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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24
Ouestious Answered?

~ AAAEaR
I'm Oregon?
A. No; all are on their reserva-
tions, living on their farms, where
they are IN the different lines Of
agriculture.
q. Are there any poisonous
snakes In the Willamette Valley?
A. In a few places in the foot
hills rattle snakes arc sometimes
found, but not often.
q. What is the size Of the Will
lamette Valley?
A. On an average of 40 miles
wide and $50 long.
q. What is the general surface Of
the Valley?
a. Mostly level, open prairie
with timber along the streams.
q. Il The Land in tlic valley MI
taken?
A. Yes; all fenced and mostly in
cultivation, having been settled
mostly for over forty years.
q. Have you good roads,
a. Yes.
q. What Kind OF timber have
you?
A. Fir, IIemlock, spruce, cedar,
balm, cottonwood, oak, ash and
maple.
q. What are the principal pro-
ducts?
a. euail grain fruit, vegetables,
some stoc> in the valley proper,
while in the foot hills stock-raising
is mostly followed.
q. How long do you feed stock
in winter?
A. Usually from one 10 two
months. but some winters not at all.
q. Can trade my farm in the
East for a farm in Oregon?
A. No.
q. Can | rent farm in the Will
annette Valley?
A. Farms are hard to get on
shares, but few are being rented.
@. What rent Is being paid?
A. Principally share rents-One-
third of crop.
@. What interest does money
bring?
A. to 10 per cent.
q, What ore the nrinrinnl "rnn'
A. Wheat, oats, barley, hay and
potatoes.
q. Does stock and noultry rails
ing pay?
Yes.
q. Does fruit raising pay?
A. Yes; prunes, plums, cherries
apples, pears and peaches, and many
other kinds of fruit and berries
grow to perfection, the yield is i'm
mense and the crops never fail.
Q. How Is Marion county water.
ed?
A. BY clear mountain streams,
q. How deep are the wells?
A. From 10 to 80 feet.
q. Is the water soft or hard?
a. Mostly soft and cold. There
Is no alkali in Oregon except east
Of the Cascade mountains.
q, Is the Willamette Valley
healthy?
a, Yes; the death rate of Oregon
Is as low ms that Of any state in the
Union.
q, Have you free schools?
A. Yes.
Q. What is the length of terms
taught?
A. In the towns generally nine
monthsi In the country from four to
nine.
q, What wages are paid teach
ers?
A. In the towns $50 to 800; In
the country $50 to $50 per month.
q, How many organized school
districts In Marion county?
\. 100.
q, Is the county In dent?
a. No.
q. What is the rate of taxation
on farm property.
a. An average of IA mills.
q. What is the cost Of living9
A. Just about the same on an
average as il Is In the middle
Western states,
q. What is the price of farm
stock?
A. Horses well bred 500 10 500,
common stock, $50 to 500. Cows,
ane stock, $50 to 500; common
stock, $50 10 $50, Sheep, $3.50 to s..
q. What are the wages paid Ia
the Willamette valley
A, Farm hands, SIS to $50 per
month. In haying and harvesting,
$3.50 TO $500 per day, Common Ia
boren In town, g. per day, oarpen-
ters, 50 per day; brick masons, S.;
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24
FOR EXCHANGE.

T no use 70 complain about your flooded lands for we nave
welocated weimproved Kansas farms OF 4S acres %
and nimnToyed lands good improved town
d vacant lots that we will real estate in the
Valley So if YOU are suited select some other ocoh on v
stations six old to trade % ct vi
trv nronerv will nav difference viii trade one o w
dseeus business, ~ CohlleIcUdi 7e' '"
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24

jos ALBERT Assent, salem, oregon
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24

Az Albany and CORVALLIS connect with
rains OF Oregon Pacific Railroad
Through tickets TO all points Soutb and
east Via California '" ""N
EMPRESS TRAIN fDArr-y ON,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24
THE YAnUINA ROUTE.
OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD

And Oregon Development company's
steamship line. Dds miles shorter, 20 hours
less time than by any othei Ioute. First
class through passenger and freight line
from Portland and all points in the VIII
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

1t is now contended, by some, that
we should 60 back to the practice of
promoting Lieut-Governors to be
Governors, because we have one this
time who is especially fitted for the
position, and was a gallant soldier.
Bah How was it two years ago !
Didn't we have one then well fitted
and gallant soldier? To be sure
we did. A man who had fought the
battle of Gettysburg Ga dozen times
or more, since the wary and not only
that, but the greatest inventor and
discoverer of the age; one who in
vented the aurora borealis and dis
covered the No. Hinsdale woods and
many other things high and mighty,
besides being Son of the Revo-
luton" Eye gods y. And he was
given the cold shoulder ! No, no,
gentlemen, you can't insult ''our
Levi" in this manner with impunity.
The whole of Windham county will
rise up against you.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
Echoes from the Press $.

Our old and highly-estemed friend
Hon. G. S. Page, is being favorably
mentioned in our Vermont exchanges
as candidate of his party forguberna-
torial honors. This suggestion brings
to mind many and happy memories.
Our first parish, Hyde Park, is the
home of Mr.. Page. AS a personal
friend and the most generous helper
of the church, his kind offices are
gratefully recalled. He is connected
with one of the most reputable famil-
les in the Green Mountain State. He
is man of signal purity of private
life. In business he is sagacious, alert
and successful. As citizen he is lib
eral and public-spirited. If selected
as worthy ssccessor to Governor
Dillingham;, who has borne himself SO
honorably in his high office, the
affairs of the State will receive perso-
nal, conscientious and able supervis-
ion.-Zions Herald.
Col George w. Hooker proceeded
in battle array to Washington to de
feat the will of a majority of the re-
publicians of Brattleboro, as DELHI
crately expressed in caucus, but he
returns home with ruffied plumes,
and the will of the people is duly ex-
ecuted. A refusal by the president to
re-appoint Postmaster Fred w.
Childs, the choice of the people,
would have been such a breach OF
fair play as the administration could
not afford to make. Congressman
Grout has acted fairly by all concer'
ned, and his constituents know anC
appreciate the fact. He has no cause
to fear that Hookerism can avail t.
imperil his future. Meantime the pat
rons of the post office at Brattleborc
are congratulating themselves. =
Springfield Republican.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

The following comes to us from the
south part of the county:
G. B. HIT advertises tenement to
rent. Now we know we were right in
supposing that he had vacancy in his
upper story.
What's the matter with G. Whang-
doodle Hooker? He looks as if he had
been vigorously sat upon. Did he blow out
his gas, or did Edmunds turn it off /? He
looks weary. May be his hypethenuse is
out of joint, DR.. Conland says it is.
We hope that the Braltleboro board of
fence viewers, if called upon to act in
their official capacity, will be harmonious,
and refrain from engaging in an all
round smuggling match as soon as they
reach favorable arena in some secluded
horse pasture.
Eleven Of the twenty three members of
of our county board OF education were
retired at March meeting. Well, they
ought to have known, last May, that they
would hear something drop about this
time. No monkeying with Windham
county home rule is good enough for her.
We give herewith full list of names of
the new board, for convenience of refer
ence:
Athens. j. M. Powers; Brattleboro,
Rev. l. III. Babbitt; Brookline, c. p.
Stickney; Dummerston, r. n. Fairbanks
Dover. E. H. Jones; Grafton. w. II.
Cambridge; Guilford, John E. Gale
Halifax, +. H. Worden; Jamaica, w.
H. Taft; Londonderry, VIM. l.. Gibson
Marlboro, L. z. Adams; Newfane, j.
H. Merrifield; Putney, G. S. Foster
Rockingham, II. D. Ryder; Somerset,
]. w. Rice; Stratton. Geo. Smith
Townshend. L. d. Arthur; Vernon, NJ.
J. Reed; Whitingham, A. A. Butterfield
Wilmington, C. M. Russell; Wardsboro,
A. j. Martin; Westminster, H. A. Good
hue; Windham. 4. II. Jones.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
PRICE THREE CENTS.

We are pleased to see that the CAM
paign Of Carol S. Page for the re-
publican nomination for governor Of
Vermont is making substantial prog
ress. Mr.. Page has been very useful
to the party in Vermont, being at
present chairman of the state commit
tee, and the republican press of Ver-
mont is in his favor by decided ma
jority, because his integrity and sue
cess as the organizer Of large pri-
vate business, as well as political
manager and the states commissioner
of finance, give proof that he has
those qualities which make good
governor. The state that has kept
Geoge +. Edmunds and Justin S.
Morrill, in the United States Senate
so long is likely to choose this sim
ilariy clean and strong man to be its
governor.-New York Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
Rebuking The Herald.

A FREUD on the other side of the
mountain, in writing the SITTER makes
the following criticism on the course
of the Rutland Herald:
"The Republican Party has been
receiving pretty severe criticism at
the hands of the Rutland Herald dur
ing the past year. The Herald charges
the Republican Legislatures of the
past twenty years with making laws
that work such shameful corruption,
and one of such 'demoralizing infiuen-
ces' that perjury, fraud, depravity,
rottenness, and oppression have be-
come characteristic of our Republican
courts of justice. And that these
Republican laws and the Republican
methods of enforcing them have
tended to increase the consumption
Of spir ituous liqnors and consequent
drunkenness until they have become
ga by-,oord and stencil in the nos
trils of all decent people. These
charges 60 beyond any chat was ever
brought against the party by the bit
terest elements of Democracy,
and if true should relegate the Re-
publican party to state of obscure
and eternal repose, and entitle the
Rutland Herald to the lasting graft
tude of the small remnant of Yer
monters who may have escaped the
'demoralizing Influences of Republican
Legislatures in Vermont p"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20


Reed Vice-President Morton, or Chief
Justice Full Ter. You often touch elbows
with the most noted historical charac-
ters.
Pride and exclusion are everywhere
frowned dosn upon. Everything is
American, and just A. it should be; truly
emblematical of this grand, free, majestic
nation
l never was in place where every
thing could be bought so cheap as here.
In fact, it might pay vermonters to come
here to shop. Next week / will write
about the session of Congress-just how
these dear old fathers of ours act and
look in their high places. x. XIX
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
Vermont News.

Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Farnum of Brad
ford have started for the South. Mrs
Farnum will remain in Buffalo few
days, when, accompanied by her
daughter Florence, they will proceed
to New England City, Ala, with the
Governor, to pass the spring months
there.
Ex-Governor Pingree of Vermont
is talked of as the successor of the
late Judge Chase as treasurer of
Dartmouth College, at which institute
on he was graduated in 1857.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Who shall be Governor of Ver-
mont is question now, and will be
for the next few months. But two
candidates have as yet appeared,
Hon. c. 5. Page of Hyde Park and
the present Lieut-Governor, U. A.
Woodbury., of Burlington. The
press of the State has, with but very
few exceptions, arrayed itself upon
one side or the other. A brief anal
ysis of the character, and motives
governing the newspapers supporting
each candidate may throw some light
upon the subject that will benefit the
Independent voter. Woodbury. was
formally brought out by the Burling-
ton Free Press, whose editor, Bene-
dict, is chief custom officer of Ver-
mont, and represents the custom
house ring. Two or three papers
whose editors are members of the
present Legislature join in the chorus
and represent the State House ring
while finally comes the redoubtable
Gibbs, the editor of EX-Gov. Smith S
st. Adams Messenger, the man who
was never known to sneeze only
when the old Governors nose ltched,
and makes up trio that are loudly
calling for Woodbury..
On the other hand the independent
press throughout the state, the papers
not controlled or dominated by any
clique or nurtured by some political
self-seeker, are unanimously for Page.
Those acquainted with the SITTER
need hardly be told that it will join
hands with its untrammelled breth-
eren, and advocate the nomination of
Hon. c. S. Page of Hyde Park, as
against U. A. Woodbury., who has
such ring, streaked and striped sup
port, believing that his nomination
and election would be more in the in
terest of the whole people.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
10 Eiremen Killed

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March IL
Shotly before 3 o'clock this afternoon
fire started near the furnace in the
endorsement of Bowen & Merrill
book store, four story and basement
marble-front structure facing Wash
street, just west of Meridian. The
fire department, when it arrived,
seemed at loss to locate the fire,
and began pouring water into the
building at the front, when the seat
of the trouble was in the rear. About
5 80 the entire building, except the
front wall, fell inward. At the time
a number of firemen were on the roof
of the building and were buried in the
debris, which was piled 40 feet high
within the walls of the burned build,
ing.
At this hour, i o'clock, 10 fireme n
are known to be dead and number
injured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Law business IN Windham County
must be getting down to low ebb
when prominent firm enters heartily
into the def ense of such a miserable
fellow as Watson French and carries
on for him the most scandalous di-
vorce suit ever heard in the State.
Well, the postoffice brokers must have
money, and we suppose they are all
right in this case, as long as poor Asel
Fuller's bank book lasts.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
ENElIRER

you can purchase any Style,
Price, Size, width, Qualify or
Grade Of Boot, Shoes and
Rubbers in Ladies, Gents
and Childrcn's wear. See
the Pebbled Leg Rubber
Boot constantly on hand.
A fresh line Of Groceries
and Flour. The show cases
filled with useful and orna-
mental goods.
D. B. GODDARD.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
Main Street Shoe StOre,-
Manchester, =. Vermont.
Country Merchants, Butch

ers, Peddlers, Produce Deal
ers, Tinmen, Marketmen and
traders generally will often
find the collecting of Calf
Skins profitable addition to
their other business.
/ desire to arrange with
some good man or firm in
every village in the United
States and Canadas to take in
and ship to me the CalfSkins,
taken off in their vicinity.
Cash furnished on salisfac-
tory guaranty. For particu-
lars address, mentioning this
paper, CARROLL 5. PAGE,
Hyde Park, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
BIRTHS.

In Weston, March 18th, son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A. Bolster.
In Weston, March 18th, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Parkhurst.
In South Windham, March 10th, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. F. O.
Smith.
In Peru, March 14th, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Batchelder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Ex-Congressman Tom Scott wants
to buy Hooker's stomach. Tom is
used to railroad management and
doubtless knows how much water a
good healthy. corporation will take,
but he evidently doesn't know how
much it takes to run Hooker's
stomach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

President Harrison did graceful
act in obeying the will of the people
in appointing F. w. Childs post
master at Brattleboro. Perhaps he is
beginning to find out that this course
will be full as popular with the peo-
Pile. Let the bosses go
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

The car in which Mrs. Harrison's
party travelled Southwald had been
comfortably fitted up and the party
well supplied with every imaginable
dainty. The refrigerator where the
wines and meats were kept was under
the floor in the front part of.the car.
Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
DEATHS.
In South Londonderry, Mar. 10Th,
son of Mrs. Lydia Dickinson, aged
2 years 8 months and Is days.
CONFIRMED.

The favorable impression produced
on the first appearance OF The agree
able liquid fruit remedy Syrup of
Figs few years ago has been more
than confirmed by the pleasant ex-
perience of all who have used it, and
the success of the proprietors and
manufacturers the California Fig
Syrup Company.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

The President last week sent to the
Senate the name of F. W. Childs for
postmaster at Brattleboro. This
ends this controversy in the right and
lays out Hooker as boss, together
with several of his satellites.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

An Exchange says that President
Harrison likes, besides his wine, a
sip of Irish whiskey. Now let us
know, please, what that other pious
old humburg, John Wanamaker,
likes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Buffalo Bill seems to have taken
Rome by siom, his audiences
average 10000 people and the en-
thusiasm being unprecented in that
city.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Col. Hooker came home from
Washington this time with his-well,
like whipped spaniel. George isn't
much of boss, anyway. Hiram At
kins can discount him every time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Victoria disaproves of clcrgymen
attending the theater, and gave fresh
evidence of her pronounced opinion
on the subject.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

Falling of the hair is the result of
naction of the glands or roots of the
hair, or morbid state of the scalp,
which may be cured by Halls Hair
Rsnewer,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

ss-En eyed NJ the ro. 'dce at So London
derry Il, secoId c'a,> ma -.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20
SifIer John. EdiiOr.

Copies Of his paper can be OBJ
tojned at Carpenters Neus Rooms u,
Bfaitleb0ro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

THURSDAY EVE, MAR. 20. 1890.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-20

A Pencil Cross opposite or
above this paragraph indicates
that your subscription has ex-
pired, We shall be pleased 10
have you renew.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-26
Farming in Georgia.

The Atlanta Constitution prints an
interesting tabular statement, the pur-
port of which is to show that Georgia
farmers are growing richer. Briefly
stated, the official records of the recent
assessment show that two thirds of the
farmers of Georgia gained ground hand
somely in five years, while one-third
lost little. The gamers gained 30 per
cent, while the losers only lost 16 per
cent. The total gain by two-thirds of
the farmers heard from was 81 ,290,313
and the total loss by the losing third
was s3S4,60l, leaving a net gain of
S305, 712 in the whole list of 1891 far
mers. The list is a thoroughly repre-
sentative one-not the rich or the poor,
but average farmers taken at random
and looked up on the tax books after
ward. The story is simply this, that
/ ,344 farmers started out in 1884 with
an average property of 1916, and in
five years gained an average Of 1860.
At the same time G47 larger farmers
started oat with an average property Of
So, 725 and lost $595 each. If this ratio
runs through the 100000 white farmers
of Georgia two-thirds of them have
gained $G4 100000 and the other third
has lost S19, ,S33, ,0O0-a net gain by the
farmers of 81, 900, 100 in five years. This
means that out of an average list Of
farmers starting five years ago two
thirds supported their families and
added 80 percent. to their capital-and
that pital only s., 1876.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-26
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
Arrangements Made TO Purchase all the
HagginG Needed for the Presen. Crop.

GREENvGLLE, June 1S.-Thc dlrec-
tors of the State Exchange of the Far
mers' Alliance provided for bagging for
every member of the Alliance in this
State at a meeting here on Tuesday
afternoon.
The purpose Of the meeting was to
make arrangements for supplying bag
ging for the present crop of cotton of
the Alliance members. The State busi-
ness agent was authorized to contract
with large anti;jute firms for the
necessary amounts, which is expected
to he 3,OO0,OOn yards. Any kind of
substantial bagging, 50 it is not jute,
will be taken.
The board recommends that neither
new or secondhand jute baggihg be
used by Alliance members under any
consideration. The purchase of bag
9ing is to be made Oh the same prin-
ciple as other transactions of the State
Exchange. 1t is to be delivered in in
stalments from the 18th of August to
the 18th of November.
TIL" county business agents will re-
ceive orders from Sub-Alliances for so
many yards of bagging. These orders,
panied by fifty per cent in cash,
will be sent to Mr.. Donaldson, who
will then send on the money and order
the amount OF bagging wanted in each
county. The bagging will be shipped
to the county agent ordering it, and by
him will be distributed. BY the time
the last instalnent of bagging is re-
ceivpd the Alliance members will have
paid for their bagging. W. W. p.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-26

ART. s. If any dispute should arise in
any Township il regard to the appor-
tionment of the delegates from the
several clubs, the same shall be referred
to the County Convention for adjust
mcnt.
ART. 9. The Chairman Of the County
Executive Committee shall be CT Oticio
County Chairman, and when the
County Convention assemblies it shall
be called to order by the County Chair
man, who shall declare the convention
ready for business, and Immediately
thereafter a temporary President shall
be elected by the Convention which
will, after the temporary organization,
proceed to the election of permanent
officers.
ART. 10. The permanent officers Of
the County Convention shall be Pres
ident, two Vice-Presidents, an Assis-
tant Secretary and Treasurer, and the
Secretary Of the Executive Committee
shall be Secretary Of the County Con-
vention.
ART. II. When the Convention has
concluded its business it shall adjourn
sine die, and when u Convention is
called by the Executive Committee
such Convention shall be composed Of
newly elected delegates.
ART. -. Any amendment or altera-
ton to this constitution may be made
by County Convention by 4 tote Of
two thirds Of the members present.