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VOL. XIV.
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SOMETHING FOR FARMERS TO CONSIDER.
After a careful surrey and consideration of
the whole subject, we must come to this con
clusion, that n'iddlemen are a necessity to the
farmer and a necessity to the consumer, each
class being more or less dependent upon tho
other. In the language of the poet :
God never made an independent man,
'Twould jar the concord of his general plan.
By this I do not mean that all middlemen
are a necessity to the farmer. I recognize
some, as I was nbout to say, nuisances. I will
not uso so harsh a term, but say unnecessary.
They are consumers, and, do far as that goes,
a benefit, but their occupation is no advantage
to tho farmer, and whenever they interfere
with his prosperi'y, a positive disadvantage.
Well, then, what thall wo do with them?
Let them alone. If they are no advantage to
you, don't patronize them. Tho world is wide
enough for them and you. Mind your own
business and patronize your friends; those
who are working in the line of your interest;
use your intelligence, and don't go into the
camp 'of your enemies and gho yourself en
tirely a ay. The farmer's occupation is em
phatically a busy one; he cannot do justice to
his farm interests, and at the same time per
form the offioe of middleman. Even those
who live near the city cannot afford to spend
the time required of man and team to peddle
his fruits and vegetables. One middleman can
perform this office for a hundred farmers, and
do it better than they can, and the cost,
whether by salary or commission, distributed
among them, is but a small item compared
with what it now is. The amount of farm
products consumed will bo no less; the ruin
ous competition against each other in the
present want of system would be stopped; a
better rate of prices maintained, hen'.e
greater profits and a tendency to excessive
production of any one article will be checked.
Such a middleman would work in direct har
mony with the interests ot those he repre
sents. He could soon get the gauge of the
markets, furnish information of the amount
consumed, of the wants of the market, and ex
ercise an important, if not controlling interest
in regulating piices; in short, would act like
a balance-wheel or governor to machinery.
All it requires to set such a system in opera
tion is concert of action and co-operation
f f' among those interested.
A similar plan should be adopted for dairy
products. One man or house could handle all
the dairy products of Oregon and Washington
Territory; all concentrated together would
only make a moderate business for one house.
Dairv products reqnire special conveniences
and fixtures to keep and care for it properly,
'n every city I was ever in, except Portland,
dairy products are concentrated to one or
more houses, who mako that a specialty, and
fix to take care of it in the best manner.
Here it is scattered in the hands of twenty or
thirty retailers, a dozen commission merchants
and half a dozen dry goods and grocery houses.
During ten months of the year the demand is
jt greater than the supply, and dairymen, if
united, would nave it all tneir own way.
There is no rart of the United States where
dairymen have so fine a fit Id before them, yet
this want of system is driving some from the
business, and others will follow. The middle
men have it all their own way; not one of
them hardle enongh to give it particular at
tention, or ny special preparation to take
care of it rightly. Tho waste occasioned by
want of system dca't come out of their pock
ets, and they don't care. If concentrated into
ene House tne uernanu ana consumption
would be no less, better and more uniform
priced would be maintained, and 30 to 60 per
nt. saved to the producer.
The cereal products, if we raise a surplus,
goes to feed foreign nations; the textile pro
ducts to the manufacturer. The manufac
turer buys in large quantities, not in driblets
if he can avoid it The grain exporter buys
hj the shipload. It costs time and money
for the purchaser to visit every farmer in per-
on; hence, wheat, wool, etc., win sen more
readily and for Utter prices iu Urge quanti
ses than at the farmer a door; and to do this
e sen-ices of a middleman are required and
serviceable to the farmer. One house could
(barter all the ships and load all the grain of
lbs Willamette Valley. When loaded on
hip ward and insured it will tell more readily
and for a letter price than when in the pos
tesor's bins. It is not necessary that it should
be massed in Portland warehouse, though, of
course, it i more convenient. It may be
stored in warehouses along the railroad and
iver where it can be bandied at short notice,
rovided the farmer could control his own
petty when to stored. Did the farmers
me the present odious and outrageous law
for the storing; of grain, whereby he puts it
entirely out of his power to control hia own
property, except to sell it for whatever prico
may be offered i Will the farmer make any
effort to rid himself of this oppression at the
session of the coming legislature ? We will
wait and nee. We predict he will sit still and
growl; they will get together, perhaps, and
talk; this one will talk; that one will talk;
and it is talk all round the room; and if per
chance some brother should suggest some
feasible plan, he is looked upon with sus
picion; eyed with distrust; ''he's got some
ax to grind," and it all ends in talk. If mid
dlemen managed their business this way, they
would have starved to death long ago. Mid
dlemen of all kinds, grades and classes have
their societies, clubs, leagues, lodges and
unions wherein they cmbino, concentrate
their energies and co-operate tor mutual hen-
cfit and protection. Tho farmer alone, of all
classes of the human family stand aloof, like
a wild steer standing out in a December sleet
viewing tho friendly shed whero his compani
ons have taken shelter witli suspicion.
"Whoever put up that shed had an ax to
grind," and like the wild steer if he lives
through the storms and cold and comes out
alivo in the spring, ho comes out spring poor.
Such folly passes all comprehension. I can
account for it only on the plea of lamentable
ignorance; ignorance of political economy;
ignorance of business rratters; icnoranco of
the natural relations they sustain to wain's the
manufacturing and consuming classes and
middlemen; iguorance of the power they hold
if they would wield and direst it intelligently.
The only hope for tho farmer is to combine,
concentrate their energies, act together, pull
together, bo ready to make small personal
sacrifices for the common good, read, discuss
and understand the situation, and u hen you
understand it act intelligently, act fn concert
with your neighbor; lay asido your distrust
and suspicion, stamp it under your feet; and
if you differ and do not thiuk alike, compare
opinions, weigh arguments and be willing to
consider that your neighbor is just as honest
in his opinion as you in yours. What you
want to arrive at is, what is the truth, what
are the facts in the case ? Your interests are
identical, and it is for the interest of both and
all to act in harmony.
How this is to be accomplished I will show
in my next. J. B Knapp.
Horse Diseases.
PniSEVULK, Or., Aug. 22, 1882.
Dr. Wytiiycombe. Dear Sir: A valuable
mare belonging to my father died this morn
ing, after an illness of about tw enty hours.
We cut her open, with a view to finding out
the nature of her ailment, but the examina
tion gave little or no satisfaction. The outer,
smooth, serous membrane which covers the
muscular coat of the stomach was morn or less
congested, and seemed to be in a state of de
cay, while through and about it was a quan
tity of undigested food. How this food be
came mixed with the wrapping membrane of
tne stomach we could not solve. There were
no ruptures in the stomach that we could see.
The tough, muscular coat of the stomach was
sound; so also was the lining membrane. I
make one exception to this statement : The
stout, muscular coat of the stomach had nu
merous fleshy growths upon it, not larger
than a darning needle, of a flat appearance,
and not, perhaps, over half an inch long.
They were of nearly the same color as the
stomach, perhaps a shade lighter, or rather of
a creamy appearance. They did not resemble
bots, or, at least, the bota I have seen. A part
ot the small intestine nearest the stomach wss
also congested; indeed, so full of blood that
when cut open it ran a stream. These were
the only signs of disease we were able to find
in the animal's body. The heart,. tunes, liver
and kidneys were in a state of perfect health.
Several hrrses in this vicinity have died from
the same disease; even young colts have died
from it. While sick they act much like those
afflicted with colic or an affection of the kid
neys, but do not bloat. If you can solve this
matter, and give us a cause and remedy, you
will confer an important favor upon many
good citizens of this community. Very re-specttully-yours,
D, W. Aldbidok.
Judging from the very intelligent descrip
tion of the post mortem appearances given
above, the disease was evidently located in
the gastric system. The disease anight pos
sibly have been generated by a combination
of circumstances that are so mysterious that it
would render it very difficult foi evtn an ex
pert in pathology to solve the mystery and
arrive at a correct conclusion as to the
Diimarv cause.
The feed might have been contaminated
with noxious plants or other substances that
have a deleterious effect upon the digestive
svstem: the drinking water might have con
tained imruritits that were injurious, or your
PORTLAND, OREGON,
present tystcm of feeding and general man
agement may possibly be faulty, such as irreg-
ularit:cs in feeding, watering and exercising.
sudden change from one kind of frcd to
another, especially when there is a great dif
ference in its nutritious qualities.
The undigested food found connected to
the outside covering of the stomach would in
dicate a rupture of the mucous and muscular
coatings of tho stomach, which might possibly
have been overlooked during the examination.
Tho congested state of the pyloris plainly
indicated that the stomach had been greatly
distended, undoubtedly resnlting from an
attack of acute gastric indigestion.
Tympany of the stomach in h rses is not
invariably accompanied with a distention of
the abdomen, as many suppose, hence the
surprise in finding a ruptured stomach when
tho horse showed no signs of Mo itiug previous
to hi' death.
The fleshy growths on the muscular coat of
tho stomacn are normal; thej' nro folds, nc
casioned by the stomach being empt; when
that organ becomes cxterdtd with food they
di "appear.
Treatment. Givo one ounce each of
spirits of nitrous ether, spirits of ammonia,
aromatic tincture gentian compound in a pint
of cold water; repeat the disc every hour
until tho patient gets relief. Give injections
per rectum of warm soapsuds every hour until
pain abates. If no relief is obtained in half
an hour after giving tho second dose, apply
warmth by means of sacks saturated with
water as hot as tho hand can bear, being
placed all along the back and sides of the pa
tient, nndk cover with a dry blanket; repeat
tbc hot water as often as i.ecessary, so as to
keep tho patient quito hot. When the pain
subsides rub the patient quite dry and
blanket, feed easily dipestn.1 feed, and if the
weather should bo cool, tako the chill off its
drinking water for a few days.
The ubovo treatment is adapted to any of
the different forms of oolic; in cases of severe
bloating give sulphuric ether instead of
nitrous ether. J. Witkvcomde, V. S.
Letter from Fannlngton.
Farwington, W. T Aug. 21, 1882.
Editor Willamette Farmer :
As considerable time has elapsod since I
troubled you with items, I will try your pa
tienco again. We were visited by the Sher
man Bro's. Circus last Friday evening, which
was quite a treat to tho 'people heroabiuts,
and was highly appreciated by all that wit
nessed it, not particularly for its excellence
(although it was good enough), but as an evi
dence of the progress of the country, which is
really beyond the expectations of the shrewd
est of our inhabitants. Notwithstanding the
dry season, the crops offer a fair yield. Large
numbers o good staunch buildings, such as
dwelling', barns, stock sheds, etc , are being
erected, to take tho place of the temporary
ones built sc me years since by the pioneers of
this country, which is another evidence of the
prosperity of this new but widely known
country. Harvesting is progressing as fast as
the scarcity of laborers will permit. Men of
means are coming here from all parts of the
United States to invest their money in real
estate; and as has been the case since the
earliest settlement of the United States, tho
pioneers sell out just when they should not.
The time has just arricd when wn should
have cheap transportation and communica
tion with the leading cities in the East via
the N. P. R. K., which will give the port of
Washington Territory the per centage over
any other port of the Pacific Oa The lead
log flour manufacturers of the Western States
have an eye to the great agricultural re
sources of this vast belt of the best grain
growing land of the Northwest coast, but we
hope that their schemes may be frustrated by
the establishment of large merchant mills at
Spokan Falls and numerous other places
where good water power is available, for we
hope that our farmers will take advantage
and profit by the disattious experiments of
the Oregon and California farmers, and ex
port flour instead of wheat. Some nwy think
that we do not need the cffal of the wheat, as
we have an abundance of grass. This is true
at pretent, but at the rate the grass pastures
are being converted into grain fields, the stock
man will he compelled to step further back,
or change bis way of stock raising to a more
scientific rule, when in the latter case he will
need the cffsl from his grain.
We have an abundance of fruit, such as
apples, peaches and grapes, which are raised
iu large quantities along Snake river, in the
southern fart of this county. Of course they
fetch a good price here, as they are hauled
from thirty-five to forty miles. Apples are
three cents a pound, and peaches four to five
cents per pound. However, the young
orchards around here are beginning to bear
nicely. We have plenty of the smaller fruits,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1882.
and of as good quality and size as can be
found anywhere. Vegetables here are good
and plenty.
Mr. G. W. Truall has a surveyor laying
out an addition to our town, and building is
going on rapidly. More anon.
F. S. Barzee.
OHK;0 HTATK FAIR.
A fanl of i:nlnnatlnu from Hie llnnnl or
Mnimcrrx.
To TUP. FARMERS AND MECHANICS OF
Oreoon : Tho undersigned, Board nf Man
ogers of the Oi cgon State Agricultural Society,
desire to state a few facts in regard to the
Annual Statu Fair of 1882, to the cud that its
management may be better understood.
The speed department of tho fair has fpr
years heen a source of vexation and trouble,
not only to the Board, at its annual meetings,
hut to the society in gemral, and the argu
ment for ears has been, on tho ono side, that
too much attention was paid to it, and too
much monty oflVred, anil on tho oth r hand,
that the Board had given no encouragement
sufficient to induce a fine display of the bent
horses. At the annual meeting, Dec, 1881.
it was finally concluded to ssign this depart
ment to a committee, w tin should atireo to
pay the money they might offer, and that they
should icccivc ci rtnin receipts especially do
rived fiom that department. But n ad
ditional inducement to make this change, we
cite the fact that the premium for speed havo
been given frr vc.irs a a loss to tho society,
while thew inteiestcd havo urged that this
department was not proprrlv managed, nnd
that it ought Co pay, and could be mado to
pay its expense. In order to satisfy our
selves in regard to all tlieso matt( rs, no money
is offered tin jear for speed trials. If the
experiment shall prove successful, it will have
cost the society nothing, ami will he a basis
for their further action, anil we deem it just
to say that our eoureo wns not governed by
any committee of horsemen, or any agent of a
committee, and that thee wa no dictation
on tho part of anyone. It was tho carrying
nut o' -uileniro often expressed by very many
friends and members of the society. In re
gard to the rccfipts, wo feci assured that they
will be proportionately a good without the
spi-ed department a uith it, and that tho
plan adopted will insure as much success and
a much money to pay the premiums in thn
other departments, ana too expenses 01 tno
fair, as if no change had been m dc.
The premiums of the society then, for this
year, are offered to tho farmers nnrl mechanics
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. In the
department ot cattle, sheep and swine, as well
ss in agricultural implements, we nro quito
certain the display will ho a creditable one.
We urgo upon tfie farmers and mechanics,
then, to use every effort to moke their depart
ments attractive. If you dislike tho course
which has been pursued by the officers of the
society, the remedy at the annual 'election is
an easy one, but if the State Agricultural
Society is to grow in favor and patronage, tho
friend of every department must seek to
make its annual fairs attractive While we
are free to admit that in some instances the
premiums aru not as largo as they should bo,
certainly in the department of grains, and
snme others, there can be no ground for com
plaint. At all events we havo acted as we
thought best for the interests of the ocity,
and offered all we believed it could afford to
pay. More than this, you would not expect
us to go; less than tins, wo (eel certain, tins
not betn done.
Let thero be a strong effort made, then, to
increset the interest and attractiveness ot all
the departments at our coming fair, and let
your am nu iu Bircuincu iuuiiu uuiiuiieiicu
in thn incietv. and to assist in niacins' it unon
a t ernanent foundation. If the weather
shall trove lavorah'e. with an early ami
abundant harvest, and fair cash prices for the
product of the country, there is no reason to
doubt the success of the fair of 18S2.
Wo ileem it but just to say that through
the ellirts of the Speed Committee, tho
largest number of hrscs for running and trot
ting evir seen at our fairs will be present at
the Stato l-airot IBS-'.
M. Wilkins, resident, Lane county; John
G. Wryht, vice president, Marion county. C.
P. Bunhart, vice president, Linn county; K
M. Wiite. secretary. Marion county: .Ins
Hamilton, Linn county; John F Miller, Ijiko
county; Geo. Itelshaw, Lane county; U, W,
Scroggms. Washington county: J. T. Apper
son. Clackamas county; John Downing, Mar
ion county; Henry Miller, Multuomah county;
E. L. DelAslimutt, Polk county; Win. Hallow-ay,
Vamhill county; of Board of Managers.
Garkotkd. Jack Manning, of Kola, iavo
an impecunious tramp his supper and tho
means to procure a bed in halcm on Tuesday,
After the ungrateful wretch had partaken of
the meal provided, he suggested a walk. Mr.
Monniijr, entirely unsuspicious of harm, ac
cepted the invitation. When in the vicinity
of the court home the stranger sjddenly
threw his arms around Mr. Manning's neck
and fo'ced him down to tho ground. Tho
tramp then wont through Mr, M. and got
about fifteen dollars, when be "lit out.''
Short) after the occurrence Mr. M, met
Officer 0. P. Mauzey and gave him a descrip
tion of the thief. The ofluer, after some lit
tle tine, fouml his man and placed him in the
calaboee. Upon searching him only a por
tion of the money taken was found, anil that
only a'ter considerable hunting, as the fellow
maniir-1 In "nftttn1' (tin frrepnliafk inftit llflJC.
terousy, showing him to he an old hand in
the busmen. Jlo wss bound over in the sum
of 30 to await the action of the grand jury.
Jest sow Frank A bell is taking some of the
most inarming and lovely promenade and
panel photographs we ever saw, Call at his
studio oa first street, Portland, and see them.
Stranfer always made welcome.
GENERAL NOTE8.
Prinevillo iVirtri Thi week Mr. Patee ex
hibited somo heads of wheat that were raised
on his farm, which is located on the sage des
ert north of town, the grains of which arc
plump, and will mako a suporior quality of
Hour. Farming on this place is only an expe
riment with Mr. P., as heretofore tho land
has been considered worthless, but now it is
proven to bo productive, and is the foundation
of a fortune to the o.iterprising owner, ilo
ha CO acres of this wheat that will bring 12
bushels per acre, which, when harvested, will
find ready salo at one dollar, or more, thus
tho first crop will pay tho expense of fencing
tho entire place, besides all necessary expen
ditures of seeding and harvesting, so tho place
will havo cleared itself the first year, a thing
rarely dono in any country. Hud this been nn
average season tho vicld would havo bmn
much greater, perhaps 20 per acre There is
plenty of tins land, and all that is ncccssaiy
to convert it into ptofitablo farms is a small
outlay of money for fencing and seed, and an
abundance of energy.
Prinoville aYeics : This week Mr. Starr left
in our oliico n buiidlo of Australian CIuli
wheat, which war raised on his farm near
Powell Butte. The heads were well filled
with very plump and well naturcd graius,
that will make 43 pounds of flour to the bush
el. He has several acres of this grain that will
yield 40 bushels per acre.
Itemizer; On Wednesday aftornoou sparks
from a passing locomotivo sec fire to tho stub
bio in Lafayette Pewthcrer's wheat field,
nbout three miles north of Dallas, and the
flames spreading very rapidly, quire a quanti
ty of wheat, which wss lying in tho field, was
burned. Tho firo spread to tho farm of Mr.
Ilagood, and, he lost about 400 bushels of
wheat. Much finciug was but nrd. It is es
timated that an area of 200 acres was burned
over, and it was only by the most strenuous
efforts of those near that tho houso and barn
of Mr. Hagood wero saved. Tho total loss by
tho fire is supposed to bo about $1,000.
Correspondence Gazette : Wo understand
that buyers in Kugenc City havo already of
fered 40 cents per pound for this year's crap,
and the hop growers refuse to engage them at
that price. Sinco the above was in type, wn
are informed that buyers are offering f0 cents
per pound for hops.
The Mosoow Mirror says : It is estimated
that wheat in that section will pan out an
average of twenty-five bushels per acre,
which, with the additional acreago sown, will
mako the yield not to exceed a fourth less
than last year's crop. The yield of timothy
hay is tho largest ever known, averaging five
or six tons to the acre.
Walla Walla Statetman : More attention
should bo paid to the honey business in this
country. It is not generally known, but it is
a fact, that the honey made in this section is
snperior to tho famous California article. Mrs.
Jacob Kiblcr.of Mill creek, recently presented
the editor of the Statesman with a few pounds
that was perfectly white and clear, and far
better, both in tasto and appearance, and was
purer white than any imported honey we ever
purchased.
Palouse Gtiwtle ; It has been said that the
Palouse country is not a fruit producing re
gion, but wo will bet a month's wage that
tho lied Juno and Red Astraoin apph-s and
peach plums left at this offi'jo last Tuusdnv
by Aug. Wcrnischo are as fine flavored fruit
a can bo grow n any where on the Northwest
coast. It will be remcmbcicd that in the
Walla Walla valley the plum crop wa a fail
ure this season, while in tho Palouse country
large quantities of plums, as well ai other
fruits, were aucceisfully grown. Crops never
fail in the Palouse country.
Union County lleconl Tho editor of the
Idaho UtaUmmin devotes considerable space in
showing that the Oregon Short Line Railroad
will pass through Boiso City, alleging that the
company will save in distance by so doing.
May lie it will, but it seems to be the usual
plan in this country probably as mere mat
ter of custom for railroads to make towns
instead of towns making railroads. There is
no pi ice lx t ween Salt Lake and Portland big
enough to bring a railroad to it, and if Boise
City happens to be in the way sho will get
the railroad.
Plincville Ntuv i Natural history tells of a
t.-ee of the tropics that sheds a shower of rain
during even the hottest days. There are
many natural wonders in our little world that
may be seen if we only observe. But the
aliove story was always hard to believe with
out modifying it to some extent. But the
truth of the statement is proven right hero in
this locality, for not a half a mile from town
are hundreds of living witnesses that thrrn
are trees that even on th warmest days shed
ceaselessly a gentle mist that has all the ap
NO. 30.
pearance of a light shower of minute rain
drops. And theso arc large enough to bo seen
and felt quite perceptibly. In fact, n piece of
paper soon becomes quite moist when held
under one of theso trees, and tho rlivps of
water may be seen to gather upon it. The
ground under these strange trees is always
moist, and vegetation is thrifty in the vicin
ity of theso natural fountains. Upon exami
nation no moisture can bo found upon the
loaves, and what causes the shower is indeed
well hidden. On Thursday last wo repaired
to said trees, in company with some unbe
lievers, and there was the continual shower of
rain falling from tho leaves, whilo not ii cloud
wa in the sky, and the thermometer stood at
90 deg, in tho shade,
Palouse Gazette x Fiom a litter received
from Manager Pre'cntt, of tho O. H. St N.
Co., by Dr. Blalock, sajR tho Walla Walla
Kt'ents, wr loaru that Itldl'ick'n slit'on will bo
mada tho terminus of the first divhtion, and
as soon a the road is completed tho com piny
will build a six-stall round houso and division
repair shop there, Manager Pioscott sugijosta
tho building of a Intel nt lllaloelt, and
promises that nt least fifty employe will be
stati med theio.
Kugeeo Guard : Nearly nil tin) grain in this
county w ill bo threshed by tho end nf next
week, if the woither continues fair. Tho fall
grain hardly camo up to expectation, hut thn
spring sowing is yiotding a groat deal better
than the most sanguine uxpeotod. Lano
county will havo more surplus grain than any
year heretofore.
Bedrock Democrat : It seem almost ini
po.sible, but still it is a fact that thero are
scvcinl wild horses on tho raugo in this coun
ty, We know of n mare that runs on the hills
a few miles south of town, and many ad
fruitless have been tho attempts to catch her.
Several parties havo got closo enough to seo
tho brand, which i W on fho left thigh. Not
only are there wild horses, but tho writer,
when in the mountains, near tho headwaters
of Burnt river, saw a band of cattlo that were
as wild as deer An old settler in that vicin
ity informed us that these cattle had not been
coralled for years, and that no one claimed
them. He said they were constantly inorowi
ing in numbers, and that several parties have
tried to capture them, but at tho firtt sign or
danger they would take to tho timbered and
rugged mountains, which they would scale
with the agility of a mountain sheep,
Moscow Mirror: It is estimated that wheat
:n tnis section will pan out an average of 46
bushels per acre, which, with the addiilomai
acreage sown,' will make tho yield not to ex
ceed one-fourth less than last years crap.
The yield nf timothy hay it the largest ever
known, averaging fivo or six tons per aoro.
Moscow Mirror i Mr, W. .1. McConnsll,
comptteut authoiity on such matters, esti
mate tin yield of Sax in the country oontigu
rus to Mo'cow at O.OOO.COO pounds, willed
will he a couple of million pounds short of
last year' crop, owing to the unpropitios
season. At theso figures thn avcragj yield
will be 10 or 12 bushels per acre, whioh is eon
siderably more than was estimated earlier in
tho tcaton.
Ii'n(7iiiii Talk about jonr rducated
borsts, but wo have cows In ro which boat
both Barney and Tommy, stand on their hind
legs, jump over a picket fence, climb up a tre
and trim a rose bush, so that you can hardly
so it. Onn of thnsn educated cro.atuns opened
a padlock with her horns the other day, and
hung the gate on a cherry tree. Perhaps you
don't believe it I Ask one of the sufferers on
Dr. Noh ell's street.
Walla Walla Slatamnn i The fruit orop
this ) mr promises to be large and of fine qual
ity. Apples will bo plenty, and, what is but
ter, good. Plum are unusually fine, whils
peaches will turn out better than growers aa
ticipated earlier in tho year. Melons are so
plenty that there is scarcely a market for
them,
SlIKOTlNO at Ahtobia, When the British
bark John O'Gaiuit arrivol in yesterday, cms
nf the first men to board her was 8am Wiun,.
a runrir for a hoarding house A few luiu.
utci afterward Jim Cook hovu alongside, and
up in n aching the ship's deck and ottuhiaf
tight of Winn, he "went for him," using re.
marks that were inoro forcible than compli
mentary. After ktiockinu him down sad
punching him, Winn cried "enough," but
Cook was of a different opinion, an I wlisn
did let up it' was to get breath. As he half
turn d around Winn, raising nil. drew a re
volver and fired, the bullet striking Cook iu
the thigh, Unless erysipelas should aaper
relic thn wound is not ntherwuu duiueroas.
At tho timo pf tlm shooting them were tifinan
or twenty persons in cln- pruimity, the
captain being among the number, he being
naturally opposed to having his ship mtde a
battle ground of the first hour he arrived is
port,
Frank Stevens, yurduuster at Cleyoniiu,
was killed ou the 3d by yard eugiue
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