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. v 6 WIIJ1AMETTE FARMER. l Rii tilfamtttt Marnwr. SALEM, FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1870. (Written fcr the WlUamctto Farmer. 1 y The Indestructibility of Matter. ' 1IY A. DAVIDSON. Wo learn, like lawyers go to heaven, by Jo?ro6s. The child lisps, stauiuiera, and, af ter repeated trials, learns to speak. It learns with difficulty, makes many mistakes, falls Into errors, and only after long experience does It acquire anything llko order, precis Ion, and accuracy. Our first Impressions in early life, before our experiences have be come organized, are often wrong. We have to unlearn what we had learned, and, as a consequence, discard our old notions, and replace them with new and better ones. Mattor, long ago, and even now, especially among the unlearned, Is regarded as being at once something, and yet nothing; as be ing made from nothing, and passing Into nothing. This crude notion, howovor erro neous it may be, can only be overthrown by gradual accumulation of counter experiences. This takes time, wearisome toll, long-continued labor, with patienco In investigation, and a comprehensive grasp of phenomena of all orders. No single order, mode, or law of phenomena can explain all the tacts. Early views aro often narrow, and narrow views are false, In so far as they do not cover the whole field. Tbo chemist, the physicist, and the physiologist accept as an a priori truth the datum that matter is indestructible. The chemist finds, though matter may be changed, it In still matter. He combines ox ygen and hydrogen, and forms water; the water ho evaporates, and it passes off as va por, but Is not lost, for, when ascending to a cold stratum of air, it condenses, and falls to the earth, or is hold In solution In the air. All his experience goes to show that matter is, in Its ossenco, Indestructible, llouco ho lays it down as an Incontrovertible truth that mattor is; and, if it Is, It must have been; and, If It Is, and was, It inovitably will Ve in indostructlblo. The physicists and physiologists, In their investigations of the orders of phenomena, find all their experiences coincido with, but never against, the accepted a priori truth, that matter Is Indestructible. Whon, In doubt of the a priori truth, they immediate ly sot up an investigation through analysis, or synthosis, or both, and provo the apriori truth by an a posteriori, and, finding the a priori sustained by the a posteriori, it Is set down as established. Ilonco, then, the postulate) that " matter is indestructible" is true, lor tho clear reasons that "experiences prove it so, and no coun-ter-experloncos disprove It," scientifically speaking. How, then, do wo know what matter is ? We only know matter through Its power of resistance. Wo place our band against a tree, or any other solid, and what Is tho result ? It resists. Then wo know matter by Its re sistance. Wo place our band against, or on water, or ether fiuld matter, and, if we press with 8 afticlent force, wo displace or remove thojluld, booause our persistence Is greater than its roslstanco. Here wo see that gravi tation, ooheelon, attraction, repulsion, are only modifications of persistonco and resist ance, and are derivative from forco: a strong force overcomes a weak one. Clearly, then, our knowledgo of matter is Hs resisUuco presented to us through tho persistence of forco. Thus, then, it Is tho indestructibility of forco presented to us in tho form, mode, or statu of matter, which produces resistance, recognized by us. A ooudonsed mass presonts a complete resist ance, as mineral, rooks, earths, woods, Ac; a loss condensed mass, as water, presonts oonsldorablo resistance; air, aud other gas eous mattor, prosouts still loss resistance. What is it ooudensoa matter T Is It gravita tion, cohesion, or other attractive forcoaT Are not all of thoso modes of motion? mod ifications of the porslstonoo of force, as was observed above? Tlion, an Inexorable logic brings us down to tho primordial experiences of force ! forco, deep down, Is at tho bottom of all motion, torrostrlal as woll as celestial. Motion has Its hythm, aud rhythm Initiates the boglunlug and oudiug In all phouomoua. Khythm Is nscquetico In all motion. The na ture ot all motion is to " follow in tho Hues of least resistance." Our knowledgo of motion Is from " a tiling moved." If all mattor was still an Impossibility wo could havo no knowledge of motion, for tho clear reason that nothing would lo lit motion, Forco, ever porslstont in mattor, ktwiv, It In motion, uwlftlv or slowly. It Is, then, tho persist ence of foroo In matter that euablos It to re sist. Matter has two inseparable elements, re sistance and oxtuusloii. lloslsUnco Is pri mary, cxteuilou Is kecondary. If wo ab- H'.raotooexlitont resistances from body, nut ter disappears. Inertia, thore la no such thing canuot be; for, from the sua and sat ellites, down to protoplasm, all aro in mo tion. Everything Is either Integrating, or disintegrating; aud, based In the persist eooo of force, mutt ever bo so. Matter, mo tlou, time, and spoof, aruultlumtes; but fori o Is tho ultimate of ultimates, for all thooro depeudtmt on forco. All bodies aro made up ofhiimll particle cnllod molecules, aud these aro hIu composed of utoiss. The atoms aro held together by two opposing systems of forces, called molecular forces. Molecu lar farces are divided into attractive aud re pellent fonws, II out la a repellent forco. Latti discoveries show ui that a repellent force la in the tun. This goes far iu demon strating the unity oralloompoattiou; for, if there ia a repellent terrestrial force, it mutt have been derived from our central lumin ary. This repnUIro forco acts only on high ly rarefied mattw, comets, nebulous ileUN, k'trcHuis uf tlebrii, and the outer Iiydnvou of the snn. At every Irruption of the sun, Im mense qnantitles of hydrogen are expelled Into solar space, filled more or less with elec tricity. Here, then, is the source of elec tricity which pervades stellar spaces, and floats around the planets, and on our planet aids In the formation of our auroras, noctur nal streams of light, etc. What a deep, a vast, a profound question Is tho " action of forces " throughout the " vast domain of matter." The quantity of matter remains always the same. It may be condensed or expanded, but never destroyed IT IS INDESTRUCTIBLE. When we consult those great savants and scientists, Tyndall, Huxley, De la Rive, Mast, Lootnls, Sir John Horschel, Donati, Stewart, Newton of Yale Colloge, Faye, Proc tor, Kirchoff, Bunson.La Hire, Arago, Dela Rue, Flzeau, Faucault, Moyer, Joule, Grovo, Helmholtz, Faraday, Ampere, Peltier, et al., our ideas rise at once from a low, to a higher, atmosphere of thought, end weak indeed must be tho Intellect that cannot rise above the fogs of superstition, the clondsof dark ness, and tho night of gloom, which prevail ed among our nomadic, Ignorant, and unciv ilized ancestors I Success in Life. In these days of groat fortunes, and in our haste to become wealthy, we are in the habit of deeming those men who have been fortu nate in accumulating a vast deal of this world's goods, as having attained success In life. Among these luminaries, or self-made men, as they are usually called, stand con spicuously such names as those of GIrard, Astor, Stewart, and others, who, as a class, are selfish, niggardly, and live wholly with in themselves. They are men who crush with an iron grasp all those who are so un fortunate as to fall within their power, and close alike their ears and eyes to the suffer ing of humaniiy. They are men who dry up the springs of human kindness within thoir breasts, convert it into a parched bar ren desert, and barter all of life's choicest, rarest blessings; and who knows but their also, in the aggrandizement of wealth to be be at their death disposed of as their whims and ambition dictate. Yet how we praise and laud them to the skies, aud point them out and urge our young people to pattern af ter and follow them as guiding stars. With such lights before us, we aro apt to pass by unheeded, thousands of our fellow men, with great souls and tendor hearts of un bounded fellow-feeling and benevolence. whose time is so engrossed in acts of charity that thoy have neither time nor opportunity to accumulate a fortune save In the blessings and thanks of those whom they have assist ed. What parent ever speaks of, or advises his son to follow in tbo wake of such pure philanthropists as John Howard, Ellhu Bnr rltt, and others of the same class? Wo be Hove not many, but tn their stead the money kings of the land and devotees of mammon are pointed out as true types of manhood and as worthy of emulation. In view of thoso facta isn't it about time that we were getting hold of different ideas of suooess in ordor that we may inouloate them into the minds of rising generations. Geo. Watkins. ,"8nug Farmers." I quote our oaption from memory, but am quito sure I am correct. What is the moan ing and significance of this expression? Tho primary moaning of snug is "tight, handsome," but In this connection, used in a good souso, and suited to decide the whole class of farmers, this meaning will hardly apply. The best farmers never get "tight," and they are not all "handsome." Another meaning of snug is "neat." This is pecu liarly appropriate in Hs application to the good farmer. On his premises neatness and order everywhere prevail. The house prop er Is under the management of the wife, but the cellar must oomo under the management of the husband. There he stores his vege tables, and he knows it Is of the utmost im portance to tho hoalth of the family that the collar bottom be cleared of all foreign mat tersuch as decaying potatoes, beets and cabbages and that tho walls be frequently whitewashed and oloansed. A neat and or derly cellar Is one of tho bast Indications of a snug farmer. If tho good housowife can have such a collar in which to deposit her milk-pans, she will cheerfully guarantee a neat pantry, kitchen and dluing-room. Tho snug fanner Is also noat in his per sonal habits. Though clothed in home-spun garb, suited to his occupation, he is so neat and ordorly that it becomes a "royal robe" to lilin. Ho remembers that ho Is a gentle man, if ho is a laboring farmer, and a fit companion for a tidy wife. And he Is neat aud orderly In all his arrangements about tho house, barns and sheds. His dooryard is not strewn with sticks and stones and un derbrush, but is neat aud orderly. His un used tools are all uuder cover and Iu their places, so that ho can find them at pleasure. His barn is "swept and garnished," and his animals are combed aud curried with the ut most care. HI dooryard fence la not made of rails nor slab-wood, but moro likely of pickets iu some form, to Judicata taste and culture. The snug farmer has a snug llttlo farm. Everything about Is convenient and suited to his purpose. Every Hold is cleared of Its stone aud brushwood, aud laid open to the oheorlugBtiiiHcht aud the gentle rains. The fences are all iu order, and every cbango In tho weather or season Is auttctpated, so as to enable htm to co-operate with nature in se curing the productiveness orthe will. And the snug firmer is a public-spirited man. He is Interested in all publlo Improve uients. Sldewalki and shade trees that reach beyond his own dooryard lutercsYhlm. He sees that everything that tends to make tho neighborhood or towu moro attractive will increase ttie value of real estate, and thus diminish the taxes. Such, a farmer Is willing to share the expenses of edncating not only his own children, but the children of his neighbors, because intelligence and virtue in the community will raise the value of his farm. Ho understands that all im provements that affect the public good pro mote his own personal welfare, and the wel fare of his children. Now I ask my readers to look about over the community, and see if they do not find the best farmers and the most thrifty and in dependent farmers ia that neighborhood where the most money has been expended in improvements; in churchos, schools, pnb lio buildings, highways, parks and foun tains? The beautiful village is always sur rounded by an intelligent, cultivated, enter prising and public-spirited agricultural population, and their sharing and aiding in publlo Improvements has made the farmers and their snug farms what they are. Cor. Western Farm Journal. Letter from A. J. Dufur. Philadelphia, Oct. 15, 1876. C. P. Burkhart: Dear Sir: Yours of 3d Inst, is noted, and right glad am I to once more hear from you, out sorry you couiil not come on to tho cen tennial. Every thing coming from Oregon una laaen me nignest award, ana uregon stands to-day credited as one of the most productive states and desirable locations in the Union. I could have sold thousands of bushels of Oregon grain for seed K I had had it here, and have given a multitude of peo ple your address who wish to order it for seed. Our 8tate will receive immense benefits from the efforts three or four of us have made in this display, and it seems that the least our .Legislature could do is to give a fair compensation for the work. Your wheat, rye and oats, take medal and diploma, and if all the contested cases that I have in are decided in my favor (which I think they will be), Oregon exhibitors will carry off over twenty prizes. mo jrairons or uusDanary ot our jurisdic tion have lost the best onnortunitv thev will over again have to get all kinds of (arm im plements ana agricultural machinery on consignment. I could have made the best of arrangements for everything if I had been authorized. Also for linnta nnrl shoos and all kinds of heavy cotton goods, but under mo present status or toe organization J. aare not take the risk of doing it myself. Friend Wilkins is here at work, and as one of the judges on appeals he has given the best of satisfaction in all his work. I shall probably be at home about the 1st of Decem ber. The exhibition closes the 10th of November, aud I think I shall donate all the exhibit, that will not pay lor freighting back, to the Oregon Land Co., who will put it on exhibition in Boston. Yours as ever, A. J. Dufur. Good Recipes.. Pleasant Home, Oct. 29, 1S70. Ed. Farmer.: Beluga reader of your val uable paper, I have taken tbe liberty of sending you a few very .valuable recipes that have tested (many times and they do just as they are recommended. If you think them worth inserting in your Household Depart ment, you are at liberty to do so with my thanks. Jennie A. Stephens. - i To Pickle Green Corn. Cut from the oar fresh green corn. Place in a stone jar a thin layer of salt, then a layer of corn, then another light layer of salt, and so on till tbo jar Is filled. This is an excellent way to pre serve corn, and savoi theezpense of canning, and cannot be told from corn fresh from tho field. Exporieuced house-wives have re marked, when eating my pickled corn; " where did you get green corn this time of thoyear? " Try It and you will bo well re paid for yonr little trouble. A Good Summer Beverage. A small hand-ful of hop? tied in a thin muslin cloth: a small piece of sasfras bark. Put thorn In a three-gallon jar and pour over them a sal Ion of boiling water; then fill up your(ar with cold water; when milk-warm, add a pint of good sponge (the same as you make tor bread) stir woll, and swoeten with syrup or sugar. Iveep in a warm place until It has worked nicely, tnen sot away to cool. When cold It is ready to drink. James Knox, who cave his name to Knox College, Galesburg, 111., and who was at one time member ofCouzress from that district. djed on Monday last. Ho was a graduate of laiooi mo mass oi itwu, ana at one tlmo gavo $10,000 to his alma master. We learn that the grand Jury in tho caso of i.mencK. cuargect witu tno murder of a man named Gordon, In Umatilla county, havo found a true bill cuHrgiug the defendant with murder in tbo first degree. Emerlck had been out on ball, tbo county court hav ing held his crime to be of a lower grade. A man named Lirry O'Xell was arrested In I.Inn county lust Sunday, and ban been sent to Douglas, where he is to be called upon to answer a ohargo of bigamy. 2"o Xiacllos. IT1 ICS. Dlt. CKAlfl is now prepared to re ceive pillcnts at her ontco. In Siiera. Daring tbe past )car she has bad extensive practlco at Dr. Adam.' jmpular Mcdlcil Institute at Portland, In treating ladies, and feels confident of affording relief in most cases of a ctronlc cnaracter. Special atten tion paid to female weakness and nervous prostration. In connection with her treatment, she nse the cele brated Medicated Electric Vapor Baths, which aid vastly In tffectlng euros. Office and residence, s, c. cumcr of Center and bummer street, Salem. X. .dL. 3sJ.tJbL, .cXxrtlast, Salem. Oregon, dealer In Stereoscopes and Stereo scopic Views, and &ccue of Salem and the surround ing country. Ltfe.sUe Photographs, In India Ink. Oil ur iter n Vatcr Color, sell SPECTACLES, SPECTACLES! For Old and Young. Far-Sighted and Near-Sighted, SUoottim-filaaaes lor NporUuieu, bTEEL. SILVER, AND GOLD FRAMES. I AM pre ptrnl to supplr Kplac! to lit all eyes, at prtcuttooult. W. W. mAttTlK, Jeweler OptUtau, Bank Block, butt, St. Salem, slay lit, 1S76. fan (Nurceuor iu X. N. Ullbcrt X Co.) C. TUZAPOVAGE, ..Dealer in.. BOOTS & SIKOfiS. Ilnlrin" T-Wk, Cimsuuflil M., three dooM north of I :u :!, OiUre, A I. tt.il , O r. aplly Celery is the greatest food in tho world for nerves. Persons doing much brain work find it invaluable. In cities, where the brain and nerves are called to severe exer cise, people hunger for it, and the demand for it grows so that ignorant people cannot understand why it should be so. It seems as though nature, in her quiet way, finds and materializes out of herself food or recu peration for all parts of the physical that Is exhausted In the demand for progess. Where people work their mnsclo moro than their brains, beans, corn, meat, and such food is most in demand, and celery is not in much demand. But in cities, where brain and nerves are overworked, appetite clam ors for something that will repair tho waste and do the weary parts the- most and quick est good . In one of nls recent loiters to the Tribunei M. Arseno Houssaye describes the arlistlo treasures of AI. Thiers, tho ex-President of France, aud that paper remarks that in his love of art there is a ntoiking resemblance between M. Thiers aud the late Senator Sum ner. But the difference between them is very great. M. Thiers Is renowned for his exquisite taste and the value of his collec tion; but Mr. Sumner's taste was so very defective that the collection of works of art which bo bequeathed to the Boston Atheniu um had so little value that the directors of that institution refused to give them house room, and disposed of them at auction. M. Thiers has a genuine love for art and a thor ough knowledge of the value of artistic objects, but Mr. Sumner possessod neither. Independent. CENTAUR LINIMENTS. Letter from a Postmaster. " Antioch, III., Dec. 1, 1871, "Messrs J. B. Rose & Co.: " My wife has, for a long time, bien a terrible suf ferer from Rheumatism, She has tried many puvel clans and many remedies The only thing which has given her relief is Centaur Ltnlment. I am prepared to say this has cured her. I am doing what I can to extend Us sale. w. n. RING," This a sample of many thousand testimonials re ceived, of wonderful cures effected by tho Centaur Ltnlment. The Ingredients of this article aro pub lished around each bottle. It contains Witch Hazel, Mentha, Arntca, Rock Oil, Carbolic, and ingredients hitherto little known. It Is an indisputable fact that tho Centaur Liniment Is performing more cures of Swellings, Stiff Joints, Eruptions, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, Sciatica, Caked Breasts, Lock-Jaw, &c than all other Liniments. Embrocations. Extracts. Salves, Ointments, and Plasters, now In use, For Toothache, Earache, Weak Back, Itch, and Cu taneous Eruptions, It Is admirable. It cures burns and scalds without a scar. Evtracts poison from bites and stings, and heals frost-bites and chilblains. In a short time. No family can afford to be without the Centaur Ltnlment, white wrapper. The. Centaur Liniment, Yellow Wrap per, is adapted to the tough skin, muscles, and flesh of the animal creation. Its effects open severe cases of Spavin, Sweeney, Wind Gall, Big Head, and Poll Evil, aro little less than marvelous. Messrs. J. McCiure & Co. Druggists, cor. Elm and Front streets, Cincinnati, O., say : ' In our neighborhood a number of teamsters are using the Centaur Liniment. They pronounce It su perior to anything they have ever used. We sell as high as four to flvo dozen bottles per month to those teamsters." We have thousands of similar testlmanlals. For Wounds, Galls, Scratches, Ring-bone, &c, and for Screw Worm In Sheep, it his no rival. Farmers, Llvcry-men, and Stock-raisers, havo In this Liniment a remedy which Is worth a hundred times its cost. Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co., i& Dey St., New York. Pitcher's Castoria, Mothers may havo rest and their babies may havo health, If they will uso Castoria lor Wind Colic, Worms, reverUhncss, Sore Mouth, Croup, or Stom ach complaints. It Is entirely a vegetable prepara tion and contains neither mineral, morphine, nor al cohol. It Is as pleasant to t'.ko as honey, and nei ther gags nor gripes Dr. E. Dimoch, of Dupont, O; says; ' I am nslng Castotfa In my pnctlce with tho most sliiial benefits and happy results." This Is wbat ocry ono says. Most nurses in New York clly use the Castoria. 1 1 Is prepared by Messrs. J, B. Rose & Co., 4U Dey St.. New York, successors to Ssamncl ntchcr. M. D. aullw!3 Df. L. 8. SKIFF, DENTIST, ZH!W Ovor -ttxo 3BUucUUe., SALEM, - - - selOtf OREGON. MKW -7,?.,,tua,n F' or VICK'S FLORAL) .V.&. COn' ,l'u wmIw- ot H)cinu.s Tulips, Lilies, lua au. Bi-uu and Seeds rt Fail I'lantino Intai Garlm, omtl.ir Wli,ter Hawer. lu ineJlouie Jest published, and nut tree to all. Ad dress, J,IJIE vine, 'P UocUelcr, N. Y. R Ofl $& NKH FALL PLANTING,! H'rm'THE HOUSrT HARNESS. c TTAVINO PDRCHA8K1) THE INTEREST OF JUL J Mr. Watkinds In tbo old established house in tha above line, tbe attention or tbe community is cauea l tbo stock of on hand, which Is offered at greatly reduced rater. SADDLES AND BRIDLES At lowest Granger prices. Hardware, Whips, Robes, etc, To snlt everybody. R. H. DEARBORN. Salem. Feb. 12. 18t2. wtfd Mrs. Rohrer's New Remedy FOB TBE LUNQ3 IS MEETING WITU WONDERFUL SUCCESS nrtHIS PURELY VEGETABLE REMEDY HAS X no equal In tbe relief and enre of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, Whooping Cough, Mea sles, &c. It has produced some remarkable cures. Hold by druggists generally. Prepared only by Mrs. K. BOHUEB, Monmouth. Or., To whom all letters of business should bo addressed. X. O. SOTJJLXVAH. ATTORNEY AT LAW. OPERA BODSE, SALEM. S. E. comer, at head of stairs. felly Z.UOXUS SELL, Successor to J. M. Eeeleb & Co., 5 Liberty at., - - NEW YORK, Commission -A-jfyont UWR BUYING AND FORWARDING FROM JL" New York via Isthmus, Pacific Rallroid, and Cape Horn, all kinds of Merchandise, and for the sale of Products from the Pacific coast, for the collection of moncv. &c. oct8tf JONES & PATTERSON IIATfE FARMS FOR SALE AND Buy and Sell City Property, BENT BOUSES, NEGOTIATE LOANS, ' AND Make Collections. AGENTS FOR Mutual Life Insurance Company OF NEW YORK. Union Fire Insurance CompY OF SAN FRANCISCO. KEEP ON HAND, FOR GRATUITOUS CIRCU latlon, their " Descriptive Land Circular," aod 'Descriptive Circular and Weather Record of Or egon." a Pt'S?.9, "H.K03113 a"or OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, SALEM. OREGON. D18v aplgy ESTABLISHED 1855. Willamette Nurserv G-.W. WALLING & SON, PROPRIETORS, Oswego, Olackamas co., Oregon. Growers of the Choicest Varieties of rxxrxTXKxixis a bukubmsmt Particular attention given to Cherry, Pruno and Plus treoi. ist Salem Flouring Mills. BEST FAMILY FLOUR, BAKER'S EXTRA, XXX. SUPERFINE AND GRAHAM, MIDDLINGS, BRAN, AND BHORT8, Constantly on Hand. ZUfiThest Irioe In 0-A.SH Paid for Wheat ATALL TIMES. R. C. KINNEY, Aeent B. F. M. Co Sept IStf E. SHEIL, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SUKGEON, SALEHJ, OKEGO.V. SPECIALTY: , Oliroiiio Ulsoaoos OK THE lead. Tiiroat, Chcsr, and Digest ive Organs), and ot tho Ner vous System generally. OrncE Commercial Hotel. jelCy on. a. x. BELT. BELT & SON, (Successors to Coi Belt,) Druggists and Apothecaries, AND DEALERS IN Chemicals, Perfumery, Patent SXediclnes, Pure Wines and Liquors, Ac, Moores' Block, Commercial Srreet, SALEM. JBT-nARRY B8AR will have have charce of the Prescription Department, aplttf Home -Made and Hand-Made B O OT S . IF YOU WANT A GOOD-FITTING FINE BOOT you can bo accommodated by calling At Armstrong's Sbop, On State Street opposite WILLIS'S BOOK STORE. All Work Waunavkd. I'Mces Reasonable. Ie,inlrlnc ixatli and promiitly ilont. Give Mis a l"" leclStr MM! AK.11STBONU. MOUNTAIN BALM Tfte Great Oregon RueAy for CHRONIC COUGHS, COLDS, AMD OTUIB DiscaseH oi'tho LmigN, IS PEItPKCTLY HAKMLESS-CANNOT INJURE the most delicate. The pure syrup a beautiful article pleasant to the fast easant to the taste prepared with trreat be bad at both FRIEDMAN'S and COX Jt cam can be bad at t BELT'S Dru? btojes balcm. felSU V