AGRICULTURAL NEWS THINGS PERTAINING TO FARM AND HOME. THE T Kedeclns; Bdrm to Aekee a Vain able Plant f"Ka !' FoB-Beat to Oraw Karl Cora-How to Have eacceaa with rertlllaera, , Karly Corn la Beet.' Millions of dollars' worth of corn Is lost every year from failure of corn late plauted, or planted on too poor ground to mature lta crop. This soft corn has some feeding Tftlue, Ujit more for ruiulnnnt animals than for the hog. which gets most of It, But eveu when put to the best use the nutrition Is not In the soft corn as It l In the fully ripened grain. Not even remastlcatlon can get out of soft com what Is not there. Even In the arid West, where corn dries up prematurely, the earliest planted corn fares best. When the hot winds come which wither the Im mature corn to almost nothing, the corn that has formed ear and grain has so much saved beyoud even the power of the hot winds to wholly dissipate. Hence we always advise the early ninntinir nt corn. Even If the frost nips the blade just as It Is pushing ( iwiva tii mirfnco. there Is vlcor enough In the root to send out a new shoot It Is rather more serious If the frost catches corn when It Is Ave or six Inches high. Then the froien leaf has often to be clipped off before a new growth will start Sometimes corn even thus frozen down matures a bet ter crop than that from corn planted after the frost was over. The root has leen growing even while the top was froien. Hence, though such corn would never have quite as big stalks as that which grew without interruption. It would have large aud well-filled ears. Most of the stalks would have suckers, and these also would be well eared. Early corn always has more grain than late In proportion to its stalk growth. Bonea an Aahee. Bones, as tbey are, are not available as food for the farmer's crops; there fore, be takes no Interest in them, and they are suffered to lie about the farm unnoticed. This writer says to buy bone meal Is very handy, but this does not Justify the farmer in neglecting so valuable a home recsouree for plant food. If you reduce the bones that ac cumulate on the farm to dust, you have a genuine article. Sir. Halket says, after numerous trials between what is culled green bonea with all the marrow and fat In them, and dry bone, be found the dry bone raised the best crops. Of all the matters of , which bones are composed, there Is not a single particle which Is not a direct constituent or food for plants. Thus we see, when we reduce them to avail able food. It Is all good.. Now, it is but little trouble to have ttarrels placed conveniently to receive the ashes from the house and tobacco barns, and yon will find that It takes but little time to collect all bones, both large and small, that are lying about the farm, giving It an unsightly ap pearance. Do not be afraid of them. A man that Is too nice to take bold of bones will not make much progress In farming. Save all the beef and bog bones when killed; Put a good layer of ashes at the bottom of a barrel, then a layer of bones, and so on nntil near ly full; then fill with ashes. Keep the mass wet, but not enough to leach. Use soapsuds if convenient. Do not suffer the mass to freeze, aa the process will stop while frozen. While dissolving bones with ashes Is a slow process, It Is simple, and requires no great care, and while you are about your farm work, you are making fertilizers that are valuable. . Not only this, but I think the mixture of the bones and ashes is more valuable as a manure than either by itself. Ohio Farmer. Cultivating Aftsr Faina. Much the best time to cultivate Is af ter a rainfall which has packed the surface soil, provided time enough has ' elapsed for the surface to dry. Heavy soils are rich In mineral plant food, and this as the water evaporates is left on J the surface as a crust which effectually excludes light and air. When this crust Is turned under It Is dissolved by the moisture and makes a rich food for plants. Besides, the cultivation opens the soil to receive air, thus drying the oil and turning the air itself Into mois ture. This enormously increases avail able plant food in the soli. Besides, the loose soil on the surface which the c-ultlvator leaves prevents too rapid evaporation, and thus makes the soil both warmer and moister than it would be if uncultivated. Hail Tepper for Poultry. The habit of dosing fowls with vari ous hot condiments In order to Improve their condition Is very like similar hab its In human beings. It is likely to re sult Iu permanent loss of healtL. Only when cbicits or old fowls are ?lck is it allowable to use such means to restore health, and then only medicinally and for one or two doses. If chickens are chilled by being draggled through the wet, two or three small pieces of red pepper will excite the Internal organs to action. Then If food Is eaten It - .Mil be rMgcgted and no more dosing will be needed. Some people dose fowl with pepper In cold weather to keep them warm. If fowls are out of condition and moping In winter it Is more likely lack of gravel or broken clam shells to fill their gizzards with and enable them to digest food than for rny other reg ion. In summer time no grown fowl '.bat runs at large needs any condl nents to keep It heal'iy. ' Cheaper Growing of Beet. It Is a mistake to plant field beets In narrow rows, so that all the work bas to be done by band. There is a little band labor needed while the plants are small, but after that all the work of cultivation can be best done with the cultivator. If the horse Is careful and steady a width of two feet between the rows is sufficient for all the kinds of beets. But their tops will grow so large as to completely shade the soil be tween. The mangel wurtzel grow still larger aud had better be planted In rows two feet six Inches or two feet ten inches apart, and thinned to ten Inches apart In the rows. Even at this distance the mangel tops will complete ly shade the ground, and the roots will grow so that tbey will nearly or quite touch each other. By thus using bone labor for cultivation the beet crop msy be very easily and cheaply crown. fMorlnaj Kaa. Eggs should not be stored near any odorous commodity, as they bare al most the proclivity of butter for ab sorbing odors. Enpeclal care aliouM be taken In shipping. In one Instance, a shipment of eggs was plaoeu near large shipment of apples on the ship and became almost unsalable, because H was complained that they had the odor of apples. Tickled eggs are not so apt to be affected by odors as other eggs. In the pickling there seems to be a deposit of the shells which tends to fill the pores; perhaps that 'Is the reason why the shells of pickled eggt are almost always burst when boiled. . , Bait Aid Dlacatloa. Salt In moderate amounts Is doubt less an aid to digestion. The craving for It la natural with all berblvcrous animals, and Is especially strong In those that chew the cud. If cows are not salted regularly the cream from their milk will uot make butter so quickly. This Is possibly because lack of salt allows food In the stomach to fermeut before It can be digested. This always causes fever and Increases the caseine in the milk." Tun same result Is caused by the change In fall from greeu feed to dry. Cows should lie salted at least twice a week. It is bel ter still to keep some where they it ways can have access to It. They will not eat too much for their good. Pom Government Kanerlaaenta. The Cnlted States Government ha made some experiments with bisul phide of carbon in order to learu the effects of the substance on Beeds that have been exposed to it iu sealed ves sels. An exposure of forty eight hours failed to injure the germlnatlug quali ties of peas, beans, cotton, kattir coru, buckwheat, turnip, cabbage, cauli flower, pumpkin, cow pea and oats Such an exposure Is too long, however, twenty-four hours being sufficient, the result proving the destruction of weevil and any Insect that may be In tn seeds. The germinating quality was decreased in barley, wheat, rye. corn, rice, millet and crimson clover. It Is believed that an exposure of only twenty-four hours will not Injure any seeds, aa the tests made were very severe and such as would not be necessary as a practice. ncca witta Fertlllaera The Impression that the mere appli cation of a few pounds of fertilizers to a poor soil Is all that Is necessary to make It produce a large crop has now about disappeared from the mind of the average farmer. This wisdom has been gained from experience. The three great essentials, which have most to do with the successful culture of the soil, are good cultivation, proper rotation and Judicious fertilization. The three requisites mentioned are mu tually dependent upon one another. If the soil Is In thejiest physical condi tion, and this can only be brought about by- thorough cultivation, it af fords a better opportunity for the plant roots to forage about In Search of food. Furthermore, it admits the passage of air and enables the water to move freely, and unless the soil admits of such, the plant Is retarded In its growth, which, of course, means a re duction In the yield. Hoard's Dairy man. : Farm Note. When trees are pruned of surplus branches and shoots while they are young It avoids the cutting off of large limbs in after years. An old sheep keeper says that good fat sheep never lose their wool. Wool Is lost through lice, ticks or scab, due to a mite, and none of these beasts can endure fat. . Poor sheep is always their feeding ground, v; Fine butter has Its origin . farther back than the churn. The quality which most affects the price Is the flav or. Unless this Is beyond criticism there can be no expectation of a gilt edge price. The flavor of the butter depends on the milk, and the flavor of the milk upon the food, the health and surroundings of the cows. When cows have been bred and ap pear to be barren the cause Is usually that they have been made too fat or kept too closely In the barnyard with out exercise. It Is a waste of food to give cows grain twice a day if they are not in full flow of milk. When very fat the cows will do best on a pasture of scanty herbage, on which they must travel about for tbelr food. Farmers dislike sheep on some pas tures, as a flock on scanty herbage will graze so close to the ground as to In jure some varieties of grasses, but the close grazing by sheep is an advantage In their favor, as they keep down the weeds Just as they are appearing above the soil. Weeds that are of no value as food when they have matured provide dainties to sheep when the shoots are young and tender. The varieties of cantaloupes differ very much. Those that are the most attractive in appearance may be defi cient in quality. The little Jenny Llnd and Netted Gem are of fine flavor and excellent quality, but are small. One of the best varieties is the Emerald Gem, wblcb Is of medium size, dark in a pea ranee of rind and not very attrac tive, but is always a favorite with those who grow it. As soon as ripe the mel on loosens itself from the vine, a pe culiarity of the Emerald Gein only. When the pasture is bare of shade the cows undergo a severe ordeal on warm days. During the time a cow is eating from the pasture she simply stores the food until she is supplied, when she tbeu masticates it, which process Is known as "chewing the cud." This she likes to do in a quiet, shady place. If comfortable, she may per form the operation several times dur ing the day, eating a large quantity, and consequently producing more milk than if uncomfortable. If the pasture has no shade an open shed will be ser viceable, r Mine. Paul's Dread of Burglar. Burglars are the great terror of Mme. Pattl's life at Cralg-y-Nos Castle, and she bas had all the window shut ters fitted with electric bells, which start ringing at the slightest touch, while by the same machinery a gun Is fired and a number of dogs are let loose in the grounds. Special watchmen are told off every night on "round" duty. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Dawning, Hnpkln A Company' Kvle f Trait. The renewed exjiort demand litis been the dominating factor in tiio wheat market during the last weok. The tor ward movement o( the now crop has been disapiointing both in quantity and in quality, hut has been suffi ciently large to warrant the expecta tion ol a fair increase in stocks at Cen tura of accumulation. The market is lacking In speoulutive support, the vol ume of speculation having fallen to the minimum. This serves to eiupluiHilo the legitimacy of the present advance. There baa been no change in orop pros vdom in America ami wo still maintain that the present crop will be the second largest raised in the history of this country From a speculative point of view the market now possesses two sides. There is no longer any doubt that Europe requires all of our avail able surplus. We cannot meet this in creased draft and at the same time re plenish our at present depleted reserves in all positions. But it must be re membered that Europe bas already bought largely and that her necessi titiee are not entirely for the immediate present but for the entire crop year. The increasing movement of the new crop promises to more than offset the demand for the time and result in in creasing stocks. Com is king. This has been and is a year of prosperity and advancing values. 1 It ia futile to talk of surplus supplies or the growing crop. The for mer is unpreoedentiHily large. The latter promises to bo much smaller than anticipated, but neither will have but a temporary influence on values. We are emerging form a period of depres sion ami panic. Every other couiiiikI ity is advancing in value. - Corn is going to participate in the general ad vance. It has been selling too low. It ia going to sell higher. The shortage in the wheut, rye and potato crops ot the world insures the substitution of corn as a food product to an extent never before known. To argue that corn is going to sell lower ia to main tain that the panic still exists. Every one knows better. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 838c; Val- ley and Blaestem. 86 (8 87c per busheL Flour Best grades, 14.40; graham, 13.85; superfine, t2.60 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 87 38c; choice gray, 38c per bushel. - Barley Feed barley, 18030; brew ing, $19(3 80 per ton. Alillstuffs Bran, f 14 per ton; middlings, (31; shorts, $20(3; 21. Hay Timothy, $13 12.50; clover, $10(311; California wheat, 910 do oat, $11; Oregon wild hy, $9 10 per ton. Eggs 17 'tfo per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 6056o; fair to good, 40 45c; dairy, 80(3 35c per roll. ,-. Cheese Oregon, 11,4'c; Young America, ISc; California, 0(3 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60(9 . 3.00 per dozen; broilers, $1. 75(33.25; geese, $5(36.50; ducks, $4 4. 60 per dozen; turkeys, live, ll124'c per : pound. Fotutoes. O.egon Borbanks. 40 45c per sack; new potatoes, 60o per sack; sweets, $1.40 per cental. Onions California, new, red. $1.25; yellow, 80o per cental. Hops 10c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 6 8c. Wool Valley, 14 15c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10 13c; mohair, 80c ! per pound. ' , Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 33jc; dressed mutton, , 5c; spring lambs, 6 per pound. Hogs Oross, choice heavy, $4.60; ' light and feeders, $34; dressed, $50 ' 5.60 per 100 pounds. ! Beef Gross, top steers, $2.75(33; ! cows $3.35; dressed beef, 4(25ic per ' pound. Veal Largo, 41,(3 6c; small, 6o per pound. Seattle Market. ! Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 23c; ranch, J 4 16c. i Cheese Native Washington, 10Q i 'Ho: California, 9i'c Eggs Fresh ranch, 2021 Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, lOo; spring chickens, $2.75 3; ducks, $2.603.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $30 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $22 28. Corn Whole, $24; cracked, per ton, : $23; feed meal', $22 per ton. i Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, I $22; whole, $22. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, j steers, 6c; cows, 6Jc; mutton siieep, i 65ic; pork, 7c; veal, small, 6. I Fresh Fish Halibut, 6c; salmon, i 8 ( 5c; salmon trout, 710c; flounders and sole, 8 (8 4; ling cod, 45; rock ; cod, 6c; smelt, 2 (3 4c j;..' . San Fraaelseo Market. Wool Choice foothill, 8 (3 12c; San Joaquin, 6 months' 789c; do year's staple, 79o; mountain, 10llc; Ore- gon, 11 14c per pomv i Hops 10 13c per tound. Millsluffs Middlings, $1922; California bran, $14.60(315 per ton. - Onions New red, 7080o; do new ; silverskin, 85 95c per cental. Potatoes New, in .boxes, 80(3 85c. ! Butter Fancy creamery, 27 28c; do i seconds, 25 26c; fancy dairy, 24c; ! good to choice, 20 22c per pound. : Eggs Store, 1824c; ranch, 28& , 80o; Eastern, 16 22; duck, 16 17o pel j dozen. : I Citrus fruit Oranges, , Valencies, $1.503; Mexican limes, $5; Cal ; fornia lemons, fancy, $3; do common $1 (92.50 per box. I Fresh fruit Apples, 60(2? 85c per ' large box; apricots, 20 40c; Fontain j bleau grapes, 20 25c; muscats, 150 80c; black, 20 80c; tokay, 80o; peaches, 40(IOc; pears, 60 75 per , box; plums, 20 40c; crab apples, 20 ' 85c i ' Hay Wheat, $14; wheat and oat, $10(313; oat, $1012; river barley, $78; best barley, $8 12; alfalfa, $8(810 clover, $7.509.60. Sleep? Hollow' Bleentennary, The old Dutch Church of Tarrytown, N. Y., immortalized in Washington Irving's tales of Sleepy Hollow, will 10th and 11th. This ia said to be the oldest church in the"state, having been built in 1697. In tbs cupola hung a bell cast in 1685 and bearing the motto in Latin: "If God be for us, who osn ba against nsf" that tkhrihi.k soarnns:. MftUrtsI iltx-no I InvkrUbty uiplinntt br iiiniiirUMii'i? of tit liver, lite UiiwWi, the iomrU ml the ntrv. To the removel of both the ' and ti ffffwt lluttirn Statu Boh Uhli'M In fully NdeuuaM. It 'aitlliMi t""" noutltor ri'tm-tl? tliicai vtXurmliti lta work thorootlitv. tlx IngrvrfU'tiu t' par mid wltolpimme, tt tt tluilinlly wrvtti to build up nyaK'tu brokvu by III lit'ulth ami ahorii ol trettftlh. tXiiuMiptttkoti, hvvr ami kotu owui plaiitt tint nrrvouuoeiM i't conquered by It. The average taxation in Egpyt'is about $4.60 a head. AN 0"CN LgTTtrt TO MOTH EM. We re (uertlng In th court enr right toth cccliwtve use of the word "CAU'roKlA." nd f irCHMH'SCAbl'OKIA," aourl'rd Mai. I, Dr. 8ratwl Pitcher, of Kvnnl, Muuchtuett. w llif orisln.lor of " 1'ITCHKK'SCAs roKIA," the Mme that borne ud doe now ber the fac-ilmiHsmtmlureofCHA. H. f l.KTCHliK on very wrapper. Thl U Unoriginal " 1'ITCIlKK'a CAHTOK1A " which h been wwd In the home of the mother of America for over thirty year. Look Carefully at the wrapper aud e that tt 1 Me hint you Aiiv altmja flit, and h the ttntur of CIIAS. H. FUKTCItttR OB the wrapper. No on hu authority (rota nt to noa my name except The Centaur Company of which Clta. 11. Fletcher I PrenUtent. r . MKk t, lHVf. 6AMUK1, P1TCUKR, U.Qk HOME fr-ltOIUCTS AM WHU fOl.tt, All Kaatern Pvrup, no-called, ntmatly very IlKlit PolurtKl ami nt heavy body, ta made from el Mediae. "IV f.'.iritctt ix-ijn" 1 utmln from 8UKr('!iud lanrietly pur, it ia for ! bv Hnd-elasa erwr, hi au only. Mautttav titred be tbe I'a trie Cuaot CYRcr Oo. All k-ii-ulne "fwi (,'nnfew JiWix" have the mainline turer'a name lithographed on every can. There t more ratarrb In thin aectlon of th euuntrv than all other dlew put loeelher, ud nu'lil the lail few yearn wan mppoaml to be Incurable. Kf ureal many yearaduolnr pro nou need It local ilmcc, and preavrlbed local miiedlea. and by eoiintauily (alllmj to cure by local treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Science hen proven catarrh to l cottHittii Itonai disease, aud therefor requires eoiittl tuttonal treatment. Ilall'n Catarrh Cure, man ufactured by J. Cheney Co.. Toledo, , I the ouly raiutttiutivnal cure on the market. H la taken tnternallv iu done from 111 drops to a teasMHin(ul. Il act directly oil the blood and in iK t.iie nuriace of the avuteui. They otter one hundred dollnra fur any ease It lailt to cure. Scud fr circular and testimonial. Addrvna, K J. Ctl KNKY A CO., Toledo, O. S,tld br druxKixt. .'. 1111' Vamlly I'llli are th bett. Piso" Cure for Consumption has been a ()tl-setid to me. Win, K. MuClellan, Cheater, Florida, rk-pt. 17, Mitt.-- The Oregon board of agriculture has offered premiums for flax culture. Bow Many Women Have- Quietly Obtained Advioe That Made Them Well. My sister, if you find that in spite of following faithfully your family doe tor's advice, you are not getting well,' why do you not try another course t Many and many o woman has quietly written to Mrs. Pinkhain, of Lynn, Mass., stating tier symptoms plainly and clearly, and take her advice, which was promptly received. The following let ter ia pretty strongcoufirm- ation of this: " I had been sick for six months; one doctor told me I would have to go to a hospital before I wouldgct well. 1 had f emaletroublesln their worst form, suf fered untold agonies every month i my womb tipped back to my backbone; had headache, hysteria, faint lug spells, itch ing, lcucorrhoeft. " My feet and hands were cold all the time, my limbs were so weak that I could hardly walk around the house; was troubled with numb spells. I fol lowed Mrs. PInkham's advice, I have taken four bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, one bottle of her Blood Purifier, one package ot her Sanative Wash, and am entirely cured." M its. Louisa Puck, 650 Bel mont St., Brockton, Mass. KTI NO, WASH-in- tbe iloniech. K'pHiri; you may tave tried all thene remedies and only found relief from IiiiIIkp- tton, i alarm ol tne momacn, id irytnn ui-PirTII-l'KO you will find l(18K, Price, $1. On receipt of name will deliver It to your nvarent expre oltli free of charge. Ael, ....FRANK NAU ... Portland Hotel pharmacy, post la ' ni Sixth and MurrlMntreet, rwai.nn , vm. Portland, Oregon ... A. P. AHTHoifO, LL.a.,Prln. J. A. Wnco, Bec'y THE BUSY WOULD Of BUSINESS girt profit. bl, apysi to boa4n4,f or rwt.tu, a ellltetkouwnft.iB.rv. PM4ferHrMUkHi L.ra vbal ana to, e. tMb. Verily, A eusintcsa cducatiofj pays ..iui.iinMt.iion, over work or brain wearlnc, you wll! have noticed that your lcep la djMorKed, you roll nrl tosa, you dream or have night aweat. Then you Kt up In the morning, feeling about an bad, or worne, than when you went to bed. Vnur nerve lack tone and vigor, Your ayatcni need bracing up. Vour vital fnnmlnna are aliiKglib. Vou may liave Ixten uiug a medi cine to Induce alenp. So much the wortte for you In the long run. Hy lt une you nlmply dealcn the nerrea. Of course it fri'lucea aleetr, but how do yon feel In the morning? flow U J'our appetite for breakfast and yourarnbition or work? Don't you ace the fnUtake of tt all? You do not need medicine. You need the ton trig and eoothlngerTeem of a mild current of electricity, such you can get by applying lr. Handen'a Klectrie licit. Call or fiend for the tiook with lull Informa tion about Ur. Manden'i Electric Belt. ' SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. B3 Wart Waahlpgton St., Portland, Or. Pleau mention Ihtt Pnper. f Vaa. Wik.ix'W, bjoruur hvaur ilwuld alway be i Ml fwcriUiirMD UttlUritf. ItiotbiHititsehlkl.avft-f Lena th. rums, allart. all puln, care, wlltd collr.atiii la f th. but rvm.'lr for aiorrbiiia, Iwonqr in onto a rxnti.. It la th bwt ol all. - j mm H taJ 1 w- tvMi.iljl Ill "J 100 lb.. i V - .. llon,.i 5 Carlosdaat , JjlfyjNj-it V1' special JnJr ' "efiw price. - f'.'tSit - Writ tor ; " 5 ajjl p jfcjt ' ' CatnHlua. I? 'k'S ' - Burn. , La annuo - Portland,'' r in anna nl Oregon. nvcDCDTirnnn UliH LI bUUU FIREMEN TO THE RESCUE. An Attempt In Itum a New Orlnan Sehnnl Print rated. New Oi leans, tVcrt. 7. Kftloloitt work by the tire department In the face of the attack o! a mob enabled the de partment to save the main portion of the neanreiiard school bitllilliiB. which was tired Inst night by rioters, who ob jected to having tits structure convert ed Into a yellow (aver hospital. Only the annex and one end ot the structure wers reduced to ashes. After the muss meeting of oltlami held ;"t night a riotous crowd gathered around the building and openly threat ened at the first opitortunity that they would lire it. 1, Throughout yesterday evening Sister Agues aud a number ol other Sinters ol Charity, together with help (rout tlie hospital, bad been putting the building iu order for the reception of yellow (ever patients. At nightfall Surgeon Bloom, of tho hospital, the aimers and others had been warned that they had better leave the building. They did so, ami nittde their way through a dense crowd ot panio-strioken oitisens. Theu a small force of police was ordered to the sceno. While the police were engnged in at tempting to quell tbe riotous crowd in front of the building, two incetitlinrifs with a flve-galluu can of nil proceeded to the rear and quickly had the build ing in flames. An alarm was turned in, but the first neighboring engine had loarooly arrived when the boe waa cut. When other engines arrived their hose wua also de stroyed by the mob. Chief Ouster filially arrived with a squad of ofllcers, which beat ths mob back. EXPLOSION IN A MINE. On Maa Killed, Three Fatally anil SU Sevarely Injured. Marlon, III,, 8ept 117. One man was killed, three fatally injured, and sis severely burned and bruised by an eiplosion of gtta in the Williams county coal mine today. An unknown miner is still imprisoned In the shaft, and was undoubtedly killed instantly, The dead man it Frank Farrar, an Italian miner, asphyiiuted. The injured are: O. Orietl, burned by the explosion, will dU: Peter Cas per, burned internally, will die; Joe Barlow, driver boy, crushed about the i ead, will die. A shift of 45 men wont down the main shaft in the rage nt 7 o'clock this morning. . They bad proceeded only a short distance up the main gangway when the lamp on the leader's rap ig nited a large body of gas. A terrible explosion resulted. Farrar ami the on- i known minor were knocked down, the latter being buried under a man of broken timbers and rocks. Those who were able to crawl back to the foot of the shaft signalled for the eg, which had been blown to the surface by the force of the explosion, Rcsouer descended, and soon all the injured, men were brought to the sur face. Afterdamp followed the explo sion, and put a stop to the search for the body of the unknown miner. All Quiet at Haal.lon. Hasleton, Pa., Sept. 97. The coron er's jury investigating the death of tbe Lattimer victims met again and beard additional testimony. Nothing new was adduced. After a half down wlU had been examined, Coroner McKee closed the inquest and the jury retired. They will meet tomorrow to deliberate and decide upon a verdict, it was the intention of General Uobin to order the withdrawal of part of the militia, but the rain interfered. But tery C, of the artillery, broko ramp today and returned to Phoentxville, where tomorrow, weather permitting, the Uth and 12th regiments will leave. Tbe governor's troop toured the re gion today. The city troop ot Phila delphia will return home next week. All was quiet in the region today. - Suicide ef a IMagraead Seaman, Pan Francisco, Kept. 27. The steam er Moans, from Sydney, via Honolulu, arrived this morning with the foil low ing Hawaiian advices, under date of September 16: Woolf, a seaman on board of the Philadelphia, disrated and conlined In the brig on a serious charge, committed suicide on the Uth by hanging hitnaelf with the hammock lashings. Woolf was suitor a lust Saturday night drink ing heavily. Captain Dyer found Woolf was guilty of disorderly conduct and bringing disgrace upon the ship, and sentenced him to five days' solitary confinement on bread and water, at the mme time reducing his rating from first to fourth class. The captain believes the man was insane, street Car fttrtka Threatened - Chicago, Bpt. 27. Developments of the Inst 12 hours point , to a general strike of all street car conductors, motor men and gripmen in the employ of the Chicago City Kail way Company, From the present outlook, the only block to a general walkout would be the surren der of General Manager Bowen and the reinstatement of 20 discharged men,, to gether with the recognition of the now union by the company. A general mass meeting of all the street nar men of the city has been called to take final action. This oonrse was decided upon tonight at a conference attended by 25 of the most prominent labor lenders in Chicago and the executive committee of the local street car men's union. Cuban JVeert Cfulnlne. Washington, Sept. 87. Colonel An ierra, a Cuban, has received a dispatch from President Cinneros which states that the latter has been ill from the prevailing malarial fever. He says that the army is in need of quinine and medicine. Muskogee, I. T., Sept. 27. Every business house in the town of Afton, 15 miles from here, was burned this afternoon. The loss is stated to be over 150,000. ' Keaervatlnn Timber Sold, Washington, Sept. 27. The depart ment of the interior has accepted the bid of Frederick L. Gilbert for all the timber oa Bed Cliff, Chippewa Indian reservation, in Wisconsin. It is esti mated that the timber amounts to 100, 000,000 feet, and Mr. Gilbert's bid was 461,000. Tbe conditions of the sale provide that Mr. Gilbert shall estublish mills on the reseravtion to manufacture there the lumber to be made from the timber; that he shall out not less than 10,000,000 feet, nor more than 30,000, 000 feet a year, and that he shall em ploy Indian labor, if practicable. The Missing Word was NATURAL: Sthifiitjr't Dtst tea it not on(y Purt tut it it NA TVRAL t;ust it is fmh roasted. Tfte following 1 54 ach got JO. gANtRANtMrVO Mra. Atklnaon. W Marrltl BaftEr"1 ""teas RoWCamr. IWlHi Market ktlH A. Carter, Wl raniul "iMatiMeii. dandi:app Mr, I. Ptnlnt, nr2,J!,,J Mr Kill. Urkln an a B'way Wary t). H.rlliy, II I Mr Ho'ikamp, i?'i KID" Mra. Ilaur.ath, I HI Siichanan M. Mckenal, WCIemaniln T. I. Miller, IMfiitSnller Kat Mdln. 7U I"""""!! Mra. T. Halomoa, M bddy Mr.i'ha.stH, Mra. W. Taylor, l l 'ay Mr" Thornton.' Ki rilUrl Mra. A. Vardler, ."lr Mra H. Watann, lxMl1l Mlu Katta wla, 17? Cook OAUrORNIA KIAEWIIKKI Mr. Otti Hordwell, Alastftla Mr. O. r. VVexidrow, . " , Kitinia I'Potittallf , to Ati(l MraJtio.H llatttb, " Cecilia Nolan, " Mra. M. shlpman. " Addi Wllllami, " . Mra C. U Hoek, ' t'aklantl Mra I., arnni. ' Arthur kvu. t. Oakland Mr. '. McKay, . Oakland t:ha, A. McOonald, " Mrnl.H Mlnrlii, ' " Ken Marvin, a. Oakland Mra. uu. P. Moor, Oak aud Mra Cha. M Tumi, " UuIm Haiila,urantnto Adelln Unia, U C Hobt. Ssa OIco W. B rtrtai-tnan. " , Mr, a. hW, W. P. rord, - I'M Jne M. I. Corey. baa Jot tieore frolic, " Allrd Maaitna, " Ullveaaiilh, Areata l.t'llen Itan.on, Auburn Mra tin W Hamilton, " Mr. A. a) Maclrnnart. Ha Un Mr l'lia Henry, W. Heital) C MoKIIIUMn. N. aioOnReld Nell H Ki..n. Hra.ll) Mr ). l ''tinnlBtrtaia. Crjlnc CALIFORNIA 0lrateirlny, flool rrnolW,JiK tJonenrd Mra Kale Maniilug, Downey Mra. II. S. Ulbha, Klk tirec Mr. Anil S. Dooley, Kurak AlleThumpou, " ). O. U'a. ' rolaoai Mra iTa. Kenning, Vrultval Mr. Kll Da hie, tlarbervlll M1H Mnlwl ivy, Orat Valley Mra. N. llavey, UreanwiHMl Orey I'ana, llydaavlll Mra. W, Ptiannmba, Kenaall Ann A. Marl. Ke.wlek Mr. Kll Krau. boa Almit Son I'rttt. Madera Mlw ICva McCarthy, tlaalla Vivian luincau. Maanall Klooai rinn, Menduelne Mra. (4. Bradley, Mtddlatow Hatahmantay, MioloiiMiijoa I lyooiarrliio,Moklumoll"ll Kll Campbell, Mnnaon Mra N. klihop, national City Mr J A. sin men, Oleander Mr. Mlnnt Horn, " Mra, n K Jobnaun, Th Pa' as (frank Parry, Pal AIM Mr 0. A. Marian, rrkflld 0. w. Hnbtnoun, pauuleu Mlu Hoe A. 1 tithcad, rrlu Mr. A. i. Cnyla, Prrl Mra, kleh di.lr.has1. Httau MamtaUyn, I'lacervil.a Mra W, H. HuaaaU, Pmot J, 4. Kmtgeio, Pnrtervllir Mr. A. if. lkr, fori Coat Mra. (lo. Ward, " Mra C. Ilendrlrkmn, Kdtnrt MlaaM O'Hrlen.neilnoodClly Mr. J a,nkiu, Keen i Mr. I w. J aatear II. , Marlins, w j, 1 Marra. Mr. J. urahaaa, loan Hanar. Mia KvHriM, Henrietta Milter, .leurii 0. Akrlf, Mra Cor Keniley Mr f II. Hack, Mr i, It. Jon, Mra. J, A. v Wlaana Via Hell MoCann Wheatland Mr. Carnr, Wuwburii The winners of tbe two $150.00 pniei for sending in the largest num. bcr ol ticket were: . Mr, j, Bti.bv. salt Ukacttv. Uun-tim tletsla Hit, tnat Paoktr, SaOofd, Aria,-las Uskats Some people nt coupons count them. The "t cket" is the You must ioIIow the rules ?xuciiy n the aooo.oc contest or we can't ooum yotn words. Address. MONliY BACK. San Francisco. ucosfu! DIPPIWG OF SHEEP. And Cratifylng Results on Governor Mount' rrm. rnler th aui.er.l.l.m or lie. A. W. HIKIn. of Hnrrlae I'nlvae.lty. h rn.r af th llnreaaaf Animal lueuatrr rtha IT. . Aa-rtenltaeal Meattweat. USING Gil LI no aifMuVll3rlMlek me., av ta ru.iomary. a tank wnu a eaiciiy ot w aitn. w. pt,e "'r ruiaurtUUS vtueil. anrl ititatnta wa run alaty fai., ol water, three quaru uf CI lurat.httieimi. An eintiiaion waa Immeitlaiely forme.!, th ;iitori-Sa.lholvuni mUlna liutantly with the water, leaving a ntnttire aluiont the t color of aillk. Iu Hi firet. one hour atttt twenty niiuutew aiKiy-two abeep hail Im'.u lilEiped, th extra ntty rnitiuie lie Ina c.n.iinieit In ilraimiif the mint from tbeaniuiaU, a.llta ,,! iwit upatwut twosatlou,ana tbU hail to be returned to tbe tank. Kxaniinaiionii of each alieep a tfff,ed ahowed that tit Tick were all killed, and tuna taken from undipped lamltaaod placed well under lb wool clow to the akin on tboae prevlou.ly dipped died 111 tu.ee miuuii' tlmv. The bead of each aniini t waa pot completely under Ute water, wltila In ml la In keep In now.' expowd. t'arelul ob.ervatlo i failed to abnw any nanaeaor alckneeaanmns ny of tbe loi S or beep. gratify lua reult, an uioal dlpa, eapcclally tobacco and ibuaeof araotilcalcuiupoalllwi , create reat dlMr. U.ivvrnor Mount InformMS by (elephant to th rfbuttt, Totrs r it Iamb aud 10 old beep. Iir. BHIIiig will forward hla report to Wwhtnitnn th flrai et thia week, wlian It wilt o etally iu iilK.tr. I for the benrfli of farmer and ! (rowera tbroueliout tbe c niniry. I. tin ant.d tn eiery town and eoiiuty by the Wr iHNr Ki'TIHM t'O. t" wll their ril.eiifeeilii Machine and Sheep and l attl I'll, Mia money and rood territory given H men. (Mr further particular, ad.lreae H . Ulamfeellna tu., I Jot Market St., aan KraucUc California.. ' P I Jo I ' (1 II Hcrculn Special (2 actual horsepower) Price, onlv SlUX. 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KlUaheth A, ha 111, Mr Kred II, Crr, kuMti I button, KlUVhl So lit. Pt spot aa fa, Ipukaa UTAH J. U Rhaad, Csrlane Klna Mlnkalaan, . L,,-.; Mr Man. I. HuW. KM,,! Anii ry, Mrn uii Mr, lUnry HaumaUtar, i,A. Ml kmiiiamre. t.r, Oia.a 1 nra Warelck, ptaaoanl u,, Mra. K C. Heurlehaan, PrriM HrcChimr,alu.akClu Ciar L HeiKtiioa, " " Mr.C. J. Trunin, a Mra 1. Iluaby, other mm Mr Woodln, Albany 0. Mr.KsteKitrillltaw. Mr A. Wll.ail.Url.lal Veil a Mn.W.Hnlt,OraClty, Hilda Jnhntnn, loiilati.l, Manl llaonlnf Vlrtt,l.a. Ill M. rtntttk. Waakoe, Mm. W. Pvnk,Wtnnraeea Mr Uodward, AUantl vfr kaiin Maa, snrnt fork, Mr XniliT Hie, (iheyana." ill o Arnold, tvenatea Mra. Harlandee , Ol.r l..t(ni Mia U. MerrllLRelo dir. 14? ,W.Halntnrtti, MonntnK Uutaleli. Maltda, f'ala. Mra.tl.l!rnnlr,PlHiie AiU Suivn Rfettka, Pboal Iwila Willi, a ' lra.U. Mfh,0rniloa(1.g, Rio Vtaia lloekiln ftnhnrvlll aan Si , M tantaCrsi Tebaaia Vavavltit IRITIS OOI.0MIIA Mr. John WaiUr. LtM Vina UII r. 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