The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-11-28
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When We look back and view ssthe
past history Of our, country, which 70
hearses the hardshipsy prlvati0ns and
diseouragehieitSap apfesented to tlIe hardy
settlers, and consider the tindahnted
courage and physical strength brought
into reqIiSitioh in ehanging the prim-
tive forest to cultivated and fruitful
fields, We arc, almost lost in wonder and
amazement at the foItitude manifested
by our hardy pioneers. Yet under all
these discomRging circumstances, eur
foreGlthers and mothers, possessing an
iron win. stimulated by fond hopes for
better times, gradually oyercame and
rose above all obstacles in the way of
progress, and by providentiai aid were
ensbled 10 succeed; although the script
ure passage ("rhe destruction Of the
poor is their poyertya .-mast. have ere
quentiyl entered their sstnaKa s$fM
Then there was great Jack of the
necessary tools'fdr farming operations,
and what they were fottrnate enough
TO posseas were elamsys sunwieldly
things Now thp Improved skill and
ingenuity Of our mechanics and artisans
fnrnish us with implements neatly
tihished, light, strong and 'aurable,
which, placedlb the rsido Of tlsoso Of
olden times. would disdain gtos own -
particle Of relationship only in name,
Then many farmer WAS not the
owner OF cart or any other vehicle on
wheels -ali movabies about the farm
being drawn on a sled summer and
winter. Now no farmers outfit IN at
all complete withont an array Of carts,
farm wagons, road wagons Or pleasure
Then Athe mdusfious housewife
clothed herself and family with the
weol and flax produced by her bus-
bands perseyering labor, calling 70, their
mutual aid the services Of a seatnstrcss
and corriwainer at, their dwellings, IA
fashioning the different styles Of cloth
Of home Manufacture (foT there vas no
cther) into household earmeuts-or ia
making = years stock Of boota and shoea
from the hides and skins transformed
into leather at the village tannery.
Now the raw material furnished by the
farmer is freightsd to different manu-
faoturers situated about the country, Of
various kinds, the manufactured aEticles
fud their way from thence to the big
sales s-rooms OF the cities, where they are
sold to our country merchants, whe 70.
tail them in turn 10 the psodncer Of the
| of the raw material This is one of the
existing evils Of onr present style Of
doing business, which We may hope the
present generation of farmers may rem
edy-we pay too many pro6ts =
Then their plows were made Of wood
plated with iron md an iron plowshAre
pointed with steel. and a~hen 1casEiroA
plows we're first introduced they were
scouted az Of aob brittle material for
service in our stony -fiel9s-tDat for long
years they have done and are 5noW
doing good servieegs Now the ateel
plows, the various kinds Of cultivAtoPs,
the horselhoe and the harrow are doing
much Of the labor once performed by
the cast iron Ilsw. - sa ssasa =
Then our grain was cut with sickle
| by hpnd-labor, at a subsequent date tht
| efain-cradlcswas introduced 10 kupessels
4 tlfe sick kle. sAlSow the great labor4savint
rsapeE ,lrawhiby hoFHe- power, with IL
| broad sweep of swath and automatic OF
selfFakiAg movement depOsitinga th,
Il grain sinsgood condition foF the tindecs
! a tif1ing the place Of all foTmgrz in ven
| tionsfo harvesting the various kind
/ of atain.sh 1ov af9g add sspi arns
Then the g,ain wasathrGGhedew ewi0B
ilail at the rate of ten or fftesn bushel
per day. this Slabos on5 many farm
4 wouIdpceupy the tinaesof'asSaau adgoo,
/ portion of tbe 'Rinter. . NOw fthe hozse
ppwer propels the fAtgHt sllseahersan'
separator at the fatea ofs eco 10 a4OI
] bushels daily.
u Then the linen and wooIen' wheels
necessary aids to the looni 10 commoi
and so Indispensable iHeSery household
the buzz and slattar efwhi9lr waa mus
more sweet and sdeljghtfpl than an,
/ thumhed from $500 piano BY an
hm0deril performer, as It Brought health
peace ahds e6mpetenee. Now ifoyo'
would find any6f theseoreliOs ee Olde
time YOU must visit some pnt-ef;th'
1, way shedrchsmber or upfrequented ga
4 rec where you may POSSIBLY find ii
,ifemnants Of these sahcient impiefi1eni
of iRls1seryz yzWbtehamAy have escaped III
,yandalisn OfstbdpghtlsssabsYs. odi 10
J Then. tbs1imAWar'a rscythe, whic
every boy was early learned 70 gwip
j. With i dextrons hand, and with whiC
! many 4 pfeud' trial of SKIN Was imam
FfestsI bse@eenscoRp Rpstitors in; hrfngin
= sEintes sdseHvelyzmuscleio of the body thl
: will aid rhims ins reachipga tbe,sdesirs
i goal. NoWtbat the Clipper and Bucl
!. feye and host Of other good machin,
! ARE .btough into fediifkfftfoEEi In 9sevsriI
the fpHag wngs&ssoffom9ie Tfresh6i
i lithe ,timeshonOrad soythas7 whose brig
} and ,shinipg blade was once tbe pride
: many a youthful son-is almost total
{ neglected, and Is thonght to hang md
|, more lightly in the shed-chambel, ora
. 'anloId apple.trees where the rusF e
2 rodes and blackens its once keen-cnttil
q ledge. iHds 5nia1 o. aasss e1aqooagsl
n Then the sower of small grain plodd
q q overIt the fields with his basket Of gra
y cnahis 1aft arm, FROM whfoh the fAl
tebMas bcaReF6d UpeSIthe faia0tSs Tof d
V broad aeresdwifh ohisH, riglitsrirl Swa
) bitches herses tosa combiped Imachi
Il lsesd Yp~ey and cqltiE1gator geareedd;; reedd;;i
atIy heasired amount 81 Seed t6- -thB III
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