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Whmtmmm
Snlcm, Saturday, Aug. .'50.
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OREGON STATE FAIR
lor imt:s,
Commences Monday, Oct. Gth,
AS tllSTINTI." CSTII.
iiittintuy ltriiliir I !
ill addition lov 10.000 In Pre
miums, tin-Siiolely oiler over GGO In
lidtDAMI Ml.VIIlt .-IKIMI.S.
Thu iirviiiliims on callluitif InrKfly In-
crciivcd on those of foitnor yon is. No
ull'orl will li spared by tho Hoard of
Malingers to make (In1 occasion one of
uniimisil Iuterol. Krom letters receiv
ed, It Is bcllovul tin- iittoiiiliineo and
exhibition will hnriipcrlnr (n those of
any former year.
Tin; 1'rrmlumx of ISi!.
Of llio $',ri(Mi due on premiums of
187'., at tlin elnxit of tlni Kulr, ovit
$2,000 Iihvo been ialil. All persons li
whom premiums arc duo tan obtain
tliclr uiom-y at tlm Secretary's olllcc,
on or after she Hr-l day of the Kulr
(during tin- wcek, In full, In U.S.
win.
Kor partleuliits, tuldicss
n. M. Waitk, Sccrcliity,
Siilt'in, Orison.
I'. S. Posters will ln distributed
throiiuhoul the State and Washington
Territory during tlin coming wcclc
Piograinini"', Ac, at tin- Sccrclaiy's
olllcc.
IrtlrlM lor the Stair Fair.
Ohh.on A I'i irmikit Itmt notn.
hi rKitiNiiLMiKM llrrh r.
rutin nii, lliirmci, Jiiiiii IS 111) I
Drnr Sir: All stock anil articles
Intended lor I'xlilliillon tit tlin Statu
Kulr will lio forwarded to Snlcm tit
turin rules, Imt will hi' returned free
upon presentation of cert Itlenlo to the
Agent "t Sail-in, signed hy tin Score
tary of tin Assnoinllnu, that Mich
took ornrtli ls Iiiivd boon uimiii ox
hlhitloii.iinil have not changed hands.
All regular trains will stop at the
Kulr Orounils during tin1 Kulr.
Yours truly,
.1. ('. Ilii.mtinii, Snpl.
To M. Wilkin, Piosidont State
Agricultural St icloly.
A ItAitic Tiin.vr.- Tho ininlc lov
ing people or Salem will ho delighted
to hear that .Madame Anna Ill-hop,
tin world lonowncd prima donna,
will favor our city with a Mt on
next Tuesday, In the evening of
which day she will jlvc :i juinil 1 011
eort of vocal and iiiMiuniciitnl inii'lc,
nt Heed's Opera llou-i'. She will bo
assisted hy Mr. Alfred Wllklo, Kng
IMi tenor; Mr. L. U. tinttsehalk, em
inent baritone; and Mr. Knml; (ill
df., In lllliint American pianist. -Mailaine
IINhop has sung hofoio the
crowned heads of neatly till Kuropo,
anil lecehed the enthusiastic plaud
its of the limit iclliicd anil critical
musical audiences in iilmoit every
largo city of llio civilized world, and
mi nppoititiiiiy may not again soon
Imi pii'-onled our clti.en. of hearing
o I'tdohiutcd a songstress. Wo hope
the people of Salem will turn out anil
greet her with n full linii-o on Tues
day evening.
Tin: I'i.a.n Choi. -Our advices
concerning the Max- crop of tho Wil
lamette valley warrant us In saying
that tho ,Ield this season promises,
to ho one-third, If not one-half, lar
ger than over hoforo rotilUod In a
Ingle M'iiMtii. Wo hear with pleas
uro that tho I'loiiccr Oil Company of
Salem havoonntigh ll.ivsccd engaged
to keep their mills running night
niul 1 1 ay for an entire year, anil that
tlioy expect to inako fully 7",0oo gal
lons of oil for export from thoomp
Of tills M;m)ll.
It.M.N. In tho early pint of this
week, there wore several showers of
nilu, which extended over tho val
ley, Ion greater or less extent, and
threatened for it while to do groat
damage to tho grain crops, hut tho
tirar, warm weather that has Mi"
reeded removes all four of any seri
ous loss. .s tho llulltiin remarks,
tho recent ruins are unprecedented
In Oregon, ami never hoforo havo
howcr come to ilo lUiuago to our
rrops.
The Pork IrailP.
Wo have occalonully urged upon.
ourOrt'gon farmers tho consideration
of the question : Shall wo make pork
raising an important business'.' Wo
I learn thai more pork will he fattened
in this State thu present year than
I there lias been ror.suvor.il years pa-t,
hut that does tint entirely answer the
. iiiestion, for any business to hecouio
really Important .should he conducted
well, and to the best advantage, and
in thai view of tho matter we can af
ford to thoroughly discuss the ways
, and 111011111 of the pork trade. Jt has
1 heeu demonstrated in thu past that
Oregon pork is .superior to that raised
in California, our climate being more
milted to meat curing and packing
probably having something to do
with our superiority In thai respect.
liul wo uro nl tho present time
brought Into contact and competition
I with pork packers nt thu est, mid,
I during lute years, when wheat has
horni) ti good price, wu luivo neglect
jotl pork-raising, niitlusu consequence
have .seen Chicago hums mid bacon
I -.i.IIIiii"' In nurou'ti markets. Vn are.
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however, informed (liatOiegoii pork
products possess mi ailx'iintagu over
even Western pork, and can compete
successfully in the California markets
for Miproinacyi What wo need,
then, Is to study tho hiinlne-s aspects
of the park trade, and learn what Is
necessary to be ilono to insure to our
Statu preeminence therein; in other
words, to doviso n way to realize all
that can bo had for our wheat, and
besides that earn a manufacturer's
prnllt for our trouble converting
wheat Into bacon.
II will ci'iinlnly pay in various
ways, to inako bacon, for wo thereby
lessen tho bulk of thu product to be
shipped, mill so assist to .solve tlm
Important problem as to how our
products can be sent to market. "Wo
(also miswor the objection that flilp-
I ping wheat Impoverishes our soil,
when wo feed the wheat at home mid
I Imvu the moans thereby to rocuprr-
ate the soil. It is also true that the
j work of fattening hogs usually oceu-
i pies the time of farmers at n season
of tho year when they liavo least
i presstiro of business, mid of cour-o it
Is desirable to utlli.o the fall mid
. winter months mid derive ome lit-
' crease from tliein.
I Let us consider, then, what Is ro-
qnlcHe to give Oregon u prolltiiblii
; pieemliieiicolu the pork trade. I'irM:
Wo should improve our breed of
hog-, the necessity fp which needs
i no argument, for it is apparent tomiy
one who travels in part of the State
hi itl soosllio miserable -took ofswlno
j that now prowl along the roads mid
highways mid have the half starved,
deteriorated look with which wo are
so well acquainted. The necessity
for Improvement is apparent when
wo leain It requires much ui.iroearo
and food to fatten such swlnc than
to fatten Improved bleed-, and the
further fact that such stock will not
make as good quality of pork.
Secondly: We want to know how
to feeil to the best advantage, and
what to feed. The advantage of
cooked food N not fully understood
hy tho ordinary farmer, hut the truth
is tlut food needs to be cooked for
animals us well as for num. The on
ly way to make a profit of fattening
hogs is to scouto gooil stock, feed tho
best food, anil feed in the host man
ner. What Is worth doing at till is
worth iloiug well, is a trite maxim.
Hut there tiro many things worth
knowing in connection even with so
ordinary ti business ns fattening pork.
It is worth while to know and re
member that our orchards, which
wo are generally allowing to go to
waste, tire able to make good jmrk
without any other feed, mid while
wo M'anii mid Investigate its to liowj
wo can niNe products to diversify
Oregon industry, why not ascertain
If orchards cannot he made to do
much of the work toward prewiring
hogs for market, Seeding orvhanls
down to clover for hogs to run on be
fore the fruit ilmps, might add to
their elllcleuey. (!ood jvork Is some
times made by feeding wheat in the
sheaf, which is bettor than feeding
1 it In any way sivo soaked orcivikeil,
anil lias Ih'oii found protltublo. -
WILLAMETTE FAEMEE.
Those of our farmers who have had (
experience of the benefit of or-
cliiiiiN, and or illll'etetit modes ir
feeding, can do goo'-t by furnishing
Information of the same to tiio pub
lic. Sex oral persons of enterprise, have
imported the acknowledged best
breeds of mwIiiii Into Oregon, and
taken pains to increase their stock
to supply tho farmers here, and wo
understand that they oiler to sell nt
rea-onablu figures, wltlt soaice a
1 buyer. There is something wrong,
then, in the outset, for the first thing
to do is to iniprovo our hlook of
swine, and we cannot obtain excel
lence unles we do so.
It .'coins to us that there is no
business that Oregon fanners can
turn to that proml-os such certain
' returns as the fattening and curing
of pork for tho Pacific, market, and
wo urge the attention of the people
of Oregon to it, because we believe
tiio Held large enough and profitable
enough to oiler them a permanent
advantage. The curing of meat is
not often done to the best advantage
J by small dealers, and hue mi to bo an
art in tho hands of some who, like
Mr. Cios-, win reputation by excel
louco in preparing bacon mid hams
for tho eating of epicures. Ilo car
ries on operations on a large scale,
and with rule and precision that se
cure certain results. It is perhaps as
well for tho credit of the State that
.such men should purchase tho pork
and cure It in tho best shape. Such,
in fact, is tiio ca-o at the West, In
the great pork markets of the world,
where the packing of pork is carried
on entirely Independent of the work
of fattening it.
Tin: OVKiti.ANti Mn.VTiii.Y roit
Si:i'Ti:Miu:it. The publishers havo
placed before us mi altraetix'e number
for this mouth, many of the articles
being exceedingly inatterftil. It Is
to bo hoped that our National Gov
ernment will seriously take into con
sideration some of the timely points
made in theopctiingurtiticon "Our
Indian I'olicy," from tho pen of Dr.
IMtter.-on. of other solid subjects of
vital luriirin.it iun we notice the fol
lowing: "One of Our Kariulng
Counties," " Hate of Hallroad Trans,
porlalion," mid the "Savings Hinks
or California." Miss Coolbrith con
tributes a unique poem called "The
Sea-Shell," mid Charles Warren
Stoddard places before us another
s.ivory tropical inorol entitled " in a
Ti.in-poit." I r. Sillltii.in gives a
interesting reminiscences of '!!, of
which this is (ho commencement of
a number of aillclo-. The tlctlou of
ihl-Is-iio is embraced In three stories,
and the best of them is the closing
pirtnl" "ti'entleniau llan-e," which
litis already been li.tsscd with (lie in
numerable good stories produced in
this new Held of literature since the
establishment of the Onrlmu. The
" lite." ltepartnient Is unusually full,
and "Cm rout Literature" embraces
a iiuiiiberofcoti-clentlous reviews of
recent bonks. John II. Carinany i
Co., Publishers, In'.i Washington St.,
Stn IVaticisco. f I per annum.
Mi'i: liul si:.- l'riini published
corK'spoudeiico wo Iwaru that the
corner-slono of the State House will
bo laid on the Mb day of October
next by the (inuid. Lodge of Masons
of Oregon, under tho direction of T.
MoK. Patton, (iraud Master. Tho
lirand Lodge will bo convened in
special (iniiidCoiiiiiiuulc.itiou on the
day designated, and thooornor--Unio
will he laid In accordance with the
ancient usages and customs of the
Craft. Tho ceremonies will take
place at I o'clock p. in.., and will U
preceded by a prtHre ion of tho
members of the Masonic Krutcrnity.
The oration will lie delivered by Hon.
S. K. chadwick, Secretary of State.
As theo proceedings will take pl.ice
on Wednesday, the third d.ty of tho
SUite Kair, there will doubtless be u
largo crowd preent to witness the
ceremonies.
To m: Kxr.i fn:n. The dispatches
give the gratifying information that
the Modoc murderers lately tried hy
uiilltaryeoiuiiitssloiitirenlltoboliiing
on the :td or October.
The Patrons anil Pollllrs. !
The San lVanclsco llurul lWtt, in
replying ttt a suggestion that thu
Granges make a nomination ror the
otllce of Supreme Judge nfCallfornla,
holds the following language:
'Our cotoniporaries entirely mis-
dai. iiir. iihlcct of thoOranirosi
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posing that they will take an active
part In politics as Orangers-especl-
ally In going so far as to nominate
cnndldatesrorofllce. Tneirinitueuce
can be more effectually emnloyed in
1.1.11 11 11.. hI,...j ....tlftll.lt till.
uniiiiugiiii uiu Muii'us ..-" ,...-
ties on their goon uenaviour. iuuj
Patrons of Husbandry will vote for,
good men only, and when thev go to
the noils they will select such men ,
riom the various tickets presented i OFrici:or(Ji:v.M.MsTf.ii, t
a-, In their Judgment, will best sub-, sw.km, oiihhin. Arnrsi i.itlu l.n. i
servo their Intere-t. They will most ' (M:NM:KAb.IoiiNRMti.t.Kii,Uiiilr
assiireillv reject all monopolists and ' man Hoard Cauitol HullUIng Liini-ling-nieii,
and all those who may be mlssioners, Salem, Oregon : Dear
In open or supposed sympathy with Sirt J have to acknowledge, the re
them, or who may be even suspected jcolptofyotir favor ol the l.Jtli Instant,
or oulitng to private gain irum me exienuing -.... "-:'"
olllcc whicli tl'ey Hck. Cornerstone ortl.oCanltol Huildit g
, it u st.itiwl tli.it a innlniltv or the i with Masonic ceremonies, on. the 8th
last Illinois Legislature was made up , of October, niiiltohtiynii bolialfortho
nf f.iinitisofllusban.lrv: ifsueh was Masonic 1-raternity, thai thu duty I-
41... r.... If i...i l.f.r.oiifi tlin tmntilo nt
n... ...i! t,L- .....) 111 in iimiiliiiitol
such men', and w'o know of no rule or
reason why Patrons should not vote
Tor their own members when they
arc put in nomination at the prima
riesespecially when no better
names aro presented. Politicians
and others will do well to keep tliuio
facts in view when they make their
selections of candidates."
Mour. Kink Sin:i:i'. On Saturday
last Col. Peter Saxo brought to Salem
a fresh importation of Spanlnh Meri
no sheep, embracing about twonty
head of .splendid bucks mid ewes.
They were forwarded here by the
Saxo Urothers, of California, sons of
tho Colonel, who are largely Import
ing lino stock from Vermont and
Kentucky. Col. Saxo kept those!
sheep at Durhln's livery stable until
Monday, when he took them to Al
bany. Whllo here, however, ho sold
to John I'. Miller twoof thexo bucks,
two to J. L. Pnrrlsh, one to John
Miuto, and one to T. L. Davidson.
The Col. will return to Salem In a
few ays, when parties wishing to
obtain line stock can see him.
Potatoi:. Dr. P. S. Matlosoii turlis ointment. This causs tho
has presented us with some sped- whole of the eruption to appear on
nieiisoftlne potatoes, being a variety' that part of the liody to tho re
that he has cultivated eontlntiou-ly llef of tiio rest. It al-o secures n
lor sixteen years, hut is unable to full and eompleto eruption, and
class them, as they appear different this prevents tho disease from at-
from tiny now raised in our vicinity.
They are an excellent potato, and
yield remarkably well, but a little In
ferior in quality, wo think, to either
the Dimli or tlm K-irly H.-. A
rrlimrlnt miriilliim- .mnlil (IriKr.ilif.m
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Host white settlers.
Harry Ha-sott,
lui not been
HAriNiiM.vrri:ns.
last year so famous',
successful this year in the Tew races
in which hi! has started. At Sara
toga, July !ll, True Dine, I years old,
by Lexington, carrying 108 pounds,
ran two miles in :i::lJj,tlto fastest
time on record. At Cleveland, Ohio,
the mare Lucy beat American (ilrl
in tlireo straight heals; tho fiistcat
time '2:'2l It is now admitted that
a seven year old stallion called
Smuggler, formerly a pacer, trotted
a ecoud heat at Olantlio, Kiin-as, in
'Jt:li. Little Is known of tlii- hor-e.
Dr.NTihruv.- Dr. Smith, after sever
al months of travel, lcis entirely re
at llrst sight pronounced them to h,., Thursday, Slst ln-t.,wimo wnitch set
tho "Oregon Me-hanock," origin- lire ton brush fence or P. N.ood
allv brought to this coast by the ear-' x-rtl of Howell Prairie. I-ifty rodi
covered his health, and has resumed Krx'KXT experiments In Prance
the practice or the dental profession have developed n fact worth the
In this city. His olllcc Is now in knowing or by physicians: that the
Starkey's block, up stairs, where he epileptiform convulsions excited by
will bo happy to wait on all desiring wormwood and Japan camphor may
work in ids line. be allayed by tho uso of bromide of
.," ""., ., . potassium. Tills may be regarded
II.il. PKiw,.ixTs.rom Ln.met tll, addltiunnt evidence or tho val-
ells' circulars and others sources of ()f brom(0 in cases of genulno er
luformatlon it now appears that the ilepsy.
American hop crop this year must bo
small. It was recently reported that
offers to contract far the coming crop
at from la to M touts were made by
dealers in sumo parts of New York.
Winn. .r IlosTox. The receipts
or wool ttt Hoston ror tho year, up to
Aug. I, were ltil.Wi' Uile, against
li:t,M7. In round numbers tho re
ceipts or domestic fleece tills year are
iii.lXXi bales greater, and or rorelgn
1S,000 balen less than In'correspond
'.ns time hist year.
Liijlnz ot tlif Corncr-Stotu' or the
Slutr-llouxc.
roititiMfoxncNi'i:.
Or.-ira or rut: I'ovi.n or fcT.cti:)
Cirnoi. iituiiiMi roM'n-stosi-iw, J
sur.M. Arm -i Ulili. 18,a. )
Hon. T. McK. Patioii, (hand Mae
to' of J.fw i i Qi'fjon ' Sir: It Is
the wish of 10 Hoard 01 mo oiruu
(imit nulldlng Commissioners thnt
the corner stone of the t 'tipitoi muiu-
ln r ,
,,..,,
with appropriate cere-
tlm sih ii.iv of October
)R,xt milj (.y respectfully request
tu.(jriUid Lodge orMasonsol Oregon
(o .nTfonn thu ceremony, after the
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'traiiitiou 01 ineir vmicr.
Verv respectfully yours, Ac,
.JOHN e. -xiiM.r.n,
Chtit'n Hoard State Capitol Com.
!ifir
opted.
Tlm M. W. (Jrand Lodco of A. F.
, v A. M. of the State of Oregon will
iw. enlivened in Snoclul Oriiud Com
munication on the day designated,
anil tho corner stone laid In accord
ance with the ancient usages and cus
toms or tho Craft.
Very respectfully youw,
T. Mi'K. Patton, Grand Master.
It. P. KAHHAitr.Onind Sec'y.
I am directed by the M. W. Orand
Master to notify you that the M. W.
Orand Lodge of A. P. & A. 51. oftlto
State or Oregon will convene in
Special Grand Communication nt
Salem on tho eight day or October
next, Tor tho purpose hot forth In tho
roregolng correspondence.
Anv inquiries addressed to thlsof
llco for Information respecting the
details of tho arrangements Tor the
occasion, will bo promptly responded
- ",
Ci'iu: roit Smam.-Pox. A great
discovery has been made by a sur
geon in the Hrltislt army in China,
In the way of an effectual romedy
j for small-pox. Tho mode of treat
ment is in follows: when tho pre
ceding fever h at Hi height, nnd
Just before the eruption appears, tho
chest is rubbed with eroton nnd tnr-
1 1....I.1... I.A I .. n...... I r.w.rt.ir 'I'lltU
UlCKIIIg ills.' lllll'IIUIl Ul.llis, J.II13
is now tlie established mode of trcat-
inent Iii-tlii! L'nglish army In China,
and regarded as a perfect cure,
, MAIiHMUIS MlsC'Illin
On last
' of It burnt up, throwing open a large
pasture. With much exertion, tho
j Uro was kept from catching In tho
Greenwood farm and thenco destroy
ing the w hole soltlaniont. A certain
well known dog remained nnd looked
on, but he could
lire.
not tell who set the
Vkto.
The Stnto Agricultural Collego at
Corvallls opens on Tuesday, Septem
ber id, with tho rollowing Kaculty:
H. L. Arnold, A..M., President and
' Professor or Physics; Joseph Kmory,
jA. M., Proressor of Mathematics;
' H. J. Hawthorne, A. M., Professorof
I Languages; Miss Irene Smith, Pri
mary DepartnientjMiss Viola Hrigg!",
Musical Department (Piano); ("apt.
D. H. Hoswcll, Military Department.
I'm i wikii Pints l'ttiVKss. Tlirre is u
in w .iiki'. itMsl liy iiliotopnqilac artists In
tuif itlln. In iiuiiiti'saii uval lurui, liciutltnl
i iti in) Uto. Mr. r, A. Smltli. our outer-
. ii- a.- uitit. li.i- Ms'iinsl om ot the im'f-cs
.on li.i-ili.'.ul) printiil ipilti' u iiiiiulivr of
,i iirisiittir tlm iww t lc. Ilo vvai klml
i ii.M'.-li In -liow u some pivtnif n of tl'
work, ati.l wi' van say we were much jaVaM-il
w till tlirin ; ami wlillo wpinllit occujiy cod
lilT.iliV uiv .iiul tliiu'ln kUIiij iliHtfrip
tlmi m hot Ii piv ami iicluri-, we ilosM.
knowing tli.it Mr. Smith It pU-awsl to furnitli
all ili'slnil intormallon w lien called upon.
We uoitlil adtlsi all ilclrln a lino picture
soiiirtluni; uivv ami ilmIn!c to adopt tlil
i meant ot fimlliu; out all about Die cauiro
, prcs prueer'. f Meaeury.