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CLABKE & OBAIG,
rUBLUUIBS AHD rBOPIUITOlJi.
S. A. CL.UIKE, D. W. CItAIO.
Terma of Nubscrlptlon.
Ono cony, one year (SJnnmberp) "r..V
Ono cony, lr mouth (20 numbers) 1.-J5
One couy. three month (13 numbers)
SALEM, FKIDAY, DEO. 14, 1877.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
TbomossHRO of PreHldent Hayos to Con
gress opona wllh a reference to the pacifica
tion of tbo country under bin administra
tion, and oxprosnoa an abiding faith that
tlraowlll furnish amplo vindication ofhlH
courBoln tbetnlnds of a great majority of
hla countrymen, Tlie withdrawal of the
army from employment In upholding local
governments has been followed bv signifi
cant and encouraging results; tho disorders
and collisions prevailing in tho South have
almost caasod, and there has been a general
ro-eNtabllshment of order and of the ordorly
administration of Justice. Public credit In
tho South has boon strougthonod and usoful
Indnstrles resumed with rovlval of com
morco. MWli: ItHHUMlTIO.V.
lIobollovoM tho pooplo of tho country lo
bo In fnvornf rentorntlon or tho currency to
a lioalthy condition, mid tho rcMimptlon
of spoclo payinont a speodlly hh tlm ro
NOiirctH of tho pcoplo nnil tho wisdom of tho
government out accomplish It. Jlo Is con
llrrced In the opinion Hint tho policy of re
sumption (should bo pursuod.by nil hiilttiblo
menus. Ho cxpreshos tho opinion Hint tho
stability of llio untlonnl Iiimiiccn In niOHt lm
portion of nil to tho laboring mini, who
should bo coinpotiHAtod for his labor In
money llsoil In valtio by tho labor nrcossnry
to Its production. Tho rich and speculating
clnsKus Icol lots tho inUchlofN of it varlablo
ciidoiioy,
sii.vi:it as moni:y.
Whllo favoring tho rcnrijiislmont of our
cohiajjo ryNtoui by rouowal of tho sllvor
dollar in legal toudor, to somooxtont, tho
president Htlll holds that obligation of public
faith trumconds all questions of profit or
piittlltuiilvantago. Tho public debt boars
intercut in part at six pur cent.; in part nt
flyo porcont., and Into lusuos nllJaHiult
percent. ur annum, Part of those bonds
issued whon gold was tho only unlimited
legal tender metallic currency , and nro Just
ly payabla In gold, or coin of equal vnltio.
Tho questlou of reduction of lntorost on tho
dobl Is of tho greatest Importance to tho
country, and malntaluanco of public credit
will seourosuoh a low rato of Interest as to
navo tho country $300,000,000 boforo the debt
oin bo paid, by moro lossonlng of iutorcst.
If sllvor Is made legal tontior, a silver
dollar must have absoluto equality of com
mercial yalue with a gold dollar. Ho bo
lloves thoro should bo limitation or tho
amount for which sllvor colnsgo Is to bo
logal tender, and rooommouds that lu any
legislation providing for coinage or sllvor
and constituting It a logal tender, there bo a
ilrm provision Hint the public debt now out
standing, shall not bo paid, principal or ln
torost, In any cnlnago of Icm vnluo thuu tho
present gold coin of the country,
ViVli. snuviUK.
Ills purpoto has boon, In respect to tho
civil service, to return to the systom ostnb
lUhed by tho constitution, Where upoclal
training Is uccosNsry ho holds that proper
Oiinllllvatlou should control lu a great
measure tho tonutoof olllco. Ho had on
doavorod to mnke at fow olinugeH as was
iiecessiry to tho perfection of tho service,
and asked co-operation or congress to pro
vide rules foi udmlsilou to and promotion
In the service and uinko thorough compe
tency, etllcleuoy and character, thodeslslvo
tests In thesu matters,
l'OHUKIN HKI.ATIONH,
Our relations with other powers nro troaled
ol at length, and especial moutloii mado of
minim with tl rest lIrltaln,Moxlco,nudCuba.
NATIONAL I'lNANCKS.
Tho revenues for tho year ending June 30,
1877, were fitW ,000 .IWil ,.!; expenditures for
wumt tlmo $.h.W,0i)0,00$ 03, leaving n surplus
for sinking fund lo reduce tho national debt
of J.U),:ilO,r77.i'l. KitliimleN ot roveuuo for
year to end Juno :t0, 1877, nro ?:t.60l),000;
wtlliuntu or expend Iturus l''l, IIIO.il 1.1 7-, nud
n surplus It nutlcipated of S.U.Oti'i.it.'W US.
Tho government revenue have decreHsed,
owing greatly to duorinno or customs diion,
Kxporlatlou lias greatly luurcased, Kxports
lantye.ir, Including spmnu Hhlppoil, won
$tf.VVi:i7,tS7, kaliiht Imports valued J It'.',.
WT.filO, stiowliig bal.iiico or trade In our
favor, JKW.Km.HU.
tahutani iii-.vkmu: laws,
The President expresses the opinion Hint
nu hu'ioiutnt tax on ttui and collon can bo
levied, whliih, llh revenue from whhky,
plrlts, lolidccu uud boor, will enable con
gris todoawjy with a multitude of an
noylng Uxes now levied under ourioenue
luws,
i in: national iu:nr.
Tlio prociuw of rudiiidlug the national debt
has btn rapid and satltfitctory, Our bonds
have of lute found ready purchasers when
Iwarlug Interest as low as ) and i per oout.
Within little more than one year, by UiU
moiiix, tho Hiiiiusl tuterosi on llio public
debt has been reduced 1,773,000,
fOxTAIi SKIIVICK,
During last (Wosl viur expenditures of the
iHiatal service ere (3,1,60-1 '.'I, total ram
lugs'J7,llK,3i , dellulenoy l,t51,lM 15,
INDIAN AKFAIIIS,
The President reviews lht condition of the
IndUn trlboa, late ludlau wari, Vo., and
goh upon ctuigress mo taiimul perform
Iho
auceof our prouiues towards tho lndlnnr,
and that those who have, for a number of
years, supported tbelr families by their own
labor, and are willing to detach themselves
from tbelr tribal relations, be admitted to
tho benefits of thehomostead law.
AGRICULTURE,
Tho report of the commissioner of agricul
ture contains the gratifying announcement
or the extraordinary success which has re
warded tho agricultural Industry of tho coun
try for tho past year. With tho fair prices
wtilcb obtain for the product of tho soil, es
pecially for tho surplus which our people
bvo to export, wo may confidently turn to
in i as too mou important oi all our resour
ces for tho rovlval of the depressed indus
tries of tho country.
EDUCATION.
The niessngo clones with tho statement
that oun seventh or tho voting population or
our country cannot road and write, and
shows tho necessity or intelligence In tbo
masses lo socure proper direction of Iho nf
fairs or tbo notion. "We thculJ," ho ssyss
"avail ourselves or all tho opportunity
which Provldonce has horo placed at our
command, to augment tbo goneral intelli
gence or too people and lncreae the condi
tions most ravorablo lo tho success and per
petuity of our Institutions."
THE WILLAMETTE FARMER.
With tho nppronch of a now year
and tho cloning- or accounts for tho old
one, wo return acknowledgments to the
friends of tho Farmer, and solicit
their regard and support for the future.
Wo occupy a position among tho Jour
nals of the day that makes us depend
ent upon tho tillers of tho soil for our
support, and wo dovoto ourselves en
tirely to their interests, becauso wo ex
pect littlo or no support from any oilier
source. JJelng tho only journal in this
wide section devoted to tho Interests
of agriculture, wo seek to identify our
columns with the farm and tho fireside,
holding them open lo contributions
from all ngrlcnlturMs, and persons
identified with litem, whose experience
may bo valuable lit simplifying labor
and increasing tho productions of the
.soil and preparing them for market.
Tho season has now come when the
farmer has leisure to review tho labors
and rewards of tho past harvest year,
and wo hoiio tosco our columns tilled
with piactical communications bearing
upon this Important subject.
Wo do not hesitate to believo that
with this single object in view, aided
as wo aro by many excellent minds
whose opinions and experience aro read
lu our columns, tho Willamette
Farmer li worth its prlco to ovory
practical farmer in our State, anil wo
promise to uso tho moans afforded us
by public putronago to enlurgo and Im
prove our papor as much its possible.
Hlnco we took It, loss than six yours
ago, all will testify that great Improve
ment has boon made. During tho past
year wo have purchased a press, at
great cost, capable ol printing a larger
paper and of doliig'fust work, nut) now
wo ask tho assistuueo and good will of
all patrons of tho paper and all persons
Interested in tho pursuits of agriculture,
to secure a patrouago that will Justify
our adding one-half moro reading mat
ter to each oJltlon, an Improvement
that wo will undertake whon wo have
one-fourth moro subscribers than at
present. If our friends will take a lit
tle Interest In tho matter, wo can soon
have tho required list, and wo oiler lo
each subscriber who rumds three now
names, prepaid or to bo paid soon, his
own subscription ono year as his com
mission; or ho can retain tho money
if his subscription is prepaid; or any
ono sending a Idas or greater number
will bo allowed pro rata commission on
each. It is exH)iisivo to place agents
In tho Held to canvass, and it is not easy
to Unci good canvassers. Wo adopt this
method In preference, and olTor this
largo commission becauso it bus .been
found to work well, and wo bellovo it
will work well In tho future.
Tho Patrons of Husbandry of this
district should recognize that the Far
mer oli'ors them all tho advantages
they can ask of a special organ, and
feels a deep Interest In doing all that
Is pos-dblo to advance the good to bo
nrcomplMied by tho order. If our
grange readers will nmko a littlo ell'ort
wo nhtill soon have another thousand
itibsciicers, and can more elllclently la
bor for tho good of tlio farming com
munity. It Is true that wo do not exact pro
payments, and only ono paper In tho
State, tho Oivyonlun, which has a mo
nopoly of tbo news, Is In a position to
do so. Wo bavo frlendu who say tint
tbey cannot always pay In advance,
but will pay during tho year, and wo
cannot refuse to accommodate such,
but wo urge upon all who aro able (and
almost all are) to pay us In advance,
and mi enable us to carry on business
at better advantage. Tbo dltVotenco
amounts lo but a tritle, or nothlngcom
parutlvely to you, but Is almost vital to
u
If wo collected in advaneo nnd so
lost no bad debts, had uso of the mon
ey, and paid no Interest, It would make
a'dltVerenco of $'J,000 a year In our fav
or in our present business, and wo
could nlVoril to vent u ro upon enlarge
mo:it without delay. Doing a credit
WrLLAMETlTE FARMER.
business is vory embarrassing, and wo
hopo that with tho beginning of the
year many will find it convenient to
pay up all back dues and pay in ad
vance. Wo put these facts before you
In no spirit of faultfinding, but to show
what difficulties we labor under, and
what intentions wo have for future Im
provements. With tho growth nnd
rapid advancement of Oregon thoro is
room for as to grow and improve, nnd
wo shall not bo behind tho times.
Some readers request us to give moro
naws, as they take no other paper; oth
ors request us to take out all news, bo
cause they lake other nowspapers; and
we do tho best wo can, by publishing
only mest important news matters, and
would be glad to make tho paper larger
so that it ccwld All a wider and moro
usoful field an a family and farm Jour
nal nnd newspaper.
Holiday Goods
ccxNisrs
NEW STORE.
- W. CONN AND WIPE HAY
lnpiircnnsi'tl Iho Mlllltt-
try stock or Mm. 0.
1'. UiiunlMcy, and
liiivlngjust re
tunii'ii Willi
tlio
SI
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FINEST
SELECTED
....OF....
STOCK
Assorted Goods
Ever brought to this
market, consisting
as
or Ntuplp, & Fancy
Goods. Millin
ery or all
kind?.
Q
o
o
Bird Cages,
Valises,
Crockery,
Glassware.
LAMPS AND FIXTURES,
GUMtOl'M,
IlatcV Ware,
VASES AND ORNAMENTS.
ALSO
Dolls i Jewelry
IN FAOT, A
GENERAL ASSORTMENT.
Calico Wrappers : $1,00
Best Prints. 15 yds Tor $1,00
Gall and Examine our Goods
and convince yourselves
tint we are selling cheap.
Trusting that by tair deal
Ing In the Future, as In the
6
Past, we solicit a fchare of
the Public Patronage.
THREE DOORS EAST OF BANK,
IN I'ATTON'a BLOCK,
SALEM
OREGON.
novSO-tf
FOR SALE,
A
l'KW DA1IK 1IKA1IMAB and IlltOWN LEO-
horn Viiv !. from tbo bet etritlrt In tho United
tiuu'n. Kti031nitaou. C. II. WllKKLKIt,
lire. 13,-11. bbrdd, Oregon.
Steamer
A. A. M'CULLY,
rit. J, W. COCIIItAN.
l'nrtlf tloMrom of cn&njlnj; freight or justice,
will uiily lo
W. J. HKUUKN. Agent.
u(:w Farntr' Whatf. 8 ALUM.
T. C.SMITH &CO.,
DRUGGISTS, CHEMISTS,
....AND....
rtton' Mock, State itrtct, tfalcm, Oregon.
1JA11TICULAK ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE
wrlptloru, and all orJera)"uaUoreiprei flllrd
jiromptly ami accurately.
rimlclana and Country DtVr will aa money by
examining our tork. or rrcrtnK our prlce, b.-fore
i)urchaln cliewbcre. I no5-tf.
HAWLEY, DODD & CO.,
Portland, Orcjjon,
Offer for Sale, at the Lowest Possible Prices, a Pull Line of
AGRICULTU R AL IMPLEMENTS..
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR TUB CELEBRATED
Plows
Which combino tho grcntcst strength, oxtremo lightness, nnd durability.
DEEltE Is the solo Patentee of tho Wrought IJIoek nnd Welded Frog, and
their Plow is tho only Plow so made. Tho Plow's mould board nnd sharo aro
hardened by a Patented Process PECULIAR TO THE DEERE PLOW.
THE DEERE SULKY AND OANG PLOWS,,
With or without Breaking-Plow Attachment.
Tlio greatest Lnbor-SnvliiR Implements yot Invented. VnMly Improved for Tall of 1877.
GOO Sold in. OroRon ixx Ono "STonx.
pir Evory Farmer lutereMed. Tho Vocro Sulky Is th only SInlo-Lovor Plow mado.
EASILY OI'EIIATED. So conntrncled tlint by n Might motion of tho Lever tho Plow 1b
run out of tho frrontul and ralsm! clear, by bore- Impend of niin-poncr. It la strougorand
loss complicated than nny other. Solo Agents for tho woll-kuown
SOUTH CSND OHILX.I3X3-3Z1027 PLOWS.
BUCKEYESDRILLS and BROADCAST SEEDERS
Tho most successful in use. Too well known to need comment.
iVjjfltF"""'''''" """llt --Sll
Schuttler Farm, Freight, and Spring Wagons.
FARM GRIST MILLS, all styles and prices. FAN MILI 8. Send for Special Circulars.
USE
m THE
not Deceived!
See that our Trade Mark is on eachiPaeltaget
0
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PURE WHITE, FOR INSIDE
Jet Blaok ; and
IVIizxiexa. Ready for
AND EASILY APPLIED.
For Sale by the AgcufM:
JOHN HUGHES, Salom,
HODGE, SrVELL & CO,
AND
WholcNnlo DriiggltK, nntl DcnlciN in l'alnts, oun, ami gihhh
NO. 73 FIIONT 6THKET.
4 l74ELMrSTREET. ,
CINCINNATI. -. OHIO.
AdvcrtisemenU inserted in any paper,
Refore advertising send for vaj catalogue.
WOODBURN
NURSERY
KKEP3
A. Full Stoclw
....or....
FRUIT,
SHADE,
ORNAMENTAL,
NUT TREES.
"XTixiom ja,a. ahrutotoory.
Btud for rlce Utt ana Catalog. Adlrct
J. U. SETTI.K9IIKK,
ecttSmS
Woodburu or.
Jrfcfew
.O JKCfe
m
MOLINE.ILL.
THE
WORLD!
AND OUTSIDE WORK?
ALL COLORS.
XJise
FOUTIiAlffD, Or.
SAVE YOUR FRUIT!
anoxias Harris'
FORTABLE PREMIUM FRUIT DRYER,
Uct, l'lieaiot nnd nioat Krunoiiilral.
KeqQlrtnB bt uriLE TVtu Drlca allkivui or
fruit or veceuble. Da produce rautn. equal to
ny '"'l under tbe un. or by any iiher tem
MfB,lrie.1c?UW1,le? b' ?' thereby makYoBU
fare. It can be left to uo lu own work while von
liVo'Id twm Jit Um4d,, f dl,rm'nt "Pl". "3
trs to $ooo.
fre ' 5S of ,h? Uiy In operation 4 mllea eat
l "alem. at Swarti'a pface. Tho,e wtahlnc Uryera
r?.CaebtVeer;nU,eaUdC0um' WbU '-
Kor further Information, addrew
NEWTON RRADI.EV,
Balem, Oregon.
$1200
H.H.U uJr 8. A. OIUhT 4 CO.
, t, a iui St, cuciuui, o.
$55 b $77 rofisrAtsyajsfir.
wr J4BFMj? ntikr