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DIHECTOnY.
OFFICERS oftho NATIONAL, HUANG E.
Matter John T. .Tones, Barton. Phillips, Ark.
OeerteeiJ.J. Woodman, Pan- Paw, Von Buret.,
Mich.
fsilutrrA.. B. Smcdlcy, Cresco, I7ovnrd, la.
Atetcanf.k. J. Vaughn, Memphis, Teun.
An't oVfMairt Mortimer Whitehead, JUddlebnsb,
Somerset, N. J.
CiaplalnS. II. Ellis, Sprliigborongh. Warren, O.
Tnavttr V. M. McDowell, Was nc. Steuben, N. Y.
-tcrefeiij O. II. Keller. Louisllle, Ky.
tiate-KerperV. Dinwiddle, Orchard drove, Ind.
CVmi Mrs. John T. Junes, Barton, Phillies. Ark.
FloiaHn. Samuel E. Adams, Mnullccllo, Minn.
Pomona Mrs. Harvey Ooddard, North (Jranby. Ct.
Lady AntMaal Menard Miss Caroline A. Hall,
Louisville, Ky.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I). Wyatt Aiken, (Chairman,') Cokesbury, S. C.
K. K. Shankland, Dubuque- Ion a.
Dudley T. Chase, Claremont. N, U.
Alouto Odder, Rock Falls, Whiteside, III.
W. II. Chambers, Osweechcc, Russell. Ala,
OOlccrs of Oregon State Grange.
ifusr-Banlel Clark. Salem P. O.
SvretaryJ. II. Smith. Harrlsburg.
OMeeer Wm. Cjrus, Scio.
Lecturer B. L. Smith, Olympla, W. T.
.Sfrirarrf-W. it. Shelton, Walla Walla, W. T.
Antotaid StefardVi". M. Powers, Shedd's.
Chaplain H. Peterson. Jacksonville.
Treasurer S. P. Lee, Portland,
Gate-KetptrA. A. Mathews, Looklngglass.
Oere Mrs. Jane Cyrus, Sclo.
Pomona Mrs. M. A. Powers. Slicdd.
Flora Mrs. L. C. R"eed, McMittmlllc.
Lady Ane't !iteuardire. L, S. Folsom. Junction.
Kxecutite Cbwimt7 Uauld Clark, SalcmfS. W.
Urowu. Vancouver, W. T.: C. E. Moor, Corvallls; II.
II. Hill. Junction; A. W. Stanard. Brownsville; It.
Clow, Dallas; C. C. Crano, Walla Walla, W. T.
State llvtlnete AgtntS. P. Lee, Portland.
The extract below is from remarks
made before a Tennessee Grange they
might have been made with equal pro
priety in other localities: " The staple
diet of our farmers is meat salt meat
and bread, the most expensive diet
they can use. Tho agricultural popula.
tion of other countries, where economy
is better understood than here, supply
the place of each by many things much
cheaper, more palatable, and far more
healthy. In the first place, with all
our blessings of climate, cheap lands
and extensive range, with mutton,
leef, poultry, with proper care wo
need very little bacon to keep our ta
bles bountifully, even elegantly and
luxuriantly supplied with meat. And
is it not a matter of supreme surprise,
that a fish pond, five feet deep and a
half acre in extent, which will give fish
enough for any two families, is not to be
found in all this country?"
The Master of the National Grange
estimates the total sum saved to Pa
trons through the various business
agencies at $2o,000,000, and tho secreta
ry shows on his side that there were
more Granges organized during the
two months past than ever before. As
these facts can be supported by official
documents and figures, would it not be
as well for the enemies of the Order to
give up their telling lies about the fall
ing off, and, accepting the inevitable,
try and get into a squarer way of do
ing business more in accordance with
.Grange principles. Dxlron's Gazette.
An Ohio exchange says that the Or
der has increased so rapidly in that
State that there are now 1,300 Granges
there, and Worthy Master Ellis and
Secretary Miller say that there are not
over 15 Granges in Ohio that are two
quarters in arrears for dues, and not
more tnan tne same nuumer nave cou
golidatcd or abandoned their charters:
and that the membership is largely on
the increase.
The following is the ruling of the
National Grange, on tho question
whether a change of occupation is a
forfeiture of membership of the Grange:
" A person who has lawfully become a
member of the Order does not forfeit
his membership by changing his occu
pation, if his conduct continues to bo
.such as becomes a good Patron, and is
not hostile to tho interests and objects
of the Order."
Tho Sacramento Union sees good rea
sons for believing that the Grange in
California, having passed through the
ordeals of the Ordor in many other
States, such as the admission to its
ranks of designing persons, misman
agement of incompetent officials, etc.,
is now in a reviving conditiou, and that
it will prosper under a legitimate
growth.
STATU NEWS.
A Walla Walla exchange says: "Some of
our deep-thlnking, long-headed farmers,
when they come into town in cloe proximi
ty to a sack of flour, will say like this: 'If
Hour Is worth ?1 per sack out of the store,
then wheat is worth 02K cents per bushel.
row, if wheat Is but 30 cents, how much
ought Horn to be at that lay out?' "
Lsst Monday, says the- Hoseburg Jjno
pendent, Mr. Johh Morrison, an old gentle
man living near Myrtle ireek, went on horso
back to drive in some calves from a pasture.
Not returning for some time parties wont out
lo look for him, and after searching an hour
or two, found him lying near a fence dead.
A close examlnatiou revealed that his neck
was broken. It is supposed that in chasing
tho calves his horse Jumpod the fence, and
threw him off.
Mr. Joseph Roberts, of Douglas county,
last week sheared 600 stock sheep, the fleeces
of which, In the aggregate, weighed 3,200
pounds. This Is at the rate of 5'A pounds to
each sheep sheared, and is a splendid show
ing under the circumstances.
The Courier of Lafayette, Is informed that
fall wheat, with but very little exceptions, is
not yielding as well as usual. The average
will probably be leers than 22 hushnln nor
acre. The highest yet reported Is that of
jaiuw owrnn di Dusneis per acre.
The coroner's jury which sat upon the
body of John Krall, killed by Frank Davis
on the South Umpqua, Aug. 13, found that
Davis acted In self defense of his family ,and
committed no crime. Krall was an Austrian
about 30 years old, and was discharged from
the Insane asylum last April.
Tne saw mill at Independence, owned by
Mr. Hedges, and under the management of
the Richardson brothers, was burned down
Tuesday. The fire originated in the saw
dust. The loss is estimated to be In the
neighborhood of $2,000. The loss will be
heavily felt by the parties.
Mr. H. D.Thompson died at the residence
of his brother-in-law, D. G. Vanostern, three
miles east of Lebanon, August lGth, from
Injuries recelyed two years ago last February
in falling from a hay mow.
Another member of tho Scott family, who
came by the John L. Stephens and settled
near MoMinnville, la reported down with the
small-pox. A case is also reported near Irv
ing's station, Lane county Luther Whitney,
a passenger by the same steamer.
The moulds are out, site sellected, and con
tract let for tbe construction of a now Astoria
steamer. The owner, Mr, R. D. Hume, will
uso the new steamer principally in trade
connected with his canning and other estab
lishments, at Astoria and Bay View.
The Umpqua academy will open for tbe
ensuing academic year on Monday, Sept.
4th, under the direction orProf.F.H.Grubbs,
principal, assisted by Mrs. F, H, Grubbs.
The Sleeper quartz mine, situated at Con
nor creek, Baker county, has ceased work.
The last clean-up was failure. This is very
disastrous to the mlninir interests of Eastern
Oregon as well as to the many creditors of
j. w. deeper.
New wheat Is only 30 cents per bushel in
the Walla Walla country; butter 15 and 20
cents per pound, and eggs 15 cents per doz.
Two sheep were sheared at Eugene last
week which yielded 77 pounds of wool the
fleece from one weighing 33 and from the
other 39 pounds.
The apple crop in Clackamas county will
not yield over one-half the usual average.
The corn crop In Yamhill county is a good
deal above the average for Oregon.
India Whi:at. Of late some noise
has been made about wheat purchased
in Liverpool which was grown in India.
Samples of wheat from Bombay have
been received in this country, and been
examined by some of tho best judges
of the New York Produce Exchange.
One of theo gentlemen, whoso decis
ion was asked, says: " The sample sub
mitted is commercially a soft wheat,
probably raked from Spani-h or Hun
garian seed. American .-oft white
wheat is raised in Michigan, Iudiana,
and to a certain extent In Wisconsin;
but tills wheat is not as soft as the pro
duction of those States. Soft white
wheat is also raised in Virginia and
Missouri; but while it is of tho soft va
riety, the production of the-o latter
State is much larger than that of the
former, and in addition to starch, con
tains a largo amount of gluten, which
adds largely to its value, i no jioiniuy
wheat apparently resembles closely
1M ,r.l i, in ir M Ui-.itIll wlll'.'lt. To llti-
..i.l.fi-linthnr It hits I'llltoil l'CUUirL's 11
microscopic examination of a -section of
a grain, or an examination uy .in -
jiert oi tne meaiirom ii,cumuim.-u vww
water. Growing in a warm climate, I
-should deem tho presence 01 mo uesir
iiin irinfnn iiio-iiiv tirobuhlc. Its com
mercial value equals tiio very best
American wneat.
Tim nr-wiliorrv pninnnnv at Al)l)lcton.
Wis., has now a marsh embracing 1,
440 acres, of which .100 acres are im
proved. It Is expected that u.u-JO bar
rels will be raised this year.
In trivial matters second thoughts
are always the beit.
A Trip to Salmon River.
Ed. Farmer: It is not every body that
feels disposed to write their observations on
a trip of this kind. There were four of us in
our company. Started In a two-horse spring
wagon, for Salmon River, we were three
days In roughing it over mountains and
through deep canons, into pleasant valleys.
These small valleys were apparently rich,
all vegetation looked well, hedged in by
high mountains, and heavy lorosts of flr,
and spruce; the small streams that ran
through were filled with delicious trout.
Tbe second days travel btought us within
2 miles of Long Prairie, (we were to go there
before camping, but could not on account of
our team; one of our horses gave out, it be
ing driven through mud knee deep, and
mountains all day). Tho next morning roll
ed out before day break, and camped on
Long Prairie long enough to get breakfast,
then went on, traveled about 5 miles, and
came to a Salmon-brush bottom, we did not
go far before we got Into one of those detest
able mud holes In which we stavod for near
ono hour, bad to cut the brush oil one side to
get solid footing onough for the horses to
pull the wagon out, we then hitched to the
tongue and came out all right. We travolod
on that day till near noou. Came to tho
Coast 2 mllos south of the moulh of Salmon
River, wo theu pitchod our tent. Spout two
days and a half days on beach between camp
and Salmon river, shootiug at seals and sea
gulls wo spent but little of our time In Ash
ing. And soon getting tired of such sport
wo started for Sllelz Hay, a drive of 10 mllos
down the beaob wheu our !parly arrived at
the Hay they found tho j-ands uniuvitlug, tho
shells and rocks were thoroughly culled
over; no feed to bo fouud, so we turned
around our toamaud came back to our old
camp on the beach where there was plenty
of grass. Stayed over night and next morn
ing started for homo. Thore wero but two
camps on the beach beeides ouu', ono from
Hillaboro, the othor from Amity, I'olk
county.
Tho roiift wore horrid, A team with any
io3d could fccarcoly get in, if at all out. First
camp after leaving the coast was at tho old
loll gate, ou Salmon liver. Salmon river
cannot bo beat for troutilshlng. tlamo plen
ty, Buch as bear mid deer. Tue bear Is hard
to got at on account, of so much i.nlinon ber
ry brush and other uudergrnvttb.
Wo met roveral teams going in, Tho til
lotz is the poorest place wo visited, though
much bettor than mo-t other places of rosort.
We advise persons taking fcuch a trip to
cHooso the mouth of He'itemLor, for tho
roads ate nearly dried up then: and go at tho
full of tho moon; then U the highest and
lowbst tides. W.
The county convention of Grangers of
Douglas county was held in Itosohurg last
week. Mfssis. P. Coopsr, I. M. Gardiner
and Geo. W. Riddle were elected delegates to
the State Grange, to be held in Albany on
the fourth Tuesday lu September.
The way the Sioux Fight.
The Donver (Col.) yews prints a letter dat
od Juno 20, at Camp Cloud Peak', Wyoming,
which gives an interesting account of Geu
Crook's battle with the Indians, a few days
before the Custer massacre. The writer says :
"The Sioux were all splendidly mounted,
and so long as pressed did much of their fir
ing on horseback, Some of the most reck
less leats of equestrianism imaginable. wore
performed by them within range of tho
entire company. In numerous instances
one or two warriors dashed out from behind
their cover of rocks, hugged close to the
neck of the pony and half bounded, half
tumbled down the nearly vertical banks
after a bold Crow, Snake, or white skirmish
er, delivered a shot or two, and like a flash
disappear iu spite of volleys Bent alter them.
Up hill or down, over rocks, through canons
and In every conceivable dangerous
condition of affairs their breakneck rid
ing was accomplished. One reckless brave
got badly pressed by the cavalry, at a certain
point In the field, and jerking out his bowie
knife he slashed apart the saddle girt, slipp
ed it with all Its trappings from under him
while his pony was at full speed, and thus
unincumbered made his escape. So closely
did the Indians approach our skirmishers at
times that they Inflicted several wounds with
battle-axes, lanoes and arrows, and in oue or
two instances they closed In upon a brave
soldier and got his scalp before comrades
could rush forward to the rescue. They re
peatedly courted death by endeavolng to
secure the bodies of their own dead. One
instance of this kind was plainly visible to
many of us. An Indian riding along the
bluff was, with his pony, made'the target for
dozens of rifles, and nder, pony, and all
Anally tumbled bead over heels down the
hillside. Two braves immediately sallied
forth for the body of their defunct brother,
but one of theBe also fell before it was reach
ed. The other seemed to think one live In
dian better than two dead onos, and hastily
scrambled back. Another warrior met him,
however, and pursuaded him to go along on
a second trial. About the time the bodies
were reached a pony was shot, and both In
dians, then thoroughly demoralized, made
for cover and reached it In safety. One thing
is an absolutely certain, and that is tho fact
that tbe Sioux had staked a great deal on
this battle, and that their fighting was con
sequently little less than savago frenzy or
the fighting of demons.
Our troops fired over ten thousand rounds
of ammunition, and it is believed the Sioux
discharged from a third to a half more. Bo-
binda ledge of rocks from where a band of
tnem tired for a little over hair an nour,
about a peck of cartridge shells were fonnd.
and other piaoes of concealment were strewn
with them almost as thickly. Many of these
were the long, hard-shooting Sharps, which
shows another decided advantage they have
over our troops. But the marvel of It is how
so mucu ammunition couict oe expenaeu
with so little loss of life to our foroe. Dodg
ing and skulking and scattering out, as the
savages alwavs do. we could not expect to
band them a very long mortality list, but
not possessing that snake like, weaslo-llko
lacuity or being where we are supposed to
be. It Is bard to see why au average Indian
marksman could not kill but once in a
thousand shots.
Studies Among the Sioux.
A Dakota correspondent of the Evansville
(Ind.) Journal says: They have a keen sense
of the ridiculous, particularly the women,
and somewhat of humor. I think it was
Running Antelope who said that when be
first heard of It he was muoh surprised, that
tha white men killed their Saviour; but now
that be knew them better he had ohanged bis
mind. I recollect onoe, when a friend and
myself were standing too near a circle where
they were having a square danoe, two hags
whose heads were silvered by well nigh a
century, threw their arms around our necks,
and drawing us into the circle compelling us
to join in their gyrations, much to tho hilar
ity of tbe rest. But of all objects of study
the womon are the greatest, from tbe pretti
est, good natured yonng girls of seventeen
to the toothless old hags, who in this very
tribe, have been known to come on the battle
field after tbe fight to kill the wounded.
Much righteous indignation has been ex
pressed by American writers with regard to
the servile labor which is required of the
women amoug the Indian tribes, and this
criticism is but to be expected from a peo
ple whoso habits of pampering their women
exhibits itself In the absurd etiquette which
requires that a gentleman must oiler to carry
a parcel for a lady if it be but an ounce
weight, and is now resulting In tho cry of
"woman's rights," But theBe Indian girls
are tbe bapp!ot set I have ever seen, and if
tho old women are bent from being hewors
of wood and carriers of water, the men do
their part In hunting and lighting. The
tnon are at once both modest and bold. The
manner of love-making among them is
strango. When Billeted with Cupid's dart
the young men go about wearing thoir
blankets in such a uinnuor as to cover up all
the head except the oyos, and, having spied
the object of their atlectiotis, they slip up bo-
hind her quickly, throw the blanket over
her head bIbo, and, holding her tightly
around tho waist, compel her to liston to tho
soft accents of lovo.- In case of a popular
bolle, they will sometimes range thomsolvos
in a lino at the door of her wigwam, and
when f-Iio comes out pass her from ono to
tho other as eho in turn disburdens her sur
charged heart. They havo boon known to
keep girl this way all day loug. Lastly,
tho language of tha Indian Is well known to
be picturesque, and no one can appreciate
tho graco of tholr oratory without havlnj
seen it, and oven iu ordinary conversation
their gestures Hre profuse. It I the verjf
poverty ot their language that makes It
sound pootlc; thus, for "the ship hails," liavi
lug neither tho word "ship" nor "salld,1
thoy .ay, "tho wind makos tho boat run oti
the wator," thus bringing Iu two of tho, nat
ural elements In that ono HonUmce. It is'
noticeable that when wo sometliiioH tajiross
aco by bo many summer, thoy alwayn hay
wiuterK, and when wo say "o many days
since," they say "bo many nights ornIeojiH."
An English farmer recently remarked that
"ho Jed his laud beforo it was hungry, roil
ed It beforo It was weary, and weodoi'. It be
fore It was foul." We havo seldom., if over,
seen so much agricultural wisdom condtiwed
luto a slnglo sentence.
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Crushed Oath. Iu Hnglaud oata are
crusbod by band in machines, not larger
tlian a root-alicer. One large, smooth faced
wheol,wlth a face about 3 Incbea wide, re
volves iu close proximity to a smaller one, 0
inches iu diameter, and about tbe amo faco
as tho larger one, A hopper remits tho dis
charge; of tbe oats botween these two wheels,
which, rolling together, crush oach grain an
flat as a wafor. As thoy drop from tbo crush
er, the plump oata are nearly circular! thoso
loss plump elliptical, and tho fow false ker
nels in the Hampton I examined, wero llat
toued and broken, but showed no wblto
Hour, and no definite form. In one ordinary
sample, which weighed II pounds to tho
bushel, almost every oat was flattened luto u
whito, floury disk, noarly orpiito as large as
an old-lashtoued silver 3-cent piece. Oats
thus crushed may b fod as thoy are, and not
ono will pass the dlgoativo organs unacted
upcn,as so often hapjieus with whole oats;
they may bo mixed with cut or dialled bay,
wot, or with steamed fodder of any kind,
Thoy go decidedly furthor. Thoui who
llgure most dosoly, aro most jiosltlvo In
thoir approval of them from motives of econ
omy solely, and unilormly assort tbolr supe
riority to ground oats, oven though they
wero to grind thorn thoiufcolvos.
A motooroioglcul correspondent writ lo
tho Hartford Post that tho hottest weather
in Connecticut during tho past utiitury, oo
currod eltthty-llvo yoars airo this summer
method for making butter, which wm call
ed to bis attontion sevoral yoars ago. It con
sisted ofputtlng the oroam Iu a canvas bag,
so as to prevent tho croaua from escaping
and any forolgn mattor from entering; then
placing tho bag Iu tho ground two feet deep
whon tho eartli was dry, covering it over
allowing it to remain twelve boors. This h
did, and at tbo expiration of the proscribed
tlmo found tho lutior bag full of the most ex
collont buttor. After recolviug tho Maine at
tention as buttor gathered froiujau ordinary
churning, it was pronounced by competent
judgoaa superior article. Kluco this first
venture ho has reisjatod tbe exierlmentf.
sometimes witli succoss ami somutitues wltb
failure. CouHoipioutly ho explains thO'
churning as duo lo electric cur rout passing
underground, tho whole law of which not
having yet boon attuinod accounts for tho
failures.
ArniCAN i-.xi'UHiAiioKs. letters from
Mr. Henry At. Htanloy havo Just reached
Uiudou, eleven mouths lator than his last
previous letter. Ho bus bouu exploring tluv
jukes which iiro supposed to he tho source .
or the Nile. Ho llnds that the outlet U tho
Allwrt I .like 'a no doubt the White Nile,
which flows tbonco through Lakes Victoria,
mid others, ou its way uorlhwurd. Col. Gor
don also writos from Ken), near tho north
end of l.tlto Albert, siiylnx that this luko I
Hbmiles loug nod f0 mllos broad, without.
any trlliutJilen nl Imixsitunio, uud that IU
(17'JIj, whon the mercury ranged trout Ml U has two oullobi nuo tho White Nile, and tho
115 degrees In tho shade. That year will bo ' othor flowing to tho iiortb'.vont, but wliicli
loug noted for bolng dry and hot. Kor ono ' may puwubly unilo wltb tbo Whlla Nile at a.
hundred and twenty days from tho lht of eousldotebto dlsCxnco tutbuiioitbward. Mr
May until tho lut of Heptomber the sun ramo , Stanley oxuctu lu uiako bis vuy out to tbo
burning down out of a cloudless sky, mid It coast thn.iiKb tho unexplored country to tho
is said that our forefathers uathered In tholr ; west of tho Likes.
rosi6ctlvo places of wo'-shlp and prayed
morn earnestly for rain than thoy oer did
In Texas thoy passed a law lmposlngalluo
mil uiojr uvwi umi ;.-... i i ... l.,l rK.
for salvation. This was tho mou terrible , "' 1"" "" " , " "
drought ever known I , Now r.-gland, and ! I vto ..., but beforo t he -ogl laturo
jjwny oftho Inhabitants sent to Kmland for , '"o.ir.im. . y .. ..,. "-,'.,.:
hay uud grain.
w as fouud that nearly every inulo in tbo
'.itato was reudurcd usoloss by It. Ono mulo-
I driver ran In debt to tho authorities $MJ,0O(),
Novjji. Almiiuit or Ilin-ri:u-MAKiN(i.-
Or. K. Ware Hylvoster, Wayne county, N . hrur,, i, could ko1. bU iong-oarud ubargtu
i'., roIatoU bl "experience wllli b rren-.-bjoutor towu.
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