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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1876)
N. :j To Fruit - Growers. THE CALIFORNIA FKllT-DKYlllt. IlilVK NOTICE TO ALL VliriT WHOWERS thitt I shall lii-tnium-iuii- In m- learhlm ., and li.iie llftcri bt l7i- f.ir rn i, hi tlirtillL-li On -inntn -r and lull. un retainable nut .utniiitiiiiiiiihi.: t- ri s Til -n-waililae- mt elih Un tihil opi-rilliil )it the Mate Fair of Wi m u ii-n-mnti Ilium mii i-iulor'--lut-nt from h niHJint l tie Iniml i.r I:iijiii;ir- nl the Mnte Arieulinrtu sncu-ii ilm nrtiuW uh-inul It- WorklUC. Tlp-j III In- mnili el -liltililc -I"- for iic In fnnl 1W, n: fcr ilrlnj Ji-m and it-jitali i- im -i lur'o -Calf. 'J'lul lirt apples fit f"l Wliki In tnn ll.m"- .11 till hsir. " 'Hut are n"-rntiil tit l-mit dill', u t Mid d Mr tint a 11 1 tli Finer a If po-tllm- t" i jit inl' tn iM.uiiiliiitnrc .rlcn ti-.iit. Tint ar- uitliin tin in n- nf u r farim r .tml a cimpitiit oranllni; tvl 'i -mall i -ipittil cm pit ilia-r I'ti iilut" let con Idriro -m -. Thr Inu titer ha midi m lilul im.'imi int nl il..n twill'- ininndiid in thi in 'nun hi in lu-inl .i tun I this -t-nun Thi miclilii'Mipi'ihWi! ' tin- M.i i K. ill n! !;.'i mi oM to Ki, K . Wh i ' "t piln.: 1 i let. I'i'Ik. uiitt. i.ntl opirattil m i-Iii'I lij Mr lutin.i. who l lnrtri-'ttdnlth lit r iu the ihvIi-iiiIiuiiI It- product, mid tiny mdori It -i nitlulj -lit it -nil thou. It op. iMtidnndir anal dlfl.i-'iltii. mil tin-) itpiit In ni Hmuihmori -iiici-fnllt Hie mulii..' M-i-m-. Thv Irnlt niuiil'nrturid lij Mr. Cotton, olrli-il .lp ! ui Ian it mil lit Lhnnli A. On. t fmnt -t. an Frar.ritti Nret diiilir. lor 1 1 1 1 piT piuiinl, &ud thv proitoin.ii I' a L't'i'tl aitU'li. All IriiticrottiTF ami pn urn Intel islet! In the lr; iiiK mill iirvrirtltt: id Iru't. tiseialdisor iin-ita. an tut lit d toi-orri-ii)tid wllli mi- :n nlillim juirclni-Iiiir these lnnhlnt-t. Order in atltaiir?. mil dc-i-l.-nutlii:.' line- "f dclltirt uf thi- mat Mm-, will In punctually tilled. All t.n hint M.irrauml Iu dn gum ttml.. S. A. CLARKE, April::). ISc'.. SM.BI. OH. BOOTHBY & STAPLETON, Manufacturer and Dealers In Sash, Doors, Blinds, and ETC.. UTC. BRACKETS, And all Kinds of Scroll-Sawing. HA VINO TUB BEST FACILITIES AND THE lteet Improved ttiMd-torhiiic niachlnery to nanr.facrnro tbo above arllclen, will offer inducement :p ca(tomcr. Ale u, WOOD-T U3RTSX7SG, In all it varieties. Orders from the Country Promptly uttendid to. OMce und Manufactory, cor. of Front and Stato Mrcett Vani SALEM. dawtf NORTH SALEM. STORE. T THE BI110K STORE. HAS JUST RECEIV ES, ed a full at eortment of General Merchandise, Dry GoodSj Grooenes, Boots & Shoes, Hardware, Clothing CHlrsUtHl for the City nd Cocntry Trade. Bonght u tow. and will l old at an SMALL A .PROFIT, at ffenie who 8KLL AT COST. W Gooda daUvand t an part ol the eltv froa of rharve. NovHt ATTENTION Sheep Growers.'.' p A SURE CURE FOR Screw Worm. Scab, Foot Rot, AND ALL Parasites that infest Sheep. TT I- SAPER, I1ETTER, AND VASTLY CHEAP "HAN ANVOTIIEK Kri'ECTUAL REMEDY FOR 7lir. TREATMENT OF SHEEP. IT Improves the Health OF THE ANIMAL. AND THE QUALITY OP THE WOOL. Pi On- i;Uon I (nmi.jl, for nnc Itiin'in'fl rr two 'nimris! Iel,p .Hccttitt.in; tnthoir ac, drenRth, nd CiM.dilic!!. ItUMMip(n KIVK O.VM.ON CVNaS-Prico. $12 rvi.i. for cirenHd' In T. A. DAVIS A. Co.. IN lUT LAND, OKKOuN, WIhImI Accnl" tor tit StHtr, ' tu ti-iir i.run-t l.'i-tnl Dinc.Hft. mjl SALEM FGUHDEY, & ALEM. . OREGON. 23. P. DRAKE, Prop'r. JTEAM ENHINES, r-AV- .MILLS. ORIST MILLS, 1 E'-itif. Pnaip, and all Mndr and typf of Mt-rVt-rrj ir.ale to order Xarhfnery rt-piiirrd at u fhrt tir.tr. rlttrn mtkln- done In all )) tsrloai- formf, i,' all U'ndnof Hrr and Iron Oi-tii.ei" fnrnltbwl at run rnulio Al-o. mmiiitcturer of KSTF.KPI1IM! '.A.VER hi VATCHCt!. and hTJCKKKl and IMF It'll AUtlvttl Brooks &. liloFarland, (ucct-ttor- to French & Co.) WHOLESALE AND TAIL DEALERS JN CeneraL nSerchandisE, Conn rxfhccond and Vih!iiortoii itrerU, HALLES fITV, OREGON. apil-H- IT. li J. V. Los, JiU i" OfMM'i-iii Io."',Iimli'--. KEKP A Fl'LL.-rf'C'K 01 fTAPLE nd FAN' r iul, C'luilid T. IMril" Vf, Uirtcrnw, Uookr .ll'Ai-i. lie. IIAI.I. tS, Ut J&siB&l VJ5iJ. MjV MNUMCTlllEDTb SalV JltUKCKRODT ScOL "gSggSawftS1 H st.louis.mo nf FANCY FAKHERS. No class of men have ben ridiculed so much, and none have dono ,o much good, rs those who nredenot llnHtedbncy farmers. They have lieon Iu all tlmos and countries I (he benefactors of the men who Save treated them with derision. They have been to far - mers what inventor hT0 been to manufau nirew. They have esparlinented for the pood of the world, hll others havebimply won.ed lor llielr own cam. They tested thoorlei while others linte ruis-f-il cropa for market. Thpy liav piven dlpnlty and Rlory to the farming It never had In-fine 1'atn-j farmers btVH ciianued the wild lnwr into the SutroKt ami Jla.-k-liiiv: tiie tt lid bull nl' 1'. r I . h i n into the Sliorthiri; the tiioiiiiliini sheep, ttith lis lean bmiv and lmir ll- i-e in to I lit iiithd(nt ti soil Merino. 'I'iiey have broush: tip the milk nt r " h from pints to ptllotis. The, have lengthened the Miiuln nl 1 1 1 . biiiluok, deepened the nililf-r of tliHi-ott, en Urged tho ham ol the hoj;, Kit en streugh to the shoulder of the ox, rendered tluer tuo ttuol of the sheep, added tlttetness in the speed of the horse, and made beautiful every animal that is kept In the service of man. They have im proved and hastened thedevelopementofall domestic animals till thoy hnrdly resemble the creatines from which they sprung. Fancy farmers introduced hrigation and untle'-draining, grindln aud cooking food for stock. They brought guano from Peru, and nitrate of soda Irom Chill. They intro duced and domcttlcitcd all tho plants we have of loroisn origin. They brought out the theory ot rotation crops ua a natural means or keeping up and increasing tho fer tility of the s ill. The j- first ground up gyp sum and boms, and treated tho latter vtith acid to make mauuro of peculiar valuo. They first analyzed soils as a means of de-tm-mining what was wanted to Increase their fertility. They introduced the most approv ed methods of raising and di'lrlbuting water. l-'ancy farmers, or fancy horticulturists, have given us nil our varieties of fruits, veg etables and tlowors. A faucy farmer iu Ver mont a few yoars ago, originated the Erirly Rose potato, whicli added millions of dollars to tiie wealth of our country, and provod to he a most Important accession in every part of the world wheio it was introduced. An other of these tame fancy men originated the Wilson strawberry, and another the Concord grape. It was i fancy farmer that brought the Osage orange irom Texas to the Northern States. Among the men cf this country who were classed as fancy farmers at nn early day, weie Washington, Jetlerson, Franklin and Livingstone. The first introduced mules; the second, the cultivation of improved rice; the third, the use of laud plaster; and the fourth, the raising of lucerue. More than any men of their time did they add to the wealth of their country. After them came another race of fancy farmers, who introduced Ariblau horses, Spanish heop,, and the Im proved breedaW Kaglish cartlef awf-swine. These faucy farmers added immenseiv to the wealth of the practical farmers of the coun try, What wo want to develop tbo agriculture and horticulture of the country to their full est ox tint is a lare number of fancy farmers, mon who work tor pleasure rather than for private gain. These are the men who will perforin experiments and give the world the bentlit of tbem. These are the men who will carry on Investigations for the sake cf investigating. These are the men who bring in now grains, new fruits, new vegeta bles and varieties of animals. These are the men who will devote their lime and money to the improvement of old varieties and the creation of new ones. The country is sadly in need of more fancy farmers. Cln'etrgu Times. What Has Passed for Money. Many things have been used at different tiroes for money cowre shells In Africa; wampum or beads made of clam shells, by American Indians; snap by Mexico. The Csrthaeenlans used leather for money, prob ably hairing some mark or stamp. Frede rick II., at the siege ot Milan, reviving this custom, i-siunl stumped leather as money. In 13VI, John the Good, King of l-'rance, who was taken prisoner by the celebrated Black l'riut-e, and sent to England until r.snsoined, also n-nl Juilher money, having i small silver nail iu the middle. Sslt is the money in Altyssitiis; todfish in IcelaMl and Nev I'liiiidiiini!. "lilting money," slaves a-xl r;ven, pa-tod current iu anHent Greeco aid uinuii ; I hi Angl nSixnus. iu navmenM '&".' 'evolutions of the wheels, tin rnlnre, ciI1 betaken from the nursery and placed heirSof hot li urn contesting a claim to ,1, Hthlnhta,!.y,ff,rCiTM,d .osrdrithl'e'fh'el''' '- ""','", ' """ """ """ " ' V",r '" Th,: e.Mnr '"n".. ' i,"'" Scotland where it was piston plunged In ami out ol the cylinder theiriMlvi.s, pi ovlded they Imvn their legular , HogoH. I no lino till lis on Hid ques e women to carry nails , "er ""O.W1 times. Th.s dlsUmo traveled meal, of snt feod, which should bo conlin- "V," "w''' V1 r "r , the llllsb.lliil or it iJi bts Adam Smith t Iii-tii was a village in not niicriiitiinu for the women to carry nails insif-iiil of money to tho barber's shop and :i't house. Marco Polo found in China mon-y iniide of the birk of the mulberry trm, bearing tho stamp of the sovereign, whioh Is death lo counterfeit it, being the or!'est specimen of paper money. Tobacco was generslly usod as money in Virginia, up to l(ii)0, ill l j-seven yean after the foundstion of tiie colony, aud men Isiugbt wivt-H for such a tteiqht of tobacco; wIiIIh in Canada tho l.nuver skin being the treat staple, , in like manner, mado a unit, ami all transaction! estimated In beater. The legUlaturo of Massachusetts once enacted that wheat should be received iu paymeniof all debts, and the convention in France, during the revolution, on the proposition of Jean lion Saint Andrea, long discussed th propriety of adopting wheat as mot er, s the measure of the value of all thing', pjatina was colnid in Kusaia from l:S lo s5. Hut ihn inotulri Lett adapted and most generally used st coin are copper, nickel, silver and fuld, the lirt two being now tiaul for coins of finall value, to make change; the two lattei , commonly desig nated a tie precious int-'als, measures of valu9 and legal ten-Jars. On iba continent WILLAMETTE FARMER. of Europe a composition of silver and cop per, called bullion, has lone boflii used for small coins, which aro made current at a much hlRher value than that of the metal they contain. In China Sycee silver is the prli elpal cur rency, and it merely lu;ot silter ofaunl ! r ,...,, ..,t ,i,..i i it.. Spanlsb , also circulate there, but only : swr thpv uavp en 8talnped Illuor,wl thoy Rrt, ot the standard lincnes. As Asia ,i. Minor produced Kld, its arile-.t coin. if ttas ot Ihnt meKl. Ialj and Sicily Mse--int;coppr, broiizj whs rlrst cointd Ihete. Ili-n)illlus has the Ltdlans were the llrst people known to havn coined Bldtiil .siltet. They liad gold coins nt the cloo ot the ninth century K. J., Greece prnpfr only at i lie i-lice ut Hie tUlit century II. C. S-ortms Till lilli, Km; ot' II mil, in tde tltn pound "einht ot coppHr curitnoy mm ev. Ibe llotiHiis tirit ciilueil silter 2S1 11 (.'..and i gold 'JUT 11. C. Some nations, although they ttorktd the metals ttith skill, soem never to uavecolneilnoleV) uU M,ch WBStU0Case willi the Irish, of whom no coins aro known prior to the Kuglieh invasion in tho twelfth century. White' Giant Rye. We bad occasion to visit Bear Creek val ley the past week, and among tho many ex- ! oellent farmers iu this rich valley wo men tion that of Mr. W. D. Arnott, a model far mer, who showed us a field ol seventeen Beies of tho above mentioned vsrioty of rye. We havo seon and raised good rye of dif ferent kinds, but never saw In any countiy such a crop. Wo have seen fields that wero taller aud thicker, but never saw such prom ise ot an abundant yield. If the heads till properly, and no storm or other accident happens it, wa will not be surprised to learn of its yielding fully sixty bushels to the nure, and there are acres that will overrun eighty. This variety of rye is new lo this country, and so far as wo cau learn of its history Irom Mr. A. or from others, it is about this: Three years ago, Mr. Barber, a miller ol Gulden, got from Germuiy a few setds ol this giatu and sowed it; also, Peter Mitguus, from orne source unknown to us, got Hiid soited some. Mr. A., a year ago last March, sotted n few pounds of seed procured from Mr. Barber, and by almost superhuman exertion saved irom the ravages of the grasshoppors about one-third of an acre, from which lie thresh ed twenty-tiro bushels of rye; this he lies sown on his own place aud, bv (ontmct, on the place of Jos. W. Bowels, E-q., of Little ton. Mr. A. bad the rye hand-picked previ ous to sowing, to free it from all forbigu seeds. The rye was sown from the 1st to the 15th of March, on corn ground, that was not plowed previous to sowing, and on ground that has been iu constant cultivation for eleven yeais. and has had no manure. It was sowed iu drills, one foot apart, a Buck eye drill being used. Tiu 'hoppers destroy ed about onehalf.of atficra this spring, and bui'tor the' unremitting exertion's of Mr. A aud family would have taken much more. It stands to-day one even mass of waving grain, abont five and one-half feet high, with heads that are from rive to nine inches in length, and wilh from thirty to li'fly kernels to the head, and such kernels! as while as the purest white winter wheat, and twice the sl7.e, in fact the size is wonderful, and the sample in our office attracts the attention and admiration of etery one who sees it. We called the attention of Mr. Arnett to the fact that it whs his duty lo save his whole crop lor seed, for from present Indications the yield will far excted tliHt nfthebest corn-field in the State, and judging Irom the beauty of the grain it will make the choicest of flour, and it will make ibe strongest and best of teed for horsos or for hogs. We shall watch the progress of this crop, and let our readers know how it yields, aud lis advan tages as a crop for Colorado, or tli-ew here. Colorado UtrMcr. The Great Railroad Feat. The Pittsburg Ctrimir'c of June -, pub lishes the following calculations of the ter formance of engine ".17," which drew- Ihn "Continental Fa't Train" from Jersey City to Piltsbtirg on the 1st Inst.: The driving wheels of ",17:" are live leot iu diameter, their circumference, tliereloie, fifteen leet. Encli thru of her dritcr- sent her ahead tinmen feel, mil to got nter.' .II.- ."JO fi-ot 411 miles betttien the I'niou ileput and Jersey City, the driving w libels nisde lust Kill i.'W revolutions. Nutt thi, strol.e ol her pistons is Iwo feet, mid ench retolit'lon ol the drivels ntcessitates two stiokesot the piston or a lineal travel of four fett. Tlie-u by ono nUton is lis' . irilles, liy both'.' , miles. In ibe Ion hours laken lo come ovir ibe III miles and iiia'cu trie ubnte number Thus Die engine, each minute, cut oil and ailinltlnl t lie steam 1,IM. times, or nearly olithteen times per second during the avers ue speed attained during th memorable trip of June 1, lh7d, Tiiat such mim.lni: rapidity can besustaiiietl for such a length ol time, and Iu so complicated a crew ion as a modern locomotive Indicate to it hat astonishing degree of perfection tho iron horse of '"il has been brought. A feature which was not mentioned yes. terdav. Is tho device for Ollluir tin, lourusls of tho tar wheels while ih train whs In mo- 01 retoiiuiunt me sieani was atliniutil ami priwi nr meir icirnt. m.o, excellent, liosn, (nv -i( s next kill lllls till) bt'ril eao7,,Volut.one'a0nJd J'r.ebi'Jions Sml al"""U"1 ',eltl '"' """' ,ln" UMUr "' Hnlln". It is a tlUllc-Ult matter to settle relnaccompll-'hed In'fAtwtSl ' nhMl l,,"y V,i" vm "l,oul "a" a ',"l",,, I ,,",,", "'" ".nstnuees. mideeach hour. Multinlltd by two, this I to the "picking," ami would be jirolllablo i - . (lives ;si.H!putls of steam from each cylln , for Ihls purpose. In the severest weather!,, V10 V1"" euu """) '""'''' lllls ill der nor hour, or 7:2 .112 ftr the Iwo ctllnders. i . .....i 1...1 .... i lis last is-Uloail account of a lemurkilbli; and lib. peiiarTonstructlou of thoVinning I Tr" "'"e'ls ol waste places upon boxes remiertd this aid to "no slops" jws- I which, with a trilling expense, largo iiiiiii sible. bers of tbee geese lould bn raised. To show- Texas has one county larger than the Stale of llliodn Island, but II you should see one of the Sprsgues vou would realize that I.n. n.l l4H,l I. Ill, .ill. In !.., A n .. one of Ibe family feels as big as all Texas. .uu ..,...,. ... . .... , .,, . K . VJ, ,., , Ths Viceroy of India hss nclblng to do but draw lis.1,000 In aoUl per year. Bee what it la t be bold-beaded. Tho Drive Well. Tlie early history of the ilrlvo well N In terettitif; and Instructive. It appears from Jinle Ilenedlcl'n decision that Nelson W. Green, the Inventor, was the 1'nlonnl of tlo ' some lime inaKitii; tiintfacts to head and Seventy-Sixth liniment, wliich ho Mil thresh, and the la rmtr-' wives are busy pre formed, theii-lMil-tK-s'atlor-ed at iK?lrl,,'!; '"7,'r ?""" HV,,,,r ,'f "',fl. -ve!r t,le , , .. . ... ... Icouiititt of tliH Imrtest lands. Kverv man land,.. Ititiniirs vein current that the ho rotnes to le.ttn imm ai.rnml ".ri . relieK intended In carry out n general t ' tetn for killlnc; oil' the Union troops bv pnl eoninj: all the wells as fast as the mm ml Httced. It was in deleat this nelarlous prnltH-t Ihat Col. tlrwn Invented theilrite v.eil, whlc-h he. immediately tried in hisnv. n ramp tfrntind-, wltn i-onij leto success, l-'n in thi- bi-cliiulntr Ihn intctilion lias rpread not i only nter till- isiun'ry, but throughout the j world- ntni the war departments ot nearly I all got Miniii tits now attach to their mlliturt branches s ecisl turps and wagons lo con vey and ope ra e the American drive ttel's wherever their armies move. Ot of the wltne-ses stated thst one hundred in.,! llfly thousand of these wolU wero iu opentlioi'. in Now York Slate alone. Over a hundred and tiny puionts havo been granted for improve ments. Tho drive well ranks almost nt t to the sowing machine inpointnf utility is a domestic apparatus. It. thousands of ! ciilltits it is only nucessary to drive, with a mallet, a tubo down through tho kitchen floor inlo the ground, iu order to command an abundant supply of pure water; thus the welling, the barn, and other pans ot one's premises may be quickly and cheaply sup plied. Wo have seon ono of these itolls in serted and linishc.il, mid animals drinking from tiie utter it supplied, all within halt u hour from tho time the operator began hi' work. Model u improvements, as nil must admit, are highly useful and convenient to society In genet al; but it cannot bo denied that they are sadly destructive of the romance aud poetry that ttt itie ubout tho good old-fashioned ways of doing things. Tako ihodrito well, for example. The lad of the rising generation claks a squeaky pump handle, bends himself double, and sticks his face under a rusty spout, in ordor to got it d rill k of water, lie knows nothing about tho de lights of the bucket, and original method of water lining, so chartniugly described half a century ago by Woodworth: "The old oaken bucket, tho iron-hound bucket. The moss-covered bucket which hung in tho well; How anient I seized it with hands that weie glowing, How quick lo the white pebbled bottom it tell, Thru soon with tho emblem of truth oyer- (lowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from the well. How sweet from the green mossy bfitn to re ceive it, As, o!sed ou the curb, it Inclined to my lips; Not a lull blushing goblet could tompt mo to leave it, Though tilled with the noctar that Jupiter sips. old oaken bucket, the Iron-bound bucket, moss-rovered bucket arose from tho The The well." Hcienliile American. Toulonse Geese. This variety, says the Jullry Aation, is doubtless the largest known. Men in generaf have aversion to geese, and ws don't blame tbem, either, far what could llio little noisy, voracious, unruly common geoso be considered on a farm but a nuisance, unless securely penned in some swampy field? This natural aversion wo were not exempt from till we tried the magnificent Touiousn, and then it was changed to a liking for these geese. In appearance they are noble and dignllled, antl will thrive without water to swim in, if plenty be provided for drink. They are never unruly, and can lie fenced as easily as sheep; are very quiet, not noisy, aud extremely hardy. They aro good layerrs, averaging about forty eggs oacii, iu a .season, and aro seldom broody. Ir tho old stock is not kept fat, aud aller Spring opens only on pasture aud vegetables, without grain, nuirly every eug will hatch. The go-illngs aro much stronger when youug than tho common, and aro morn eas ily raised t luu a pig. We i.so liens for hatch ing, and iu Summer have placed Ilium ou a liesh grass-plat, and reared thorn Without Hiiy mother. Their growth Is so rapid that at lour weeks old Ihey will wolgli lioin six to eight pounds each, and at threo mouths, from fif.-non to eighteen pounds. At lour weeks old ihey need no further housing, und ued till they are three or four months old. in l ranee huh i.ugiami, loulo-o green are "" I , I , when tho ground Is ktjc1 it'iniiv t'j "iiunui, niiii uui vi jdu ' tare nlrda any grain bare, when they hate s.-tss lo pasture i g;iitino made of a lii'oad-ax, held to Ueldn. us phu-e with a string, that was burn In color, geese and ganders are exactly j cil oil' liy a candle, while Moon placed alike, mz: a uuilorm, hauiUomu gray with I himself In a horl.outnl position beneath breast anil under parts a shade lighter. It. Upon It Hour III Itooill II or (lie I.ilhr Thev are so mild and tractable hi dlsjxmlllon, I ' '"" ', I-itfayetto. 'Tho string burn aud po.sess sr, many ga.nl traits, that they I !'' .0"' l,1 s ,ful1 umI SUVereil (ho :....w..ia.. i.. , i. o., ,....i.'i body al ono stroke. in iiiiHniiiii niieicmcj mil tJ (hn'b aii4 especially it here grain anil grass are cheap. how prollllo they are, we have known, lor two seasons past, one hundred gosllnus to tiu raised tech year from tiie eggs of eight fe - .... . ... ... maie,,, net ties a large nuiuner ua ngsoiu lor hatching pur potts, For all purposes the Toulouse should Isj voted the "oose uf the perkKl." 3 Walla Walla. The I'nion of July 15th says: Manv of ths farmers alauK the foothills have commenced liarveMlint: their Rraln. The proprietors of llpIllers illlrl thrnslifrrt lint-n liarni Imw rnn presses a ileMro to work, obtains h situation at mien t good tt am s. There is a lively de mand lor hrtest hands imw.aud tbstripplv is nut iqnal to the requirements of our agrl-i-ulturitis. Thei-rop is reported as being of liefer quality and lrgr yield pr acre than lor jnsr, while llie acreage is nearly double that nt' imv ret ioit yiar. Good judges pMt the surplus nop ot the vallev at LuiXM tuns, or lihi.m'ii bushels ut gi.-ln, 'while soino are uli i quilHiHiiaiii Mint the surplus will equal .".0. rilMmis. The indications nil iinnir tnu-anl u I very low price fur w hmt ihis tall; the figures ..u to .! cents or bus' el representing tho present Impressions nt hovers. During the week Mamn" Campbell hauled through town lrmu Wx'nila liis new steam engine, and h large Hull, In I'lits' threshing machine. I'lu. euci e Is nf the portable va riety. tuailH at MaiiHleld. Ohio. It has a cyl inder set en inches m diameter with ton inch stroke, ami Is rated as a twelve-horse power. Thursday, Andrew Masterson haul ed a similar engine through tow n, and b new HuIIhIii Ih rusher. There are now three threshing machines run by steam Iu diet al ley. I'.tti'iiKss at htsi-. The fjueen of Eng land is an KmpresHMt last, but wo question, all things considered, whether llei Msjostv u.is not paid too much lor the bauble. The opposition lo this Mile developed an Indepen dence til court intluen-es, a resolution to criticise even the " saereil throne." and a coin Iclion that, al'tcrall, tho monarchy was t trapping which cannot but hitvoau Impor tant healing upon the future of English pol itics. Tim lillu nf Empress was simply n fancy ol the (.Mieim. Instead ol acting with llio opposition in not grstitjirig this laucv,tlm Government for.'ed it tluough by the sheer tiilliiencn of a majority. It Is 'nto tossy thai llio minority, largo as "t was, represent ed tliu leal sttength and greatness of Eng land. Tho tjueen should not take such lib erties with the public opinion. This is it thinking age, and in England public thought sweeps on tt llh iuciedlblo swiftness. .V. 1. I Ic, (thi. The House of Representatives 1ms adapt od llio report of the commitleo on Patents retusingan application lor an extension ot the loiir-motioii feed patent owned bv the Wheeler and Wilson sowing ninchino'coin pany. Tho patent Imd continued twenty-one years, and protests wore received from near ly l,C00,0l)0 persons. Ovi:u-VATi:niNi Plant.. The KTeutest trouble with iiiimtuur uultivii tiotiof plants arisen fromovor-wateriiig' them. The soil should novor lieeoine so dry Unit it will crumble under tho linger, hut It should not lie supplied with water until It has entirely absorb ed what it has received. Every year the practice of using- water iiiito warm to the hand grows in favor with me, and now 1 could not give a plant the smallest sip of cold water, being sure that it would injure it. Plants that arc coming Into (lower or in full bloom, of cour.su, require morn water than those that are nut in so vigorous a condition. Saucers are quite as needful for the window garden as for the breakfast tublc, ana every pot should bo supplied with one, mid if it is (Hied with boiling water every morning it win miu to the luxuriance of tho plant, and frequently no other moisture will be Hooded for soveial days'. Tho contents of tho tea Kt are also eiUcacioiis in plant growtli and the tea leaves can be added in small quantities to the soli of the pots. Ivies are ulway.s Ixmutilled by an appli cation of tea loaves and tea, and it Is an excellent thing to wet a sponge in tea, and moisten the leaves with It, as it wipes otf all the dust which accumu lates upon them continually. AV. The Pitt-thurg Cmntnercial says: The great house of A. T. .Stewart tV Co. has now become a thing of tho past, tho now llrm of Libbcyauil Hilton having formally assumed the inline. Tho con dition of the vast establishment is said to be like that of an army without a general. Never was tho genius of btuutirt more necessary to the welfare of the house than at the present time, hi death will encourage all competitors. Tim reiiiiirl; is often heard; "There will now boa chance for other men." An effort will generally bo iniide to drum trade to other houses, and a grand war I likely to begin against that ceiiti'iili.ed establishment which once laid II grap upon so niaiiy bran ches, of trade. A curious question in liiwiiiisioiit of the loss of the City of Waco, Iu (iulves. ton liny, In November, ! 7.1. A lnis- iiinii and wile named Hoger. wero among tho Ill-fated i,ikseiigor.s, ami the wife. If t lies former, then lier nevl of kin can cliilin the money. If tho latter then the husband became her heir-at- ...id t ...1.,,. t..l,.!.l.. ...I I.. I iiiiiii iiiuiiiiiii-i nuiuiill7 I, 111,-1 l-lll (lillllll-l xi,.,,,, t,..IM ,.iliiinrnpi I i.n.nt. i. Dm mmliis' IjIci;ni.s. I'nder a i-o-cent decision of the Supreme Court of tho Culled .State-', the license hereto fore exacted from drummers will havo to be abandoned. The decision is based ou (hat part of (lie Constitution 1,., - ..,..,. i...'..,.!?,.. "' C0I1I IIKTCe llClWCeil which gives to Congress the regulation tlio .stales. It holds (hat (o imposo a lax ujkhi a busi ness iu another Sta(o which is no( lev led id bone is (o discriminate against thutSUt. i I