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WILLAMETTE FARMER. (9 '4 PATRONS PLATFORM, A vnis delivered by the W. D. P., John S. iRozarib, atn picnic July 4, 1875, on John sou Creek, Cowlitz county, W. T. Declaration of Purposes I'RKAMDLB. Profoundly Impressed with th truth that ttio National UrarjRO of the United Stales should (letltiltnly proclaim to the the world Its Rener 1 ohjvctf, we hereby urmnluiniiily rrrjHke this Declaration of Purposus of tho ifntrons of llusbaudry. (ii:nerai, owners. United by the strong mid faithful tie of agriculture, we mutually resoUe to labor for the Kod of our order, nur country, aud man kind. We heartily Indorse the motto: "In essentials, unity; In non-ssentlal, liberty; iu all things charity." srEcinc owners. We shall endeavor to advance our caue by laboring to accomplish the following ob jects: To develop a better and higher manhood and womanhood, among ourselves; to en hanoe the comforts and attractions of homes, . and strengthen our attachments to our pur suits; to foster mutual understanding and . co-operatloM to maintain, involate our laws, and to emulate each other in labor to hasten the good time coining; to reduce our expen ses, both Individual and corporate; to buy less and produce more, in order to make our Jarms self-sustaining; to diversify our crops, aud crop no more than wo can cultivate; to condense the weight of our exports, st-lllng less In the bubel, and more on hoof and in fleece; less iu lint, and moro in warp and woof; to systematize our work, and calculate intelligently ou probabilities; to diecDunton- - ancatue credit system, and every other sys tem, the mortgage system, the fashion ays- tern, and every other system lending to , prodigality ana bankruptcy. We propose meeting together, talking to , get her, working together, buying together, tkelllng tagether, aud In general acting to gether for our mutual protection and ad vancement, bh occasion may require; we , shall avoid litigation as much as possible by .arbitration in the Grauge; we shall constant ly strive to secure entire harmony, good will, vital brotherhood ainoog ourselves, and to .make our order perpetual ; we shall earnestly eudeavor to suppress personal, local, sec tional aud national prejudices, all unhealthy rivalry, all sallUh ambition. Faithful ad iierence to these principles will insure our mental, moral, social, and material advance ment. BUSINESS RELATIONS. For our business interests, we desire to bring producers and consumers, farmers and manufactures into the most direct and friendly relations possible. Hence we must dispense with a surplus of middlemen, not that we are unfriendly with them, but we do not need them. Their surplus and their ex notion diminish onr profits. We wage no aggressive war-fare against any other inter ests whatever. On the contrary, all our acts, and all our efforts, so far as business Is con cerned, are not only for the benefit of the firoduoer and consumer, but also for all other nteresta that tend to bring these two parties into speedy and economical contact. Henoe we hold that transportation companies nf every kind are necessary to bur success, that their Interests are intimately connected with our interests, and harmonious aotion is mutually advantageous, keeping in view the first sentence in nur declaration of principles of action that, "Individual happiness de pends upon general prosperity." We shall therefore advocate for every State the Increase in every practicable way, of all facilities for transporting oheaply to the seaboard, or be tween home producers and consumers, all the productions of our country. We adopt it as our fixed purpose to "open out the channels in natures great arteries, that the life-blood of commerce may flow freely." We are not enemies of railroads, navigable, and navlgailng canals, nor of any corpora tion that will advance our Industrial Interests, nor of any laboring classes. In our noble Order there la no commuuism, no agrarian ism. We aro opposed to such spirit and management of any corporation or enterprise as lends to oppress the people, and rob them of their just profits. We are not enemlos to capital, but we oppose the tyranny of mo-1 nopolles. We long to see tLe antagonism be tween capital and labor removed by common consent, and by an eullgbteued statesman ship worthy of the nineteenth century. We are opposed to excessive salaries, high rates of Interest, and exorbitant per cent profits in trade. They greatly increase our burdens, .and do not bear a proper proortiou to the profits of producers. We desire only self protection and the protection of every true interest of our land by legitimate transac tions, legitimate trade, and legitimate profits. EDUCATION. We shall advance the cause nf education among ourselves and for our children, by all just means within our power. We especially advocate for our agricultural and industrial colleges that practical agriculture, domestic science, and all the arts which adorn the home, be taught in their courses of study. Tin: a it ami n not fartisan. We emphatically and sincerely assert the oft. repeated truth taught in our organic law, that the Orange, National, State or Subordi nate, is not a political or party organization. No Grange, If true to its obligation, can dis cuss political, or religious questions, nor call political conventions, nor nominate candid ates, nor even discus their merits In Its meetings. Yet the principle we teach un derlie all true politics, all true statesmanship, and, If properly carried out, will tend to purify the whole political atmosphere of our .country. On the contrary, it Is right for every member to do all In his power legiti mately to influence for good the action of any political party to wblob be belongs. It la his .duty to do all he can in bla own party to put .down bribery, corruption, and trickery, to see that, none but competent faithful, and honest men, who 'will unflinchingly stand , by onr industrial interests, are nominated for all positions of trust, and to have carried out the prinolpla which should always char acterize every Patron, that the office should eek the man aud not the man theoffloe. We acknowledge ton broad prinoiple that differ ence of opinion Is no crime, and hold that, "progress toward truth ia made by difference of opinion " while the fault Ilea in bitterness of controversy. We desire a proper equality, efioity and fairness; protection for the weak, restraint upon the strong; la short, Justly distributed burdens, and justly distributed powers. These are American Ideas, the very essence of American Independence, and to advocate the oontrary ia unworthy of the sons and daughters of oar American Republic. We cherish tha belief that asstionallsm Is, and of right should be dead and burled with the past.- Our work is for the present and and future. In our agricultural brotherhood and its purposes we shall recognize no north, no south, no east, no west. It is reserved by every Patron, as the right of a free man, to affiliate with any party that will best carry out his principles. OUT-BIDE CO-OI'ERATION, Ours being peculiarly a farmer's institution , we cannot admit all to our ranks. Many are excluded by the nature of our organization, not because they are professional men, or artisans, or laboiers, but because they have not a sufficient direct Interest In tilling the soil, or iimy have some interests iu conflict with our purpoxts, cut wo uppeul to all good citizen; fur their cordial co-operation to assist iu our effort toward rpform. that nn inn v eventually remove fro ii our midst tl'e l.it vestige of tyranny and corruption. We hall the general dosire fur fraternal harmony, equitable compromises, and earnest co-oper-anon, as an omen of our future success. CONCLUSION. It shall bean abiding principle with us to relieve any of our oppressed and suffering bro herhood by any means at ourcommand; list, but not least, we proclaim it among our purposes to inculcate a proper appreciation of the abilltlpx and sphere nf women, as is indicated by adm'ttlng her to membership and position in our order. Imploring the continued assistance of our Divine Master to guide us in our work we here pledge our selves to faithful and harmonious labor for all future lime, to return by our united ef forts to the wisdom, lustioe, fraternity, and political purity of our forefathers. The Tam,et Chimney in- the Worm. The tallest chimney in the world is the Tou'tuenu chimney, Glas gow, Scotland. It was built by Kobert Corbett of Glasgow, for Joseph Town- send of Crawford Street Chemical Works. The total height from founda tion to top of coping is 4(S feet, and from ground line to pummit, 151 feet; the outside diameter at foundation be ing 50 feet, at ground surface 32 feet. and at top of coping 12 feet 8 inches. The number of bricks u-ed in the erec tion was as follows: common bricks in chimney, 1,1 42,5:52 ; composition and fire-bricks for inside coup, 157,-KJS; com mon bricks for Hues, etc., 100,000; total, i,4U0,uw. xne weight or bricks at 0 tons per 1,000, is equal to 7,000 tons. When within 5 feet of completion, the chimney was struck by a gale from the northeast, which caused It to sway 7 feet 9 inches off the perpendicular, and it stood several feet less in height than before it swayed. To bring back the shaft to its true vertical position, ",nw ingback" had to be resorted to, which was performed by Mr. Townsend'sown men, ten working in relays, four at a time sawing, and two pouring water on the saws. The work was done from the Inside on the original scaffolding, which had not been removed. Holes were first punched through the sides to ad mit the saws, which were wrought al ternately in each direction at the same joint on the side opposite the inclina tion, so that the chimney was brought back iu a slightly oscillating manner. This was done at twelve different heights, and the men discovered when they were gaining by the saws get ting tightened by the superincumbent weight. Scientific American. An Alarming Evil. One of the saddest and most alarming evils among us, is the want of parental discipline, and the lawless spirit resulting from it among the youth of our land. American children generally govern their parents. When they got beyond the period of infancy they almost im mediately become young ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls are genei ally, to a very slight extent, under the oversight of their parents. Not unfre quently they are sent into the streets that mothers may not be troubk d with them, and such boys very quickly ac quire all the accomplishments which belong to young gentlemen of the pe riod. The girls walk the streets array ed in the fashion of the day; and read the illustrated newspapers, aud, before they enter upon womanhood, often have their mituU corrupted with falie views of life, and imaginations excited by images ruinous to mind and heart. Why, with such an education as our young people generally obtain, need one be surprised at the dissipation of our young men, aud the fast habits of some of our young women? The evil seeds that are being spwn every day in our streets must be expected to take root and in duo time spring up and bear deadly fruit Has not the time come for parents to watch more closely the impressions, for time and eternity, be ing daily made upon the minds of their children. Amkiucan Rii'm: Siiootino. The exploits of our American rlflo team in Ireland, which have done them so much honor among sportsmen, and in which we as a nation have felt honorablo pride, have excited an ambition to develop the skill of our countrymen in the ac complishment of being a good shot Irish papers attempted to take off a lit tle of the lustre of victory by saying that our team came from a nation uni versally accustomed to the use of fire arms; but while this is true of a large amount of our mountainous and pioneer population, the majority of men in the manufacturing states, in the old agri cultural regions, and iu our cities and towns, know but little of skill with the f;un. Gon. Woodward, at the meet ngof the National Rifle Association recently proposed that the association shall provide for a centennial inter state contest, in which the selected sharp-shooters of each of the thirty eight States of the Union shall com pete. 8houId a practical plan be adopt ed, say? a paper, and an invitation to the riflemen of the country be sent out, there can le no doubt that State asso ciations will be formed in most of the States, and that an encounter of steady nerves and eyes will ensue such as the world has never before witnessed. American Studv of the Classic. Latin and Greek are doled out at American colleges in doses. Reading, as it is known in Europoan universities that is, sitting down to study an au thor, and to read all there is of him, is unheard of hero. Horace and Homer are simply exercises accompanying Zurapt and lladley. The teachers, though I suppose very good scholars, have as a rule no literary aptitude for any task higher thau the exposition of the grammar. There aro certainly suc cessful teachers iu other departments In this country. I may here say that it is my belief that New Yorkers have in a number of the departments of Colum bia Collego better teaching than can be I found elsewhere in this country. Any man wno tins over sat under tno instruc tion of Professor Nairne, for instance, knows that there is such a thing as good teaching, knows what can be ac complished by a teacher who is nt once learned, able and enthusiastic. Hut I doubt if there is u teacher of thoclassics in an American college who has the enthusiastic attention of his students. There aro many reasons why this should be, and but a small share of the blame can be laid at the doors' of the 1'rofessors. But this much of blame nt least ran be laid at the doors of many of them, that they cannot understand English poetry, and, of course, they cannot understand Greek poetry. John Arbucklet Scribnerfor August. Symptoms ok IlYDROinoniA.-Long experience of dogs and close observa tion of them, have brought me to con clude that the disease does not come on suddenly but gradually, and that there is no great difticulty in detecting it. For instance, when a dog is seen to be restless and avoids light by seeking to hide in dark corners; whon he courts solitude aud rubs its nose and lips with its paws, and twists its mouth as If a fish-bone were fixed In its jaws; when it barks frequently, without proper cause, and gnaws its chain and kennel; when it snaps at the air and imaginary enemies; when its mouth, lips and eyes are inflamed, atid ropy saliva hangs about the tongue and teeth; when it has a vacant, sullen look, and howls mournfully, there can be then no doubt that the premonitory symptons of rab ies have set in, and that it is time- to take precautions accordingly. Of course the breed and natural disposi tion or temper of the animal have a good deal to do with the precise symp tons that show in each case. Land and Water. JStAto Street, JOHN HUGHES, .. m cfctloxuL, OrcEon. -DIIALER IN GROCERIES AND BHfl ttSP PROVISIONS, K AND TUBE COLORS, PICTURE CANVAS, Artists' Materials of all Kinds, Wall Paper and Window Shades, Salt, Grain, and Peed lame, Hair, Nails, and Shingles. rjaletn, August K, 1874. dAwtl JOHN W. GILBERT, Oommorolol arlroot, JEJciloxxx, Oregon, MANUFACTURER AND IUPOllTKH OK PORTLAND HARBOR CHARGES. Pilotage and Towage in and out oyer the Bar at the moudi of the Columbia, up to 12 teet, $8 per fool; for each additional foot, ( 10 this is each way, in and out. Pilotage from Astoria, up and down,! per foot each way. Towage from Astoria to Portland Is made by private bargain, but ranges from $"' to $Z0O both up and down. Dunnage, $1214 t M. Stevedore charges are claimed to bo les than in San Francisco. Wharf charges none. Fresh water charges none. Wharf charges tor Discharging Ballast Arranged by special contract of parties themselves. The River Is at its lowest stage la October and the fore part of November; and then vessels can safely load at Portland to l." feet, and at Rainier, on the Columbia river, 2 Feet deeper, and at Astoria 7 feet deeper. Notice to Patrons. The PoM Offlce address of 8. P. Lee, Treasurer of the Sute Grange of Oregon, Is champed from Oregon City to Portland. Express package v, HI also be for warded to Portland. To Breeders of Sheep. MR. OEORGB HAMMOND, of Middle bury, Pernio 1 1. whona name Ueo tamlliur iimone tlit rinckmaetur? of this country at the most ruuecet. ful producer of flue wool Mock, and who it employed In the laont exttuclt purchase of wool, and oataof Buck end Eur, upon thU coaet, ha been upend! nj; a wet-kauumi.' us .mj I lime completed with hlman arrangement to recoho and pell to FlockMatei In Oregon and Iclnttveir h nlmal a they ma desire, to bedelhered in rort'und, rifllem. Dh1K. and tlfo where, to suit convenience. Where partle dtiMroiin of purchaeiustare pteed for moiier, but are found, ampl'Mlme will be ?Uen nud ever accommodation granted, with, usual interest. An com muni cat ion or enquiries will be promptly aueu'ered by artdreflti THOS. J9 TiAJJQ, )14tf Salem O reeo h. W. WKXTHKRJTORD, J, W. WIATH1B4PORD. Weatherford & Co.. Wholesale and Retail Dealers In DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, CLASS, Patent Medicines. CHEMICALS. JE erfumery TOILET GOODS, Etc, etc PURE.WINEsTnd LIQUORS, For Medicinal purposet. Medicines Compounded, and Prescriptions Filled. Weatherford & Co. Kavt-v Commercial street. ftALKOT. Notice. TkTOTICE IS IIEKBY"GivKK THAT MARY J. i-1 Lonif hat beii apiolnt! by the County Conrt of Marlon county, Orerou.Adtnlulitratrlx of the otate of Humphrey Lone, dceaed, late of ld Marlon county, and all penxn having; claim airitnat uld utte are hereby rmulrrd to pietrnt them to Iter !th the proper loutner within l months from thldale,at theoitlco orBolse A Willi, In Salem, In saldroamv, MAltVJ, LONU, talem, Oreion, .Tuly Mil. 1C5. Admlnt.iratrfr. 11..1-K A Willi., AU'yi fur tho Adm'x. ( B DR. E. Y.'CafASB, UEVKT Lt.Col., Ute Burgeon U.S. Volunteer, urnce, jjarnurc diock.su kuii. telf OFFERS A SUPERIOR LIIIB OF OOODi, CONSISTING UP S. X. Boiler's INFANTS' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES, Cray Brothers' Splendid-Fitting Goodsr French Cid, Serjfo, and Goat BUTTON BOOTS AND BALMORALS. ALEXIS SHOES, FOR MEN AND BOYS. A FULL LINE OF TIRRELL'S ROOTS, The Celebrated Hetsorae Gaiter for $6.50 other Houses charge $8' anl $9. Also, a magnificent line of Goods from the most celebrated San Francisco Factories. I claim to have the LEADING- LINES of the WORLD, aad can TOP ALL OTHERS in Style, Quality, and Price. My Stock of Xjietl3.eir etJOLCL Slioe Flxidlxxsm IS COMPLETE, CONSISTING OK Oak and Hemlock Sole, Harness, Skirting, ficlting, and Lace leathers. INDIAN -TANNED BUCKSKIN, FOE &L0VE-MAKER& BaT I have tho exclusive stile of tho colehnUoil Brooklyn: Hnrness and Skirt ing Leather, warranted to be freo from brands and cut and not to break h benciinr, which I oiler at San Francisco prices, with freight added. Thanking tho public for generous patronage in the past, I hope, by strict aft tention to business and fair trading, to merit a continutvnee of ctifttoav jyT JSEMtl3.t 3 The Improved '.KTNA" in a noiseless Shuttle Dook BtltohSewlrJK Machine, us ing a Straight Needle. It has been manufactured and extensively used In New York city for over ten years and lias always been held in great favor on account of its extreme siniKllclty, du rability, and wide raniie of work as a Family Machine, and no person who has be come the owner of one, bu yet been found willing to relinquish his KTNA for auy other, where all kf mln are so well known. Ytt our mechanical experts have been able to iiihVio some valuable improve ments, and we now prcsxnt to the publlo the IMFHOV K.I) ;UTNA, with the nontl- IMPROVED 3Mr:gomjaog- dence Inspired by experi ence that It combines the good qualities nf all Ma ohrnes, and will' meet the wants of every family, no matter for wbnt work It is reiulrd. Tho construction Is Much tlmt it oaiinot get: out of order, and no ma chinist is required to keep It in-order, 'the operation.. Is ho simple that no lessons are required by a new op erator. With eiiHih machine wo deliver printed instruc tions, and ly reading the sanwuny exporiunced op erator is oiiablod to-opentte-on the Machine. We, there--fcir, nsk the public to try the ILTNA, well knowing: Hi it tliu v 111 iloildo on tn mer it, uhli h nrt. Slinpllutv, llt'uti ty, riilltj.iiuj lima'-illij. i.SOIlta 'XXT'n.'xX'toci. In every town In tho State, In whom a ltli"nii;dtecout tvlil lieRivrn. Machine nolrt ou la'talliuen'a or ou notes. A liberal Ulccount will he muile lor ui"h MSfSer.dfor c'liularn, &c. I.. Bl. IMKMIKHt JolWf HA Thlnl Btreet, l'OKTI.AND. Or., ARi-nt for 1'folllc C'oant, wYVf FURKTI TTJttJEZ STORE. I nAVB PURCH8KD THK KNTIKK Intercut of Mewm. Yeaton & Lotighary in the Furniture Biore on the w ext Bide of Commercial Street, Salcru, and "hall keep ou hand a (IKtiKlUL AH 80KTMENT of gooda for tho retail trade. FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY Parlor & Chamber Setn, BEDSTEADS, LOUNGES, ROCKERS, &C, fly the et or single piece. Repairing and Jobbing DONK IN THE 1IE8T MANNISH, And at reasonable price, an I am a practical workman JOHN CRAY. Halcm, July 14, !ST5.y HARNESS. f HAVING PUHCHA8KU THK INTEREST OF Mr. Watklnda In tha old MUhllhd houu in the tbore Hue. the attention of la comuiunltj 1 call4 to the atock of on hand, which It offered at greatly redaced ratoa. SADDLES AND BRIDLE8 At lowest Onager pilcea. Hardware, Whips, Robes, etc, To ault overyliody. R. H. DEARBORN. Kalem. Feb. It, U(i. wtfd CHEMEKETA HOTEL, SALMI, OHBOOS. TIII8 IS TUK FINKhT IIOTKL NOKTII OF ban Franclaro, contalnluf; 1VI room, In ault or (Ingle, and fltteu up with ail modern Improvement. Oniulbu to aud I'raaa the Hotel, tree. Home open all night. TIION. khith, - Proprietor, (Formerly of tuu Empire Hotel, The DallA.) Mrw. Dr. J. Ford GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO DllKAHEa Known a Female IVeakueas. Offlcejcoroer oj Court and Capitol etr'xli, SALEM, Orcsoc, aoibtf Greenbacks at Par ! S. FIUEDMAN, Aitdioncer, and Commission Merchant. rptlR GRASSHOPPERS HAVE UECOMK A I1UR X den, and luno devaxtAtod the groin fields Eiixt, anil people are now flicking to thlngixulty land whore wkott plenty and greenback carc, and. In honor of thin great Immigration, I, S. Frleduwui, wilt rccchc U.S.Lega! Tenders at Par at lay alex mom iu Executive Uloit .Air all gooda.. My r-tock on hand ceimleU of a cplend-U assortment of ILOTIIINO, Ot'iitfr' KurnUhliig Ooodn. Staple Dry (too le, Faury Oooitx. Notions, lcihbvnn oriel I.ace. Salt and Jewelry, Nuilnanil IlutNi'.Hfttisuiid Tobacco. Juat from the Hurt, aud price to suit nil. BootH and Sliocs, CSroccrleM,. Crockery and Glassware,. Salem Blankets, Flannels, and Cloth, Table Lliiva, Napkin, Towelsv. All tbese goods will he sold Cheaper at 8. Fried mastis FOR GREENBACKS Than at any other house In Sakrn for GrOlacX S. Bring all your Oreenbacks. They are worth. One Hundred Gents on the DoUbr FR.EDMAN'8. In connection with this it The Salem Drug Store, IN IIUKU1 or Mr. T. C. SMITH. A proMlcil Dni(.','Ut, who will compound all yuur difficult prescriptions or nhafnarcntlrnl preparations corrorily, from the 1'UHRST IllllJUtV. having Just receied a Hue and well-selwted stock it DrttKft, C'tieiMlcalM, and Toilet Artlclm. If jou have anything Hat vou can't get pat up any wlwre else, brim; It along. Wo r;iiarai4tosallifactlon. Currency will lie received at par for everything -copt book accounts, which mntt 1m loin, at isual. leUtf 8. TBIEDMAN, Auction aud Cominliwlon Merchant. Final Settlement. NOTICE IS HEIUiUY GIVEN TO ALI WHOM It way comern, that tho underslLiied has had Bled In tho County (Joint of Marlon touuty, Oregon, lertlual account, as administratrix of the ustatu or Paul IMrst, deceased, and said Cam t lias fix id August 7ih, 1H7S, at IU o'clock a. m., for hearliiK objection tlwreto. t'INfJAUCLLA U.RST. Sakui.Julj Otb, Wi-wt, Ailmjuletralrlx,