Kotlce for Publication.Citation.XEW TO-DA- Y. NEW GOODS!THE
INDEPENDENT. HilisboroBAILEY,TONGUE &
SCHULMERICK
In a report just issued by the de-partment of agriculture on the
num-bers and values of farm animals,Statistician Dodge directs
attentionto tbe need of reform in the exist-ing method of
collecting statistics
CASH TALKS!
Wehmjng&B CSCOW
II IM.SHOKO. on r.t.ox.
TTAVR JCST RK.CE1YED A WELLA A. btleoted Stock of
H0 2 ft! 2 '
Canned Goods,Tobacco
and Cigaro,CLOTHING,
Dress Coods,RUM- - FANCY 8AP8Millinery Coodc,iBAY
Atn six .
OILKG,TIES,
HOSIERY.GsLO V E S
Drt'M Trim in i n jjm.BOOTS & SHOES
All ! It I Mil' A - ! lit of
Furnishing GJoodsl'..r J. i.Ih 4 Hli.l (,i lit leilU'li.
All i.inU of t in inei n' till)'!' lilk.'ll illExcliHii'e.
I. L. Smith & SonsM'lli'ifuctuW'i i of und Dealers ill (ill
kind of
ur.iisrii ittut i,ov nut nil
!
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i
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AN ), n thieii
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS to MATTINGIVture Moulding, 1'ictnre Fnunes,
Mirrors, Luce Curtains, Window Shades, Upholittsr
tl.nU, W'ull Taper, Spring mid Top Mattrenses, llows. etc. I
also
Land Orricr at Osf.oo Crrr, Oxntos, IMarch 8th. 1HMH. f
IS HEREBY GIVEN. THATNOTICE named settler has filednotice of his
intention to make final proofin support of his claim, aud that said
proofwill be made I x fore the County Judge orClerk of Washington
County, Oregon, atHillKlMro,Oreuon, on Till RSDAY, May 3,1SM8. viz:
IVter iiooney. Homestead Entry,So. WW. for the N. E. U of Sec. 'M.
T. 2 N.fB.2 W.
lie names the following witnesses to provehis eontinnou
residence upon, and cultiva-tion of. said lnnd, rii: I. B. Darety,
Oscari. Tompkins. Harry Hall, Danal Stevens,all of GU ucct), V
ashinton County, Ore- -eon.
uil-VC- t W T BURNEY, Register.
Notice lor Publication.Ijlkd Ornc k at Oiiroos Citv,
Osrooji,
Ms roh Nh, ltM. fNOTICE IS 1IERKBY GIVEN. THATI the foil,
iwin-nuin- settler has tiled 'notice of hi intent inn to luuke
tiuul proofin support of his i lniiu, und that said proofwill be
made before the County Judge orClerk of Washington County,
Orrgon,at Hilisboro, Oregon, on TUESDAY,May 1st, 1SHS, vis: J nines
T. Buxton,Homestead Entry No. Uot;, for the 8. W
of Sec. T. 3 N. K. 4 W.He names the following witneses to
prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-tion of, said land,
viz : James Cuinniings,John Kliiik, J . U Rinck, Anthon F.Ffanner,
all of BuKtou,Waahington County,Oregon.
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Republican
County Convention
'piIEIJK WILL RE A REFl'lsLICANL County Convention held at the
Court
House, in liillstioro. Oregon, ou
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1888,
At 11 oYlock iu the foreiioou. for tht imr- - ipone of
elrctiii'4 I elg;tos to tlw. Sinte jJtepuhl.c-.-i- n (
oiiventioii.
1'riui'irv meetiuvM will le held nt the Foil-ing plares in the
rviral Fr.ciiicts, on
SATURDAY. March 31, 1888,At 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Tbe K'pr'iitation will Ixi based on the jvote for t:iiiL,'r
Hermann in It;, and Pre-cincts will x entitled to Delegates as fol
jlows :
Beaverdaiu 6 !Cedar Creek 5jColumbia 6ComilU3 ODairy OEast Butte
6Forest Grove . . . 9Gales Creek . . . . 3Hilisboro 10South
Tualatin . 5
jWapato 6Washington . . . 6West Butte . 4
Total. 75Rv order )f ihe Wasltinuton County Re-
publican Ct iitritl CiMiimittee.
V. HAKRETT, I hairuian.R. R. OOODIN, Secretary. mlitd
Shorthorn Bull for Sale.
ASK YEA KM NO SHORTHORNV i Graded. ) Durham Rnll for Sale.lsfld
enough for wr ice. Apply to theundersigned, miles north of
llillslsiro.
V. E. THORN.March lt, lf-- iu! 4t
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r
SQUAREPOULTRY YARDS
FOREST GROVE, OR.
WON AT Till": COLCMRI V POl'LTRYI Inhibition in I8H, the
followingpremiums :
t ir.HT rBMim.Breeding Pen of Houdaus--Co- ck and HensPair of
Hoiil;in -- Cockerel and Pullet. jPuirof lloudans (Wk and
Hen.Houd.in Hen Hondans.Breeding Pen Plymouth Rock Clock and
Hens. jPair Breeding Plymouth Rock Cockerel '
and Pullet. IPlymouth Kock Cockerel.weeding IVu naiu jKuoru-w-
en uuu 'Hens.Brown leghorn Cockerel.ii. i.w.. I' Whitn I jnhorns
Cockerel and4-- i,,it.iTri Silver S. Hamhorgs Cockerel and
Jnllets.Breeding Pen Guinea Fowls.
SECOND PMEKinM.
Pair Silver S. Hamburg Cock and Hen.Brctling Pen li. leghorns
Cockerel and
Pullets.I owned Hiid rnisetl every one of my show
birds. Did not buy or lorrow, or act asagent for nny one else.
StockTwss originallyiiriK.it. d trotn the b-- t yanls in the
fjist.Come and wa for yourselves. Fggs fromthese birds for
hstehing, if'--l pir setting; "per two settinu's; G er three
settings: andBirJs for Hale. Square Poultry Yards,Forest Grove,
Washington County, Oregon
;t:o. O. SLOAN, Prop.luH-A- a
otii f IliMMolntlon.rpo ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.J. The lino of
Emrich and Stepheusou
has this d.iy Jan. Vi) dissolved partnershipby mutual "consenf
Mr James Stepensonretiring therefrom. The business of thelate firm
will lie continued by Joseph Em-ric- h,
who will pay all liabilities of the oldfirm and to whom all
claims and demandare to l paid.
JAMES STEPHENSON,M. F EMRICH.JOSEPH EM RICH.
Forest O tore. Or., Feb. 6. 18. 9f-- 0t
It id for Itepair."O EPA I RS ON THE FOLLOW IXOJ.i Rrid-c- a
will be let to the lowest responsible bidder, on WEDNESDAY,
April4th, at tbe Hour ol un o Clock r. M., io-wi- i:X'Si feet of
the Bridge across Galea Creek, atthe M Watt farm; and New Frame
Workfor the Bridge across Campbell's Creek, onthe line between Road
Districts 27 and 37.
Plans or Rpecinoations ean be seen at theCoonty Clerk's ottlec
after the 25th of thepresent month.
Ry order of the County Conrt.liODOLFU CRANDALL,
ml-- 3i County Judge.
I THI CoCKTY OoCST OF TTTB STATS OFObmon Foa WAsiuifOTow
Count.
In the matter of tbe Estateof Citation.
James Dickson, Deceased.
TO ALEX. PATTERSON, ELLENPringle and John Prinle, her tinsband,
hlua Jane Lee and Thoa Im. herhusband. Stephen MoOulUrash. Robert
D.Nichols, Jane A. Davion. Elizabeth Winn.Martha Maaier, Sarah M.
Waruoek. Theheirs at law of Stephen Dickson, the heirat law of
William Dickson, heirs at law ofJamea Dickson, deoeastd. aud to the
un-known heirs at law of said deceased, all ofyon being
nonresidents of this state :
Yon and each of von are hereby cited andrequired to lie and
appear in the HonorableCounty Court of the 'State of Oregon
forWashington County, on MONDAY, the 7thday of May. 18, at the hour
of 10 o'clockin the forenoon of aaid day, and showcanse, if any yon
have, why an order shouldnot be made directing tbe Administrator
ofsaid estate to sell all the real estate belotur- -iug to said
estate, or so much thereof asmay be necessary to pay tbe debts
andclaims against said estate, and the expensesof administration.
The Lands petitioned tobe sold are described as follows :
1st Tract laying ana being in tbe Countyof Washington and State
of Oregon, anddescribed and bounded as follows : Begin-ning at the
quarter stake ou tbe sectionline between sections & and C, in
Townshione Sooth of Range on West of the Wlllamette Meridian ;
thence South on sectionline HO rods; thence West ?7 rods:
thenceNorth 12,' rods: thence Went K?V rods;thence North C7X roils
to tbe center oftion thence Kh im rods to the i4aee ofbeginning,
containing TttJi acres.
2d Tract Being the Homestead Entry ofJames Dickson, situated in
WashingtonCounty. State of Oregon, and designated in 1the U. S.
Surveys as Lot tt of Section u, and jLot 1 of Section 7. all in T.
1. S., R. 1 Wof the Willamette uer., containing 4.1 40-10-
fJacres.
ion and eaen or yon being non-residen- tsof this state, this
citation is published inThi iMDarsNDKKT, a weekly newspaper, for6
consecutive weeks next Iwfore said 7ihday of May. 188. by order of
Hon. RudolphCrandall. sole Judge of said Court. )
mv band and arnxea tne seal or seui l unn,at'Hulsboro, this ICth
day of March. lHf .
J. W. &IOKGAN.sbauI County Clerk.
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Annual Meeting.
rpHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THEX Stockholders of the Hilisboro
Grange
Building Association will I held at theGrange Hall, in
Hilisboro. WashingtonCounty. Oregon, on MONDAY, the --'it h davof
March, at the boor of 1 o'clock 1M., of aaid day, for the purpose
of electinga Hoard of Directors aud the transaction ofother
business.
By order of the Board of Directors.J. W. SHL'TE, President.
Attest:W. D. Hash. Secretary. rrir.-l- t
Notice lor Publication.Laud Office at Oaaoon Citt, Oswjok,
March Utb, ItwM.TOTICE IS HEREKY GIVEN THAT
the followinir-name- d settler has filednotice of his intention
to make fins! proofin support of his claim, and that s.i 1will be
made before the County Clerk ofWashington Coonty, tfretjon, at
Hillslxs-o- . ,Oretron, n FRIDAY, May 4th, ls, viz :Alonzo W.
Wilson. Pre-empti- on D. H. N47. for the 8. X of 8. E- - H 'N.. R.
5 W.
He names the following witnesses tohis eontinnoas residence
andprove apou,
i . . , inn.i . . Ut,.piiivithiiuu aa..u. -Parsons, Charles
Hicks, Charles Hiatt. andA. I. Veatch. all of Oales Creek P.O.,
Wash-ington Connly. Creiron.ml&-t- it W. T. ItCRXEY.
leister.
AdmlnlMtrator'N Xotlrr.
rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING 1JEEXX appointed Administrator of the
Kstnte
of Polly Ann Haydon. deceased, by theCounty Court of the State
of Oregon forWashiuoton County, and having duly qual-ified, all
persons having claims against saidEstate are hereby required to
present them,with (he proper voucher, to rue, at my resi- -
f Imoaii wfitKin .' t ninnthi fnira Ihe dtA !hereof. -
JAMES HAYDON'.Greenville, March 7th, 1MSH. m-- .t
AdmlnUtratrls. m X of Ire.JOTICE IS HEREHY GIVEN THAT
County Cmrt of the State of Orem f.rWe.shinKton County her finrl
accountas Administratrix of the l.t.iteJohn S. Dodds. deceased, and
that snidCourt has appointed the firnt Monday inApril, IKoM. at 10
o'clock A M.. as the timefor hearing objections U such tiunt
ncoountand for the settlement thereof.
ruU'.t M. A. DODDS.
This Space
RESERVEDpon
Jas. H. SeveljI
Manufacturer of
DRAIN TILE
IF1 A.CTOBY,
Three Miles Northeast of
Hilisboro, Oregon.
October 4, 1367. oft-l- y
God Paturaf;e.I will pasture horses at f 1 00 per month t
eolte, 75 cents. Pasture first-clas- s. Goodliving water. Stock
salted regularly.Fences in good oondition. Between 500 and600 acres
of pasture. Where there are fooror five horses, I will go after
them. On appli-cation. Address:
JAMES O. LEE.23f 3m Gaston, Oregon.
YOUNG GLENIn a handsome black. 7 years old. and
weighs 1500 pound. Waa aired by importedGleneld, winner at the
Centennial iu 1876.lit dam by old Pathfinder; 2d dam by Chal-lenge,
be by Rlackhawk, and be by Morgan.
This beautiful Stallion will make tbeSeaaon of 184 in Washington
County, asfollows:
Tueadav. at GreenvilleWednesdays, at Gale CreekThursdays, at
CorneliusFridavs. at FarminetonSaturdays, at HilisboroSnndavsand
Mondays, at E. Bchieffelin'a
f arm, one mile norm ox lngiea v. yj.
Terms $3. fS and $10
Every possible care ill be teken toprevent accidents, but no
responsibilityassamed.
3JFor fuHher particulars, address E.Sohitiffeliu orL A. Jobe,
Hillsboro.Oregou.
E. SCHIEFFELIN.March 29, 18-S- . uillMin
Tbe Draft Stallion, VOL NO
GKLjEJSTEI-iID- .The Draft Stallion, Yovmo Gksnkld, is
a dappled bay, 18 hands high, and weighs2,uuu ponnus.
Pedigbkb. Sire by Major Bruoe's Gleneld; he bv John Copp, the
great prize winner of England; dam. by John mare:grand dani a
Morgan mare.
The English Coach Horse, YOFNO
Robt. Barcx, Ja., is a handsome black,with white bind feet, five
years old, 16ihands high, and weighs 1,400 pounds. .
pKoioaax. Sire, by Root. Brace; be bySir William Wallace; be by
Dominion King;dam, a John mare, by imported Challenge.
The above-name- d Ktalliona will make theSeason of IHHS in
Washington County,Oregon, at the following places:
Mondays, at Greeuville; Monday Night,at John Heisler's, on Gale
Creek; TuesdayNoon, at Forest Grove, at the HamiltonLivery Stable;
Tuesday Night, at FairGrounds, Hilisboro; Wednesday Night,
atAnderson's. South Tualatin; ThursdayNoon, at Mr. Kent's, Scholia
Ferry; Thurs-day Night, at Geo. Hombnckle's. Beaver-to- n;
Friday Morning, at Mr Smith's, WestCuion; Fridav Noon, at Thos.
Otehins',East Plains: Friday Night, at the farm ofthe undersigned,
miles west of Gleiicoe;Saturday Noou. at Wm. Barley's, nenr
thelji-- School houne.
Teruis: Single wtviii--. "; 'I h S ason,10; Insurance,
ft.'.1'nyinent considered doe when mares are
known to l with font.A. TONGUE, j
.March ', Is-H- . mMf
MORGAN &QARNARD
REAL ESTATE I
Fire Insurance Agents.iI
(Opposite Tualatin Hotel),
IIILL.SBORO
Have ffci Sale:City Property. Farms, and
Business Opportunities.
Houocs to Rent.
List of Lands can be seen at ourOffice and at the Board of
Immi-
gration Rooms at Portland.
We are preparing a list for distritttitioti inthe Eastern
States, and along the routes.
It would be well for all who are desirousof disposing of their
Farias, or dividingthem up, to hand in the same to us as early :as
possible, to lie placed on our list. This,with onr Portland
connections, will placeyour Farms where they will come to thenotice
of purchasers.
tjyCnstoiuers tire hIiowii the lands freeof charge. uifJ-t-
f
NEW BARBER SHOP!Connected with a well-conduct-
Billiard HallIs now nnder successful iii'inayeiuent, atJACKSON
If ALL, on Main Street.
action gnaranteed in Shaving.Hair Cutting, Etc.Shaving, - - 15
Cents
Hair Cutting. - Cents,mlll-t- f J. WIRTZ. lrprieUr.
JJ II. TYSOX,
V"ff"' Pltlif ttinl (,'on Ct'ifini'-rt'- .
Kr.AL E"tt: Kot'oirr awd Soi.n.Residence, Smocks
Station,l'ostoflice, lliddleton.niL". tf Washington Co.,
Oregon.
AdniinintratorM Male.
IS HEREBY GIVEN, THATNOTICE of an order and decree ofthe County
Conrt of the State of Oregon forWashington County, made and entered
at aregular term thereof, to-w- lt, on the 3d dayof May, 1887 In
the matter of the estateof Joseph O. Pierce, deceased, and to
medirected as Administratrix thereof, I will sellat public auction
to the highest bidder, atthe Court House door, in Hilisboro,
Wash-ington County, Oregon, on
Satartlaj, the 12th ddj f Mrj, 1SSS,At 1! o'clock A. II.. the
following describedtract of lies I Kittate (or so much thereof
asmav i ueceswiry to pay the debts, claimsniivt j rV4iiitD ini "u
rnaestate); said real estate is described as fol-lows: Being tbe
south half of the OriginalDonation I .and Claim of Horace
Parsonsand wife, being parts of sections 11,12,13and It. in Town. 1
S. of Range 4 west, ofthe Willamette meridian, WashingtonCounty,
State of Oregon, containing 330acres, more or less. To le sold on
the fol-lowing terms: One-thir- d of purchase pricecash in hand on
the day of sale; one-thir- dof purchase price to be paid in one
yearfrom day of sale, and the remaindnr to bepaid in "two years
from day of sale, withinterest on deferred payments at the rateof
ten per cent per annum. Deferred pay-ments to be secured by a
mortgage on thepremises sold. Conveyance to be at par-chase-
expenseMATTIK A. PIERCE.
Administrator of the Estate of Joseph OPierce, Deceased. ruA
5t
RESTAURANT.At Old Stand, on Second Street.
Board and lodging.Excellent Accommodations
GEO. SQUIRES, - - Prop.m!5-t- f
THURSDAY MARCH 29.1888
Next Sabbath will usher iu EasterSunday upon us in all ita
supernal grandeur. This day commem-orates the resurrection of
JesusChrist, aud is, according to Chris-tian observances, the true
"Lord'sday." " Among early Christians twodifferent dates of
commemorationarose. The Eastern churchesadopted the 14th day of
Nisan(April) for observance of the cruci-fixion, and the third day
followingwas the festival of Easter, no matterupon what day of the
week it mightfall. This question was finally sat-isfactorily
settled by a council atNice (325 A. D.), and according tothe
agreement in that learned ecclesiastical body, Easter day must
becelebrated upon the first Sunday after the paschal full moon the
fullmoon which happens upon or nextafter the vernal equinox
(March21st); and if the full moon happensupon a Sunday, then Easter
is theSunday after. Thus briefly, we outline the day that hastens
to greet uswith its pyramids of hard-boile- d
colored ribbon and indigestion.
Mr. William Wilson, of Greenville, sent a small package of
maplesugar to this office one day thisweek. This sugar is of a
brightlight light color, is very sweet andwill oompare favorably
with ordi-nary grades usually found in ourmarkets. It is the
product of Or-egon maple, and proves conclusivelythat the maple of
this state willproduce a high grade of sugar.Kighteen years ago,
Mr. Wilsonplanted a number of native mapletrees, and the sugar sent
us is theproduct of one of them. Maplegrows with great vigor in
this state,and we believe here is an opportun-ity for a new
industry.
Senator Ingalla made an unpar-donable assault upon the memoryof
Hancock, but much will be for-given a man who has the keenestwit of
any body in congress, saysan exchange. The other day In-gal-
ls,
talking with some friends,said: "We have been hearing foryears
that the democratic party ofthe South is the tail that wags thedog.
As a matter of fact, the dem-ocratic party of the South is bothtbe
tail and head of the democraticdog." "But, senator," queried oneof
tbe bystanders, "where does thedemocratic party of the North
comein?" Amid shrieks of laughter thewitty Kansas senator
replied:"Oh, they are the hairs on the dog'stail."
There has been no effort madeexcept in the single instance of
theCascade Locks to form republicanclubs in this county, and it is
onlytwo months to election. Almost inevery precinct democratic
clubshave been organized and the partyis in excellent working
order. Thereis work for republicans to do, andit is time they were
beginning oper-ations. Undoubtedly the county isrepublican; but as
the status of theU. S. senate depends upon the elec-tion in Oregon
next June, the partycannot afford to make mistakes.Timis
Mountaineer.
Illinois has been pretty thorough-ly drained. Enough tile has
beenput down in the state to reach roundthe globe three times, and
the esti-mated cost is not less than $15,000,-00- 0.
Yet the amount is considereda good investment. Oregon
farmerscould not do better than expend alike amount in draining
their lands.
Morrison R. Waite, chief justiceof the supreme court of the
UnitedStates, is dead. Judge Waite had
'been upon the bench for four-teen years, and leaves a pure
recordto gratify his friends and cast honorupon the highest
judiciary of ourcountry.
The Milwaukee man who under-took to drink five glasses of
whiskyin five seconds won the bet. Weare grieved to learn, however,
theprize money didn't more than payhalf the funeral expenses.
Walla Walla has accepted Air.G. W. Hunt's proposition to build
arailroad to Wallula via Eureka Flat,for a bonus of $100,000. This
isconsidered the turning point in thehistory of Walla Walla.
There will be at least 170,000 in-vested in brick hotels this
year;$00,000 in a new court house, andabout $40,000 in a paper mill
atPendleton.
The Big Bend country is expand-ing wonderfully. They
guaranteethe shipment of 200,000 tons ofwheat this year.
Senator Dolph's bill, granting fivetownships adjacent to and
includingCrater lake to the state of Oregonfor a park, has passed
the senate.
For Assessor.
I hereby announce myself a candidate forAssessor of Washington
County, subject tothe will of the Republican Convention.
Very Bespectfully,9 3- - B4TEM4N.
Pharmacy
THK PROPRIETORS, IN ASSUMINOA control of the Druir business in
thistown, U p to snnounoe that their foremostilorts will, tindc r
lxTMonal supervmion. be
Uirci'ted towariU the puhlifl good.lli'.v will continually
purchase llwir
Druu's from tlu t nottiufitoturers in theI'.xmi, or imyshi'ie
making tuo finest pro-duct .
Patent MedicinesAND
Proprietary ArticlesOt nil advertised or wll known
reputation,Mill le kept in Kieiit variety.
Itooks, Album, Scrup iKKtks, SpeutsoUs,Puies, etc. Also,
STATIONERY,CONFECTION8,
DRU8HE8,PAINTS A OIL8
'..nt iuuully ou hand.
Perfume riesIn all sizes and at all prion.
TOILET ARTICLES,
JEWELRY!In considerable vuriely, kept itistx'k,
WINES AND LIQUORSj Only sold for Medicinal Purposes, on fss-
-sctiiPUov. I lie uneHi iianiiiics, r iuiu.itbit,will he kept
Pmicks, lerefora, uiimt ls IuHccoiilrtiice
PBICBSAre iinlureil rn Con)miinle1 WedieiitM,
wild" tlo n i f i - cortt mil iiiltuit.
Mil liltmVN, ill- - Imxhiihiii Clerk, will! pleiised t hIioM'
intenUiiij punhnsursruiv ortu lu in stoi k, and will cheerfully
nt-ti--
to iJtflit rnll. in chu of euisrj,"'ucy,us he li w hli i j in
tlie premium.
HILLSB0R0 PHARMACY.lof-t- f
FUMTUREusHoitnicnt of
V . ' rr.-t,- . . , -. .. ' sHy.v m
'dlr.fj MHti-riaU-, htnir Itnilings, llnltisters., Lu.uU-r- ,
I'tc.
m:iv mm i;xt.OREQON
till liTTijr ,.,11' .. l ft
1 (the Lead!
The UUVKKB'OUIDEIiisaaed March and Dept.,
, esoh rear. It Is an enoy.lolopedla of useful tutor.mstion for
all who pur.chase the luxuries or tbeneoesslties of life. Wo
osn olothe you and furnish you withall tbe neeessary and
unnecessaryspitisnces to ride, walk, dsnoe, sleep,est, fish, hunt,
work, go to church,or stay at home, and in various sir.es,styles
and Quantities. Just figure outwhat ts required to do all these
thingsCOMFORTAILV, nd you osn make a fairentimate ot the value of
the BUYERS'GUIDE, which will be sent uponreceipt of 10 oents to pay
postace.MONTGOMERY WARD A CO.1U-11- 4 Mlohlasa A.vaue, Chigs,
Hi,
of this nature under state agency.He says that no state, as a
rule, hasfull returns either of crops, farmanimals or any thing
else, and de-clares that the range of omission, ascompared with tbe
last national census, is from 10 to 50 per cent. Tbechief
difficulty seems to lie in tbefact that the enumeration is made
byassessors who are, of course, agentsof the taxing power, and who
aremet with the concealment and eva
. - 1 1 i i &s:on wnicn is usuany eiupiujvu iu- -ward such
aerents. As it is, withothe exception of reasonable approximation
in a very few states. Statistician Dodge declares that the
assessors' returns are of little use to theagricultural department.
He pointsout that some other; agency shouldbe employed, and
suggests that thetask of gathering these statistics beconnected
with the school system.No doubt the 'system of assessors'returns
should be done away withfor statistical purposes, but a
propersubstitute will hardly be provideduntil popular appreciation
of thevalue and importance of statistics ismore extended than it is
at present.
Ki'adMwt'.
THE mOK "('KAZB.'
The Lljrht of History Shed on theQuestion of Color in Short-Hor-
n.
Breeder's Gazette.From Mr. Bites' lWhe-- t low .f lt0.H
lias bet-- produce,! the imt wonderfulfamily of Short-hor- n
that ever existed,whether demonstrated by leinj used ingreater
numlers for thn improvement ofother families than any other ever
known,or its descendants selling for live timesthe amount the
produce of any otherthree families ever recorded in Englishor
American herd books during the patforty years.
The mania for the red color being onthe wane among American
breeders (itnever existed in England) it might notbe amiss to
inquire what has been thecolor generally of this wonderful
familythat has been used so extensively orcrossing purposes uHn
other familiesand has sold continuously at such ed
prices. The color of Mr. Hates'Duchess cow of 1808, from which
all thepresent family of Duchesses and GrandDuchesses have
descended, was
red and little white, ror redand some white, as breeders of
thepresent day so often employ in descrip-tion, but e, and meaning
asmuch or more white than red, and whatwe would rail at this day
pied or pidedin color. Their early pictures in bothhistories and
herd books attest this fact.In the first three volumes of the
EnglishHerd Book are recorded his first twenty-thre- e
cowa with fifty-si- x calves asproduce of this family, which in
point oftime and enumeration brings us down toDuchess 41st. In Vol.
I are five rowswith sixteen calves as produce, and allare Cpied
color) except oneralf of a -- 'light grizzly" color, which Iinfer
to be what breeders of this daywould describe as a "brindle roan."
InVol. II are ten cows with sixteen ralves,and all are (pied)
excepta red calf of 1822 (the first red ralfknown of this family.or
at least recorded),and two red calves of 182.1. In Vol. Illare
eight cows with eighteen calves, andall are red and-whit- e (pied)
except tworoan calves of 183'J (the first recordedregular roans of
this family), and fiveroan calves of 1885. Through the use
ofIriacess and Oxford bulls Mr. Hatesintroduced light colors, yet
such was thepotency of the original family by con-tinued in
breeding that to this day wefind that in all families which have
bydirection or indirection a great preponderanre of the blood of
this old andvaluable Hates family, a
j calf is liable to appear at any time, andesncriallv in tl irtu
ftimitioa with tliAfewest crosses until we come to bulls inthe
pedigree bred by Mr. Dates himself.
The Duchess family, then, beingconsidered the most valuable in
theworld by a majority of both English andAmerican breeders, the
tecolor in Short-horn- s should be consideredan external evidence
at least of thehighest and est breeding. Now as tocolors in all
families Itcing an evidenceof the best individuals I find that
downto 1850 there were 113 pictures includedin the first ten
volumes of the EnglishHerd Book of this class of cattle. Amongthese
113 head, which were consideredthe best individuals of their day,
wereseven whites, fourteen reds, twenty-on- ered arid-white- s, and
seventy-on- e roans;or the roans in England to that dayexceeded the
reds as five to one forindividuality. Down to 1871 there were478
pictures of best individualsthought) included in the first ten
volumesof the American Herd Book. Amongthese were thirty-eigh- t
whites, eighty-seve- n
reds, uinety-si- x rcd-an- d whites,and 237 roans, or the roans
in Americadown to 1371 exceeded the reds innumber in about as three
is to one forindividuality, and In both England andAmerica in about
as three and half isto one. It should not be forgotten, too,that in
both the English and Americanherd books many are described as
red,when their pictures show them to I) redand some white.
It would seem good policy, then, nowthat the red fever is
subsiding every-whcre.th- at
American Short-hor- n breedershasten the day and put themselves
inline with their brother English breeders,and breed for pedigree
an i individualityregardless of color, whether red, white,or roan.
This gives us a so much widerfield or number to select from, and we
willharless of tbe rivalry of other breeds.
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