Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, January 07, 1881, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextWILLAMETTE FARME PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUARY 1, 1881. hantd mt 17-k if tt wnxAnrmt rkumr.u rinutmna co. TKRVS Of SUHSCRlrTIOJf I .Mjtt. (rostanpald), In iMlranc 2co hi rnonlna, (poJsV, ril) In aatanc.. .... j"? Las than sis ttontJi. r fc, per month...... !.. ABVERTfSINO lUTMl MTtriiKmmti will tw nitrtal, prorldlnc Uitr r faspactahl, at Uii fonowtn tattle if Ml.: 7 " men or snao rf month . . . Jhm InehMol spac rr month Jnt-half eslumn per monlfc wrolumn par month argample eoplae Mnt fre on pplltlon. Addrsee all IstUrs to: 1 .1 2.W . 8.00 . 15.0u A. CLARKE, Manser. VjRnJcndla postofllws at I'ortlsnd, Oregon, sml Wuhlnton, l. a, u ThlrJ-elaw mall matter. Co-Operation. IN. Y. Time.) It seems lo 1m) prokihlo Mint tlio noxt stop in advance lo 1o nmdo in nriculturu will lio the iiitrcxliictfon of somo sort nf co-opcrntivo association runoiijj firmer. At tliu presort timo .(riciiltiiro in tha only Imsincss In wliicli misn not singly, nml eonflno their operations thtir own rciojrueii, What would h.tvo boon tliu portion of thing now hml other business enterprise Iwon limited in tlio sama manner. There would havo hecii no line of teaman crossing tho ocean) no telegraph com rsmloi spanning tlio world with their wire anil cables, no milm.ids opening up vast wil elcrnoascs rich in every source of wealth, hut deatltiito of associated lalmr And capital no mino pouring out gold, silver, iron, or tliu till more valiutliln nnd iiidispeus.ihlo coali i) funmcos to convert ores into mctnln; maildnd, in fAct, would hsvo lieen only par tially civillroi knowledge) would havu lieen confiiiuil to liArrow personal experiences, and thin great continent would Imvu hcon tlio homo nf tha savage, excepting n imrrow atrip long tho se.t en.tst in which men would Mill Iiavo delved, dug, plotted, mid reaped hy hind without tliu lieli of m.tcliiiieii or of nuv civilized aid. Iml it wai nil nnnociated aflort that first peopled tin cant. Commerce ami civilization coulil nuver hato lieeu tint for association of ideas, of lalmr, nnd of capitol. Co (.iteration It economy, developed in pro iwrtiou to tlio rfToctivt'iii'M of the nvociatiwi u'lio enormous ope rntionshytt heat thatisgrotvn inchinply in tliu North-west nroco-ojcnitivo. Associated cnpittl procme-i a vant tract of (aihIi stock it Willi tho most cllectivo iundo menu nnd machine! introduces nil cflectivu system of division of l.iliori hnn nliumlniit moan to entry on work until tliu crop nru harvested iiml sold, nnd hy tho extent of tliu hlpmciit in nhlu to secure tliu very lowest tranipm tatioit nnd nt tliu belt market. Hero aio present nil tho elements of success, nnd tho ordinary fanner net a theso eiinrnmiis ipmnllticH ol wheat thrown upon tho market, and reducing tiricos to tho lowest point of production, Tho unaided aiuglo farmur might a well put hit urop Into lag ami haul it in Id wagon n thniianid milea to n market nnd Iwpo to compotu micccHifully with tho railroad or tlio canal, a to hold hit own with n rone Uiiatiun, ti.nt can fnnn 00,000 nrrti of land, mul ahip oOO.OOO lui.lieU of wheat in (canon. Tliu very kaiiiu thing in occuriiug in regard to livo atock. On every hand tliu faimir liny neo couililnatlom forming with which hu mint coinpcto clugln liaiuled, nml riuharraoeil hy nn uuirotitalil exi r;ndili" of Ida capitol, or at rant n portion of it, lio Mlxirn under tha itiwidvnutago of n diversity of cropn, mid of a cotiatnnt cliaugo of employ, incut; of it largo amount of money invented In tooU nnd machinery that could do ten time tho aervicu which hu can uct from thitii) of it a mall retail liuaincM. which coiU greatly more In proportion than it run heari of pur clinncn madu ill tlio aama nmall way, and chitlly tiMit long cnxliU nt tho higheat pricun; o that wlillo Id investment of capitol piyn liut A very luw luteivat hvcnuau it la Idlu A largo portion of thn time, Ida income. U loo aoncd a'd Ida outgo is 'ucivaaeil nt tho aamo timo. Thua, ho la pieaied n between tlio iifther nud tlio upper inilUtouen, ground mid cruahed by tho forca of an nverwhrl'uiug coniHititlon, with tha pHiret mo.uu of meet ing it. la thcru n reined) t Tor every evil tliero ia aomo icmely. And thia ia mi il that ! U'coniing hardly felt. It aeema nt llrat night tlutt ngriculturo mutt nei-ea.nrily bo can ied on under tho nnnio iucIIkhU on other induitriea ami other liuaiuean, Thincnu haul ly Ik! dUpiltcd. If thin iatruc, then it follows tint tho common lmaineaa methoda mint lo applusl to agriculturv, Wu know they nro not, nud that tho JMil.ttiou of tho farmer is a grievance mid nu injury to him, liisomo w.ty lio miiat relievo liliucff from that aiulcnca and Uolation of interest from which other l iluatries havu oui.tucip.tttd theuutlvoi. Hut how shall it Ihi done? It is scarcely xMili ns yot to dcllno any system liy which interest to aomo extent auUgonistio can Ik lurmonited nud commit tUtrd) liut tliero nro way nud means hy which mutual help mil Iki given, A notable iiittanco of how almply men mav coiubiuo for thin purpose, ia nlVoi iled by tho Husaiau Men liouitea of Knusas. Thcau jHMip'o buy nud ow II their co.tly impleiueuts nnd machines in com mon, na far as possible, A whole act of ma clilnery aeeil drills, moweis, rcupera, thresh ers, uud liny rakes -is owned by a partnership of soventl lieighhonug farmers, and n thou- aaud dollars worth td costly tools serve to da tho satuu work that may bo done tlsow heiv liy hi seta owucti oy aa many scp-trnto fanners. Hero a thousand dollars serve tha purxso of ten thousand, without any tlitllculty, loss, or incriMsutl wtvtr amktr.tr, for such machines depieei.itu iiiorowhoawyiug idle tlin wlmii in oireful uao. Tho facTtnay indicato that thcru is a way to imxt tho whole case if farmer would only seek it. Corn Meal and Clover Hay. (Nillonsl Lire Stock Journal.) "Dairyman" nayn ho lion n heard of 20 cow, which will nil coma in in Kotcmhcri mid nn ho must reap his harvest In winter butter, ho watitn to know whether clover hay mid corn meal will ban good combination of food for winter milk nml butter, or how much meal? Corn meal nnd good clover liAy will bo n proper combination of food to produco milk, for corn in rich in ntaroh nnd oil, both good for butter; nnd clover hay It ricli in caneino or checto, no that they ponncnn both tho carbon aceous mid nitrngcniruin elements in proper lialance. Hut corn meal in n heating food nnd ttitint be fed with good Judgment. It must not bu fed alone, but mixed witli n por tion of tho clover liny. A portion of the plnvrr linv ktmnlil l.n ruf li.tn kt.t.rf Imwrtl. nml the mcnl should bo mixed with twlcu its bulk of cut clover j tlio cloter licing moistened to that tho meal will ndhcro to tho hay. nud both bo eat"li together. If tlio meal in fed wiiii inreu tlmtn m liulk of cut clover, no much tho better, Tlio meal bcim? mlxe with hay, both will vo into tho stomach to gather, nml tha meal, instead of being uivmcd in a lump, or bolus, will bu distributed throughout tho contents of the stomach, will bo raised nml rcmnsticnted, mid thus not lie likely to produce n feverish ntnto of tlio nyn teiu. Xicelv cured rnrlv cut clover Is n imnd nlnglo food for milk, nml com meal will ndd oilier qualities no ns to givo ininn nnctyi but theso two fwxls in.ty Iki improved by adding others so ns to givo variety. If dairymen should grind half corn nud half oats together, or even ouo bushel of oats with two bushels oi torn, It woulil ileciileilly Improve tlio ra tion. Oats no excellent fur milk. It will also bo an improvement to mix f0 lbs, of bran or wheat middlings with 1 00 lbs. of corn meal. It should nlways ho Ixinio in mind that tho greater variety in tlio food of tho cow tho hotter better for tho health of tho cow nml bot'er fur tho llnvnr of tho milk nml butter. If corn inc.il oidv is fed with tho ilovor, then ndd 0 quart of meal, fed in two feeds, or better in three feeds, with nix or nitiii quarts of cut elovr nt each lecil, ll brnn do inlxinl, tlii-n II lln, of too mixture ner ilavi II oats mm corn nro ground together. H lbs will do. Thu cows nhoiild nlno hnvnnll tho I ng liny they will eat. This ration, with good water nml a well-ventilated atnblo will givo n return, from Managing tho lock. Mrs Stock Joi nl, Tho inodo of conducting for profit will vary nccoidii cost of food, Near tile larj nnd on land upon which ah best compensation for tho f d consumed, the rain lambs of tho flock will rincipally bu (lis pojed of nt n few months o tcr pr fit nt thia than at nu iod. The forty pound fat I food than any forty pounds aft-rw arils, nml brings nboi pound. If, then, a Hock of being crossed with a purelih Cotswohl ram, for t' c purp' foundation nml building breeding Hock, it will lio oidv the own lambs trr.iitn Imi kept for btcedii g, hut gr ;reni improvement over to mil to it rain fo tho same b od ns their niro. p, in grading tip n Hock tot u breeding flock ly to locAlity nnd Easti-ru markets, p nro kept ns the nsnllbrdinghet- subsequent per il) costs less in ' growth added thrco prices per oininou cwos fa 1 .Southdown or u of laying tliu an improved )lltablo to keep mm should never u ewes will bo a mon ones when A BEAK HUNT ON THE D0SEW1LP3 "Tell usalHiiit somo of your hunting adven turcs Willam," wo said one Winter evening ns wo sat around our bright fire. Will is nntout, young, half breed boy, whoso homo is on tliu Uosewilps, n river, which Hows Into Hoods Canal, I'crhnps somo of my readers may not know whcroltco.i'j Canal is? If they havo never been on I'uect hound, or nro not poscsned of a largo Western Washington, Territory it will To tell the ge of a Cow. Tho ago of horned cattlo may generally bo known by rings on iho horns till their tenth year, after that timo they givo no indication of age further than that thu animal has pass oil its tenth year. The first ring appears on tho horn after the animal is two years old soon after, ns n general rule, though some times before that ago. During tho third year tlio ring gradually increases, nnd nt theo years of niru it is conmlctclv formed. Tho nccoud . . .r .i. -...i map of i r nf appears miring mo iourtu year, im i.. tlie lilt i vcnriin commote, niicrii iivnu.. .... additional nut! Is formed each year. I'hisrulo King of the Blood hart! for them to realize tho "maun liectit ills. . .,,, ....,"... ...i rr... tances" of theso far reaching. Inland sea, with ' 'i. 'but' K.STracUco to c,l.f.hl.5 ton d '" "S? ". ood, i cow's ngo on her bonis. A cow ttitl. thu ---". - ,"-""""""". "' their many beautiful tributaries. Hoodi rdsn pure blood tho (amis each market K.ich lirernuilniarerto irnctically iqual use of fradmg winy tno'o oi irood lorm mil prinio liei should bo kept for bictiliug.) The lirst qmsiiu oi n proiitaiiio annual i a good n tlto ami active ilii.Mtion. A l.ibitiinllv n gooil cows, in uvory way satisfactory. to 3f. hi ur.uiiuir ti . m " . i' i . .. iirmtitiou lined, nliout hull ' year may bo nold for tho eai xciierntioii will iinroxim.ito i tlio piiroblixid until they arc for mutton or wool. It will bo neeti that tho ex up this Hock over that of conlion bivo iimr i baldly worth considering! tilt, in fact, tho nun or wether lambs ni.ttketil each year will bo enhanced in value muehlmoro than tho cost of thu putu blood ram ovl u common ouo. Hut whilu theso ewe lambs nrgrow iug up to breeding ngc, thu dcfi.titl ones iiillst Ihi weeded out, nnd not peiiift'id to breed. icra ro- line. ilil eater nh lild lilttavs bo il-eai.led. u lint. oyer beauty of extern I fioui i mxy possess. Xo p olit uvercoiiies from nslju' l nlir. Tlio breeding owe, if alio raises gitsl l.iu.l.i, must secietu n lllienil miantitv of nilk. mid this can only bu ilouo liy nlargoconsiiiipth nuddigen tionoffood, Tho yoiiiul owe! should not lio nreil iieioru ll to III mouths old; earlier breed ing is not eonilticito to vl'-or of constitutiou. As thu Hock increases in ii'umbcr.'. ur nt t caracan cniistamly bo given to n-lection of nml tho ewes to bo hied -lirceihiig always from up tuu iiem, i ue mini cmss will git e ewes oi t pure blooil, ami this can bn accoinnlished in four Viarsi two years moru wLuld glto lo 111 blood; no that six yearn would grado up com mon ews to lifteeii-sixteentlis blool South down, Cotswohl, or other puro liinmi. It it not, thereforo, long to wait far n thoroughly imimiveil flock. Wlicll will, tiraetienllv one nil tho higher IiIihkI, After tlio llftli ciom with puro blood rams, or tlirtv onu tlilitv neco' d p.trt of tho puro blood, tho lams of mis cross may no considered, prepotent, nud may Imi used for breeding often even tho cross below this w ill bo found prepotent ns in. lies, inn r.iigiisu nnori oorii Herd nooic admits four crosses to record an Short Iionim ami thu nmuo rtllo would hold w itli sheep, Hut wu think breeding together crude of low degreu tends to bring puro Mood into dlterc slit, and is unprofitable. Sheep at the Fat Etock Show of 1880. (Mstlonsl I.lf Hln. k Journal.) Though giHMl, thu disnlay of sheep at tho latu I'at-ntock .Show wan far short of what is warranted by tho magnitude of tho interests of nheep husbandry, and tho capacity of the men engaged therein. Fow new names weru to be found nn tho list of exhibitors, nnd no very marked illflcrcncc were observable in tho number mid character of Iho nniimd shown. .Such diliorcnccs ns oxlsted wen-, however, in tho right direction, I. u , n rcdiiu tion in Iho number of inediocro animals show ii, atldit higher standard in tlioso brought before tho public. In thin far it may bo con sidcred such an improvement upon it prede cessors as to warrant increased cirbrt on tho part of liith managers nnd exhibitors to sup pi)' through comparison and intelligent triticiima long-felt want among litu-stock breeders. Tho penn were luontlv filled with Cotswohl nud Southdown (tho latter prrdominating), nnd tlieir grades. Ilotli bleeds presented nomo lino niitvimens, nil sbowing utrcfiil ban- iiiiiiK nun uiK-rnt leeiiing. in met, soii " I l. i , ,, . ... tho long wiKilswtm w.-l fcrtnocominitteen 0h,lfw mit that somo of them were from It Mutt be Stopped! !.! Stock Journal. About forty thoufand head of cnlvcs hao lieen brought from Kaitcrn dairy districts to Chicago within tho post livo months, nml sold from hero to go to various sections Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, etc, I Where did theso cahes como from! Wo wish wo could tell, but wo cannot. It in saiil that they went mainly from Northern fi.i.. i it- . i ... uinuaiMi iicsirrn inw lolK! lull now do iieiiuj too (at. 'or prontaiiiu iii-cnsiuir siul " pietim pnctiirouia Inleetcd regions of Kew fhttlng. S mo interestiux sneciineiis were to Jersey, hiu-orn Tensvlvnnia nnd .Marvlan.U bo n- I.. ...r-p.n .lnu.' i Bi--' IfTi: ,t i -"" ' Pt'n " crosses, very nearly ni.prpacl.nic tho Ideal , ,,,17, ,,, viuw of t,10 C0I1(U. standard of a nro ltablc feedliiu nhecn. llieol . ".... . '. ... l.ro taluc feeillliu sheen nro tho sheeii upon which th iivenigi. farmer must ilepritil lor mutton production, ns tho drn.aud for thon.ughbiud animals for breeding iMtaea will long keep the prico ol at.eli stink als.vt. that warraiiietl by any possible coiitiugriu'if of tho meat market. Tho grade sheep ii tho only ot.-i within naclt tif tho majority of feeders which peascsacs to any coiisidcntblfl ilegr-o tl.oso charAcleiiatics of hnnlinea and rapidity of fattening for which tho Cotawolda and tho several Down aru ao ronspicui.ua. Tho results from using rams nf Cotswolds, Sntitl.dow ns, Sliropshln. Downs, mid Oxfordshire DoWnn, an seen at tho I'ut Stock . Show, word highly t'l.coiiritgiiig to the ndmirrraof ench of tlioas xipulir tau'etics emphasiliiig all that has beoii said in way of eulogy in their behalf. Adulteration of Butter. Ut Mock Journal. Dairy circles, its well as consumer of but ter generally in till city liato lievn wry much vxorcisvJ of late over tho discos cry tlut oiioi moils quantities of a ct.mpouud, consisting ol alsut onudialf to two. thirds of bog's lard to ouv-ha'f or one-third very ordinary butler, ia living uiantifacturvd and sold a butter in t'li city. If wo woro aluolutely certain that tie animal grvaso Used in tho u.ai.uf.tcturv of till stulf w a pure loaf l.tnl, a ia claimed bv tl.oio dunged in the business, it would not bu iiuiW so lud, but how do wo know that this I ho case? How do wo know that the vilo -otluct nf our city rvitdering i-atabliahmeut tot Urre'y use.1 lit tho inauufitcturo of this tiiuatio ? Wo aro glad to know that tho meu of this legion as well aa our city Olliccr aro looking into this matter. iness of food adtiltt ration seems to ho not of ltc, and urgtiitlydcituiuda at What tho farmer want in tho shape of (tock is thu lcat ho en. get. If he is breeding for Iwcf, no pKir man can all'urd to usv a mean siio and no rich mail will. Tho same U true is he is raising milch cattlu; ho must not only till out tho incut milkers, but in n she of the Inst milking strain tit 1 ld. lor the lltst wu havo tho .Shorthorn, tint Hereford and tha I n von, for tho'lsttci the Jersets, thu Hot sttins and tho Aflsliiia-n, It Is, u.ui-ottr, possililo to get a isnorthont or Hereford bull llt.m a g'HKl milking fau.it)', nnd tliero aro to lio iccumuicudvd, in our estimation, aa lirst best) because nf weight of carcass when llu-tlly sent to tha block, A sire, Iiowcmt, front thu ilillereilt herds mentioned, llulstciu, Avtt'shiro or Ji ivv. w ill lo of immeuso ser- vicotutimaii or a uoigh!oiloid hating 40 to IKI cow s to breed fur milk or butter, and no tow luliip in tho settled West or South ought to Ik witheut ouo. Alt oxcluinso pertinently ruiiiutka, Inmetcr, that Iho next thing after good lilooil is gis.l iced, and then good care, Vlrusl, feed, cue, aro thico-third of surer- nil cattlo husliaudry. (IwhI tirrcslt amount ti. nothing w ithotit proxr and itbundsiit ftod. They amount to but little w itlt proper and abundant food, if not pivprrly shcltcicd and rared for. They must have suitable pasture and soils, ami tho surface of tho rountty must Ik) adapted to theirrouatitution. ThoShott horn and llrrrftml nro out of place on broken pasture and hilly r.tngt;thu Avrshiic.Dctou ami Jersey are tliero at home, Tho llolsteiu delight in rich allutial mead and succulent bottom grass laud. OikhI cattlo are a nuvs any udjuurt to good farming ctrrv where, and always accompany it. Thu iutosluctioit of good stock into any farming community n' way ha a good rtlrct by stituuUting it to In-tter rll'ort and K'tirr fnding. It puce a higher sUmUrd U-foro tho farming public. It excite a fatorahlo emulation that wotk cood to all U'luatl. it iutlueuct. (!xxl cattle atv tho highest typo of agriculture. tion of thing in the Kaitorn dairy district. It i like playing with inatcbt overn hjw dtr tl.agatll.e; and if it shall lie preinlt'td aiiolher season, wo ran tcarcely even hope that our Wsttern herds willcsrnpe infection. Congirss must, nt it next session, enable the Western States to protect thenistlvts from this menace, by enacting somo such law n is inked for in tho rosolut on idopied nt tl.u imctiug held 1 1 this city on tho 17th tit. Wo cannot possibly atlunl to Vto theso tinny district eniptn d upon tin another season, in tin reckles manner! ami wotlull iitou every nader of Tho Journal who owi n tow or it steer to nit out or copy tlio petition to Con gress which will bo found at tho Ixittoiii nf tho third page of tho rover of tin number, attach it to n sheet of writng faiHT, circulate it among hi neigliUirs, and, tr.thln ten date, send it to hi memlier of Congress, or to tho Speaker of tho House of Kepi, teutaive. At Washington. Wo hate dallied with thia dan ger to longalre.tdy. Let us wno upCoiigrc with it dtluguof pstitouantouce, l.w-ry man must work. and Ciieh tut It.m. - Tho Chchali titer other stnams are very high. Tho little steam schooner, Kate and Annie, front Portland to Mei.tea.tno, broke her shaft ami drifted ashore on tho North side of (iray llarUir, on tho '-M iust. At tho timo tliero w a a strong . Southeast wind and high tides. Sho found anchorage on A 0. 1 vinous patur- ge. A cluiaiel u now being dug, ao a to get her utt. Cuial is a Southern arm of I'ugct Sound. It is sixty miles long, averages two miles in width, and was no called because a man nam ed Hood won killed on its shore by Indians, a number of years ago. Its banks on either sido aro high wooded hills, with occasionally n valley, down which noma swift stream brings its Hood from tha mountain depths. Thu Dosuwilps is ono of theso rivers, it few men havo iundo hoiiios upon its banks, but tliero is very littla oneit laud, Wooded hillsntruteho.it in every direction, dually rising at tlio North in to tuu wivuipian .Mountains, i uroiigu theso woods ilham has hunted every nim.0 ha learned to handle n gun mid has had somo exciteing adventures. "It wits about thu ii iddlool last September'' Mid William, when 1 Blurted out for a dats hunting, I had poor luck though, mid tramped tliu woods no illy nil day without seeing any thing worth shootiuc nt. Ahuut sunrut I ciinudown to thanter bank ami saw that 1 ns nine ur ten miles above homo, iust then A little dog I had with mo began to lurk and looking up tha river 1 saw n lic.tr eating nllih, raising my shot gun I tired nt liiin and ho fell oil thu hank iiro tho river, hut Houmlernl mound, got out nml walked awny, thinking to nukunhoit work of him I stood my gun against n trto nml taking my revolver in my hand followed him, I noon overtook him nnd lired liittii.c him in thu ilcht shoulder, ho g.tvo a big grunt but rati oil. Tlio third timo 1 anno up with him ho wan going nnnilid a big enter t.eo and I was behind another tiro aliout eighteen yards oil", its i Hied ho turned seeing tha smoakr, run nt mo, 1 cliiulicd ouo liljili rock, ncross which ciotv tso siemier iiio lunpies, ouu nlKivu thn other. 1 (talked out on tlio lower, ono holding on tho upixroiio to steady myself, I thought tlio near would not trust his weight on them ami o could not get at me, but intse.id of climb ing up nn tlio rock ho cmno n round tinder lie.tth thu maples nnd rearing up neied thu tines in his mouth mid btut It brenkiu it, tids lowering mono that ho could gut luu around thu hints nml pull mo down, thou ho gradually worked tin to mv waist aiminc to cut at inv throat. I kept my left nnu up to ward hnn olf nud let him chaw on that, nftern ttisslu wu would both bo tired out mid havo to lent, l'l'mill tho bear mado a spring mid feelting on my shoulder began to bito nud tear my hand which 1 held up so keep him from my throat I had a dirk knifu in my ixickct but tho bear had his paw on mv right baud, uud when ever I t'ied to get tho knifu ho would roll ovtr on mo in such away thai 1 could iiotn.ovo my h.iud; ho struck inv mm with his p.tw oncu with such n forca that I thought ho had bro ken it, th-n liuel.iwe-dlny head, nil tho timo trying to get at my tliro.it. At last tho War yot kind of worried out nud I made n ere.it ell'uit nml throw him oil' mid got nwny, I then went a short distance nml jumped into n pond of water mul wnshed tho blood out of my uyes. 1 li.ul tin to deep gashes in ono thigh, two on my head nml my left arm and liotlt hands weiu putty well clawed up 1 got my gun and went home, ttading the rivir thix'o times, 1 wan burning hot and thu noxt morning was cry still' mul sore, but wtnt nit with my l.rothir offer tho bc.tr. Wo found him in the pond w hele I had washed myself, lb w.ia.UaiJjuxHfTPbtft1rthInTrTTSrTrwM consult rahly cltwrd up and I shall bear tho marks n long us I lite." "What did you do with thoskiu!" wo asked. "Sold it for n dollar," wn the reply. I tent it with seven others to San IVmu-isco and got only a dollar apiece for tho lot." I.UKLI.1M1. rinifs i r V.-.11-H old I Willi four rillL'S SllO 1 seven years old. o now rings nro fortiHtl. nftcr tho tenth year; tho deeper rings, how- over, nnd tho worn appearance nf tho horns, nro pretty suro indications of old age. I Consumption Curotl. An old physician, retired front practice havinc had nlaccd in Inn bauds by nu K.tst India missionary tho formula of n simple veg Eruptions, Bait Illicum, Swellings, Dyspepsia, l,ITCr L.UIIIJJIHIMI, Al UHlty, VDinitR, &C. Nine-tenths of all chronic and temporary disorders arc caused by disturbance of the clr culation of the blood, which depends greatly upon the quality. If Impure from want of proper food, nir, light, exercise, change of scene, or from overwork, the whole system feels it. Sometimes its Impurity Is Indicated bv on tn i in renin v Inr t in ntieedv n id nciinai i-m .,.., i. i . -- -- - -- -i - . . ., , onnciiiscascsiiJiiHii ; sonict me oyasioomv cilia for Consumption, lhouchitis, Onttnli, , . y gioomy, Asthma, and '.ill Tliro.it and Limit Affection, despondent, U"i ! b-cllug tiommonly called also n posituo ami radical emu lor JSei toils I'elnllty mid nil Sertoli t,oinpi.tinis, niter having t sted its wonderful cur.ttito liower in thousands of cases, has ft It it his duty to make it known to his sulfurii g fo'lows. Aettl attsl by this motive and n tlcsirj to leheto hiiuiaii nufleriiig, I will send lieu of charge to all who desiie it, this I eel lie, in (lerm.lli, I'leiicli, or Kugllsh, with full directions for pi'viurinc mid using. Sent by mail by nil- dressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. W. SHKllAlt. I III Towers lllcck, liolllm.l lloclinster, rs, l. .liiinU I'lower Tlio Imincnso silo nnd gicat popularity of firecnVAuctist Kltwrr in all towns nud villa ges in the civilized world has caused iiuny imitator) to ndupt similar names, expecting to roan anil narvost lor themselves ntuio expel to of tha nlllicttd. Thin im-dicino wns introduc ed in I80S, nnd for the cure of Dyspepsia, and I.Ivor Unniplalut, with their cllects, such ns Sour Stomach, Costiveness, Sick .Stoinaih, Sick ileadache. Indigestion' Palpitation of thu II nit, verticil, etc.. etc., it Hover hits fail ed to our know ledge. Thrco doses will re "THE BLUES." Implying lack of energy, debility, and general tinliappuicw. Nothing is so magical In its. effects as this KING OF THE BLOOD, nt once a tonic and alterative, so called because it temt ami ir the stagnant functions, and healthful activity results. Numerous testimonials the genuineness of which n Rinranteed by our standing offer of $1,000-and full directions can bo found in the "Treatise" accompanying each bottle. Price $I.oo per bollle. Sold by all dealers In medicine. D, HANSOM, SON it. Co., Proprietors, Iluffalo, N, Y. Hove nny caoof lhnpcpsiit. Two million liol tics sold lost year." Price To cents. Samples 10 cents. AGENTS AND CANVASSERS Make from vv.t lo H.'iOprr rrL stlhni; psl (ol H.(l.llllil'.()Ur&Ci. lo llnnlsr strict, swu.k, Nritil for tlis.tr titsloirus and trruis. Before Buying or Renting fijnj for our I.ATI'.ST Illustrated Cstsloirus (ii pp 4 to. wlllt NKWKItThTVLiai. at it'll ami iinwanl; or M.il 'eripurirr. snj up. ii,.vi iiihi. tin-no a Itaui lit or.-uil to.. 1M Tieniont htrcti. H-t ti: so II HlliMrnt, .Ns York; ItU Wrba.li Asonue.l1ili-.mo. Totho Farmers of Oregon! iseo. llirrr up cur heart sn.l Id tit shin, Ami nuke Ilia urJi.J el. I tlty rlnj. The I'Ucu uu sought Ii fcuuil at Ut, And many thnea inr door ) ou yuied. When sou corns to town cil ollrn stray To otlirr itnres o-it ul tli Hiy, Oh, fanlhh msnl t me It shn s. You don't know wluro to purchue elotlics. WlirMsMsoii, ILvaikw" W Ji, ' ' -JtlliHi-ht're Wurth a urMt Urtl mors: II soti'c utroi.lts Ilia Wcr'-ln rush's Storo UroaJilotln o( tha rlitiest Imr, Ague mixture tnuilrar, Sometblne New In Entono'.ojy. 1'roin tits lMrull I'ns 1'rtss. List Sunday n Mr Joue wu returning from church with hi family ho 4itcovercd a new mid singular looking bug tit I.I front doorstep, A ho wits something of n scientist ho was naturally pleased with the now speci men, and, forming hi pocket l.indkticliief into it sort of cage, ho (Httiuccd dot. n on it mid aucctfded in rapturing it. ' . "Ilrnig tho microscopo children," he cried, "and tell jour ma to hurry; 1 want her to look nt It; I'm suro it U-loug to tlio Heinlp- it,., v..- hi .. .iv-, v, ,,&,,, it.ir, Cl.atlie, put otir ryo to tho oculai sido and tell mo w hat you co. I "t)li, imi, ain't it splendid? It's t.-ot font; wing, eight er, nnd, oh my! ain't it a sivarkltr, though? lied, and green, nud jcl In-v, and on, It Is getting away mul I pa !" I hen it isu t tlcMilr rnctl .Mr. Joue. ii ecsUsv; "I wa-s-n't iptl-i-to uro whether it u.ovisl or net. Ut mo look I Ves! it' a tcr-t restrial, 1 think, ntttrull; it belougi to tho genu Peiitatoui.t tho aiittiin.u hat that iH-culiar tlexiblo look; ainl yet. now that I linik again, thu rye serin to indicate that it' i a pi.) tocoris, in w hich roo it w ill lc very destructite to your in.i' phut' ami we must' kill it unco. Ill ask Prof. Sill. It will 1st, in any cue, a valuable addi'iou to icienco. -Maria, w hero's tho chloroform?" "l!p tut tho clock shelf; w hat aro you going to do with it," asked Ml, done who had j been giving hi r undivided attention to, tho I laty. "Kill thi bug a soon a you havo exaiiin cd it." answered Mr. Jones in a lofty v.ice. "lslullprcse.it it to the IKtroit acicttitlo aiViation , "Wrll, 1 gues not. Mr. Jonca," bivk in hi wife, who wa looktug with much uteres at tho new tpccimeu. "1 vtiil fi for tha l.'ii; last week to wear on my i.ew lsuiuet,an I must havo dropptsl it oil' when 1 can., in It li'longs to tho genu luillitier-u, tin. couldn't bo any deader if it Wii Ikvii K.lej for a century. Science will liato to get alii without it. Jones, it' already cluitii Poor Joue) J1 Amendment to Assessment Law. IU it enacted by tho Legislativo Assembly of tl.u Stato of Oregon i Shtion 1. Tlut section 10, of tillo n of chapter A7 of tho niisiellaneou laws of ((lo gon, relating to tho nsst-bsiuent of propeity mid tho lcty nml collection of taxes, o niiieuded so an to rtad ns follow i Ski. III. Thu assessor, aftcrsptnllifyiiig, a prescribed by law, h.tll immediately procure tioiu tho county clerk n blank assessiutut roll and foithwith piocce.1 mid assess all taxable property within liis county, and shall ictiiin to such county cleik on or U-foro thu lirst Monday in Scptcmlicr next following such as scssiii. nt roll, with a full nud complete nssc meiit of such taxable nrouertv rutried tl. cro on, including n full nnd pixcisu description of tho lauds or lot so ow ucd by eaih poivou tliciviii named, which drcr.ption shall corre spoud witli tho plan or plot of any town laid out or loconleil, nud said lamia or town l ts shatl l v.tlued at their tmo c.isli talue. t.tk iug into toiisiilciAtiun tho iiuir veiueiita o tho laud. Ai.d in the nuriouuding eoun ry, tie otulity of soil, it coiitruit lieu to transpotta A .,.'.. ....II! 1 ...Ml.. 1 ...1..V . tlO.l I1I1CS, IIUUIIO IU Ills, nulla mi'l IHII "- vantages. i't ue t.t!tnluo shall bo held ami taken toMiitau tho amount null mopem uoiihl sail for at .1 Mil.ll.t.trt sale liudo III the ordinary course of biisiues, and not what it woulil I'ting nt puiiiioauetioii or lurcist uij Thu isiutit) cotiit of nny county may, if iie' Sktiy, bv unlet made bWoiu tho first MtntiM) iiiMpteliiber. extend tho timo for retuni.uj tho nasosiucht roll until tho lirst M mla in tOctoWr follow inp " " WVmsNsn rwilr losi-lltutou ! If IMI IVfl.lt 11). ..I.iii.Im- I,, ua.. .m. cu inu.t laiy joureourlliii'ilutlilinr litro Tho ctothes sr as fill (nul to rar, Tlity lut for months ami will nut tesr. l"or fruitr ami Hurkrr In tliu -olt: To nutih tha ork luw tlis a-uoJt. IU rain w refcr lo else, That eurwlrts and jou ran lltr. Our trads Is squsrs and no cout,re -fsuic; We sell to stcr-f on Hi same, II us don't visa tslue, wa atk nn )ay, Or iraks It cxxl some otkrr -.; Ho try on null, Jut tor ths tut, Or II net niore, trj pints snd test. Now sin; this son-; and sing It well. And sll jnur fritnds ha sur lotrll. And hoilt tlu-s Mnrdt froin lind to sa, Tlut Hit WOltlil.MDIIUN'h aTuItt: Is lh place lor ma, Vrrilnsmt'n'H Store !i!) First .Street, ril!an(l, Oroon. T. CHAMBERS. octSm!! PUOPKimoU. ' i- Chills and Fever nro permanently curod by Dr. Jay lie' Ague Mix ture. With u llttlo enro on tlio port of tlio patient to avoid cxposuro, nml tlio occasional ttso of Jaymk'h Sana-nviiPiLLs.tlil-iromotly will bo found lo bo certain In lt operation, nnd rad ical In IU olTccU. In ninny sections of tlio country aubloct to Aguo nnO other nuilnrlnl (llscjtscs. It lias nu es tabllshod clinractor nn a popular spo cldo for theso harriisslngtoinplalnts, nnd tho number of testimonials re ceived nhow that IU roputution U constantly Increasing. ,. ....-..uni-anaR6mItfent Fevers aroolfoctually curotl by Dr. Jnyuc'at Ague Mixture. In theso com plalnU enro should bo tajprii to follow tho dlrectUpij-losoly, nnd cspcchtl nttontlon given to the llvor, which should bo asslstod In performing Its functions by Dn. Jaynk's Sanative Villi. liniiriE, MAVIS. CO., Whnlc.1. I..sltrs rcrtlind Orscoa MrouVEW Hie cuRitw 41 iii0kA.ur.ftk 1 ns tjtliCntrmJnnf ' UUT MUlaC alVitld fetlrauUnURnit use HOP HtUtsTsVU If you art youn nnd I dlM.rtion or iuMt rleJ or 4iitrU. cLl ur I poor boattU vt ItutuUik I Whor yottrrs. whtfoevrr yo Itrl iaai ynur nysttm j ncdt ckaRilntf. too-1 Imr or Uruuwtitnr, withouUxftMrtcitiNt; j olt-.,io, IIISI nTymirfv vruniuryroisv tWrt. Moo J. I tir or MTTT4 t You will be cured, rvou use Hop Bittors Uytxttrvilnv J Ifyouiooa ituUJiiiioi iwM woik. til rf tntto ldu.ii iivtve and waive, Um Hop B. tufferimr from ny In iivHl i )U4uniiuar youiMr.fulTPrUtir (roui nu on ba oi sue. litters. TDeuunataie an i nuAllv iruLi femiaa ffortn or Kidney ha tfn priia(t( L oy iiHiwiy umo( nopviuert piy wea k aul: 111 It may nve your life. Ithns avea nun drodi. 03 1. 0. U a atatiluU anu IrrvMHa Utiuri for 'drunkaoaeta, ,'vm of c,4uiu. 'uiVt SoUbydru,?' H.ta. M. ia.ir..ss CtrcuUr, nor mmu rrt. i-o.v aaatr, a. f , TrvM-.Oat. THE DINBEE JbCONARD GO'S BKAVTIVVU EVEH.HLOfrio ROES V e deliver 8TltOXa PUT Roaicts for Winter la nuj frail a Main's Tropical Leaf of IUrsalu snai. s lOMTIVt: 111 MKDT for alt tha dUu. i !. win. Initio iuwtrrsrl ct th iKslt-lir Toni User llcsilsibcs Jsmll--I)lMlor. (irsttW M. arts, snj all ditcultli-s of tlis hlJn.ts, Liter an4 l rt nsry l.rjsui, tor 1 KM AI.E llM:.Srj. VoatM) ilrn lruitnn.acililorlasl,r-naDc), It r.a. no) at It rolls. ttserfaiu tlut aits ths hlooU; sn.l I. hence wiM IL. U.t BLOOD rtl;ltEr.b. It is tiiuonly Un ruui.il, that currs r.rUhfs l.ea,e. IV r IU. br. 1.1 wAithr. aik niATurrw cniE. Irrba's tj Utu.-.-i,t acd all laltrs at tl.tt pr - "i ;i in tiia wiikfi. irj u U.a.WarnorAfo., RoailioaUir, N. Y. ltloora and I'all 1'lsntln, IHiaiHimcea. an taneieii. 100 PRKICNTI rear a Haastlas tkat wtB stw tta IsmSi atatl aWt I J B f - v idim U lav KIsux aaT Basr "Vhw 11 wa off (t loot lotr la 8 t&taaUa, SOfiOO ta im, Tata ekaasaat aamdOM a4a,aa4AsIlysjraiTaataa. Olisnalax ftaa. U A... sstr 'Z .T" -"" tui i um our nw uuiae to Hsh Cultun, and Ctefiereeo5S: A MUSICAL WONDER. WSSSe3iiSSM&g sIW W NSMtl k IsMUVkrl taartWl Uul la.H....i ..ta- .1 . ,... aa , .La m U.U yy ra W m iWtlj aii f m lrilisa 'fiwm's'vi isrstsi asl'sfearaJ lsst h Lhasa I Liu . 11I1C sicciuMcai. OKUiri.vrrrr. .. .t a ..y JT; acSIUn. ri; SP.II; .11 U. p.W lm.h .n. aaa. m sis v attM, iJ. ,-jU ..'( IM , '"" .iwa.iujibi r.l bum c, aivwM at. Cak. h onr WELL AUGER ta a. ch Brest. lors the fustt. Wu tietheoUistaud Arsest tinu In .Uurricd. Send lor oor cietorlal eaiaicsitu. Uknvu tttkzn Urn Co., Chicago, 111,