WILLAMETTE FARMER.
CENTAUR
LINIMENTS.
One Kind tortlic Human Family.
Tlie other tor Horses ami Anl
in n In.
Theso Liniments 010 simply tho wonder of the
world. Their effects nro llttlo less than marvellous.
Tlio Wliilo Ijlnlmciit Is fortho human fuml
ly. It will drlvo Ithuuraatlsro, Sciatica and Neuralgia
from tho system; cures Luiubijjo. Chlllhlalns, Lock.
Jaw, Palsy, Itch and most Cutaneous Eruptions; It
extracts frost from frozuu hands or feet, and tho poi
son of bites and stlnjrs or venomous reptiles; It sub
dues swellings, and alleviates pain of every kind.
Whon sprains or bmlscs occur, It U tho most potent
remedy ever discovered to heal tho Injured parts.
Tho Centaur Liniment Is used with great cfllcacy for
Bora Throat, Toolhacc, CnUcel llrcnutu, Ear
ache, and Weak Back. Tho following U but a sam
llo of numerous testimonials:
"Indiana Home, Jtrr. Co., Ind-AyM, 1S73.
"I think It my duty to Inform you that I luvo suf
fsrred much with swollen feet and chords. A few
bottles of Centaur Liniment has dpno tho work for
mo. 1 have not been frco from theso swelllnM in
eight years. Now I am perfectly well, Tho Llnl
aunt ought to bo applied wm. mQ
The proof 1( In tho trial. It Is rellablo, It Is handy,
It Is cheap, and ever' family should havo tho White
Centaur Liniment.
Tlie Yellow Centnur lilitlmcM Is adapt-
,t ... iU 4nnr.fl miiriptpi. rnnls and ilesh of horSCS
and animals. It has performed moro wonderful cures,
lu three j ears, of Spavin, Strain, Wind-galls, Bcratch
ce. Sweeny, and general Lameness, than nil other
remedies In existence. Itcaa what tue groai nxprcs s
men say of It:
"New Yoiik, January, n.i.
.... .!.. 1.1 nl.n llm f r rltln
Every owner ni iiurn;s niimiu km- . Vi-iVTJ
XlNiMKNTn trial. Wuconsldirlt the belt article cy.
M"ln 'Whits. ....,.. w A-
K. I'ULTZ. Slipt.U. B. Bx.HtMblcs N. .
'AL11KHT S. OlllN, Supt. Nat. Ex. Stables, N. ."
Ti,.i i..t xntrniK nftiit Llntmint are Farriers and
"Vctrliiary Surueons, who nro continually using some
liniment. It heals Galls, vtounas nnu ruu-imi,
removes Swellings, and Is worth millions of dollars
annually to Farmers, Livery-men, Stock-arowcrs,
Bhccpralscrs, and thoso having hones or cattle.
What n Farrier cannot do for f SO tno veniaur ian
lmcnt w 111 do nt a trilling cost,
n-i.om r.iiiimnnisnrD sold bv all dealers throuehout
tho country. They aro warranted by tho proprietors.
nnd a bottle will bo given 10 any r arrter ur i uj -riwuii
tthodcslrolo test them.
Laboratory of J. 11. Itosn & Co.,
10 Uev St.. New Yoijk.
Honey.
Pitcher' Cnktorln Is a complete substitute
for Castor Oil, and Is as pleasant to tako as Honey.
It Is particularly adapted to Teething and lrrltablo
children. It destroys worms, assimilates tho food,
regulate! tho Stomach, and cures Wind Colic. Few
remedies are as efficacious for FcYcrlshncss, Croup,
Worms and Whooping Cough. Casterla Is a scienti
fic slid purely vegetable- preparation, moro effective
ih... c.inr oil niul neither i.-a:s nor critic. Prepar
ed by Messrs. .1. II. ltosn & Co., IB D.ey Strtot, Now
Yotk, from the recipe or Suuiucl I'ltchcr, M. D of
lUrnstablo, Mass,
"LUCIUS BELL,
Successor to J. M. Keeliii & Co.,
S liberty at., - - NKW YOltK,
CommiNNlon iVfTOlit
FOR UUYINQ AND FOltWAHDINO FItOM
Now York via Isthmus, 1'aclnc Itallrotd, and
Cape Horn, all kinds of .Merchandise, and for the sale
of Vroducts from tho l'acluc coast, for tho collection
of money. Ac. octet f
J. A. pTUATTOX,
Attorney at Law,"
SALEM. OREGON.
Offlco on Stato Street, opposite tho Ucnnctt nouse.
Final Settlement.
NOTICE Is hereby eh en tlmiJ.M. Drown, Admin
istrate of the Ktate of Jotcph A. Wright, ha
this day tiled hlstlnal account, ami Saturday. I lie J Itli
dy of April, at 11 o'clock a. m. ol said day has been
ilxed for hearing the same. Therefore all perrons In
tereMidlu said tflato art rehired to appear In tlio
County Court of Marlon Couuty on or btfuro the said
day and show cause, if any there be, why said account
,ho.,l not be allowed. Jm c. pnnBIiF8
March 111, tS'Tw 4. County Judge.
ATTENTION
Sheep Growers.'.'
ICartolic Sheep Dfpi
MANUMCTURC01
or
sUinckrodt;
w.
I ST.tOUIS.MOi
Wi$
A SURE CU11K FOR
Scab,
Sorow Worm.
Foot Rot,
AND ALL
Parasites that infost Slieop.
JT IS SAFER. HKTTKR AND VASTLY CHBAI'
TUAN ANY OTHER EFFECTUAL REMEDY FOn
TUE TREATMENT OF SHEEF. IT
Improves the Health
OF TUB ANIMAL, AND TUB
QUALITY OF THE WOOL.
OT- One gallon Is enough for one hundred to two
frunlred Sheep, according to their age, strength, and
condition.
It Is put np la FIVE-GALLON CANS-rrice, $13
per can.
Send for circular, to
T. A. DAVIS & Co..
PORTLAND, OREGON,
Wholesale AkciiU for the Mate.
Or to tout ucarctt Retail DracsUt. CT6
&$&,
rr, wi ii ijfMU.,winTWTTi'VJ
Tbo water In I borough ly dry meadow ntul
clover hay, Htraw, and the dry grnlus of en
rolls, Is dotortrllnnd nt 14 3 per cent. It If,
howovor, bolter tlint tho hay contain from 15
to 10 per cont. if It bo tho moIruro of tlio
sap. Greou fodder contains 70 lo 80 psr
cont. of water, potatoes tho same; carrotu and
parsnips rathor les; mangol wurzel S3 to 00,
and lurnlps 00 to V2 per cent, of wator.
Therefore In feediuy, due regard slionld bo
paid, that tho animals havo water nt proper
times. About 10 per cent, moro wator will
bo takou, than Is Hhsolutoly necessary for
digestion, ami if tho animals havo violent
exercise, still laiger amounts of wator aro ro
quired. An long ago ns 1857 n company in the West
began tho manufacture ol building paper,
and now It has three largo mills that turn
nut 10 tons per day, The paper thus manu
factured 1h a thick, hard pastoboard, wound
In rolls ot 25 to 1000 pounds each, and usual
ly .'12 Inches wldo. Wliilo It Is bolus made it
Is PiihjrxtMl loan enormous pressure which
comprises the Ilbres lntoinollil body. The
shfot becomes absolutely air light, nnd as
upor Is u nou-conducter of heat It resists
Kith tho action of heat, and cold. A building
lined with it resists tho entrnnco of hoat In
summer and cold in winter. Incasoofllro
tho papor ehcets do not butn bo easily U5
wood on account ol their baldness and sol
idity. This queer buildlnp material has
been trlod In warm nud cold climates, and
found to work admirably In all conditions
nnd circumstances.
A Famous Hunt.
Cin:sin:u, Lank Co,, April 10.
Et. FAnMim: I thought I would lot your
roadors know that O. V. Gibson Is not tho
only ono that has good dogs on Long Tom,
for yostordny ono Shultz had a cow missing,
and whllo ho was hunting for nor ho discov
ered a very largo bear track, so ho camo
homo, and M. D. Itay went after N. J. ilalo,
who has soriio very lino dogs, and In loss
than two hours' tlmo tho two famous dogs,
Draco nud Cicsar, had Mr. Brum up n tree,
whon wo hastened to I ho spot. Tho crowd
conslstodof N. J. Hale. J. It. Boyd, O. S.
Pulnian,'M. 11. Kay, Uoorgo Shultz. Whon
wo came to tho troo ho was pretty well up.
so N.J. Hall 11 rod and wounded him, and
tho boarstartod to climb un higher, when J.
11. Iloyd tired, and sont tho ball throm;h his
heart, nud tbo bear camo to the ground with
it mighty cracking of Iho limbs. It wna
very noarns longas a. W.'s panther. Tho
boys killed somo panthers up horo homo
tlmo ago, but wo thought it n tunnll matter
and not worth saying anything about, tho' 1
don't btauio O. V., tor It Is tho llrst ono thoy
havo killed lu that part, wboro thoy havo
moro than any other place.
liiiAU-iiimT.rt.
Telephono outortalnmontH nro becoming
popular. Tho lollowlng doocripllon of tho
Instrument and Ita mothod of ojiorntlon Ih In
tolll(;lblo to tlioio who can appreciate a
diaphragm of Iron:
"Tho tolophono In I1h present form connItU
ofnpoworful compound, permauont mac
not, to tho poloH or which nro attached ordi
nary tolefzraph coils of Insulated wlro. In
front of tlio pok'H.Hiirrounik'd by thoso colls
ofwlre, Ih placed n diaphragm of iron. A
mouth-plcco to converge tho Bound upon
thlH dlnplirngm oubstautially complotes tho
arrongomnnt. Tho motion of uteol or iron In
front nf tho poleH of a magnet createa a cur
rent of olootrlclty lu coils surrounding the
polos of tho magnet, nnd tho duration of this
current ofolectrlclty colnaidcH withthodura
tlou of tho motion of tho Mcel or iron moved
or vibrated in tho proximity ol tho magnet.
Whon tho human voice cautoa tho dia
phragm to vibrate, electrical undulations
aro induced lu tho colls environing tho mag
nots precisely analcgoim lo tho undulations
of tho air produced by that volco. Tlioto
colls aro connected with tho linn wlro, which
may boofuny.longih, provided tho Insula
tion bo good. Tho undulations which aro
Induced lu thet-o colls travel throunh tho
lino wlro, and, pawing through the colls of
an instrument or procisoiy mmiiar construc
tion at tho dWiHiit station, nro ai-aln rcsolvoil
Into nlr undulatiouH by tho diaphragm of
(uis iiibiruuieui."
pnEmuMrFORrEvTsuEsoKiEEns.
Quito a uumbor of por&ons hnvo nvallod
thoinsolves of our oiler to allow iv years sub
scription to any ono who will send us three
iiaw uaiucB, of subscriborH who will pay
tholr subbcrlptious in advanco or within tho
yoar, ho wo repeat tho propoalllou lor tho
bonotlt of our reader.
Any person procuring throo now subscrlb
orswho will pny in mlvuuca or will pay
within tho year, can havo their own copy
frco for tlio present year.
It Is of courso advisable to eond tho money
with tho names whoro practicable, but whoro
It is desired wo can wait until next Fall.
Any ono not n subscriber can have tho
F.umi:u ono yoar ou tho satuo tonus.
Thoso of our friends who nro in arrears
can havo a year's credit on account for ovory
throo subscribers procured for tholutMi:it.
All will of courso understand that wo can
not credit thotn until tho subscriptions thoy
sond nro paid up,
As wo cannot afford to pay tnwollng
nrjonts, wo mako this liberal proposal to any
aud all porbons, whether thoy aro bubicrlb
orsof tbo F.U!Mi:or not.
Times bolng a little htrdjust keep this
matter In mlud aud savo something for your
selves as well as help us.
Lo all meinboM of your Grango or Lodgo,
and all your rosponsiblo, neighbors tako tho
FAitMini? If not, why not? If they will
tako it, you can mako a commission by
bonding in their names.
Mrs. Rohrer's New Remedy
FOR THE LUNGS
13 ilKETIXa WITH WOXDERt'UZ. SUCCESS I
THIS PURELY VEGETABLE REMEDY HAS
no equal lu the relief and cure of Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Jlronchltif, Croup, Whooping Cough, Mea
sles, 4c. It has produced some remarkable cord.
Sold by druggists generally. Prepared only by
JOHN li. SlUlll'IIV, Monmouth. Or.,
To whom all letters of business should be addressed.
SPECTACLES, SFECTACLESI
For Old and Young.
Far-Sighted and Near-Sighted,
MliootliiK-(luiie for SporUmen.
STEEL. SILVER, AND GOLD FRAMES.
I AM prepared to supply Hpmaclca to lit all eyes, at
prlcestosult. W. W. .ItAltTIN,
Jeweler & Optii lau, Kank block, btalo St.
Salem, May 1, Js'B. im
30
Ctidt with anr nimo neatly srlnte.1 thereon
sent to any addrer. ujtm receipt of '2S C'euta,
atula !ctat stamp. Address,
Vt , J, ci-ai;ke, taicta, urojeon,
Written for tho Wlllamctto Farmcr.l
LITERATURE AMONG FARMERS,
nr nocic lur-ms.
It is often said of farmers that they
are an " lllltorato set." This Is spoken
moro in contompt than lu candor or in
truth. From pretty extenslvo travel, I
am well convlucod that tbo farmers of
Oregon, In comparison with other States
and other countries, aro not " au illiterate
sat." Our school housos, school books,
t-chool teachers, periodicals, and papers, nro
llrel claAS, In nil that portalus to literary pro
Ilcloucy. To wrllo woll, to speak woll, and
to think well, can only be attained by labor.
No ono nood expect to becomo an oxpart in
any department, lltorary or othor, without
labor. That montal discipline which brings
porfcotlou in its train, is tiot acgutred in a
day, a month, or a year, but only by lnteuso
application lor a torles of years. Wo will
notice a fow authors. Addison was a tplcn
did writor. Ho was graceful, playful, earn
est, lntolllgeuti nniltURiily. "Junius,'' too,
bold, keen, sarcastic, full of information,
succinct, and convincing In manner; a terror
to tho "opposition." Addison and "Juni
us," each in his department, were men of no
second ordor, lutolloctually, Addlton purgod
tho lltoraturoof England; "Junius" purged
tho politics of England. Both wroto splen
didly, lu a splendid cnuso. Both ditlerod
widely, both alniod high, both hit tho mark
at which they aimed. Tholr writings aro
monumontB moro lasting than thoso of brass
or marble Tho world Is bolter off than II
thoy had novor lived, or novor wroto. Tbo
"Spectator" will novor bo forgotten. Tho
" Anonymous Author " will novor bo forgot
ten. Both havo given us modols of the high
est tnorlt; both tiro unapproachablo in man
nor, nnd can novor bo successfully Imitated.
Macaulay, an essayist, historian, and poot.
As au essayist, ho novor hnd a superior, if,
indeed, ho ovor had au equal. Ho Is lull of
Information; n prodigious memory; n singu
larly broken aud Irregular stylo; keen, pen
etrating, cold-hearted, forcible, aud peculiar
ly fascinating lu niannor. Ho was ti man of
gonoral Information; moving on tbo surfaco,
ho was simply koon, but not doep. Philos
ophy liudn no goal in his writings; ho was
practical, ready, nctlvo, and moohanical. His
essays nro unlvorsolly read, universally nil
mlred, nud almost universal In tholr scope,
for thoro Is n llttlo of ovorything in thoin,
except n HyAtom, or n philosophy. Ills es
says on Byron, Bacon, Fltt, Hastings, aro tho
llnost in our language His History of Kug
land ncods no oncoiulutn; It Is, ltsolf, tho
llnost oucomlum ou English history.
Of long wlntor nights nothing Is bettor
than to whllo nway tho tlmo m reading Ma
caulay, Gibbon, Humo, Froscott, Bancroft,
Irving, and othor able historians. Then,
thoro aro tho orators, Douiosthouos, Olcoro,
Cicsar, Brutus, aud others, among tho an
clouts; and, among tbo moderns, Pitt, Burke,
Fox, Sherldau, of England; Houry, Leo,
Randolph, Burgess, or, as ho was called in
Congress, tho " Bald Esglo "; Clay, Webster,
llascom, Marshall, and tholamontod Bled
soe, of America.
Thon there nto tho poots: Sbakspcare, Ho
mor(lu English), Mlltou, Brydou, Spansor,
Crabbo, 1'opo, Cowpor, Ohurclilll, Byron,
Snuthoy, Keats, Moore. Burns, Sholloy.
White, Cnmpboll, ct al. Among Americans,
"Amolla," or Mrs. Wei by, Lonjjfollow, Bry
ant, Poo, and n host of thors.
Our nowspapors, magazines, A-c, A-c, oil
ntl'ord n fund of ussful, pleasing, and Inter
esting Information. Mitny novels, romantic
histories, nud Qtorlea, nro luteuscly Iutorett
lug, nnd n fow nro so woll wrltton, ns Bui
wor's, Olokuiib1, IrrlngV, Scotia, nnd many
moro, as to rlyot us to their pugos, oven
agalustoiir will.
Litoraturo among farmers Is "Just tho
thing." For girls of "hweet loventeen,"
anil " nico young followB," in their lovo
outranalng and courting scones, what can bn
moro accoptablo to " your lovo " than a pros,
ont of Pitorson's, Hovey's, or Ivosllo's and
Harper's Magazines! Thero is lltoraturoof
tho hlghost merit In thom. Thoro Is love,
homo, friends, country, wife, sister, nil, In
them. There Is history, polltlcsi botany, es
pecially of Honors, science, music, needle
work, dress, otirmtte, nil you want. Then,
farmers, yo who lovo to talk of politics, nnd
tbo Presidential election, and tbo prico of
wheat, why can't you encourago your sons
and daughteis In everything relating to their
Intellectual Improvement in literature? Lit
oraturo Is n moans in elevating man to intel
lectual ompiro. A Hold of culturo product
ive of fruit; fruits rich, fruits delicious,
fruits pleasing, Irults practical, fruits useful.
Again, look ut that inlluential class of pa
pors, tbo agricultural, tho horticultural, and
llornl. I know of no literature, In tho full
sonse of tho term, ho replelo with good, ns
tho "rural" monthllos aud weeklies of our
country. Look, too, at our books on farm
lug, orcharding, gardening, Ac. No litera
ture Is bettor calculated to elevato, improve,
purify, and adorn tho minds of tho " tolling
millions." But where does litoraturo shed a
bright halo, ami leave a brilliant luster In
Its courso? In our homes; around tho firo
sldo; In our neighborhoods; in our cities.
Among these, it wields Its mightiest influ
ence, Literature, lu all ages, basbeon a sol
ace to the weak, a prop to the tottaring, a
guide to the lost, a shield to the Innocent,
health to the sick, light In darkness, know
ledge to the Ignorant:
Tho Chicago "livening Journul" relates
the following incident connected with the
Lenton services in that city: "Oh, ma I" ox
claimed a stylish young Chicago miss on
the opening day of Lent, "I can't go to ser
vice after all, for I'vo no prayer book."
"Why, yes you have, daughtor," said the
mother; "whero's that costly ono I gavo you
Christmas?" "Oil, that ono," replied tho
miss; "I couldn't carry that, for it doesn't
match my dress at nil." Aud tho poor girl
had to ruuaiu away froin tho church privileges.
Tho Schliemann Discoveries.
Tho Cologno Gazette says: Tho following,
from a lottor we havo recolved from Athons,
contains probably tho llrst expression of
opinion by exports who havo Been and ex
amined the troasures found by Dr. Schlie
mann at Mycemu. All nccouuts heretofore
havo omanatod from tho doctor himself:
"Tho contents of ono of tbo four chests
which nro tilled with golden troasures oxc.v
vated nt Myconio hnvo bcon displayed In tho
bau It, nnd tbo notabilities of tbo city lnvlt
od to examine thom. Tho Judgment con
corning them Is Just now tho common topic
of conversation. To tho savnn of Athons tho
period of Agamemnon appears to bo too ro
moto, nnd they rofor to that of King Dana
04. Others whllo willing to admit thnt some
of tho pieces nro of great antiquity as for
lustnuco tho signet rings still find it Impos
sible to rocogulzo in tho groat mass of tho
articlos auy of tho features distinctive of tho
early Asiatic period, such ns massivenoss of
iho metal and severity of lliO fftylo. All of
tho goldon troasuros nro mado of a very thin
metal, and tholr designs and shapes give
evidence rather of tbo docadonco of a pooplo
than of that primitlvo tlmo whon trinkets
fashioned by Phrygio-Lydlau crt woro llrst
brought to tbo shoros of Europe Tho place
In whloh they woro found, too, gives assu
ranco of tholr antiquity; for although tho
cavities or pits lu tho citadel whoreln they
wero found aro unquestionably of groat ago,
it has not yet been proved that they woro
originally used for burial pnrpos.es. Thoy
may havo beon underground storehouses,
which woro convertod into tombs by lator oc
cupants of tho citadel. Thoso nowly exca
vated graves havo nothing in common with
tho burial-places of tho nnclonts,nnd tho un
consumed skeletons lying beneath tliosu
poriucumbont earth cortaluly bear no marks
of tho Uouiurio poriod: Structures ot a.
much Inter porlod, howevor, nro to bo scon
in tho Immediate vicinity. Hcnco it Is llko
ly that the graves wero used as such at sonio
porlod between tborolgu of Dunaos nnd Iho
By.iuitlne-FrRuklsh Mlddlo Ages; but, inas
much ns some months must olnprs before nil
tbo recovered treasures can bo placed on ex
hibition, n decisive Judgmont as to antiqua
rian valtio must be postponed till thnt time,
nud tho publlo must meanwhile pososs ltsolf
in patlonco. Priam's treasures woro found
four years ago, nud to-day it is still doubtful
what era thoy bolnngod to whether somo of
them ouco graced tbo neck of Adromoda, or
wnro only tho lost trinkets of a Turkish hnr
om. Tho gold of Illlum hns again dlssp
poarod from view; but tho gold of Myccnic,
bolng owned by tho govormnont, Is to bo
oxhlbltod publicly, not, howovcr, beforo
April. In Illlum, as lu Mjcenic, no reason
able doubt was expressed concornlug tho an
tiquity of tbo oxcavatcd pottery and day
images, but tho gold treasures of both places
aro of problematic origin, nud concornlug
tholr chronological vnluo persons who havo
soon thom differ by thousands of years. Tho
history of Mycauic Is coaimonly contlnod to
to the tlmo of tho Atrlbos, nnd is supposed
to end about tho year 400 B. C. Thnt thlo is
an orror is proved by tho many structures of
a much Intor porlod still found thorn; nnd it
is n ralstnko to Ignoro tho oxlstouco of Urceco
during tho middle ngos, simply because Its
history is'iuvolvcd lu obscurity."
San I'rancisco $3,500,000 Hotel.
Tho bulldor nnd owuor of this most olo
pant nud costly hotel In America, and I bo
llove In tho world, Is ono of the most prom
inent lu Sau Frauoisco's millionaires, Mr. E.
J. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin bears his millions
very modostly. Ills fortune is variously es
timated by tho gossiping publlo to bo nny
whoro from f .",000,COO lo SlO.COO.POOgold. Ho
camo to tbU coast lu an curly day In 1SU.', I
boliovo from Koclno, Wis,, nnd made his
monoy by hard work, hrovd good Judg
ment, nnd by attending to his own buslnoss.
Ho Is n quiot, thoughtful, dlgulllod-nppour-lug
man; thinks twice while ho speaks once,
but Is very public-spirited, nud ho has done
a great deal to Improve tho city. Ho owns
tho largost and llnost publlo innrkct lu tho
city, and is Just about to eroctnuothcr, much
handsomer nud possoLSlng many novel aud
original features. Ho built tho Baldwin ho
tel nud tho Baldwin theatro bocuuso he bo
llovod tho city ncodod a hntol that should bo
as elegant as money could mako It, and n
theatro of tho tamo mugnltlccnco. He has
succeeded most perfectly lu excelling nil
other nttomps at liotol bnlldlug nud turulsli
ing In America, nnd has u theatro that can
not bo surpassed ou this coast.
Among Mr. Baldwin's othor possessions,
he has a 'small furtn" of 0,000 acros nt Los
Angelos, whonco the table of tho hotel will
bo almost outlroly htipplled. Ho grows or
anges, lomotiH, reaches, pears, apples aud
strawberries tho yoar round, aud In fact all
the fruits of tho temperate zone; nlso, nl
monds, pocauv, and every kind of fruit;
vogetablos of every dokcriptlon, wheat which
will bo tlou red at his own mill, corn, etc,
beeves, pork,, poultry, mutton, milk, butter,
eggs, and nearly everything that will be
needed for his commissary.
Leaving out the question of economy, ev
erything will bo brought fresh from the
farm daily.
California mutton la acknowledged to be
equal to, If not better than, English mutton,
and 8outhdown mutton raised bore Is em
phatically pronounced by epicures the bost
in the world. Mr, Baldwlu has tho only
fold of Houthdowns In the state. His Hock
numbers sovoral hundred, and It Is from
this his hotel will bo supplied.
Oiiashiioitku Commission, Provision
was mado In tho sundry civil appropriation
bill for tbo appointment ot a commission to
investigate tue grasshop)er plague In the
west. Secretary Kchurz has Hpiiolntod as
such commission Proiossor ltllny, stato en
tomologist of Missouri; Professor Thomas,
state entomologist of Illinois, uud Dr. Pack
ard, of Salem, Massachusetts, editor of tho
American Naturalist.
HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Many Lives Lost.
St. Louis, April 11. Tho most frlrthlful
calamity thnt has over befallon St. Louis
took plBco very early this morning, involv
ing tho destruction of the Southern Hotel by
lire, and the loss of a largo number of lives.
Tho exact number cannot now bo given, bui
lt is feared lorty or titty porishod, olther by
being burned directly or llrst smothored by
smoko and then consumed. Tho Hro caught
In the storo rooms In tno bofcoment, and was
llrst seon coming through tho ground floor
Just north ot tho oilbo, and In ton minutes It
had nscendod the elevators and rotunda ami
spread Itseirover the sixth ileor under tho
roof. This lloor wuh occupied entirely bv
employes of the hotel, tho largest part oY
whom woro women. Tho nro spread rap
idly, tilling ove-o nwm and hall with Homes
aud smoke, and tho scono was of tho most
terrible description. Frantic men, woinou
and children run tin ourIi tho balls shriek
ing In tho most hnirtrondlngmaunorin tholr
wild and desporato ttl'urts to escape Tho
smoko wns so dvnso in somo of the hall that,
tho gns Jots woro cxllngulshrd, which xou
dorea egress to thojf most familiar with tho
buUilb'.g n matter of great dlllleulty. Tho
density of smoko lu tbo hall drove many
guests and boarder back Into their loonui,
and they rttshod to tho windows ns n means
of OEcapo. Ladders woro rnlsed as soon nil
posslblo, and womon nnd children, with no
thing on but night clothes, woro taken from
tho burning building. Somo fainted ftom
fright, and others sunk exhausted to tho
ground from nervous prostration. Tlu lad
ders woro gouerally ton short to reach tho
tilth nud sixth stories, but by hoisting somo
on tho ouo story balcony of tlio East sldo nud
tho two story balcony on tho North sldo of
tho building theso lloors wero reached fiul
all tlioto nt tho windows rescued. Tbo Skin
ner tiro escape was biought Into sorvlconml
saved many lives,
Thonumuor known to bo killed is reduced
to 11. How many bodies there may bn lu
tho ruins Is of course umatter of conjecture.
Persons who woro through the various parts
of the hotol Just boforo tho lloors fell, say It
wits cloar of living people. Still there may
have been ft nmnbor suflocnltd lying on tho
floors In tho 1ml Is when the Interior of tho
building foil through. Search will com
mence, when the hints will be known.
Wliilo the calamity was frightful, it was by
no means ns great us hns bcon reported.
Special pains have boon taken to acsrtatn nil
tho facts, nud thoy have bcon faithfully ro
portod. About ouo hundred men hnvo bcon put to
work on tho ruins, and tho force will be In
creased to ouo hundred and fifty to-morrow.
Mr. Morrow, ngentof a Now York owelry
house, lost u sample trunk holding $17,000
worm or jewelry; tins morning tue remains
of tho trunk were found and 1 1,000 or ?.'i,0(Hi'
worth of tho conton' taken out In u damitKcd.
condition.
St. Louih, April 13. Tho men working att
tho ruins of tho Southern Hotel this morn
ing found tho remains nt n woman ho iiiucli
burned and dlsllgured that they could nob
be recognized.
Tho board of pollco commissioners met
yesterday and drclilod to make a most thor
ough investigation regarding the cause of
the llro.
No moro bodies have botn 'oimlupto
this tlmo. Charles W.Sheppard, one of the
proprietors of tho hotel, gives the opinion
that nonn nf the employes of the house ex
cepting thoso herotoioro reported, wero kill
od. About twenty of thom aro still unac
counted for, but it Is believed they aro alive,
nnd aro either with frlouds In remote parts
of tho city nr havo loft town. Of the guests ,
33 havo not roported, but tho prestimpttun Is
that most of them left tho city tho day fol
lowing tho llro. Tho remains of Oeorgo
Frank Qoonly, Grand MukoiiIo Secretary,
were removed to tho Unuid lodgu room in
Muonlo hnll this noon, where they will Ho
lu stato until Sunday, when the funeral will
takoplaco. Tho coroner will not begin his
Investigation until Monday,
Tho body of u mini has Just been found
nbotit live loot Iroiu that of the woman dis
covered this morning. Tho body hits not
yet boon recognized, nud probably will not
bo, as it Is badly burned.
A PROPAGATING SECRET.
It will bo remembered that a mouth or two
ago wenlluded to an alleged extraordinary
secret for propugatlng tices aud grnlting ro
ses, whereby much tlmo could be saved,
ullurod font biuall sum by uu Austrian nur
seryman. This geiitlomun has slnco com
muulcnt"d tin nrticloon tbo subject to the
ll'ioicr Out tnifrcuntl. Briefly, his method
Is nt follows: Cuttings of shrubs and treos
aro takou off nt tho beginning of July, from
(tin. to 1- In. long, according lo tlio kind,
Tho leaves nro removed from tho lower por
tion which Is to enter the ground, but thoso
which will come nbnvo i-round are loll.
Buds nro pieparod for them lu thuopou nlr
by thorough digging nud levelling, nud nf
torwnrds applying n buporflcnl layer, nbout
'J Indies thick, ol rotten muiiuro from a
spoilt hot-bed. Tho cuttings mo thou stuck
In about two Inches epart and lu n somewhat
obllquo direction. Each bod whon tilled Is
surtoiiuded by it lath fence, so that Miudo
may bo given when the huh is very hot, and
the cuttings are well watered with u rose
spouted can, This complotes the opcrutiou.
Tho only further care necessary Is n sprink
ling overhead three or four times n day dur
ing the llrst week, If the weather bo very
hot, uud onco n day afterwards. In tho
course of flvo or six weeks, treated lu the
manner indicated, tlio cuttings of most
pi ints will have formed n callus, ami furthor
shading will bo unnecessary. Lrto in tho
nutumn a layer of rough manuro, 2 or :i lu
cites thick, is sproad ovor for winter protec
tion. It nlbo serves as manuro when tho
cuttings start growing In tho spring; and
cuttings troatod thus make extraordinary
progress. forming plant equal to two yoar
old plants from winter or spring cuttings.
Very few, It is asserted, fail. The now
method of grafting rosos is tho Insortlon of
growing eyes early In spring, Instead of dor
mant eyes in tho summer. Thoy nro Insert
ed in the main stem ono ou each side, to
form symmetrical heads, Theso mako, it Ih
said, as much growth tho first season as tho
dormant eyes tho second soasou.Acnioit
Ourdcner'a Chronicle, '
Tho author of tlio phravo "Invincible lu
Pence, Invisible In War," which has been
ascribed to Hon. Hill, was the late Cuptulu
Utorgo II. Derby, better known as "John
Pho'tilx," who, while lu San Francisco, utn
publlo dinner of tho stato inlllU.i, gave turn
toast: "Tho California Militia: Invincible,
lu Poaco, Invisible In War,
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