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t.t ' (iM"."-rwvi6rM';iT ' VOL. XVI. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER. 2 3684. NO. 03. ac STATE FAIR ITEMS' It would undoubtedly liaro "been Let ter lind Fair wcok 'boon n littlo Inter in Iho monili, for muck of tho threshing is 'not yet done, and thnso who nro ho for-! tunnto as to havo'thcir grain. Backed arc busily engaged in hauling it to ware bouses, and so could not well attend llio Fair. Tito season lias been a litllo un favorablo and everybody fools a littlo cramped and cannot afford to stop work. Tliia will account in boieo iiicomrfl'for tho light nttendnnco last week. There U another -feature in tlio official ar rangements that has steadily but surely lessened alio numbers of thoso coining for three -years past, and that is charging ' admittanco fees for lndic. II -would hnvobocn hotter, in our opinion, to'towo charged tho ganllomon i. littlo mora, for after all, as a general 'thing, UiM-monoy comoo out of Uio masculino ixr.btfi, and it is n colf-ovidcnt fact that tho pro-Kiico of ladies nttnots. 'It is lliolu'thumcu of Lho womon of the family ,'tliut in duces tho held of tho house to hitch up and coiuo to tho Fair. A do..en prcltyigirls will induce double tluilQum- bcr of young men to buy seaii (ticket. J hoycung.uuues Jinvo iittlo or noipocKct money, and "this half dollar is a stum bling Iblookito tlicm-at the cntranoo gate. The articles (tutored in the pavillion were irioo, and hIiowui tendency to excel. This is tho twenty-fourth annual exhibi tion, and when wo look back to 'those first years -und remember tho onudocf forts end comparing them villi tho present exhibits wo cr.nnot but notioo improvement in ovexy detail. Our cal tlo are bcttor-.gradod; -stock of all kinds show what .the spirit at emulation will do. In -worlwof art wc sco n moro culti vated taeto. In the tloml -department tho chango is most evident,-from tho few liUIo bores and tin -cans d fiowersihat wo used'to hco spread out 0'thoMHMt effect, toitho wealth of bloom now in -iho garden that looks ho inviting to tho tired sight-floor who can vent itrthis littlo eden Many things attracted -our attention but epaco will only .allowitlw mention of a portion this week. 1. M. lUtieansou was ono of tho lat exhibitors in early timos, displaying en ergy and enthusiasm in 'tho wolfuro of rtho society, now.ho sends a son lo tho' Fair, who liaa taken tho sweepstakes ia apples, and bluo .ribbons i in plenty; ho Blows thirty-ono varieties, ono a seedling of lho Gravention .variety, a Jarge, beau tifnl fruit, stowing tho clnwictoristics of tho old tree; tliroo kinds f peaches, puo a seedling, and soveral varieties of punas. This fruit is pit takers from an (ui-lmrd thirty-five years old, aud hastily gathered. Ilts show .of vegetables was fiuo; ono pumpkin showed the Itincar am colors, it having beeu prioked with a pin iwn montlia ago, now showing plainly .this, legend; under an Ainorican llrtjj aivltowordi"F'nrPii'ent, Blaine, Vico, Logan, to win 1881. P. M. Hineab&on, Hope Farm, Clackamas Co., Or." Ho fixod one for nntler but tho vino Avitiiercd. A box of dried salmon sampled well. Me&ys. Cox A Co. havo an evaporating establishment at Sheridan, the nearest point to tho Xestucca fishing grounds. They dry 1,000 pounds a day and intend to put a hundred ton on tho market. Theso industries aro a benefit to the country, as is every self-producing labor, and hope there will be sufficient encour agement for them to keep up tho busi ness. Wo missed many of Uio old time faces that we used to see working on commit tees, but still see Mr. Dolushmut look ing nftor the general interests of tho Fair, and old Folk in particular. Ho brought to our notico a variety of floral designs, made of everlasting flowers, by Carrie Stone, thirteen years old, residing in Dallas. These designs include cyery shape imaginable, harps, shields ami crowns. There was also n quantity of fancy work, consisting tif banners, BOfn oiiHhion nnd tidie, by n lndy and her brother, "Sir. CI. Xics, of tho sanicplacc. Thero wvro Homo beautiful speciicoiiB of rubber work and silk embroidery. A crazy ijuilt by Mies Neis took tho firtt premium: ono tnndo ly Mrs.iloss of Oregon City took tho coond,' though it sconioJ about as nice as tho other. Socio of those very comfortable, homo ly, but honipliko rag enrpots woro to bo scon. "Wo alwtys'begin to culjags ocry, time wo see onU of theso rolls of homo mado carpets. 'Wo doubt if it is worth while in tliescdnysto manufacture homo mado llannok and lintoy, ctill we lUio to ceo theso reminders of anoro primi tivo times. NrH.TIiiniwoy had sonio ex cellent cloth of this sort thsro, also yarn Mrs. Cluxmboni bed eome nico knitted gloves. CluclotrunR c6unty comet to the fruit aain thin j-onr occupy iugu whole eec tion with upocimctis ofgrain in fhcif and grsmsea, grain in botUj', opceiinstis of HtufTcd nninmls and ideuiy of iltic vcgctablesoind'Tniits the whole got-up shows a good'dord of cnteriiriw. Mrs. Hood, .from near .Lobaiion, -had so mo of the finest jtotator wo uvr caw, grown iniandy loam six. of tho "Gmn gcr Potato" and six of another ort weighed .22 pouads. The "0 ranger" is a now potato, Uong, whtto, and quito smooth -excellent for taking. Mr. Ileod also had'como vcrytfluo vcgotables. Two iicraonso pyramlQsof sacked flour from the Capitol and-6il:m mills ttood stdod wdo by itk. Mr. John Garrison, tho champion chicken iauoicr, showud-cn entirely now strain tho Wyandotts which he thinks will be tho ooming bird. Tho Plymouth Hocks -nro good enough for us. Mr, (larrison hows every sort of chicken- game nrifi .domestic aomo littlo whitoor sprcckkd Dautams wero-vory attractiva His Flyuboiith 1 locks aro tho very bet in tho State, pure and oarofully roatod. Mr. (loodhno showetl (V lot hatched in his incubator, also snmo .no varieties. Thero is u ono-tAhcr thing on tho farm that pays bettor than poultry. Ono need not go into til tho fine breed", but should occasionally introduce a littlo chango of breed iu tho chicken yard by getting a few choice fowls. Mr. Joryshowftl a fruit Jrier of his own invention, which looks handy and serviceable ; lio showed somo fiuo fruit dried in his drier. Thoy arc especially nico for family use. Ono gentleman tolls us of getting forty pounds of potatoos from a quarter of a pound of seed got irocn tho Hist. This looks like a good yield. stands to rcasun th it a merchant who conlinp'j hirmplf tolcly to a certain lino of iirodncta enn'build up a good trudo and do better 'by ctihtomeru wlio coiiKign to him thaa, a gat house can that deals in all sottvof nifcrchaudiso on its own Recount .KARKETINO FE3IT8 AMD VQETABI.Ea. Xho custom has been for peoplo through tho country to consign their proiuco to houses in l'ortland doing a laree business, so lareo that thoy have outgrown country produoo. They of ton fail to pay proper attontion to such con signments, tnrning them over to somo dealer, at a low figure, who pays what ho ploafiea for tho lot and then makes a a great profit on it. "Wo have in nund a lot of npplcs that were shipped to rortland last year, A fruit dealer was asked to bid on them. Ifo got them for $25 and sold at full rates, nuking ono hundred dollars clear, which must hae boon tho loss of tho man who grow them. AVe could givo other instances of similar character, where tho producor has been a victim becauso ho consigned fruit or vegetables to some large house too busy to attend to them. Mark Levy, whoso card appears in this issue especial ly deals in fruits and vegetables. Dex ter Fields, a market gardoner near Sa lem, inform us that ho has dealt through Mr, Lavy for several years, to )iis entire satisf action. Ife nevor succeeded in putting lus garden products well on the Portland .market until 'he consigned to MiC Levy since which his s1m have in creased and prices have improved. It. .yanu Machinery. Tho firm of Shiver tv Wnlborhas dono an imiHonso business in harvest implc inuuis,lot1i c.sstand west of thoCascndes, in both Oicgon and V"ashington, soiling tho J.I.Ca! header, tho lhnpiroumwer, reapei nnd'hrndor, the Cano Agitator nnd othor han-pat machinery that has otood tho rtcst of hnrvvtd. work without a (pies'lon. Their linoof harvest machinory slaudH'atitho vory Ixsad. Tlioir wtKidcrfuI succcee lHOViflcncod by iho faet that tlY sold sixty cotnpleto thrmhing)iHfit8 for tho reason of 188-L Xow they como leforo tho fnrniors of tho .l'.idfio NorthweKt -with their full aimoimcmncnt of jtlows, reedure, culti viUois,htirrowp, wngpna and oarriiiges, all of trifd and tcrtod qualities. 'The- J. I. Cuk) phrws cover ovory wrioty rrquiitxl in any noil .or locality, from walking plows -of nil fiizes and pattern?, to sulky nnd .gnng'plowB. Tho ohillod iron plow of thw mnlioas a No 1. Their , gang plow has now principles that give it Riiiwroritv over any othor intulo. Those plows hnvo mow boon iu common mo in this reigon, luith east and wtwt of tho Coocadca, since 1880 and givofperfect f atisfaction in all rolls. QlTiicAcmo hnrrow,qld by"tli'emTis an dnnovatiou on all pucvious ideas of a harrow and cultivator, ns it fitirs tho ground to unusual doptii, bchides pulver- ixing .thoroughly and smoothing tho tho urfuco. AVo UK-d ono of them hi Juljvin our orchard, and it did whnt was wantod hotter than any other implo-. incnt'WO haYotricil. AtlcnstOOOof theco harrows aio now in umj cart and WHit of tho Cascades, and givo universal hatk- faction. Tho Hoosicr seeders and drills aro fjWikll- constntotcd for uso iu this country, with wido tiro wheels to 6iiit our soil. It has tho most perfect, iHwitive forco food, regulated without chango or stoppage. Tho Roderick liny pros? will halo ten tons n day. Three fourths of nil tho hay grown ia Xoith America is uow baled on those pr&sscs, Commuut is unnoces eary. Tho diamond nndIJuckoo food mills make It possible for every farmer to grind feed forhisown stock and for his neighbors alto. They nro general agents for Studobakcr wagons, hacks, buggies and carriages tho bestmakoof whcclod ehiclos known in tho world, as many claim. Over i)0,000 vehicles aro turned out from that ono factory ovcry yoar. 1). 5r. Ruthrlo informs us that thore was recently killed a two-your old bear in 1N vielnitv. It was billlnw ulioii; it weighed about 150 pounds, Tho nni mul had probably beon eating borrles in tho noighborifig hills, and thoy giving out, caused hhn to kill and catshoop. Sco tho advertieement of 1). M. Until no in another column. Ho U a breeder ofsbr), and is well known throughout tho Statu. Send for his prices and pedigrees. A ccctca Hcraci'a story, Tho follow iiiR original btory wo clip ped sonic time ago from Heddington's paper, the J tcpi tier Ourette. It is too good to kho: As it "i rathor a dull wock forileniB, you will ploaso excuse mo for inserting ti littlo story a Scotch herder told mo tho other day. Most every ono is interested in tho'icgcnda and traditions of that 10- mantic land of oluvidry ami pong, tin I I can bnt think that many would like to hear "this sweet tale, which I will try to Rivflyou ns near as possiblo in his own language, no nntt ms nogs woro Mircwlcdouton Uio bunohgrass, bnskini; iu tho sutithuiP, aud, tho bIicuii wei-u quiotly grazing on a hillsiile. Tying my horfo to a juniper, I sat down by him and wo hadnuito an animated conversa tion about hismair of hundred-dollar dftgs, about grass nnd scab and wool, and finally about Snotlund, which gave him tho keynote to (ho following namUivo: Teylhur livel on tho b.uibs o' loch Gowrice, nixxind under tho craigs o' Hon Doogal. Wo hahd a llonlc o' aboottwn lioondred Hhoep, iiu' thnht was a bg bahud for puir folk in Scotland. Aboot foor times n yoar we'd oat meat, but the main livid' was oughtmcal, an' when tho unco o' ouglitH went up to four penny hoy, bob tupponco wo thrawod iu chnhu an sahdoost, mi' it was all tho guilder fer 'olth. Whon suitor Junto was born foythor Bout to John o'UroatH' house ahfter Doct'r Moray, un' Oonelo Fergus an' Abut Mayreo cahm wi' tho woo bairn an' n big coord o' whisky. Foythor folt hahd an' ho ahftoii Booked tint whisky, and whon tho dect'r cahm ho was boosin' awa' an' cryin' oot, 'Whahr's tho malm tlmht says tho McAlpino's nfr-rnid o' him? Who says Clan Alplno tho bairn's o VJcli Jan vlior is not tho malst bm' in a' Scotia T' An' oonelo cried, 'Sit doon, Angus; thero'n namahn to fioht yo.' An' nil would hn'bocn wcel,but AlintMnyrco cahm oot o' tho ithor room an' said Clan Alpino hnd nuithor gryly, which tnndo foyther cry oot tho slogan nn'rhnrgo Chester tho ftovoplpe, which ho knooked ndoon an' burrnt his hnhnd, an' crying' all tho limo. 'It's not a gyrl ; it's a bye' Tho burn mndo htm so ninhd ho went for tho winder an, kickod it oot, but it cut his leg nil oop, and ho dahnet a doublo fling nn soord dalinco nroond tho room nn' iloodod tho floor with tho MoAlpino blind. An' oonelo said, 'cam oot, malm, to tho wahtor nn' wash yo lot:.' An, foythor rnn awa' whero Abut Mayreo iv ia ulpplir oop somo want r, nn' ho was n runniu' so Jiahd that his too caught in tho hoathor an' ho toombled away in tho wahtor. When oonelo fish ed him oot wi' a salmon gig foyther crieu, 'iUnyrco MoAlpino, yc'ro nu tho wnn I'd think wud poosh mo iutil tlio burn.' Foythor Foon got cooled nir, tin' says h, 'Forgus, is it n byo?' 'Xay,' says oonelo; it's a gyrl, Angus.' 'Ah, wool, malin,' snvs foythor, 'yo havo a byo, Forgus. Wo can wed tho bairns, nn, whon wo'ro laid awa' thoy calm join tho falums un' hornl tho shoop in wan bahnd." lloro tho Calcdoninii shnnhord jtitnixtd up with a Whoop I Ilil Whoop! way aroonu 'onii Jirucol Jloro, Jjoojj as. rootied 'em oop on tho ithcr sido oop icrnit mo uiooir Atiu uio iuaAjpino "hoofed it" up tho hill after his loadors, which hod K'p.irntcd from tho main band. Camas. EIKE TE3TED. Stntcmnts trom Pattteo who huvs teen raid tcMcs by tho fitato Imurnnco Co. Bineo AtiRiiut 1, 1861 Ilow'llicyHtnril .Hi'. TUAI.ATIK, Wnsh'ton Co., Or., Aug. 21, '81 Yea; I was insutcd in thnStalo Incur nncn Co., of Snteni, Or., when mv houso burned, just four (-1) diys ngo, nnd I toko pleasure in stating that my loss hns already ken adjusted nnd nettled in an honorable and liberal manner, my fall claim being paid, viz. : $11:11 !0. Tho Sfnto is just tho Company for our farm ors to insuro in. I'nwAnn Dviionn. I'rompt Hrltlrnirnf. Tiik Dam.es, Or., Aug. 13, 18S1. To Slato Insuranco Co. : I heioby teatify with" pleasure to tho pnunpt and honornblo manner in which my loss by fire was adjusted and nettled by tho Stato Insuranco Co., of Salem, Oregon, in which it wns insuied. The company is prompt and reliable. Josiaii AlAltHlt. iturii Uurnrtl. IMoufo O.inltc, Mir. SU. ,I8S1 On August 22d, my barn, with !10 tons or hay, and mower, hay rake, harness, Middle, ota, wore totally destroyed by fire. 1-ortunaWy I had insured tho property m Iho Stato Insuinnco Co'of bnleni, Oregon. Tho Secretnn- of tho Company, boinc in tho vicinity, im mediately camn to mv nlnnn nn.i ...it.... od my lo.s iu a fair and iim,r,,i,i manner, and to-tlay imid nm tl. r,,li amount of my claim, viz.: i!li88.lI. Tho Dune in a reiiiiDlo company, and its Secretary. Mr. Cottln. whit,. .,..n-n.... well tlio interests of tho company; yet Jb just, fair and llboral in dealing with its patrons. Tho fitnto does not cmibblo but pays up honestly. t ., . , Jah- Hamilton. Ima, Garfield Co., W.T., Aug. 21, 1861. An HoNornltld luillliiilon. KlUlne Drones. While a party of miners were out hunting for gold in tho Malheur moun tains, thoy found tho body of an old man who, from all anncarunccs. had been Bhot tho day before. According to papers lounu on ms txxiy nis name was Jamos McCoy. ONE OB MORS BDSOXONS From tho Western Division, 319 Bush Street, 8 F of tho 'National Surgical Institute, will, be at the Chemeketa Hotel, Salem, October 11, 1881. Persons suf fering from disoasw bt tho spine, bin, limbs or any bodily deformity, paralysis, piles, fistula, sexual or chronic diseases should avail themselves of this opportu nity. Keferettctt givenr throughout the U.S. QonenUation free, td. lleos aro very energetic littlo folks, and if thoy rannnt find one kind of work to do, thoy will another. If honey is not to no found in tho floral kingdom, thoy seek sweets eiowiiore, and ponotrato groceries and warehouses, gathering up Icakago from sugar-barrels and hogsheads. They oven turn outlaws, and pillago their neur neichlxirs of their iramorcd treasures. hen their outgo exceeds tho incoino they rcdueothn number of consumers by killing off tho drones. It is pitiful to teo the poor drone led out, liko a drunken fellow with a policeman at each sido ; his Jdeailing buzz doo not cause them to re ax their hold, and occasionally anothor comes nnd jumps on hi back. The drones band togothor for tolf-proteetion,riiiining their heads under ono another, until thoy iook iiko Hiungics overlapping cncuotiior. Thoir pitiless persecutors havo no nieroy, anaincy areuoomcuto tueoi stan-atiou and cold, clustered in tho portico of thoir lormor Jiome.wjierotiiey nad lieen reared so tenderly. Itecs havo loen busy lately, unvingoxu meuenu ncaus, carrying wa ter, aii'i gatiienng l)Oo-l)read. 'i hoy col lect a littlo hJnoy each morning, and keep from having tho dyspepsia by propolis intr up tho cracks and crevices of their hives, making all qnug nnd warm fpr the approacmng winter. (rraine farmer. James Gordon Franc ifco. My Jiouso and contents woro totally desttoyed by llro justBovcn dnys ago, not oven .leaving my family a chango of cIol"fe'- ,Tlip lo8 has already been fiettlod and paid in full by th0 Stato In suranco Co., of Salem, Oregon, in which tho proiKtrty was inaurod. I tako pleasure in commending tho Company. Hut for thorn I should now Iki homoloss. n. it. rift .. MAYVirovlarfloM Co., W.T., Aug. 2V81. Annllirrllarn Uurnril. Mybaiii.togethorwith tho contonls, was burned on .Sunday night last. It wim insured iu the Stato Insutnnco Co., of Salem, Oregon. Tho lot-s wni to-dnv adjusted and settled in a manner on tiroly Batisfnoloiy to mo by tho Secretary of tho Company. I horoby return my warmest thanks to tho company nnd also to Mr. F. J. Ii.iyfiold.tho ngont who inHiircd tho proporty. Thoy nro lioth ro liable. I rocoivod tho full amount of my claim, nainuly, nearly $000. n , . Wm. Q.131TO.V. Colfax, W. T., August 27, 1881, All Policies issued bv"tho Statp Tv. stiKANoi: Cojii'Anv provido for AituiTitA Tio.v. t. 3?,0.,l0Uni, 8cclmi R llicy of this Keliablo Company at once. Jlrmmhtr (hit ovtr 9100,000 00 worth o farm proxrti ami tltctllinat hint Ittn ile. tlroyitl ly re Orrjon ml Wmhlwjton ilurlmj (he lant yrar (aboat on dwelling a day). toitiuoiit: )uv ii. nu; Mt.tr louot Can vou aftoiid tiik wroI You uny that "times urn hard :" if so. vour noeil of tho protection of nn insuranco policy is tho greater, Bennett is' in San Tho most profitabio cow is tho ono that pays mdst profit on hereon of kee ing. That will bo admitted. Suppose, for instance, that tho yiold of a cow that originally cost fifty dollnrs, and whoso keep cost half as much as that of another cow that originally cont a thous and, was regularly two-thirds as much as tho yiold of tho luttcr. Clearly tho fornior would bo tho niott profitable cow, individually considered. Very lnVli- priced cows aro not practical for dairy purposes, if wo only look to tho individual. A two-thousand-dollar cow cannot bo mndo to pay ns much at the pail as a good milker of less prico can, unloss she is very extraordinary. A cow liko tho lato Mercedes wsuld pay, but sho was extraordinary. Hut tho profits fr6m these high-priced cows, from our improv ed breeds, is not wholly represented by their dairy products. Their offimrinir Is valuable, and right hero is where tho great difference exists lietween the full blooded and the common cow. Western Rural
