Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, November 24, 1876, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text...-sP5 :(:S,?4,i2f- 2 50 per Year. " V BY TELEGRAPH. Washington, Nov. IS. Tho Tiibune's Wasblnyii'ii hjxxs'wI my-: In mlliiMry ana mval circles h Iu b.lirved orden wm toon 1 ii-me-d dirictnig pinpruoi:s to beimtde lor lueeonceulr.itliinor a sutllciont )Vrro ni "Kshli.gton toqu etbll apprehensions that jtro Jell ID the (iiuiiirj. ni n voluttoiuiry deui oustratious eei-uuing r" 'itorfsio with the couniiug of tho i'Uc ml vote, or ol t)in In juigurutlim of tbe legally chosen Pro idt;t. Aimyoiuperss to t'mi u force of l.tlfO in fantry and irilile--. could, l'i two or thrua belts' lin)ii, bo semblm In tlio forth nntr Washington; and well informed officers in (bounty department say that. about thirty of the mo-t lorinldableslilps of war iu tiio service am now in harbors ou tho roa-t be tween Maine and the Mi-si-sipui, oompriu in;; Ml tho Iron-clad lit jd out wlion lioMili tie's v lth Spain wire coueitJeied imminent. All there vesssls could bo icaiilly brought ) Washington if any emergency should nr's" requiring their pn once. It may be b'-ited positively that tho administration does not jegnrd Iho blusteilngof iho politicians or the tlireaiH oi jMrtliiiu nov,np.ipt-rs as Indi-c-slmga purpose on the part ol any eoosid Hb)(i body of cIiIzciih resift tluxoi'stiui wlion of tbe elccilon in e:isolhiih'galiye 'car mined result di js uos coneepoud with their wishes. Fif.-ideut Giant aud IiIh adyKoiu lndlevo tho mpsse of tho poplo ol both pw i es will acquk i o in tho result, whatever i: way by. No lioedless ex porno will bo in cline d for the groundless (turn armisidby the couieutr.ilion of armed forces at tho eapitol, unless a step should bo required by a meaneo to tho public peace, which ought not to be disregarded. At tho sanio tluio it may us well bo known l all men who im agine tbut tha lawless may install a Presi dent whom tho laws duii't eleei, that auy attempt in that direction would bo matrnos.8. Tho President, uiiudlul of hM o&tb, will see to it thatlbo constitution and tha laivs aro enforced, and will b.vo ample powers at his command to do eo. No mob will interfere with the orderly count of tho votes of tho tjlalos by the two houses of Cuugm.", or with tho inauguration uf tho suaotssful can didate. ... , "' The Times' WashiDRton spf-clnl says: No orders wore issued froiurfh War Department In reference to tho movement oi lioops In tho (Southern state.n, v,,n Intimated yeit-rilay; xo disturbances are appre hende i, and no Immediate nrciiblou 1 kuuwu to eiiit rf qnir iiiK rolnroiceuientfi to bo xint to uithor oi tlio tlirtStao whore tho oli sliou roiurus nre iu oontoerKf'y. Tioop wpre Put to Louli.1 ana, South Carolina nnd I'loiida (.Imply to preserve tho poaca, and asufticictit torco is now iu tho Stat (-8 i)md tor that purpose. JIo'Tover, additional aud adequate rolnlorco TtKntBWill be promptly forwurdhd. It may bo "ell to note thuc all ulknf rdsirt to forco to defeat tbe iniiuuialiou of tho Hopulilloan candidate who maybe declared eibcltd is observed to coma from non combatant in the late war. Soldiers ou both Ktdm aie wllhnstoyield to tho rtuult ua lfgaUy da cl.irod. 'ihe Tires' WHliins;ton ipflHl says: lien. Ikiller arrivod to-(J.i, and lud a cou'-ulla-tlon nith Caleb CliHOinf;. Iiutler thlnUfi i! Florida aud Louisiana are kuou to iirfyi-s, the House Mill object to the reception ot Ihfir voien, aud lie Sonata will object to Alabama aud illsiih-ippi, jud tho l'r. sl.ient will not bo ctiosoii by Match; crcallr.iv Ilia Pro Ul i-iit cf the ''.iiialo t'n sldc'iit or tho Unltfd Mlf. New YoiiK, Nov. ai T .tune's WhsIi inutoii pi!ul .iys inxn.b'tR tt the I'alime; COUtitiU" t bn usuircil ili-i na a ii)-orl ty b apicht-i from uuiwor'bv p?rin t 'lallHlim-ii-f, but ib-i Itopctt of moit ltn publ i-aui lidro Jiii- b-cn ntf.ntiiy droiiiilun lor tb-pAt tour or iKh dsi untr tliu lu-llumiu-of luiii: con. iii'id uiii'tri..luty. Th WoiUVn I'oiiinjbia pecUI hijs ibe 3Daaioeniiin S'alo ticket m elwitt'd it the 3tate y.ooi t ir Ifitvix- I'- I b-IItiTad tint tho lbroiiniSO'.r- of illegal vole-4 will euuittvo Dnioi'rstlu Eloinor"" Chsoaoo, Xiiv. Jt)--At h Jfttp Imur lavt nielli V S dt.lr'clUiiTjri-ll aiid W m-houin, with itidhid f mu lo.nl ditieouvia, (vip.nr ed the two men who n'trfinpted in icnl the bouosof l'rldnl Mi:cnlu from tb vhiiIi in Spfnyticld, IIIIdoIh, on inn nb;hl of Nov, 7(11. I bey nro 'i'rfrrence Miilk-n lia T. Darneu, Ui proprimor of tl. Hub b.ikio, J31 NurIi Mmln-on nre-t. vli(,re thn drrwl waa mill", and Jck Hnirnno, alias .1. Smith, nnoliiiotinlprriiiur wut'u:l with ti no torioio. ikn lioyd. 'ltiMti iuon hkve bten shadowed since the attempt made to JtiP'dl llifl tomb, and limli-nollt in mid to Iwpnuwn. uu-.-eni wiiiiHKii uieiovnirini; ii.M thin ovehln to uwait Indictuiuiit and trhl. Cllii'AOo, Nor. 10 Tbo Inter Ocean's W&nlilugion Hpeclal aaja: OiUM of the ilr.unii iff KnprMKjitatl'M, niv in ibecby, have l-i) t)(juriugoii the Coiiuriwikniii ru-turn.'-, i.d rrrtirit uto-irdlnc to Ibe e lurui it-it-Ived up in lo ilay, UJ iti-piililirAiiit ud 141 Uiu(x,rii.i are HkoUt. 'imtn dm irii'tK iij '-! tiauipihiaa ore yut lo cki t.atid, two II-jubllciniaiid one Democrat aru tt pecitd. FourilUtrJcUJ are now iu doubt one In Miavouti, and two In Mouth Canliui. KdtluiatlilK lt)to doubttul diairicta ju-e divided -qully b.tvvten the two nsrtirx, the iloiixo Hill auind ttipiibllcaUH 14S, iJ-iiiKcmla J47. Anions tbe lHinnrrata is Ah X, if. rU'pner,, who Nuot cxpct-d to beabluloiakodet. 'inUuill nave the JIou3ju lidJII hiiabttuce. WAsmscmv, ov. 18. oen. inn, A. IVrlli., (Uetii ) of New Vork, who defeakd D. V. Aiorion for CuiiR'tr. bud a lerjithy Jnlriwltb lVn-Ideiil tfrsnt to-day and waa ery favorably iinprnMHl. Tbe talk via on in kPuatlon. lie cordully Midorn d the tlilrlt of tbe PrMldt.nl' order, uli! ur rn.m tlm I'ruldcntN lai entire aod roanutr be U confiiicud he lic'i:a cd by tl.e V SJlLEAT. OREGON, NOVEMBER 24, 1876. Volumo VIII A'uinbor 41. aui Vbe ptrue M nil lit-xnrdf. Th IVhrIii. "e. " d plivssmn at hi3 pr.(ij relif froi. iliitv and life. Ue ha 1 linen at (ho h jver since tho outbroak of the rebellion, nt.u bad lnn in matir irylnR oniHrpciie(e,i!nd had (Mipavor.-d rmiHsy to do his duty throou-hou' bia fnllto Hdinln-i-trntton. He had no lurther dehire lor public life. He luiticli .it( J m. ou break, but a cheerful Kcqnlc-ooM-n of t'io pcnle in thp result boresilv ob tii.'.I of t.m PicsldemUl content. lie bad UJ:en, b-iwi'V"', all nt-cos jnry pivwutlou toa'old snc-w-lcus dblnrb an co unmevercif tb piibt!" p-au. It Is quitf cuitaln thai if more fri n J of l'i.dpii would miet I'reAldfliit Uiant per-iii'ly nod learn V is rc.voriH lor ibis I'ullon tbf.re would bu less loose nni! incaucUiry t,i. in certain quHituigi and a batter pro"irc' nl pi.rnui.."iv JK'PIV. Nl.w Yoni:. N3V. 20. J.i'.dno pi--fd tbroivh tho city Saturday. In 'i convcrs-i-t'on Mblis Tribune's report i-r, ho mid tbuo was no loutidotiontortbo V,'al-lii(jton ir.nior conufO lug bis nanin with Iho Preiddeiicy "f tho fck'ii:i!. I'.'.rliaiuontary uf; and bl-3 own par.nal wNlms would bo all iq'i.iltv aRobjH pijch n Hep. ItwM :iwsn iu which he could not. It be would, mill he mont assiirci'ly would nut if ho could. In rc-gird to tbfe IVeriduntlnl quoslion, Blatno waa vtrv reticent, jdiowiuitan obvious (Usiro not In (ll'cttn if. He remarked, hoover, that for Iwemyjeara ho haii ltd nil just sink h orinls is r.owuuon up, ami tho stratn was comltuc upon tho vnifcp&t parr of ttm ina cblnwy ot tbt federal contliu'ion. Ho i-x-p.-pst-ed tbe opinion that both HnjeM and Tllden liavn exhibited admbablo priiilnnci) and pioprlely dvrinp; tho last eventful days, and to their htarinj; be tlioutjht was duo, iu Kieat part, tha CPHKntion of public excite ment ou the question. If everybody will fallow their (sample, Mid ItWIn, a conclus ion will ultimately bo ruaohi.d in which fair minded meu ol all psriStu will cordially coccur. Nrw Yonir, Nov. 21. Tho Timet' New Oileaus special ou the siluallon says: We arn tictlvoly preparinp for tho cor.quoH wntcn k to come, anu re nnsioufiy out- .oiik'llv RwMtrncilio rtsi'lt. L M.aiii to .'. definitely under(co3 by both parties lhai toe vote or LDiilfciaua ntusiuoeliie the x'rts Weutial election. Tho Demuarats hao pivervupSouth Carolina mid aro not nearly Kiconlkleut about Florida as they i ere thrte dsja ago. Chief Justine Carter baa just returned from South Carolina and reports that tho btato haH jcnno for Hayes and Hampton be yound a p'osslble reversal. The Democrr-ts aro perfectly s-atkfied. Thoy rnado a Haye i and Ham pion canvasur ITattiptou's only ;tl' Inslon to the national bsuo was that bo could voto fu Hayes and tVhecler with Kreat pleasure. Hampton lies about 1,100 mlorlty,ali..s alto Ha.cs. Untold Intimi dation provailod iu home countlea. Holler, tho nohro massacre hero, admitted to Carter tho existence of armrd orginliwinns to in timidate iierotH, and Carter found many Democrats in South Carolina who Mere (dad of tbe election of Hayei. The Tribune'. New Orleans sppclnl ays: Tbrtn parishes were counted to-dsy and U parties are oniNtled, not only that tho re turns urn conect, but were properly counted. The excitement has subsided and tbe North oiiiij tire n r.erally returnlBjr. i tie city i v ly quiet ami most or loonier chants and businen, men have rooiimed Ihtlr iiiiuul occupation-., with a conviction that Haves will he 1'ri'Mdtnt (it the Unitcu .Mali -1 Allah asi:, Nov. 21. There U nothing now iu tho miiii moil in I'lorlda. Kvcrvlluiif; awaits the couiuinol the loturce. OtllnUl i"turns lecelvwl mi Mr ore Iroiu nil but nwm coutnles Tiio coont will hardly bo com menced this WIfik. Sr ri-TSHssjuua, Nov. 21 Th rr has In-UUKoil tJeu. hoiivaloll M i"forn Qutvii Victoria thii the Casr deBlred puit, aud llMtho desired Hnuland to bo tufoimfd of the peaceful Inteniloiis of tho CVar. Potatoea from Beaver Dam land. HuBnutn, Ury, Nov. lSih, 1570. Ed, Farmkii: I send you to-day one bo.t of potatoes. Nxiw-lruous of four of tho many arletles which 1 rano on my bom or dam farm near thii place. One specimen of tho Sidney Iliuo, vatlety welKbing Oi lb.s. B. K. Bliss A Sod in Lholr potato catalogue of 1870, i-ay tbst C lus is the la-ijest potato they h-iveaiiy reoord of, and request that If a heavier one be found any wnere of any vari ety that the fu-t bo made known to them as a matter ot record, etc, I hate raised and handled mny thousands of bushels cf po tatoes In the last (aw years and thlaouo Npeclmen la tho largest by ovw2Ja lbs than 1 sver taw, and if there Is re-illy a lart-cr oils in Orexon or Varjiugton Territory let it be sent to -.'iino r.dilor lhat wo uy know all about it, I have heard of very lar'0 po tatoes "over at home In lay KardBii" or In somebody elaesu-aidmi "out near IlrJow's gate," but I dou't Intend lo give up the broom until Ihe potatoes nro produced. Iu a postcrlpt Jlr. Ditutck adds: I k.ivo about 20CO buhtUof uiy potAtoeui this year, lo.- Ing by llie hlsh water ever 1000buhe!s. Otbtrb Io.se marly all. At IhH time a Hfibt draft Kle&mer could run over mutt of uiy potato Cltlds. Your for lcs rain. J. ii. Dtmcu. About Orchards and Iruto. NO. ?.. In RiviMj my dfoliletl prefererjetfor nn or chard tite well supplied with HvIiir wnltr, in my rjrft pope: on this Mihjet, I should have eacaptcd olierrirs worked on stocks, otill'innly used;-from iho oilier upc-irs of fruits piown iii oich-irds. I fhenld pliint ondrj Ivnd and not us.) man in e; my fAp,r lencu milicallKj;, I cannot eay provlrp, Ibr.t the most of cherry trees that die young nro lost rromn pliitbor of sap,Bri.iiif; irom too rapid irrowth lato iu iho fail. When tho trees coma iuto bcannj;, even the ordinary teason Iieo lurtiiibra lliotrctt with eiilllc'eiit tnotst ure for the maturing of a f.tll crop, and Ihofor- upiilon of n supply (f fruit buds tor the nest rep. Cherrks worked by head craftier; on tho w'itl stock of this roast, will bear ht:ty crii(iu the uiarglns of streams, whoro the wiltl chstry is usuilly found, end lhat is tho Mo"k I should use iiiMiuh ttBlluatIon,ln cas-s I bad not dry Mill on wliloh to plant those worked uron .Miuzird stock. Another important thiny with chenios is to plant them oloso to your losldenco as ono means ot diifciico iiR&iust birds. As tbocicriy should have tho driest place i.i tl.o orchard, so the K'lps fchtiuld have the drki and w.irtt.est corner of the fruit fiar don. Kven if it 1st rocky t: sonw estunt, I siUouId prtfor it lor Rrap-M (o rishor, clearer soil tbrt was iuclir.td lowolWM. On tho other hand, I ucvoryttfoundlho blackbciry a complolo riiecens except upon a rcntor nat utally mobt Iccrt'.Jou. TIiq sunio is 'iue, in ii less denrrc, iu ij;ard :o raephe'rie, and oven tho curiam will it&iiil lunger boating good crops where it hat it wet fontlnir, than it- 1 jb dry s"U'of vii ii r interior emjiuy. To to pet IbobruiaHlof thoihaio in th heat of tho dsy, in a nrfat tul anlge to bl ickberilea uud r.ispbtrrierf My e.tperiouco vtith fr"pf.andi Iho le'ser fruits, docs not enable me to say much 83 to tho q-ottlltlis of (ilffetoni yaiinties. Tho grapes I hseiu cultivation iro tile D law are, Slack July, Concord, Hartford I'rollllc, ltoy- al Mueendiuo, IJcrl Traminer, and Wlllei's Uursnndy. They are all good, but Iho beet three for table uso ar the Delaware, Hoyal Muscadlno, endTramlne-r, 25 vines, planted suve u Ji-et apart, each way, has given my lainlly an abiindauco of ripe crapes since tho middloof August till nowndalare quan tity used f.ir pies and lo can for winter, These vines aro tour years tr-l,and small one year old plant when set; tH best re for plants, ah rub). Another j;ood mlo Is, to avoid planus oi extraordinary 'size tor lholr iige. Troi-u of large immatuie jtiowth never transplant well. The some msy be said of blackberry and ra-ipbcrry j.lauts, ttiediuni sized plentB with dtS'ioil prrpoition ol looiabcioiralwiijs pre ftrt.ble. Tho bliick-b,,iry ui-d s'ich raspber ries an IhoDilivu black and Doolittlo's Dtack csp, should ba plumed at lesst seven feet between tho rows, mid tho plants threo and ouo boir feet apart lo tho row; oue-half to bo taken on; abet tuij t'otirt.'i year. Varieties like tha lied Antweiji may bo planted cbmor on dry soJiij, but f have toon the canes ol tbe Autnerpfrom oIkIUIo leu ltet blub, where iho water from a eprl:i; flowed between tbo rows. If ground is scarce, four fret each w.iy will do lor tbo Antwerp, cormnts, and Koosebtrrles, but where them Is plenty of room, the dlstaniw first lven will bo found to give coort fdallltk'H fir tborou;;h cultiva tlon. ricnty of li(bt and air is, I btlleve, a preventative of mould on the English va rieties of ;riotebrr!e, to some extent, but I bate never Leen able lo keep them entirely free aud therefore cannot recommend them for cultivation. For many year past I have cultivated tbe Houghton redllui only, until, recently, the seedling sent out by Mr. Protljiiun, of Kaxt rorllaiid, bids fair to inc&t all the rt qulreruents of it gooseberry. Of straw lorries, lu their vatleths,! khall not give any advice, flood old Itaak Walt on Is credited with laying: ' Doubtlwm God could bavo inado it better berry than the t.rawberry, butcertes ho never did." 8o 1 say there may bu cultivated vurloltua of finer flavor than those which grew around and upon uiy old homestead farm, four and a halt lulbs south of Salem, but It was never my lot to taste -iiueh, and as I lie wild ones were luscious and abiindsnt, tbcro wm no Inducement Iu plant, I notice, however, those who succeed well with this fruit, plant about the Mine iHstauce tbtt potatoea ure Lommouly planted, tnd uke cfr til tbo run. ners the tlnitye.tr. Walling the results of pUntiug, Is miiiii- times very Irjlng to luijtient jsxiiile. With and, if it 's desired to bao sprclmni fruits iu the orchard tho secoml year Irom plhiit Id,;, lenipmaty trees ol such n pita na tho Amotlcvn Ruldon liusettnnd such pears ns the Hinlett, (than which there are no be iter ot tlioir kuidj) mr.y bo plonnd btwcen the r.iws of pci tutiiiont tries. Ulo these tho best ( f cultivation mid ke p down all weeds, aud tho tiees will soon give n gtod Miprly of fr.ilt. J. Jf. THS CENrENKIAL EXHIBITION. Letter from Hon. A. J. Sufur. ruir.Ain.M'uiA, Nov. 7, lS7ii. EJItor tVlUniac'lc l.irn:cr As tho lime has tiiinly arrived for tbocloso of ono of the grandest i-xhlblta of national and atato rcsourctB.aml tho trluuiph of inlrnl over matter that has over betti rscordod in thohlftory of min, porhaps a short account of Iho success of Ore;;ou's exhibit may not bo uulnterostii'g to jouatul your ro.idore. Our displey hs resulted m u grand uud glorious triumph lor tho pioducls of our at to. WoliAvo..lrowly recoivodicconimoiid!, for twenty-clsl.t mrfjh oui diplomas ou the various prodiutl uj fr;m our Sintf, ameng tbo most important of Ahlcli I r.0'0 thoio for wheat, bhlpplii't tkiur and lloiir'ior domestic tisov, combln,; end dblnlco wool, wool for cacfcuacic, dooukics, A-j. 1 1 o nal been able yet to renali iho poui.1cj,IcrI deparlmcnt, but am canOduiitof oarij lug off two or three mtdalii in that. I etteln'-o you a copy of tbo nward of our collective State ex hibit, Iu which you will mo that Oregon gels honorable uien'.Ion frrber cereals, tcxtllus, fruit and educational display, going to show the tt:ady dcyjopmeut or lbs "SUto, Or eson'jrtoxkibkla&f too mnuli-tnloroM. lo tho Stato lo ba abandonod wlthoul fnrlhorillbrt, and It hns been so comploto a nocrs, that I shall endeavor, beloro I loivo lor home, lo bavo it placed In tho Main Exhibition build hip to becomp.ind side br aide with other State and National exhibits of similar pro ductions (hut are to ram tin lor yearn to oouiu. This course may be deemed tin v k.o by somo, but I have already sacrtiicod too much ot ray own time and money to abandon an en terprise that is bound lo prove ot so much value to our State, I bad made arrniuuiout to bilng to Oregon rptcimeiis ot grain, flber, wood, wool, mineral specimens Ac, lioiu other coun'.i les, to make up a cabinet lor our State department to bo compared with simi lar products of our own Stain, and, In fuct, have gone so lar aa to procure speolmous of the gialn from Hushla and woods from tho Argentine llepubllu, and iiad also arranged for cnta.ogues from nil other 8tatoa and cov erninents. lltitasoiirpjoplohavo not deem ed Ihn subject of sulllclunt InioorUucu to re quire further pecuniary aid, and as uiy pri vate means are more tlimicxIriiHlcsl, I shall havo to abandon tills part of my plan and id tutu to Oregon as soon as p isslblci, "lo grasp tho warm and cordial baud," a wiw, and, I hope, a better mm. A. J. IH.vuu, (ouimlthiimer for 'Keqou. iiUbfckt moUveo aud wtll xocule the laws ' lul.- Tl.o.Ji A.x-;etldr,s udoii the s?ilp which are torrr.ni daniliuff aro promptly removed by -. Ci.. I. .)... . a. .-l.l.k. l.vi..u.nlnfl tUa iiiuui mi nu .i, w ki.. i , - ,. ...... ,..., ,,. , , ,.,.,... , ..... pDrei pronott the natural momturj oi iu , " "" nun., um hwuu jr ij, mu .m u. hki.j i.i.hi. ni.riiiu. Letter from Yamhill. MUMIS.NVJLLK, Nov. 20, 1870. Ed. Kaiimkh: As the eenliigs aro (.et'.ing long and the rainy days are coming around, lam anxious, as well as youibaff, lor our old friends lo begin lo contribute their prac tlosl and Instructive articles to (ho coiUtnci. ol tbe l''AKMKit again. Your paper contain log the experience of no many Is Invaluable to tbe formers of Oregon, it Is appreciated too. In this section I havo beard praises be stowed on your paper by subscribers ol which you should be proud. Io thasiim meryour raper is good. You do your work well while your larmer friends are too busy to assist you. We are proud of such a true friend. The experience of ono man Is not at good ns that of (he whole corps ol corres pondent who have Instructed the readers of ' (mr paper" lu the past. Now, however, that the t-lucllonu are over and the busiest sca Min of tbe j oar Is past, tbo common order of things should receive a share of the attention of the good people. At least I shall watt ps- tleutly aud hops to make my naxt year's la bor mere profitable, from suggestions re ceived through the columns of the Kahmkii. In ibis couuly prrs-pwts aro good for 1-V1I wheat. Offing to oarly rains some did not get sowed nil they disked; but pcf'"1!" Ice acrocge is Urgcr than ever before, 'iho ten. domiy toward fall sowing Is Increasing, Eirly sowing Is coming lucre In fat or also, AfbW mure lessons like we bine learned the last Iwo years will bring It more In fiver. OaU aro alto sown iu the fall quite extensive placo, liiilsbi d howlug his w hole crop ol both wheat and oats, for Iho harvest 1S77, beloro tho flr-.t heavy raliu in Ootobor. His suo-cc-h commands our repeol for his opin ions, whether wo lollowiils exninploornot. Tho p.i'-l&uiiimers.eonjnto have been favor able, unusually iio, for loini) kinds ol pit don vegetables. Tho papois have been exultant over what thoy supposed wire "noma pump klim," in dltV.-reiitloinlltles. Mr. A. K. OWN, near McMlnmllls, laWtd n small pstclt of squashes, which will compuru with wiy I have heard limn. Ou a piece of land 1ms than im ucre ho lai-ed sixteen wagon-kurls lare loids. Twoot tlieo i quashes woigli od respectively 1G0 aud lu'J pounds. These weio not the largest, 'iho old gimtleuun hauled these Uvo Into town whoro thoy wero wolghod. llo was couipellml lo take such as lin could not Into ti o wagou. Potatoes nro plenty and unusually Hue. Cabbsgo-heads are so inrg they havo lo bo cut up t got them In the Itriut btriel. I'tistnro Is ery good tlilsseason and ttnek of all kinds Is In good condition. TIiIm part ly iso vlng totho wirm wc.tl.her avid partly lo tho tact lhat tuuio grass Is trotting spread nhuro tho wild glass has been killed out. Timothy nuk'jj cucuoIiouUkII pastnro. NuwreiN Uiiins. Hop l'ickiug, i U. FAitMrtit: Noilclus tl o invitation, In your last Ubuii, lo correspoiiilllt? 'igtvlti ri sumliig their con'rlbutloxs, reminds mcth.'ifc word or two in tho malic: of hop-plcklug; would not ba amiis to soma ol your readeis. This pist soition is my tirst experience In hop-raising; for all that, I thought nuy lui; uroeniiiUtL tbtit .coiHU,-bi.uiiiJo-AifouHl fivt only be motioy savlog, but, psifctpi, inoro convenient. Instead of tho old aystoni of using boxes for receiving hp3 in tho jtitd, I lotioduced ivbat ore called header bids,; euoh aa aro used in tho harvest llekbi when heading grain. Of course It wcnld rtqulioa toaui and wsguu lo curry this Into elloct. An arrangement of this klinl will accom modate, (perhaps,) from eight to ten picker?. Uy putting a polo lengthwise of tho header bed, making n separation of some two feet on the lower snio of the bed, glvos plenty of room for stnndnig or sitting, ai they please, lu picking. Uy putties i binrd or two utv dor K'ilil pole, u.ukeH u complete separation from the hop-pickets and the placo to recelvo hops. All this can bu dono lu ten mluutes. Tlierooin loll In tbn bod Is ample for all tho hops this number can pick in onoday. When night comes tho learn Is ready to uonvey tho hop) to tbo dry house, put Into regular wool BAcks, and olevalu into tho depository. I-if each bin lcr toil it would rnpilto Iwo mou to pull up poles, binding them to the pickers on the lower sldu of Iho bod. In this way tho pulo pulleiscah take four rows at a tluio. As ruoli pkker llulshes a pole, It Is th rem u back, fall lug paral lei with the wagon, loivhi,-, Irom twenty to thirty poles In a pile, lu a lino condition to rccohti winn token off tlic Held. In tl.Ji m inner of operation tliero is no nuking of lioios, It lequliesiio hund to novo them Jrnm one p'aeo to another in the yard! besides there is no waste time lo pickers iu having the boxes moved, which Is a Mj "oni lu a days' ploklnir, i Uud this modus operandi Is much moro saving, cud lioa'tr, and Itir belter speed can bu mtiJIv. K.I! I!, I:vi:.'c., Nov, 20, lS7i!, perieoi am, f .) In tee 1. n Viililo he I J seal of i will give enough i fct urn to keep hope alive, I Mr, J. Todd, a systematical laimiir, near this Frockmatioa by tho Governor. In ac-ordanco with time-honored custom,, and iu aekiiowledguisnt of abundant bless ings which have been vouohsufed to the p"0 flu of this btalo at the bauds of an All-whe. I'rovldeme during the yosr now drawing to a close, 1 ifcotnmcml Ihn observance of Thursday, tbt aOlh day of November, lh7U, asa dayof TbankrKlylng and praSe to Al mighty Ood, tho giver of every good end porit-ct uirt. n testimony wuotoi, i navouere- set my liitnil ami caused tlio Si Id Stste to be allixed, at tho city ol Salem, thl 18kli day of November, . U. IS70. Is IT. UllOVKK, Uy the Oovernor ; . K. CitAOWIcK, Secretary of Stato. I'ink TitKits W received last woek an Involcoof prune and plum trees ofH, knoll lug tV Son, at Mllwaukle, with a nolo saying If tbequallty of the trees suited into say so, and wo cordially ren.md Hint tho trees cor taluly araof the lluest and healthiest growth, such as wo expected, of course, to get from mirseryiuMiof suoh high reputation. Dr. D J lyrie's Alterative Is a Standard Miidleltie a compound of (hixo articles wb eli Iouk cxt'erlence ha, proven lo posseta the most safe und ( lllcletit alterative aud de obstrueut proimrtlts, and containing no con ovaied puUom, no mercurial or other metal-llopreparstlQiu. c - s 74 .1 v ' . T :i I J. I " x' VI V. V 4- lis I