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t WILLAMETTE FARMER. 5 School Talk Papers No. o. Thorough acquaintance with the subject matter taught should be the aim of ovory teacher. No person can succosM'tilly teach a given subject unless ho knows inoro about it than Is put down In the text-book. "Wheu. bo to ppenk, one can reach his arms around a subject and clasp his hands on the oppo otte side, he may venture to loach it, for (hen lie can presont It in every (llht and every s'andpolut, and not tilt then." How crude and scanty and circumscribed and shallow are the resources of many who presume to take the honored name of teacher! How (speedily are those resources utterly exhaust ed, the resenoir empty, the foundation dry, and the wretched mau left in utter and pain ful Impotency in the presence of his eager, hungry pupils. Confined to tho very words of the book, bo drifts holplossly along, in able to answer a col I al oral question or solve a donbt or to open a slnglo window through which the light of the outer world may pour in upon the subject In hand. Is it not irony to call this teaching? Here is stubborn truth. Many teachers In this and every other Stale have to acknowledge the above unquestion ably true. It is to be slncarely hoped that all the teachers lu Oregon will omploy a good shaie of their leisure hours in study, batter qualifying themsolvos for tho respon sible and noble work dovolvingupon them. All those men and women who are. teaching s a "stepping stone" should bo conscience ous in tuelr work throwing tfielr best ener gies into it, doing their utmost for tho ad vancement of the youth under their charge, and if they have not enough interest in their work to do that, better stop teaohing at once and go Into the harvest field, to the plow, or household. Study will do away with old methods. The perusal of educational papers will ac quaint teaohers with every new Idea ad vanced throughout the country, thns giving them the advantage of other teachers' ex perience. This course will build up tho pro fession aud gain tor it the confidence of the people becauao they will And it full of Intel ligence. Some parents never require their children io attend school regularly or promptly. A great waste of time and toaonlng force oc curs on this account, because those who are absent and tardy ofton, are always behind their classes, lose interest for that reasou, frequently become discouraged and are more or less a drae to tho school. Teaohers, if consclnnclous, are forced to go over the ground which has been very lately traversed and properly reviewed by the constant part of the class, and this kind of reviewing for these inconstants is often very poor on ac count of haste on the part of the teaoher, and impatience on the part of the class. Many parents do not seem to consider that their children's membership In the Public Schools Imposes the duty to have them appear as promptly and regularly there as at the office, salesroom, or shop. The school is made a mere secondary matter. And aa a result, childish fancies or parental cupidity, indul gence or thoughtlessness makes three-fourths of the marks for absence or tardiness. Ab sence for a day is a serious loss to a pupil; for each day's work completed is the basis for the next day's course of instruction and discipline. But the lessons of one day being lost, some of the next are generally unpre pared; as the old excuse, "I was absent yes terday," is so easily rendered. Those absent . days induce habits of neglect. The absentee loses all interest,drops behind bis class very rapidly and finally drops ont of school en tirely. And, although very Inconsistent, the 'parents of these very pupils are the loudest In their complaints because their children failed to be promoted at the end of the year. Thoy say "my children learnt nothing; that teacher is no account." It certainly would be surprising if their ohildren did learn any thing under suoh circumstances, and the teacher must get the blame. If the (Inconstant scholar inflicted upon himself alone all the injuries which bis tardiness and absence causes it would not be so bad. But the teachers and the prompt pupils alike suffer. The olass is made to drag, and the government of the school is made more difficult because those who are in any way inclined to follow the example of the irregular pupil are much harder to restrain from dropping into his pernicious wake. The nature of excuses sent for the dismissal of pupils are oftentimes very novel. One sends an order for the dismissal of a child to carry dinner to its pap away lu some other part of the city, or out in some neighboring field; another wishes her little girl at home to. assist In preparing for a party; the young lady begs her mother to allow her to come home early in the even-, ing to prepare herself for a little sociable that is to take place at night; and then begs to al low her to He in bed a little later in the morning; the Indulgent mother cannot with stand the prewure brought to bear by ber fond daughter, and sends an order for her dismissal. This and similar excuses break up the order of attendance. Other children wish to follow the example set them by these laggards and absentees. The demoralization, it seem to me, consequent upon such work would Inevitably result In the utter rulu of the schools were It not for the Indefatigable labors of the teachers to make school pleasant, and the refusal el many sensible parents to gratify the childish liberties which their voting folks desire. Irregularity leads frequently to truancy and crlmo. Many a man now in the State Prisons of this and the other States can trace his first offense back to a caso of truancy running away from school--"playing hooky." One bed habit begets another. Thero Is another or gument in favor iu punctual attendance in , fast there cau be no argument made against it. Our neighbors are taxed to support the wchools. They whllo educating their own children assist to educate thoso of their pocr- f r neighbor. Is It right to thus tax them to school our ohildren and theu allow them to bo absent? Socloty has rights. It sometimes becomes necessary to give up our land to al low improvements to be mado for tho public gsodand to pay taxes for the support of Pub lic Schools. If It is for the good of the Stato that jour children should be educated the State can require It. It does require it. Every parent Is called upon to educate his children. Thero are laws provided to secure ngular attendance, and teachers should ex ert themselves to the utmost to eecure it by making school attractive and Interesting, and if that does not secure tho desired result) then the law should be put luto force to the very letter aud prompt uttendauce secured at any rate. Very frequently the whole num ber of tardlnosses aud absences are caused by one or two lamllles in the neighborhood, who are always late at ohurch, late out of bed In the morning, late to bed at night, late every where, and send their children late to school. More anon. Yours truly, Thkohald. Ohio Correspondence. LnoNAnnsnuna, Oblo, Aug. 2, 1875. Ed. Fakukk: It Is not my presdut purpose to draw upon your sympathies or put In a sorrowful lip, but listen whilst I rehearse the situation which of course we have accepted. We have a constant succession of showers and dark gloomy days. The earth (or that part we Inhabit here) is wetter than It was the August after the delego, "for a fact," and every element in nature seems deranged. Files, of innumerable numbers and kinds, curse man and beast. Musqnltoes annoy by night and day. The grasshopper has fulfill ed prophecy and become a burden, whilst underneath the prostrate oat crop revel countless millions of worms, similar to our old fashioned cut-worm in appearance, whose voracity is attested by the bushels of oats lying broadcast and cut loose from the parent stalks. It seems but a reckless ex penditure of time and money to attempt the taking care of crops, as the very continuous rains aro constantly producing rot and ruin. It now rains, and the feeling of every body seems a settled conviction that to attempt to stop would be a big Job. The best wheat crop for a series of years came and went, reminding the observer whilst contemplating his wheat shocks, of the place where the Pealmlst said ho would bo led and Ho down; viz. a green pasture. Early Kose potatoes grew large of course, and now aro rotting. The hopes of our folks rest on the corn crop, which an early frost could easily set over. In Madison, Fay ette and Montgomery counties it is even worse. Mr. James Slough, a prominent citizen of Delaware City, spent some eighten weeks In California the last Bpring, and his account coupled with the confidence which the pub He placed in his statements, are having a serious effect upon minds hitherto unmoved by a spirit of immigration, as well as upon the roving and adventurous. The most po tent and convincing argument is that which reaches a man's money, and the men who in 1ST4 and 1875, paid $75 to $125 per acre for farms, threw in their labor, lost their crops and in selling must suffer a loss of S3 per cent., need no other argument that this lo cality does not suit them, in fact such is quite enough to disgust a wooden, or cast-iron man. But Ohio needs cursing and present indi cations are that she will get at least one in stallment Just now, when we contemplate that every fair ground is a swindle open to every blackleg, and every highway able to show at least one fool with a fast "hoss" and a sulky. The commonwealth bled $250,000 in selling the asylum grounds at Columbus, whloh, whilst designing contractors and capitalists purchased the passage of acts that involve the citizens of the State in the costs of erecting a new asylum on other grounds, the building Itself fire-proof throughout, and a quarter in circuit, to be known as the largest building In America, and nearly as large as God's first temples. Add to this that an effort was made to effect the. passage of an act supporting the ministry by direct tax ation, (nearly every male adult being some kind of an itinerant brother in cloth), and you cannot wonder at the platform protest of the two great political parties against such. We settle political matters over here much after the manner of the wise Cadi in the case of the slater, who slid off the top of a four-story building uninjured but killed a man in his too rapid descent, and sudden stopping on top bis bat. Being sued before the Cadi by the son ot the defnnct, there be ing no apparent malice aforethought in the action of the slater, yet the Turkish law commanded his death, the Cadi ruled that the wrath of the prosecutor should be ap peased, by letting him go on top the same building and slide down on the slater. That cooked his duck. Just mi in Oblo, If we feel ourselves aggrieved by the action of either party, we Just elevate the other party, and let It fall on them. The etfect is always salutary. But, "The lark sings high on the walnnt tree, while it rains, it rains, It rains," and I remain yours In tho triumphs of a living taith. John Watkbh. Weston. Every person burnt out at Weston Intends rebuilding. Those not already commenced are making prepara tions to build right away on an Improv ed scale. We learn the following partic ulars respecting the improvements there: Feven Iioufcs have been com menced ou the burnt district; two of tlieni are completed. The coriier-btone of the Episcopal church has hoeit laid, and thobilck are being hauled to lay tho ieat of the foundation. Alirc" wanting Sewing Machine should call amlexiictnatbeSEwAsEBiciv. IU warranted to Ch s entire eaiWacuoa. itl'l K. Ee, Accit. Endorsements of the People's Kemedy When skillful and cautious medical men giro over their own ttgnamrcs a favorable opinion of the soothing and ttallring effects of s prcpiratton, the public doc not hesitate to !ellce then.. Tho olam Inous and emphatic professional testimony lu favor of IIotctters Stomich Bitten, as a rptclflc for all dlf orders of the stomach and bow c 1. for Iher complaint, Intermittent and remittent fevers, and the thousand 111,' that wait upon dyspepsia, mast convince the most skeptical. A side, however, from the testimony of the faculty, there Is a In rre mass of evidence from patients lneuryualk of llf, all showlnirthat this irn-nt pro ventUe and rcstoratHo is of inestimable value to the sick and the debilitated. The Bitters are suited to all climates, and are unl ersally etdorsed as a previutlve of disorders caused by miasma and Impure water. Photograph Copied and Kularged. Mr. B. K. Myers, formerly of Salem, is now traveling for orders for J. Wilkins, the well known photographer of San FranoUco. He has received already a large number of orders from Salem, Sllverton, Independence, Albany and other towns In this valley, lie takes pictures of any kind photographs, tin types, daguerreotypes.eto. and seudsthem to San Francisco, where they are copied and enlarged according to the order. The work Is done In the most perfect manner, the fin ished pictures are elegantly framed aud can be natd for on delivery. The cost Is from $8 50 to $25. JyOdawlf PORE SPANISH MERINO ONE HUNDRED BUCKS OF THIS STOCK, Of most reliable character, selected by George Ham mond from the BEST VERMONT FLOCKS, arrived at Portland on the lath of Angntt, and will be offered for sale by him and Thos. S. Lane In that city at d at the Dalles upon favorable terms. Flock-masters wish ing such stock are cordlaUy lmltcd to examine. THOS. S. LANG. Portland, Ang. 13, 18T5. 27tt FARM FOR SALE. 340 Acres, TEN MILES SOUTH FROM DALLAS AND three miles west from Lewlsvllle, Polk Co., Oregon 100 acres good farming land, the rest one hair open grazlug land. A splendid stream of water rune through the premises. It Is a very desir able stock ranch. Parties wishing to go Into the stock business will do well to examine my place be fore purchasing elsewhere. For further particulars. Inquire of or address II. C. lacTIItMIONDS, au20tf Lewlsvllle, Polk co , Or. Farmers' Warehouse SALEM, The Salem Storing and Shipping Co, IS PREPARED TO RECEIVE AND STORE Grain from all parties ottering, at reasonable rates. Also, will Buy and Sell ou Commission. W. J. HERltEN, Agent. Salem, Aug. 13, 18T5. BOOTS and SHOES Made to Order. ")V Farmers and their Families Li v, are again reminded that I can make W-SsWrood fitting and serviceable ROOTS and SllOlis, of the very beat quality, at a most reasonable price. RhPAlHING neatl) done. All work warranted. HENRY DIPPEL. TAKE NOTICE that my shop Is now removed to one door north ot Uurhln's stable, on Commercial st , a few doors south of Ntu spaper Rlock. Salem, Aug. 12, 1875, Cm To Breeders of Sheep. MR. GEORGE HAMITJOND, or Middle bury, Vermont, whose name is so familiar among the nockmasUr of this country as the most success ful producer of fine wool stock, and who is employed In the most extensive purchase of wool, and sale of Bucks and Ewes, upon this coast, has been spending a week among us, and I have completed w Ith htm an arrangement to receive and sell to Flock-Masters In Oregon and vicinity enrh animals as they may desire, to be delivered In Port'and, Salem, Dalles, and else where, to suit convenience. Where parties desirous of purchasing are pies ted for money, but are sound, ample time will be given and every accommodation granted, with usual interest. Any communications or enquiries will be promptly answered by addressing Jylltf Salem, Oregon. W. WXATBSlUrOBD. I. W. WBATBIBXOBD. &9sBHBJSJBJBjBBBT Weatherford & Co.. Wholesale and Retail Dealers In DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, CLAS8, Patent Medicines. CHEMICALS. JLP & r tijl m. r y TOILET GOODS, Etc, etc PURE WINEsPand LIQUORS, For Medicinal purposes. BXedlcines Compounded, and Proscriptions Filled. Weatherford & Go., Commercial street, NAf.TiTI. !ev- BIX. K. Y. CU.5NK, BREVET Lt Col., lttoSurgoouU.S. VolanUere. -oaiw, Umlla's block, w itcirs. gfr JOHN HUGHES, DEALER IN GKOCJBRIES AND PROVISIONS, aeaarap ; TUBE COLORS, PICTURE CANVAS, Artists' Materials of all Kinds, Wall Paper and Window Shades, Salt, Grain, and Feed Lime, Hair, Kails, aud Shingles. tfalcm, Angust 85, 1874. dftwtf JOHN W. GILBERT, Commorclal stroot, Saloxn, Orogon, MANUKAUTUKKK AND l.Ml'UKTKU OK" V OFFERS A SUPERIOR LINE OF GOODS, CONSISTING 01' 3. 13- Soller's INFANTS' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES, Cray Brothers' Splendid-Fitting Goods, XTVoMcla ICld, Sergo, and Gont BUTTON BOOTS AND BALMORALS, ALEXIS SHOES, FOR "MEN AND BOYS, A FULL -LINE OF TIRRELL'S BOOTS, The Celebrated Hcisome Gaiter for $6.50 other Houses charge $8 aid $9. Also, a magnificent line of Goods from the most celebrated San Franolsco Faotories. I claim to have the LEADING LINES of the WORLD, and oan TOP ALL OTHERS in Style, Quality, and Frioe. My Stock of ., Z.ieettli.ex &,&l5L Snoe IFMiadliagat IS COMPLETE, CONSISTING OF Oak and Hemlock Sole, Harness, Skirting, Belling, and Lace leathers. INDIAN - TANNED BUCKSKIN, FOE GLOVE-MAKERS. e?" I have tho exclusive sale of the celebrated Brooklyn Harness and Skirt ing Leather, warranted to bo free from brands and cuts and not to break iu bending, which I offer at San Francisco prices, with freight added. Thaiiking the public for generous patronage in tho past, I hope, by strict at-' tention to business and fair trading, to merit a continuance of custom. Jy7 IMPROVED JEZtXl.t & -77 lng ISLStGlOLllCLGB. Tha Improved "r.TNA" u a noiseless Shuttle Dock Btltch Sewing Maobine, us ing a Straight Needle. It lias been manufactured and extensively used In New York city for over ten years and has always been held In great favor on account ot Its extreme slmgllolty, du rability, and wide range of work as a Family Machine, and no person who has be come the owner or one, has yet been found willing to relinquish bis JETNA for any other, where all kinds are so well known. Yet our mechanical experts have been able to make some valuable Improve ments, and we now prcsnnt to the public the IMPROV- KU KTN A, with the conn deuce Umpired bv experi ence that it combines thar good qualities of all Ma chines, and will meet the) wants of every family, no matter for what work It lar required. The construction is such that It cannot get out of order, and no ma chinist Is required to keep It In order. The operation, is so slmplo that no lessona are required by a new op orator. With each machine wo deliver printed Instruc tions, and by roading the) same any experienced op orator Is enabled to operate; on the Machine. We, there fore, nsk the public to try the TITNA, well knowing tliut they will decide on Its mcr its. uhtchare. Simplicity, Beau ty, Utllltv, and Durability. A q?rvnm TCantod ' every town Id the State, to whom a llberallliconnt will be Riven. Machines rold oa lnUlliuents or on notca. A liberal dltconnt will be made rnr rath. VBT Send for circulars, Ac. I. II. PAUkONS, jeiotf ' 111) Third Street, POHTLANP, Or., Agent for PaclUc Coast. STORE. I HAVE PURCHASE!) TtlE RNTIRR Interest of Meef rs. Yeaton A Longnary in the Furniture Store on the west side of Commercial Street, Salem, and 'hall keep on band a GENERAL AS SORTMENT of goods for the retail trade. FURNITURE & UPHOLSTER 7 Farlor &. CUamber Sets. BEDSTEADS, LOUNGES, ROCKERS. &C, . By the set or single piece. Repairing and Jobbing DONE IN TBE BEST MANNER, And at reasonable price, as I am a practical workman JOHN CRAY. Salem, July 13, 1875.y HARNESS. f HAVINO PDRCnASBD TOE INTEREST OF Mr. Watklnds In the old established house to the above line, the attention of the community li called to the stock of on hand, which I offered at greatly reduced rates. SADDLES AND BRIDLES At lowest Grangtr prices. Hardware, Whips, Robeo, etc, To suit everybody. R. H. DEARBORN. Halem. Feb. !, 18(3. wtfd CHEMEKETA HOTEL, SALXU, 0RKQ0X. THIS IS THE FINEST HOTEL NORTH OF ban Francisco, containing IV) rooms, In suit or tingle, and llttec up viltli all modern iinproemi'iits. Omnibus to and Irom the Hotel, tree. Home open all ul'!it. THOS. SMITH, . Proprietor, O'ormcrly of iho Umpire Hotel, Tho Dalle.) 3ir,M. Tv, J. ITortl alVE3 6I'E"rAL ATTENTION TO DISEASES U-.owu as I'eninlu Wiulmcaw. os'co'evrucroJ Coait ani Capitol streets, iJALItM, Orcwu, lejau Greenbaoks at Far! S. FRIEDMAN, Auctioneer, and Commission Merchant. THE GRASSHOPPERS HAVE BECOME A BUB den, and havo devastated the green Melds East, and people are now flocking to this goodly land where whest Is plenty and greenbacks scare, and, In honor of this great Immigration, I, S. Friedman, will receive) U.S.Legal Tenders at Par at my sales rooms in Executive Block, for all goods. My stock on band cenststs of a splendid assortment ot (ILOTniNG. Gents' Furnishing Oonds. HUploDry Goo ts. Fancy Goods, Notions, Ribbons and Laces. Halt and Jewelry, Nails and IliitNr, Uats and Tobacco. CARPETS, Just from tho East, and prices to suit all. Boots and Shoes, Groceries Crockery and Glassware. Salem Blankets, Flannels, and Cloth, Table Linen, Napkins, Towels. All these goods will be told Cheaper at S. Friedman's FOR GREENBAOKS Than at any other bouse in Salem for Oold t Bring all your Greenbacks. They are worth One Hundred Gents on the Dollar FRIEDMAN'S. In connection with this li The Salem Drug Store, in cuanax or Mr. T. C. SMITH. A prartlcil Druzglit, who will compound all your dinicult prescriptions or pharmaceutical preparation correctly, from the PUREST DUUQS, having Just received a flue and well-selected stock of Drugs, Chemicals, and Toilet Articles. If you have anytklng that vou can't get put up any where else, bring it along. We guarauteu satisfaction. Currency will be received at par for ever) thing ex cept llook accounts, which must be coin, as usual. JetKf S. FRIEDMAN, Auction and Commotion Merchant. Administrator's Notice. Estate or JUuv C, Smith. fSVUJ unrtertlgiiol lias been appointed by (lie Honor. JL ablu County Court of Marluu county ndailnlstrutur of lUa u Inn o-n imul estate, and ah pertons huvliijr lUiios against tbu tunic era la-rcliy noflncd to picriui them to inula the cliy of enkm witMu tlx inonlta , fiom tliu date of this notlco. r. a. laaaiw. Kak'ui, Orvou, July 1Mb, 1513, . .iTO WU. a,"U jiflw-fj,'t&1-H