s ftsl "WILLAMETTE FARMER. ' H StiHantttte Jfarnur. SALEM, FRIDAY, JULY , 187(5. GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS, nv fiiornsson v. J. heal. from lilt, rcjmrt i if the MkhltHii hoard of A si ic tilt nv I am expected to speak of the grasses, one ol the largest and most widely distributed ImjilHes ol plants. The subject is onoofgen eial interest among all farming communi ties. One group of grasses Is called "cereals." They include those producing grains, as wheat, rye, Indian corn, barley, oats illd ri '6. They constitute a large part of the lood of the human race the world over. A much larger number are valuable for mead ows, pastures, and lawns. The family is a remarkably natural one, aud can bo qullo easily described by its (terns and leaves aloue with sufficient accuracy m distinguish I from nny other any other family. In brief, rliA lnm am urn Aiitlm at the erines. nnrnllM. ,t,iB,l. iAvn.rankF,il. or i owed n n and down' tit.i..iii. wlili thnalinntli nrluifiH nf tlmleuf split down on tho sido opposite the bhde. i Sedges are common on low land, aud look ' lunch like tiue grasses, but the Rteui is ii-n- i allv trlaupular and tho leaves on threo sides . of the stem Instead of on two sides. s in ! rasts. No sedge is woith cultivating lor s.ock tcr tMs.ure or h.y. lueoUiven aiut tlie llKo iiro notciasvCKiu the lo anioal sense, hut belong to a very di&ereut order of plents, with tho peas, biiitis, find locu-t. I'AsrLT.Ks 01- THK llltlrlsll Il.SI)s. Among all the nations ot tlio euth, none, that I am awaie ol. has uiveu so much and j 3 c.ueful at'eution to pasmres and meidows .is our iriemls of tho Iiritish I-los. Itont is there verv high. To be a successlul larmor evervthtng inufi bd done to tho best udvan laae. Slipshod mrtmug tlieio will uomitoin i Iivlmr. as it oltiu dots in our nower c un- j tr.v. Al'hougli thei follow out a ceitalu ro ta'tion oi ctops, firo able to give good reasons i jr such rotutioiin, jef. thev aio nearly II rot ..iiltA. nnniiltnoos til lrentln- a It'arc of 1 l.o iiarm ill liertuanent uasturo oni'eadow. Tho haiger a piece has been seeded the better it jsuiis them. Aecoidlug lo tuoir bellet anil tion c.s tho land Is inclined to grow lieiitv ol Spractlee, pisturo never becomes very good stocky grass, im lining to seed, he applies wntilil it nas been seeded six nr moid .veais nmmoutcal manure. It tlio land prodi.cH "Sin their opinion, "it is certainly undesirable i thick, short, lealy horbtge, the pliosphatlc 4.o break up tolerably good pasture-) lor tho manuies must be applied." After 2) years tniiriio ot tonverting them into aiable i he coucludes that In HngUnd money judi jSlaiid." I clously used iu improving grass laud pays a '.2 So caiefully hnve they studied the nature 1 more certain return than where expended iu LT..I .1... , l(r..i-,..l rnaimu .,,1 I tU DKlU rilbV ' :4 iud luutiioub mwDa uuu mo -.u.in ...i'u. aroiidtptid to that the soeusmen, accorumg to iiemauu, sen certain mixtures oi grass sends stiUable for each geological formation. Iu laving down land to permanent pasture. 3.M. H. Sutton of Heading, Kngland, iu laUI, V.f. - . .!. r.l, 1 It. t ... ..nP...n n...l .!,.-..- glV es lue 1.111UII1; liabUl jiu-sano tiuii iiv.v- i&rs. and tho (inintitv of each which he ion- jjL .ideis "the bet possible mixtures tor a good fflf medium soil, neither too heavy nortoo light. (5; These are all,'' he says, "ot excellent prop Reilies; aud, coming to maturity at dilldrent .seasons ol the year, are found to produce a Ipermauent and evergreen sward:" j 1'is JAlopecitrus prateusis (meadow fox-tall) 1 Anthoxaiilhuin odoratum (sweet vernal grassy rat'ynosm us etistatus (cresteu uog's-taii) i .fSIJUctylis gloineraia (orcnaru grass), l,'t 11 j t4titfitiii1 fHair1 iailf . . .4 vw,rr. .""" """r'?A"7:..:r":' : $ii esiuc tivuiu pueep s inuue; t il'ejtuca rubra (led fescue). iyjKestuca tentiifolia (slender tesuue) '1 wjl''estuc.-i lollacea (darnel-like fioue) - fa'-Lolium pereuue sempervireus (evergreen t "TJ .....- .. perennial tiarnei) ., u I'.i.oiiuui peretiue teuue (sieauer pereuumi ' name'; ,.....,.'. -.. riileuui in-uteusfl (timothy) 1 Vim praiensis (Iviuitucky blue-grass, June S "" - " ' J --- n ,f grass) i v Pom trlvialu (rough-stalked uieatlovv) 1 iJoa iittuioralis (wood meadow.gra.ss) 1 Medicavo lupuiinr. (noue such, mediski 1 Trnoimiu rejiens (wuueciover) Triloluuu rcieus pareuue (perennial whitu clover) -1 Tritoliuiii hybriduui (Altskeclovei) - For a varied Foil iiiCuuiberlaud, Kngmiul. in IS7.", Kohett Jetlersou Ubes 10 lbi. per acre ol Hie lollowlug: i! lbs. Italian rye-grass. ii lbs. perennial (to. :; lbi, cocksfoot (orchard grass). 'J lbs. timothy do. .: lbs. meadow fescue. I lb. various-leaved do. :. lbs oow grss. j. lbs, rough-stalked meadow grass. 'J lbs. meadow loxtail. I lb. crested dogsuill. I lb. rib grass. .' lbs. Alsike clover, fi Iba, white do. Jobu Shuker of Shropihire, ou most teu aciotis noil, ued 40 lbs. issr acie ot the lob lowing: 4 lbs. crested dogmall 1 lb. ewet vernal. -I lbs, cocks I, lot, -I lbs. tall teecue. -I lbs. meadow tescue. .. lbs, rough stalked 2 lbs. meadow foxtail. i lbs, timothy. Ins. Ali-ike clover, i lbs. white do. II lbs. perennial rye grass. 5 lbs. Italian do. meadow grass. lor shaly soils ha used Uu. per acre of the lollowing: X lbs. swet vernal. Mbs.cresle I dogstail 'Jibs. Uleaiuw les'.'lie. t lbs, CUCksttlllt, rj..; lbs. sheop's fescue. If." lbs. rough stalked J, me.itlow.j,ias. '1 lbs. tail lescue. I lbs, white clover, - lbs. Alsike do. 'Jibs. rib-aa;-H. s. lbs, perieuuial rye gruss. 11 H. HimiiIhv of Coldstream. KoitIhiiiI. hiu thoreiKirt ol this year (1S7.) savs he "luiU .7 in .i. .i.i- ... , ...- i.- i.n i: (III, Vll lilt PO IUTI'' in iftinniiQUi iiaT. tjj ma W process known as ' luticulatiou.1" All sue !i-eeded iiuely, ith a plow he turned Irom i2.n old pasiun-held fliips of turl four iucnes wide, l'lie-se weld cut up wth spadoi inlo nieces lour melius long, inev viere lint an I.V.vertli i.-w rtbhl til little holes one loot hpart. Vnn the liehl was rolled. I have r..., ..I.-. i ..mm soi.,1 iiimii-u til .hah iii ,.... s -..----.-.. ,---- - -.-- llllswiy. u is n surer ami inuiu riijiio Mav than !y u-lng f-'ed lor lau ns. ' l'i r.vi.VM'M TAsIl llf.s. It is ho geneial belief In Oieat liritim, so Was I ci?i learn, thst iwiiMtmu: pasture sa neu prnpi IV inaiHg d v ield a botltrilial Ii v ot th "f haj than one noAly se-oei', Clio 1 liMt no uiaiitiiy noes not iinouusu I v, i.liont 4ii v i rop, Id,-" oai or v he it Miino- rliuiMS 'Iih nut' ii re ot lUUt seo'M l sO'vn. mm fl,i',niiiH in Mini ol liMavy sends soun ut it- Ls-iil on ''-o same ground to spread all eveuiy. li'rih. g hi no i, well prepared, a newly ! . 1 held H1 new! no manure lor twoorthrec Ivnsis Mot l.rillsii pasiures win grov. scr 1.1, l li ii unl run out, as we siv, uuiess wirj lare -lanurml ami otnerwite properly a;;mu. id to 1 h continually tak olt aud pluu- nir a .i.ii'1. wiui other it, nil ciin lu(N'ct- r.l M mire ot.en goes upon luu an.ble land 'in us. J. li.inn of f heshire, England, in a prize (avior js.is, siy; "Altbr -0tar oi ex- Iperienre I have no hesilatioii iiilirououuclug RiMties io Ik, nie-eiult.eut above all other ini- juis lur tU- luiprOMintiit ot graw lauds, ( when perniHiieucy as well as rost are cou- muortru. nt i ueuiuruiy iu invnr 01 rnw, uones, grounuana apptieu in early sunup. He ci'es mio ease treated with, broken bou..s 70 years previous, where tho efieet was s'lll very marked. In one case, about 1,000 His. , of bones to the acre in two years eiused the ! yearly rent of an acre to go from ."0 shillings inptuiiu millings, witu groater prom lo the tetlaut. He gives other cass, among them a larm of HO acres on which the tanner ex- t ponded J.M0O sterling worth of houes in a year. The stock lormerly kept consisted ot it) coup, utid 3 or 4 hors.es and colts. Alter troatlug with bones the ileitis t-asturbii I ' Icons, 1(1 head of young stock, "i horse, mid 3 colts, und one tonrih of the farm In tillage. Similar results were produced on almost ev ery farm In tho neighborhood. Professor Volcker (ito.val Journal of Api culture. ISiiS, p. tUJ) ?iiys: "The rllVcts produced by the application of bone-dust to pastures, are very variable. On the porous land ol Cheshire and similar soils on the red sandstone formation, the result is ery striking. On land which Is wet audcold rests on a poor, undrained subsoil,bones ofien pro duce uu tiled. He recommends, in all cases,n trial on it small scale. l'.iperiuieuts to be of much value must be kept up lor a lone time. As I'rof. Voolckor sas, "Hold experiments, in order to bo , practically uselul, should always be trud tor u succession or years under as great a va- i el.V o. coud tions us regards soil, tlm. and "A0,"0 9' application, and crops, as pos-iblo. I"" should be continued Irom j t sr to v ear according to tho same plan us fixed upon in ," P'oviou jears. Some or the best e.per- hut-nta tmule, at freat expente, in l.tmtiud. """ .wv.y. .o.-. uu.u ..- riving at sutlstaclorv conclusions, Old pssturcs In Kngland olm.i tret n die's Uiat 150 Uu. of nhrate ot sodn, or :JiXt His. ol guano, or 'M Hi i. ot superphosphate, sown broadcast on each ncre. Sucli dres-j tings wi'h barnyard manure urn ollen aj1 iiUeil until tho land produces well. I In it pn.v essay by I lenient C'adtl. he Claims much expnnoiun in the mniiuriiii; ot glass lnudi, a most dllllcult subject, llo has 'ten bones do no good w liatev cr, unit no has seen tbrm used with louuen-oedMin, age. Llo hastem ;:tniM u-ed and produce a splendid crop ilio samo yem, and tho net year thu crop wis nrs4 than beioie tho guano was applied. It seems imposslUIo to imII h iJli ii,i f.iintv iosr wli!li It.tf lltr u 111 do the b'st on aiiv soil till thev have licrfti tiled. Mr. Cadlo's rule is this: "In pionor- .l.n ..w.n M. n I" ..,lr.i. ,iic mntii ui vrumi-. s. h, 'iliomson, a prominent. tanner of Yoik, also Loncludei that money ued In Improving grass laud gives a better return thau on arable laud. Lie says that "dim ness aud quality cannot bo secured with largo bulk. For quantity of hay or pasture use cuauo. nitrate of soda, soot, or otli"i am- mouiacal manure; for quantity use lime or bones; for mediliin ipiautlty, and quality, use both classes ol fertilizers." Coarsely pulveried bones and barnyard nianuie pin- duee lastlug results, often very marked lor'JO years Good baruvard manure is tho stand. ard, and never (alls to improve g I Iu the report lor 187.", Mr. Lawes celobrated English, expsrimouter, " The application ot bones to grass land is uot recommended for general adoption. 'P1it a rt-va ti l nit loll r ilttf4 In flia av ."v, pi " "" "" j """i""";:'""'- hausled pastures of certaiu localltie. The same is true with lime. Kvery man must experiment." Ho adds: "I am disposed to .hnkt$a&: years, Is about aa Rood an amilleiiion as can boused." I.8hcMthl-ri(wiilsim - mixture of lortlll.srs lound.lo-be good, or a totatMu of their use. The English well know the gieat impor tailfiu nt .Vf.ullu,il. nialnrd tn luttAll I'dMlf,. 1 " "" - -. I v."'" " - -- I luey leett siit-nuiiiie. 'i uey teeu such camo, ' while gra.'ng, oil-cske, meal, etc., torn two i old nbjtct, namely, lu help lattotitho cable, i 1 and to help clinch' ihe soil, and so make the pasture ostler. this is sound dootnne, wuicil wean uiiiierMsiui, iudm ni i-eitmo well-known Dutbs iu regard to uunures that are almost axioms; as, ''The more abundant the lood supplied to beasts, the bet ter inequality and the larger the quantity nt manure which is produced;" "Ueasts led ou good, nutritious food, give a much more valuable manure thin when fed upon indif ferent klndsol lood;" " the mauuro ol youug animals is les valuable than that troni ma tuie animals, as the young requite both or game aud inorijanlo food in lartjer quantities nau iiiii-giown iioasw, wmou nave oniy to eolirmi,,,,, llr.,ure -Ui test tiom thnrools keep up tliftlr wtiKlit ami onnilltluii by the llllrlu j, MW .h.intfol dntd Iruiu iiaid they eat;" and that tho beat Bnimalma. alM1M,. IIK.. H1i i,iui.-which iirow to nures tor geueifl jiurxiM ooniilst of both solid and liquid nlinrouitititacombintd. The Mirhumnur Eelidty Scribnor. The publishers of ScrHmer' Monthly pro pose as their special ooulrlbation to " the glories of tlieCenteunial year," Ihe publlca. lion of ihe most beautiful number of a pop ular nirti;B.ine ever Iikh1 iu the world. The ambition is a iRUdsble one, the pmuilnn is made in g'Hiil faith, and the power lo fulfill ihe pioiuise will hardly b doubted by those who have naiched Ihe hisiory and progress of the .S' , timer inaga.lnes, ThiSfpicial number ol tlcrihiiei'a Monthly, which will bo entitled ' Ihe Midsuuuuer Holiiluv Number," will comprise one linn dreil and ixiy pages, i-ontribtiied by the most eminent writers. Th illustrations w 111 bi pr iftisfl lu ininibor, and specially no table as specimens ot the iinslgmir's, uiirtrav er's, and pnutei's aits. All that culture sua skill, dev-floned bv alriliifill nxnariBtice, call do lo nihke this niiuib'-r of tlm niaga.lne I attractive, "ill be done. TIih edition will In "'. imn ...,!. 'ri.u.j,,i,,,ufii tin, Mlilt.il ii i. . i -i' , -,'iri, j..,.......,...-" .-. uier Hoil'lry uiiiiiber ir St ribm i will lie light, as midsummer leading gonnally should b,but sonio ol the i-oiitilbutions will Iih extraordinrry. Mr. I!iaul's poui ' oi iihi line", iroouci u it ins mnnnrni n, ' w-ll l.iilv dispute the clmii lo emi'ien. uiili o.i.h ..t Ins ..iiIUi and. best knoivn mu ma. 'I in .Mlillllilllit.i Mo lilaV .Milliner '.,'. ,,.. .;;.... in i... . .: ..i oi wiitjiut tiuitiit' iu uu ivm-u iiirnu . lLo JfMx ot July. The origin ol the name "Kangaroo" is thus j described ui a lei-eut work ol Mr. T. Iluck laud: ''When 'aptaiu Coul. Iirst discovered Aui-trHlIa he tun somuuativis un Ihe shore, ouecf them Jioldmg a dead annual in his hand. The captain sent a boat's crow ashore to purchase tue animal, und llndiug ou re i tiling that it was a beast quito new to hiin, he i-ent the boatswalu back to jsl, the natives its nuine. 'Wliat do jou call lh!i 'en, ani liial"" sal 1 the slllor to the naked liativo Tho u tt I vii shixik his htsid and aiisneriil 'Kangaroo,' viii.'h mesiis, in Australian lingo. '1 don't understand.' When Ihti eallor retiirunl to the -htp Ihe caji'.am ani. 'VV II, aud what's tuo name of the anuusi"' ". hu eailor repliwl, 'ilta.se, sir, the blaid; party says Its a kangaroo.' The beast tcjH this came ever slnw." OREGON AT THE CENTENNIAL. ,,.. ........... lune'J-M. lsTi!. , , 1 im mim-ihia, JUiie-J, ji... l.n. 1-uimku: As l have a lew minutes' tim, 1 w ill send you some extracts from the ii,iill,iaii,i,l.i naiior: what is said of Or- u 'oil's exhibit at the Centennial. Mr. A. I. Diiliir W doing all in his power to lime Orejon fully represented. It would be useless Mr me to try to give jou any de sciipliou of this grand Inhibition; you would have to travel over sixty mlle, ill the main building, to see all In it. Agricultural Hall is nearly as large, ami Machinery Hall la the grandest of all; you eau see every thing made that Is nmmitaef- ured iu the United States, and, 1 might say, In the woilii. The tfoveriiuienlbulldlng is niasuilieeiil. repie-enting all the ilifierent , departments ot manufacturing all Kimis ol fire-arm. The largest oannon on exhibition weighs 11". 10i) lbs; weight of ball, IOnI lbs; it uses, each shot, "Jim lbs. of powder. tihoitin: S. Kow.MMi. oi-.i cos - ii-im.u ii,.rinr uxlilhlt in Agricultural Hall, Se, ,io i: , j, j., ,, n the iulW and ,,,,, r tuo Western Suite ilNplivs. Her ullts rtIul agricultural products grow to m jmllie:i, 7 ,u,d In gieat abuiidiuce, a the .j.,.,,,!,,,, 11 attest. As a simple of her ,rKM , SM.t, 0 ., , hhown which , c,ui,. tliu red cedar, which grows In 'neat huiuiHiuo. uieireotfrcwinuiu iirimu '.tii ltt. and measured t '"e euiir ot its height "J'J leot In dlametei. Another sl(. in shown is from I lie II r tiee, a sriety that iilsoabrunds In the State, which nicasiin'il l.'i teet iiicnes iu dliuielei at a ilhtame of l"s 'et trnm the butt. Tin v hsve siircimnns ot shingles, thlitv itiihes wide, cut troni a single spruce or white ) hie. Hist vield.i) li'il Odil shiiuies ami llltv-il, 1 t is nls" t '' '1. Hut he best and nio'st oi'u men' il of the woods displaced aro tlio alder v arletips, vv hie1', u hen divssed md pollsh-d. le-emble the variegated m.irhlm u-ed lor t ible tops and other iirnaiii'iital T tii'les of tuuiunre. A centre table, made en tirelv of tho alder wood iscspeeinlly admired. It has the.ippoar.il co ol being ohisiilled out ot maible. The i ereals glow lo a pro Unions height in lees than halt tho time they consume in min ing to iiiatuiity in this latitude. For Instance i wlioitth.it was i ald In ts ilavs yielded !u bushel to the acre, and two successive crops could ingrown in a nison. The straw ot I this wheat grew lo iBh height of nearly 7 1 leot: but this is not extriordluary 111 a conn- trv where tiniothv and clover and thrtiuthe gfasses attain a height of over live fee'. I Oregon is a neat grass country; the bunch gias. to which the farmers urive utoir skvck to pasture, glows in tiee and inexhaustible prolusion, on almost limitless meadows, und Its rich, nntiitlous iiialities are seen in the I tallest herds hiii' Hocks ol which thecountry can iHiast. The wool simples show that In Oregon I thBV know ll)n , (,,,,,., tUe ,ogs down to a miiu,,,,,,, wl.ilo sheep are brought up in ,, nUximiim In every particular. A c-se (p) ,.0sold ,,rf,wth is 'o laple, of ihirteen nontiis' ( Bllerili vet at WOuld be prolllahl . )t ti,ev turn out srnie of the finest growth ., . . . . - i ..t f 1 , mat any iiari oi ;ne worm ever piouticeu. I So long and superior is the uuallty, that it uas been exported to Ireland's linen mills, wijelH lt s tniind to rival tlio finest Inh , zrL?"nvWH Rre "1,uw" wl"u" meR,ura Tue jUhBries, of t)rrtiarrt-iioi llnrtbe l uuestalmo'i and trout, and them is a Minall mountain of tanned silnion iu the exhibit which cime Irom Ihe ('oliiiuhla river. So Immense is the catch of salmon, that a linn of ciuners real 7t overa million ol dollars auuiiallv, Irom the expirt of this luscious lish. Theieis a complete display ol game, of which Ureion lia" aiiexhalislless aliiindance. , Tllu iui ,iu,.,. Hnd g ese are numbred by millions In thai land, and larmeis sillier ter ribly ttoui llieii' depiedatious among the ,,.ulii inn. Sit jiij trri.it.iii hlmuiiM llf u mill tiuu.il are riiinillv numerous. Klk, dear, bears, cougai. and sometimes the lion, are frmueiill v lie nitiiermt by the limners, 'Ihe pioditilous lertillty of the soil lenders Oregon one ol tue greatest producing Slates lu Auierii'i. A year'" growth of trees or plauls is not insa-niied by Inches, but by leet, and im cherry aud apple tree ot a i vei(1is ,,I1(W (li ,lltl N ,w a tin. fruit ' 't ' ,( ,M tHe, r .,K,, fafavy ..rill.u ll,d, ll,l-u U.IS- IMIJlllMl-tV lirillltW.ll 111! Ill 1 . . -. . 7.7 r. ' . .r. sutaln the vveiuni. I r, uiuiiis, cuerriea. aud prunes of a upJor qiIUy, logethar BUS! 'IIIM'-s ' -J - - ' .--1p.." . Willi all ihe nisMer hMii", lira iu wlldeat prolusion Hiving eililshiuiitH aie uu- meioiiH, ami esr.iit their 'aoolK to China, Japan, Miuih AineriiM, aud Allliralta. I lie annual apple yield Is upwards of a million and a hall bushel". Minerals have a lait icn.-f illation. lion and leail me-, oal and liiue-lona, gold and sllvor ipiai , (kiii-mIhIci .-lay and mineral paints i..'i;i.' Hiuoii,; the chief sample. All the n til tins in this section boiag taken at random, make a lair iepreuitHtion ol what ill ii Mam call produce v. ilhout exagger ation nr (tie lii-'litiM inlsrepre-Hiilaiion. Iu Jiletnoriam, V a r gill tr inedible ill ('behalem (irauge, No. 'U, I' ol II. , huld Inly sth, IsTo, ihe lol Ioa'iii,; lusolutioiis were adopted : '..-lei-, ill till) iiiaiiitxs'alious of divbiH plovmetico. It lias pleaeil our Heavenly I a- - - -- :...,. '.,.. 1 "" " u ov . o ,, r ...,.s . .,m..v br...oer I .t . Kel.-hum i lie e I , , hi- lo rei i,"s-.i , , . . .............. lel sv uipalliv t illitt belenved Miully III their I )s ol u kind hiisbainl and father. ltsnv!. That o teudei our thanks to the East I'oriUud l,rangi lur the brotheily lovo ami Itindiiess mauilested iu taking charge ot the remains ol our worthy brother (., C kuluiuiii. r. r. ki.vi-, I, W. H vuoi.lt, II. ('. Alhls. l.'OIIIUlltKji'. s arly 'Ji MM iiraiizers afo now udiuatliig the pjopln iu Ihn arts arid stlence", uml all IhliiL's pnrtaliiing lo the use of mall. Was the.'e over uch n uiilieroty before on this oartb wlthw. m.iiv i.upiN.iud every pupil a tea. ncr l.l ihu uood order ro-sr until .italic. Ilturu Is i-ar.-ii.sl on si '-ordliig lo imtnrul laws ,enlitnMllv iboiniu-iiaied and until lioueslv aHiIjuslicn ruin Ihn nations of llm .rlil. 11 iinL in or inirioiis in iirviini Into nivste- rhts, lost bv m eking things that are iietaio. j ou imUt InJuifs that arn ncu.ssary . i uiUnn inches lout: and ol a tine lame nartol his nronerty must depend on its """Jb" ,!!o i ' silky totiiie. , iiiauagouiHiii. It rtuuains to beseen whether , tUO IllOl n',,M ti-rf.wim' i,t iIat wa a liifirnaxnriri- " . .... . ''.v;:,,", ?.ovf roan rtlI1. ,! though not as Jutlge Hilton can buy and sell dry Rootis The A,nw- An Easy Way to Get Rid of tho Bee Moth, si i.i.iv.w, lvn., Juue'JA, 170. I see In Mm nlumt.s of the .Spirit of -lr-htuvii ol tlio -Vh May.watitmg iiiformation. I am in tho litisiiKwi, have boon at it for the past three yeais, liaui tried soine of tho ind ent hives, hut can mid nothing ol nny val ue, I want lie old lasluoned hive ot plank two lent long anil leu by nvelvo square to 0Mcli tlm moth, gi" 'n elder six inches long Sl,jit through il.e i-mitrr, got tlio pith out, turn tho hollow down on the beach under t,u, hiiis, ltt,. awmk lake them out, KiiUho moth mid put them back again, keep )UI ,,,, th(. months ol April, May, Juno and July. still ano'her better way Is to havo jour stands about lour ttot oil tho ground, get n hall Imrrol, ll'i it about hair lull of water; put a piece of board ivro's; just ahovo tho water lUht a siiinll o.l lamp; light and set iu the baircl, and the miller will go to the light and get in tho water and drown, never lot them 'io robbed in tho months of May or luue. 11 you can got thu Italian buckwheat to sow it is -he best, I have got It. Hees do host to mi theni with Italians. 1 can fur nish Italian buckwheat by mail lour pounds in a package, to any point, or by press in uuy quantity. II 1 had space I would sav something aoout hives; 1 will some other time. I have had one hivo swarm eleven times th'i spring; they aie half breeds, a. Bees Dying. A rKliibiti.n echango says: Liuoswarnin ol bees aloim tho Sacramento nveraro dying oil mi' the vv.iiit of food. So largo a portion ol the land is lovered with walor, and so lll , tie n ra is io bo louud at this limn, that thoy fail to liud enough hone; to support them solve. uu! leed their young, and tho llttlo busy beos iuo nctually dying ol starvation. The month ol .lime m this section is tho hardest month on bees iu the year generally; but this month the piesent year in this vi cinity bids Mir to ho particularly severe on account ol tlm large area of land covered by water that usually atlords nbout nil tho ,oom ol tlm month. Astor, Vauderbilt aud Stewart. i f the throe great nilllionalreti, thore is liot piobably any ininarkablo dilferonce in their estates. Astor's ha-j the most land, and is of luu lll()sl iicorttln value. ! limlltsln rt!ll late v,,)10 , lll"Isl" rtrtl ,lalt, v'1,10 " Stowart's invest- not distinguished by his usual sagacity, and the worth ol a iu the best shapa. If settled up to-day, it ttI111n .i...,!,,!.., ,. ,i1B . vahmblnof vvoulJ, doubtloss, be the most vanmoieoi thethien, and Astor's tho lewt valuable, .storhad the most land. Stewart the most y oot'-" v"-rt'"1 h"8 th8 "iostcahh a,,u to ixrst investments. Concerning their capacities, Astor'H ca pacity consisted meielv iu keeping and hoarding -he was a ouiiiion man with a strong grip. Stewart had an enormous talent for dealing iu dry goods he under stood the business by instinct. Vandeibilt N i tltiauciul genius, who would have made an immense lortunu anywhere under any circumstances. None of them have been commendable, loi all havo been Hellish, grasping, lesolutely morcenary. Astor cared I'irliis neat relatives merely; .SlHart, who had no Kinsfolk but his wile, liked a few Iriemls; Vauderbilt loves one man loiie,un(l his name is VamlerbiU. ;',! people ' iiiipieheuil the magnitude of the war iu Dakota. Father Mesplle Is well posted ou the Indian tribes, and given the Idaho .Mutfimnu the billowing estimate of Iheir iiiiinbeis: lie puts ihe Sioux down at i .t .i.i.i. .i... . i i'.o.i.i. ni.nl. fo, rsi ftftn. . "u,"eu, mo , iiki v w,.,, iiroi - ,w, l-t or I'tahs, ;i'i,iKH); and in addition there 3 I. . ". nui the ilrule, Ogollalla, M luueooujou, laiictounais, Unoiapa, lwo Kettles, Man Acms ami Sautoo bauds. Some of tboCrowa and some otheis who live arouud the reeer vallon are friendly, but mauy who pretend friendship will gather anus aud ammuni tion for thnlr tribes, lie says they are lu strong alliance with each other lo carry on this wsr, although, when tlniy have uo com mon enemy to light, they light each other; but now they are uuiteil)gaiiist what they consider a common eue.iiy and will turn out all thnlr warriors, aud they will number nl least lO.Oill), and Ilio father says it is likely to be the tiiuit loruiidablonnd bloody Indian war in the history ot our goverumeu. They an, wullarmud and will light Lo the death wheuev hi they sue cornered, Tlm ii 1 raiicis.-o YVif'i l'liiladelphlacor respouilDiil -ays; "Oregon's exhibit of na live products Is altraitlug unlversiil atten linn at the I'eiiiiuiinal, and ihe department assigiiKil ihn Stab, is constantly thronged. Her wool, wijuds, uilnnr.ilh and leroals, are especially noticeable, ami redouiid greatly to the good lauiii ol tin, country, h'or wheai raising and egfihbi iiroiliu-Dig, Oregoi" minio'. Ijoiixoilled iirngon " baililoJ " but ler Hi. in huh knew, when she iele-ted A.J. Diiliir criinmismoiiiir ol the lUhiL'itiou for th it Male, and, luckily, Mr. Dirlur in ever'' way wi ithy ot thu nilioii. he holds, and n ill do the Mum nun ii hono . laying all jealousio, usido, we rtos, toMitiour Isier Statu loiiiui,; lorwaril IP r llu public rei)giiltiiiii H, whii'ti she Is pUnily eiitllbsl, ami hopo that Urn i.allnng -V cunis'arjcos to with Ii wo hae ailuded, will incite her 1 11" us; io n now id iiiiurprw , mil lollier dn t'elM I'o-iper Iiwui'iiici if in groeiilwl: tan d'.ilrtto, and now if tho woman sUllrngNts ' ,11 glvt, us a pin-back r aiididato, tburo will i ' '" IVrt " V-I,,J",i"cc ' 't'1"1li'l', , u 'u'0" l'H uuhajijiy e to make like his late client. Vanderbllt's estate is j, w. wEATUERronn. Weatherford & Co.. Wholesale and ltctall Dealers In nm, paints, OILS, CLASS, Patent Medicines. CHEMICALS, Per : 3. y TOILET GOODS, tc, etc. PURE WIXTES and LIQUORS, For Mitlicma' purposes. Medicines Compounded, and Prescription". Filled. Weatherford & Co., .lunii y Commercial street. S.VLl'JI. Spring Trade of 1876! B.. & IO. M B 2 55i C II, iuiM'c-itr io Hirmau V IUimIi.) t'OMMKKtlM. bT ALl:M, OKW-'ON. lino tow vi h unl Aromnk'lo ami Well-Sclrcloil Slock m mmu SiiIUm! lo tli d'tiimlry Trade, Ami Inform Huh iiittomu and .ill olhus t lint tliei-e i;o,xls were Bouglit ILjO'xrv, AND VAIU. UK SOLD CHEAP! TIh'j ii n iiKpirul lo line GREAT 8S ABSTAINS: For Cash in Hand. il i rsim- tallln.' on ilu m will have the lull liene lltof Hie GENERAL DECLINE In price- at s.ui Fiuik l-co auil the Kact. Snl-m, May 5, lstii 11ml Pacific University VSII TUALATIN AlAimniY. FofCNt, Grove. Oregon. i'A'iir'i IIkv S. II. MAIISII, II. I) l'uslili in, and Profess orol Intilletliinl I'lillixiipli). l!t llllltM.'K l.VMAN, A.M., rinlesBiiriif Rhet orieniiil lllstnij .. ,, lilill, II. UII.I.IKH, A JI,, I'nileiMir of Malb. enmtits. Iti.v. T. CONDON, A. M., 1'inlii.nir or Natural llli-lnry. JOS. V. .MAIISII, A M., l'iuleor of batln ami Ureck .1. I) ItOllli, A VI . I'ilne pill nr iudrmjr. .Mils M.I' SI'll,ht:H. I'riieitiic. Tliu i hotil yuir ruiiiipts nl lime lerins, liiKliinlng ri'i-pcitlMl) mi the Hist Wi'ilaesilay of Heitimlier, Dtietnlnr, anil Mill i b In Hie I'nliersitv tliKliiltiiin is i li ier jinr. mid in Uu Aindiniy :ill pir vim poalilu per term In mlwuiic. Ilnnl i an lie IihiI al Irn'ii f 1 In si ner week, !Svaini.:!hm Inr ailinl-piim w 111 lie IttlU un H teuilier 1st, at 'la m,, .11 tlm ('nlnui-. Kr luilber Inlnriiiulinn, aililn-s ihu President or miynllici ineinlicrs til the I'm nil v A mkw ii:pot ion.. GRICULTURAL IMPLE- .MKNTS Joliu Ueere Walking, t.ansr " tmihr COLLINS C J PLOWS, KXTItA 0 HIIAKKU, HollliiK-ultert Scliuttler aud . ef H- W A ( O N S, P.niH. SEWING MACHINES. The Best Portable H y P s m- . IX THE OHIil! Jtlc-itriiilf'k'H Impiowd ;ombl ncd Aditiif:c .seii-i'Mlie Ueaiier aud Jloww. rrl.1Iowcr, undl luipiud lllir hUt, 1'AltMKItS, fall on yiiiirlinillisr faruie. Ilnreiun ilmnliig ilsewliin. I'iikIi tat'l lur lATi mill HAY, jiy-t'OMMBIti Ml. -TIIKKT, iiudir Iku I'mruter OBIie. Sultiii Ki Ii. I'iUiu T. B. WAIT kn, a m rrLT. ii i- iim.T. iuir & SON, Sun i i.rs ui I oi x Hi it. i iiuil Aotltr'iuriM, DnijiL'istH ClK'iuUals. l'vk'luuici't . I';tnt .Hiilhliios. Pure Vlm-s nil)) LliUOi-s, Ac, M.H.ttr llliii I to ii arl Ull Si i 4! SAI.K.V jr II MtltV ItKAH w.il h.v I-" iliari.i.l tlio J',,s. rilillini llfiailJl iuI u.iVlll I'atroniu Home- MaiiuFartiiri's! Stove "Worlds TI VMM. Till, I.Fs'J l-l'l H"i I'l hlOVr.S II- Ulll.ll' ' UU Li ' 01" a a nw mail, m '1 ' n.ali. Varn.4 Hio ' The Lowest Rates. A.ii IIUII.OW w vltl . I l slulK lillMrt H'l.1,1 Hill. Urliil.rl ! 'i n -i.ll.H n- io. Un Xloxtoi' ftaio-vo. ilhie ti:.s . i:oHji,. I I'lilt I tl.Mi, Or., I rrtf. Sl.,titw.Ml!iitua Madiiun, olt I I- l.Mi. Or.. 1 1 ,rlMu. u.uiur.i. w, wxATncnroiiD. GfflEEIL I i V 1 i M i v '