Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, May 09, 1879, Image 3

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, Sent totho Airlnm.
A lawyor of riiugonc, by tlio namo of
timer, wits Wrought down Saturday,
rtmrged with insnnit. An inquiry was
ml ana tlio County Uourt atljuiigcil
im iiiEmic, Ho whs tnkrn to tlio
Uylum this morning. Tumor figured
cmowliat in tlio llasrcr murder case,
Milling iii wittiesicn niul tr.iclnx tho
brpctratora. 'I'lis tiiuwi of liin iiitanity
I nnl Rtntod.
Cattin Stamjiotlm.
A band of cutUti ntimuciiii? .i-.it
500, belonging t; Iiti & Kyan, cist
tbuycre, stampedud onu night lust
k at Saucer's much, on Willow
cok, Umatilla cotiniy. Tho hcnlrm
1ro nlocping near tho l'euco ut tho timo
ttlio stampedo and narrowly esciipo.1
lug trampled to death. Tho baud wna
imcriucntlv rccnpturcil, excepting
jottt 100. "
! Tho Grent Hopnlillo.
JAbout one-hnlf of tho wholo vessel
lompriMiig tho forward p.trt) li.n bro
fcn up and entirely fnp.tiutod from tho
ilattce. Tho hull ab.ift tho walking
:nm hits broken into, and Iki.h Iil-uii sot
loat by tho heavy hc-.x an I iiwcpt away,
.ftor being carried about fornoniH time,
10 wreck was nfranded on Hand Iiilnud.
ho nhipVi waist appears to bu .solid and
IniuoViiblo, held (irmly together by tlio
mormons btrcngth of tho bod on which
10 massivo macluuorv, wliicli was umiu-
hip, rest. In all piob.ibility this por
ion of tho wrecked vessel will bo in
light for yearn. Tho stockholders of
Iho Great ltopuMie Wrecking Company
field their firat busino.su meeting on
Thursday, May 1st, and elected tho fol
lowing gentlemen directors of tho com
nany: Wesley Jackson, (J sorgo T.
Mcyci-H, Matt. JL .Silwoti, W. L Ivin
hoy, Capt, !. II. D. Gray. Tho com
pany havo commenced operation:! by
employing a gang of men, under tho hti
periutendunco of Mr. Win. L. MeCabe,
of the firm of Itrown it McCiilic, ntovo
dorrs. A considerablo iimount of good't
havo already liecn rcscueil nt great ox
penso from tho wreck of tho unfortunate
Rtcainshp, and it i.t confidently hoped
that a largo proportion of that which is
still left in hot lower hold will bo Hue.
cessfully brought aslioro during tho low
tides which will provail during tho com
ing week. Tlio company will probably
muko 8uflicieut to pay expenses without
profit.
Soib la Snoop.
Kltowkcro wilt Iks found n lengthy com
munication from II r. S. ll. Kennedy rogading
that torriblo ict in aheep known as tlio scab.
Mr. Kennedy will bo in our Statu for sovcrcl
months yet, as ho intends to introduce his
Bleep dip personally. Soma years ago wo
advertised his Hemlock Dip, and as far as wo
could leam it was well received and liked by
all who used it. Messrs. J. McCrackcn &
Co., Front Street, aro agents for tho salo of
tho dip.
The fact that there is a great aniouut of our
' sheep in this State affected by thisdiscsso is
well known, and it has long troubled tho
formers and stock raisers how to rid their
flocks of tho disease, liut now Mr. Kennedy
comes forward and claims that ho "can euro
tho scab in sheep," after an experionco of ten
years by tlio uso cf his now Non-Poisonous
and Tobacco Dips. Wo sincerely bono that
parties interested will look to this matter and
tost its virtues, for tho commerce of our Stato
depends upon ridding our sheep of this dis
caso and thereby iocrcoso tlio grado of our
wool, and as a conscqucnco better prices will
rulo. Any information desired will bo
furnished by Mr. Kennedy, who wishes to
meet any and all stock raisers who aro in
terested. Ifo can bo found nt J. McCrackcn
A. Co's, Front Street, Portland, Oregon.
Fine Houses. Wilkes' Spirit of tho Timts
has the following mention of a recent pur
chaso by Dr. Macki "Ocn. W. T. Withers
has sold to C. H. Mack, of Walla Walla,
Washington Territory, tho bay stallion Al
wood, black points, no whito, foaled April 10,
1874, sired by Almont, dam by lllackwood;
second dam by Alexander's Abdsllalu third
dam tho dam of Lena Pepper. Alwood is 101
hands, and is remarkably bred, Icing inbred
to Alexander's Abdallah (tiro of Goldsmith
Maid), and alio inbred to Marobrino Chief
(siro of Lady Thorn), and has united with
those winning strains the blood of lllackwood
(ion of Alexander's Norman, siro of I.ula,
record SilO). lllackwood is tho sire of lllack
wood Jr. (record -:'-2J) and 1'roteino (record
2:191). Alwood can not fall to prove a great
acquisition to the trotting horso breeders of
Washington Territory. His first foal at Fair
lawn is Abilene, now a yearling, and Gen.
Withers assures us sho is ono of tho very best
yearling fillies at Falrlawn." Tho horseaaro
now between here and lloiio City, enroute to
this place.
Walla Walla Dxkhy. Tlio following en
tries hare been mado (or what will undoubt
edly prove the best race ever run in the
PaciGo Northwest: Airs & 'Pennant, of Port
land, namo filly Florence A., sired by Tom
Bowling, and filley Kdith N., sired by Bass,
wood j Joseph N. Crabb, of Walla Walla,
names b. s. Torrencc, sired by llayswatcr,
and s. f. Trade Dollar, sired by Norfolk; U.
Jarred, of this valley, names g. f. Jewell,
sired by Lodi; Sank Owens of Portland, names
a daughter of Joo Daniels, and ono of Hub
bard! K. Barnes, Princvillo, Ogn., names a. s.
Winters, sired by Norfolk, and b. f. Tidal
Wave, sired by Jxli. Other entries aro ex
jiccted from California. Walla Walla Union.
William Milucan las tho finest display
of millinery goods that was ever brought to
the capital city. Salem and vicinity can well
feel proud of this enterprising firm. We
lately took a stroll through thsir establish
ment, and was surprised to seo such an
excellent display of artificial flowers, feathers
and trimmed bats. Kverything is purchased
by representatives from their own storo in
San Francisco, and is especially adapted to
tho trade of their locality. Wc would
recommend a personal inspection and be con
vinced, Indian Executed. Kot-Ko-Wot, the Chil
cat Indian convicted of the murder of a man
named Brown, in Alaska, was executed at
Portland on Monday, May 6th, according to
sentence.
Horio Talk.
Alexander Hyde, in tho Now York Times,
gets off somo good Idea about tho treatment
of tho farm horse, as follows:
Tliii lends us to nay that much of the nbnso
of farm lunwn must l;i clnrral to tho man
rather than tlio tnnsler. It h-.t liceti onow
tho moit dil'JcuU thing n mir uvricuca
to impress upon tided men tho ntnmtty of
Mud trc.ntint.nt of l.oraci. Notnithstanding
lint upon lino r.ml priwpt upsii ptveept in
this direction, wo oi (.-taion illy bear I nut and
nngry talk to liu l.w", nml r." n imncces- (
sary utn of t1 c , Ii.p cr i eri.i ' cl , nrn
avwp "yank" upon tl ti bi-
But it must lie ixinFrS'lcl UrU tii. .Uiu of
farm burses is not coulilioil to lure! im-n and
boys. Wo often s re tluso itinmils U'.'t out c
K)Sod to all weather, or housed m filthy, ill
ventilated italilej, poorly fed, orcru orLi'il, and
what ii most common, talked to, twitched
about, and handled every way roughly, as
thouuh they wcru not creatines of oenso and
sensibility. Now, if tlicru ii nny miimal on
the farm that has brain capable of being
educated, and n heart capahlo nf niipicciating
and reciprocating Undue, it i3 tho horse.
With his largo brain and largo heart, ho also
has a strons will, and no bono or horseman is
worth much without such a will. Kightly
trained, this raiolut'i will enables him to putt
through strait and overcome obstacles, liut
tho tloublo often is that tlio untutored wjll
of tho horseman iticouiiturj tho untrained will
of tho hoi sc. Wti havo known horses hipped
till their bodies wore covered with wnlcs, and
the blood flowed froclv. Without b'ldriu
an inch, and wo h.-.rdly l.ncw which v, a tho
uincr:not feclins in our iicani, indi'-nation
at tho nug()ornod will of tho limn, nr mlinira
tion for tlio lontf Rufleritiu will of thu beast.
Tho truth is, no farmer, or f.umcr'u man, is
fit to govern a howo tmloss bo liai tlwt learned
to covcm nimscii.
Wo aro roioiccil to testify tn tho rreat im
provement in modem tinuu in tho treatment
of farm horses, uanccialtv in tlio lino of sub
jecting their wills to man's. Our fathers
always spouo m ircaxiug con, nun uioitgni n
liorsu wasuood for nothing till his will was
broken. o nro sorry to aild that they
treated all their animals, childiun iiicludcif,
pretty much in tho tamu style. "Sparo tho
lod, and spoil thu child," was their principle.
Nowadays wo tan; anout tiaininu tour, nnu
1..aui. Im turn ri nwt'i-, lit 4tiuti7ni flintt !
iliVIU l-t (Ul lUVtU I'UKWI III IIIIIIIS, Wlitis III
lireakiii:;. Who wants a cult with nil his
resolute will scoumed out of him. or a boy
who does not know that ho has a douI of his
ohm? Hrcnulresa strum.' will in both man
and buatt to r.iako much headway in lliis
rough world, and if wu examine tlio records
of tlio men and horses that havu tn.ido tho
most imprcssiun on the world, wo shall find
that tho will was tho motive power. This will,
Lowevcr, mint bo gaidod by ru.i3on to socuro
good as well as froat results. Wo onco saw
one of Itarev's discinlcs undertaking to euro
a horse of tho habit cf pulling on bis halter,
ami though ho showed much skill in his
gcntlo but linn manipulations, and tho ownur
of the animal thought tho feat was accom
plished, still tho bona uovcr fomot tho iovcr
there was in tho musclcjnf his head and neck,
anil whenever ho wished to getaway from n
liitehlug.iiost l.o was pixlty euro to nave ins
with.
With nil tho will which thu horso is ac
knowledged to have, it shoidi bo known also
that ho has great Intelligence mid can bo
molded pretty much as wu w iili to havo him.
In this respect bo ditlcrs from that moit
obstinata licast, tho hog. Tho latter has no
brains, nml must no governed iy torco or
fraud. As tho Irishman put it, "If yeu want
to drive your hog to Dublin you must head
him toward Cork, for ho is sure to want to go
the way you don't want to havo him." Not
so with the noblo horso. In tho hands of a
kind and skillful owner lie can be trained to
go through firo and water at tho will of his
master, ai can no win icavo inn ircciioin
and feed of his pasture, oncu his mouth fur
tho bits, aud submit to too severest labors
that may le imposed upon bini) will oven lay
down his lifo on tho raco-caurso to gratify the
ignoblo ambition of his driver to x half a see
oud ahead of his competitor. Such subservi
ency canno bo secured by kicks and cuffs.
Ill.n LnHn 1111 nnlif Iim KAnniinrnil lif Lin1ma
Aliu iiuiiu whii sjiii tiv vwmjvs-s j niiiMiivoBi
and the sooner this is thoroughly understood
by farmers and all owno.-so: liorscs, tlio better
for tint man ni well as the horse.
Food is an hmiortant item in tlio treatment
of a horse, and herein mauy farmers mlstako
through execssivo economy. Tho farmer will
loio nothing by such a variety of rations, for
his horses will feci inspired to do mora work
in less time. There is doubtless such a thing
as feeding too high, and wearing out tho
animal machinery, with too rapid a circulation
of blood. There is u golden mean in this
thing. Tho food alio should bo adapted to
thu work. It would bu folly to think, of
driving liorscs fifty miles a day or of plowing
with tliem lay after day without a liberal al
lowance of grain, and for roadsters oats will
furnish mora inspiration than com. What
ever tho nature of their work, an occasional
feed of apples or roots will do them great
service.
One of tho greatest mistakes wo notico in
tho treatment of farm liorscs is tho want of
cleanliness and cood ventilation in their stalls.
The excrement of a horso ferments very
quickly, and emits volumosof strong ammonia.
so strong that if a man with a bushy beard
put Ins head into ttto averago farm stablo oi a
Sunday morning, bo carries tho scent of it to
church, and is an olTcnso to bis neighbors.
Ammonia is powerful tuff; it is the csienco
of "smelling salts" which are sometimes
strong enough to knock a man over, and it is
cruel to compel a horso to breathe an air
contaminated with it. Ammonia, in the
diluted form in which wo tinu It in horso
stables, does not, like somo of our cheap
whisky, kilt on tho first trial, bat engenders
disease, and tho wonder is that our horses are
not sick oftcner than they are. A Vcrmontcr
speaks of them as "ticklish property," by
which wo snpKso no means tnai tney are
liablo to diseaso aud death, but the horse in
his normal state has a strong constitution and
is long-lived. It is only when wo subject him
to abnormal and unhealthy conditions that he
becomes ticklish property, (livo him propor
food at nroncr times, work in reasonable
amount, a comfortablu bed-room a box-stall
if possible, in which ho can havu tho trcouom
ol twelve or fifteen feet square and. abovo
jdlpuronir, an -Iho will livo and do cvrvico
for thirty or lorty years, va tins lor a auo
ccssion of generations, and tho averago ago of
a horso may lo extended so ns to equal that
of roan.
Til rim is almost a panic in British agricul
ture. Tenants aro giving up leases, declaring
that landlords must give lower rents or more
freedom in cropping, or ttoth. landlords
hold as tenaciously as xssiblo to their ad
vantage with forclKxlings of the futuro, pro
posing to submit when they must. 1'he
laborers, with thirty per cent, higher wages
than their fathers received, have no idea of
submitting to a reduction, but aro inclined to
ask more. The landlords, as is stated on ac
ceptable authority, aro generally getting but
three per cent, income, with a probability of
future reduction.
P.tnno IIcdbeu Paint. This well-known
mixed paint has been in uso in Oregon, and
has given perfect satisfaction for years juut,
and Messrs. Hodge, Davis & Co. continue to
lie general agents for Oregon. Their adver
tisement will appear next week. In tl.e
meantime the paint will do to ui.
State and Territorial
ITIIlMmelte Tnllrj-.
Three cougars wcro killed in ono tree in
Lost Valley, Lnno Co.
Tho Linn county Council, P. of If., will
hold its monthly tcssion May Si.
Tho Cascado inounUin road is bcin? put in
order for Spring anil Summer travel.
Sacrilegious hands rob the floral offerings
from graven in tho Albany cemetery.
Frank Oillam killed a lar.i black bear near
Lcwisvillo, Polk Co., near tlio mountains.
Tho Mmlo Past Uoad Co. havo levied an
aasoistncu. of -.) per ecu, on it s capital flock.
Tlio picnic from Harrishuru to Kugeno
failed b'causo the river wa too low-to navi
gate. Tlio Oiaugo is very flourishing nt Siuslaw,
and the Hood Templars havo a thriving lodgo
there.
Tlio Independence Kivcrsulo tells of a largo
and enthusiastic nnti-Chiiicso mooting held
there.
Miss Connie Walking, of Albany, is recov
ering her hearing, much to tho delight of her
friends.
A new road has been opened from tho head
of tho Sinslnw river to Cottage drove, called
Crow road.
Dr. Sharpies performed an operation to
straighten and cure a shrivelled limb forKtmcr
Yarualt, at 1'iigciie.
Bud lMwunlj, living near Lebanon, acci
dentally shot himself in tho calf of tho leg
with a revolver ho was loading.
Tlio Status Hlghta Democrat says that Johu
Harbin has been arrested nt Ixibanon, on in
dictment from Lino county for horso stealiug.
Thu Statesman says tint (icuoral Ncsmith
is picpariug to uommciico work on bis rail
road contract, for a job of grading on tho road
in Polk county.
Tho Uiidino boating club enjoyed a beauti
ful moonlight oxcursion last Friday night,
from Salem tu Independence, on tho steamer
Willamette Chief.
Tho Statu Journal says: W. II. Crawford
was convicted of burglary and sentenced to
fivo years In tho ouitcntiary, mid mado n
ipccch when ho was sentenced.
Tho lllvorsido tells of a disgraceful family
quarrel, when a man drovohis wife n-id family
out of tho huuso and she came bao't with n
Jtot of boiling colTuo and scalded him dread
fully. Three bttto lioys wcro playing on logs, in
tho Calipooia, noar Albany, which is stocked
with logs for half a mile, and got in, one being
drowned named (leorgo Slodin, son of lCnoch
Sloditi.
Tho Kugcuo (luard siyst Tho lato rain has
been very beneficial to the farmers; whilo not
heavy enough to stop them from work it has
loosened tho earth and will itart tho grain al
ready sown.
Ksmoiiin, of Albany, tnlssod money from
his till, bored a hole through his partition and
discovered that two littlo girls wcro thu
thieves. Ono flood watch whilo tin other
stolo the money.
Noullirris Orccon.
Lil.uUow is rapidly improving.
I)U of litigation in Lako county.
A La lirandu man lost SJ0Ohy tho WTccking
of thu Itcpuhlic.
Thu Lakcviow iiconlo don't get their mails
as often as they ought to.
It is possiblu tho Ashland Academy will bo
sold to tho Methodist Church.
Tho now town near tho mouth of Snako
river, will bo named Ainsworth,
Tlio teaming season ban opened and roads
nro improved m Southern Oregon.
Six hundred head of cattlo aro to bo driven
from Jackson county to (J rant county.
Dr. Kobinson and wifo havo left for Salem,
her health having somowhat Improved,
Philip ltclchart, committed for sevoral bur
glaries, has escaped from Coos county jail,
Tho Democratic Times says that a China
man was lately drowned in Gig Applegato;
Tho patriotio jieople of Lakoviow aro al
ready agitating t Fourth of July colobratiou.
Tho Times tells of an attempt to burglarizo
tho storo of Wimcr Ac Sons, Waldo, that was
interrupted.
Tlio waters of tho Spokane river remain
as clear as crystal, whilo other streams rilo up
and get muddy.
About 1,200 head of cattle perished in tho
Okanagan country last winter, but thoro aro
over 10,000 left.
f. Tlio Itoacburg Star learns that in two
weeks tho road through the canyon will bo in
thorough repair.
Kx-Covcrnor Chadwick has finished his ex
amination of quartz mines in Jackson county
and rcturnod to Salem.
Several Mexicans with a Urge band of hor
ses aro in tho southern part of tho State,
bouud for Kastern Oregon.
La Grande wants new sido walks and ought
to have them. Also ought to hao occupants
for thu deserted buildings,
Charles II. Durbin, of Antelope Valley, has
marked ,fj00 lambs this Spring. His sheep
wintered well and are free from scab,
A Lako county badger bole. Gcorgo Den
ny's horso stepped into it. 0 round and lofty
tumbling, with broken neck accompaniment.
Denny unhurt.
Tho appropriation for Coos Bay is GO.OOO;
but tho last session failed to provido funds out
of which to pay tho amount, henco we fear
nothing will bo done this summer.
Jay Bcacb, for a long timo settler at Fort
Klamath, has bought largely of State land in
tho vicinity of Linkville and intends to go
into the business of raising fine horses.
Anion.
The Garibaldi will bo taken up the river to
day, having been chartered to load for Kurope.
The Astoriau says: Mr. K. C. Holdcn has
received the appointment of Associated Press
agent for Astoria.
Henry Sindlinccr. eight years a resident of
Astoria and formerly of Portland, committed
suicide tho other day, very premeditatedly
shot himself through tho head with a pistol.
He is described in tho Astoriau as quite a ge
nial. Ho was doing wall in bis business,
under no vmbarassment, and soems to bavo
been troubled in mind.
Tho Astoriau saysi Wo havo always re
garded thu Oregon Steamship company as ono
of the licit corporations in tho whob land,
doing business in that line. They havo fur
nished us with elegant stcamtbipj, they bavo
always delivered freight in good condition,
they feed ttaascnger with the best of every
thing, and have Mud and attentive officers,
and leave as little loom for growling as any
company in tho world.
An oyster man from Shoalwater Bay in
forms the Astorian that tho prima causes of
failure to supply the markets of San Francisco
with ShoalwaUr Bay oysters latterly, is be
cause of the fact that the oysters do not fat
ten on the be-ds liclow as formerly. They
mutt go direct to the markets without trans
planting. Tlio result is that there is about
nine-te-uths more oysters produced than ean
bo marketed.
At the mouth of JlaVer river, somo fifty
miles up thu Skagit, a settler named Kvcrett
raised over 1,000 bushels of potatoes but seas
on, for which ho found ready sale on tho riv
er at 7.r cents per bushel.
.
K.i At of (ho Maiinlnlim.
Hotels nt Pendleton aro crowded.
Tho Statesman learns that tho fruit crop of
Walla Walla promises to Ikj excellent.
Tho Kast Oregonian says Hcppneris to havo
a now church udilieo and bcIiooI building.
Tho Pendleton flouring mills proprietors
havo built n ood mill across the nvcr, on the
Weston toad.
All over tho ( iranils Hondo Vnlley country
prospect for fruit aru said to bo hotter than
over before,
J.l'ncj Fciguoon, of Hrppntr. received ;
vero aud ilongurous injurii's by boitijj thrown
from hi hor--.-.
Immigrants from the Willamette Valley
aro beginning to pas through Walla Walla,
bound for the l'atouso country, tho Wcbfoot
Mecca.
Mrs. Scdore, wifo of 1). Scdore, living on
Birch Crrck, near Pilot Hock, was thrown
from a wagon and had her nrm broken in two
places.
Tho Sentinel snvsi Fiom Ben lkiwell of
Wallowa wo learn that over two thousand
head of cattle havo ltcen sold out of that val
ley and ovcrybody is happy and prosperous.
Tho Union says: Ilio branch railroad to
Weston will connect at Whitman, livo miles
below Walla Walla as tho nearer nml cheaper
route, but tho Walla Walla people don't bko
it.
Tho Mountain Sentinel tnvst It is safo to
cstlmato that $2,000,000 will bo paid out
In this county lor stock this Spring, and
times nro licL-innin'' to improve materially.
already.
John MitchcU whilo crossing tho Walla
Walla river nt Pcpjier's eroding last week,
had ono horso killed, and tho balance of tho
horses, wagon and driver, ccaped drowning
with great tlilliculty.
Tho Watchman sajst Thu prosecuting At
torney and U. 8. .Marshal of Idaho Territory
are going hot and heavy after all parties who
take or have Itccu taking tlmlicr from Govern
ment loud, surveyed or iinsurveycd.
From Hon. C. H. Montgomery it is learned
that a largo settlement Tins recently been
made on Deep Creek, a lino region of country
south nf tho Spokane Falls, and cast of tho
Colvillo roatl. Thcro is a lino body of land
there yet, open for settlement.
As (J. W. Truax, Sheriff of Whitman coun
ty, wa lovvitiB an execution at Palouiu City.
a gun that ho was holding in his lap was in
somo unknown manner discharged. Tho ball
went crashing through a board partition
into n room occupied by a woman nnd child,
who were in bed. The woman was badly
wounded in the lee-, near tho thlch. nnd tho
littlo girl sustained a had fracture of tho arm.
iwtii w omuls wcro conslilcrvd dangerous.
An nmiarcutly unreliable dispatch from
Walla Walla, to a morning piper, says:
Nothing has U'cn heard of tho Indians who
promised to deliver up the horses of Deputy
Sheriff Thorp and return his prisoners. Par
tics havo guno to tho relief of tho wounded
man left by Thorp at tho Wcnatchio river.
Tlio settlers intend to giro tho Indians n
chanco to redeem their credit before making
another movoi but In caso of refusal to return
tho liorscs aud Indian prisoners, tho Sheriff is
determined to call out n sufficient forco to on
forco his warrants and vindicate tho law. If
tho settlors turn out it will bo a short but m
vero struggle.
1 I'llKPl Kllllllll.
Six hundred dollars hau been collected in
I Nanaimo for tho sufferers by tho coal mine ex
plosion.
Thomas Johnston was killed by a falling
treo, at Mackintosh it Gaston's camp near
Olympin.
A wagon load of elk horns camo up from
tho Chelialis, this week, for shipment to San
Francisco.
Tho Olympia Transcript Utlls of twenty-five
families coming from Kansas to stttlo in tho
Sound country.
Tlio "Fanny Lake," Sound steamer, broke
her crank pin, and both cylinder heads wcro
knocked out.
Capt. Isaao Hall, who founded tho oxten
sivo ship-buildina yards at Port Ludlow, died
recently at San Franciico.
Tho Kcattlo Poit says a ennoo patty was go-
ins ui) Skairit river, when Mr. Armstrong's
Moai was upset ami an ins supplies lost.
rrindian Agent Milroy has irrniitcd two dl
vorccs on tlio Puyallup Reservation. Indian
can now get divorces as easy as thoso Bostons
Who send to Ulan,
Parties from San Franciico aro looking nt
tho black-sand gold diggings at Gray's Har
bor. Thcso have been pnuiicctcd and not
found to pay in tho past.
Tho Itcllingham Bay Mail aayst Forty
miles up tho Skagit river is Minkler's Haw
mill, an ingenious watcr-ow!r arrangement,
capable of turning out 00,000 feet of lumber
daily.
Port Ludlow is gaining considcrablu fame iu
tho ship-building line. Lost week a now
steamer named tlio "Iris," was launched thcro
for tho Sandwich Island trade. Tho keel for
another vessel, tho 25th, has already been
laid.
Tho Mall tays: Thcio aro lots of inud-flaU
at tho entrance to tho Skagit. For a distanco
of somo twenty miles to tho bead of tho delta,
tho river courses through a rich sandy loam.
Abovo this you encounter mountains to tlio
right, but a comparatively level plateau to tho
left, and the river bottom changes from sand
to coarse gravel and finally largo boulders.
Tho volumu of water is sufficient, at an aver
age stage, to admit of steamboat navigation
for a distanco of fifty or sixty miles.
Hawlby, Dodd & Co. This firm are enter
prising as usual, and aro first in tho market
as advertisers of agricultural implements.
Seo their spring notice in our business
columns. '1 hey have been so long in business
that it is merely necessary to call thu atten
tion of farmers to their advertiseuunt.
Auoko our advertisers will bo found the
namo of .1, Van Beiinlcn, who was Oregon's
representative at Paris during the lato Im
position. Mr. Van Bcurden advertises some
extra tinu watchos. Wo would state that
anyone ordering one of thio watches will
Hint it just as represented.
KodHLANIi DitoTllKllshavcanadveitiserncnt
in the Faiuikii this wuek. Thuy aru in tho
market and will buy nil the wool that is
offered for sale. Never forget that business
men who advertise are the ones who should
be patronlcd.
To those out of employment nnd to agents,
Sherman k Co., Marshall, Mich., offer great
inducements. Head their advertisement.
77Davihhox linos, take a No. 1 photograph
(cabinet site), for (.1.00 per dozen. Call and
see their work.
Fiiam: Amell bos onu of the- finest selec
tions of photographs to a) found anywhere- on
this coast.
The now steam. r now in courso of construc
tion for service- lu the interest of lighthout s
on this coast, is to lie called thu ManieneU.
Sho will bo of tOO tons burden and lint class
in all respects. Her cost is estimate! t
JOJ.VAW.
- ... - iril...J
largo Wheat Farm.
The largest cultivated wheat farm on tho
globo is said to bo tho Grondin Farm, not far
from tho town of Fargo, Dakota. It embraces
some -10,000 acres, both Government and rail
way land, ami lies clo-c to tho Kcd Ilivor.
Divided into four parts, it baa dwellings,
granaficr, machlno-chops, clovators, stables
for iOO horses, nnd loom for storing 1,000,000
bushels of grain. Besides tho wheat farm,
thcro Is a stock fnnn of '.'0,000 acres. In
seeding time, seventy to eighty men nro cm
ployed, and during harvest 'JM to WX1 inon.
Seeding begins about April ninth and con
tinues through thu mouth, nnd is done very
systematically, the machines following one
another around tho field, somo four rods apart.
Cutting begins about August eighth, and ends
tho fore part of September, succccdod by tho
threshing, with eight stcani-thrcslicrs. After
thrcshlne, the stubhlo t-round is plowed with
great plows, drawn by thrco homes nnd cut
ting two lurrows; ami tins goes on until the
weather is cold cnotieh to freeze, usually
about November first. Thcro nro many
other large farms in the Territory and in tho
samo neighborhood, and they aro tilled in
much the samo manner a thu Grondin. Tho
surface of tho land generally is almost level,
and tho soil rich and black. Tho product of
ono field of 'J.JIlfi acres is C7,i!8.'i bushels
elevator wcivtht somo twenty-five bushels to
the ncre. Iho nverae-o vicld of tho Dakota
wheat farm is from twenty to twenty-fivo
buihuls tier acre, nnd the concurring testimony
is mat it is uhcqualcii as n wheat region lu
tho world.
Mkihiinis Lam..- At least two of tho
lakes known ns tho "Four Likes" aro "Medl-
cino Laker." Most wondciful stories arc told
of their properties. A former well known
resident of this valley, L. Lafcver, has re
covered the uso of his nrm, which was badly
crippicu vy too rucumaiim, ny tlio use ol tne
waters of ono of tlio lakes, lion. D. F.
l'crcival, who at times lias been laid up with
inflammatory rheumatism, has been cured by
tho iio of the water. Sheep that nro scabby
nro completely rureil by n fow baths. A
depoiit on tho shore of tho lako is used instead
of soap by residents there, and is rctorted to
bo n splendid mibititutu. Any dirty, greasy
garment soaked in thu lako is speedily
rendered clean, nnd a wngon which bad been
(ilacrd in thu lako over night to toak, was
ound to havo ue.iilynll tlio paint off when
removed tho noxt day. Thu lakes are within
n mile or two of tlio lino of tho Northern
Pacillo Itnilrnad, and if one-tenth of what Is
claimed for them is true, thev will U-como a
famous wnter cure before mmy years. Walla
"ana union.
Dr. Mintio'i "Special" Mcdiclnco
Arc mado from the best materials obtainable.
They nro not cure-alls. They aro favorite
proscriptions that havo been triad and tested
for years Iu his extensive practice, until now
they are absolutely itcrfcct in tho troubles fur
which they aro recommended.
Tho Nkiiiiikticuh works wonders in Kid
uoyand Bladdcrcomplalnts. Thoso suffering
with Dropsy, llright'sdlsoaso, Diabcti s.Gravol,
Itctcntiou of Urine, Pain in tho Back, Incon
tineucc, or any disease of tho Kidnoy and
Bladder, will bo nstouUhod nt relief ono bottl
will afford.
For Female weakness it is ubslutely with
out an equal.
For all derangements of the Liver,
Uso Dr. Mintio'i Krglish Dandelion Pills.
For Biliousness and Dyspepsia,
Us Dr. Mintiols Kuglish Dandelion Pills,
For Fovsr nnd Aguu,
Uso Dr. Mintlo's Kuglish Dandelion Pilti.
Kvcry family should not fall to keep tho
Dandelion Pills on hand.
Seo what the drucrgists say about Dr. Min
tlo's medicinoai "Kvurybudy speaks highly
of them." C. If. Woodward tCo,, druggists.
Portland. "All who take them recommend
them." John A Child, druggist, Portland.
Messrs. Abrams k Carroll, wholcsalo drug
cists. San Francisco, savi "Wo rce-ard Dr.
Mintio'a Nephrcticum as tho best Kidnoy anil
lllft,1.1.- rntnmlu Itfir. I.a ...tltlln '' All
druggists keep thcso lufdicines.
Sir Astloy Cooper's Vital Eeitoratlvo,
Tho great Knglish remedy has made more
cures of Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness,
Lost Manhood, nocturnal emissions, lassitude,
inability for mental lalior, despondency, and
such diseases as nro iudiioeil by youthful
follies and excesses, than all other medicines
combined.
His nut u stimulant nor excitant, is per
fectly ssfo to take, is not a quack nostrum,
and produces results that aro wonderful.
Price, $1 a bottlu. Four times tho quanti
ty, S10. Buy a bottle. It wilt not disap
point j on. Hodge, Davis & Co., wholesale
agent.
HvKHY reader of this juiier can havo ruitit
ono month's subscription to our illustrated
Magazine of choice literature LF.ISUHK
HOUltS, by sending eleven cents to pay for
mailing tho premium that goes with tho mag
azine, viz., n pair of Kastcr Cross Chromos,
Thcso crosses are entwined with calla lilies,
ferns, grasses, etc. Wu shall feel fully re.
paid for this gift if thu articles aru shown to
your friends. Catalogue of 1,000 deiirablo
and curious articles sent to all: lo and '.'a
stamps taken. Address J. L. PATTKN &
Co., 47 Barclay St., Now York.
apll-cow4t
$777
A YKAll uti r!n to sprats. Outfit r
AdJruM I'. O. VlCKK'lir. Aue-utU. llslnc.
llil)U y
SOSHLAND BROS.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
HKAI.IUIH IV
Wool, Hides and Furs, drain Bags,
71TOOXj XXAOJ3,
Burlaps and (icncral Merchandise.
Cor. North Front and O Sts.,
Ioi'tlnxxclt Oregon.
Cash Advances Mado andOontljn
menta Solicited.
iby) Sta
MONEY TO LOAN!
SECUltlll) BV
REAL ESTATE M0UTOAGE6,
-IN-
Sums of $500 to $30,000
Or Portland City Proporty,
API'IJf to
W11JJAM K13JU,
49 Firat St., Portland, Oregon.
AGENTS, BEAD THIS!
Wa trill ti IV AofiTitii m. Rilnrw n 1rV . a.il ..
,.., ,.a ...-. ....... u, fivu vi iuuuui ana
expor.K.1. or allow n large commlMion, lo cll our ntw
win wvuuuriiu iiiYCiiuuns. nw mean wntu WO MY,
Bamplo froo. At!drci$ BIIF.IUIAN A CO., ManbtU.
"h tuajg-Cm
WESTERN FAMING MILLS
Warohouso Soparators !
Polton Horso Poworn!
I late tninttriulitrcl and sold hundred! dt tlin Wiai-ter-
l-'iuinlnit M1II4, llintarolnctnciat mo nml lo
1,-txxl ratMtttloii. I'll.c, (SO
Mill ati'l Wrcliouc Kcpfirator tnaJo to cr tcr of n
doslrcd cspidtjr. cost, 4W0 to JiW.
i OKFKu vor. sau:,
lT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
20 PELTON HORSE-POWERS
Which ars known to be the
Best Ever Used In Oregon-A Great Bargain
THOS. HOLMAN,
Mr On. Srtl0' 0rSa'
WE WANT
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VKIIV rAlttI'.ll IS OIlKCIOfJ AVll wasiii.so-
U ton Territory to send mono and mnl utllro tul-
drew, and o will tuall tlicin frco imr Acw Cntalnnio
lnrlsTP. Tho iiiwt cocnt'Icto CuUlotrnt ol Hrst-tlnM
nnd tmproti.l AgtkuKurtu linilcuicntf, Kami and Mill
Maililncry, ever Inunl In Orn.-r.ti, wlili mlrcs to stilt
thotltm. K.MIT, IttllllKIL K III.,
npifi'iui om.iU'i, uri'iroti.
FOR SALE.
640 Aores of
ON TIIC LIST. OK Till!
Mt. Jofforcou Pass Road.
WUilcd ono tnllo atiofo Milium, In llarl.m County,
MOacrrs under fenre, well tlmocrrd, well watered,
somo ItiijirtnciiienU, and a )ortltii In ciiltltatloti.
Tilts fund Is situated on tlio cdkT) nf tho Cawado
Mountain, at leant half ol It mil lu (licauljr cleared,
and Is rlihett of mountain soil.
It Is reached by a loul rood from Kalcm, no dills, fWcr
hours' may drlc. It Is In tlio mld.t of a tlilikly set
tled country, wllhiroud tictalitor, and ft inoro IteoJlhy
nirton cniinot Im loutid, riinoollivuio a few roils from
fholliir. Ktm Uent for stock ranp.-, and hundreds of
acres ol land that tan bo tlcarcd lor nhrat at a cost of
$5 ar aero.
Tld U a f.i oroide c.)iortinH) (or porno farmer tlcmr
ous ol irolnff Into tlio stock butlnctl extensively, or for
a-olonyot thrraor fmtr fsmllles cl Hermans. There
aro many Ucnnans sittled lu tho trinity, and they llku
It.
I'art ol Iho imreliaso prler, f.VlO an acre, ran bo ld
for a term ol , cars In annual ItislAltnuiU, at low ralo
ol IntcreM.
(ll on or writs to K. A. CI.AIIKI:,
rainier OlTlre. No. I Waililngfin Kt.,
I'cttUnd, Otriron.
Or II. W CIIAKI, r'aletn.
J. H. THOMPSON,
Ititpoittr and liircdsr of only Uit
Best Strains of
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY
Earl: Brahmas, Slack Oocblni,
Aud noa-ottln(r Blade Hamburg.
Alio, MI.VKIl HKA-lllUOlIT nnd RII.VKIt IlllUK.
WINtl (IAMB IIANTAHH, all Imported by myKlf.
EGC8 ANU FOWLS I1V SEASON.
coitnrai'ONDKNCK soucrrtn.
J. II. Thompson, Halsey, Linn Co., Or.
IcbllU
NOW IS YjOUR T IME!
EGGS FOR HATOHING!
Of tlio I'urollroil llrown Ughorn fowls. Ttiryaro
well ktiooti lor tliclr uturlor laylnir quillUoa, and
liordliirM when youiif, Tlicy in "noil Ktlers. Wo
warrant all mi sold iiy us ! 1 truo to iiatuo. Orders
iminiiUy flllvd. I'rlcv,
$2.00 por Sotting of 13 Eggs.
Wo will tend lit rxprcM to any address carefully
parkod on rvt-clpt ol I'rice. Ileus, tl.on eat.li. Ha
mala birds on hand. AddriM II. J. IIIKXIKH,
Marth IS, MTU. Clichalls Ulutlon, Uwli On., W. T
Inan'Mui
THE AUSTRALIAN
SOAB EXTERMINATOE I
I'oiion for Kxttvrnal Usv, for l'rovrntion
aud Curt) (if tho Scab,
Tlio (Icncml Health nod
Condition of tlio Hliceii
rrninoted by its Uso,
Itanufaclunl by
C. V. WIM.IAM.H&CO.
GILMAN &. YOUNG.
42 First Stroot, Portland, Or.,
For tlio Manufacturers for Oregon ami WmIi
mar7-!lm liiRton.
1n.11. EVERYTHING KOitTBul
1 GARDEN
U Dtscrlollfo Catalogues! IM psges seal Fr
PETER HENIERIONACO.
33 Cortland! lit., fieta J or.
USiTVUiKSLBAJ
J. W. MEREDITH,
Dental lUKitns at tlio nM stand,
(JltlSWOM)'H llWK'K, Ol'l'. TIIK DANK,
SAIsLSM, OIlEftON.
IcMy
I3TAIII.IH1IKI) i.V HV
WH.LAMETTE NURSERY,
(;. W. Walllnp k Snu, I'ronrs.
Oswej;o. OlncknmaH Cf Or.
r'li't-talstiiiitlbiirttiu to riim, IV i in i Cherry
T'm. rorriamikr.rvMilMt(il eld I am
SawiagoffaLog.
This HAW DIACIIINi: Ii n svonderful la.
Tentlon. Tlin wrlght of Ilio uian wba Is
sawing iloes liulf of tbo work. It saws togs
of any site, uud will sow off a 2 toot lor In
2 minutes. Circulars free. Address, Was.
OIUSM, OtlO W. OUt St., Cliicliuuttl, OUlo.
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