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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1872)
1B mr&iLmm "i mm hi m m fa . "hv z: ojw,tA Salem.. Saturday, JuncJ5. Portland Agency.-1.. HAMl'KI., (Kticral AOTcIlMnR Affftil, lo aulhorfud to Act n role cent fur tbo KAiimii in fortUnl to rtcihe nnJ receipt for iii1fcrlpUoiiiidadratlMmciit. The InvlMlMikr tf Rlglt-A Party Uhr. Tho only sure pathway to success islu the path of "Bight." Whoever takes any other road will sooner or later como to destruction. All na ture) is organized against tho liars nnd rascals, against tho evil and vi cious j and the old maxim "that murder will out" Is but putting in another form of words tho unlver.Mil law that wrong must and will lie Ajkujwr' mtmm f jt- i brought toiignt in mi uiingH, ' dm, 0f.auy mau; and that.thcy will punished according to tho imturo ho!t pui,ic ofHolnlsto the honci nU nnd extent of tho ovll. Tho certain- fl,(Ilflli performance of their duties lyof this law of the Universe shcav- ,, ,)ot cilV0 (o lliclr Opponoll(s tho cntonllwholovonnddojiistiee.niiil (Usngrceablo dut or exposing and any doubt or its existence and en- i,sine lo pr,pt 'punishment rorcement would maku or earth n hell j,,,,, ,,, delinquencies of their indeed. town men lot any party In good And with Individuals, so with or-lfaIt aot.,nre fftn porform theso ganlzatlons of (iiicin. Instead of lo,-, ,, ,, ,t w, bo perfectly Invin Ing ono's Imllvliluiiltlyntitl liilluence , dl)Uj tffl,n, (1(J ,,(l0.,u liy uniting In parties and organlza-1 tlons, tho personality anil niluence of tho lunn Is multlplletl by the mini- bcrs nnd tho position and Inlluonco or tho organization to which ho at - inches himself. Ono man. as a hen- nrtito unit, may accomplish but little, whllu Ity Joining his voto and infill enco to a party or organization or men, ho makes that u success which was before powerless, autl thereby makes tho whole organization the reflex or his Individual .strength. Much Is tho )owor or organization nnd co-operation. Then how ImiKirtnnt does it be como thut tho Individual mail should liavo honest, upright conviction should be sworn to the right, and at Inched thereto by more than poison nl and scltlh considerations. Such being the Invincibility of tho law or right, nnd Mich being tho ne cessity or society in Its organization i nnd co-oiHirutlve londeiieios, why Is it that wo do not always mo tho right prevail '.' Why Is It that the people aro conM'lled from tlmo to tlmo to rlso iipii new mid hurl their own chosen rulers from jHiwor, and oven resort to bloody revolutions and re bellious against constituted authori ties, In order to vindicate and re-establish tho right V It is because men forget the right. The nianiigers of tho party, seeking to carry tho purse, for (lie sake of its contents, are them selves too frequently corrupt or cor ruptible men, and Judging tho masses by their own corruptible cou-eioiicos, theyjudgo It ho-t to "buy men" and Mvuro their support from Ui-o and -ellllsh motives, rather than to con vluco them nnd deserve their support and co-operation on a platform nfjii ticeaud right. Ituyiug men docs forn -oa-on, and -ecurcs (he rule or the' rabble, and tho rule of wrong; but this works Its own remedy, and the party which came Into power by iiionoy and deceit, or having como in under the glorious1 banner or right nnd Justice, deserted that Ixuincr in tho hey-day of It- pro-porlly mid wandered away after -traugo god-, ory-oon finds ltelf de-ertcd by the M'ry men that money could not pur: i base, and per cou-oqiionco ea-t down hi defeat and dl-gmce. Parties nud political manager fre quently, yea too often, forget Uiit fact that it is not the moh that rule-, but tho good citizen-. The vicious mol v. uhk,,, .... ......... ,.rs" iimy ik- rMlttilll'lllv n.i n ,tii.,,ivl. .. tl... M......I ..i hi... u ii . ... .w. ...... ,-.v..... .. ,, ...fiiiri. ,. iiiv ..,.......,, ,v...., .."Jvl'Vr'"' iiiv h1w, imMt Is generally slmtngcni, and not an oh.mi contest. And a vic tory thus secured Is sure to 1k -tie-ceeded by a dufeat. And here is tho reason for this. The mob has to bo "-. ...' purchased every time; but Mug the minority or community it can only luflueiice tin election by an alliance or make-weight to some other organ ization. Hut there Is n largo ele ment, much larger and vastly more powrrfulunntl Influential than the i mob, of good citizens, pervading both t) parties. This element ennnot nc purchased with money or anything else. It don't seek ofllce, or hold of fice. It is composed of honest, quiet farmers, humble laborers and mo Johnnies, Industrious tradesmen, with f now and then n preacher nnd teacher. Thcv nil read and think for theni- selves, nnd earn by honest lalmr their own lircaii ana nutter : ana wnen they bolieve that a party or politician 1 Is wrong, they will oyqrrldonll party trammels nnd unite in such n cour-c j of action as will defeat the obnoxious party or candidate. .Such is the invincibility of the right, nnd such is tho lesson wo would impress upon our renders. Let a dominant and triumphant par ty Inscribe on Its Imnncrs, that they will do Justice to tho lowest unci t .. 11 A At .... , A .....I 1 poorest equally to the highest and J richest; that they will make no laws ffir .favorites or clnfisfH In tho Inllls- Mm,IIX FltUT IKKEH. Kvoryyonr .-hows tho advantage . f mtilclilng fruit trees. In the first plate, tin abundant mulch of straw or chip litter, leaves, or what not, re tards the development of tho frti buds, mid saves them from tho 1 frosts, which this year have destroy ed half tho fruit crop. Then it re tains the moisture longer In the -oil, keeps It more uniform in tempera ture, keeps tho fertilizing elements in a more solublu state, and makes stronger una Hotter growtltor wood; I nndnll of these unite -ia produce nioro perfect fruit. Mulching is tho surest means, e-peciany in dry or well-drained soils, or securing vig orous and-healthy trees, and it is only such trees that will withstand the ravages of tho-borcrs, caterpil lars, mid other diseases to which our fruit trees are subject. Wo have this season noticed many Instances "hero fruit trees have lieon mulched Willi siniw only, ana in every caso tho benefits to tho tree were most remarkable. Instead of burning the straw, put it around your fruit trees. (KOP I'ROSl-Et'TS. It is not yet too late in the sea-ou for a good crop, but unless we aro favored with plentiful rains soon, wo will not have a crop to boast of. The dry weather 1ms already ix'gun to -how on all the spring sown grain, and It Is only very favorable locali ties which show fulr-looklng fields. In most' Instances tho spring grain looks kid, and tho oats do not show n pro-pect Tor more than a hair crop. Hut, us wo reniiiikeil before, It I- not yet too late to make good the elfect or the dry weather ir we get timely ami siilllcicut rain. Prices are likely io be nilr ror what there in to nell. Foreign shliw will Ik here with railroad Iron, and inn-t htivu return cargoes This fiict will uiuke a market for wheat, nnd I llkely to give us nn advantage over tho old way of shipping through Shu Prancl-co. S. Tin. Forum. Wo apprehend that tho existence or .small pox at Portland ami other points will great fite ly dim nl-h the numlior or persons tho d.,elM,, j,llui.s R Xowllv n ,rtw. t attending a general celebration or yi,r of ,, pllU.c They clalni, how . tltolourth. '1 he Too hold that the evor 1Iwt (llcro s I10 lWlJm f ni - enso uus now goi, me excessively I... ....I .. .I.lo I .I...1 ! a .. . . imi ni'iliiivi ill lliia rvii.iiii. it tl l l' eM-teuce or more or less fkiU'M I throughout thoL valley, adnTonishi every ono to bo cautious, tiot up . . - ... neighborhood celebrations on tliat day, glvu Uirgo guUufUig of pol.o a wide lierth, and (lie danger' of'n general spread of small pbxlhrough- out the entire Stato will bo material- ly lessened. Tho lesson in tho spread or this disease, received at tho Stato Fair four years ago, ought not to tie -oon forgotten. WIJLCJMOETTE FiBMEB. A SAME LAW. It is time now for newly elected members of the Legislature to be making up their minds In regard to subjects for legislation. Wo urge upon their attention the necessity of a game law for Oregon. It Is a Hhamo to our legislators that this suhlect has been neglected so long. ' jJuj n js j j,r0!,t part tho fault of the , Qnin that It has been so. Ana we people that It lias been so, unrc unon all who feel any Interest in this matter to make themselves heard. Wo would llko to see socie ties of truo sportsmen organized In every part of tho State that would bring systematic influences to benr upon our Legislature at the coming session. Let tho matter be properly presented and petitions be circulated n cvcrv neighborhood " . . M tail Tho present custom 01 Kimug our wild game without any regard to tlmo or season is, to say the least, barlKirous and outrageous. Our game birds, our trout, our deer nnd elk all need tho protection or law to pre serve them from utter extinction. I'ot-hunters and thoughtless loafers who wander nlxnit with shot guns nnd rifles, with no higher thought than to shoot whatever comes in their wny.nrodi-grachig themselves, outraging humanity, and violating tho rights of fut tiro generations, in a way that civilized communities have no right to allow.' Wo ask tho ques tion of every truo sportsman, every farmer, every true citizen : Shall wo have a game law V A DKIDGK. Not long since tho Portland lite- aid, ill a very unbecoming way, sneered at the proposition to bridge the Willamette at this place, and casta slur on tho business men of .Snlcm. Those or our own people who have occasion very often to visit the metropolis aro well prepared to place a proper estimate upon all such sneers coming from that source. They do not spend a ftill hair hour's time among drays and hacks on that clumsy old Terry-boat for nothing. One or two such experiences is enough to enable any ono to figure very closely on tho business enter priso or so boastrul a city as Port land. About nil a man can do be twecu trains is to cross and rccross that ferry; whou oven a foot-bridge anywhere near tho depot would cn- ablo him to transact considerable business. Wo really don't know what to think or u great commercial city whoso river is so miutU that re spcctublo-blzed vessels aro compelled to unload fifty miles below, and yet so wwf that she cannot afford to bridge It. Wo certainly hopo that somo time within the next fifty years tho business men or " tho greatest city north or San Francisco" will liegin to talk about bridging the river as well as dredging It. Wo believe tw Ifeettlil is orthodox as to the manner or spelling the name or our river. Now wo mod estly suggest to it that ono reform often leads to another, ir It will go to work first and induce tho people or rortlantl to bridge tho Willam ette, It may be more Micccsftil after that In its efforts to teach them to spell coi rectly. For tho present, our cry to the people or Portland may sound very much llko the cry or a high-toned lady to her servant in tho kitchen: "Urldgolt! Bridge it!" Smam, Pox in PoiniaxD.ho Portland lunersadmlt that thornum eight or ten c-.i-es or smallpox at Portland that ls,near Portland and that there has lieeu ono death from ttiwu mi tjwt cv ory lirocautl oulnu, '"'" m '"",l,uJ liivuuuuuuus lu..i l..l..... I... .1 11 i.t. . vent tlie contagion from spreading, b Kicknks.-. Phslciaus inform us .ni ii mnvii in ...V iiiliiiillllt.l in lire- that there Is an unusual amount or sickness In this city and .surrounding country at tlie present time mostly rovers. The cause is attributable to the large nilnful! the ut winter and the present dry and hut weather coming on as it docs bomethrvo or four weeks before our wnrui weather usually begins. CWVKBBATMNB. Certainly the Faumeu is the most welcome visitor of any we have n the wayo papers. There halwy-In itsomcth ng interesting, " useful. We turn w 1 h plcn- re fto n tho columns or par isan imnors and party rancor to tl. o high c ra Ins oi tl independent thought of a Journal de- voted to the goodof the masses. Tiio election is over, and wo want to see something tlouo In the way of actual good for our fair young State. A State school law, equalization of taxes, tho cnpltol started at Salem, fencing railroads, proper adjustment ror stock killed by tho cars, otc. Tho nartv in nower can hold its sway by doing something, nnd not, frittering the tlmo away by useless harangues about United States Sen ator, swamp lands, nnd party errors or the past, ad infinitum. The peo nlo demand something or this com ing Legislature. Not idleness ; bu- iness, gentlemen. ino lruii crop mis season m ou light, many orchards hardly hearing enough fur family Use. In many lo calities the frost has been very se vere, killing large apple trees, oven town raspberries and black berries aro much Injured. Tho dry season lias been somewhat against gardening, but potatoes look well, also peas nnd early cabbage. Wo have somo Early Bono potatoes large enough to cat. Another good rain, and Oregon will be lovely ; without it, not much more Xjthnn halfa crop or anything. Then T&omo newspapers can growl about Oregon runners. Men can plant and cultivate, but tho rain has much to do with the Increase. Most or tho wool is shorn from tho sheep nnd Is now being marketed. Tho clip is as good as last year, If not better. There Is mora wool, nnd less dirt. Thoso who sold when high prices were offered did better per haps than will bo dono again for years in Oregon. Fifty-six cents is extra for our wool, and oven forty-flvo is very good. There is perhaps more money In wool nt forty cents per lit., than in almost any other fiirm busi. nes. As to tho kinds or sheep in Oregon, wo think tho Merino and its grades are most profitable. A crop or the Southdown nnd Merino is considered to produce the most profitable wool or any, losing least in washing, nnd being fine enough for general wear. Our little baud orMcrlnosnveragcd six and a half IK per head, this was sold at fifty-six cents, making nbout thrcedollarsimd sixty cents per head. Somo of my neighbors havo grade Merinos that averaged nlxnit five nnd a half IK per heart. There aro very many flno coarse wooled sheep In Oregon, and wo should llko to hear from tho-o who own them, how they shear, etc. Let us talk to ono another through thocolumusofthcFAUMEit,nndknow what each Is doing In the way or Im provement Let us nil get something roaily for e State Fair, and make it ono of the mo iiiie-t agricultural show- on tho coa-t, nud let everybody come bo happy one week in the year. and (lot on Bon's cars (for wo think ho i is so happy over tho election that ho kvlll carry you at hair urleol. mid rnimirii'lit nlnnn Imi' ami I1.. .,.,,.. i and women, nway down from Unip- qua.Cnnyonvllle.Jnek-onvllle, and all Eastern Oregon can como bv thn I mighty Columbia, nnd wo will sing. a fcrm, life i. the life for . cc. p i i. r. u D. T IT WOlll.l lllllll'Iir fl Dill tin' dillnvvliiir that our Salem friends have no enr for' llllisle. The Statctmaii. siwnL-lin nfi Miss Mehllg's concert ill that city, says I . Ke "utllcnce pSSSIS? was' ' C"VAUf CoLLEOE-" Eminence, no stormy applaud bit 'the' audkwe I !ucnt 0Xcrc,80S of th,s tltutlon will displayed a quiet appreciation. Com- wgln on tho 20th of June. Tho Ail ment Uiinnecessary. Ourfrieudsnt the , iilversarj' Address will bo delivered by 55" li1??.?1?. ",c lHJrforniancw Bev. P. B. Knliiht, of Salem, and tho of a circus with " stonny applause." I IhrlUitul Herald. Tho above reminds ns of a story. A plain country boy was once invited out to dine. Being seated at the ta ble, ono or the first things offered him was bread. No, I thank you," said ho, "I don't want any broad; I got plenty or that at home." I Wheat PnosPECT ix Califoiixu. Jumj 7thllMt,lofoH ' h Juno mhfc wlth genial Abwewofttlii. Tldsi" voiy unusanl In this locality ; but hJ nonQ flg cugtomnry du4' , J w , nIghr8howed he lowering ft coq1 nnd mQn 0f kgg JJJJ southwest wind, which lias, for the greater part, prevailed steadily from . that quarter for more thnn a month past, and this has contributed very , much to tho resuscitation of the drooplngcrops of cereals, particularly ' thoso or tho Into sowing. Tho rain i during tho week lias been prettv generally distributed throughout the ouue, ncurcuiy nggrcgiuiiig 0110 incll in any locality, causing no serious in Jury to tho liny, while imparting new lire and vigor to the wheat plant, encouraging us to hopo for a mot brilliant harvest." I I The Election-. Grant county has elected the entire Bepublican ticket, except Clerk, and glvun Wilson, for Congress, a majority or ono vote. In Polk, tho Bcpuhlicnns elected tho State Senator nnd ono Bepres'cnt ativc, and ono County Commission er, George Gibson. Union elected tho entire Demo cratic Ticket, except Ilcndcrshott, who is beaten for Stato Senator by Ilanun, Bep., by 18 votes. Burnett's majority is 108. Wilson's majority In tho Stato will be nearly 1,000. The Oeeionian claims that tho Be publicans will have tho IIouso by 15 majority, nnd tho Sonnto by ono ma joritygiving tho Republicans a ma jority of 10 on Joint ballot. C'OLMAN'ri BUllAL WoniiD. Tills practical farm and family weekly is a regular visitor to our sanctum. It is one of tho best established Journals of its class in tlie west and southwest, nnd Is acknowledged to bo good au thority on nil matters pertaining to tho subjects or which it treats. It is practical in character, dignified in discussion nndoriginnl'InalHts de partments. Not a 8inglo number comes to our ofllco that does not con tain somo uscnil suggestion that is worth more than tho price of tho pa per for ono year. It is published ev ery Saturday by Norman J. Column, at St. Louis, Mo., at S2 por year. ScninxEii's Monthly. Tho June number or this magazine is nt hand. A glance over Its pages shows Hint It is frilly equal to any of tho former numbers in tho character of th6 arti cles, and especially in tho urtistic ex cellence of its illustrations. Most of tho engravings are In tho highest style of tho art. Tin: riiKSEXT Style op Locals. An exchange gets oft" the following in tho style of tho "local notes" of some dally papers : Mr. Jenkins has bought a dog. Dr. Juwbonc.tho popularrtcutlst.hns ' Our friend lumpVr' the popular hand cart man, has purchased u ucw mcKory sum. ilo will move Into it to-morrow in o ruing-. Inflammation of tho nasal orgau U quite prevalent nt tho South End. Our cincdrellowcitlzcnG.Lutten.Eso.. ."" ',0"wIZL"i.n. LCJ f, a,t.t.ackJ hTKoiSr n., . '"" " ol Mr. Wllllimi sill... r 'i.. x-.t. i visiting' this city. Ifo is stopping for 1 ,e F3,0"4 wllh Sheriff Clarke, on Cambridge street I .r' Mnrk Ma"'ey, of whoso private !"$' J 8to public account Inst V . .' M wf9 -ly boots, with heavj- iloublo soles, and particularly sharp lim1 .Penetrating toes. Nothing has lirixllli'wl n mnrtul n.. t...w..l. .. u u for some time as Mr. Mauley's Itaain. J Society Address b'y Hon. j. F. Ca- piea, or "ortina. The Mason of Portland will give a grand bauquet t their new hall on the 27th Inst. Beach goers have already commen ced their annual pilgrimages to Ya quina, Salmon river and Clatsop.
