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WILLAMETTE FAHMER; SALEM, OREGON, JANUARY 7. 18b7. 2&&Zrcn lined (Terjr Week by the CXTlUJMKrTK FABMF.R rrHMSIIINU CO. Y teiimb or suBscnirriort. On year. (Postage paid), to ad ranee ,.t 1 00 tU months, (PosUae paid), In adranoi 1.26 Lee than six month will be, per month 21 ADVEItSISINO HATES I Adrsrtltement will be Inserted, providing tn are mrpecUble. at the following Ublo of rate t One Inch of space "er month,, I 2.S0 Whree Inches ot space per monUi ,.,...,,.,. 00 lee-half column per month, ,,., 16.00 M eolnmnper month SO.OO Yajsampie copies sent ires on application. PLAIN TALK. CHICAGO Advertisers can obtain advertising rales of litHU A 'I IIOHAM, 48 llandolph THIS paper ;: MAY JIB FOUND Otf IlI.K AT (II'.O. P. nOWISIiXisltCO'fl Newspaper Advertising lttirenu (10 HDtUCIt mrekt;, wiikiik jd- unnir TKHT1I1MO contracts H Mf THKR may bo inado for It In II 11 I WlllAe THIS PAPl:R.,t0Safl,5.wVpi,p:r4A, tillpTJ ? 7'i'tlilnnAirfncy of Messrs. IT. W.AVrt)OH. our authorised agent. llNCIif ATTI advertiser can call at 176 Vine street, and get estimates. Our agsnt are I'AHslXS' BUMS. FISHER : SAN FRANCISCO Will quote farorabl rate at Merchant Exchange. "We have Jn hands interesting nnd valuable articles from Hon. John Minto. Dr. Mattcson, J. Waters, nnd othors, that will npponr In our noxt Issue. Wo rogrct to Hay thnt our editor hns been quito ill the past week. This is tho poorest ieauo of tho Faiimkii wo havo ever sent from our press, but it was un avoidable The Contcrvillc paper advocates tho planting of trees about that town, and about tho soliool house. In that tree Ices country, it Is niostdcslrnblo to plant trees for a littlo shado and decoration. Joaquin Miller hns dono much to Inaug crato an Arbor Day for California, and has ouccooded In interesting sovcral wealthy mon, who donnto trees to any scholar in tho public schools that shall bo plantod on Arbor Day, which is Homo day in Dcccmbor that month bolng (lecmcl by horticulturists to Iw tho most favornblo for tho transplanting of trees. The Oicgon City Untorpriso snys that tho prospect of a bridgo across tho Willamotlo at Oregon City, and a good suspension brldgo is suggostcd. Oregon City has tho natural advantages for a great manufacturing contcr, and which it is bound to bo. Clackamas county Imh good slock too as "Mr. Richard Scott of Milwaukee, owns n cow tho product of which in six years, childron nnd grand-chlldron, amounts to sixteen heifers nnd ono bull. Tho noxt genera tion will stock an Eastern Oregon cat llo range. The Balum Statesman, undor tho man agement of Hendricks it Saubort, has becomo ono of tho best looal journals in tho State, nnd has shown entorprieo that must secure for it a high placo among nowspapors of tho Paclflo Northwest. Tho Now Year's number of tho daily is tho best nnd target publication ovor mndo nt tho Stnto capital. It reviows much of local history, and furuUhes much valunblo information. Tho States man is earnest in advocacy of enterprises calculated to benefit tho capital city nnd tho State, and dosorvos tho largo support it receives. A good now8p.tpor is ono of tho first iiocoasiliea for a livo town. A lurgo picture of tho now froo bridgo across tho Willumctteo accompanies tho Now Year's number. The wreck of tho now fit earner Bent loy, at tho Albany bridge, is a serious misfortune, not only to tho company that owned her, but to this valloy and its people. A now taansportation ontor priso being put in motion, wo wero wit nessing tho strange fact of wheat going up tho Willamette, as well as down, on its way to tho world's markots. No doubt tho company involved will pro euro other steamers in coso this ono can not bo rnisod nnd ropaired, but tho wreck mnkos a poor beginning of a great work. It would havo been receiv ed with derision only n few years ago, if any ono had told that tho Willamotto river would bear cargoes up stroam, nH well ns towards Portland. That city has grown rich, and its rich men havo grown ! nchor ovory year, upon tho trado of this valloy, and tho richer they become, tho moro ludepondent they sconi of tho hand that mado thorn. Tho opening of any othor routo for shipment of their products will bo wolcomo to all produ cers, whether in this valloy, or east of tho Cascades. Tho enterprise of tho metropolis is shown by its merchants, who try to do something for tho region thoy look to for trado, but thoso who woro their prodeccssors in trndo havo now retired, or havo becomo bankors, monoy-lcndors, nnd demand their per cent, punctually, nnd as urgently as Shylock required his pound of ilcsb. Villnrd talkod plainly to them as to thoir duty in regard to public noods. Ho showed tiicm that their city had to bIiow a dosiro to build up tho country, and help its enterprises ; that thoy must show somo intcrost in improving navi gation bolow them, and should not wait for government to do it nil. Villnrd had n great mind, nnd had broad viows. Horccognizod that tho prosperity of tho pooplo enrriod with it tho prosperity of great transportation enterprises within our State nnd beyond it. Ihit Villnrd has been swept nwny by tho mutability of financial affairs, nnd, unfortunately, Micro was no ono whoso shouldors wcro brond enough to let his mnntlo fit thorn. Portland, however, is waking from its sloop of fancied securely, and can only remain tho metropolis of tho Pacific Northwest by competing for that posi tlon against sovcral strong antagonist FARM1NO FACTS. DEATH OF EX-OOV. A. 0. 0IBB3. In 1S50, almost thirty ovcn years ago, tho writer wont on board n nailing ves fi' that lay waiting for passongors off tuo Battery, in Now lork unrbor, on his way to Boa, via. tho Isthmus, for Or egon. On board tho samo vessel was a young man from Wostorn Now York, who was making tho sumo journey. That journey laid tho foundation of a warm tKrsonal friendship that was rn nowetl when wo afterwards mot Addison C. Gibba in Oregon. Gov. Gibbs tilled very important positions in Oregon, nnd was tho Becond Governor elected by tho iwoplo. Though n lawyer by profession, ho was n man of enterprise. Ho on lured his means upon business schemes that were importuut to our State, but proved to bo a llnaucial loss to nil engag ed. For many years ho had beon in 'embarrassed circumstances, though ho could havo availed himself of tho bank rupt law, ami have been free. Ho 1k HoychI ho could work out and pay nil, and refused to go through bankruptcy. This left him at the mercy of his emit (ore, and ho has dono all that was pew siblo to pay them. For two years past, he has beon in Ixmdou, representing p&rtios who hold largo laudod intorcsU. If ho could have mado sales, it would have placed him in good circumstances, and ho sacrificed much of personal com fort to mako tho effort. He leaved a family and many friends to mourn their low, and they hae the consciousnew that he was an honest man. The nows otitis death iri Loudon was received the varao day in Portland. Tho wheat fields nevor looked' bettor than now, nt this season. Should tho European world concludo towngo war, and all tho nations becomo embroiled, tho natural conscquonco will bo that tho prico of bread will advance. It this shall occur, wo can do our Bharo towards supplying tho world's wants. Wo may doprccato too great production of grain, but wo cannot disguiso tho factHhat tho money rccolved for wheat comes in vory acceptable, whothcr it bo sixty conti or n dollar per bushel that tho fanner ro- colvcs. Tho plain truth of, nil farming is, that ono musj. havo a variety of crops, nnd mako mixed farming a study. To biro men and kcop many toams to bo fed men and teams nro costly Is doubtful, but a young farmor must.havo n good team, and ins timo nnu tuo strength of his team should bo mado to yield a fair compensation. What grain ho can raiso by his own lnbor, or by tho work ot men ho is obliged to kcop for othor labor, will bo that much gain. To hiro mon nnd feod teams to grow wheat nt sixty-flvo conts n bushel may not bo profitable. Tho prudent man nnd good mnnnger will study theso points nnd car ry on his work so ns to mako it count nt harvest. A farmer who has n half section of lnnd may grow rich by tho mere im prove! valuo of his furm. It may bo wild, nnd rcquiro much cloaring in tho beginning, and nfter twonty-fivo years ho may not havo an ncro more, nnd yet uiny be n rich man. Tho farm mayNw all tieared.and well fenced and ditched havo good buildings, and nil of a per manent character. Ho can havo good implements nnd harvesting machinery ; good stock of all kinds, wagons and car riages. If ho hns in twonty-livo years mado tho barron, stumpy land becomo n well cleared farm, with an excellent homo and everything provided that can mako farming profitable and successful, he has becomo well off in earnest. Such a farm will havo many resources, nud tho farmer who has spout his life in im proving and cultivating Buch a picco of lnnd, has learned how to mako ovory field givo its host returns. Ho will havo a garden nud orchard that will yield more profit thau somo mon dorivo from tho wholo farm. Stock raising has ita up and downs, and it is said that no man who has taken hold of btock, buying tho boat and breeding with prudenco and care, has actually mado anything by his enter prise nnd investment. This is no doubt truo in a measuro, but may not mean that theso men havo lost by it. They doservo to prosper, for they havo dono n grcnt deal for tho stock interest. Had we bcon restricted to tho Spanish cat tle, or even to tho Missouri scrub stock or common cattle, that camo nftcrwarde our herds would boar no comparison to tho great bands, that pasturo tho oastorn ranges, and nro grown now in tho const valloys. Our sheep and caltlo havo been much Improved smco tho forties. In horses wo hnvo mado decided improve ment, and our stook hns sold to corres pond. Somobody has grown richer by slock importations, and if not the enter prising importer, certainly the owncre ot tho herds havo seen tho benoflt. Wo now havo domand for milk and butter, and choico cows, as well ns for beef, and wo can point with prido to breeders of good slock In Western Oregon. Thoy hnvo dono much for tho stock Interests, for tho grass ranges now show males that are of high prico, nnd nro bringing cat tlo and sheep up to excollont grades. Traveling tho othor day, wo mot n Gorman named Wioss, who camo to Oregon In 1817, nnd lented his 320 acres of donation at tho mouth of tho Tuala tin. Hero ho has ten acres of land in peaches, and has no moro land cleared. Last year ho sold his fruit in tho orch; ard, nnd had no caro with it, for fiftoon hundred dollars. Sneaking of fruit growing, lctus ask how many spots thoro nro nlong our river bottoms that enn produco peaches just as well. Wo hnvo no doubt that, especially cast of tho mountnlns,thcro nro ninny thousands of acres, and they aro ncglcctod by men who aro ignorant, or lack outorprisc. You plant n poach this year, and next year you got fruit in good quantity. No othor orchard fruit pays as well and gives as quick yiold nlwnys supposing you hnvo n good location for it, nnd just tho right caro. Cannors nro looking this way, and by tho timo wo enn got orchards growing so ns to yiold crops, thoy will domand our fruit, nnd stand ready to pay us a dollar n box for them. 1'ivo acfbs of peaches will givo moro profjtr than fifty, or ovon n hundred nccs of wheat, nnd not causo ono-teuth 01 tho labor or cxponso of cultivatiouS Tho Hcppnor Gnzctto has tho follow ing nnocdoto of Durbin it Son's old horso George, who hns recently made n visit to Antelope to sco his formor friends: "No doubt thcro nro ninny hero in Marion county who remember 'Old George,' or hnvo driven him. When Durbin kopt a stnblo in Salem, tho ladies nlwnys called for trusty old Gcorgoto drive. In nil nations through out tuo worm tuo lovo ol homo in man or boast shines forth liko potatoos of gold in patchos of silver. Old Georgo is n big, Btout, able-bodied strnwborry ronn uorso owned by bol. imrbm & Sons. Ho is an old-timer nnd has dono lots of hard frontier work. About ten years of his lator llfo woro spent on tho Durbin ranch nt Antclopo, nud when tho family moved to lowor Hock creek, Georgo was taken nlong. This fall two of tho young men wont out on tho rnngo to hunt horses nnd took Georgo nlong as n pack animal. Thoy sighted a bunch of shy steeds nnd took uftor them, leaving Georgo to grazo in a sheltered nook with his pack on. Thoy had to go furthor than thoy thought for, nnd when thoy returned thoy found that Georgo had loft. No traco ot him could bo found, nud tho boys concluded ho must hnvo roturncd to tho ranch. But tho fact of tho mnttor was that Georgo had crossed Hock creek, climbed over tho divido to tho main John Day, swam tho stream nnd kept going until ho arrived nt his old homo nt Antolopo, n distanco of moro than 100 miles. Ho mado tho trip in four days, and Charlie Durbin found him nickoring nt tho gate, with his pack ot blankets nnu grub still slopping wet. Staver A Walker's Magnificent Dlipltr Wo nro pleased to cnll tho attention of our roadcrs this wock to tho adver tisement of Messrs. Staver & Walker, which comprises nil implements that nro in domand nt this soason of tho year. Messrs. Stnvcr tfc Wnlkor havo built up n very Inrgo trade reaching nil parts of Orogon, Washington Ten, Idaho nnd northern Cnlifornia. Thoy havo also sold quito n numbor of goods In British Columbia, in spito of tho high duty, and fecontly mado Bhinmont of some plows, cultivators, etc., to Alaska. Thoir lino of goods comprises tho best implemontrr nnd vehicles of their class to bo had in tho United States. All machinery handled by them has been specially built for this trado is Btrongly and durably mado well finished and painted, and guaranteed equal or supe rior to any of its class mado in the United States. Among the various articles worthy of oi'vi.iii "".unuii io LUUIi ClUUUrtlll'U JD1B- sol Chilled Plows, which nro guaranteed superior In point of construction, finish nnd work to any other chilled plow in tho world. All fnrmcrs uslncr theso plows express themselves in tho highest lorms rogarulng thorn, and conccuo that thoy nro all or moro than represented. Anothor now implomontls tho Hoosior Runner Press Drill, whinh is a novolty in its way, and is far ahead of all provious efforts in tho lino of seeding machinery, it having been demonstrated by careful practical tests that tho proba bilities of tho germination of seed whoat aro groatly increased by packing tho earth on tho seed nt timo of drilling. and that, in consoquonco, tho quantity of Bocd can safely bo reduced ono-half or ono-tmrd or tho amount usually sown, with full assurance that tho yield will nlso bo grcntly increased. Por full description of tho mnnncr of construc tion nnd operation of this Runner Press Drill, all parties aro invited to send for Staver it wnlkcr's handsomely Illus trated cataloguo, mailod frco on appli cation, which fully sots forth tho grent merit nnd superiority of this Drill over any other mndo. With tho groth of our stock interests thcro has nnson n domand for n Fodder Cutter, it having bccndomonslrntcd that tho saving by cutting of hny is no less than 30J per cont., or nearly ono ton in ovory three. Stavor it Walkor aro ccn- oral ngonts for tho "Ross Ensilngo and Fodder Cuttors," which aro guaranteed tho best in tho world. Thoso machines nro strong, durable, of grcnt capacity nnd nro vory oasy running. Thoy will out doublo tho qunntity of nny othor machine sizo for slzo and will do tho work hotter with less power, whilo thoy arououcr mauo oi octtor material run lightcrand cut easier. All parties interested in this class of machinery will do woll to writo Stavor & Walker for spocial cataloguo of tho Ross Cuttors, which give full informa tion on tho subject. Staver it Walkor havo just added to thoir lino n full lino of Bob Sleighs, which linvo been specially built for this trado of tuo best oak, with 2 by 3 bent runners. Tho shoos aro of cast iron with tho bolt holes taporing outward. All parties in need of such vohicles. will do woll to cnll nt their wnrohouso or agencies nnd oxnmino tho samo. In connection with this lino thov hnvo runners to put under spring News of the Week from lie yond the Eockies. OKKOON'S INTEKUTIS. The Lands of the Klamath Not to llo D. vlilpil l,oliiia(er. Wasiiinoton, Dec. 30. With reforenco to tho statement that a commission had been ordered to Klamath reservation to confer with tho Indians as to tho allot ment of land in severalty, tho assistant commissioner nnd Other officials say that General Atkins certainly hud in mind somo other reservation, as there has not been entertained a serious thought us to the allotment of tho lands further than would arlso from tho general policy of the department. Thoy furthor say tucro Is no law authorizing tho commission to trcat.with tho Klamath Indians, Jnor nny appropriation to pay tho excuses of a commission. Commissioner Atkins Is tcmiiorarlly absent from tho department. POSTMASTERS AITOINTKD. Within tho past three days tho follow ing postmasters in Oregon havo been appointed : Franklin T. Dick, LaGrande, vlco Joseph S. Shambaugh, resigned; Glondalo, Douglas county, James W. Singletary, vlco William E. Doan, re moved ; Mrs. Emma Loosoly, Klamath agency, vlco Mary II. Emery, resigned. Senator Dolph's View. Nkw Yohk, Dee. 30. Senator Dolph, of Oregon, was askod to-day how Oregon would stand In 1888. Said ho: "My stato will bo emphatically republican. In 1884 1 was a dolegato to tho national con vention from Oregon nnd wo wcro in Btrticted to voto solidly for Blaine. I think if tho national convention wcro held to-morrow tho samo instructions would bo carried out again. Blalno is very popular thoro. I think tho repub licans will win in tho next election. Now York is tho pivotal stato, nnd wnichover way It goes tho election will go. Tho la bor element will bo n problom for tho domocrats to meet and I don't think thoy can successfully copo with it. Tho tem po m nee voto lias reachod its highest limit and in my opinion tho republicans will not lose as many votes from that as tho democrats will from tho labor movement." Money I'ald tho ). T. Computi)', New Yoiik, Dec. 30. Tho case of tho Orogon Transcontinental company against Kuhn, Loob, & Co., in which tho former recovered it verdict of 1 12,000, was settled tc-day by tho payment of $100,000 by Kuhn, Loob & Co. Tho rea son for such prompt settlement is that ono ot tho monitors of tho firm is to with draw January 1, and, beforo dissolving connection with tho firm, wishes to havo everything cleared up. AI.LKOEl) LAND FJIAUD.S. added Well Sons. Woro ghul to hear that P. H. D'Afcy, of this citys to not as privato secretary to tho incoming Governor. STr. Pen noyer, may congratulato hiioeolf in so curing t gentleman so competent in every respect ns Mr. .D'Arey is to till a position that requires ability and a cour teous bearing. Heppntr OuetU ts Mot a Claml Ncithoris it a mountain oyster; but it is a wordly paper scribbled up in plain U. S. languago and printed on a sweat power press iu a part of Eastern Oregon where cords and cords of vacant govern ment and railroad land still lies out doors. It never stole hogs, but it is somUmes borrowed by tho neighbors. Samplo copy with description of the Heppner hills country, 10 cents in stamps. No discouut to bummers. It never bucks eggs. Address, J,W. Kedlngton, Hopp ner, Oregon. Oregon KWney Tea core backache. , i i- a t wogon ocus, nenco it wo liavo somo snow this yoar, all can tako n sleigh rido. Thoy havo nlso somo lino sleighs in stock, and nro prepared to supply tho wants of all parties in this lino. It is n mattor of satisfaction to noto tho dovelopmont of our country as ovinced by tho increased businoss of this firm, and thoy aro deserving of much credit for their efforts in furnish ing tho fnrmcrs tho host and latest im proved machinery for tho seeding and harvesting of thoir crons. also for tho fair prico and liberal terms and treat ment which their customers hnvo been givon. It is to thoir credit to say that thoy novor yet sued any farmor who showed a desire to moot his honest debts, but on tho contrary havo always shown tho utmost consideration nnd courtesy to wards thoso who from unfortunnto cir cumstances wcro unablo to meet their obligations whon duo. All farmers will find it to their ad vantage to patronizo this firm, as thoy will bo assurrcderf tho best maohlnorv of its class to bo had, also of courteous nnd honornhlo troatmont and a just con sideration of their necessities. Thing Made, Improved and Stolen. Why wn Goliath surprised when ho was struck with a stono? Becauso such n thing had nover entered his head be foro. Prosidont Cleveland should nlwnys Ikj opon nnd above board with his wife, for she will over bo Frank to him. The beet never lie, but tUmla Io its bod; The 'Uter can't climb up it' bill: The corn ha no irnae, yet often it thocled, And lettuce leave while it Uy (till. Get a bottle of Keck' Catarrh Cure and be curd ot that terrible iucae. Tho Desert Hiritmp IjuhI Holders In Hot Vntor. Washington, Jan. 3. Tho Interior de partment is expecting that action will soon be taken on tho follow Ing coses : In Novomber tho department recommended to tho attornov-uoncral that a suit hoth civil and criminal, bo instituted against John F. Miller for unlawful inclosuro of upwards of 10.000 acres of government laud ftituatud in Klamath count'. Tho basis of tho rccommondatlou of tho suit is a reort mado by Sjecial Agent Mc Cormick. Tho agent states that within this tract six desert land entries havo been taken, ono by Millor, ono by Ids brother, ono by his Blstcr-in-law, nnd tho others by members of tho family or Im mediate friends. That for tho most part Miller procured the application affida vits and in nil cases paid tho entry feo, tho natural inference being that as soon as tho title was secured tlio tracts would all pass into Miller's hands. Theso nnd othor Bhowlng8 by tho agent havo decid ed tho doparttnonl to hold up these en tries for cancellation. FltAUDS IN QUANT COUNTY. A civil and criminal suit has also bcon recommended against otio Wilson and Charles G. Aloxandor. for tho unlawful onclosuro of fifteen thousand acres of government land in Grant county. Tho land is In tho vicinity of Warner lake, six thousand acres ot which aro being hold as swamp. Agent McCormick states that within tho tract, twelve entries have beon mado, four having bcon by Alex ander, and tho remainder in his direct interest. A jutont has already been issued to Alexander for pre-emption, while ho has filed on tho other lands un der the homestead, timber culture, and desert act. Tho agent further states that ho has ascertained that Alexander had previously filed on homestead nnd pro emtion claims in tho Stockton, California, land district, and that tho government had issuod to him a patent therefor. Miacklerurtl' Work. Wasiiinoton, Jan. 4. Sjiecial Swamp Land Agont Shackleford, who was lately summoned hero on matters connected with Oregon lands, has cono to Florida. Tho land office bolng asked whether Ids errand is fraud or oranges, replied "both." Bearing in mind that Shackle ford's summons hero was mado on his re port that ho had discovered fraud In tho certification of Oregon swamp lands by a former agent and that said former agent had been removed by the detriment owing, in part, to his alleged previous misdealings in Florida, tho present er rand can bo surmised. Farmers who have kept a strict ac count with their stock say that a pound ot poultry can bo made for less than a pound of pork, yet tho laboring man who has to buy both feels that be can not afford to buy poultry very often, as it coats more than other meals. Tfca Bt r CotabiaatUa. True delicacy ot flavor with true efficacy of action, ha been attained In the famous Cali fornia liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Kin. It PlMwnt tat) and beaencial alaeaa hara rani. red it immeaaelr popclar. For tal by ail drought. jaa Saumlen'a Life In Texas. Albany, On., Dec. SO. J. L. Hill re turned homo to-day from a three-weeks' trip to Texas. While there, he had an Interview with S. Saunders, father of W. W. Saunders, in jail here, who lives in Bonham, Fannin county, Texas. He also had an interview with the sheriff of that county, who Informed him that Wirt Saunders never was a cowboy, except when he drove up his father's cows; that ha never killed a man there, but was a confirmed opium eater. He committed forgery, and. cottlnc bonds, fled from the state, leaving bis bondsmen to pay the" bill. They also contradicted many other Btoriea which were told and sworn to dur ing the trial here. J '"& -tf .jjp- t- j-Mt ti"k Mt.
