin-nn ineriili' All. IIiovoihI iiimllllin oflhU truly Homier fill, )i I uliilple, KAMII.V KJIIK.VII. C'" Helen clilmaare fecnreil bvlellera wlent, ithlili pine It bejonil thu le.nli of il rim I. 't tin piih.nlhi r. Iiittin; linn Im. i.t tin etiln.lie rljUl fur llm Hlnlii of (Irrmin. la lion tnanlifllrliirliis tin in fur pale, on Slain Slriet, In Salem, trlieren tarlelt of pi i lima ml a maitiliie In oiierattoii ran b. piennt an; lime. .Mill U.1IIII, tlpim-lle 1,111, hlivl .(. Co.' lUnik Hlore, Vntll tl Sllelil, Oregon H. D. BOON, iictirn is BOOKS, STATIONERY MUSIC, ForiodlcalH, Newspapera, Wall Paper, Musical Instruments Till'. (IKI.KIIIIA'IKII BURDETT ORGANS Hallott and Oumiton's Pianos Alviayaon haml ' , The.d lii.lmni.-nt. are KAVOIIITKS ttlili all mti.lcltnt, ami Hilt stoni ) Hit rt'orl of all tihd Willi t llliy (!(Wm.()CJI. 1 1 ,' ' ' Ii. m, He.v, ( iimineitUltiitl, Salem, lK,i. SKSaS