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.' 1 1 r WILLAMETTE FARMER. A True Statesman. The decease of lion, Charles Sumner, at the age of 03, has been marked by (ho sincere sor row o( the nation, Wo have too tow." among living politicians, whoso conduct 'is governed by purely honornblo motives, not to regret deeply the loss of one whoso character has been beyond assanlt. Whatever mistakes Charles Sumner committed, and in wbatover norsonnl collisions ho raav have been involved. no ono dared to impugn his integrity. During j special law, requiring pecuniary amends for his career as a statesman, Mr. Sumner had lJSSSKJS', "T'nT , .... ,,..,..,. J nesH might bo enacted, but would bo on end- constantly to face embittered attacks from po. jcss BOurco of suits and connter-suits, and litical opponents on all sides, whom his un-' would bo mot in tho end by another act, re from selling such until bis suspicions are re moved by personal trial; he is to place such in formation as he possesses regaraing'the seed wholly at the disposal of his patrons; and, it is hardly necessary to odd, is to bo thoroughly honMt in naming ami pricing. We ore not living in the millennium, and thero aro dishonest seedsmen as well as dis honest persons in nil other branches of busi ness. The laws, as they, now stand, should be made a sufficient barrier of, restraint. Where fraud, or th6 intent to commit fraud, can be proven, a recourse to litigation should bring but one result conviction ot tho tmllty. A flinching determination had stung into onmity. No map of any strength could havo lived amid tho stirring events which havo occurred during our national history without making enemies, and bitter ones. Even Washington, who was ono of tho very few men who met with appre elation during their lives, was attacked in tho samo manner, .Sumner llrst camo to tho front during tho excited sectional debatts which preceded tho attempt to dismember tho Union, and his firm, unwavering courso, through all thoso anxious moving tho responsibility one sten. upon the Boed-grower, The latter could probably find soma one back of him to prosecute, so that in this view nil would bo happy. Recent Patents. Among tho patents recently obtained through Dowey Se Co.'s Sclontlflo l'rcss American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following ore wor thy of mention: ilnvs. did much to Instill" confldenco nmona ' Err. Olamh. Louis A. liertellnR, San Fran. loyal men, whilo It naturally mado him a mark ciflCo, California. This invention provides at: ss -" fr:v io: :ru,,,K ? person, y g'nascs upon tho bridgo of tho nose. It Mr. Sumner evinced n rnmarkablo nptitudo j consists in attaching tho shoes or clamps to a for his work as a statesman, Ho was well HptjnK i huch a manner that they will possess versed n the intricacies of International law, .. . i,it,.. i,,t, , ,i. ..., i i., ,n and had n long experience in tho councils o! i ft" -rtlcity both at tho top and bottom. The tho nations. Ills merits were so conspicuous clamps will then adjust themselves to tho seat that ho was often called upon to nssume tho or shape of tho uoso without Dliicbliiu. and (it moro rcsponslblo duties of tho Senate, and lho Bnmo limo havo a MTtmiii,r nui flrnlcr scrvod upon tho most important of the Senate committees. Hut it would bo purely gratuitous to dilatu upon the worth of a mail no well mid widely known. Bufilco it to say that our couutry has Millered an irreparable loss, a Iosh which will bo felt by nil who havo heard tho name of Charles Sumner. Failure of Seed. hold. Cxn rnorKrxen. Fayetto Mace, Jackson, Amador county, California, An arrangement by which n running stream Is made to propel a car in either direction along its bank. Mr. Maco proposes to construct a railroad track alongsldo a mining stream or ditch which has n current, and placo upon it a car. This car will bo provided with a shaft which extonds out over the stream. A wheel, similar to it paddlo On another page of this Im prmion there 1 soma correspondence on the much vexed qucs lun as to the responsibility of seedsmen, which suggests naturally a few thoughts on this subject. At this tlmo of year mid later in tho seasou, failures of plantings aro annually reported from all quarli rs. Seed which has been sown in hoi, Hi s prnfltliss In the ground, and becomes only a soureo of disappointment. Thero are, as in nil things, vurluliuus in tho nsultH, and thero is always a wide field for speculation as to probable causes. Seeds may remain wholly Inert, mid din without prtsciiting a vestige of growth above ground; they may sprout irreg ularly in spots, leaving wide. Inter-spaces of liarri'iineHs; or tney may iiourinii vigorously aud not lo tmo lo name. There urn two par ties upon whom tho blamo may rest, without considering tho haps and mishaps of tlcklo weather. Ho who hows may boat fault, though apparently every precaution has been taken. Often nun Is piulcd to imagine how ho much earn an J foresight have countul us naught, thou h lunro frequently' tho error Is I'Solly de tected. When u consider the multifarious processes which have to bo performed In pre paring tho soil, planting, cultivating tho grow ing urnp, and Dually harvesting it, the prob abilities of a mistako somewherii seem alarm ingly in tho ascendant. Nature, to provident of tier own, acts mysteriously aud complexly. When man aUvniptH Iu assist the niwrutiiili of natural laws', conftssedly In great part Ignorant of their character, It is no wonder tlut bo some tiun s makes u bundling job." An uuriimlltiral writer mivh: "A main cause of.falhite Is sowing too deep, and actually bury-1 whl Is attached to the end of this abaft so as lug tint seed. Iu u stain of nature all seeds , . ., . , , , .,,,,. germinate mi tho top of tho ground, protected I to V '" ,l,u v"tl'r A UM wl",l ou ,lliH hU"ft with a slight coverli-g of fallen leaves or blades engages with a gear on one ot the bearing of grass, Thero is a golden ruin to guide us in ' wheels of the car ho that wheu tho current ro sovtlni; seed, mid that Is, never to cover it with volves lho wln-id and shaft thn bcirim.wln.i.lnf it greater Ibiokiii; of soil than the. diameter of r,uo Clir , ,,, MO U fo ,,- t,, cnr thn stream, when tho car has arrived at thn head of A Farm Hand's Complaint. i ,' , ., r , ; vT A Editors Pnrss: I feel like giving the public a few ideas about the way farm hands are" treated by some of tho farmers. There has been a Rood deal written on this subject lately, especially since tho organization of theOrangcit! I will speak from my own experience. I have been a farm hand for seven years, and have worked for ft' crcat many different farm ers during that time. Mow X am going to lay prejudice aside and speak the truth. The worst class of farmers to work for are those who farm on a large soalej those who aro able to provide better for their hands if they would. If we work for a poor farmer we get a bed in the house, and sit nt the same table with the family, nnd sit at his fire and read his papers, and en joy tho comforts of his house generally. But with the large farmers wo have to furnish our own bed, if we have any; if not, may be he will be kind enough to give us an old piece of blanket or quilt, or a few old sacks to cover ourselves with. He will tell us to go out in the barn or in the granary, or to tho hay staok to sleep. Then when we cet no in the morn ing and take caro of our teams, we stand aronnd tno narn until toe cook (a Chinaman usually) says breakfast is readv. Then we walk around tho house to tho kitchen; thero wo find a place to wash ourselves out of an old barrel or a milk pan; then we wipe on tho towel or piece of hurley sack, that bangs thero for us only; then comb our hair that is. If we barmen to have a comb of our own. As a general thing we have plenty to eat, such as It is; but it is cooked in sneh a stylo that wo can scarcely eat it. Tho farmer expects us to go to tho field and do as much work ns though we had plenty of thu best to eat aud a good place to sleep. It we want to no any place we havo to walk; he would not I) t us have a horso to ride, to save our lives; bo will tell us to bo on hand to go to work in thn morning. If wo are walking ulong the road and one of them overtakes ns wo scarcely ever ask for a rido, because wo know that ho does not liko to have us ride with him. If tho farmer pots good steady hands, as he calls thorn, he will keep them just as long as bo has plenty of work for them, and lust tho min- uto tho work is dono thny must go, rain or Binne. no uofsnt say "jioys, stop until the storm Is over." No, ho would not let them stop if they ollercd to pay for their board, ho Sjock. sssRWSKSSEiZEaasE. ?55 in a secluded spot, and the seeds were among the droppings" of a bear, or other wild animal. They had the coffee-shape, though plump and inc!inlng-to roundness, with a cut-like Inden tation on one side, not quite so long as some of the cultivated Rinds, but which, I conceived, mutt bo n variety of coffee growing .wild, ,1 only raised one tree from the seed I planted, now six feet in bight, and well-formed by pruning. It is identical with sonio I baw many years ago, on tho western borders of the blerra Novuda mountains, upon which the ruff, as I then supposed it to be, was grow ng. I found the kernel (which I supposed to be the cherry pit) covered with a fleshy skin, which I found bitter to the taste, and which reminded me of the wild, black cherry, iu Its general shape ami bitterness, though not so smooth or lively in color. I will send you a branch from my tree. Would liko to know if it is the same as that referred to in your last issue. I. A. . Santa Clara, March, 1874. Tho sample sent is identical in nature with those previously noticed by other correspond ents, and by them forwarded to us. Editors Fncss.l Still Another. F.niTnns Piieks: Please answer if tho in closed is tho wild coffee plant spoken of in your paper lately. We call it coffee berry, the see Is of tho berry resembling coffee; and tho only thing I know the plant to be fit for Is honey, of which tho flowers fnrnlsh a rich Bupply. Tho berries look good enough to eat, but one taste of them Is usually sufficient. Yours truly, J. M. Giuium. Colfax. March 23, 1874. It is tho wild coffee The leavcB are larger and somewhat heavier than other samples wo have received, but this is owing, probably, only to tho moro advanced stage at which they wcru plucked. Ens. Pmss. The Death ot the $40,000 Cow. CIIARLE3 SUMMER. thn seed Itself. Micro lire, ot course, excel tlous; but In sowing radishes, for installed, the ground should bn forked or dug level. The seed should ho sown, mid If it shower of rain falls, nothing moro Is required, as It villi brink down tho rough ground sulUcietitly lo eovir tho hi edi Muuy amateurs suposn that rakes are for thn putposo of clearing thn Kroiiud of stones, thn very pores of the soil bv which light, heat mid mowturn reach thn roots of all . I plants. The consequence. Is, v on havo a mir-l face washed llat by the ruin and baked hard by inn and the Stream mid receive d its load thn ucar wheel on the shaft is disengaged from the bearing wheel, and thn shaft Is tlxed by a clutch so that it cannot revolve. As one or two of thn buckets or wings of thn wheel will then bo ill thn wutir the current will carry lho car down tho stream. This arrangement Is especially adapted fur propelling n wood or lumber oar from thu foot Hills down to some shipping point. nasi; uoviiw'AYs. - Cornelius JlcUowan. sun. mid. ns tlm soil so iMihlvatnl Is howii. i " . runcUco, California, 'llils Invention t'litiutuiiii-iillv eiiimiit ltt, l(ntilrlMil It l,.i- ' COIISlatS ill constructing plank roadways of would not havo them around his place: they have to take their blankets and clothes on their back and inarch to town or throush the country to look for another placo to work; min inns mev are ireaieu uy mo ncu larmers. I buvo noticed n considerable change iu re gard to the treatment of hands sluco thn or ganization of the Oranges, andlf they continue to prosper wo soon will havo uolhlng to com- plain Ol, It is it rule with most of the farmers to give their bands but two meals on Sunday, espec ially in tho harvest season. Now I think it would bo much better to (jive three meals, bo causn they would not go off to town or a hotel to get their dinnors They would stop at the place and bo on hand to work on Monday morning. Men who follow n threshing machine urn worked very hard by every farmer they work for. and they ought to have plenty to eat and drink ou Sunday as well us any other day. FiiiM Hind. StanMsus county, March 15, 1871. Our correspondent's lines seem to have There comes an I'vcsoro for mouths, isianis wniuli am thicker at ono etui than at the Tln.ni is ono fact which is not ulunvs onn. . "''er and ill placing thn thickest portion 111 slderid that whilo nature prudcutly distributes M1'" ull,Wlu "' i,. roVllw?V wUl','0 ,,1' .""'"J tho ohaneis of growth, by oontluuous planting w,,,,r '""". whH the thin portion is pbici d ' llliilitf vnrvllul KMIn III liitiu of ynl ittnl niiMdii.i ai- i' ritikiiiiin nnviv IIIVIP art tiiv ll'iini : . . . .. . . . ; "" V " "'" "" , .i-""' ir,ivi ' lauen in rattier liaril puces, mere aro.no to air, iiioisturn aud warmth, her imitators are "nJel- .,,,... i..i . i , i i -i i . obllued. from obvious unions to staka all bitiHT 1 uoNT. Isuiar .aohmias, ban Friiu. uoulit, such farmers as hn decribes, but we are on a sIiikIo attempt, uniform In tlmo aud mode, ,'il,co' ,t"!"'!r" ' PfovkliH liirt fnmt' the I sum that they am exceptions, not the rule. It at .1 . ' . lllill.vii liihlf nf tt lilitli 1 til i.l.i rtf 1Iin.it I. I.il.. Al... !.-- .!---.. . r . M l III .f. i.j'j'v. i.Hi .u niiivu is tu.iiif in inn .unit, un. m inn ooiiraeieriMic oi miiiornia larmers, as a lower portion is mado of colored material. At i claxs, to bo either unjust or ilose. If such is mo jioiui oi juiicuon in ion 11111111111 01 me suiri 1 urn character ot tluisii for vlioiu iKiioiii is a tliii tlm tipper Kiirfaco of wlileli is linen (usually an extension of tho upper half of th shirt Ihihoiu) whilo thn under part is During tho history of agriculture, howevurlong , that may bo, iiioti have learned to cultivate' tlm earth with it reasonable certainty of suc cess; mid jut, every now and thou, uoine luex plieablii (allures bailie tlicm. 1110 most important tuiug is, 01 tviurso, tno -..... .H...M ", " -" ..... , ... ... .. . . Mii.riiu., ....ii.i wni. ..in .i ....1 ii.... ...... lormcil 01 tno S.11U0 material us tlm lower nor bo 1111 smvess, aud too much earn can not bo ,il"1, 1,y, "" tli '! P '1 buttoning it beslowid upon its production mid micclion. upon each side of thn ntvk the linen portion is And this brings us lo the question discussed by eovered and tho colored side exposed, but by our correspondents: How far U thn one who I "'g bo Imp down thn linen fnmt is tx furnMicM tlm smil nopon.ihle for itsquslltv? posed. Muni kinds of si ml mo grown solily for thai VfH Kri.ir.rVAi.vitroii8nMCTUSiii:ns, imrpos of pbiutliig, Every cam is takeii to rr,A,l,,r,,Mr J- W've n, Sacramento. California. iiiMiru hi rfrel. iiuttiim kernels of the best .i. this Invention provldis it relief valvn in the Farm Hand' has worked, we can oidy kympsthlxn with hirh and hope 'that, molded by thn mirror of this plain sieakiug. they uiaj change for tho better, Eds. 1'uij.s. fWwi the S. F. Fiieljie Ifunif rrt.s. Native California Coffee. (from the I'sclfta llurtl I'rrM. Editors Piikss: Your cormspondent's de iii' nvitnin vii ihv ! ill' . . -- .... , ... - ... . rielles, mid hlith prlivs am put upon this pro- ,w,m dome of the boiler, whioh is eonmcUd ncnptlon of wllii cotren was sucli that the coffee Vet, Willi lill tllO iNiro whlOU M'ttl-KfOW ' wllu " imwui vjiunirr u iuiu wocii ido i wn iwhi jpninui-u, a iruu juu n tauiiir 1llit i -' ! iii nii-.tfn ,, , , , r - - - tit t 1 1 7i J. 1. Aiiuougn at tills 1 are either crowinj. or have Ikvh ileslroveil. I fouiul lir riirnfiil thn senls which thev sell urn poor or worthless ' pIMuii villi lie relieved mid tho piston lubri-' scrittciiing among tun pun of rocks, under a Acxt tu inn seeil-grower conn the seciPilistler. l"""- era take, who have ihrlr npiitiliou to sustain. ' tlirottlo is clou'd mid tholocomotivn is running which I found nimVrabnsh. ami wliii uiidniibtnlly exett thenuelvos to fur-'"" l,lttU TOJ? wltbuut steum, tho vacuum seasou of year the berries 11 liixli a wood article, it frciinentlv occurs that lunum uy me pumping aniou 01 inn r ui "-e" iiesirojiii. SoeiKiueii. too. havii it iismn to kitp up. else I J."1,,.'.,.T,"' Vlv Nehemiah Cl.vrk, S. F ... .1 , . . " f-.tl 'I'll,.! I... ...(.... V.L .1 .. ...K..U...J inn iiecrpiiou itnu curviessiii'ss 01 one vuir may Wa,r evil fruit Ihti next. U wu could coiuvIto of a man, who, for thn sake of a protltahlu coursn of fraud dining one car, would ilisn gitnl the sucveediug ones, it would bn easy to undi island why such 11 such a pi tu might l adopted, Hut It is evidently absurd Them urn hndoulU'd cases, too fmiueut iudevd, in I bush, a few seeds, but nol'enoagh to test their Cal, This intiutioiv relates tu. an improved arrangement for coupling nnilerground irrlga tiiin pipe bv which the water is allowed to escape at thn joints, without danger ot clog gint; thn escape opeuiug. Ct'TTINil All'iUms 1MI1 1Ui.vksti.iw Phi hinder Kilts, Moutlclllo, t'sl This invention consists in an iiunrovist cutter bur (or headers ,vi. Ill . . .. . ... which ..! Isul or not true to name orn by which the heads of Kralu am ptevented from P unit oil 011 the unsusnect lit! purchaser, vv 10 "'"T'K i" iruui 01 tim mckics oner 11 is cm (ins. nerlmo. mi means of kuowiiu lho wntlli . the improved arrillli arrangement also strengthen the value.as coffee It this proves to be real coffee in a wild condition it has all the appearance of thn genuine the ctmpparal belt can produce eiinugn 10 supply tue Biatn. Thn bush has only Wn txnisldered n lini smiico, as it grows near springs of water au laud suitable for gardening purpones.' I have re marked that wheu the berry is black ripe It is invvdily ilevotirvtl by cattle, sheep aud goats, Uy many it has tsen thought to bu poisonous. For want of 'a better name, it has In en dubbed nasiani wiiiow ineoonoe an. 1 the willow crow of hi bargain until thn pUitlna smtson is past; lcu,,,,r 'w "hl.e it is mndereil much lighter together iu pvrfect harmoiiy, and xixpaire about . -. ... " . ll,.in f.i,..lu I ilid cnniA nAiiiUtlniia , than formi rly Ski.1) Sow kii, -John 11. Nixon, Cottonwood, Cal, ltehttes to an improvement In bro id-cast seed sowers, and coiisists in providing a simple arrangement, whereby the direction of the ro tation of the distributor cau b ruversed so as to scatter the grain iu an opposite direction al ternately thus sowing it moro uniformly. aud too late, the truth is seen. The seeds man who ha kold not only tho sn-d, hut tdo thn purchiuer, would certainly bv ruuemU'red iigiilust suother sprinii-tluie, mid the evidence ol a lew victims to a certain attempt to deceive, 011 his ptrt, would rulu his buiiir Hence wu think that, if only from indict, nearly all msUuieii am honest. Thu keud-dealcr is rooiiatbla thus far; He is bound to procure his good, of reliable pr. sous, ho imiun uihiii a lwckrt has lieeu proleil tub a solid uuarailtvof the merit of its with sjiltnolvr. hIIowIui: the latter to li lk.nrli couteufs; he is uot tu shirk laying fully for' chI, and tbeu iguitiug by means of kerosine. It what he iu turn charges, and is acknowledged , la said that the stump will smoulder away to to be worth, fair aud even high pi Ices; he is to the roots. It would be easy enough to try the lest seed of which he ha doubts, aud relralu 1 experiment, but mv doubt iu success. To cet rid of stumps, some one suggests bor ing a hole in the center of each stump, filliug thn same conditions If it really is valuable, them will bo no diffi culty in propaBatiug the trouble has been to get rid of it, for so lonq a a rootlet remanii them will be a bmh. Yon will notice that on of the seeds seut has sprouted. Saml and rocks seem to be best for starting them. Only prove that the sample forwarded is good coffee, and these good-for-nothing chapparal hills will give yon all the coffee necessary to break up thn"rlucs." John Tatwb. Mount Pleasant, March 15, 1S7!. Anothtr Specimen, EntTons Fukks: Five years ago, while nut ou a huntlug trip In Calaveras valley, I chanced to see some seeds of this shrub or tree. It was Tho forty thousand dollars lost by tho death of this cow is only an item in tho list of dam ages to which tho owners of choice Block havo been subjected by losses from tho same cause, abortion. This has been truly a disastrous calamity in the old dairy districts, where no efforts havu been spared to securo blooded stock. Tho evil has prevailed during a period of several years, nnd though the owners aro not disposed to go back to no pedigree stock, many of them look upon abortion as hereditary among blooded stock. Others consider it an epidemic which Is destined to havo its day. Hut aro we not justified in charging tho breeders and owners of this choico stock with being greatly to blamo in this matter, through mi unwarrantable, eagerness to obtain ono or two points by breeding, to the negloct of other characteristlca essential to tho health and usefulness of thu animal ? Anions dairymen, tho only consideration is milk. Thev want nn early milker and late milker; n flush milker and rich milker. Aud when, by breeding aud management, they havo attained, ns nearly as pos4iiiie, an ineso properties in ono cow, tuoy take tho calf away from tho mother too soon for the itood of cither, mid continue uiilkinatoo cioso upon me noxt comiug in. These cows, throuch tho whole conrsa of their lives, are pampered and petted, aud put inrougu n courso 01 treatment, ns iletrlmental to fruitfulucss as is the routine of life adopted by the women'of this country. In regard to tno inner, ouougu is ueing salil, nnd we only anuiiuioii uoru 10 uriiw n parallel; nnd vie think lho parallel Is so apparent, and the con sequences of tho violation of the laws of health am so similar, that it would ho worth whilo to cousidor it, and govern onr management of choice stock accordingly. Hut wa have evcu less reason to expect healthy progeny, or indeed nny progony nt nil from our choico stock, when wo traco out tho record of tho lives of tho malos. Havo our readers ever visited tho stalls ot any of our col- uuriiieii uuiisr ii.tuey nave, ami nave iinly con sidered the inevitable conscqnenccs of tho vio lation of tho laws of nulmal health, thoy must, wti think, have come to tho conclusion that however reliable the animal may bo in trans mitting tho characteristics of his breed, he cer tainly cannot be expected to trausmtt physical health aud friiltfuliiess. 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