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Address: WILI.ASIKTTK I'AllMKIt.Bnlcin, Or.
Tin: i'iiehiiiiintiai. m.r.CTioN in settled
nt liiHt by tlio returns from tho election
districts in Now York Sttito giving (tov.
Clovolnnd 1070 plurality. Tho prohibi
tion voto (it liew York- was 25,000. Tlio
liiiller voto win small. There hooiiih no
rciiHon to doubt thnt tho election of
Clovolnnd will bo conceeded by nil
pnrtleH and no further cflort nindo to
question ilf It in fortnnato thnt tho
oloellon was fairly held nntl tho returns
all fairly mado.
Tiik diki'ATCHKh inform us that Mr.
Hlaino takes his defeat very pliiloHphicnlly
ami says ho hIiiiII tuko much jjreatcr
ploasuro in pursuing IiIh literary work
that is to eomplelo his history than In
boliii: 1'rtwldent of tho Unitetl States.
That is n very fortuunto view for him to
tako iinil tho world will appreciate him
for it. Winning tho Presidency killed
lion. Taylor mid (Ion. Harrison anil
losing it killed Horaco Greeley and
probably shortened tho life of Henry
Clay.
Tin: niixtCosoiilvs will sco tho llouso
Democratic and tho Sonato Uepublican
as horelofore. In iho House tho Demo
emtio majority of fovenly is reduced
ono-half. In the Senate Itepublienns
will replace Democrats in Oregon, Cal
ifornia and Nevada and in some other
States, while in hoiho other States, as in
Virginia, Democrats will replace Uciiub
lican. It looks as if tho Senate of the
next Congress would have several lie
publican majority.
Jlu. O. 1. Aiiams, of MillerV, Linn
county, lnlely told bin famous cream
colored mure, Oregon Heauty, that Iiiih
a very heavy mane seven feet long, for
$2,000, to bo taken to California. Ho
has a colt from her by a Clydes
dale stallion, owned by ttrierson &
Vugh, that is exactly like tho mother.
The mure hersolf is from Cai.adian
'stock and sired by Marquis, tho Clydcs
dulo hon-o formorly owned by S- (J. Heed.
They aro beautiful animals, apart from
having such remarkable growth of
iiianosnud tails. Tho old maro's hair
has to bo done up in lmiwrs to keep it
out of the mud.
It is said that the independent l(e
publieans who votetl for Mr. Cleveland
for President have very safo assurances
from him that he will carry out the
principles of civil horvico refoiin in bin
Administration. D. II. Katou, who in
cqmmisMOuer to see that tho rules of
civil service aro faithfully carried out,
cxprosi-es tho opinion that as President
Mr. Cleveland will bo truo to thoo prin
ciples. If wo can actually have a Pres
ident who will respect tho desiro of
honest citizen for a reform of tho civil
borvieo and abolition of tho spoil
system, all good people will bo gratified.
Kaiimkks e.u.i. our attention to it
singular fact thnt wo have noticed in
our own experience this fall. It is that
fruit and other things ripen much sooner
than usual and hoiiio rot instead of
fairly ripening its thy should. Not
only is winter fruit ripening ahead of
time but winter pumpkins and squashes
are rotting, that usually keep all winter.
Wo havo In our garden sovoral pear
trees that usually ripon about Christmas
but this season one of them began to
bear eatable fruit in October. As to tho
cautb of this uiuihuaI and premature
WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OREGON, NOVEMBER 21.' 1884.
ripening wo attributo it to tho fact that
this season our Scptombcr rains woro
abundant and produced unusual cfr-cts.
Tim: lowiihino of values of beof and
mutton in English markets, owing to
heavy importations of beof from Ameri
ca and of fresh mutton from New
Zealand and South America, cntiBo tho
English farmorto continue wheat grow
ing on about tlio same scale as hereto
fore. Owing to the low price of wheat
wages aro reduced greatly : English
farmers aro not able to hire and during
tho winter great suffering will result to
farm laborers who ore out of work.
However much Ainoricnn farmers suffer
from low prices it scorns that English
farmers suffer even more. Wo cannot
afford to raise wheat at heavy expense for
tho foreign mnrket.
a cmnAT CITY.
In old times thero wcro soven "won
ders of tho world," tho greatest of which
was tlio pyramid of Cheops j but our
world has wonderful things too numer
ous to mention, that rival, if they do not
oxcel, tlio wonders of ancient days. The
city of Now York has ono object of sur
passing wonderment in the great bridge,
over a mile in length, that spans tho
strait thatsoparatesthatcity from Urook
lyn, on Long Island. A suspension wiro
bridge that, no doubt, is tho most won
derful iichiovmcnt of human skill and
labor. It seems (mpossiblo that this
wonderful and ponderous structure grow
from a single wiro that was stretched
from hIiiiio to shore. Tho, great bridgo
is a beautiful structure viewed from the
water above or bolow. Passing up tho
Sound ut night wo saw a wonderous arch
of electric lighto spanning the water-way
beyond and above us. They weie the
lights on Urooklyn bridge Passing over
this bridge on it clear day it is very beau
tiful to behold tho busy couunorco glid
ing under us and in every possible direc
tion, includint; great ships and steamers
going to or coming from tho soa.
Accompanied by a friend, who took
pleasure in showing us tho new wonders
of tho great city, wo went to the top
of several of the greatest buildings on
Broadway. From tho tower on top of
tho Eipiitablo Insurance Co.'s building,
where tho signal service station is kept,
wo could overlook tho great metropolis
and it surroundings, certainly ono of
tho grandest sights tho world can all'ord.
Thero is nothing loft as nature mado it,
but wo sco everything as man has fash
ioued it. The shores that Homlrick
Hudfon sailed along, first of whito dis
coverers, aro remodeled, built upon and
furnished after tho designs of man
Every foot of tho peninsula on which
Now York is built is occupied and built
upon. Across on the Jersey shore a
great city is crowded. Tho forts in tho
luirlior occupy small Islands, and on Long
Island aro Urooklyn, Williamsburg and
Astoria, while Staten Island, in tho dis
tance, is built up with beautiful towns
and suburluu homes. This towor is so
high that wo overlook a wide expanse
of land and water. Over two millions of
people live under our very eyes, and wo
liiivo within view the consmorco of tho
metropolis of North Amorica. Tho din
of tho streets, the rush of trains on tho
elevated roads, the surrounding waters
full of shipping of overy description, all
thco things combine to luako n picture
grand beyond any description.
Ono could spend days and weeks in
such a great city looking at its wonders
and ttudying tho different phases of hu
manity Wo visited tho immense build
ing of tho Produce Exchange, where
great transactions aro of hourly occur
rcuce. The main hall of this exchange,
where business is transacted, is 1 15x225
feet in sizo, with telegraph facilities
handy, and every modern convenience
at command. The building must havo
cost over n million. It has six elevators
constantly going up and down, as tho
upper story is rented for offices. All tho
great hotels and business blocks havo
elevators, by means of which tho tenth
story of any building is easy of access.
We saw an immense building on tho
Now York shore, up tho East river, that
was thirteen stories high, said to bo a
tokicco warehouse Ten stories is not
unusual.
Tho time is not distant when New
York and its suburbs will constitute tho
greatest city on tho earth. Tho growth
of our country is indexed by tlio pro
gross of this great city. It has become
a threat to tho prosperity of tho nation
because its population is largely alien,
and works with political rings, whoso
managers aro no better than freo hooters.
It possessed tho greatest extremes of
wealth and ioverty and of virtue and
vice. Soon New "ork will not only bo
the metropolis of America but of tho
civilized world.
Tho express office at Bryan, Texas,
is robbed Novombor 7, of
! $10,650,
THE STOCK INTEREST.
During our extended journey wo havo
noted many facts that weic apparent
and found all classes of farming much
embarrassed oxcopt thoso connected
with stock. While overproduction is
manifest in many branches of trndo as
well as in tho beaten paths of agricul
ture, tho cattle interest has not suffered
any depreciation. Tho areas formerly
devoted fo pastures aro diminished by
tho taking up of all good agricultural
soil byactuol settlers under tho hind
laws of tho United States.
Tho domand for meats continues
steady and roliablo. Wo supply Eng
land with a great deal of beof and mut
ton and our own country grows and in
creases in population to an oxtont that
wijdjoou require-ii!HhnrwTjnca"fi pro-
duco of meats for tho homo supply. I no
most prosperous class of people and tho
favored localities wo oncounlorcd woro
thoso of tho giuat cattle ranges on
tho plains of Dakota and Montana, and
of course tho samo is truo of Eastern
Oregon and Washington. Dairying is
also reasonably prosperous hecauso tho
demand for dairy products is well sus
tained. Tho United States ship Immense
quantities of dairy products to Europe
and that is an increasing mnrket for our
dairy produce.
Tlio grain farmer is everywhere in ar
rears. Wo tako up our agricultural ex
changes and read that fact everywhere.
Tho man who succeeds best is tho ono
who has mixed products and devotes as
much attondiiuco as ho can profitably
bestow on livo stock. It is jiosslblo for a
fariuor to produce nearly all that ho
needs to livo on and nrnko his surplus
butter and oggs supply tho store trado
of any moderately numerous family.
A fanner can afford to grow as much
grain as ho can put In without hiring,
for it will lo almost clear gain.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Tlio election of Gov. Clovclnnd to the
Presidency seems to lw an assured fact
and is a matter of great rejoicing to his
party. Tho change of administration
will secure good results If tho President
elect shall carry out his ideas of iwhtical
economy and integrity in national
iiifalrs as well as ho has oxcrciMxl them
In connection with municipal and Stato
governments. Fortunately tho American
pooplo aro to bo rolled on for honest
intention. Each party contains a majority
of pure and patriotic citizons who insist
on faithful conduct of public affairs.
That man is lacking in truo perception
and liberal sentiment who is so prejudiced
thnt ho cannot sco good outside of his
own political organization. Iot us hopo
for national prosporty and havo faith in
tho Amorlcan people.
Tho lato campaign is a lesson to id!
partisans that they cannot afford to
nominate men whoso record is not abovo
reproach. Had Mr. lllnino not been
connected in tho pnst with schemes
that compromised him in tho minds of
many honcit men, ho would havo boon
elected President. Tho fact that ho could
not clear himself from suspicion caused
many to refuse him their support. His
defeat is a political lesson thai, should
havo valuo.
A few days before tho oloction an
incident occurred that was calculated to
prejudice tho millions of tho people
against Ulaino and no doubt lost him tho
support of many. Ho accepted an invita
tion to a dinner given in his honor by a
largo number of tho richest men and
greatest monopolists in tho I mted States.
Jay Gould was of tho number. To accept
such a compliment on the ovo of a
national oloction wn almost an insult
to tho peoplo amino doubt ninny viewed
it so. It is said that ho saw tho im
propriety of it and protested against go
ing to the dinner.
Hut ho lacked tho back-bone to re
member his relations to tho jwoplo and
firmly say so. Ho loses tho Presidency
as the consequenco of Ids weakness then
and before that timo. Tho time has como
when tho American peoplo aro ulivo to
tho dominant power of capital and its
constant aggressions on tho rights of tho
masses. Tho man who seeks tho favor
of millionaires to-day cannot expect tho
favor of tho peoplo to-morrow.
It is to lie regretted that tho voto of
New York is not so decidod in favor of
one candiduto that no word of cavil enn
bo raised against it. Tho exoitment that
has oxisted sinco the election has been n
publio injury.
FRUIT A3 A PRODUCT.
We had a call, tho other day, from a
farmer near this city, who wanted to ask
concerning tho dried fruit market. Wo
were interested in tho fact that he had
purchased a family drier and hia wifo
and children were drying all tlio fruit on
tho place while ho uttondod to tho reg
ular farm work. Tho orchard was
young and only beginning to bear but
they will havo a thousand pounds of
dried plums, pears, and apples, all cured
in the best possiblo mannor. Tho wifo
tnkos intorcst in making very choico
dried fruit and tho product is as nico as
it possibly can be. Here is an cxamplo
of what overy farmers' family can do
that hnvo an orchard and will mnko
good uso of it. Tho idea is not only to
mako dried fruit hut to make it of such
quality that It will command good
reputation and price Tho difTcrcnco
between a poor product and a choico
one counts heavily on tho prico it brings.
Many orchards in this country do not
bring any income to thoir owners, be
cause tho fruit is not eavod in market
able shape.
HARD TIMES.
Having lately returned from a journey
across tho continent, to tho west as well
as to tho east, and including all tho ro
gions of tho north in our observation",
wo can inform our readers that hnrd
times is tho general complaint in overy
city and in overy Stato from ocean to
ocean. Ovor-production is tho cause of
commercial and liuancial depression tho
world over. Europo tells tho same story.
Through tho great manufacturing dis
tricts work is stopped sometimes, and
often run on uliort time. In tho west,
agriculture is suffering from low prices.
With good harvests thero is not enough
prico for productH to mako tho producer
prosperous. Tho exception seems to bo
tho stock interest, which sustains itself
well.
This condition is caused by increased
manufacturing and tho uso of machinery
that dispcut-os with hand labor. It looks
as if liborsaving machinery was cans-
1111; men to bo thrown out of work. Tho
greatly increased area of wheat produc
tion in tho world lias caused an over-
supply of thnt staple. Agriculture gen
orally suffers from over-supply of nil tho
Kreat staples of life How this state of
things is going to bo prevented in the
future is a very important question. If
there shnll bo short crops noxt year, wo
may look for prices to advance This
present year has soon good harvosls over
all the world. As a usual thing thoso
matters regulato thcmselvosj but never
before hns tho world wen such n condi
tion of over-supply as now exists. All
wo can do is to raise crops as judiciously
as possiblo and mako tho host of what
comes after.
WHAT YAKIMA CAN PRODUCE.
J. 5f. Stout, of Yakima, who is an ex
tensive gardoner, writes tho Signal tho
varieties of fruits and vegotablcs ho has
grown successfully. Ho did well with
sovon kinds of iotntoos; and from five
pounds of enrly Carolina sweet potato
seed raised eight bushels. Sovoral varie
ties of onions, mangolds, turnips and
boots wcro good. Okra, parsloy, spin
nach, celery, peas, beans, tomatoes,
squash, melons, ogg-plaut, cabbago, and
in fact all varieties of vegotablos, with
a few exceptions, did romarkahly well.
Havana tobacco did well, showing a fino
texturo. Corn of soeral varieties ma
ture! well and all cereals did fairly.
Mr. Stout speaks of his bucccss with a
now forago plant called Milo Maize, thnt
is said not to mnturo seed north of tho
10th parallel. It matured seed and pro
duced woll tho present year, and ho is
favorably impressed with its valuo as a
forago plant.
Not long sinco wo wroto of tho im
portance of making a succoss in growing
tobacco in our region and wo aro glad
to seo that Mr. Stout roports a success in
that lino of product. 1 lo should loso no
timo in placing Yakima grown tobacco
in tho hands of Portland manufacturers
and test tho valuo of tho weed grown
there, if it can bo used in tho cigars
mado thorc which is to bo an extonsivd
business then Yakima farmers should
test tho various kinds of tbbacco leaf
used In tho trade, and as early ns possi
blo begin to supply tho homo demand.
Tho rich and quick growing soils of tho
Inland Empire should bo well adapted
to tho culture of tobacco, and Yakima
has as good soils as can bo desired. Tho
need of meeting all demands for homo
use by home production is beyond ques
tion. Our prosperity depends upon it,
and wo cannot succeed without a greater
rnngoof farm products.
Deaths at Different Ages
A statistician. Dr. Farr, wo beliovo it
was, recently stated that if ono could
watch iho march of 1,000,000 peoplo
through life, tho following would bo ob
sorvublo: Nearly 150,000 would die the
first year, 53,000 tho second year, 2S.000
the third year, and less than 4,000 in the
thirteenth. At the end of fortv-fivo years
500,000 havo died. At tho end of sixty
years 370.000 would ho still living; at
tho end of eighty years, 97,000, at eighty
five, 31,000; and at ninety-fivo years
thoro would bo .223 ; at tho end of 10S
years there would- bo ono survivor.
PROSPECTUS.
F
on THE PURPOSE OP riiACINO THE
W ILLAWETTE FARMER
Within the rcuch of every farmer in the Pclflo North
wcet, wo ihill after this dato reduce the price at
fottewt :
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Tilts NKW schedule of prices is meant to
accommodates ah clatsca and Icavonoroom for
c miplaiiit or dissatisfaction. Ac tho prico
nami-d nbovo this .paper is tho Jioapcst on
tho Pnclfio Coast.
As MANY persons hnvo objected tn bclnc
asked to pay in ndvjtico wo roduco tlio sub
tcription prico to thoso who mako ndvnco
ptymeat and slinjl .never daviatB -Iroin tho
tcrttis stntud. You can mako money by pre
payment, mid wo prclcr that all should pur
suo that plan.
Wk intend to mako a farmers' paper
that ovrry farmer In tho land will need and
will not willingly do without.
Wk UNDKIwta.N1) tho interests of agricul
ture in at. this region and intend to con
tinually study nud work for tho advancement
of tho elms wo rcprcscn'.
We have correspondents in all section? of
tho Pacific Northwest who will report tho
success of fiirinitip in overy locality.
We shall keep pacn with production In
overy department, and report, through cor
respondents ami irom personal observation.
all important tacts concerning 1 arming
in all
Its brnnches, including productions of grain,
ltmscs. fruits aim! vraetaulcsi concerning
stock railing, tlio valuo of cattlo for meat and
for dairying! of horses for all purposes; of
shicp for wuol and mutton, or both; of swino
and poultry, a no, is to noes ana nonoy.
We shall oontlnuo to study tho markets
and inform our patrons on all points, io that
they will bo blo to judgo tho situation for
tliennelvcd. Our old patrons will bear wit
ness wo havo worked faithfully, hi this con
nection, in tho past. We shall do io in till
future No dally nowtpapcr In Portland has
ever given tho producers of tho country such
clear view a of tlio world's crops and markets
as tlio Kaiimku often docs. Our market re
ports have been worth hundreds nt thousands
to the pr ilitccrs of this region. Wo shall
carefully cull such miru llancnut matter for
uo as win in inn t ana instruct uotn young
and old. Clin l'AltMKUsiuis to bo an educator
iuovury department of life.
Oor. KlUTOltlAt.s will fteolv and independ
ently discus every question that interests tho
people from tho standpoint .f riRht. So far as
wo have influence, it shall bo txerlcd in favor
of good principles, good government, truo re
ligion, temperance and lor education of tho
masvm of tho General and Htato Govern
ments. The Home Chicle is edited by a lady of
maturoexpericnen in the labors of tho farmer,
and well acquainted with the way of tho
world. Shu lutrriiU herself in all the duties
and pleasures of hum. Thousands bear wit
ness to tint good influoncu tho Faumeu exerts
in many homes to mako tlio ives of mothers,
wives and children better nnd'hsppior.
Ah a KAtiiLY paper the 1'aumku sustains
the closest relation to the peoplo and ixer
ciscs tho most salutatory influence Tho
Willamette Faioikr is not local in charac
ter, as the name might mislead you to believe.
It was named fifteen year ago, when tho
Willamettn Valley was Oregon, but It has ex
panded and rruurn with tlio growth of tho
country and represiiita all the agriculturo of
Oregon and Washington.
Tins is the farmer' own organ, open (for
all to relate experience, seek information, and
stato any grievance they may havo to com
plain of apainat whoever and whatever seeks
to oppress or deceive them. Our columns be
long to tho pooplo, aud the value of tho Faii
mkh chiefly depends on such popular utter
ances.
The I'M! tor brines to your assistance the
experience of 33 yeari spent in this region;
intimato knowledge of tho country; many
yeara connection with agriculture and twelve
years' acquaintance with many of you in the
columns of the I-'aumeiu
The reduction of prices is made in oxnecta.
tiou that it will bring Increased circulation.
We ask every friend to aid us in that respect,
and shall appreciate the good will of all
who do so.
JNO. GRAN & GO.
Portland, Oregon.
Buyers who appreciato
correct styles and fino work
manship will do well to
visit our
CLOAK ROOM.
Our stock is now in, and
wo aro ' constantly adding1
now novelties as thoy como
out in tho East.
Tlieso and all bur good'
aro purchased at first hand,
no middlo men sharing tho
profit with our customers.
, III Jersey .Jackets.
Jersey Ulsters,
PLAIN AND IHUIDED
Itnglnus,
'ew Markets,
Seal Plushes,
PL UN AND BEAVER TRIMMED.
sepSeaiS
C. W. JEFFREY,
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Treat the Dlirasetcf Dora, stlo Anlnulr,
LL questions pertaining to the profession, ant.
. ered by null CtsioriUnj Ctilts and IUfelins
aspeclslty. Offlje at the Ford 4 EUls LheryStaKe.
Salem, Oregon. Jan'ttt
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and limbs, loss of appetite, but bretth and taste In tb
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