vyjLiiAfllliTTJB FARMER- SALJ&M, UREGON, JANU TtY 2. s84.
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ffltWH cptittttcttf.
Toloiraphlc News
Stockton is dainngctt $50,000 by a
Hood.
Wm. M. Evnrts is u candidate for tho
U. S. Scnnto from New York.
At Syracuse. Van Vnrlin, n pensioner
of tho war of 18S2 died, aged 101.
A snow etorm at Ohicngo blocked
trains and soiiously interrupted travel.
A branch of Marino Signal Scrvico
Bureau will bo established in San
Francisco.
At Elmirn, New York, two oil tanks
burned holding 150,000 barrels each, los
$100,000.
Christinas was dull in tho great cities
of Europo bocauso of hard times and
scarcity of money.
The infernal innchlno found in a Lon
don railway station turned out to bo it
bottle of liorso medicine.
Tho l.a Porte, Indiana, snvings bank
hns rloscd doors, liabilities .$75,000,
assets $90,000 ; depositors safe.
H. riatl Carpenter, n Now York poli
tician, has been appointed and con
firmed Governor of Montana.
A grain olovator burned in Online,
Toxns. lo $ G00.000. Two men on tho
upper part burned to death.
Queen Victoria is alarmed nt hearing
that great destroys esisto through tho
kingdom and wishes to gel up relief
subscriptions.
Tho roof of tho Walla Walla Opera
IIouso fell in though tho snow was
shovoled oil". Tho houso was poorly
built, no doubt.
Tho Now Orkans exposition is prc
cocding very iirofticroiisly, many now
attendants arnved and much moro to
incrcaso tho exhibit.
Tho mail down tho Columbia blocked
mail for Oiogon como vi.i California
and by steam to Portland. Letters go
from hero tho samo way.
Cowboys captured n pusscngor train
in Texas and shot holes through tho
roof and knocked out tho windows but
did not nib tho passongcrs.
Specimens of rock and earth found
in Clormont county, Ohio, on several
farms, yield $1,000 gold to tho ton. A
company is formed to buy tho farms.
Mononghahclu conl miners havo gono
out on a striko for increased wages;
1,000 men quit work. Noar Denver, Col
orado, 1200 coal minors tiavo resumed
work at old wages, after a striko.
A strong sontiment in favor of tho
Nicaragua treaty is growing in tho
United States. Tho Hawaiian treaty is
to bo modified and something will havo
to bo changed to get tho Spanish treaty
in shapo to bo acceptable
It is discovered that Frank Sidney, of
llochcstcr, Now York, sot llro to many
person's houses in Canada who was an
ofllcor and had to executo tho temper
anco law. Tho liquor dealers hired him
to do it, and ho, liko a fool, told of it
and is now in jail.
Mark I.ano Itcviow says recent rain
fall has improved appcaranco of winter
wheat and crop prospects aro promising.
Foreign wheats in small demand. A
lair business dono in California cargoes,
thirteen cargoes sold nt SJ3s Gd to UGs.
Gov. Clovcland will nwign tho (!ov
ernorship of New York early in
January and will spend two months
in Albany and will go to Washington
March 1st, nceoinpaniod by his sister,
who will preside at tho Whito House.
About Fi'bruary 1st, ho will spend a
week in Now York City.
A great celebration will bo held Feb
ruary 21. tit tho baso of tho Washington
monument, to dedicate tho structtiro
for nil tunc. All public organizations
aro invited to participate and ofllcials of
tho government, also nrmy and navy,
and Congress, will bo thero in full force.
Tho prograuinio of exercised willlw very"
interesting.
Tho transcontinental association of rail
roads, by their agents, aro holding a con
vention at Chicago to determine what
freight charges will bo for tho year to
come, but thoro mo so many interests
nnd all want tho lion's share, that it is
possiblo tho concern may break up in a
row and no agreement bo mado by which
nil will nbide.
Tho Sharon divorco docision is a fear
ful overhauling of all parties and suits,
tho people. Tho plaintiff is shown up
ns a porjured nnd abandoned woman.
Tho lawyers aro torribly raked down
for their unscrupulous course. Sharon
is shown up truthfully. Tho decision
is dignified and well written, Sharon
is worth $30,000,000, mostly city
proporty. Tho caso has already cost
him 8200,000.
Tho long and disgusting trial in tho
Sharon divorco caso, nt San Francisco
has ended. A Miss Hall, not to good by
nny means, claimed to bo tho wifo of
Mr. Shnron, tho millionaire, and brought
letters into court to nrovo that sho was
his wifo whero ho called hor so. Sharon
swore they were forgeries. Tho trial
lasted for four months and tho Judgo
says tho perjury on both sides was over
whelming and disgusting. Judgo Sulli
van decided that sho is liU wifo and
entitled to n divorco nnd a sharo of tho
proporty. Sharon will nppenl tho caso.
SUta Had Territorial New.
Smith Mnllen of Milwauko raised n
whito Norfork turnip that weighed
(If teen poinds.
Tho Northern Pacifio Itailroad has not
been blockaded this winter. Owing to
snow and intense cold trains havo occa
sionally been delayed a few hours, noth
ing worse than that between St. Paul
and Wallula.
John Ebbat, n bachelor in Washing
ton county, probably had a lit, as ho was
found with his foet in tho lire, badly
burned to tho knee.
Tho Portland Uoard of Trado has ap
pointed a non-partisan committee to
formulate a now cily charter. The
committee aro 1). P. Thompson, Judgo
Dontly, 11. GoltNtnitli, Henry Failing,
John Cntlin, S. Pennovor, It. S. Oonlinm,
J. S. lialeigh, J. C. Moroland, E. D. Me
Kee, 15. Ollard.
In answer to some one who soys;
"Food tho birds," tho Oicgonian Bays
"no ono can bo found who has scon n
bird for a week past that wasn't dead."
Whereas our yard is ulivo with hnlf a
dozen kinds of witlo awako nnd alivo
birds that nppreeiato all tho crumbs wo
givo.
December 9th tho frionds of Kov. O.
W. Warmouth and wifo met at their res
idence in llnlsoy to eclcbrato tho GOth
anniversary of their wedding. Thoy
have seven children, sons, nil living, but
three live in Washington Territory. A
short scrvico was held by Kov. James
Pearl; a bountiful dinner was
eaten and tho guests spent a pleasant
ovoning.
Coloctlns rotatocs for iced.
For several years past tho matter of se
lecting potatoes for seed has been fre
quently discussed, some preferring cer
tain parts of tho potato while othors pre
ferred using tho whole seed or n certain
numberof eyes. It. is demonstrated that
tho seed end is in every respect equal to
nny other portion of the potato, with n de
cided advantage in its favor so far as
weight of crop is concerned, though the
actual number of the best potatoes canto
from tho center eyes. The vitality ot
oyes utol ns seed improves according to
their terminal position upon tho potato.
The yield in proportion for an aero is
200 bushels for tho butt oyes, 259
bushols for tho center eyes and 2S2
bushels for tho Heed-end oyes. Tho ox
pcrinionts demonstrato that singlo eyes
used as seed yielded a satisfactory crop
per hill, whilo tho crop was also more
uniform in quality than from wholo
potatoes or ordinary cuts, and yielded n
smaller proportion of small potatoes than
ordinaiy cuts of wholo potatoes. In com
paring ordinnry ctita with wholo potatoes
moro favorabfo results wero derived
from tho cuts than from the wholo ones,
nnd especially so when tho amount of
seed used is substmcted from tho wholo
crop. It was demonstrated that single
oyes when cut deeply, so as to contain
somo substance, gavo much bettor yields
than when cut shallow. Early planting
gavo bolter results. in quality and total
yield than whon later planting won
practiced. In regard to distance between
tho toed in tho hills it was demonstrated
that closo planting diminished tho
yield of good potatoes and increased tho
vield of suinll potatoes by measure, whilo
f.Ttilizois leftover from a previous so ison
exercised a marked infhicnco upon tho
crop. In tho experiments of othors tho
planting of wholo iiotntoes scorned to
givo tho best results, but when tho largo
quantity of seed so used is subtracted
from tho yield it is doubtful if nny ud
vantngo is gained when tho cost is con
sidered. Tho seed ends may bo used for
producing largo potatoes by placing tho
teed at a greater distauco in tho rows,
nnd it is probablothatby using less seed
nnd moro thorough tillago bolter results
may bo obtained in proportion to lubor
nnd amount of seed used.
Horio Constipation.
Tho condition can genornlly bo ic
lioved by giying a feed of four quarts of
apples or potatoes every night foi a
week. Try this for a week and if satis
factory results nro not obtained place
a kottlo containing four quarts of watei
on tho tiro. Add to this ono pint of
clean flaxseed. Doll until thoroughly
cooked and tho liquid is reduced about
ono-fourth by ovnnoration. Put four
qunrts of swcot wlio.it bran in a clean
pail and ndd n tablospoonful of salt, i
Tour tho llaxsccd tea, with tho seeds, i
into tho pml containing tho bran. Mir
tho samo with n clean stick or other
implement until tho bran is thoroughly
wet, thon cover closely with something
to retain tho steam, and set nsido until
cool enough to bo cnton ; thon placo tho
pail containing tho mash in tho manger
of tho horse. If ho is not inclined to
ent it pour a pint of dry oats in tho
centre, and boforo ho finishes tho oats
ho will bo likely to get n tnsto of tho
mush. If tho horso is worked six days
out of tho week, givo tho mash tho
night beforo ho is to linvo a day's rest,
ltepoat this onco a week through tho
winter. Many horsos aro benefitod by
giving them from two to four quarts of
dry wheat bran dnily, dividing it into
two feeds nnd giving it with tho grain
morning and night. This hns n ten
dency to prevent constipation and givo
tho coat a bright, glossy uppearauco.
Somo horses will thrive on six quarts of
oats nnd four quarts of bran daily, than
upon eight qunrts ot oats without tho
bran.
Quinco cuttings may bo taken now
and troated in tho 6amo way as currants.
Cut this year's wood, nearly back to tho
old growth, and select only thrifty cut
tings from thrifty limbs, ns thoy will
mnko moro hardy bushes. Whilo moro
cuttings may tnko root if not cut as far
back ns to tho old wood, yot they will
riot bo as hardy, and a loss number will
livo through Urn ensuing year. Tho
high price of quinces and tho caso of
growing them should encouiago fanners
td put in more of them. They liko a
moist soil and liberal manuring.
THE MORAL POINT OF VIEW.
While wo do not npprovo tho common
uso of tobacco, bops and barley, nor tho
manufacture of corn, rye nnd wheat
into whisky and apples into spirits and
grapes into wine and brandy, wo grow
those articles for sale and nsk no
questions. That there is a moral ques
tion involved of great inportanco is not
to bo denied and ninny n man would
decline to produeo the articles named
if he was to bo responsible for tie con
sequences. He sells in ignorance of the
coming uso and asothorueare possible,
that nro legitimate nnd proper from tho
mornl point of view ho is absolved by
tho world from complicity with tho
browcr, wino maker or distiller. The
following paragraph bring tho matter
homo to o cry producer.
At a meeting of tho tobacco growers
of tho Connecticut valley a man rose in
tho audience and offered a roolution
evidently not provided fr In the pro
gramme, ''that tho uso of tobacco ought
to bo encouraged in ths public schools."
To say that the convention was "set
back" by thN way of putting the ease is
a mild statement of the situation. A
dead silence endued, only broken bv the
mover saying: "Why do you balk,
gentlemen? If this is legitimate busi
ness why not push it?"
There were fathers llure with glowing
sons in tho public schools, and they
would look with anything lint approval
on an attempt to start up u brink cigar
trado among tliom by some enterprising
agent. Tobacco was it good thing to
mako nintiev with, but not juH the stuir
for bo.VH to use, at least not their boys.
Tliov did not puss the resolution.
The writer, moralizing upon the fnct,
cites an it.Mii of evidence that "lolmcro
leads to stiMiur drinks ns naturally in
wntor Hows down hill."
"Jerry Mc.Vulov, the lefoimed rivir
piiute, who lately died at his mission
post in New York, hnd one or two down
falls afttr he liegan u bitter life, nnd
It wns not until he quit tobacco that lie
could keep his temperance pledge.''
D. W. PRENTICE,
LHADIftG
Musie Dealer,
W OI.KSU.K AMI llCrill. .
WJSBEM,
PRENTICE mil!
CHECKERING,
PIANOS,
Estey and Western Cot
tage Organs.
VIOLINS AWD GUITARS !
Anil all Hndeol llmli-al Iiiitrimiitanpp.lttl
to nl'r
Shoot Music iukI Hooks
And curithliii;.uuliili,; lo riltKTl'r.ASS MUSIC
HTOIIK, 1li mriit S rk llo-t ;. anil tonrat
1'ricoi. llrtlrr. Ii Hall I'lllril ulllt iirtnC
rnrr. Addre
D. W. PRENTIOL',
ci2()m'.' Portland, Oregon.
fien.P fl.Atjl .a ui.nM in.rli.nL. ,.
'nAnnl, W..lflll m.i.
K.wev.M.H. uiVfiVf net. lDT0DllOn OU ienia
oter publtibed. Krenr number llluatrated with
aplendld ene-ravlna-a. Tula puldlretlon, lurnLhea
a moat valuable encyclopedia ol Information which
no pereon ehould be without. 'I ho popularity ol
tb hciurnria Auemcan la audi that It cir
culation nearly enuala that ( all ulnar papere cf
Jo" "ha, Moid tr all oewaVlralere' MUN.N 4 CO ,
CuMUucri, Ko. SOI llroadwejr, H. Y.
aaAAThNTK. alio had Thlrtv-
Bmhi aWly Sevan Yeon'
H mim practice befura
u
eari
B tlernn
pared
B a'
Hal infoni
ihn Patent Office, and have vrenared
nor than Ona Hundred ttipue
tOKl epi'lkatmne (or patenla in tho
United blate and foreign countries.
AiaigDmrnla, and all other paper lor
wearing to Inrentor their rlht In tho
ilni..j Ut.tM ff.n.ria. Ifnfftand. Franc.
Uernianr and other foreUn countrlea, pre
pared at abort notice and on reaaonabl ferine.
Information a to ohtalnlnf patent cheer
fully alien without charge. Iland-bpok of
m intonuaiion acni. itw. t?i v J. vtii
Americao re. Tb adf antaie ol peb notloe I
well underatood Ij all peroo nbo wlali to ditpoae
.0nAd'OrrP.:.UnMir;(NT CO.. Offlro BOBmUO
Ajhjiicim, 901 llroadirar, Vork.
' TANGENT NURSERY !
II. W. KETTLK.WIJ.I3, Prop.
. . ..!!avo onhaitj a lirfoitock ol . .
Fruit, Shade and Ornamental
Trees, Grape Vines and
Shrubbery.
Ol all tho laulin tarlftlta to l found In a flrit-clan
Kuri. ni'i Pi - ('nliiliijiin mill I'rlrr
M.I. Acdnei'
n. w. sbttlemire.
to lni3 TAMiU.NT, llmi t'Minly, Ctn.
HAMBURG - BREMEN,
Fire Inttirineo Coinpliiy
FIDELITY and CASUALTY
Acidct.t Iniurtr.co Cowpi )'.
I1AKRV :. HOVI, AKCi't.
OryicE o. s. south mdk of i,tai:k st.,
Uteoa r nt mil l'lrt, i'nrlland, Or'k'Oii.
rlr. ImuranterflMted 111 1. IIIij; furi.liurv, ilrkk
and Iratiio UulUlnga w tli htu.i in (Jtmral alcfihan
1. lie. Mieat, u.ta and W'bl Iraurtil lor tennalcM
than one year.
vr 'i in. .. yj
PATENTS
Hand-Book FREE.
o Q A a o inner
rtm'atri. Wiiailii tea. D.d
"ACME" J
AGENTS
WANTED.
ataW I tWWagi Sr
It ltho boat BOlllriE .CStiSe'
toot on earth. agiMwaW y.MamgNaHJSf
fJBJBHpaWf3MF3f"jPCjB 1
Thf "ACME" Mil'Wln tho roil tn tho ctfm of u Stool Cruahoi nml Lovolor, nntl to
tho Cuttlnjr, Lifting Tttrnint? ptociof Doi'nu: (Jascs of CAST BTiJUIj GOUL
TERS, tlio I'toulii fcimn mul nirnnv tttol which Ktm Immcnso cuttlnpr power.
Thus tho thr.ooicuui jiii of Cruhln(f lutnpe LovolltiK olt tho erouutl nnd tiioi-JUghiy
PulvcrltlDR thu it)!' 11 u performed nt tho samo tlmo. Tho ontlro nbeonco ot
Splhoo or aprlngr Xooth AMiiilpullum up rtllibult. It 1 oipcclnlly ntl.tptcl M luvcrtcu
oil At,'l litnl olny, wliern otlior tUiruw utterly fail : worlu perfectly on lisht toll, nntl i
tho onlv HattMW unit outs over tho cutlro ourfuco of tho crnuml.
Wc Mako n Vnrlvty l Hizcs-Fnun to 15 feet Wide.
Tho "ACME" 1 in pc.etlotl mo I j uoarly every ni(itoiiUiir.il county on tho Pacifio Cott
nntt nil roveii it ull to bo jui . tlio to.il for usa In Vlnynnle, Orchards, Grata Fields.
Fur Mule on tin Pucilic Const by :
Oto. Hull k Co., .Sin Krmo koo. . II. Atl.mii . Sou, Sin (hhricl, Cfll.
.SUtvr J: WrtlKcr, l.rtlint1, Orrgon, ntnl Wnlli WnlU, V, 1.
Srntl for lSinuliI t oiiitti imt riiotiMiuli of rcstiiiionhln from IS tlill'oreiit States nntl
Territorkvi " llr.iiu t olllcy t llnrriliurr, I'.i.
NAMI-I & BROTHER
Manufactory an. I piincipil rlllc Mittinttt in. Now Jcrtny.
N.II. "Tllltuo In M iimiu. nntl other Ki," tnt fine to ptr- i who niino this p.ipor.
8TAVER
!Oti, 'HO, fit :i, and litl Front St.,
roorOr' Ml.JO. rTUKKT, IOI1TUM), OltEOO.V.
(UCNKIIAL AGENTS FOR
J. !. Case Threshing Machine Co.'s Engine, Threshers,
Headers and Saw Mills.
HTI'lir.llllitK Inir fpiinif, riatlorm, I'all flat IKH.SII K Torcc-Feul (Ir.ln Drill wltliTrun Axle,
I nu, Hire Sifln aiul Kxprii U(fOii. Mid HI-cTIro Whevlt,
Stuilubaknr Farm nntl Sprint,' Wilsons. KiikkIck. ami' Cur-rlan-.
P. U. Detlerit'lc V Co.'s .3ny PrrMsrs.
THE EMPIRE HARVESTER AND TWIKE BINDER.
JXCaso Sulky,
.tnii:illUltotV, I'luil friKlitr utul Irrlrr,
CliII IllUII ir.l lllU BIIJ UVUir I Ulfu'ia ,'K l.ilu',
iclla lor ahout oiic-llilril !, ami lllul il.xa no mot
tlnrouiili work ol an)
tyiloosicr Sections Oralis, nwl .Sulky Hay Hukt's; Diiiinontl nnd lluokoyo
1'Votl jnilH, Aomo Harrows, nml all lihulHot FariiuiiK Jfaoliinory
HAVE DRY
How essential it is to onus health to lmvu and wear a Stout
Pair of BootN or ,Shous. When wo say Rtont wo mean n
Coinibrtahlo Fitting Hoot or Shoo that ci.nihinus the ijnalitios
of Comfort and ICleyanee.
CALL AND SEE GUR WINTER STVLES I
Whieh wp aro now opening up
havo Revolutionized tho trado
(Joods. Wo carry a l'ull Line, well Assorted and Oomplolo.
Call hufore tho Stock is Pieked Over, and don't wait until
you catch a cold from having wet feet. See those pricos :
tier ta CM. 120 Call lloct
Udlut tl.ll .klu Mioir, (lllliknKham.. lltil.t )
llo) llo.it, 'lou1 lit jlo ahd tafiicl
llulilx-r llwl", lil id tliliili. (old irirv, 11)
ICul'btr l:oot. anrrt top, (c.l.l iilio,tl (Ki.)
IjuIIck llubl.ira, (old I'llco 141 cent..)
Jiemetnber tho place is at
SSE
Successor to S. W. Church, Commercial Street, Salom, Oregon.
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MANUfACTUHf H t (
STEAMEHOIHESaBulLFnS.,
Carry Englnosind
igr iinmcuisia tcilf.r.-
! mini i in mi ii i mi i all
ST. HELENS HALL
I'orllituif, llrreoii,
A Boarding mid Day School for
Young Women and Girls.
The btXTKKNTII VKAIl (inm .HfiiUlnl.ff llil. The
lit. Iter, II, WUtar Jlonl.. lituor. Tlioroutli In
ttiuctloii In KnglUli, Art, lAirjuw, and llu.lc A
corrn cl lotirtitn tticl.cr. Kor cataluL'ue, artlrt.
JUSa IIOUNEV, frlnclial,
IJul3in llatll. rnrtland.Oregon
ssbPATEMTSi ,ss.
tiimtdinnpltm uf year lrr"ia. .. lll.Vtlll.l.M,
fullt (jirnj( hiltir t iikittlon. II. C,
"blck lieadwlie, habitual cuttlrcni-.a, )alni In hick
and llinlit, Ion ol appetite, hwl truth and taat In tin
mouth, etc, entirely curul L the uio ol
r.
PULVERIZING HARROW,
Clod Crusher,
andLeveler.'
J
Walking Plows """'"yM:;'.,,,,,,.
.1. i. cm:,
Bulky and llanit 1'lovaa, and Wood and Htrel
ll am Walking I'lowa.
..)if20tl
to the tr
of Salem.
o at pricoa whieh
See our ltuhher
ei.oo
8.7(1
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& SC
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ENGINE
WORKS
I'ollcrali . .k"
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YOUNG MARQUIS.
I will tell thl taluitll atilmal, prim 1,000 Aim two
thliteeti-alauenth II oded IMchirona, )ric MOOud
I BOO; pi y vt ad lift at cntt-
i J tl)M080K,8alll, Oregon.
WALKER
FEET !
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