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A Temperance Lecture.
Ed. Record: I saw a temperance lecture
the other day that made such an improssion
on me that I want to preach it to my neigh
bors. I was riding past the Alden Works
and saw an old man whose gray hairs showed
that life was in decline and whose feeble
taps would probably havo tottered without
the effect of alcohol to make them weak.
The old man staggered so that I drew my
horse to oue side to let him pass, but he full
against my beast as he floundered by. What
picture! Where was his home I Had ho
spout the last money of wife and child to
auell the thirsty demon within him? What
dealer wanted money so badly as to dishonor
ihose gray heirs thusT When that old man
jahall have finished his career what opportu
nities will have been wasted, what blessings
lighted, what mercies rejected and bow
many other lives made wretched? Just
answer these questions, each one who reads
this paragraph, and my temperance lecture
Trill not need to be spoken. JO. W. J.
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Dixie Stud Farm.
We learn from Mr. Guild that Messrs. Nes
jnilh A Lang have sold to Messrs. Durbin, of
Salem, and W. 0. Brown, of Dallas, a three
year eld bay stallion, hair-blood Clydesdale,
tor $300, to be taken to Eastern Oregon and
kept on the stock farm there owned by these
gentlemen. This horse was bred by Colonel
Nctmlth. The prospeot is excellent for a
good season and the feeling prevails that the
opportunity to raise good bona should not
be neglected, Al tbia lime the farmers ot
Oregon aro forced to consider carefully the
beat means to improve their fortunes. A good
horse is always marketable, while a poor or
ordinary animal is unsalable. Breed good
trotting stock and it can find a market as
roadsters as well as for fine carriage horses,
and they can be taken to distant markets.
Now that Willamette pastures are eaten out.
ve cannot afford to keep poor stock of any
description. The enterprise of Messrs. Nes
mitn fc Lang in bringing good stock to Ore
gon offers the mnoh needed opportunity for
improvement, and should not be neglected.
Something the Matter With Wheat
Mr. J. H. Bobbins, of Bit hoi, informs us
that wheat and oats in his vicinity area creat
deal affected in a new manner for oar State.
The leaf is alternately, every bait Inch,
shriveled and falling down to the ground,
and the lower part of the stem, joining the
root, is affected in the same way. He went
over three hundred acres of ground, bis own
and bis neighbor's, and fouud it all more or
less affected, some of his own looks half
thus in lured. It sounds like the ravages of
the Hessian fly, but that destructive little
creature is not yet to be known in Oregon.
We should like to know if any one has
similar experience. The wheat affected was
all sowed since the freezo and was looking
well and growing finely until this blight
cams upon it.
The Birds and thi; Fnurr Blossoms
A cherry tree in our garden is the object of
particular attention from the littio brown
bird who are making the most of the
pleasant spring weather. The ground under
the tree is white with the bloom that has been
plundered by the mischievous flock, aueksd
of their sweets and ruthlessly thrown away.
They pick off the blossom and bit oft the
germinating bulb that would otherwise grow
to bea cherry, and which basa sweet almond
iaste In its early stage. Those who have
cherry trees will do well to drive off the birds
or awhile until tho fruit has time to set and
and form or the cherry crop may be a failure.
The same fact is true of some varieties of
plums.
Wild Geese. Over around Bethel the
fislds are full of wild geese that light on
their way north and pasture on the wheat
Balds. Ooe man sowed more wheat Satur
day than he could harrow in and went down
to look at It Sunday morning and a harrow
lag sight be saw. Plenty of geese and not a
grain of wheat. Every grain of which bad
besn gobbled up and was flying northward.
Mr. V. L. Rlgga writes bis wife that he has
reached Philadelphia all right, and besides
visiting tbeir friends baa looked after the
chance of being permitted to repair Liberty
Boll. The matter Is not decided yet, bnt
looks favorable to try his patent system tor
the rejuvenescence of the patriotic old tintln
abulstor. He will set it to ringing for the
Centennial, if 'bey give him a chance sure.l
The river is falling and bars wlU toon put
Jktir heads up out of tea water.
A Four-Page Supplement with the Farmer this Week.
Tuesday April 0.
Funeral of Mrs. Nesbitt.
There was a large attendance at the Episco
pal Church this afternoon for the funeral of
Mrs Nesbitt. As the minister, Rev. John
Sellwood, met the body at the Church door
the choir chanted the anthem: "Lord, let mo
know mlneend." The remarks of the cler
gyman were very appropriate. The choir
also sang the hymns, "Rock of Ages" and
"Rest." The burial services which were
commenced at the church wero finished at
the grave, when the oholr charted the an
them ''And I beard a voice from Heaven, say
ing: Write, henceforth blessod are the dead
that die in the Lord."
Out Once More. President Gatch was
able yesterday, for the first time In months,
to attend to bis classos and duties in the Uni
versity, and his presence was welcomod very
heartily by all tho pupils. He made them
ralhor a humorous speech on taking charge
again in person, intimating that he wasn't
ezaotly stout onough to tako careofnnrnly
ones yet, and hoping they would take that
fact into consideration. It is not often the
good fortune of public instructors to receive
as mnch personal consideration from pupils
as is granted to President Gatcb, as ho com
mands the esteem of all. We are glad to
know that his valuable cervices aro restored
once more to the University and trust he
will not soon again be an Invalid.
Drew A Prize. This morning, Mr. Lock
hart, Principal of ho Suth. a!e!H school,
called atteiitiou to (bo excellent spelling dono
by Miss Ella Molonkopf, aged thirteen, who
spelled down so many older persons last
evening, and was only defeated at the last
by Miss Jory. He presented her with a
prize of 2 60 for her good spelling, and tko
sohool recognized her as tbeir champion in
that line and gave her threo cheers. South
Salem ought to be proud cf Miss Ella, who
is an excellent scholar in every respect.
Collar Bone Broken. Yesterday, near
the East Salem school, while boys were rnn
Ing races, Matthew Hewitt, eon of Mr. H.
Hewitt, Wheatland, undertook to outrun one
of bis companions who was on horseback. In
the run he was (nailed by the horse and fell,
breaking his collar bone, which was set by
Dr. Paytoo, who says It is a bad break. Ho
will not be long coufined but It will take
some time for the wound to heal.
Mrs. A. A. Milllcan, late from Illinois, is
opening a millinery business in Starkey's
block, in the store occupied by the Dollar
Store. Sbo will be ready for visitors in a
few days.
The old corner store in Holman'a block, op
posite the Poatoflice, Is being fitted up for the
use of Farrar Bros., who will soon open
there store No. 2.
A beautiful oil painting of the celebrated
trotting stallion Gen. Knox, bangs in the
store of R. H. Dearborn's, and is worth look
ing at.
The Slate Treasury was helped a little yes
terday by a remittance of one thousand dol
lars from Wasco county.
Woodburn Grange.
Hiuiiiard, April 12, 1875.
Mr. Editor: The following question or
questions wero adopted for ditcusslon at the
next regular meeting of Woodburn Grange :
lletolved, What Is the moat profitable kind
of cheep. All things considered for a farmer
iu this vicinity (French Prairie) to keep.
Resolved, Will it pay better to sell our
wool in the dirt, and pay freight on it in this
shape, than it will to clean it before putting it
en the market.
Resolved, What is Iho best nay for, clean
ing our wool for market.
Now, Mr. EJltor, these are questions that
Interest a large class of farmers and we wish
to ak otner Granite and farmers' Clubs
through your paper to consider it with us.
It U as unwise to pay freight on dirt in our
wool to the Esst a It is to pay freight on
dirt In our wheat to Europe, and we need re
form and to accomplish reform there must
be soma concert of action.
The next regular meeting will be May 7th.
at 10 o'clock A. M. All members of the or-
it In good standing are cordially Invited to
eet witn us. u. w. uimicit,
Master Woodburn Grange,
Wide 1jsw.uewce.-W. W. Martin has
lth In the Farmer as a medium of adverti
ng since he has received an application from
Missouri to purchase a Roskopf watch, be
cause the writer read bis advertisement in
that paper, a great number of which go East
to States subscribers.
Tbs Bulletin speaks of a very fine ahor!
horn bull, weighing 1,710 pounds belonging
w uguryo v . auies
SALEM, OREGON, APRIL 23, 1875.
STATS XYSWS.
A correspondent of the Mcuenger writes
that the religious Interest in Independence
has produced a great reformation there. The
rovival.has converted nearly everybody. Tho
town was famous for Intemperance, profani
ty and immorality, but a great change has
taken place. There were 43 confessions and
baptisms and tho church there now numbers
73 members. They are talking of erecting a
church building.
The youth of Monmouth have held a mass
meeting and determined to have a May
party.
Tho ppoplo of Monmouth have secured a
tlte for the new church building they have
in contemplation.
The Ilcmizer narrates that as Mr. Grant,
who lives near Bellas, was harrowing th
teun took a scare and ran across tho field
turning the harrow over, two of tbo teeth
sticking in the side of oue of the horses and
causing it to fall dead. The oiber was not
hurt.
Hon. W. W. Fidler writes the Jacksonville
Tunes about the importance of a wagon road
from Rogue River Valley to Chett-o as the
best means for Southern Oregon to commu
nicate with the ocean.
Cant. A. W. Presley Is still boatlne sunnlies
down Rogue river to the new mining
districts.
Discoveries of cinnabar soem to bo reliable
in Southern Oregon and they promise to be
valuable They create as much iuleiest as
the quartz discoveries.
A Lake county correspondent of the Times
doubts if there is any horse steallug going
on there as has been reported.
S. B. Cranston, formerly of Starrs' Point,
Lane county, has been appointed Register ot
the Llnkville land otllce.
Samuel Stockton found a nugget of pure
?!d near his claim on Coyoto creek, Jack
ion County, Via' weighed two pounds and
Bold for $108. ,
Wagon loads of emigrants from Kaasaa
aro moving into Josephine county.
From tho Muuv.tainccr:
Tho Columbia river is rising at this place
at the rale of from twelve to twenty Inches in
twenty-four hours.
The narrow guage railroad between Wal
lula and Walla Walla will be completed by
the first of September.
Our County Assessor, Mr. A. H. Breyman,
is meeting with excellent success and Is giv
ing universal satisfaction. The assessment
will bo muoh larger than it has been tor some
time.
Mr.'Robsrt Mays tells us that he had re
ceived a lbtler from a gentleman living in
Nevada, who wanted to buy fifteen hundred
head of cattle dve hundred head each of
yearlings, two-year olds and three year olds,
Mr. Mays deollued to soil at present prices.
Clarke county Council, P of H rr.et at the
court house, Vancouver, on Saturday, April
10, 1675, President H. W. Brown in the chair.
The committee on agriculture made a report
aud recotuinomled that an agricultural fair
be held the coming autumn In Clarkeoounty
W. T,, and that a temporary organization be
formed at once; and that a mass meeting be
called to be held at the court housn in that
olty on the first Saturday iu Mav next, ut 1
o'clock l'. m,, for the purpose of niaklug a
permanent organization. Rport adopted
and the following temporary officers elected:
President, D. R. Fales; Vice President. J. T.
Lnvelscs; Secretary, C. H. Whitney; Treas
urer, J. H. Allyn; Directors G. S. Tooley,
Byron DeNure, and G. W. Evans.
The Wilbur Grangers are making great
preparations for a grand time un the 1st of
The MoMinnvillfl Reporter savs: Not
much Idleness on the farm now, aud farmers
put a big value on every such day as we are
having. Everything that can work in front
of a plow, and evirybody that can work be
hind it has full employment and there is still
demand for help.
Major John Storrs, of Wasco countv, has
purchased a bnd of 450 bead of rattle, which
will increas his baud to about one thousand
head.
M. Baker, of La Grande, has lost about 40
head of ca'tlnout of a band of 400, the usst
winter. The McCulivs of the same place
iuuiiu in cxreaoses wnere inur uerus cau
benu roaming.
The canal meeting at TJarrWburg last Sat
urday was fairly attended. The attendance
from the ootintry wa. not as large as It would
have been had tho weather proved unfit for
plowing; h It was thev wpih all too busy to
attend the meeting. Bpof-ches were made by
Dr. Hendrix and J. H. Smith, which were
well received. About 7,(X of the stock has
been taken, and the general improssion Is
that the whole amount of stock offered will
bs subscribed.
The Independent says; At the recent term
of the Washington County Court the County
Commissioners ordered the Treasurer to bor
row for the use of the countv (JJ.000, with
which, together with tho $0,000 lu the treasu
ry, they Intend to pay off $5,000 In notes held
gainst the county, and take up all county
orders Issued before the 1st of April, amount
ing to over J2,000, and have enough left to
pay necessary expenses until the next annu
al tax shall be paid.
The same paper says; During the past six
months we have bad more sickness and
deaths from disease In Washington county
than has been known at any previous year
for tba same lenath of time. In the dlatrict
or wspato lake, waicn though or a swampy
character, has been quite healthy, about a
dozen adult persons have died.
Tbs Chinook salmon have commenced the
i spring run in gooa earnest.
TEACHERS AND TEACHING.
Williams Creek, Josephine Co., 1
April 14th, 1875. J
Mr. Editor: The annual sohool elections
are now over with, and the "spring fights,"
as to who shall teach and how he shall teach
are fully inaugurated. An exposition of the
fralltl9s, foibles and Imperfections of many
of the districts Is a matter of easy accomplish
ment. Whether such an exposure would
conduce towards any perceptible improve
ment for the bettor, or not, is extremely
questionable. The theme, howevor, Is so
full of suggestive ideas, and, withal, so re
plete w lth Interest to the most of our people
especially farmers that I am tempted to
make a few brief allusions founded upon
careful study and observation. My sympa
thies are with tho long-suffering aud much
discussed if not much abused pedagogue.
No other human being Is called upon to run
such a gauntlet as he. Talk about y ur Ar
gus eyesl what are they to compare to the
optics of twenty or thirty juveniles, each one
bent on carrying home for family consump
tion some ridiculous Item some exaggerated
incident that will create a laugh at supper
time and answer as an appetizer for break
fast? The degree of perfection necessary to
onable a teacbor to pass this ordeal unscathed
approximates very olosoly the supernatural.
Few toachcrs are so good as to havo no ene
mies, and few so worthless as not to have
friends and defenders. If thero Is a neigh
borhood animosity existing In the district, it
Is almost certain to manifest Itself In connec
tion with the public school. The mere faot
oronn faction favoring a teacher is sufficient
CO conyert the other faction into implacable
bnemles.
Fault finding has been reduced to one of
the exact sciences. It Is claimed as an evl
dence of the perfection of the solence of
geology, that geologists can take any single
bone of an animal and from It describe the
whole animal; teil it slzs, shapo and general
characteristics. And so expert was thi late
Prof. Agassis in the science of ichthyology
that he Is said to havo been able to make
similar disclosures In regard to a fhh, simply
by having in his possession a slnglo acalo.
But suoh Bclontltlc attainments as those
dwindle almost beneath our notice In com
parison with the aptness aud facility with
which unoducated paronts, from a little scale
of Imperfect information carried home by
the children, or a false description of some
little bone of contention In the school room
will describe with crushing exactness, tho
qualification and disposition of a teacher.
The notorious fact that their children are
adepts In the art of prevaricating Is no bar
to an Infallible opinion in the premise. A
very small circumstanoo, the merest trifle,
Is usually sufficient to produce au explosion.
These explosions are usually signalized by
a pompous withdrawal of tbo obildron from
school, the parents accounting It a more
worthy achievement to be able toexhibltand
gratify tbeir own vindictive passions than to
persevere, under trivial embarrassments, lu
the education of their children.
Teachers vory often do wrong very often
make mistakes in correcting, or omlting to
correct, children; but where is the parent
that doesn't do the sauib? and why will not
parents make as ready allowances for teach
ers as for thfeinsslven? People often wonder
why teachers cannot be employed as cheaply
as other laborers. Their task seems on easy
one, so far as physical exertion is concerned,
but very few who have not " been there "
know tho vexatiooN Incident to tholr voca
tion; nor Is it surprising that very few
teachers make It as It should be a business
for life. Men and women of lino sensibili
ties, are, moro particularly, prouo lo aban
dou the business wherever thoy see their way
dear to make a living otherwise. Really
good teachers are a scarce commodity; good
teachers at small salaries are out of the ques
tion, uuclor the existing regimen. But when
parents learn to labor as sytematically to
make teaching pleasant and agreeable a
uiuo in luoui nuw moor to uiaae it vex-
iiuua mu vawufinuiDg, we can expect to
uvb ueuer lemcasrs ana cneaperones. All
districts are not alike. Whnr tlior i. ...
air of culture and refinement prevadlng the
community, the grievances that have become
the burden of this communication are not
uuuueauw, mr iv is a uct, oi almost universal
confirmation among teachers, that districts
are turbulent and unmanageable In propor
tion to tbe predominance of Ignorance
among its ruling spirits.
I find this- is growing on my hands, and
the ouly way to stop It is to stop.
Wm. w. f.
Conn's Dollar Store is really equal to a
museum now-a-daya. The variety of goods
Is Increased and If you are out shopping, es
pecially for millinery goods, you must dron
j In and see what they Lnyo,
Volumo VII Number 10.
Wednesday April 21.
Post Mortem. An examination of tbe re
mains of Mrs. Nesbitt made by Dra. Flske,
Chaso and Sbelton, showed that the nesk
was actually brokon, and fifth cervical
vertebra being fractured and dislocated
backwards. Ihesptnalcord was much In
jured, and the wonder Is that the injury did
not cause Instant death. Her first romark at
the tlrao of tho acctdont, when brought to
consciousness, was to Inqulro what had be
come of her limbs and body, as Nhe had no
feeling of tboin. Thero was only a slight
powor of raovotnent ot the hands left her.
Monitor Skwino Machines. Mrs. Pax-to-i,
general agent for this machine for tho
Paclfto coast, Is lu the city, and has appoint
ed W. W. Martin agont for Salom. The ma
ohluo can be seen at his place, and will bo
fouud new In Its designs in many respects.
No shuttle, no bobbins, no rewinding of
thread. Makes tbe look stitch, chain stitch,
and cable stitch, from two commercial spools,
direct, and Is the most sluiplo in aotion of
any machine made. Mr. Martin luvltes tho
ladies of Salem to call and see Its operations.
Failed to Connlct. Mossrs. Greene ifc
McDonald Inform us that they will not run
tho hack to the trains, as we stated, for 25 ct.
a rldo, owing to tho fact that they supposed
thoy had a contiact with the Commercial
Hotel and had prepared a team for tbo hack
that runs there. Mr. Graves, they say, has
dlsnppointed them by making othornrrange
ments, nnd. they v. ill tberoforo glvo it up for
the present.
Farm Aooident. Wallace Mclnlyre waw
breaking clods the other day, on bis father's
farm across tho river, and when ho turned
the machine up to clean It off It fell forward
on tbe team, which ran away. Tho borsoH
got some bruisoa but no great damage woa
done.
Commenced To-Dav. Wolearn from Gen,
Coffin that tbo first work towards the actual,
manufacture of boots and shoes by the State
Manufacturing Company commenced to-day
al the Stale Pi loon workshops, where tbo"
convicts leased of tho State are at work.
Caroo for China, The Salem Flouring
Mills Company Is now grinding flour to
make a cargo of 700 tons for China, to be as
sorted grades, from superlluo to best family
flour.
Notary Puiimc Gov. Grovcr to-day re
appointed Jerry M. Patterson, of Salem,
Oregon, a Notary Public This Is tho third
time Jerry has boon appointed a notary.
From Cowlitz County, W. T.
Fruit Valley, G'owliU Co., W. T.. )
April 0, 1875. i
Mit. Editor: The Grangers of Freeportat
a meeting on the 7th lnt., coufered the 4th
degree upon 8 members, John S, Bozirlh,
W. Deputy of Cowllu county, being present,
Instructed the new members In tbe signs and
salutations of tbe Order. We also bad a
least. The table was spread with all tbo lux
uries that heart could wish, for tbe ladles of
tho Cowlitz, when they try, can fix a table
with good things Just to suit tbe taste of tbo
roost of folks; we also had a dance In tbo
evening. I think there were .11 memhirs and
about HI) ladh'H and they all seemed lu enjoy
themselves very well.
The olllcers n( Freneport Grange are wide
awako aud ready lu do their duty as olllcera
of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The
Graugers In our county are all working hsr
monlously. Our Deputy, John S. JWtrth,,
trys to keep us In working order and I think
ho will succeed, I bollovo ho does his flu ty
;horoughly, J.S. lin.i,,.
RColutious
At tbe mtotlng of Oswego Grange, No. 17;.,
held April Hih, 1S75, tho following preaiu
bio and resolutions ero uniiiilniHin.lv
adoptrd.
Whereas, The Firo Demon has destroved
the residence and furniture of Brother J, S.
Dickinson leaving our .werthy Brother and
family In destitute circumstances thereto
Jlenolved, Thst we hereby tender to Brother
Dickinson and f.mlly tho assurance or our
heartfelt sympathy.
Jleiolial, That we will aid our Brother
and family from tlmo to time to the extent of
our ability.
lletolved, That the above resolutions be
spread upon iheournal of this Grange, that
a copy be tendered lo Brother Dickinson and
that a copy be furnlnhed to the Weekl Ure
poulanauA Willamette Farmer for nubli
nation. a. It. SmrLEt , Seo'y.
About the 1st or May thirty tons of castings
State Capitol work will bo "shinned to
fealeuifrotn tho Willamette works. It will
be the first installment.
Tho German fair netted l,Olo:wliIch was a
grasd succtts,
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