Willamette farmer., September 17, 1880, Page 3, Image 3

Willamette farmer: Portland, Oregon, September 17, tsso.
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fpnj 100tttif irclq,
Kitltnl bjr Mr Harriot T. llarler.
INDIAN BUMMER.
When the hunter' moon is waning
And linnet liko ocrimsnn brow,
And tho frosty (iclds of morning
Arts wlii to with phantom snow,
Who then is tho beautiful spirit
That w nndcring smiles and grieves
' " Along tho dcsolato hillsides,
And over tho drifted leaves!
Sho 1ms itraycd from tha far-off dwelling
Of forgotten Indian braves,
And stole wistfully earthward
Over tho path of graves;
Sho lias left tho cloudy gateway
Of tho hunting grounds ajar,
To follow tho trail of tho Hummer
Toward tho morning star!
There's a rustle of soft, slow footsteps,
Tho toss of purple plume,
And tho glimmer of golden arrows
Athwart tha liiuy gloum.
Tis tho snloko of tho happy wigwams
That reddens our wintry sky,
Tho scent of unfading foiosts
That is dreamily floating by,
0, shadow sister of Summer!
Astray from tho world of dreams,
Thou wiaith of tho bloom departed,
Thou cclio of springtide streams.
Thou moonlight and starlight vision
Of a day that will como no more,
Would that our lovo might win thee
To 1 well on this stormy shore!
Hut tho roaming Indian goddess
Stays not for our tender sighs
Sho heard tho call of her hunters
Dcyond tho sunset skies!
Uy her beaming arrows stricken,
Tho lost leaves Ihittcring fall,
With a sign and smito sho was vanished-
And darkness is over all.
New York Journal of Commerce.
AN ANCIENT HYMN OT THE MORNING.
0 Christ! with each returning moon
Thinu imago to our heart bo bornoj
And may wo ever clearly sec
Our God and Savior, Lord, in the!
All hallowed bo our walk this doyj
May meekness from our early ray.
And faithful lovo our noontide light,
And liojx) our sunset, cilm and bright.
May graco each idle thought control,
And sanctify our wayward soul;
May guilt depart, and malico ccaso,
And all within bo Joy and peace.
Our dally course, 0 Jesus, blest)
Make plain tho way of hoiiucssi
From sudden falls our feet defend,
And cheer at last our journey's tnd.
ONE HALF OF TOE WORLD DO NOT KNOW
HOW TOE OTHER HALF LIVE.
A city is the place to study men and hu
inanity, for it Is in a city thatono sees lifo Ik
all its phases. As wo walk tho crowded
streets, wo meet and pass throngs of people
who all seem to bo in a hurry each intent,
apparently, on somo object, only a few that
saunter listlessly along. As we walk, wo
wonder how all these people inako a living,
and whvro do they all live, for each individual
must havo a homo somewhere and must cat.
Tho sad, caro-worn faces of somo tell of tho
strugglo to keep tho wolf from the doo now
and then n cripplo draws a sympathizing
thought, tho pale and poorly clad child always
lias a warm spot in the heart, and, Oh! how
many of them wo see, many who know noth
ing of the green fields and woods, with plenty
of good rich milk, fruit and all the bountTOiis
food of tho farm, who's wholo life has !ecn
bounded by paved streets and houses tall and
close. We seo people who como from strange
countries, speaking as they pass in a foreign
tongue. There are fluo carriages rolling
long with finely dressed pcoplo in them,
enjoying tho abur.danco of wealth; most of all
docs tho heart sink at tho sight of tho many
young men who, though well dressed, liear
the impress of a dissipated life, whose words
wo catch in passing are an imprication of his
maker, tho flushed face and excited eye tells
of the gaming tablo and saloons, whoso tempt
ing doors open on every corner and from
which strains of musio como to alluro the
homeless boy, Each and all of these must
eat, drink and sleep. The well-to-do find
this no matter of study, but the poor man
' ofteu does not know when tho next meal is to
como.
livery avocation that can bn thought of is
carried on iu a city; nothing goes to waste;
there aro men who call for rags, liottles, etc.,
in fact, ever' refuso article is put to account.
Tho sides of the canyons out of the city are
spread with drying rags, collected by China-
! until, ami hugo sacks of this refuse amounting
to thousand of pounds are shipped away.
llont-s form another revenue; old cans are col
lected and the solder melted ofT them ami sold
again for use. .Scraps of paper aro carefully
collected and sold for a cent and a half a
pound. Grain sacks aro washed and then
sold, to nothing iu a city is wasted. During
the night and at early dawn carts and wagons
aro driven to every door to collect the slops
and refuse of the kitchen, which is carried
out of tow n to be fed to the pigs which are
4 kept in large numbcrr. Chinamen mostly
hare tho monopoly of this busiuess, still, some
whiU) men or boys collect them, and there
must le great quantities earned off in this
way, which, while a help to the poor, is a
great convenience to the house-keepers, who
otherwise would not know what to do with
the daily accumulation of kitchen refuse.
There are men who buy old clothing, dye-
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t a price remunerative to the seller and suited
tho finances of the buyer, 1 1ns is bow
ime of these people live.
CHICKENS WILL FAY
Here it is in the Fall of the year and the
ultoy in the market of the city of Portland
tli very high. If at any time ol toe year they
ould be cheap it is now. This state of the
tjurlcet IUOWS tuac mug aucuuuu lias uccn
tnaid to this very' important part of farming
rulastry. Thirty-seven and a halt and fifty
fr
jnts for Spring chickeus, with egg tinn at
jaentyfiveand thirty cents, ought to pay
uuelKKiy, especially wuere wucai utopuuiy
and so cheap. Of course, ono must bo proper
ly fixed in order lo successfully raise chickens.
Some will say i "Wo can't have a garden and
chickens, too." That In tni, but the chickens
can ho easily fenced off from tho garden, and
if raised and kept about tho barn and well fed
thoy will not molest the garden.
Of the two, tho garden Is mott desirable and
most necessary to tho health and comfort of
tho family, but a little planning and care will
mako both possible. Thcro is no employment
so well adapted to children, and thoy gener
ally enter into tho business with pleasure and
zeal, especially if they aro promised a portion
of tho profits.
Thero is any ntnount of fun and excitement
to the averngo child to hunt hen's nests, and
the little feet never tire of running after tho
old hoti and her little chickons. With a little
advico and encouragemont a family of chil
dren will 13 ablo to raiso a big Hock, never
missing the timo or tho food. Without think
ing of tho profits in telling tticm, thcro i
still a profit in having them for homo use,
coming in very handy where markets aro dis
tant, giving a variety to tho heme table.
Tho feathers aro savtd, and tho best of them
picked dry, they soon accumulate and make
very good pillows, much better than none,
bringing in market four bits a pound. The
Chinamen consume great numbers of chickens
and we beliovo this to bo ono causo of tho
high price and scarcity of poultry. They aro
also very fond of ducks, and many are sold in
tho markets. Ono dllficulty in raising chick
en in this mild climate is tho pest of lice.
Caro must bo taken to put kcroseno on the
roost and ashes in and around the hen house,
sprinkling sulphur freely in tho nest of set
ting hens. Old hen houses will bo found to
bo alivo with them. Wo onco had a littlo ex
perience of this, finding it almost impossible
to raiso a brood of chickens wo accidentally
mado the discovery of lice, then wo examined
and found what wo thought to bo a sort of
dust in tho crack of tho building, to bo
myriad of living atom. We finally had to
tail up tho houso to keep tho chickens out, as
it was utterly impossible to get rid of them.
A neighbor had to burn up a houso for this
reason. It is not good to havo a roosting
placo near a barn for this reason, for these
insects will get on cows, horses and calves.
Ono can judgo of tho presenco of the lico by
tho ragged appearance of tho lions about the
head and neck, also by their restlessness
whllo setting in the nests. If it Is convenient
to let tho chickens roost in the trcos they will
1)0 more healthy. Though in extreme cold
and wet weather they should have a shed to
go to if they choose, though they seem to pre
fer to roost in trocs.
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Country Road Making.
It is a matter of universal comment with
traveler that country road making in tho
United State i either a lost art or a to-bo
acquired science. The average selectman or
road agent of a country town i usually do
plorably ignorant of tho first principles of
making a good rood. KothingWill so surely
advanco tho growth and well-being of a town
a wU mado and well kept roads. No part
of its domestia economy will uioro certainly
repay the outlay, Nothing mora bspcaks
tho intelligence and character or publio spirit
of iU citizen. In England and most of its
dependencies tho roads aro made directly by
tho State or under it supervision. A a
result the contrast between English roads and
those of this country is much iu favor of thu
former. A common and natural mistake of
most towns iu this country is that an intelli
gent fanner must necessarily know how to
mako a good rood, but tho roverso is the fact
Hoad making is a subject requiring study and
a knowledge of the nature of soils not often
considered by any but engineers or thoso tu
whom auchJtnowludgo-J.a liiTfunryadJunct
of their business in life. A well 'made road
iven in our climate and with tho wide ditlcr
euccs in toil ingredients will last for years,
whereas, ordinarily the item of repairs on um
roads means an entirely changed thorough
fare, tho pitch, watersheds and general char
acter being mora in the way of experiment
than a scientific audj practical renovation.
The country road maker commences by
throwing out the "big stones" on to the side
of the road, retaining thu smaller ones, when
by thoroughly "beddinn" thu stones the best
possihlo foundation is had, and with a concr
ing of smaller stones mixed with gravel, or
ctcu with good loam carefully harrow id ami
and scraped, a roadbrd is formed which will
dtfy both rains and heavy teams. Generally
the tyro devotes his time to heaping up the
material in tho centre with such a slopo as
often to interfere with locomotion, and whlek
heap the first heavy team resolves into deep
ruts, vitiating it usefulness for any but a
similarly heavy team, and for it ouly with
constantly increasing strain on tho horses.
Yankee ingenuity has invented capital road
making tools which need but intelligent ap
plication to developing such thoroughftret as
would mako them admired iu place of beiiiir
a reproach and shame. Our country is rich
enough to place the roads iu tho hands of
such government as will insure their perfec
tion instead of leaving them to town otlicial
without the education or experience neces
sary to any accomplishment of the object.
Most of the roads east of the Connecticut
river are sandy, and this fact, together with
the difference or ignorance of those in charge
towards improving their character, necessarily
impede and retard the natural and growing
tendency of city people for building and living
in the country.
The following information of the ill-fated
steamer Vera Cruz ho been receited in New
York from Tituiville, Florid! Two persons,
one colored, came ashore with life preservers
and reported that they had left tho steamer
City of Vera Cruz, which w a struck by a gsle
oil Cape Cam-vena, and the cabin, with many
passengers, washed or board. The white
man was very much exhausted. Twclto
other came ashore on a life raft. Tituiville
ia one hundred mile south of the point where
the Vera Cruz foundered, and two hundred
mile from the point where other survivors
were washed ashore.
.jfaij M $MWn,
TOE OREAT SPIDER.
A spider sat in his basement den,
Weaving his snares for tho souls of men.
"I will not work with my hands," quoth he;
"An easier pathway must open for mo."
Ho spreads his tables of greenest baize,
And many a cunning trap he lays.
Tho marblo balls aro smooth nud w hitr,
The den is blazing with floods of light.
llehind tho bar tho spider stands;
Thcro is not n wiso man in tho land
Hut will lose his wit and becoufe a fool
If ho yields himself to tho spider's rule.
There is not a man so strong and bravo
Hut Iho spider will dig him a shameful
grave.
Thcro is not a youth so noblo and fair
Hut will learn to drink, and gamblo and
swear
In tho spider's dcu. Hut do not, pray,
Dare U dispute tho snider' swavi
If you sweep thu den with tho law's strong
broom,
l'crhaps you might mako a cleaner room;
Hut then men nro fearful n littlo afraid,
In fact on tho spiders to mako a raid;
Twouhl stir up excitement, and spiders must
live;
So our dear household treasures we patiently
givo.
Tho spider still sits in his basement dcu,
Lying iu wait for tho souls of men,
" OUR LETTER BOX.
Tills week wo havo an interesting and read
able letter box. Cora Hushncll seems to bo
proud of her pa's farm. All boy nud girls
should bo proud of their homo and each ono
should strivo to make homo happy, Cornelia
lluddlo goes horseback riding and wo would
liko to seo tho boy or girl who docs not enjoy
this healthful exercise. Lenora Hunton sends
us a very interesting letter. Jcssio W, would
liko to hear from Ellen McClauahan so would
wo. Ettio II. say iho has a littlo ncice, and
says sho is proud of her. Henry A. Waldron
has a pet pig and two cats; ho seems to think
tho m'rls will jret ahead of tho lioyi. Let us
wait and seo.
EcnKNC Citv, Sept. 3, 18S0,
I'M i tor Home Circloi
I am a littlo girl ten year old. I lho on n
beautiful farm a milo and a half from Eugcno
City. I think my pa's farm ha the nicest
situation of any fann in tho valley, I have
seventeen pot chicken and a canary bird; it
iiamo is Harry, and ho is a splendid singer.
My sister has ono too, it naino i Joddio, he
Is such a beautiful singer and so terygcutlo
and playful. Tha boy and girls have been
writing something about Runsia, and I can
say a littlo about tho empire. Tho Uusaiau
empire is the largost in the world and extends
from tho Haltio eastward to tho l'acilia ocean,
and comprise one-sixth of tho laud oil the
globe. I will closo wishing good success to
tho Faiimlii, Coka IIusii.nklu
Satsov, W. T., Sept U, 18S0.
Editor Home Circlot
It has lieen quite a whllo slnco I wrote my
last letter so I will write another. Our
wheat and oats look very nico but are not
ripo yet. Thcro aro more plums ami pear on
this place than I ever saw iu my lifo but thoy
are all very la to this year, Somo of the
plums aro ripening a little, but very slow I
think. Wo have a great quantity of corn
this year, but had nono last year I think it
it very nico to have. Mrs. Watson, ono of
my fri-ndt, and I wtmt horso back riding thu
other day and hod a nico time, w o are ha ing
very nico weather now; it is, not so hot as it
was. I will send you a recipe for killiuir
houso flies, which come very useful in many
instances and it Is simples One egg, one tablo-
spoonful of sugar, and ono tablcspooiiful of
black pepper. Try it.
Your truly. Coiinklia Huiidei.l,
Cajip Cheek, Sept. 0, 18S0.
Editor Home Circloi
The farmor are through harvaying iu this
valley. I'a did not farm very extensivu this
year, only about !I0 acres. He has a hop yard
of ten acres. Wo will commence picking the
Oth. Hoys and girls you should not speak so
harshly about Katio S. I think it is very
nice to work in the field, I would much
rather help out doors somo times than to
wash dishes nil tho time. I am mamas oldest
girl that is at homo: I am eleven tears old,
I havo tw o sisters younger than I am, Lolla
and Ina, Ma says I must not writo too long
a letter. I vivo not pet no, for my pet was
killed by some hunters, it was a pet deer. I
will closu by wilting success to the 1'aumfii.
Le.noka Du.ntox,
Xkw Eka, Or,, Aug. 'JO, IbSO.
Editor Home Circlet
It has been n long timo since I wioto my
first letter and I will now w rito agiiu. Katie
had better mako up now or tho boys will lie
ahead of tho girls. I would like to hear from
Ellen McClauahan again. Our school will
begin tho lirst of October. I study fourth
reader, menUl arithmetic, and sjielliug.
Hoping to hear from all the littlo girls and
boy soon I will close for this time.
Yours truly, Je-ssic W.
DrXTCK, Or., Sept. 6, 1880.
Editor Homo Circlet
I thought I wonld try to writo a letter as I
hat e never tried to writo for a papir before.
I am nine years old. Our school begins ono
week from to-morrow, I read iu the third
reader, first geography and mental arithmetic.
We live on a farm and I feed the chickens,
ami gather the eggs, help milk the cows, wash
dishes and sweep and do a good many things
to help mother, I have four brother and
three sitters, one sister married, ami I have a
little niece, she is just a sweet as the can be,
she is ten months old. I read all the letters
in the Fauuek. I tako a little paper called
Our Little Folks. Erne H.
New Eka, Or,, Aug. 28, 18S0.
Editor Home Circle-
I have teen so many letters from the little
boys that I thought I w ould write one, too.
I will start to school the first Monday in
October. I study fourth reader, practical
arithmetic, third geography and spelling.
Somo of tho writer tell what pets they have,
so I will tell what nilno arc. I havu n pet
pig and two pet cats. I liopo Gcorgo Warner
will writo next timo, for I think tho girls will
get ahead of tho boy If thoy don't hurry up
and writo oftencr. With my best wishes to
tho Farmer, I will closo for this time.
IIknhy A. Waldro.v.
They ask mo whero 1 get tho mind
To tnako sweet verses and my rhymes.
This gem is very easy found,
It lies in beauty nil nrouud;
It's in our snow-clad mountain peaks,
That reaches up tho clouds to meet ;
It's in our grand old forest trees;
It whispers in tho evening brccro ;
It's in tliu littlo tiny leaf,
That nestles at my very feet.
It's in nil tho flowers I lovo so well;
It's hid in tho green and mossy dell;
It's in thu birds sweet morning cull,
It's In thu notes of his ot cuius song ;
It's in tho spray of tho dashing falls;
It lives in the brooks and ritcrs all ;
It's in tho deep bluo changeless Bca,
It's beauty is never hid from inc.
It's in tho glory nf tho setting sun
There is beauty thero for everyone
It's in tho face of tho silver moon,
Crowned with tho starry hosts of night.
It's in my lowly cabin homo
Hero, oten hero it has a throne,
Lsvo is tho koy that unlocks the cell
Thot hide this bright and glorious gem.
Etiiii.ua Kuikiit.
BONNER'S FAST HORSES.
Writing of tho collection of horses in Amer
ica, and what they cost, a Now York corre
spondent saj In tho Indianapolis Herald I
"Gentlemen of refinement, taste and wealth,
aro given to indulging somo particular fancy,
mania, or hobby to tho fullest extent. Somo
spend fortunes on lino pictures and bric-a-brac,
somo collect antique books, both old
and new; while others invest largely in dia
monds and other precious gems. And theso,
aro hung, cased and cherished, and exhibited
to friends and admirers as treasures of tho
highest order. Hut tho world is mado of
many nion of many minds. Whilo works of
art are loved by somo, thoy givo liftck no affec
tion in return to tho owner. Mr. lloliert
Homier, tho w idcly known connoisseur, hss
an expensive but luimano fancy for horses.
They aro not ouly lovable, but loving, and
givo affection in return for tho tender caro
and admiration lstowcd upon them. No
gentleman in America possesses this extrava
gant taste and gratifies it so rJyolly as Mr.
Homier. Notwithstanding ho already owns
over twenty of tho most valuablo and liest
known horses In tha country, ho is continually
making additions to thu collection whenever
ho conies upon ono that strikes his fancy.
Not one is ever, under any circumstances,
permitted to run upon a public track, but uru
only driven for tho pleasure and amusement
of tho owner, w ho derives no benefit other
than enjoyment. Dexter, tho oldest of tho
animals, was 22 j ears old last May, and al
though he still retains his great beauty, has
lott Ids good disokition, for ho is cry cross
and curls his haugh.y lip and shakes his aris
tocratic head most significantly at strangers.
Hois driven twico or three times each week
and is as fast us when ho was purchased for
33,000. Karut is a well known a
Dexter and with Music, and licautiful chca
nut, mako a team often used by-Mr. Homier,
before a plain black top wagon, with red run
ning gear. IMw in 1'oircst cost well nigh on
to 910,000 and makes reuukablu timo. Late
ly ho trotted a mile in 2il7J, before a heavy
wagon of two hundred and seventy pounds
weight, when driten by his owner, Maj,
Morton is a superb bright bay, handsome,
rapid, and valuable. May Hint, is a shapely
creature, as black as a crow, but as graceful
as the bird is awkwanl, and travel) as well
undi r toddle as iu harness, Molscy is another
beauty bay, with black mane, tail, and feet,
and soft, gentlo eyes, which ore very attrac
tive. Grafton is a 2il3 tiottcr, and, liko Joe
Elliott, is as hlghpricrd as fast. I'ucahoiita
i known far and wide. Elsey Vcruer nnd
Lucy Colvir are wonderful tratelcis, with
line records, and are valued away up in thu
thousands. Maude Macy is a recent addition
to tho stables, and is a gem iu every scute,
Emma 11 . named for Mr. Houner's only litiuu
daughter, is "too darliui! for out thine'.
Sho li a light chestnut, with a satin coat, the
trimmest lect ami legs, tho prettiest eurs, the
mildest, most intelligent e)et, and thuurnagu
of a handsome woman. Shu it used to har
ness or with raddle, and is one of the imitic-
ular pets.
A Yorkshire Man on a Frarle Fann
lly an ancident of travel, wo chanced upon
it large prairie furm iu Leydcu township, Illi
nois, and had a familiar chat with thu owner,
rrcycrMarwood. Hucsmefrum Yorkshire,
England, direct to thu West, and had but a
single dollar left in, his pocket on arriving
upon the western shore of tako Michigan.
1 o-day (Aug. II) we found him with his thno
sous on u farm nf alwut 000 acres, all purchas
ed at from $.',0 to 100 per acre, and laid for
of tho pioducts of thu farm itself, and hu now
liies iu a lino resdenco recently elected.
Somo items from hi experience- will be inter
esting to many young mun in thu Eastern
States, as well as to iiitltitudcs in hisuatito
country, They may also well bo studied anil
and thought alwut by not a few of tho older
asd more recent settler upon prairie farms
ottr much of tho West. Hy the way, Mr,
Marwooduy that while joung men from
crew dtxl old England may generally improve
thrir own condition by emigrating hither, and
hare more room and scope for those remain
ing behind, ho strongly aihi.es the older pco
ph not to come. Those hating their modes
of thought and work fixed by years cannot
easily adapt themselves to the habiU of this
WW country. They will always bo longing
fir the fatherland, be uneasy, and hato no
tataiuty of success. When he came be re
flved to at once lxjcome an American citizen,
aid adapt himself to the country he had chosen
fa- his future home. He registered immediate
V, and felt himself to be henceforth a full
Hooded American, ami deteniiincd to mako
tie lest of it. Having learned thu black
anith's trade in youth, he worked at this until
le acquired a few dollars capital. In 1857 he
nted 40 acres, with a small house on it at
$70 n year; raised what corn, potatots and
oats ho could, and after nearly live years had
only a small stock of cow left. Iu 1801,
having teamed tho way to work, he rented
another farm of 100 acres at $200 a year, and
went to raising corn, oats, grass, and tome
wheat. At the end of four years ho had by
strict economy and hard work paid tho rent
and sated $2,000, with somo atock and imple
ments. In the year 1805 ho made hit fiut
purcliato of land, n farm of 120 acres, at $.10
per aero ($0,000), paying down his $2,000, and
having six years to pay tho balanco of $1,000.
This mortgage ho paid off in less than four
years out of tho products of tho farm. It
should be stated that iu these years ho cut
more or less grass from tho unoccupied praircs
around him nn opportunity not now open
anywhere near any city or village. During the
past ) 1 year ho has intestcd tha profits of
tho farm, not iu bonds nud mortgages, but in
improving tho farm itself, and then iu htrting
ndjuiutug land of less practical neighbors, and
putting that into n condition for proll tablo cul
ture. Ho regards tho laud as a machiuo for
producing crops, and for it to do Its work prof
ftably it must bo kept in tha best condition,
and be furnished with tho necessary materials
out of which to mako crops.
Ho ridicules the common practice of bunting
straw from now prniriu land "to get rid of it."
On tho contrary, ho has from thu first saved
and worked into manure every forkful of straw
not oaten by tho stock, w hen ho could not
tell it at good prices to villager or city deal
ers who kept horses. Tho teams carrying tho
straw to market always bring back n load of
manure. Though his land Is a fcrtilu a tho
average of new prairie, ha finds it pays to put
on all tho manure he can mako nud get. His
largo crops of corn, oats, and gross, prot he
is correct, as docs tho const-int Improvement
in yield, instead of tho 'usual depreciation
after a few years of culture. Two' tons per acre
of irood timothy, 70 bushels of oats, 00 to 70
bushels of sound corn ore other ovidenco. Hut
this is not oil.
Another iccrct of success is his belief that
ho owns all tho toll under him, ami that somo
of it can bo turcd to account. After tho first
thlu breaking and lotting of thu tough sod,
ho puts tho plow right down from 12 to 18
inches deep, and brings up tho buried ttorcs
of fertility, He plow tho manure down to
tho liottom, thus tempting tho root of plant
to go down there, when thoy find not only
food, but moisture and coolness even in tha
dryest hot season. Tho great inultltudo of
prairio farmer who burn their straw, aud
claim that three or four-inch deep culture it
ample, may well take a hint from Mr. Mar-W'.-od's
successful experience. Facts tell
stronger than theories or w hims. Tho leaven
of English ideas alwut dcop plowing and
heavy manuring is not bad, etcu for slipshod
prairio funning.
Interesting Asrlcultural Experiment.
Tho Springfield, (Mass.) Hpublicau say i
Thcro is great interest among tho farmer over
tho trial oil tho farm ot Engineer l(iggs,of.tho
Sullleld branch road of a nuw process for tho
preservation of forago crops in their green
state, which was experimented with for over
'20 year by M. (lollaot, of Salome, France,
who half a dozen year ago perfected it. This
is tha only trial of tho process iu Connecticut,
and, with a single exception, tho only one in
New England. Tho first tent was mado yes
tcrday. A ouo-horse p 'wer engine is used to
run tho cutter, which somewhat resemble a
hay cutter. Into this aro run three t.r four
and oven half a dozen corn stalks at a time,
which are cut into very small pieces. After
ward they fall into a slide, which til.cn them
to n vault I Ix'.'ll feet and ten deep, w hieh has
thick concrete walls, uud is capahhi of holding
M tons of this feed, Tho engine with l0
pounds of steam can cut tip four tuns an hour,
or half till tho vault iu n day. When tho
ault is filled nud closely packed duw u, SO tons
of stonu is placed on top. It is claimed that
tho fodder will keep gicen nud rcttafu its
sweetness so long us it is kept covered, thus
making it one of tliobcit rm well as thu cheap
eat kinds of feeds obtainable for aittlu the
year around. It isn't intended, however, that
this feed shrll hu sold ai other kinds, ami in
deed it couldn't be as after -I hours' exposure
fermentation would set in, which of coursti
would ruin it. It can, of course, If taktii out
only a littlo at a timo as it it needed for use,
Thu process is called thu "unsihgu" system.
A CAKD
TO THE rUBLIO FROM
OSBORNE ft CO.
D. M
On account of tho recent incendiary fire by
which over ono hundred of our latest improv
ed machines weie destroyed, nud for other
reasons, wo hato decided to change the place
nf buiiuessof our rortlaud, Oieg'in, lira s!i
For this purpose wo hato leased tha new
building, No. '.'01 and 'J00, Front stint being
40x170 futt in sizu ami located in.ir the
lUmond and St. Charles hotels. Wo aru now
fitting up our office and "Extra Ileiaitiiuiit"
in thu new location and thero will be no inter
ruption to our huiiucu, or particular change
iu its stylo or management. It is proiwr for
us to statu in this connection that our Extra
Pqmrtmcnt was not in the building burned,
consequently we have all our extra and pat
tern safu and ready for any demand.
Our agents and friends by calling
will find thu premises suitably ar
ranged for speedily and economically conduct
ing our business, with a view to placing our
machines to tho purchaser at the lowest East
ern manufacturer' prices. Kue h changei w ill
le made, as experience has suggested, and we
shall iiusli our lualness lor tnu season oi moi
with renew exl energy and vigor, Wo desire
it to bo distinctly understood (if it is not al
ready understood) that wo hate dropped tho
".Sole Agent" system entirely, and that we
will have no connection with any Htm iu l'ort
land in any manner or form. Wo oth r our
machines direct, without unv alliance or con
nection with any one else, and no linn in this
city has any authority to use our linn name
or card in letter-heads, hilM.cadt, or iu any
other manner, i'tupectfully,
sclU-Sw D. M. OsuiltNt: & Co,
BURTO j I OUSE,
PORTLAND,
OKEOON.
I. FltlJTLAXJ), MAXA G1UI
CJITUATKI) NKAIl AM. TIIK HAIMlOAl) AND
O Steamship often., HplemllU teeoiiiinUllon9 fof
fKinlllpt. TUB THAVEt.lXO riWMU will find this
Houso conveniently 1tatcl, snil irrrMlMe to til
IkmU tnd trains. -jrFlli:K COACH TO AND FROM
THE IIUUKK. aiurUnnzf
Laud Ofiicc Notice.
I t.ND0mcn at Osraot Crrv, Or., 1
hcptemUr .1, lsw. f
TOTICK 18 HKItKIIV OltKN THAT TIIK FOL
Xl lowing-naniftl Miller his rllril notice of his In
tention to mako fliml rool In sm)itt of hl claim, tnd
secure llnalcntr) Unroot, and thtt sjI.I moot will he
nude at the United States Land Olllcs In Urnron Cltf,
on Friday, October IS, 1SS0, tz.! Jul lljusmoi
pre-emption I). S, No. 3.WI, lor tht N. li I of H. E.
tnd lot No. II, .Seo. 11, T. 1 H., II. 2 R, tnd name the
followlnir as lilt w Itncssos to irov continuous rntl,ltim
on Mid cultttatluiiol said tract, tit.: A. dates, tt m. K.
Ktilloi. F, A Freeman and II. Jan Is, all ot Last Fort
land, Multncwu Count), Orrcon.
whwot t, iiAiu.-t, IKvtster.
I- OLDKNDOItFF.
j. nmiNKii
IIUVUXUK,
OLULNUOIUT
Real Estate & Money Brokers.
House rents collected with tmncttialliv.
Ilcsldcnt tifcnt of the OLD I'lltllNI.V, of HartforJ.
Uunn. Assets e.r,oo,ouo. n
HOME INSUIIANCK COMPANY, of New York Clti.
Assets. M.000.0II0.
Oencral agents of the North (Icrinan Llojd 8. 8. Oj.
Fl ! I rftuts.l ft. alt i..l I.. t... .
vts.fr4i itxiuvu WH tuM III l,UnU.
aMTWll nnl Ifltllv listif tii ft.tr tli . -. il.
public, ' '" " "' '"
III flral Nlrrrl, Corner Mnshlnxloa.
tugl
.lOILV MIMO,
tttsDtt or
MERINO SHEEP,
TUKF.8 1LEAHUIIF. IN Ol FEIIINO TOTIIE WOOL-
irrowen of Orrnin tnd adjoining Territories tha
cntne lo piirthaso 1 horoushbred Merlnoa, and tssurlts
partletlnUrwUtl that they can ,d wllluid.mor ti
toll bhcrti of tho same quality and aluc at much cliwcct
raU than tuch can iioasll.ly bt Imisirtcd. Kkanilnathm
tnd eompnrlton wit h other hit). Its tho maiktt art eoi.
dully Invited. Address, '
Ths llama and lUm Lambs of the flink can bo Ken on
the Island Unit, adjoining Halem. Ths Ksret at the
tarns placa, or at tho 1 Mil Farm four tnd t half anile
south of tho city,
I. F. rowEits,
Manufacturer, Importer tnd Jobber of
FURNITURE.
llcdiliiig, urM'ts, rapor Hung-
lug, Stoves, Crockery
anil UlusswHro.
Hteam FactoryNorthwest corner Front and JcrTcraoi
Stmt. tVtttlioustt 1SI and ls.1 First and
1)1 Socond Streets,
roiVTLAND, OIIF.UON. oc3 IS
350,533
SEWIM. MACHINES
Bold In ls7s, boliitf an Increase of 7.l,ua over any pro
t loua year
13 UY THE BEST
Wajto no nione) on "cheap" ruiuitcrfelta.
Sluger Miuiiinic. nrlng Company
WILLrTTl. FIIY, MtiMirtr,
J"1'8 " 10 First Mrwt, In Hand, Or.
Hacks, Carriages and Buggies.
KELLY s UNDERWOOD,
Salem, Oregon.
aiti:h mis ll'tns ft .
en havu now mi html tho U.t lot of
.vchMtsuf tlulr iiwii luaiiiifaeturo our
.offered tu tl.u woilof Oli'Jii.
wwo vi i F.HVHH emit IIIVI (stftaiAlll J.U nUlsllttfn
(Irttfnn, Mwtlt m Uto UltUiiutu w,Ui unj iii.tr
SI 1 1st A .S 1
fitr unrL Id Lniisn sitl r.... t . i ... a i
GIVE US A CALL!
Juol-ajii
M. .'. XtiWIUsKltV,
Commission Merchant
Anlfkmral Dealer In
Oregon anil Cnliforiilu Fruit
mid I'milurc,
12 FIHSThTllKl.T, 1'OilTI.ANH, OIlF.tiel.V.
Uon.Linnu.ts Uolkltwl,
P. O. Ilox MX Jul! tf
HiLLllillOK . II. KINO
Dubois .t klncj.-
WliiisfMslo ro'crs,
Shipping and Commission Mer
dmnt.H. rSfmlal attention flisti to tha sale of Wonl, Oram,
Flour and 1'rmlui.a i I'utlanil ami Mil I rnv1,
Food, Farm, Product) nnd Com
mission Murohunt.
liiirUr of IVII.in.U Fruits, ViKctstilrs, 1 1 out,
IliUUr, Hif-, lUUliu, iU, and i-iiurs of Untkii,
Hour, WuA, Feul, trulti, fcfs, etc
CDIIKKH FHO.NT ANI OtK .!., I OKTLANI), (W.
Corbett's Fire Proof Stable
IIVKItV, FF.M' AMI II tCKH, c'lm.NF.Il BK"I)NI
J tnu TaiVir struts, i'urtlaml. Om'iu. Ilraonall
clarifea. lrtl'iUr attention ptlil to ljarlliir horsva
iM4ks In ttu-iuteffv tt all trains an I Umu uv uiid
f'lht. (ircltl l.y all Trltl'liolia toij,iti'ts. Whan
)uu eiiiig to I'uitlsful iiuMilm fur 'l ' -"arks.M
spiu ncxjiMiii' jiAuvcw, r.ipa.
TnHlHSttVt il TaVinaFi '