CorESpONDEflCE.
WHEAT RAISING.
lMltor Willamette runners
In your last issue, Xuv. l.j, I notlcnl an ar
ticle liculeil "Wheat (Iroivin; Kxtraonlinary"
specimens of u licit that wore liatnk-.l to you
1y II. I'osUr, of Urookliuc, Mas. It
aecins that this wheat .as Jilautvit one foot
njiart iwli j, nml when lullj niatiiiv.1. n-i.-
iluce.l fnitj-cinlit hi"iil llio feet, i-ijilit ilivhiii
height In straw, froi.i one iuhIe tveil: ami he
says if hu li.ul vuleil an aere he woiil.l hive
only reiuirci II,1 hhiihIi of ii.'eil, anil Mr. IW
tot'n opinion in that thu neeilinj; is lui-fa-alilr.
1 hivu noticeil other writeu of latti unvsiiij
their opinions on the Mine MiIijeYt in the ililler
cut tillers of Oregon. The sttlijoot is u ery
ItiitHirtant one to discuss liy the farmer, not
only of Orog.m hut in every country where
wheat-raising in to ho uiailo iirofltalilc, like It is
In this Wlllatiuttu Valley. Tho wealth that
this cereal alone brings to Oregon is immense.
Then it is very necessary that wo should under
stand thu host modes of its culture. This is to
ho learned by pr.ictico.aiid observation. Opin
ions of several of lato have been Riven in tho
ilifTercnt tuners, and appear generally to bo
wide apart, and tho majority, like Mr. I'oster,
seem to favor thin seeding.
I am always pleased to read articles on ngrl
culture, no matter whero they como from, on
alt subjects, and this one should bo a practical
ouo and well understood by all tho farmers ev
ery whero. Mr. Foster and others advocate
thin seeding tho best. Soma nay that half n
peck for an aero is sufficient, while others that
three- pecks is an abundant supply. My expe
rience is that a bushel and n half is not too
much with any variety, and isotno varieties two
bushels is much lietter. Hut tho quantity
should always ba governed by tho quality and
richness of tho soil, and the illllurent varieties
of grain. I'or instance, if tho variety is largo
in tho kernel, more in bulk should bo seeded to
tho acre; small in tho kernel, less, homo va
rieties stool out double to what others do.
Tills should all bo noticed. The most iniiort
nut idea to team in this matter is how to pro
iluco the finest quality ami the largest product
per aero. Then all it learned, for they go to
gether. To arrive at this, the soil must bo in
11 proper state of cultivation, and the proper
Amount of seed used, Finest of wheat con
sists, viz., thin in bran; color, white and clear,
and tho kernels perfectly tilled. These three
qualities make tho finest of llotir. Neither
thick or thin seeding will accomplish tho above
result.
I will say to produce tho three, taking into
consideration all varieties of wheat and quali
ties of soil, not less than a bushel and a half,
nor mora than two and .1 half per acre should
ba used.
Another feature has to bo noticed tho
length of straw in nil the different varieties)
no live feet eight inches in length, as Mr. Fos
ter has it In bis article, will over accomplish it)
uoither will straw two-and-a-half feet. Forty
eight heads to tho stool, ns In Mr. Foster' art!
clo, will not accomplish it neither will drilling
in rows one or two feet apart and cultivated
like corn. This I have experimented upon, and
Hill say tho practice, is not a successful one and
.should ba abandoned at once. The grain is too
coarse, and w ill not till properly; bran thick,
and will never make first quality flour, and less
in quantity. Thin seeding ami advocating
large stools is a great nmtnku also, but to ac
complish it with matt varieties, tho amount of
iced used to produce tho nliovu result net less
than three nor won than tlvo to the stool j if 1
hid to tike my choice of n crop, needed thin or
thick, I would always choose tho thick.
Neither is right, but tho thick 0110 would lie
ripg n week fir.it, which would lie quite nu ad
vantage, and miko better flour.
Some again lliuvu tho soil cannot lj too
rich for wheat, but this is also n mi.take. Soil
can be undo too rich by manure or other fer
tilizing proK;rtici, and it can also be reduced
down by continued crops in succession. In
every instance, whero soil it very rich, more
deed should bo used in order to reduce the
stools whin too poor, tho straw too short, and
the kernels reduced in tjzus roil in its proper
state, nml the proiwr quantity of seed used,
trill yield about forty buihelt per aero of good
Mhc.it. Any more tliau that the straw will fall
In places before ripe, and the grain will bo dim
aged and not as tine a color and plump. In
llnglnud, while the laud is brought up ton
very high statu of cultivation and the soil niado
very rich, they teed nt high ns three buthels to
the ncre, and never less than two nnd a half.
Tho lat information I received, their average
was thirty-seven bushels jier ncre, ond forty
years ago wa only tiunty-tliv. nn iirreaeoof
twelve biuhelt jier sere; and we have in Oio
gun at good soil .".ml clhr.r.te. and I believe bit
ter than their, nml If proji-rly managed, will
produce n finer quality nnd at much per acie.
In conclusion, I would like to hear from oth
ers on thit subject, that r.re more able writers
than inyclf, and haiuas 1nm.l1 or jierhap more
practical exper.enco on tho sublet. t ei v, lua:
ratlins- libouur. ISelmiiw.
A PERILOUS TBIP.
In the fall of IS'tO, the writer had boeu on .1
.journey from pnugrield, III , to (ialliK)li,
Ohio, to vi.it fniiuU and kindred. Tarrving
too long amongit them, the winter set in w itli
intene cold, and snow and hail Mora from
the north. We rounded the point at Cairo, and
then faced the storm. When we arrived at t.
L5uU, the grer.t tare of tho passengers va to
procure pasag on the lwats going up tho Mh-
souri, Illinois and Mississippi Itivers, to their
homes. The "Prairie State," a new and ele-
. gaat steamer, running between St. Louis and
IferiJo.ia (thin at the ttrininus of the only
railroad in Illinois, and that ro;d only 43 miles
-long, starting frcm Spnugtkld), wat ready to
start in thirty minute for Meridosia. Along
-with some kindred from Springfield, ire had
brought down droves of hogs to St. Louis, and
I went back on the I'rairio Stote. Over 200
men, women and children were in the cabin.
'There were three stoves ranged along the cabin
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JTCI5 an
half of us could have any benefit of the fire.
We placed the women and children and old
men around tho stoves, and the balance of us
crowded closely together, and the warmth of
our bodies and our breath saved us from freez
ing. Tho night was intensely dark, and the
storm unabated. When about tell miles up the
rier we heard, ahead of hi, n great roaring, a
of n diitant tornado. At length it nut u, in
thu fix m of aat bod of northern ue.iii..v-'noro exireiiicw 01 Hunt ami com ore
m down the ilicr. Our boat idowed throm-h vnll. There N not a single- property
it for n stunt time, but soon th
nit soon the mddles on the
side wheils be.'ati to bleak, llefore long tl:
hcadw.iy of the I mat greatly decreased, and it
was nnuifi'st that tho boat would soon become
iiumauaj.uible, mid in that event would drift
down stream and strike tho sawyers at the
mouth of tho Missouri ltiver.
II that event happened, our doom was sealed
Fortunately there was mush ice aluiy the
shore npHslto the American Bottom, and the
pilot lauded and thu sailors made the boat fust
to trees on shore. Next morning the sun ruse
in a clear sky, tho air full of frost, and the car
penters repaired tho water wheels. We were
frozen in. Hut the sailors cut the boat loose,
and we niado our way slowly to Alton. The
captain telegraphed to Meridoia to know the
strength of the ice on the Illinois llivcr. The
answer was that our boat could break It if It
could reach it. Tho answer was given back
that wo would bo at Mcridosia by midnight,
unless we liy at the bottom of tho Mississippi
llivcr. Hut hoping to live, we wanted tho
landlord there to slay and preparo for two hun
dred hungry, sleepy people. Wo started for
ward slowly, and arrived safely nt tho mouth
of the Illinois ltiver, and found tho Ice only
two Inches thick. Our boat sped forward
through it, and at I'Ji.lO a. m. we saw tho lights
hung out for us at the warehouse at Mcridosia.
What joy! The smiling landlord the very
counterpart of our friend, S. V. Mathews, of
tho Chcmcketa, in .Salem, welcomed us to
shore, and we were escorted to his large hotel,
where good victuals were in abundance, and tho
rooms all warm and well lighted. And the
way those good eatables became invisible was
curious, lleds were prejiared for us, and we
slept soundly till II o'clock next day (Sunday),
when wo again partook of a sumptuous dinner.
Next morning thu ears convened us speedily to
SpringlioM, and thus ended "A Perilous Trip."
1). N.
OHIO CORRESPONDENCE.
I como liefuro my Oregon friends onco more.
Out of all the numerous periodicals which come
weekly to my homo, none arc prized more than
the Willamkttk Faiimcii. It has the high
moral smack, nnd, in tho words of Solomon,
"As coM water Is to n thirsty soul, no is good
news from a far country." Tho past season
hero has almost nutdouo the patient forbear
ance of tho moat anient admirers of the Ad
ministration by tho copious shower and damp
weather which hat spoiled every department of
agriculture, and the weather prophets prophecy
an early arrival of Koreas, and, in plain words,
a hard whiter. It is cold iw, darkness and
dampness, mud and tilth abound everywhere.
Diphtheria has prevailed in a new dress, nnd
set nt nought all medical attempts to arrest its
progress. In l'le eland and Cincinnati it has
almost outnvalled yellow fever. Tho advan
tages of nu old country always have their
c0iinterb.1I.inco somewhere, and if there are any
from Delaware county, Ohio, who may chance-
to ftfl! (IlitS.I lllttv iLlWIi't-rM.ltl li.t 1, mil ilrui
notion, of contentment and stav where iIhivI'H""-. Ollly buy lOllllof COIIlblllB
are. for thev will tiud .w di,.tJntL,i ben, t
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one there. The election, hinging mainly mi
money issues, had its .leadening illect on all,
departments of biiinos fur nt least tlnee
months. Now matter --:uu tick up their!
ears, and business revives. DeI.1w.1ro i-oi-nty
with its colleges its milio.ul shops, its foundries
ami plaining mills, its gigantic and mngtiitlcent
court-house, has again impiovcd her public
grounds rit.il heightened taxation by tho addi
tion of a jail costing trie bundled thntiiai.il
dollars, whilst to this is to hu added a nohlicr'
monument costing twenty thousand, and a
fountain fed by tho Littell sulphur springs,
which will cost nt lenst ten thousand more,
Taxes in DeUw aro City ntu about 1J cents on
tho dollar,
Your remark 011 chool-lNok inonoolius
were right nml pungently tine. We have here
had our own trial-, in this diiectiou, and found
relief at list, 111 the iutiodiictioii of tho Ameri
can series, which it published by J. II. Hutler
& Co., of I'hiladcli-liia. Thou have supplcuted
tha MiiiufUiy tirios, and tho arithmetic accom
panying thu series is the limit practical v.oik
extant, whilst M itchell's geography, brought
down to date, w ith nil modern improvements,
and Tcnnoy's geolog), must always hold a fori -most
rank. .Nkool boards dial directly with
the house, and middle men's profits go diioctly
to the i-overeign people. The almost constant
revision and cliaugiug of the McUuffcy ierio
was tho most obnoxious feature in tlwir ease.
1 am uu oKcnt, havo 110 fish t fry, but thirty
years teaching has taught me something: with
r-'ganl t sjIi sol-It soks. 1 take pi -aiuru re;er
r':ig)out. Sir. O. li. Wilson, of Dayton,
Ohio, ugent of the I'h.hdulphia huute. 1'oiift.r
with him, by the way, one of the flne.t gentle
men in Ohio, and get standing terms, and leani
something ot advantage to jour Wcbfoot
nation. I 'lease reciprocate this dull note, and
I am still yours,
Jull.s Willis-.
Leiiuarilaburg, Ohio, Oct. 30th.
i:i.Kt-ritic Light. A company Inii
been formed In New York city, with 11
capital of $:)00,000, to produce lb-lit,
heat, and power. Tho j,'.h eomjunlei
nro pretty well scared. Edison, the In
ventor, heads the list of Incorporators.
The successful experiments with elec
tric HkIU in London has had n depress
ing; effect on tho jas companies In Eng
land, and holders of gas stock are soil.
Ing nt low figures. The crowing scarci
ty of coal In that country, nnd tho diffi
culty of getting It now, has been the
subject of much serious thought In
England, nnd should electricity bo
niUUO nracticallv Useful for llclit nnd
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WILLAMETTE FARMER
Je Wool. INteesj.
Tho Growth of Wool.
Wool seems to bo tho only substance
iirovhled by tiutiiro to satisfy all con-
JilitioiH rcquircil for beauty nml utility,
in clotliiu the liilmbltiints of cl limit os
ilt'MtMble In a fabric for liunmii ti-e
that I not found in wool. With the
advance of civilization como Increased
demand for wool, nnd in regards the
future of agriculture- In Now Kngland
and New York, nothing U more Impor
tant than Increased and Intelligent at
tention to sheep husbandry. S here
the production la of primary Impor
tance, it Is requisite-that owners -of
Hocks should become fully acquainted
with tho higher priced grades, since It
costs but little more to produce a. first
class grade of wool than one of Inferior
ami una!eablo quality.
It Is n well known fact that sheep fed
on bare, hard and scanty pastures pro
duce tho finest quality of wool; but is
not so generally known that, although
the texture is finer, such wool wants
tho strength of that grown on hotter
fed sheep. Tho manufacturer may
produce cloth from such wools, which
will have ti.ilno glossy appearance, but
It cannot bo expected to havo tho dur
ability of cloth mndo from wool of a
stronger pllo; thcroforo, tho better
sheep aro fed, tho better tho quality of
wool, at least to tho consumer. Thoso
remarks apply nioro particularly to
clothing wools, but its a larger portion
of tho wools grown In this country Is
now used for combing purposes, in
making ladles' dress goods mid other
lino fabrics, to which short and tender
wools cannot bo applied, every care
should ho taken by wool growers that
their sheep be not neglected for n
single day, as this neglect will lnllii-
encu the real valuo of their wool, often
to tno amount or several cents per
pound.
Wool buyers or staplers soon detect
Inferior wool, by taking n staple from
the fleece nnd trying its strength;
that from well-fed animals will stand n
considerable tug or pull, while the
other will give way nt every part of
the ilcccu whero tho growth was re
tnrded by .starvation or shortness of
food. This often occurs with careless
feeders, IT tho sheep nro not regularly
provided with sultablo food during
very sovero frosts, or whou casting
their teeth, or at any period when they
nro retrograding in condition. This
Illustrates tho Importance of never per
mitting sheep to fall off, since It alfccts
not only the wool mid curcnss, but most
important of nil, tho profits of the
farmer. It Is trtio (hat wool brokers
and manufacturers buy nt soiuo price
any lots of wool that nro olfered, but
they nro fcldom deceived as to tho
wools with rcluctance.und much under
,l10 vnllIL' Wi'll-RIOWH, SOUIltl Maple.
a'ii iiirniur who py.iiemaiicaiiy ami
pcr.ilitcntly feeds hi hheep properly
will tecum a clip of wool that will com-
maud n readier silo and a Idcher
price than the product of the hocks
which aro irregularlyaud lusulllcleutly
fed. . liiifiivun Ciitthulor.
Six? I'lmrij thin. Thu sheep raisers of
Whitman county, W. T., have organized to pro
tect themselves ngaiutt thu iutioductiou of dis
eased sheep. It is made the duty of every
member of "tho compact" to look to tho
interests of the organization, and in case of in
trusion of any kind from diseased (locks, liable
to further spread raid contagion, to immediate
ly notify thu 1'iesidcnt or Secretary of tho fact,
whose duty it elinll li to appoint n committee
of three lompctciit members to nsceit.nu the
f.uts, after whiih, if said iimimitteu tin. I Just
cause for aggriovr.nees, tho urty aggrieved may
commence a legal proiucutiou fur redress, iviel
member shall hu hidden for his pro rata of hoc
uasanly incurred expenses in proiucuting said
cause. In regard to ranges, priority ot occu
pancy shall hold good fur thu 1 inning seasons,
or, open atuuai 01 aitauiiuiimcut,. iklieiiug
our nuighbiirs, who are so unfortunate us to
ov 11 diseased sheep, to be co-equally iutinstid
with us in staying diseases (fioiu tl.u fait they
are n.akiiy iuvessaut efforts to elicit cuius, nud
when they suuoued their iutcieit is identical
with curs ) Theitiforu wu nru not ibspuacd' to
restrict tliuin to thu letter or the spit it of the
law (whu-h provides that diseased ehuep shall
be kept in i-ueliisuii-ii, bat only with n careful
vigilauc- on their pa.1t to pruu-nt a liability of
contact with sound llocks. Hence, Itesolud,
That we deem it but just and prudent on the
part of any party wIuIj moving diwasud sheep
to ute great care to avoid public roa.lt nml the
.-customed langes of sound Hocks. And in
hunting, to loiate nt least a spaio of two nubs
bvtwi-in thu c.Mrcii.o limits of range occupiid
by thu dillerent tartic, as it is common for
sheep to watidir oil in small bunches, and tl.cy
miy travel towards or into the sound flock.
Kich inemhsr of this compact shall use all legal
means to prevent any sheep known to have the
contagion know n as seab, from coming into this
comity.
Golden-Footed Sheep.
A question whuh should come home to every
ttock raiser it the fact that we have to pay
20,000,000 annually fot foreign wool for maim
facturing purjioses, Thit should be raised at
home. Wo should have at least one more
head of sheep for every dollar now paid for
fnr, - i"i Mfiiil. .Ki-trn .iiLLju-Jt. .U,,l-;4)i
r j-r.rn -r
in ins-uanii r
-ft X
I 1
tion to the capabilities of tho hill country of
tho South for tho production of sheep, wool
and mutton. It may be to many of our South
ern states what beef and pork are to tho west
a mino of wealth, and at the same time tho
means of improving and enriching thu soil, In
the east many sections of country, heretofore
noted fur Wool, aro now finding tnuiv profit in
other nurieiiltitt.il dneet on.s In tin-Wot
meat pirnlm-ls and the d ui) ire prominent in
(Instill. Until thee Mitlohs nf tin- enuntiy
are liowesrr l.uge sheep prodi 0 '!. The Ninth
inn) well whirl u.to line nml grasp tins nuine
nf wealth. Hut to iln thin Mieei'sstiill) siuruit
ami other shiep-killiug dogs must be inrtaded.
Texas, I'olnmdn, (Ailifnriii.l, and some of the
territories west, are miking rapid trules 111 the
piodiietion of Mrnl, nnd already their grade
lleeees, thu product nf lung wooled rams, ns
t'otsw old nnd Leicester and tho native merino
nml other breeds, are eascrly sought for by
eastern buyers fur delaine and other combing
wools. Tho half and three-quarters blood,
from Cotswold and Leicester upon merinos,
will bring from 4 to 7 cents per pound inoro
than that of pure merinos, and this fur tho rea
son that combing wools are, and for years have
been, in demand. In relation to this matter
wo may state that nt 0110 of tho New York
state fairs, the produce of tho first cross of
Cotswold on merino gae a Ilcccu live Inches
long, nearly as tine ns merino, nnd ns easily
combed ns Cotswold. These wools are most
valuable for delaines and other feminine fabrics.
There is money in tho extension of tho wool
Interest. Ono thing necessary is for tho grower
to post himself upon the necessities of the case,
and that is easily done. All that is required is
to study the animals on their merits, In con
nection with what thoy are intended for, to
rend uuderstiiiilliigly those journals which
give the host digestod matter 011 tho subject,
and to use tact in breeding such ns will be
possessed by intelligent observation.
TE H1SE.
Small Iloitsr.s. Perhaps It would
be bettor expressed and more to tho
point to say heavier horses are the
need of the times. Trotting horses,
pacers, rumiors, or any other gait, nre
all right in their places, but the major
ity of horses nro for labor and notshow;
thoj are on duty 113 producers, nud are
invaluable in proportion a.s they can do
work; they aro tho motive power on
tho farm, tho highway, nud In tho
largo towns and cities as iudlspousablo
as bread and butter. Prices of large
horses of all breeds that nco compactly
built nud constructed on good rules of
proportion, rulo high nnd pay well tho
handling. "Plugs" and scrub stock
nru cheap, and will bo oven less In
price than heretofore, as all who em
ploy teams tiro fast learning that n
heavy, strong team costs no nioro to
keep than n light, poor one, but oven
less, nud can do much more service.
A farmer should have, anyway, ono
heavy, strong team. Ho may own
a small light span, hut for plowing nud
general use, tho heavy team, that sol-
dom Is urged beyond it fast walk on the
road, and will take 11 fourteen or six
teen Inch plow nud go nil day without
evidence of wcnriiips-s, is the one to
depend on. The market Is full of semi
fast stock, they d' uut command a
staple price, but depend wholly on clr
cumstauccs for the margin ot profit, if
miy that they yield. Pure-blooded
Xornrin and t'lyde.-dales may not bo
the licit in their exclusive natures, but
by crossing them with good native
Wcitcru stock can bo produced 11 su
perior grade of hor.ics that will com
mand good prices mid bo in good de
mand at all times. Farmers should
not bo Indifferent to this fact, and
when they propose to raNo a colt, mi
lect from that stock which will In -.nro
a heavy horyo; It may cost more In the
beginning but will bring larger returns
In the cud. (food homes, good cattle,
good sheep and hogs, aro it good deal
thu cheapest. liawyt lint.
AJAfKhONt'orNtVlIOIMlAllltOAD.
Almost every one will recollect Har
ney Flanders, 11 promi-ing Vermont
colt formerly owned by .las .Mellon
ntighof this comity, ami .sold by Alex,
Martin to (San FraneNco parties. Il.tr
uey has on diU'erent occasions made a
good record, but ecllp-ed himself In
1 recent cll'urt at Oakland, as the In I-
IriU'Inir t 1 lr j 1 1 1 fritin 11 SCftn !sri iiiilfij jIi
m.c.,f,v..,,,l,0rMI,,wH
"At tho (Mkl.tud trail; to-day tlu-ie
wasu.rot f.,r special purso MW,,n
Monarch, Vulney, Harney nnd Hustle. I
Harney won thellrst heat In -j-m,
, .,..,.,,,.. ,
inch sci'oiid, Hustle third. Monarch ,
continues to im tie l.tvor te. ami won
tho hfcoml licat In -i.'l, Voliioy scL-.
ond, Itustlr thltd, uml li.irnc.v a lonj,'
(ll-tiiiuo la-lilml. Moiianli was now a
groat favorite, hut U.iriioy won tlm
a heat In tliu .em i-kably Kon.l tin... '
tlil-s class of liurjos of 'iyi't'i, Mon-
cox
for
arch m.'coiiiI, Hustle lliinl. Il.uiicy
now liail it slight call over .Monaeli f 1 1
to :J7 and jmtlllfd Ills lia'-kurs y
winning' thu Iieat nud rnco In ii.'OI.
The result of tho raco win a great sur
prise, uml Monarch's backers were
heavy loser.-j."
JCHTICE Til TIIK MdWM.NS. I WJtll tO IllllUiro
through tho columns of jour laluaMu a'x.-r
why it it that gentlemen of thu obil'ty of Mr.
Wallace, Mr. Ifela ami othtrs, uho iirofuss to
givu facts only, ami write liiijartially (Iwlug at
thoroughly iostiil as they aro in horso hneil-
ing, and tho records,) should continually jjulf
sir .11.1.1 ' , I 4
n
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in)
havo at hand, they could by the records (which
seems to bo tho popular tapo lino) prove to the
world that Justin Morgan's descendants inn
direct main line, with records In 2:30 or better,
far exceed thoso of Ilamhletuniati! They do
not een make any allowance for the fact that
for twenty-Hie years Hambletomati bad access
to none but tho very best mares America mold
produce, or the fact that be left orcr 71)0 sum,
c.i-r one nf whiili has been knit rutin. n
li.ne tilt-it male ih'seetid.iuts nlsn. nml that
there is one nr more Ilamhletuniati stallion in
oury ut), town, ami Inmlet in the fluted
Mite nnd Doiiiuiion nf Canada. Justin Mor
gan left four -(in. to hand down bin laluable
iU.ilitie, the lustie of whuh has iiicuuxd
)car b) year, until to-day tho blood of old Jus
tin Morgan thioiigh his descend nits, tho Mor
rill, IVuriMinihts, (lolddiists, lllick Hawks,
Aliens, Limberts and Kuoxit, for soundness,
beauty and speed nie tho wonder of tho win Id.
Country (leiitlcmau.
A stallion owned by Daniel I). Hell, of
Rochester, N. Y., which died a few days ogo,
had reached the remit kablo age, for n horse, of
forty-lh oyeirs and six mouths. His 11.11110
was (liiuiho; and in his day lie was n noted
animal. Mr. Hell had owned him for twenty
seven years and .1 half. Ho retained a remark
able vitality to the last.
Tho Americans, who hnvo nearly
reached perfection with their school
systom.nrostrlvlngtoeli'oct still greater
Improvements in overy department.
The complaint Is heard that tho public
schools have not kept pace with tho
demand. Tho invention of labor-sav
ing machinery is taking drudgery off
men nud putting It upon machines;
and In tho operation It is reducing
drudges to tho verge of Btnrvntlon.
Nothing can succor them except an
education; thero must bo "brains" us
well as "hands," for slnco science has
enabled employers to uso tho muscles
of omnipotence, man's muscles nro nt
ndlscount. Formerly two miners work
ed together nil day, ono holding the
drill, the other hammering on It. The
compressed nlr-tlrill, supervised by
threo men, does the work formerly
done by llfteen. What Is to become of
the other twelve? asks tho VhrMlun
Union. A now machine turns out
horseshoes at thu rate of seven thou
sand a day. It does the work of over
ono hundred and fifty blacksmiths.
What Is to beconio or them'.' They
cannot go down; for nil employments
below aro over-full. Thoy cannot go
up, for they do not know how. The
conseciuonco Is Hint tho cities swarm
with reluctant ldlors, nnd the country
roads with tramps. And all tho whllo
overy householdor experiences tho
marvellousdllllcultyofgottlnga mason
that knows how to slack lime, or lay
a plumb wall, or 11 plumber who can
make a tight Joint or n carpenter who
can cstlmato proporly the relations of
timbers (0 the anticipated strain, or
gardeners that know anything about
seeds nnd soil, or coachmen that know
the nature nnd needs of n hore. y
the Improved machinery wo are throw
ing men out of their old employments
by the score nnd the hundred. If we
do not, hi a broader nud better com
mon i-ehou! .system, open the wav for
their children ton higher ami better
employment, ouo In which tho brains
shall guide tho mtisclo, wo may expect
to have In another generation a poverty-stricken
peasantry on American Hill
as det-perato as that of China, and not
ns ready to utarvo hiibmllvoly. AV-7rcir-.
Don't Forget it.
If 3011 nro troutiloil with niirvoiimios'i, nro
illsliiHrliniiKl, tlrtilof llfc.ftardoHtli or fml
(Hit OfhOrtS HH tllOH.lVlllL' IS. Villi UWV kHfliK-
I'onclinlii Hint you lisvo llio l)yhjieilH or
l.lvi-r Coiiiplnfiit, Tlia llvnr Is ry Hpl to Im
t'oiiiu lurplil tlilHhciisou ol'tlio jour us pots
huh arlslnn from htiiKimnt wntor or ili.ciiyliiK
voKotatlon nro iiidio iiiiiiioruiiH Hint nro
tlirniiKli liilmlHtloii tukon Into tlm lilooil-
l liliiks tins uviir IshtrniiKHiul actlvn, hihI lur-liNlit-Nit
sillMilv of Irtish nml nnr, lili.oil i.
ilrlvo out tt.st liiiniirltlnH. tho ulmvn iiiHiituin.
(ilNj'iiifiiiiiiNNiirnly follow, nml irimt lim-il-xil.onil
In nioro twrrllilo ilifcoiiiis hihI ih-ith.
siiiiOHi'riiirioi-iciw(irirovoslts()liiiioijieiii
I, Ivor raii.inin. Its mi-Uoii oh tlm Imir N
1 llluriiiiilriiiiiHiiy nioilicliiii i-vurci.inii mini.
iIkiI. IlNi-iirt-suro truly wnnilorliil, Try It.
IVlni itMiiity-ilvu coiiin utul hovoiity-llvo
IXIIIH,
A Gentle Hint.
In our s-tjlo of olliiMto, ivlth Hh NinMmi
'f .'" vmmliir tlmt mir ibiidrni.irii-uii.
1 ".xZZ
n-siiniiiisiJirnoiiy- from tiilsi-ms. , 1, ,t
.Ioii-,';;'M!!'::';Ml';,t;V,i',,,1 s'r"I '"I"' '""
'"r imimi lor Iniiiimlutii mo w-nl prnu-ie
serums it-hnt--,, h isro ibieii.r's bin, m,ii
v'""1. ""' win ust .i inn n 1,1
imir im-iis, i-or ,. K-i.m cjiiisiiiiiiiiiiii,
llMiixirrliiiKi-H, I'liriiiiifiulM, St-M.rc ('uiii-I.m.
(riiiii or uny iJU,im, ()r tin, 'riirmi nr
l.iltlKs, Its mii-chm Is Hliiiii.y woiHliirfnl
vonr ilrulst will toll ji.ii. liurumi
Syrup is now sold in overy imsii nml
XWrWrt
.
rtllljilo hollies III!
Buggies, Carriages, Hacks
0. II4.VI), A.M
M.VJDU XO OKDIOIt.
ALSO,
All VcIiIcUn Il-i4lril on Mini I
.otli-t.
IK VOB WANT TO llfV HOUKTIIINf. NICE
and new, nr hsiot carrlsue wvlnjmi in yeur i.n
lloti, vlve us a call, tml yuu shtll lis-1 Jn.t whul
you want If ILecirrlsu'eyou haiv iinds m.slrlic
mo isu do It In kovmI tUtne.
KNIGHT & LYNC17.
Halem, Oct.Sfitf
OH. K. V. CIIANL',
BREVET tt. Col., UteHauoonU.rl,. Volaateert, -OB)(,
Uqitta'sblln-li.BiialsIn si
f
MUSIC BOOKS
For tlxo g,ll Trucle,
irhe Harmonia.
KOUn-l'AUT BONOS FOIl MALE VOICEB.
Tills Is an cntlirlr now hook, music woll selected,
tilth (Icrmnii anil llnullih uonls, the Utter truislnhs
I, II ll-.iv A valuable neiulsltlon to llioll.it of I
ijnirti-t ItooKs
Complete '2.501 Voent inrt, each 00 c
Toixotlicr tt.VO.
T ulurs. A.- .nrclinltcl to semi f.ir Cilalosriios
iir. tilir-. i-o-itnltilnir Iiirne llts o! tho Iwnt, most us,
.1 i.l ik hi -.t hooks fur their usu thu comln? bu:isoii.
n it. son .v co'.x nur.NKUL uncoiii
New WttXty Jtwlcal Vafur, commences Sept
l.le nunke pcr for Musle Teiwhcrs nml tl
I'liliils, nivnl-l, I'll) en nml Mii-lc-lovcn jrencra
11 nifi-s n-n.liiiir nmltcr, 0 iies M-lKteil jnuslr, (
l ui- -cr ) i-nr,) rt ;r ytur In aJvanct.
Ti-iihrrsnf Mimlnjt (Musses' is III iifcuso cxsinlns It,
IIvchshn's "O.Ml .Mill," (i'T.oO r dotcii,) slmlUr to
"KVCiilli:, nt ttliloh knonii. Or A. N. Joiihm;
"Mirriluli I'imHIMlfNd cLASSKM," (ikiw iwnloi
ri:SHMiVs"Sl.lTATIO.V,"(fl!lier ilof.) fort'h(
amlMiiKhiirSthoiils.
OLIVER DITSON& CO,, Boston,
O. II. nltnon A- Co
J. E. Dllion k 0
oil CboitnatHt..rM
611 llruidnsy, N. Y
.-
WOODBURN NDRSER1
WOOlllltrilV, MAI1I0.V CO., 01lEOO'.
J. II. SETTLE9IIER, Proprlctoi
800,000
Fruit, Shado. Ornamental, an
Nut Troos, and Vinei -.
and Shrubbery,
In tho shoic .Niirscr), for salo, at VCIIV LOW FIOUIll
Choice Trccn, tlft clii. enckt '
rzs.or, dori:it iiundued.
(Mil ml J. II. HLTTLRMIRR
r&,SK
PAINTING.
J. M. FOR8YTHE,
CJTATB HTIIEET. OPPOHlTK IIACK & DRi
I I
1
NJ I II. S ninnio, PALCll, Ull.
Vlrst-rlMSB
work done, on alio.
Usll-t 1
llollcr.
GMMFk
iCamssti
rIUALISrKSII0Ull.-SSB3jBIBE. Ill tIJSS IM ACAH. S
Poldnn trl.il sn.l wtrnntfi-ilcTifsptr. si It, prlt
insiisnrolhrr llsrprr.so.ndflnr no sslo.. Iion'tl ",
ssinilltsl lij- trrrxii.lljci nsniifsrturrrs of Infilnsii 1
msrlilprs.sslhnniirrhasFrlt llablo. It coils no wa 1
ror n rihxI nrtss Oisn nn Inferior or worllilrs, ono. . .
Aiijrtw, v. K. IiKliKllliaC A CO.,Albsnjrl?.l
PIONEER OIL MILL!
G. W. GRAY Jto OO. H
H-Yi1.,.0 I,lV1l,0IIA.8Kn TUB AI10VK NAMB
. ..".!"! J.1" to'illnuii tho msnufscttire of lis
ami lloll.U Unseed Oil, Tow snd Mttl. AU ol
ivsrrsutnl strictly iuro.
Hai.sh, Orc(twi, Aug. ID. IS7H.-m8 (
J. B. PILKINGTON, M, D., p
IMe Vrohnot of Dlsrsrcs of th, Bro snd Ksr in U t
Hslcm (Orrnm) JfoJIcsl Collcuo. hA
Ulllrp. Drliuni'a Illork, Portland, or.,1
All Hurnlctl Oirrattons forllltesies ol tho
- "wr sr
NOSE, AND THROAT
HiiLiri'it.r i-rnrniiMin. CATAItAOT ezlrscls
nnd UltOWS K.VE4 sirsliililencd. AMlOclsl Ere,
srirn srsorliiuut of tho lurt 1'rcncu msnNfscturc,
lii-irnrss, snd 11 illsrhsruf , ftonj the Esr, snd N
mH'sibhIi. iisnlcnlarly trrstwl, f,jy
"THE EACLE CLAW."
Tti, Ust Trsp la t!w Wwl I for caidslivr
F13H, ANIMALS A GAME.
cfm' IsOiwbslltllculi
j' ii-i-s, Twsnt f TUB.
Kai.r.ironlliurriJi'iif.tinallriiM.Ac.isr.
J.I I. lullAnrd IUll.lulBl.liluirfAU. At- ....
BssttMll. J. SJRtor CO.,
Mfrs.. lor Uroidwiv. !!.. v.l
NM Ut 'a.ln.. f cmM v.Cas U4 ibMiUM lkl f..
OitlltlOM.
Ill ll.c (..iiiily I'l.iiilcl Mnli.n('oiiMt), huto of On-jo
111 1110 inaiir 01 tho
IM1I1: i.f IJUil) hiimik, cKhtov.1,
rit IIIS. I. J. HIO.SM, aihiulilcr sn.l liclr-stkw
J l.ll II.V hiumk, I hi' -ill. I iloiuli-nt 1
Minnas. IU11J011I11M411I.111, ..! B.linliiltrat.irif II
i.lalin.fwl,ihs-.-.l.i,t,IJlH)rtvSm1k. tll.sl In w, ,1)u
un llio -Jil 1I.11 i.f hiitUmU'r. A. 11. ii i.u.iih u
liu liU'llsn-i-lniiliiiiKiwi-rul liy nnlur of ul. i-Jiiui
uiiirl In Mil, asiulmdiiiliil,tritiir. fnriiuhiiriui acre
...... i.i.un .. iiiv yni I n-l III IIIU HlllOIHKlltltilH
IIIHl.. Inluliuilli; III till lltft-filiMit at III H...U..I l.l .I.-..
as mi) Ik-lusiviMtr) InnhUIn liimU with uhlihtoinys
tho 1I1 litsol mI.I i-.t4li. imliidliiK tho ctj ond oxinni
I u.iiilii.lr.itl..ii,tlt A irt nf I ho il.iiiafluii Uu
1 1 ill. 1 i.f J. unmallsinl n0 u ) y h. , r; , n
n iiuini uu in. riiu 111, 111 Ji4rlnn isiunty, hUlo of Oro01
uml luliinli.jul Ihu N. i: isnm-rnf p.il.1 ililm ,, ;...
Ii tli.
Hi ii.v liuith Ii-'.li71 iliiln.. tl...., ...V..
lulu.
I.itln .ln i-i.l K-ulniinu. isinijliihw -,,, , '
I .ml. iii ,ti nr Ii .
mid. Il.l Mi. Js.s. Hi- Ilial Inwrlii- nf .lld K tltlr
I,.-Ik.i, ..w,,r Nnuiiilkriuii,, ,4,utllw l.uurcf m
' !.., 11 in ..f K....I ,, ui , (ijimij , ,lllrt ri-)l ,
. ... .. ., un' mii'ii'k,. 111 linn r ..r w.i. 1 ......
...... .... ... .. , . ...,n , . ,..n , mull nirii, III 11,- t .. ui 11
M.1I1 i.f lirtmi, 41. lamlun-li) illiiUlnl ir-julrsl Ml
i, ;.p .,r in -hiii inn 1 uml ju uv, ami siiiiu iaii)
ni.t. nl.i th ranr of Mul itaimior as sl'.i
linulit mil In- uniiilo-l aiinrithiy IuUm In tMl.ii
hin.. I Inii lui.-niil.. ,4.1 ,uj ,,1:1,1,1 kl.--utiirsi
..U.U.III11. Malof ml.l, mii tl lwalilu-. t n, unCA
wl'l isiiini), lhlllio IMI11I.1) nf Ili-iiiUr, A II. IsT.
J. J. SHAW It...,.,' I...I-.
Allnt
(Ho A Km., (Int. iKtlstf
Admlnlutratrijc' Notice.
VoTII'i: Isliirnli) kIiiii th.it I'liaul,, , untr, at
t-s lulnl.lni'.iH ol Uu. i.lutonf l.i in llunnr lua HU
lur miiiiint f..r Ihul .ltliii-hl nf a, ,,- te a ..1 II
li inn jiif wllntiMil. uit diristtiirili), NmvmL r Ull
Is, -, at ihuii irni I ., .1. . u in., ut ihu(i,;ii,tj (i
- mil, in K.him JUrl .11 1 .111 1.., (II. ,(,!, I, -mul loll J ,
Mi 1.1, ('uu il( Juil4.
1.1.1 lIll.TII III STI'I!
IM 7. !! All mill untrit
1.
No.tioo
J-h .1,
I Mi. .1.. .
11 1 1. 1
1 Jll. .1 ,1
M...II IK- II
'ii 1
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I ' V.. Mil, lit In. t' .. 1
fl! Hi
UuilUratu. nf IW old, uf I
11 1 I. u. ul Man in 1 junf. .1 vi.iu.i ....I,,, .i.
1 1 uiliil.t ul ...,iii,4u. isfs, at lui'i.l) in I
l...ii ll. I fiar hutil 1. fiiv- unm. .Ml 1,1 ..,., i.l -.!
. 1 Id . . I.,.- ir r ,ii.i. I In t,u u, .
1 .Kit. .iirt lur llio ..-j'lljr of Jiirluii.i
tar i o I'
MT.tl.t i.l llrM-i.
.. in. . nir. ,n,i. I. M.UHI III ki, n,uil, at llu il
'lid ln.nr il..r.i., tli.ji. it ,i (hu,,. , , .Inn, , !.. 11 a,
. l,i, li,. ..id mi. in,- .1, Wi, ,,( ,t mi ,,.,!
I. II. IMIli III'
lhi " 's7lil .Vim rnf nl.l-j-.uiu.
Gunrdian'ii b'alo.
x'onri: is iii.iii.ii, (iii:s- that, itcsian
1 i.i..r..i ul tl.. Cuuiiij court i-l Ala lun i.mil
....-.. i....l.-at It. iw-iuiiUr. U7.S, irim, I vlll 1.11
iir miU nf i.ui.li nintlm in bATl'IIDAV Till:
L.i .,1 MMI.'lll.l.n. 7N at tl,,',,1.."!. In l'"f",
-.dun, (1 irlmi
is Mini., .mill. (iiiri i.isii.w it tti ! Ifi Mtv
UlilV. Illtj '1.I1. Iliti in .lit I.l... I .... f ,,..
... . . . .,-,,,., mum, ,1 iiiiii-H-, i. uml .i Ihu f.illDtlll
I1--1U.I inl at.. I.j wit A WU ol the ilmull.
Uu I . .a ... .1 I ulnui J...I1.J11 and ulii. In -j-, t h. II t
ul '.1. II I .1111 Ik- nn., ,:l in, Iminiil,, ,y Ul-Iiii'ii
.lui'i-iiiillil 111-14.1 1,1 tn- ,ur.i-l wilier U
lui. il .. 1 Ui . 'nhn, uml lunnli.c t,,n0 v . tf
in :. it, .in., tin 111. .( ui ( iv. v.VA i lull '
H J 1-. ,1 HI IS , Im.-i,, tin-Mil- S. k' IS I S ,
tu Hi- i.'m, nl Uj lining, mul ioiiii.li,i " .
uii. I in ,10 nr I, , j; ,t (,if,.
M 11. ii. 1 m, 1117s. 4 (
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Notice of Fti"
1rorilKfilivnbyk r'
i.1 ti-.rnf th tVa uf
fllwl i (hw Hi'.i-i- tv
DtlTlUytW SHWIVS KM CffOLAIt
."HaVfElsaSiS'iS'SAItl. .aSUrBBItBftBSUUiflSBSI
BtWTTi I'WJwfT-. .AI,s .HSBBtSSAtTISSI
V liI,.iT.."it.r!"'r."',t'u is'i'sslll.srssl.
V . Mm I'm ik al . ,.,. . ,t. i
Ii-ullil.Utt I,) , UU,CI iirjrr.
ii. mul -. llio tiiuuili.il
w