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fNT'ORTHERN ffil PACIFIC RY. N 8 Pullman Sleeping Cars Elegant Dining Cars Tourist Sleeping Cars 'ST. PAUL MINNKAPOM 1ULUTH FAKUO TO GRAND FORKS CKOOKHTON WINMPEO HELENA and BUTTE THROUGH TICKETS TO CHICAGO WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA EW YOKK T ttOBTON and all POINT KABT and SOUTH. For Information time cards, sups and tickets, call on sr write A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, ' Portland, Oregon ass MorrUon Street, Corner Third. EL E. McNEIL, Receiver. TO THE EAST GIVES THE CHOICE OF TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUT E S VIA VIA UNION PACIFIC RY, DENVER GREAT NORTHERN RY. SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS OMAHA AND AND ST. PAUL KANSAS CITI low Rates to all eastern cities , OCEAN STEAMERS LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY 5 DAYS -....FOR SAN FRANCISCO For full details call on or address W. H. HURLBURT, Gen'l Pass. Agent, PORTLAND, Ox. Trains arrive and depart from Portland as follows: Deptrt No. 2-For all Eastern points ....7:10 r.u " no. ine vauea incm m oti a.n Arrive No. 1 From the East 8:80 .M " No. 7 From The Dalles 6:00 r.u EAST AND SOUTH VIA The Shasta Route OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Express Trains Leave Portland Daily. South, j ( North. :50f.m. 1 Lt Portland Art 8:10a. 4:35 p. M. I Lv Oregon Citr Lv 7:234.11 10:45 a.m. Ar Ban Francisco Lv6:00r. The above trains stop at East Portland, Oregon Jity, Woodburn, Salem, Turner, Minon, Jeffer eon, Albany, Albany Jutiotion, Tangent, Sheddt HsUey. Harrisburg, Janctlon City, Irvinf, Sugene, Creswell, Drains. R08EBOR6 MAIL DAILY. :30a.m. Lv Portland Ar 4:40r.M :27 a. M. Lv Oregon City Lv tMt.m 6:80 T. ST. Ar Roseburg Lv 8:00 A. SALEM PAS3BSGKB DAILY. 4:110 pi If . Portland Ar 10:15 a M 4:49 ri Lt Oregon City Lv :27 a :li n Ar Salem Lv 8:00 a M DININ9 CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS AMD SECOND-CLASS SLEEPIN6 CARS Attached to all Through Trains. WeetSlde Division, RiIwhs PORTLAND and CORTALLIS AILTBAIlf DAILTIIXCirTSCNDAT.) 7:30 A.M. I Lv 12.1 P.M. I Ar Portland Corvallis Ar6:40 P.M. Lt 1 1:00 P.M. At Albany and Corvalils eonnectwith train of Oregpn Pacific Railroad. ixrst tsaik dailt'Iiciptsuwoat.) 4:4SP. M. I Lv 7.25 P.M. I Ar Portland McMlnnvIlle Ar:2SA.K Lv 8 MA.M THROUGH TICKETS t all rorrrs n thi EASTERN STATES, CANADA AND ETROPE Caa be obtained at the lowest rate Iron I B. MOORE, at.it, Or.(s city SL KOEHLER. E. P. ROGERS, Maoaver. est. G. P. A P. Agent, Portlaad. Or. THE LA0T STRAW. - '.These are tlio luttora she awe t me Had littln STniHltlirlft oftok Vowing her lovn to content me, Fifty tlrum over, on pink. Tin-so are my fcxiliHh old lettors All that 1 wrotn her returned, Blnwklrd In diilnly Hi Ik flitters, y i L'uptivo oondnimittl to be burned, ' PIcns for furnlvi'iicus or pity, Questions and ti-ndiT replies, IUhhIvch Incllwd to Im witty. Dozens, und none of thi'in wise. Etuy I Tlrro'e a sensible lilllct. Ah, 'tis Iut ultimate note: "Wo linvD been long enough silly. P1uum return ull thut I wrote." Cluvoutnder, Were They Both Rude? A Heuator or tin- mlteil Mates, n man who bus been lu public life for many yearn, ami who bus never been regarded as of a busty or belligerent temper, sometimes narrates to tils friends an Incident wbicb amuses tbem by Its unllkeness to anything they would have expected from blin. He was traveling on a German rail way, and was one of throe persons who were locked Into a small compartment. which bad two windows. At one of the windows sat the Sena' tor, while at the other sat a "blg-inous' tached, warlike" tiinu, apparently some member of the resident nobility. The American bad bis window open, and was gazing at the landscape and snlf- Aug the air, when all at once the man with the soldierly moustache rose, stepped forward, and without a word of apology, put down the window. The Senator was astonished, of course; but what could he say? There are some kinds of Insolence wbicb It is bard to know bow to deal with. However, the American statesman rose to the occasion. Instead of undo ing wbat the German had done, he stepped to that gentleman's seat and put bis window up. Whether this was In all respects a proper thing to do, Is a point as to which opinions may differ. One thing is certain; It was now the second man's turn to be astonished. His mouth re mained shut, and his window remained open. Throughout the scene, so far as can be gathered from the Washington Post, where we find the story, not a word was uttered on either side. A Bloodthirsty King. Tbe king of Benin, on the west coast of Africa, believes In the efficiency of human sacrifices. When times are good be kills a large number of slaves, and In seasons of calamity he kills an equal ly large number of these unfortunates, and in both cases to appease tbe gods, who are supposed to be equally angry at tbe good and tbe 111 fortune of mor tals. WANTED-AN IDEArae thing to patent? Protect your Ideas : they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDEH BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington, lur fcuoir ai,ouv jjniMj uucr. To COIf OUMPTITJ50 I'm undersigned having been restored to health by simple means, after suffering for several years witn a severe lung anection, ana that dread disease Consumption, Is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the means of cure. To thore who desire lt, he will cheer fully send (free of charge; a copy of the prescrip tion used, which they will find a sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchi tis and all throat and lung Maladies. He hopes 11 sufferers will try his remedy, as lt is Invaluable. Those desiring the prescription, which will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessiug, will please address, Rev. Edward A. Wilson, Brooklyn, N.Y. Oregon Central & Eastern R. R. Company. YAQUINA BAY ROUTK Connecting at Yaqulna Bay with the San Frauolsco and Yaqulna Bay Steamship Company. , Steamship "Farallon" A 1 and Ural-class in every respect. Sails from Yaqulna for San Francisco about every eight days. Passenger accommodations unsurpassed. Fare irom Albany or points west to 8an Francisco: Cabin - 112 00 Steerage - 8 00 Cabin, round trip, good for AO days - 18 00 For sailing days apply to H. L. WALDEN, Agent, Albany, Oregon. ' CHAS. CLARK, Supt., Corvallis, Or. EDWIN STONE, Mgr.. RIPAN-S The rnodern stand ard Family Medi cine: Cures the common every-day ills of humanity. ClVHTfe. TRAD! aaasta-a. DtSICN PATENTS. COPTIIrOHTS. ata. For Inform atloa and free Handbook write to MUX CO, M BaAADW.V. Klw Yoac Oldeftt tmreaa for aerunnir patents la America. EveiTpasMii taken oat by ar Is brought before tbe pabuc by a notice given tree of chart la thai g. fwntif ic jtamemt Irntelmi1sHnaof arrr n-vntlfle paper ra the world, fcpiendkiiy tiliutraed. Inu-llirBt anaa sbotild be without u. Werktr. M.Ni year: iUO all montna Addiwa. HC.Vr tXA, Vcaiisasss, 2 t imadway, tw lurk Cur. vsias T Sdtntiflo AnericaO A Agency N V.mU UnPTAUJ TV iVSl PROGRESS AND DOINGS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A Budget of Interesting and flplejp News rrom All the Cities anal Towns on the Const-Thrift nod Industry In Every Quarter Oregon. Eastern Oregon bills will rejoioe in a fine oorp of bunobgrass this year, owing to abundant moisture. Bids are being received by the sisters of Joseph academy, Pendleton, for an addition to tbe school, which will cost some 17,000. Klamath oonnty owes in warrants and interest 78,787.4i. The resources, counting nnpald taxes sinos 1893, as assets, are $18,640.30. Tbe annual convention of Benton county's Sunday lohool association meets at Corvallis, May 6 and 6. Mrs. J. M. Bloss is president A human skeleton was unearthed in an alkali liok on tbe middle fork of the John Day river last week. It is sup posed to be that of an Indian. The state university is rejoioed over tbe taot that four of tbe Multnomah oonnty nominees for representatives are graduates from that institution. The Dalles citizens are considering the feasibility of potting in an eleotrio fire alarm system and of purchasing by subscription a ohemioal engine. Sheep-shearing in' the southern part of Wasco oonnty has begun in real earnest, and in a short time the wool orop of 1896 will begin arriving in Ths Dalles. Plaoer mining has been oommenoed all over Eastern Oregon. This promises to be a very prosperous season for this industry, owing to the abundance of free water. The Fossil Journal says divorces are more numerous than marriages in Gil liam county. Vive divorces were granted at tbe session of oironit oonrt in one week. The 9-year-old son of Mr. Koberts, of Qrant's Pass, fell thirty feet from a tree top and struck his head on a rotten log. The boy was unoousoious twelve hours, bnt will recover. A large amount of wheat is being reoeived daily at the warebonses in The Dalles. It is part of last year's orop that was held by the farmers who were not satisfied with prioes last fall Trains running through Pendleton have been swarming lately with hobos and large numbers have been stopping off there. The railroad yards oontain good-sized populations eaoh night. A. S. Bassett died at the home of his son, near mlsey, in Linn oonnty, at the age of 72. Mr. Bassett was a pion eer of 1851, coming to Oregon from New York state. He left a widow and several ohildren. A family named Smith, who had been living in a tent below John Day, lost their little boy last week under distressing oironmstanoes. Tbe little fellow had eaten a wild parsnip whioh he fonnd in that vioinity, and only lived a few hours thereafter. Kooert Harris, a promising yonng Indian, is at the Cbemawa Indian school from Alaska. He says many Indian ohildren in the territory are anxious to oome to tbe school, and he will probably be able to make arrange ments for their doing so. The late rains have swollen Coos river to a higher mark than for years past The low places in the bottom lands have been oovered to a depth of several feet, but very little damage is reported. If the rain keeps on though it is feared it will cause a destructive flood. W. B. Cunnington and A. S. Rine, of Fremont, Neb., have been for the past week engaged in buying a band of something over 6,000 8 and 8-year-old wethers in Grant county, to be driven to Nebraska and fed next winter on corn grown on Mr. Bine's 1280-aore farm, to prepare them for tbe Chicago market next spring. The prioes paid were from $1.50 to $1.60 per head. Sinoe January 17 last, the treasurer of Benton county has reoeived from the sheriff in taxes, inoluding the sum reoeived from the distribution ot the Oregon Paoiflo sale fund, the sum of $56,846.96. Of this sum a lamp of oity and county warrants turned in by Sheriff Osburn, and whioh had been turned in on taxes on the 1895 roll, aggregated $18,000.80. Of this amount $776.64 was in oity warrants. The Corvallis Times says that the jig is up with the old steamer Three Bis ters. During the late high water she was towed out on the river bank below Corvallis. and she is to be dismantled. Her hull had beoqme so decayed and leaky that the eompaxy decided that her day of usefulness was over. The work of taking oat her machinery and other useful parts will ' be com menced in a few days. The Sisters was built by tbe O. D. Co. in the year 1887. Little Banna Knox, so badly burned recently in Gilliam county that skin grafting had to be resorted to, is doing well and the skin has begun to grow and spread. The skin used is being peeled off of tbe editor of the Fossil Journal, for the reason, that paper ssys, "the doctor decided that it must oome off of some one having a healthy akin, and a, clean heart and a right spirit within him, and he beine tbe only pesron in town possessed of all these requisites. If the little girl don't make a mighty smart woman when she grows up, we'll miss our guess. " Washington. The first number of the Cheney Free Press has been issued. The town of BiUville is advertising for bids for funding bonds, in the sum of $5,700 on Msy 19, 1896. William Swsfford pleaded guilty of burglary before Judge Denney. in Sno swws mu CT as BJ t IVU VUO J WB til UC penitentiary, A borlgar succeeded in making off witn $280. taken from tbe bouse of Charles Uuatavers, a flour and feed dealer of Auburn. The board of state land commission ers is bow prepared to take up tbe mat ter of appraising tbe oyster lands in Mason and Thurston counties. Alexander Smith, an old settler of the Homestead neighborhood, near Waterville, was kioked in the breast by a horse and killed, April 10, It Is olaimed that over 1,000 head of cattle have been bought by Montana stockmen from Big Bend farmers, for shipment from Daveuport this spring. It is proposed to build a small steam er to ply up and down theCowlits river aauy to Dring the milk to a creamery, to be established at Castle Rook. Tbe names of Bender and Barnes, two stations on the line of the North ern f aoiflo, below Prosser, have been ohanged respectively to Gibbon and Chandler. A salmon trout weighing eiaht pounds snd six ounoes was caught in the Walla Walla river by William Oswald, with a No. 16 fly hook, says the union. ' The Shelton sawmill, in Mason county, is getting out ties for the rail way extension, to be msde this season by tbe Shelton Southwestern & Penin sular road. Tbe section known as the Grouse Creek county is becoming settled up pretty rapidly by people anxious to engage in the stock Industry, says the Asotin Sunitnel. Tbe Waitsburg fire department has ordered a raoing cart for the tourna ment of tbe Eastern Oregon and Wash ington Firemen's Association, to be held in Pendleton. It is ball-bearing and cushion-tired. A serious accident ooourred at J. D. Hays' logging camp at Belfast, What com oonnty, on tbe Great Northern railroad, in whioh a man whose name was Whitney was killed. ' Judge Pritohard, of the superior court of Pierce county, holds that a ohattel mortgage in Washington is a mere lien upon the ohattels, and does not affect the ownership of the goods mortgaged. Adjutant-General Boutelle has re voked the appointment of Captain C. W. Billings, of Company G, N. Q. W., of Taooma, owing to his failure to file an acceptable bond. Lieutenant Stew art was made captain. On Maroh 1 the oity of Taooma had outstanding general fund warrants amounting to $896,118.27. Funding bonds to the amount of $850,000, added to this, left the oity in debt $82,878.82 over the legal limit A new sawmill to oost $50,000 is soon to be ereoted on the water front in Taooma by a oompany, at the head of whioh is H. M. Lillis. Work on the mill is to be oommenoed in thirty days. The capacity of the mill will be 80,000 feet of lumber per day. Secretary Robinson, of the horticul tural society, requests that the school olerks of tbe districts adjaoent to Lake Chelan, while taking tbe oensus of their respective distriots, also take down the total number of trees that have been planted, by whom, number bearing, eto. Idaho, The Golden Winnie, near Murray, has one of the most complete milling plants in tbe state. It has given splen did satisfaction from the first day. The Daddy mine has laid off one shift in order that development work may proceed. This will only last a few days, when a full force will again be employed. The oompany is making arrangements to add a battery of five stamps to the mill. The miners of Florenoe district in mass meeting assembled decided unan imously upon the location of a new town to be situated a quarter of a mile south of the old town of Florenoe on Summit Flat, says tbe Grangeville Free Press. The new town is to be oalled "New Florenoe." John Kent, who left Clark county about two years ago for Johannesburg, South Africa, writes to his brother, Amandus Kent, that he was quite seri ously hurt by an explosion whioh oo ourred at that plaoe February 17, when sixty tons of dynamite on a tourist oar exploded, killing about 400 people. Mr. Kent was standing about 800 feet from the soene of the explosion. Montana, Considerable excitement was oansed in Great Falls over tbe arrival of a Soadinavian known as Illing Elwing, with nearly $2,600 worth of gold dust and nuggets. The man zealously guarded the exact location where it came from, but said that he and his partner bad washed the gold out in two weeks' time. But one of tbe bodies of the six un fortunate men who met their doom in the Hope mine at Basin has been recov ered, that of John Buckley. Tbe other bodies will not be recovered for some time as a new shaft will be sunk and the mine drained of water. A thor ough examination has been made of every part of tbe mine above the 200, and it is now definitely oertain that the men are on tbe 800-foot level. Report says that the rich streak of shipping ore in the breast of tho adit tnnnel of the Trade Dollar mine is now about twenty inches in width, besides nearly three feet of milling ore. These recent developments in tbe mine will be of incalculable benefit to this whole district, as it shows great valne and permanency of the Florida mountain ledges. The mine is making its regular shipments of concentrates and bullion. REAL RURAL READING! WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DE PARTMENT. Two Valuable New Varieties of Toma toca Cheap Breeding ilonae for Poultry Convenient Farm Wagon-1 Trees Tapped More than Once. New Tomatoea. Hardly any other vegetable Is as vari able lu Its character and form as tbe tomato. Changes are going on con-1 stantly, new varieties are comlnjt to the' front, and old one disappear from the seed lists. Among tbe most promising varieties of this year's Introduction Is1 the Crimson Cushion, introduced by! CRIMSON CUSHION TOMATO, TIIORnVBN, NEW YORK. Peter Henderson & Co., New York, who consider it the earliest large to mato. It belongs to the Ponderosa class, but is a decided Improvement over its first representative. It Is more symmetrical In slrape, thicker through from stem to blossom end, frequently almost globular. Tbe color Is brilliant scarlet crimson, untinged with purple, and ripens up completely to tbe stem. It Is almost seedless, flesh firm, meaty, and of tbe best quality. Tomato, Tuor burn New York, introduced by James M. Tborburn & Co., Is a sport of the Acme. As will bo scon from our Illus tration, It differs In form from all other varieties, being bexngon shaped, and unuanully deep. Its color Is deep red, with a purplish tint, and lt Is alto gether handsome and unique. Feed ins Corn. Com Is one of the foods that are too rich lu the heat and fat producing elemonts, says tbe Ohio Farmer. It needs something that contains more of the bone and muscle-forming ele ments to make lt a good ration. Now, the scientist tells us that tbe excess of carbohydrates will be stored up In ths system ns fat. This Is, In a measure, true. But all of us common hayseeds know that In practice, if an animal be fed an exclusive corn diet, the stor-Ing-up process goes right on all right for a time. Then tbe appetite becomes clogged, there Is a discouraging check In growth, and the animal takes an uu thrifty appearance. - Something besides corn should be fed as the grain ration, for the sake of variety if for no other reason. Relish has a great Influence on digestion, and an animal will not eat with a good rel ish when fed on a single food for any great length of time. Breeding- Bouse for Poultry. Small breeding houses have come to be considered almost a necessity upon the average farm as well as in tbe yards of the fancier. Tbe farmer has learned that lt Is economical and much more satisfactory to pick from his flock the most promising pullets and a well-bred male and place them in a commodious yard with a snug little bouse of tbetr own. From this yard will come all the eggs that can be used for batching. Tbe eggs from bens hav ing tbe entire range of tbe farm may be disposed of in the general market and used for household purposes. The accompanying Illustration Is of a small breeding house, which has been in use for three years. It was originally a large organ box and has been made over somewhat Very lit tle extra material was needed to com plete lt. A half sash, tar paper, binges, hook and staple, and a few boards A SMALL BREEDING) HOUSE. picked up about tbe farm were all ths extras needed. This bouse accommo dates in perfect comfort a pen of eight or ten bens and a rooster. Vary the Diet of Cows. Milk is composed of certain solids and water, and, to produce It, we must give a cow such foods as contain these elements; that Is, nitrogenous foods, j says the Connecticut Partner, Tboss wbicb make fat will not produce milk, , nor are they of much value for manor-, lal purposes. Another point: Do not : make tbe mistake of giving every cow ' in the herd the quantity or tbe same formulated ration. One cow will re spond In milk, another will not; one will digest lt all, another will not And still another point: Give the cow, if you possibly can. a variety. She relishes a cbsnge, and, If It is a proper one, will do better for It None of us wsnt pie at every meal, although the pie be ever so good; so with the cow, she likes an occasional change in ber diet Glvs It to her. Tapping; Trees Twice. ' When the tapping of maple trees was done with an sxe, chopping a gash in tbe maple and fixing a spout to con duct the sap to the bucket a few sea sons sufficed to so scar the tree as to Sr. v- greatly injure Its future growth and value And after all, loss snp was procured by this method tlinu by those now used, which scarcely liuiku h scar at all. A balf-lnch bit, borlug Into tbo tree at a slight anglo above horizontal, vlll gather the sap biHt. It is not un common to put two or even three spouts Into ho in o of tho best trees. If tbe spouts nre withdrawn and the holes are filled, a healthy tree will grow over tho wound In a your or two, so as to (cave a very small scar. The Height of Grape Trellises. ' Trellises are built much higher in this country than they are in Europe. ,We got our Ideas of what the grape vine needs by seeing the wild vines in woods climbing to the tops of high trees and bearing their best fruit at tbe highest point. American grape vines require more room than Is usually giv en tbem. In Europe the vineyards ara Bet in checks like our corn fields, with a vine tied to a stake not nioro than four to five feet high, and each bearing only a few bunches of fruit We have seen many grape vines, each of which covered a large trellis and bore two to three bushels of fruit every year. Such vines If rightly managed and pruned keep In better condition than those that are restricted for room. la most vineyards that we have seen, tbe owner after a few years wishes that tbe vines were twice as far apart as they are. Wheat In Drills. I Nearly all winter wheat Is now sown by the drill. There are many advan tages In this method of putting In the crop over broadcasting. Not tbe least of these Is that It affords so good op portunity to drill mineral fertilizers in contact with the seed where they will greatly stimulate its early growth. But the moat Important advantage la that the drill leaves tbe wheat in a hol low where lt can be slightly protected against all but tbe severest freezes. Tbe ridge each side of lt is mellowed by tbe frost, and when rains come It kt washed down over the wheat roots. This Is greatly helped by harrowing the wheat early In the spring so soon aa the- ground is dry enough. I Low Farm Wagons, An enormous amount of force Is wast ed In loading material into high farm wagons, lt is fortunate that this truth is being discovered and lower gears are put luto use. The accompanying sketch shows a convenient low farm wagon commodious and light, but strong enough to make loading a very easy matter. The long body has a truss un der lt to support tbe middle, the chain being attached well under tbe body at CONVENIENT LOW FARM TRUCK the front, to avoid the wheels in turn-! lng. Side and end pieces can be put upon such a body, and a wagon box made If needed. Let the wheels be not only low, but let them bave broad rims, so they will not cut Into the land when hauling loads across the fields. Y Loss In Clover Ensilage. One thing which causes tbe loss with clover ensilage is that clover is a rath er nitrogenous plant, says tbe Indiana. Experiment Station, and often heats in the silo to a high degree, which caus es the passing off of a large amount of flre-fanglng, much the same as occurs in a pile of horse manure; at least that has been my experience in ensllolng It If sufficient water be used upon it. the beat Is reduced and tbe ensilage Is preserved. It will be necessary for the person filling tbe silo to watch pret ty carefully, and if the temperature rise above 135 degrees, to keep water well poured on tbe surface. I do not think tbat any injurious results will , arise from the application ot water. We . have ensilage here, and bave re ceived no results other than beneficial ones. Pampering; Yonng- Pigs, V The young pig should bave enough feed to maintain thrift, but he should not be fed as If he were being fatten ed. The digestion of young pigs la weak, and if overfed at this time, es pecially with corn, they will become stunted and never prove profitable an imals. The feed for young pigs should not be concentrated. Give them a ' small proportion of grain and wheat middlings, with enough milk and dish water to distend their stomachs and keep their digestion in good condition. A pig should be eight or nine months old before it will be safe to feed it,- hoavllv with oorfi. !! , , . Low Tops for Frnlt Trees. TIia ln.Ma.lntf nravftlann. hlW winds has much to do with making fruit growers favor the beading out, of fruit trees near the ground. There la great loss of fruit when the trees are high beaded, and it Is also much mora difficult to gather without injury. Aa for the old practice of training the high head, so that teams used in plowlng end cultivating can be driven under the branches, It Is very rarely followed now. Tbe orchard ought to be culti vated only when young. After It geta Into bearing, seed lt and pasture with sheep or swine, also adding mineral fer tilizer every year. Patience with Teams. i The quality of farm help is more nearly tested by its ability to manag a team without abusing it than by any other one tiring. The horse Is a sensi tive, nervous animal, and if abused, as lt often Is, lt soon becomes restless, and finally obstinate and vicious. A great many horses are ruined by the poor quality of farm help, which is now so common. If better help cannot be procured it may be necessary to do se Is done by Southern farmers, breed mules, which will resent 111 treatment so promptly tbat tbey will be lest Uke 1 to be abused than is ths horse. t