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NORTIIWESTBREVITIES Evidence ot Steady GroWtb and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST from All tha Olllai and Towns of tli Thriving Slater States ' Oregon, The Tigurdvillo flouring mill, in Wellington comity, 1h mnning full ' time, and is not ablo to till all orders. Professor It! D. Williams, who was stabbed by Ed Meador.ume of his pu pils', at Prairie City, in Graut county, has since diod. 1 One firm in Coqnille City shipped, during December last, 900 down of fggs. The poultry shipments, too, were quite large. , Tho schooner Free Trade was struck by a heavy sea while crossing the Tilla mook bar lately. The man at the wheel was injured and tho steering gear demolished. Work on the Bandon woolen mills warehouse has been stopped for the present owing to claims on the wharf between the river channel and the place selected for the building. The logging camp of Nixon Bros., near Peoria, in Linn county, burned last week and all of tho property in it. The Nixon Bros, wore getting out logs for the O. K. & N. wharf in Corvallis. The mail-carrier, "while crossing Warm Springs reservation with a buek Txiurd and four horses, mired down and had to get out with tho mail for Prine--villo on a puck animal on a recent trip. H. Clay, of Alrington, who has 7,000 sheep that are being fed in Min nesota for the Chicago market, says that there are 80,000 head of sheep near his place that are being fattened for market. Cut worms 'are doing considerable daniugo to fall grain. in the vicinity of Oak Grove, in Wasco county. The cold spell in November did some damage to grain in that part of the county, but the injury was not great v The Uamtilla county assessor has just completed the military roll, which has been turned over to the county clerk. The roll contains about 1,800 names, and is compiled alphabetically, so that it is a simple matter to ascertain whose names are upon it whose are not. The people of Arlington had an ex tra dish of entertainment served Christ mas night in the way of an Indian dance, given by about thirty of the Co himiba Indians. The Indians hired the hall and charged an admission. Nearly every one went to see them and hear tho music they furnished on such occasions. Like many other ballroom celebrities, they were painted in the loudest colors. The Indians had a big time at Thorn Hol'low, in Umatilla, county, on Christ mas day. There took part in the fes tivities 100 Umatilla Indians, five Po catellos and four Nez Perces. One of the Nez Perce Indians was found with a bottle of whisky in his possession. This was promptly taken from him by the Indian police, who poured out the contents. . Two other Indians got some wjiat hilarious and were put in irons. Wellington. 1 The population of Chehalis county is 10,473, an inorease of 1,400 in two "years. The Eleotrio iiight & Power Com pany is planting maple trees and other wise improving the Tumwaior park, near Olympia. . .Judge Hume, in Seattle, has fixed March 28, 1897, as the date upon which William- Carey, convicted of murder, will be hanged. It is thought that a new use has been found for the black beachsand of Gray 's harbor, that it will prove valuable for the iron that is in it. In Kittitas county all approved bills up to January 1, 1890, have been paid. 'The last payment before this cleaned np all warrants issued prior to April, 1895.. , It k. said that a measure will be presented to the coming state legisla ture to re-enact the beet-sugar bounty law passed in 1893, which has now be come inoperative by limitation. The Spokane Reform leauge will con tinue in its work of trying to close the saloons in that city Sunday, and has. engaged an attorney to assist in prose cuting the cases that are expected to arise. . Mr. Dunham, one of the oldest set tlers of Gig Harbor, in Pierce county, -died last week at the age of 93 years. He was the first man to settle at Gig Harbor, and lived there during the lat ter years of his life. During 1896, the Rev. John P. Da mon, of Seattle, married 153 couples. The oldest groom was 66 years of age, and the oldest bride 54. . The youngest groom of the year was 20 years old, and the youngest bride 15. There is a movement afoot in the southern part of Stevens county to di vide the county on a line running east and west, about half way between Col ville and Chewelah. There are about 12,000 inhabitants in the county. There is a large quantity of old bills at the- capitol in Olympia that will have to be destroyed. Two years ago the schools found these of value to use as scratch paper. The school pupils gathered them, but many were scat tered about the streets. They may be had this year, if the matter is looked after by the teachers and assurance given that they will not be used to lit ter the streets. Kalama hopes to have two wood working factories in operation by Zlarch 1 next. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopklni A Co.'i Trad. Eiiliw ol Wheat on Friday of last week hod lost 6c from the highest point, though a portion of the Iohs whs recovered be fore the close on Saturday, and the to tal loss for the week was 4c. Taking' the news of the week as a whole there was nothing to suggest a reason for the declino unless it be the further hank troubles reported from tho Northwest. I That, however, is not a good reason tc assign, as banks at Chicago aro anxioui to lend money on wheat securities and have plenty of it for all applicants hav ing a 10 per cent margin. The true reason was tho taking of profits, which to some big traders were sufficiently en ticing at tho opening advance on Mom day 85c for May delivery. The de cline throughout the week was steady, until on Friday, when tho tide wai turned by the bringing into line of large buying orders for export. Corn and oats suffered losses of 7-8c and 5-8c re spectively in sympathy with wheat. The trade has generally become con vinced that the Argentine surplus will be lighter than heretofore figured on, and those who estimated it at 20,000, 000 bushels ten days ago, have reduced their figures to 12,000,000 bushels. This is the result of bad weather, there being too much rain at harvest, the same as the winter wheat crop hore suffered last year, taking off probably 20,000,000 bushels from the yield. This makes the second year that the Argentine crop has been damaged by unseasonable weather at harvest time, but this year it has been somewhat damaged by locusts. The latest esti mates make a reduction of 8,000,000 bushelB from what the bulls figured on. To make the situation more bullish is the prospect of a scarce crop, Bnow and cold weather following two days ol rain over tho winter wheat country, which is not a good thing for the crop. This may start buying by the country, and when they get in there is no tell ing where the price will go. The much tallied of $1 would be realized within short time. Market Quotations. Portland, Or., Jan. 12, 1897; Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadis and Dayton, $4.50; Benton county and White Lily, $4.50; graham, $3.75; su perfine, $8.50 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 8485o; Val ley, 86 87o per bushel. Oats Choice white, 4042o ,per bushel; choice gray, 88 40c. . . Hay Timothy, $13.00 per ton; clover, $8. 00 9. 00; oat, $8.00 10; wheat, $8.00 10 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton; brewing, $20. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts, $10.50; middlings, $23. Butter Creamery, 8540o; Tilla mook, 40o; dairy, 2280o. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 60 70o; Early Rose, 8090o per sack; Cali fornia river Burbanks, 55o per cental; sweets, $2.00 2. 60 per cental for Mer ced; Jersey Red, $2.50. Onions 85o per sack. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.00 2.50: iroese. Sfi.OO: turkevs. live. lOo: ! ducks, $4 4. 50 per dozen. Eggs Oregon, 17)iJ per dozen. Cheese Oregon, lie; Young Ameri ca, 12o per pound. Wool Valley, 100 per pound; East ern Oregon, 6 8c. Hops 910o per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $2.252.75; cows, $2.002.25; dressed ' beef, 4 bo per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethen and ewes, $2.50 2. 75; dressed mut ton, 45o per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25 3.50; light and feeders, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed, $3. 50 4. 25 per cwt. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 12, 1897. FJour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, $5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California brands, $5.60; Dakota, $5. 50; patent, $0.25. ' Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton. Oats Choice$2425 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $22 pei ton. Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. . I Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton; shorts, $19. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, $24; oilcake meal', $28. . Hay Puget sound, per ton, $9.00 10.09; Eastern Washington, $13. I Butter Fancy native creamery, I brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c; ranch, 18c. I Cheese Native Washington, 10 12c ' Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $14 18; , parsnips, per sack. 75c; beets, pei sack, 75c; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta-. bagpi, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack, 8545c; cabbage. per 100 lbs, $1.25; onions, per 100 lb's, 90c$I. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $1.75. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 8 9c; dressed, 1012c; ducks, $2.003.50; dressed turkeys, 13 15c, Eggs Fresh ranch, 19c; Eastern, 19o per dozen. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 5c; cows', 5c; mutton, sheep, 5 o per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 5c pei pound; veal, small, 6c. Fresh Fish Halibut, 5 6; salmon, 5(36: salmon trout. 7(310: flonnden and soles, 84c. I Provisions Hams, large, 12J; hams, small, 12)-jc: breakfast bacon. 10c; dry salt sides, 6c per pound. there in the thirteenth. ' "Zucre" Is ! : mentioned under date of 1243. Later we San Francisco, Jan. 12, 1897. read of rose and violet sugar In tablets Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 60 and In gilded wafers. When Princess 75c; Early Rose, 7075c; River Bur- Mary went on a pilgrimage to Canter banks, . 4050c; sweets, $1.501.6( 1 bury. In 1317, she consoled herself for per cental. any trials she may have endured on the Onions 50 600 per cental. road with several pounds of sugar tab-' Eggs Store, 23 25c; ranch, 26 29. leta and rose sugar of honey. Other! Butter Fancy creamery, 21c; d fancy dairy, 17c; seconds, 18 20c; seconds, 16 17a Cheese Fancy mild, new, 11 llJifc; fair to good, 810c; Young America, 11 12c; Eastern, 13 14a GOLD LETTERING. How the Burniahcd Cold Letter on the Window 1'ane Are Produced. The Riga letterer who Is putting a good sign' on a window paints the let ters upon tho outside first, but theso letters nro only for a guide the gold Is put upon the lm,ldc of the glass. The gold leaf Is so thin and light that the faintest breath would bo enough to blow It away It Is tarried In the fa miliar little books. " The letterer brushes the Inner side of the glasH, back of the lettering painted upon the outside, with a brush dipped In water containing a trace of mucilage. Then with a wide and very thlu camel's hair brush, which he first brushes lightly back and forth once or twice, upon the back or his head, or perhaps upon his coat, to dry It If It needs drying, and slightly to electrify It, ho lifts from the book a section of gold leaf sufficient to cover a section of the letter oud places It on the glass. He repeats these operations until the glass back of the letter painted on the front Is covered with the leaf. It may require three or four sections, such as can be picked up with the brush to cover the letter, or perhaps more, de pending on Its size and shape. When ho lias completed the application of the leaf to one letter he dampens the back of the next and proceeds with that In the same manner, and so on until the letters are all backed with the gold leaf. ' Thus npplled the gold leaf overlaps the letters more or less on all sides. It Is bright In color, like all gold, but it Is not shining; It Is burnished by rubbing it gently on the back of course, It can not be rubbed on the face, for that Is against the glass with a soft cloth. It burnishes, however, on the face as well as on the back. Then the letters are backed. The exact shape of the letter Is painted over the back of the gold loaf to fix It and protect K; and when the back Is dry the gold leaf pn jectiug beyond the outline of the letter Is brushed off; It Is not sought to save this projecting leaf, there Is not enough of It to pay for the labor' that would be involved In gathering it together. Then the outside lettering, which is done with pabnt that Is but little more than oil, Is rubbed off, and the lustrous gold lettering Is revealed. New York Sun. Art and Dollars. , Apropos of heavy Incomes, here Is Da vid Belasco, who Is now In new promi nence as the plaintiff of a cause celebre. To look at Belasco you would not think he was wealthy. Yet his earnings from one source or another amount to about $50,000 a year. He derives handsome royalties from half a dozen plays, for age has li.ttle appreciable effect on a Belasco piece, and the Frawley Stock Company Is performing this author's work at present In San Francisco, while "La Belle Russe" Is now being done in Germany. We have been Informed that Belasco charges $75 an hour to the pu pils he trains for the stage. That seems an extraordinary sum, yet the Belasco graduates generally get good value for their money by subsequent success on the stage. His latest achievement was Mrs. Carter, whose performance at the Herald Square last season placed her easily at the front of native emotional actresses. Belasco began' to train Mrs. Carter at a time when no manager in the country would have given her $50 a week, and now she Is valued at proba bly $500 a week. The only Belasco pu pils who have not arrived at success on the' stage were Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., and Elsie De Wolfe, the first of whom exchanged the drama for matri mony, while the second still holds a sec ondary position In the Empire Theater Company. Other and more eminent disciples of David Belasco ore Rose Coghlan, Maurice Bnrrymore, Cora Pot ter and M. B. Curtis, and the Sothern company may almost be considered his creation, for he trained both Sothern and his leading woman, Grace Kimball. New York Press. , Fate of a Terrier Fireman. After fifteen years of faithful ser vice, Jim was crushed to death beneath the wheels of a tire engine yesterday afternoon. Jim was only a dog, but the firemen of engine company 19 declare he was the smartest one on the Soutb Side. Fifteen years ago Captain Crapo picked up a fox terrier on the street At that time Jim was only a tramp, but he took a fancy to the firemen about the engine house. When Captain Crapo was changed to engine 19 Jim went with him. Ho bad learned many things and knew as well as any fireman when the company was about to answer an alarm. He would run ahead of the en gine to the scene of the fire, and, re turning, always rode on the back of one of the horses. Eng'ine 19 was called out on a still alarm at 3:25 o'clock yes terday afternoon to Prairie avenue and Thirty-seventh street. When .the lira was out Jim was somewhat tardy In taking his accustomed place on the. horse's back. lie ran to catch up with tlia dnnalotlia llllt vaa .audit nnrlo? the wheels of" the heavy engine and I crushed to death. The faithful terrier was burled in a coffin in the rear of the engine house. Chicago Chronicle. Hand reds of Years Old. The Introduction of sugar Into Eng- land is often dated as late as the fif- j teenth century; but It was really in use : ancient sweetmeats were ginger and citron candy. preserved ' Bicycles have set horses trembling between the Joys of Idleness and a fear of the sausage factory. THE PLIMSOLL MARK. A Device that Hu.Kaved HnndredaoC Llvea and Much 1'roperty, If you ever walk around tho water front of u largo commercial city Mid look closely at the big ocean steamship and sailing ships moored along the wharves, you will notice that many of them have a white circle and a lot of white lines marked on their sides close to the water, almost us If some bad boy had been chalking it picture there of u griddle-cake and a gridiron; but when you find that hundreds of ships tiro marked Just the same way, those paint ed light coloi-H having the marks In black, you know that those marks real ly menu something of Importance in connection with the ships on which you sec them. If you should untied more closely you would soon discover that all tlio ships belonging to Great Britain, even the magnificent passou-J ger steamers like the "Lucanla and "Teutonic," were marked witli those queer signs, and that ships of no other nation had them. If you were to nsk some sailor what the mark meant he would tell you briefly that It Is the "Iilmsoil Mark," and you would lie 110 wiser than before; In fact, he probably would not know much more than that bare fact himself. That ugly mark, however, Is tin? enfe guard to hundreds of vessels on the stormy ocean, and to thousands of lives, and to millions of dollars' worth of freight. It has only been In use nbout twenty years, only properly used for the last ten years, and Is still adopted by only one great seafaring nation In nil the world. Twenty-five years ago . It was no un common thing for ships to go out to sea laden with valuable cargo ' and hopeful human beings, never to be seen or heard of again. People on, shore, even the owners of the cargoes and rel atives of the passengers would tnl.o It as something they must be prepared to expect on account of the dangers of the ocean. Finally, 'one man deter mined to make a study of the subject, und see If such terrible tragedies were really unavoidable. He was an In flexible Englishman, named TliniBoll, and a member of Parliament. He spent day after day along the docks watch ing ships loading and unloading, com ing In and going out; he talked with ship-owners, captains, and sailors.- He saw ships sent to sea with leaky bot toms, rotten spars, and. worn-out rig ging, with rusty boilers and rattle-trap engines. He saw them loaded until even In the still waters of the harbor I their upper decks were down to the 1 water's edge, aud this overloading seemed to be the worst and most fre quent fault. ' . Then, he went back to Parliament, and Introduced a bill to put a mark on the sides of ships to show how deeply they could with safety be loaded. The mark suggested was a circle with a horizontal line through Its center. When this horizontal liiie was down to the water's edge,' no more freight was to be put Into the vessel; she wa?;to bo considered loaded. Immediately Plim soll brought down upon himself the wrath of the ship-owners, while every body "else laughed at his cranky Idea; but he was not going to be downed. He published a book telling all ho imd learned about the criminal overloading of vessels, and their wretched condi tion when sent to sea. At Inst he got a vague sort ot an net passed, giving the Board of Trade power to survey ships going to sea, and to stop those which seemed to be uuseaworthy. This was, in 1873, and during the first nine months of the act 280 vessels Were surveyed, and il-'id of them found unseaworthy. At least one In every ten was found to be so dan gerously overloaded as to be In almost a sinking condition before leaving the dock. Of course', this opened the eyes of the Board of Trade and of Parlia ment, and PlimsoH's mark became m 'established fcuture on British sea-going ships; but Its establishment was fought against by ship-owners, Inch by Inch. It was nicknnmed the "pan cake," and ridiculed and treated with contempt In every way. , Some ship owners put the mark on their smoke stacks in defiance and derision. J'llm soll held to his Idea, however, even getting himself suspended from the House of Commons one day for being too blunt and violent In his plain talk upon the subject. The result was "The Merchant Shipping Act of 1870," mak ing the Fllmsoll Mark compulsory on alj British seagoing vessels, and requir ing Its position to be fixed, not by the ship-owners, but by the Board of Trade. Lieut John M. Elllcott, U. S. N., In St. Nicholas. Mortar. The use of brick-dust mortar as a sub stitute for hydraulic cement is now rec ommended on the best engineering au thority, experiments made with mix tures of brick dust and quicklime show ing that blocks of one-half Inch in thickness, after Immersion In water for four months, bore without crushing, crumbling or splitting, a pressure of pounds per square .Inch, The use of brick-dust mixed with lime and sand Is said to be generally and successfully practiced in the Spanish dominions, and is stated to be In all respects su perior to the best cement in the con struction of culverts, drains, tanks, or cisterns. Wine Chnritr. "I hope you did not give that tramp any money to buy whisky." "No, Indeed! Yesterday I gave him a nh-kel to buy postal cards to send to his sick sister and to-day he came Iwk for a nickel to buy some Ink." Louis ville Courier-Journal. The Latter. l'ro!;illy. Hunker He died from a compllca- ton 0f .upases, I understand? Spatts Yes; either that or from a complication of doctors. Jndge. It takes some worms a terribly long time to turn: Ctlll.lna Ilaru Itoom. ' Barns are expensive. It therefore he Hooves fanners to make the best use of all the room tluU they afford. If tho barn has a basement, that will nat urally be used as stable room for farm stock In winter. But If the stock be confined In stalls, as It always should be, It will not prevent separate, com partments for. storing vegetables and roots, and still others for storing farm Implements, which may with care be made to occupy a very small surface space by hanging up the lighter ones and laying still otlie-s over those that are too heavy to rent ou anything except the floor of concrete or soil. This room should be closely secured to prevent fowls from getting In and soiling the machinery, bwldcs seriously damaging It with their excrement. Many a farm- er who leaves half his farm Implements exposed to rains and snows can nnd a place In the barn basement for them If he will give some thought to tnaklug the most of the room that the barn basement affords. American Cultiva tor. ,: He Cultlvctlo-t. -'. Bees won't touch alfalfa till sweet clover has done blossoming. I find qnite a change In 'the minds of some of my neighbors. They are beginning to think thrt sweet clover is a pretty good thing, alter all. I have sold some seed to one, und two others are talking of sowing some. It will grow on onr poor est land, and make a good crop, and choke out all the weeds we have iu this country. Including sand burrs and cockle burrs. If It were of no other use, It would pay well as a fertilizer. But It Is a splendid hay crop, and, In my opin ion, there Is nothing better for honey. I have about ten acres seeded down for next year. I put several acres In the corn at the last cultivating, and have a nice stand. You see, by putting it In the corn, we have the crop the next season. If sown In the fall, it will come up early the next spring, and mako a good growth that season, but not seed. I al ways, sow the seed with the hull on. Bee Gleanings. Device for a Two-Man 8av, A cross-cut saw or two-man saw can be adjusted so that one man can saw as much wood as two and as easily as CROSS-CUT SAW DKVICE. with a man at each end. The arrange ment Is a piece of board, b, 1x3 Inches, with a hole la each end to fit tightly over the handles, and a slot, a, In one end to straddle the blade. When logs are not too thick this can be readily manipulated. Farm and Home. Tbe Value of Kron. It Is not alone for Its nutrition that wheat bran Is valuable, though It con tains considerable of the nitrogenous element of the wheat. This, however, Is not so large a proportion as it used to be under the old system of bolting the wheat, reserving only the starch Mr flour. The best flour is now much dark er(than formerly. It contains the germ and considerable of tho gluten, though some of .this still goes with the bran. But wheat bran Is on excellent alter native for all stock fed largely on mea dow hay. For milch cows it should be made into a mash with warm water. It will Increase the milk secretion and will make the cow poor if she does not have grain with It to supply the butter fats I11 which bran la deficient. Ex. One Tenr'a I'onltrr Relnrnn. These fowls aro kept solely for my own pleasure at my country home In Tarrytown. lint I think my statement is a good showing for an amateur, and may interest your "Farmer's Daugh ter" and others who read your valuable paper The fowls number 123, Includ ing cocks, cockerels, hens and pullets. The dally egg product varied from 26 to 5S, and reached. In the twenty-nine days, a total of l.lfiO. Imrliig this time two hens hatched 19 chicks, and six hens were silling. Therefore, leaving out the sitting hens, cocks nnd cock erels, I bad from Wi laying bens 1.109 eggs In twenty-nine days. Country Gentleman. IValtahle Horea, There will ever be a demand for the ten-bundred-potmd family hors'e, elec tric roads aud bicycles notwithstand ing. This Is the only all-round horse equally good In the carriage and on the farm, and the cost of such In the matter of keeping till threo yea is old Is but little, If any more than the cost of one steer, and will bring In the market three or four times as much. New England Furmer. Milking- Machines. In the New York Tribune "Practical Fanner" says that the tubes of milk ing machines cannot be kept clean. The machlno I was familiar with could be fitted up to milk the 200-cow dairy In five minutes, Instead of over six hours, and there Is no difficulty In keeping ev erything about It sweet. It Is also a complete manipulator. The calf bunting Is thoroughly Imitated. It In so simple that a boy or girl of 15 could work It. It Is manufactured In Scot land, and Is a decided success. E very large dairy should ha.ve one, as It eaves the cost of Itself In a short time. The milk keeps longer, as It does not get contaminated with bacteria, being la an alr-tlght bucket. It con be carried aud cooled over the refrigerator ready for shipment Inside of an hour, for the whole performance. A Safety Ladder, Ladders In use nbout the farm year after year are likely to become worn and loosened from wear, and to mako , this fact known In conveniently when some one Is ascend ing or descending them. A "round" breaks, or slips out of Its socket, or the whole ladder " spreads." More over, farm ladders are usually so heavy as to be very( I n c 0 n venlent to use. An Improved ladder Is shown in the sketch. It has three uprights, each small In width ands thickness, because-' the three pieces give great strength, and stiffness. The "rounds," b e i n g supported In the- n SAFETY LADDKH. middle, can be made somewhat lighter than Is usually done. To keep the lad der from spreading at the ends and In the middle, a light Iron rod Is put through the lndder and fastened with s nut, as shown In the diagram. A ladder should have an iron brad fastened to each upright, at the base to'keep It from slipping, as this Is one of the most common dangers to be feared In the use of ladders. American Agriculturist. Feed Inn Grain to Hena. Some hens are greedy, aud seize tbe food to prevent other hens from secur ing their share. It is such hens that become ovcrfnt and dually cease to lay. When feed la given In a way to allow the hens to eat It without being com pelled to scratch or work for it, tbe re sult will always be on unequal distribu tion of the food among tho members of the flock. The proper mode Is to scatter the grain oven a large surface, as then each ben will bo compelled to work, and all will fare alike. Germantowa (Pa.) Telegraph. Shnde for the Dwelling. Shade trees are essential, ajily don't let them shade the house. Farmers to enjoy Hie must have their surroundings pleasant, commodious, convenient and healthy. These conditions can only be obtained by attention to details, by hav ing a place for everything aud every thing in Its place. Once got started, along theso lines and Improved methods follow, and If we persevere we shaU have our reward. New York Farmer. Odda and Knds, A tablespoonful of turpentine boiled with your white clothes will greatly aid the whitening process. To prevent hair falling out, wet It thoroughly once or twice a week with av weak solution of salt water. Polished oak furniture may be beauti fully cleaned with a soft woolen rar dipped in turpentine. It must then be -. rubbed off with a dry cloth. A good broom holder may be made b ' putting two large screws nails will answer Into the wall about two Inches) apart. Drop the broom between them, handle downward. Any woman doing her own work may so systematize It that it will be the easi est possible for her. She need not fol low any other person's methods, unless they are the very best for her own con ditions. Always make coffee out of fresh wat er, and use it as soon as It Is made. The coffee pot should be kept scrupulously clenn. If you use the French pot every part of It should be thoroughly washed and dried after using. 'J'be sticky fly paper which Is com monly sold during the glimmer season makes an excellent mouse trap. A sheet of It laid In front of a hole from which, mice emerge Is sufficient to hold them . fast until they are captured and de stroyed. The game paper may be used over and over again. It Is said that when Ink Is spilled up on a carpet or anything made of wool the spot should Immediately bo covered with common salt. When this has ab sorbed all the Ink It will carefully tako It off with an old knife or spoon aud ' apply more salt. Keep doing this uutU tbe Ink Is all taken up.