Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Liberal Republican. (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1??? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1873)
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS AND RELIGION. vol. 4, DALLAS, OREGrONY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1873. NO. 34 he Sifctrat JIublitan Qfficlal Paper for Polfc County. - ii iMMi Evrj Saturday Morning, it Dallas, Folk County, Oregon. f. C, SULLIVAN PROPRIETOR, SUBSCRIPTION BATES. SINGLE COPIES One Tear, IZ. 00. BU tenths, $125 Ih,re Months, $100 Bor data of ten or more $1 75 per annum. uitcrijtion mutt b paid ttriitly n actualize. ADVERTISING BATES. One square (12 lines or less), first insert'n, $2 50 ca subsequent insertion- . 1 00 A liberal deduction will be mads to'qUar topty and yearly advertisers. Professional cards will be inserted at $12 00 er anjwft. Transient advertisements must be paid for in a4?ww;e to insure publication. All other Stdrertising: bills must be paid quarterly. iegai tenders taken at their current value. flanks and Job Work of every description Banished at low rates on short noicu. THE ILLUSTRATED PH.RENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, is in every respect a First Class Magazine. Its articles are of the highest nterest to all. It teaches what we are and how $o make the most of ourselves. The informa tion it contains on the Laws of Life and Health Is W6.ll worth the price of the Maiiineto every Family. Jtis pAtlishe4 at $3 JO a year. By special arjangeiaeai we are enabled to offce he Phrenological Jocrsal as a Premium ior a new fubscribera to the Oregos Republican, or will fuinisk the Phrenological Jocrsal and Oregon Republican together for $4 0O We commend the Journal to all who w&nt good magazine PROFESSIONAL CARDS. P. C. SILLIVAIY, Attorney & Corinsellor-At-Law, Dallas, Oregou, Will practice in all the Courts of the State. 1 STL C SIMPSON I ,B STONE 8 I OTP SO IV & STOIVE Attorney at Law. WiJl practice in all the Courts of the ,31 Ju 4cial Distrki. OFFICE In Executive building opposJt hemeketa Hotel Salem Kay 10 74 1-ye BP Boisb P L( Willis . BOISE & WILLIS, Attorneys at Law SALEM,.... OREGON. Will practice in all the courts in the State P15 73.1t JTOIliSf J. DALY, JjLtVy & ConscIIer-at-La w DALLAS. OKEC.ON. W ill pactice in the Courts of Record and In itio Courts. Collections attended to promptly ' OFFICE In the Court Uousp, 41-tf IL, SIT? S, M. D. J J C GRCBBS, A. M., M. D DRS SITES & GRUBBY IPliVsicians and Surgeons, OT"? I Ctlffi P I SEF Fe to, the citizens of DJlas and viciu OFFICE In rear of Nichols, A Hyde's ?ruz Store. Fcb22 73 tf W. U. Kll BEL I. "t ' ,l,ll"'yslJ .(IB ST I ST . OfiBLs, one deor doorNth ef the Post, Office. DALLvs....... - ; WGN jarttonlar attention given to the regulation of Children's teeth. JttU73tf NEW A D Y ERTISE M ENT. D B IT G S , m " H N 1-4 0 Dnus mtufisnia DRUGS' ! ! PAIN f J, OILS, ' .GLAS iw;eathierf:om &ico DRUGGISTS salem oregon. Importer and Dealers inj FOREIGN and DOMESTIC; DRUGS, Eulogists j Sundries Patent Medicines, Paiat,"40ilj,2Glaj3,Jl)yes Medicines Compounded "and Prescriptions filled. Pure Winea and Liquorsfor Medicinal pur. poses. Ordcrs'aticcded to wifh accuracy anJ'prompt WE ATI I E R FO R D & CO. COMMERCIAL STEET, SALEM .OREGON DALLAS ADVERTISEMENTS. JOHii. W. GILBERT, SALEM OREGON I Will - Pay TI.c Highest Cash Price For, SHOES, PELTS, fc FURS OPERA SALOON In O; era Buildinir. COURT STREET SALEM, OGN. O SMITH, PROP. The Uest Qualltyjof WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS ALWAVS ON HAND. niLLIAKD TAHLES. Of the latest'aad'iaostjimproved Style OPEN ALL NIGHT. C. S. S I L V ER No. 130, First Street, PORTLAND, - - - - OH EGO "Wholesale and Retail Dealer in DRY VOODS, IWTIIIXO, LADIES' D4U:SS GOODS,. BOOTS AND HUOra, HATS A C.U a rookies ,t- Ao v iswys, Highest Ca?h Pripep8iWorfhir.l8 of i Wan; Agents. Pbwr great work, just iued, call? A LA AIFORiIA OR Sketches of Lite in the Golden State. By tiielate Col, Albert S. Evens, A (Beautiful Octavo, Splendidly Illustrated,. Vivid Pen Paintings of life in California.etc, etc. AGENTS ALSO WANTED; FOR THE 'IlSffi V ASIIM IMS' A most invaluable 'work for, every .American Gitfocn.'' Ofttavo, 35S, pages.' AImo just issued THE FARMERS JOURNAL ACCOUNT BOOKSend .for terms upon these rapid selling boojts. ;JJ L A. L flA H t JIV "K " fjf. THE LATE PANIC. Distrust is the child of dishonesty. When the people find that their legislators, from President down to pettifogger, whom chance has elevated to place and power, engaged ia plundering tho public Treasury, speculating in Credit Mobilier stocks, voting themselves thousands of dollars back pay' and doubling their own salaries at their own sweet wills; when it is seen that great hnd grants are bestowed on railway speculations, in which the people who own the lands have little or no interest ; when defalcations in banks, revenue offices, trust comp&ries, post-offices, etc., are! so frequent, is it matter of surprise that the people have no confidence in public men, or that a crushing panic follows such wickedness? With an honest government, in which the peo ple could place reliance, there could be no ground lor such " scares." Before the war there were opened up, or put under the plow, soti'e ten millions of acres of virgin lauda yearly. This had bqen somewhere near the average, and was coasiderd a healthy growth of tho country. But since the war, through enormous railway land grants, more tl an forty millions of acres have been opened yearly, and put into crops. Thii has created a glut in the grain markets, and prices dropped to a figure rendering its transportation unprofitable. Ilenco the (lUANUL'fvs A war btftwcui farmers and raUroad.1 is, of all things, the most senseless, and only small minded dem'-igojues will encge I fa it. The railways are the par ents of more-than half the farmers, who are now complaining because tho rail Ways can not trauspojt their produce to market. Had the farmersgrown loss grain aad more wool, cotton, flax, hemp, etc., less bulky t!un grain there would have been less diiibulty in its transpor tation. What the West need now is a more diversified industry. It is true, our mean for transportation between producers and consume has rot kept pace with our agricultural production, and instead of new railways reaching into the wtli prairies, we need more east and west trunk lines, more facilities for transportation by water. In short, we want direct communication by ship canals between the upper great lakes the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, a.id the Atlantic. If the States and Tcrri torics of the Uuioa are to remain united, j the east with the w-st, the north with the south, increased facilities for rapid and cheap intercourse must bo estab lished All barriers which keep peo ple apart must be broken down cr removed. Negro slavery, tho cursed inheritance of monarchical jrrogenitora, was wiped out of this nation in blood. Those w,hoiftho war did not destroy, it demoralized. ; All felt its " cold and clammy hand." Tl; pulpit, the press, tho school, tho family, felt tho spirit of carnage, and tho 'nation was shaken from center to circumferenco by that J dread demon, war. Passion became ramnnnt. Men in armies, who never drank before circumspect men be came drunkards; men who were satis fied with moderate gains became avari cious; men gave way to their lusts and children were begotten under these circumstances, and passion and bellig erency characterize thousauds of the rising generation. But worst of all, there was a general letting down of moral principles; swinllcrs got into office, pretended patriots proved bounty jumpers and wicked rioters ; low, bad men wero elected to offices of trust, which they dishonored, because " re spectable citizens " were careless, and neglected to attend, primary elections and nominato men of worth. For example call to mind our lato city swindling rings, that robbed and plundered at their wills. Weak, if not criminal. Congressmen yielded to tho lead of unprincipled Bhystcrs, and were caught like a swarm of rats, each voraciously knawing away on the public cheese. 2 he President of the United States paticipated in and indtvsed their action ! Need we look further for the cmse of the late pani?for the "tight times "which threaten our people ?-for tho want of employment which thousands of willing handssuffer to-day 't Instead oi honest, capable . statesmen, we have in our legislatures wicked rogues, miserable quacks, ignorant tricksters. The ex ceptions aro comparatively few. Why, a majority in every State legislature is made up of slavering, whiskey-drinking, tobacco-chewing, or tobacco smoking topers, slaves to appetite 1 Can hinost, healthy legislation be expected from, such diseased, depraved, and debased conditions? Not muc-h. Wo want clean, healthy, moral men, not whiskey, or tobacco drunkards, in our legislatures ; and until we secure them we may. expect to suer all the evils which now curse us. As a nation wo are decidedly sick and in debt, but not vet in a hopeless state, or beyoud recovery. The Tribune advices 44 bread and water " as a remedy for theMt;ejit. We believe in a simple diet, plain clothes, and hard vork. Stop all extravagance. Import les- jewelery, less frill, flounces and f -nthcrs, and come down to the substancul and useful until we get out of debt. Use the pruning knife- cut ofll " dead beats " from among polit; cians. We must weed out poisonous and worthless brambles, and burn them in the are of public indignation. Then we must select the best materiaf at our diposal, lav the foundation on tha rock of honesty, and build such v streturc as will withstand not only & panic, but be so firm that tho gatea of hell can not prevail against it. Met phor aside, there are clean, honest, temperate and capable, men in this nation. Wo must appoint or elect no others to places of trust or to manage our puplic affairs. Then, by temper, ance, industry, and economy, wc can, through our immense natural resources, Soon come into normal coditions, and take our place at tho head ot all nation One cauno for congratulatbn, is the fact that there can bo no starvation here, where crops havo been sj bounti ful. Wc shall all havo enough to eat, though we may not have enough money to pay all our debts or to indulgo in useless luxuries. Among other hopeful signs are the following: The Kvangclical Alliance promises more zeal in' the cause of free religion ; tcmperanco men ao kindling temperance fires in every school district, which must rcaeh every, family; common schools areto be kept up and .improved ; prison reformers will try to convert our penitentiaries into re formatories, so that ho who goes in a convicted felon may come out the, bcttar for the- training he receives. May not even such' wickrd sinners repent and be saved ? Failing to improve the prisoner while serving out hi-term, or fit him to earn an. honest living, ho is released only to prey again upon the people. Then, with revenge in his heart, and without hopo or true aspiratian, he contaminates all with whom he qotocs in contaet, and leads others into greater crimes. Thank God for tho favorablo change which has come over the public miud in this respect, and which promises such favorable results. With all tho obstacles in our way, with all the drawbacks, financial cr other, wo aro, a nation, still in tho way of 4 progress and improvement," and shall finally rise above the rulo of intemperance and passion, and come under tho reign of Faith, Hope, Charity, and. Godlineas. Phrenological Journal. - - "' m " What's the uso of trying to be honest?". atkod a young man the other day of a fricud. " Oh, you ought to try it onca and eeo !" was the reply. TllE JLLCNEtflT OPl'ALL PLOUGH. ING, That the ploughing of heavy soils in the fall ia attended with excellent results. ig generally admitted. That any benefit accrues to a soil of lighter texture, is questioned by many agrU culturists, with whom we do not altogether agree. AU admit that the tenacious character of a clay soil is reduced less compact by the operation of frost, the lumps fall apart, and are disintegrated by the mechanical effect of the expansion in the act of freezing of the water held between the particles. The field, which at the commencement of winter exhibit only a surface ofj shapeless clogs, in the spring is seen to have been brought into a condition' of mellowness which no. amount of; ploughing or harrowing could have effected. But is this the full effect of the forces of nature, which operate in! small things as perfectly as in greater ? The power which has forced asundei the clods, and reduced them to frag ments, has aho had an effect upoi those fragments themselves, and has reduced them to particles so small tha the tcjubility of the soil has been increased. Thus another effect besides a mechanical one has been produced'; or rather the operation of mechanical force has brought about conditions under which chemical action can more readily take place. Now, can wo believe that this remit ouly occurs in the case ofclav soils? If this should i be so, then, as th??e is a variety ii such soils the effect ranst bo propor tioned to tho nature of the soil. If j clay soil is benefited is not also a clay loam? And if & clay loam why notja sandy ? If tho particJes of a clay soil are rendered more soluble by this exposure to the frosts ot winter, and those particles are mainly alumina and slica, how can another soil altogether escape si?nilar effects, when oaly the proportion in which these constituents are ccmbinsd are changed. But wo ire told that clay soils are absorbant, while more silicious sails are more or less Icachy, and part with.th(r fertile properties by the percolation pf water through them- Then, f this were true, a light or sandy soil would in course of time be washed free from all fertilizing properties. But this is not not the case with these soils. They can be improved by tjie addition of manure until their characters are changed ; the added color and other quantities are not washed away. If this idea vJf lcachioess, then, is un fouuded, no harm, but only benefit, cjin result from ploughing such soils in the fall. They will experience, as niuch improvement in one sense as a heavier clay soil. The reduction of hard lumps is not necessary, for these soils aro naturally mellow, but an increased solubility will have been gained. But one other benefit must not be forgo jen here, which is that deeper ploughing is nermissiblc in the fall, and six months' exposure to the sudden changes from frost to thaw will bring tho hitherto unused soil into condition for assisting to bear crops. W.e do not adviso the ploughing of sod at this season, at least for a corn crop. Thjs shouid be postponed until tho last possible day in the spring consistent with having tho ground prepared in ' time. But for ropts or oats, or other spring crops than corn, we would plough now and manure through the winter, who, a mellow and rich soil some inches in depth will be ready to be stirred again in the spring ;. and this, too would do irrespective of the quality of tho 'soil, whether it be clay are a . light loam Potatoes planted in a. gravelly loam thus prepared, have with us given double tha yield of those in. ground not so treated. Oats, too, havo been bene fited, greatly, bu.t tho result with J, corn was unfavorable, mainly, wo believe, on account of the greater development of weeds, which, proventcd the crop from being kept clean. Wo have not adverted to- the econo my of time resulting from having th ground ploughed before winter and ready for a second ploughing early in tha spring; but this is a point worthy of attainment under any circimetances. Farm operations depend very much for their sueoesa on "taking time by the forelock," aod keeping work well pushed forward ; and to have all the stubbles ploughed before frost sets in, must be a comfort to any farmer American Agriculturist. TUB VQS G3I I TE V ALLEY Of all the great sights in the natural scenery of the world, there are none which sarpass in grand uer and beauty the attractions which the Yosemito Valley affords, aud which only the last few years have disclosed to the apprecU ation of an admiring people. No ona can furnish any accurate idea to another of the wonderful sights which nature lias stowed away in this farfamed region. Even the traveler, who face to. face, looks upon all, need days and days to fully comprehend and realize the marvelous scenes upon which his eyes rest. For comparison allow as to remark that the great fall ef Niagara ia but 103 feet high : what think you, then, ot the ' Bridal Veil" as it falls all glittering and foaming, all swaying in the wind rcm a distance of 630 fees above yoa ! Then there is Kl Caf itan ua. solid, seamless, cream -white ra-asa of rock shining as though cut out of ivory," which towers 3,300 feet into the air can you immagine at aH how errand and impressive it must be ? The Valley is full of mountains and cascades, the highest ot the former extending skywards over a mile, aad among the latter the Sentinel Falls plunging earthward from an altitude of 3,000 feet (5.280 feet constituting a mile). The Yosemite was given bj the United States to -California, for a grand National Park and is eight miles !eh by two wide. Through it the Merced Iliver, which, as it reaches El Capitan, grows all hushed and quiet as if from very awe, and then, as if powerless to do otherwise, shows tho Great Chief how beautiful he ia by reflecting his image from her truthful eyes. We might proceed and devote column after column to a description of this beautiful Valley, and yet nevec- repeat ourselves save in adjectives, but the account would be at least feeble, the ideas given but very faint for words seem to us inadequate to at all express what we feel the subject demands. The nearest approach to a visit there is the pictures afforded to us "stay at homes" of this region and such picture are exceedingly limited. Wc haTe before us, however, a beautiful Oil Chromo, representing a view of the Yosemite from a very attractive stand-point. It embraces "El Capitan," "North. Dome" and ''South. Dome,,fc "Cicada'- Rest," the Merced Iliver, the "Bridal Veik Fall," and many minor details beautU ful in themselves which we. have noV space to mention. This. Chromo waa. recently received by us. fiom S. Shutcs, publisher and proprietor of Wood's Household yf&fjazine, New bergh N. X. Price of Magazine, 81 per year ; Magaxide and Yosemite, 81, 50. As a premium, the picture may bo obtained by sending to the above address two subscriptions ; for tho Magazine at 1 each, or by subscribing years iu advance, at 1 per annum,, Wc take, pleasure in, recommending both tho Magaine and Chromo offered, in this combination,, and; add our hearty endorsement to the publisher's reputation for promptness and, fair dealing. "Havo you heard my last song ?" asked i a musio writer of a grufi criUo.. "I hope so" was the reply..