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A Foiir-P&ge Supplement with the Farmer this Week.
Jr C ftTfTfT 'apTm'! 'Wh?ss.
$3.00 per Year, in Advance
SALEM, OREGON, AUGUST 13, 1875.
Volimio V1T Number 26.
School Talk Tapers No. 4.
Ed. Fabmkr: I do not wish It to be under
(t)od that Iain oppcsid tothostudy ofgiam
mar and geography In the public schools.
They are decidedly important, especially tho
former, and should bo taught as soou as the
child can read. But let it bo practical. )
not cram the mind of tho child with unineau
ing facts. "As ordinarily taught to children
under twelve years of age, English Gram
mar has about as much adaptation to its pro
fessed design teaching to speak anil write
the language correctly is tho studyof Phys
iology and Anatomy .would have to swim
ming." "The mother tongue is the great
ducator,' was tho motto of Pere Glrard of
SwitEerland. Grammar should be taught
far tho first several years by Language les
sons, In short, by riquiring the-chlld to speak
correctly. Teaoli him to observe that names
of persons, or risers, cilies, countries, a cer
tain class of words which he llrrds in his read
ing lessons, always begin with-capllallotiors.
That complelo sentences begin with a capital
totter, and aro fallowed by , period. That'
every writton question in his lesson is fol
towed by en Interrogation point. That car
lain words are names of things, and that
these words have others belonging to then
which 'ex press quality. That another class
express action, and that they havo words bo
donglDK to t hem which express the manner
of the actlen. And so on with all the dio
Bneuts. This can bo done in the primary
reading lessons without the use ol'a text-book
or grammar. When ibe pupil begins to
require 'him to writo abstracts of his easy
.reading lessons and put'into practico every
thing he has learned in refereuco to capital
izing, construction, anil puuc;utlon. To
ninetyrmie hundrdths of our business rusn,
merchants, mechanics, lawyers', doctors, or
edltors'it makes no difference whether iu the
sentence, "Thau whom, Satan except, none
higher sat,"thore is a preposition or conjunc
tion, so long as they cau speak properly and
wrilo correctly letterof business, a coin--plaint
'-or answer, or au-orticlo tot the news
.paper. 'To be able to dothis it is not necet-
sary that a person should know how to ena
ly.o and par tbe most difficult sentences
and unravel the mysteries mooted quea
tionsso profusely supplied in technical gram
mar. ln the graduating classes of our high
est institutions of learning Igllsb Gram
mar is taken up aod found a difficult nd
tedious lsssou. When 'vo remember that
-emlnenteuthors differ livoxplalnlng tho con
struct ion -of our language, mon and woiuon
who thoroughly understand all tbe langua
ges from which our own is derivod; I say
when we iemeuiber that-such as these ilill.tr
and raiso-tPuaslions concerning its construe-
liiou which perhaps, nevur can ba settled, it
will be seea how ulterlyebsurd it Is to put
such a study Into lb1 hands of children, ex
tpeoiing ttieci to proQt by it. ''Indisiwnsable
as Is grammar, it Is a difficult study, kiudrod!)
to rhetoric and logic, and above the graspof.
little children, till language exercises havo
prepared the way for it1" Wo must have -a.
text book (ui this mbject that will compel'
teachers to jcivo their classes practical in
rtruetion In this importan.t and difficult
ktcdy. Theytnust be compelled in our pub
lie school K, le-rtnp coniuiiiliicthH invaluable
tlnrfi of youth,. dUcussing ihu-diilurent tech
nical ues ot tXhe proposition, conjunction,
venb, adverb, -cto , and the contrary teach
their pupils to-construct sentences, express
their thoughts, .and write tbesi in a concise
and torreot manner; to tesch ccinmon sense;
logivotbelr pupils that which thnycau use
nd r&otageously and will comrwttnato them
fori he time usedic itsar-qnlremint. This em
belUlitnent, this glager-Uread wort is a kind
of strawberries acd cream; people noon
tire audi sicken of K, and are glad Xa return
to the more stable bread and b-el'dt-otJ; which
give to did lovely nigor, and romtaauding
stiength.
ClasaifinUlon in antrther Important coal lor.
Ufany tcaobers enter (the school room with
jcwdetluiteplau of claaaliyinglii their uitads.
All Uiey know about It (c whtt they reiueui
twrof tbe classification laUbe schools tvhleb
they attended, where, pet&aps it was very
impert.vjtly dose, and if wall done, very Jit
tl is reiuembenod of it, btiaiuie it never re
ceived tbvlr attaatlon. Souk begin to ar
range their classec, putting a many as pos
alble into theisms class without reference to
Uo ability of tbe pupils to work together.
t) hers allow 1,'ieir pupils to itiidy ny where
in tuei1 bonks I'jev olkiosc, Imr'og no claes
ts. Agafu, tuulii,ilylng their cl-U-.M; to a'.'ch
a number th.'t they J-avo not tho iifuo to
five any of tlmm tho Instruction LW-Jod.
IIcjo Is a jtrret trouble, Prt-pfr c'ass.'Qul
.lVt U d tU?cls.U I'.ia.'U! uca rn,it-- ca.-,
ful study and patience. In country mixed
schools thorough grading is hardly possible,
but every teacher should work to that ond
grading the schools.
The main trouble is. teachers are not per
manently engaged. They move about too
much, not always bpciuso they wish to do
so, but because a belter salary is offered in
some other locality, or Hoards of Directors
do not think It advisable to retain one teach
or too long. "He gets too woll acquainted,"
they say. This Is a sad mistake. Perma
nency of teachers Is the only way by which
a good classification can ever be secured in
Oregon, or iu any other country.
A teacher entering a school, not expecting
to remain more than one term, having no as
snranco or remaining longer if he should de
sit"o to, does not caro much about working
hr.rd to grade and classify n school, which
next year, some other tcaclur will step In
r.rxllum ups'de down for tho purpose of
ssiug his own pet plan, or will allow to dio
-out beccause he does not know what to do.
This is tho obstacle arising In the way of
classilleatlon. It cannot bo remedied Iu n
day nor in a year, and because "it is so, that
is no reason why teachers should neglect
their duty, by not giving the matter the at
tention it so greatly ueeds.
More anon.
Yours truly,
TlIUOtlALT).
Sheep Raising in Oregon.
Letter fosm. Grant County.
fttAinti? Cjty, Oregon, 1
July 2IUi, 1S75.
Ed. Farmer:: Traveling eastward from
Cauyon City, following the Boso and Biker
City Road homo three milos, and you are out j
on the high and'hrautiful lands of tho up
per John Day V-alley, and .looking itill far
tlier en our way a beautiful region hemmed
around by the everlastiug Uliie Mountains,
and dotted over with rich farms and oasiy
dwellings, Is laid out before you, while
.Strawberry Valley yet farther on and lying
trouthwiud of Ptalrio City (Diaie) and be
tween it and tho highest ptuks of tho I'.luo
Mountain range, Is I Ihluk one of tho love
liest sp'rts in oi'r Stato.
Thrao miles from Canyon with Its prjteu
lions suhurUia a'Uuluuunhi (Hirysvillo
and John Day C'ltj ), and we aro at lu benu
tlful roi-iiieuco ot.d larm of Ki.sk nnd IHno
hart, willi its adornments of shrubbery and
berry hedges, 11-iwer gai ileus, iud thrifty
Iruit beariug orchard of over live thousand,
apple, p?ar, ouerry, and plum trees; ami wo
begin to feel near lit home again. The farm
is located on tho high rolling lands, and to
the northuewtand east commands a graudl
view of Dio coutitry near l3, while loomint;
up in luaiiiiilk-etit L-rainlour in tho near mhiiIi
nie Home nf tho nwi Inspiring pjaks Jnnd
orags u ijrecoiri iiiosj nu posing imihiiix!iiw,
Mt this seasou of thu voar dotted wliU snow
patt'lim here nod there, which iudseu iim1;o-i
a grand siglit, I lie glory anil svreucth of life,
Kivlngniiminr on nun lumi, cooi.r,irf eii tli
ihe death of wiuterou tlmothnr. I look ilfuner
withthee kind pnoplo. aud was shown over
the place and through Him orohnni, which I
And notithstaiidinuihM Mav lree.vi!l pro
durHagnodi.Upl tp-ar",iliimsHtidapplen.
All tho farms in this ouutryaro irrit;alod,
the water Iviim .brought in dliuhes from tho
many mono aln si roams noar by with but
Idle oxpHiiNH, '
In ilio evenlnir I stopped at the house of
our Old irieiwi w. i 'SHiiemier. rortnerlv ol
Linn, nd llnd hlin most dcllelitlullv locat-
euoii a isrin one mile oelow nils citv. lie
nas sown in ixiriey, wneat, anrt oars, one
niiniirmi anil ten cres now nearly rpaily for
httrrestinc, si'd will givn a largo vWil. fie
nhowed niH live trills of swcot p'ti'os with
wliich ho Is experimenting. They look well,
and thofo who are judges of the article say
U'Ht in this i-oll it nill pay to ralte them.
In iIiIm country the pooHi measure or count
lliHlroricknts by the acre. Mr. 8. tells me
t.iat he bus over three hundred acre", anil
that they will avenue about two hundred
bushels to the acre, nnd judging from what
erawl should Ihlnk'lliHV onld, and tbev
are big. healthv loolilnu fellows too. I sw
Hr. S-ltlemler's hose ontchiuir and fcodlni?
upon them with as inuoi rellh as thiy
would upon tl'o tt (HotJ (v,rn of the
valley or ths Misiissioiii. lions and ehlcd.
ens live upon them at thin sua oa of the year.
They du but little damago In this part of tbe
valley, as they will not ontm the Irrigating
ditibes or star upon the lands that aro ilimn.
ened by IrriKHtlnn. They have none of the
nature or toe wen foot.
Two miles above here I to b found (pro
pelled bv the waters of lohn Osy) tbe ex
cellent ftouring mill of Robert Mnrehead
and James Cleaver (both formerly of the
WflUmette.)
The Lodges of Good Tnmplsr at this place
and Can von Are In a very flourishintr con
anion. lat i win we initiated eight new
m-inber. Mot Sam I'arrish from Malheur
Ace' ov to day down on Inn-luess he looks
wrll, nnd pxrrrseH hfnuelf ss re nr happy
Opo: H flii-don iHiti'lncts an excellent tobool
inlhoiLaun Mtnrnri yJo'din iijkii an
hVtimso vith late eais. In lo.-sie,
W. It. DUWUAIJ.
aware of the nrcesslty of Improving tber
grada Hocks, snd we are pleased to note the
fact that we met while thero some of tbe host
judges of line stock wo havo ever met on
tbl coast, and that wo saw while 'there some
of the bent stock we hae ever seon any
where. There aro several noted Hocks In
and around your placo we did not visit for
want of timo, but we hope to see them and
their ownors this fall during the Stato Fair.
With kind regards to old acquaintances,
and looking forward with pleasure to that
time, we remain, Yours respectfully.
E. W. Pekt.
Of the firm of Savoremo it Peot.
A WEEK IN THE V000DS.
Tti fcicnmnr ltinanza trrAs dowu uulier
CtsVA'-y aoj. will !w baiasunnlt't; 8gtln.
JCilks, Alameda Co., Cal. 1
July 2(i!h, 1875. J
Kditor Willamette Farmkv.: In vlevwof
the wide circulation of your paper among
tho farmers and wool glowers of Oregon, wo
esteem 11 a great privilege to addross you Iu
brlel upon the subject of sheep-raising and
wool growing, which constitutes an Interest
of no small proportion on tho Pacific coast,
and especially in your State, as there it is
likely to be s largely ex'ended within tho
next fow years. Wo rofor more especially to
tho subject of wool growing in this letter,
because we recently visited your State on
business intimately connectod with this
most important branch of industry. Our
observation was called out in this direction,
and wo were brought in direct contact with A pressure of matter on tho columns of the
somoof your best men, now engaged tn Lahmkii has otusod that company of Salom
sheen-breeding and wool growing. friends to remain a fortnight in tho western
Allow us In tho outset to express the hloas- spurs and ioothllls of tho Cascade moini
uro wo oxperiedced fiom our acuiBlutauco tains, with tho babbling waters of Stout
with your ptoplo aud the favorable impres- creok iloso by and tho North Fork of tho
slonsreceived of your country; tho magni- Santlam making all tho tumult possiblu at
tudeof your ever green forest; tho tare no great distance It Is about timo to bring
beauty pnd utility ot your navigable river.; thorn home aud aedbunt for thoir absence.
tho -extent and fertility of your broad ex- Thero Is a fascination about mountain life
panning prairies; the good and -social quail- that Is realised as one rests In tho vicinity of
ties of your people; all conspiring to imprest the higher and more rugged regions, when
tho stranger with tbe fact that Oregon is yet not beyond the reach of the settlements,
to becomeone of the grand centres of com- where the foothills wear Inviting aspect nnd
fort, wealth and every laudaklo industry. the sound ot clvlllnation seem an actual In-
But, to return to the subject to which wo vaslon. of Nature's domain. During the
have engaged your attention, we have to oo- week spent thoro our party was jovial In tho
knowledge that wo did not see as much of extreme. The ladles foi aged for blackberries
tho sheep-growing section as we had hoped on the ridge far abovo us; tho bovs proved
to, but we saw enough and hoard enough to to be very expert anglers, and the editor of
convince us mat uregon Glioma be second me ohhkii ami nis spouse routd Do seen
to no Stato in the Union in quantity aud making excursions on horseback to tho dif-
quantity of wool produced. Her i-oil, gras- points of interest further in tho raugo. From
es, water, and climate, aro nil good aud well a fair -elevation we could eo Improvements
adapted to wool-growing. You havo many In all directions, some excellent firms aud
advantages ovfr California which are mani- orchards being visible, proving tho produc
fest in tho belter price your wools bitng in tlveness of tho soli for all purposes, and It is
our market. And while theso natural nd- ptobably true that the foot lillisof the moun
vantages are mi encouraging to the wool, tains havo a superior valuo as the orchard
grower, ho should feol improved with tho land ot Oregon. On Mr. Soar's place peach
great advantages to be gained by muklug troes-iire growing and bearing without ever
such Improvements, and keeping such breeds having ex porlonetd any blight. All ills
as will return tho greiu-at incoino ou a glveu fruit trees look uull.
amount of capital invested. On the high ridge between tbo Little North
Wo notlod I roni the character of snoop wo Fork and the North Folk of the Sautinni
sw that the prtjudlecd farmer has been iu a Mr. lllalr has a lino lanch whore
lavorol Colsnolds and other coarse wool whoio ho has a good garden and fruit troes
breeds of shtep, in part baomiso it way bo- andHs finemeadowsas I ever siwanywliero.
believed they were b.t'.lor tor mutton than Tho soil everywhere is rich, with great fern
tho Merinos and boxutise It was thought tbey as tall as one's ho id, underneath which
would staud tho wet weather hatter. In both grow poa vines, graces and various things
tlitso pioposltlon Ihiiro as a ruHtako, the that keep cattle and sheep fat. The animals
Meriii), or a onus of tho Merino nukes the we saw pasturing tberffwero nil rolling fat
Dost mutton, ami are more hardy; w refer A new comer would not Inik with favor
outo Mr. Wahton, olio of tho best pos'- upon this region perhaps but thousands
ed s'ock men iu ynur Stato, for a verlll- could locato thnro with good prosppcls. At
cation of thin fict. It lea taut universally least h found a' vacant piece of land on a
conceded in this Slate, In AmtralU, aud No railroad heel ion that we thought worth pur-
Zialniid, that tho SpauUh Merino tor wool chasing on tho liberal terms Gift-red, and wo
and lor v. ool and lnuttuti combined, are by havo no hesitation In saylug thst any euer-
rar the best cheep tho world has ever pro- gello man, who Is Industrious and has good
duced; they will do better In largo hands common senss could go on thN placo or
than i-'ny other diss of sheep; they produce that one half mile beyond lately purchased
moro woolen a fclvonamouut of fod thau by Mr. John Mlnto, and t-oou produce and
any other brred, and oi a bettor quality, surround himself with all tho comforts of
This Is a matter your wool-frowersthould life. Hut wo will leave that subject to Mr.
take under conn deration: whether they John Minto who writes upon It Iu this Issim.
can well t lion to keep sheep producing an- One hlnjrular fact of this road Is that for
uually only 4 lt. per head, when by a ftiw tweuiy-sevon miles from Salem eastwaid.
dollars out-luy tho? cm bring their Hacks up straight into the Jaws of tho mountains, one
to 0 or 8 lb, per hi a 1 annually. Tho dlllV'r- can drive over an excellent roid without a
onus botvxeu a-1 and li Hi lit eee Ih no'-boob- single hill or really rough piece of roa'd to
vhius at u glance; but when wo submit It to worry a team or try Its mclllo. 'ihat fant
tho fen of ilgiirtH it becomes very plain to alone adds gristly to the value of the land
anyone. Taking the 1 lb lbtoce as about the along that rou'e. Anothar groat advantage
averae wsljhto fll cks In Oregon, and we lies In tho (act Ihat it is watered mot
will call iho price 25 ceuls per lb, which will abundantly by fprlngs aud spring biauchts
givoagross iucimeof $1. Tho expeusn of that isro found in every direction.
keeping a sheep and khtarlng amounts gen- Onenvculng as supper wan over and tto
orally to 75 culs annually; this would loavo camp fire burned low, we heard the soucd of
a net income of L'o cents on tho fleece alone, wheels near by and our hospitality was soon
Now v.e lake IheOlblluice at 25 cents per lb domnuded for Mr. aud Mrs. Werner Hrev.
and we have agross incouib of l 50; 75 ceuls man, ol Salem. That evening was spent do
out for keeping and Mheariiiir, and we havo a llghifnlly and harmoniously: tho old woods
net Income of 75 oeuts. Uy theso figures, wore resonant with the sounds of melodies
saying nothing of tbe increase, we observe of many lands sung In full chorus; tho youug'
that where there in one dollar profit people and the oldsters Improvised a choir
m mo one cane mere la three in mat caught Inspiration from the hour and
tbe other, and where tbe ewe abeep might be Us surroundings and tbe bells of Salem
valued at 2 the other would be worth 0 be- must have bean tolling midnight before the
onse while tbe oue fleece pays tbe Interest camp was still In slumber. All weeks
on 92 the other pays tbe same on ?. The must have an eud and so did this delightful
samo thing holds true of land yielding res- week In the woods. That was an eventful
pectlvoly 20 and SO bushels to tho acre. If morning when we packed for our return.
the land in theoneca.se is worth 50 per acre and tbe breakfast of that dav will be re.
in Ihe other It is worth (100 per acre. inembored as a ropast fit for Ihe gods. Mr.
Home men aro slow ioco tbo d.ll'erinto, '"'fey man had brought liU tklll as a v ports-
ondhIov.tr lonct upon it. They will con- """ lo 'J,'ar " "le Unatl and nnd llui
tinuulo spend tho samo utcount or nioury boi"3 l""1 'io"H Mmf P'-cpllont liming tho
and labor to rroducoa Ono hundred lbs of ay ljtforo W Ill"J 1 devlio wsys and
wool tint 'should prodaco two himdifd. niea,1B l0 050U l"8 abundant sirply, and
vhij irout iucu crisp uju uroAp. nunlls.
Hut wo uro 1'fppy to achnowledgo ILat tho I
fttal-Ki-'usruiif jrur Stiiia aro Ucccmlug
B , Ktotm end puuiants sinking delightfully in
a flying pan, and all the concomitant edibles
ami vegetables we were able to command
wo had appotites that did not oiler to wait on
digestion but made Iho most of tho oppor
tunity. Tho evening before wo had colebratod the
birthday of ono young lady of tho company
In a truly appropriate manner. Sho was
just IS, and each ono of the company paid
some tribute to tho occasion and slid somn
kind word. Not content with all this, and
with apple saue and blackberries for supper
besides, "tir " Poet Lariat " received stem
orders to go and produco somothlng'suitablo
to the r.ccaslon. Seating himself on a leg;
that laid across the brook in a most shady
and melancholly spot, with his feot In tho,
water and a wet towel in his lint, ho wa.
Immediately iuspilred lo this extent:
To Fannie, just Eighteen.
You Me bidding good bye lo yourolghlcontlu
year :
lu our camp Iu Iho wood? thoro Is never a
fear
To. shadow your heart, mid lire's happiest
sheen
Shines on tho portals of year nineteen,
Tl'o winds that Is singing its f.ong id the
boughs
Rounds like tho murmur of youthful vows ;
The clamorous brook, with Its ceasless How
Tolls of the years as they come find go:
The not distant bell ot the boim-'ioupd klne
Tells where tho beasts crop tho wild pea
vine ;
Sunlight and znpher, brooklet and bell,
To years that Me gone bid a lonir farewell ;
Thny toll of one youthful, no longer a girl,
No longer tho free heart like glls'en of pearl,
Who can love llko a woman and shine like
a gem
Priceless ns cleams In a (fc loan's diadem.
So here In the breath ot tho mountains far
Wo wih you all peace, while tho evening
Star
fJtlnts Its bright rav over ramrns dim,
While Santlaiu murmurs his Kvoiilnghymn,
While the szure nbne ond tho green b.dow
Aro melting to one In llmtwlllulila glow,
While the things ol" heaon watch tho thl.ign
of Kunh
As they wa't through tho nlhtfor tho day 'a
new b rlli.
This birthday celebration atloisl served 'o
vary the pleasures of our week Iu the woods.
S. A. C.
Eamujj Plumj for Profit.
During tho past week Mr. (. W. Wnl'lng
has been in thin city delivering the crop of
plums raised at the orchard oi O, W. Wall
ing it Son, at Ojwego, to tho Alden Fruit
Preserving Company of Salem. Messrs, Wall
ing have probably the largest bearing plum
oiclinrd In our State, and tho Salem Allien
Company has contracted to pnrclinso tho
en p, which will leach fully n Ihoiisind
bushdsat. u prolltubleilgiirn lor tho orchard
Ittn, which they could itlford to paylxctui-n
thry worn mostly tho puiuli plum, wliloh Is
espHi-hlly adapted to drying and for tho
rrasmi I hit It Is a groatobleet with such com
panies to obtain ).ir,;o lots ot lellnb'o uien,
All through our S nlo can bo teen orchards
on the ay lo destruction or that neglect him
already distroyod. The early demand for
iruit at fibulciiis prions w em by and thous
ands who had planted out fruit treos f,il', dis
appointed at tho low prlcn roctlvo I, and al
lowed tho trees lo go to neglect. The tlmn
has coiuo again when fiult culture demands
attention, but such Hush times us we knew
previous to 1W) ho shall novor know again.
Tho CM'ablishinent of fruit dryers among u.t
itifcuies a market for good fruit at whatovcr
prices the dryers can a third lo pay and re
ward them for manufacture, Theie Is
nason to believe that fruit will proio a great
staple of our products and will pay, oeu et
tho prices that can ho obtained, fully as well
us any other product of cur 10 1, It is prob
able that plums nlll prove the surest anil
mojt remunerative crop, but wo must also
ral-o winter eppliB and pnrs, bcratifc, i'N
though H'lnswhat less proll alilo than tho
plum they will pay well for cultivation and
cm be worked ut u timo of tho (ar when
ltborcanbo mo.t economically aipllnl
thtt purpose Oregon should soon havo
namo iu the markets of tho orld as furnish
ing the best dried fruits known to commerce.
When people ask, us they frequently do,
if there Is any danger that tbe fruit market
will be overstocked they forget that wo hava
Ihe whole world for our customer. The
Alden Company here Intends to ship
Its product to I.lvornool dlnrt. it i
true that plums and prunes can only bo
raised iu a verv small norllou nl i, ii.rii.i
S ales, and that many millions of dollars
worth of thuao flu Its iiiu Iniporlid from
abroad into our country, if Orcpon Is
especially foiliinntti li. hug ablo to produco
miiu.i trult w.i should maUo tho utmost u.so
of iitirjriiilcv'e.
AtvibKMr, Mu, Duptiy, llvngon thoo'd
ajlti j IrcM not fer fiom Wheatland, Ml
fioin a laddfr a fun e'-'in since, upd 1 rolo
lur-raiuuhuwrW, '