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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-
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1 "" " u ov . o ,, r ...,.s . .,m..v
br...oer I .t . Kel.-hum i lie e I , ,
hi- lo rei
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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
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