Be Weekly unromeie.
Tm DALUS,
OBIOON
FRIDAY, -
MARCH 13, 1801
LOCAL A?TD FKBSONAIV.
Alvia Qnin, of Dufnr, came into town
Friday.
County Court adjourned Friday, until
April 13.
. P. W. Knowles, of Wamic, was in the
gatntday.
-A. Mowery of Boyd wm in the city
Friday of laat week.
J. A. Gulliford, of Dnfar, was in the
city Friday of last week, and gave us
pleasant call.
Mr. J. W. Moore of this city has
erv sick horse. He is under the care of
, Doctor Crosby.
Articles of incorporation of the River
side Congregational church of .Hood
Biver. was filed in the county clerk's
office today.
We are informed that Hunt's surrey
ing crew, that has been' camped at the
Gilmore nlace on the other side of the
river, were paid off Friday.
. The surveying outfit of R. H. Norton
is expected in town Friday, from Fossil
. Mr. Norton, we understand, left this
morning for Tacoma to be back on Tues
day next. '
The grievance committee of train men
take their claim to Omaha. The com'
pany furnishes them with Pullman
tosses and 25 per cent rates for meals
in the dining car.
We notice the new legend "Mays &
Crowe." in black and gold, over the
store lately owned by Abrams & Stewart.
It is an excellent work of art, hy our
townsman Mr. Hardy.
' It ia rumored that Eastern Oregon
McCoy has traded off hid birthright for
a valuable position in the Railway Co,
If bo, the sacrifice he made of nis con
stituents in the legislature is easily ex
plained. " '
Messrs. G. Eurlingame of Cleveland,
Ohio and L. Hubbard of Buffalo, New
York, arrived this morning, in company
with Rev. O. D. Taylor and are his
guests for the few davs they remain in
the city.
The delinquent city school tax list will
be turned over to the sheriff in two or
three days. To save further costs parties
who have not paid their tax should call
- immediately on the new school clerk, J.
M. Huntington, and settle up,
- The latest invention for carrying "con
cealed weapons" is that of C. W. Haight,
of Bake Oven. Some people use a demi
john and some a bottle, but Charley
uses a tea kettle, and no one ever bus-
cect such an innocent looking thing of
being loaded.
A new grocery and notion store will
be opened about the 10th instant, by
Messrs. C. W. Rice and John . Burnett
in the building lately occupied as a cigar
and notion store, by Mr. Robberson and
which has recently been purchased by
Mr. Robert Mays.
Stock Inspector, C. W. Rice, has just
received a private letter from Antelope
which says : "There has not been any
scab broke out in this precinct as yet.
I think there will be but few cases. We
are in the midst of a snow storm about
two feet on a level. No loss of stock re
ported as yet." ,
- A. M. Brainier? proprietor of The
Dalles and Pnneville Stage Co., is at the
Umatilla House. Mr. Branner, we are
pleased to know, is now a full fledged
citizen of Wasco county, having rented
the Adams' place at Nansene, and
brought his family there. We bid him
a hearty welcome.
We are credibly informed that the
Onion Pacific company will immediately
move the ticket office back to the Uma
tilla House, and that the new depot
building will be moved to the company's
lot on the southwest corner of Union
and 1 Main, across the street west from
the Columbia Hotel. '
The people of "Walla Walla county
promised Mr. Hunt a subsidy of 100.
000 to build his road. They actually
gave him $65,000. Now that Mr. Hunt
has sold the road they are asking the
question "Did it pay us to give the sub
sidy T" and they seem to have conclu
ded by a large majority that it did.
Michael Pelez, a former subject of
Raiser William swore Saturtday that he
would forever renounce all allegiance to
all foreign princes and potentates, espec
ially mentioning the name of the German
emperor. Clerk Crossen made a note of
it in his little book, and gave him a cer
tificate accordingly. Frederick Lewis
Sandos did some swearing to the same
effect. "
.The Times-Mountaineer says of the
Cbkonicu, "The editor will attract a
crowd as the first copy is . issued."
That's the way it is brother. The
Weekly Chkoniclk was issued at five
o'clock yesterday evening. A specially
large edition was printed. There is not
one copy left. There may not be practi
cal newspaper men at the Chronicle
office but they get there just the same.
Eight head of trotting and running
horses are on the way to this city, and
are now due. They come from Prairie
and Canyon Cities. Mr. Sander's, who
has them in charge has gone to Portland,
but will return to this city soon. If suf
ficient inducements are offered, he pre
fers The Dalles track for training, and
will remain here. The prospects are
good for some lively spring racing.
The Dalles Packing company will com
mence preparations for the coining fish
ing season next week. A double force
will be put to work. Last year sixty'
eight men were employed. This year
there will be one hundred. Two thous
and cases of tin arrived at the company's
warehouse to-day. The fishing season
will not commence till April 10th, but
the company want to be prepared for a
large catch.
Our people seldom think that the
East End is as much of a business part
of the city as it is. There are two large
stores of general merchandise, two res
taurants, one chop house, one fruit
stand, three blacksmith shops, one livery
stable, one large steam flouring mill,
three warehouses, two hide and pelt
warehouses, one stock yard and two feed
yards, one brewery,, two saloons, one
trunk factory, one wagon shop and one
paint shop and carpentershop, besides a
passenger and freight depot.
A Desiderate Duel at the Cascade Lock a.
' Mikei McCormack . is one of Major
Handbury's stone masons at the Cas
cades and possesses the reputation of
being very handy with his fists in a sort
of John L. Sullivan style. Lately a bar
ber by the name of Parr came to the
Cascades to assist in absorbing some of
the money this great government is dis
pencing among the classic precincts, and
claimed to be able to put anvbody to
sleep in short order with the bands with
which he so deftly uses the razor. Both
men smelt blood in the air and wanted
to fight, and the bad feeling resulted in
a fight in which revolvers took the place
of the hands that nature had given them
for defense. Saturday afternoon they
met in a saloon and after some few words
adjourned to the street, and both being
armed, opened fire at a distance of about
thirty feet. Both men emptied their
guns. McCormack was hit once by his
opponent, the bullet going through the
upper portion of the bowels and just
touching the liver and coming out
through his lmck. It is an ugly wound
and may result in his death.' Parr was
hit three times, twice in the groin and
once in the breast. Neither of bis
wounds are serious. Both men are un
der the doctor's care. The only arrest
growing ont of it was of a young man
named Thompson, who gave Parr some
cartridges after the shooting and
attempted to get him across the Colum
bia in a small boat. Deputy Sheriff
Trana brought Thompson to The Dalles
yesterday. He -sill be taken back to
the Cascades today for preliminary ex
amination. The shooting occurred at
about 3 o'clock Saturday and made a
good deal of excitement at the Cascades,
but all is quiet again now.
PRK-BMPTOKS AKK NATE.
Persons Who Are Already In Possession
Can Remain.
Thb Dalles, Or., March 9, 1891,
The following copy of a telegram from
the Hon. Com., G. L. O., was received
by Hon. A. Chaver, register U. S. land
office at La Grande on the 7th inst. and
by him sent to the register at this office :
Washington, D. C, March 7.-3:30
m. Pre-emption filings may be ac
cepted when settlement is alleged prior
to Marcn 3, loHi, aateoi approval ot re
pealing act, if offered in time after set
tlement. Signed Lewis A. Ghoff,
Commissioner.
This gives applicants who have made
settlement on or befor March 3, 1891,
ninety days in which to make D. S.
This does not apply to the forfeited
lands, which are not subject to pre-emp
tion. John W. Lewis, Register.
The Pendleton Shooting.
There is something mysterious about
the shooting affair which took place at
Pendleton, about nine o'clock last Fri
day night, in which the colored porter
of the Pullman car "Samoa" figured
and whom Sheriff Cates tried to arrest
in this city Saturday forenoon. The
East Orcgonian has this to say about the
affair : "It appears that the darkey was
first stopped by two unknown men, he
drove them off with "his revolver and
was then fired at and chased by a third
party unknown, This is all any one
knows, and a mystery is presented which
has not been solved. Perhaps all 'will
... . . , .
come out in the washing.' it is sup
posed the first two were "hobos," and
assaulted the porter who had some
money on his person, for the purpose of
robbery ; that the third man who follow
ed and shot at him had another purpose
in view,' and was not acting in concert
with them."
In the fusilade (for about nine shots
were fired,) a stray ' bullet struck engi
neer Kunnake in the side, innicting a
flesh wound which, however is not ser
ious. If the porter was merely defend
ing Himself trom Deing "Held up," as is
supposed, it is rather singular that he
should hide himself from the officers
who sought his arrest.'
Some Fine Sample of Tobacco.
Mr. John Cates called at this office
today and showed us some very fine
samples of tobacco, which he raised last
year in his own garden in this city. Mr.
Cates ought to know good tobacco hav
ing been in the business of tobacco rais
ing, in early life for many years, and he
considers his samples of a fair quality.
Cigar manufacturers tell him that
tobacco such as they use and which Mr.
Cates considers not so good as his, costs
them nearly a dollar' a pound. Mr.
Cates savs he knows he could make
money in this country if he got twenty-
live cents a pound for it ; but of course
it would require moist land or facilities
for irrigation. Mr. Cates is going to get
his samples made up into cigars and
promises the Chboniclb man a smoke
when he gets them.
A Dalles Boy Gets There.
The friends ef Ned Mays, the second
youngest son of our fellow townsman
Hon. Robt. Mays, will be pleased to
hear that he is making a "record" for
himself at the University in California,
where he is entered as a sophomore.
From private letter to his father writ
ten by his brother Robert, we are per
mitted to extract the following. The
letter is dated Feb. 28. 1891 :
lne uiympia Athletic uiub gave a
grand field day at their grounds, in San
Francisco,, on the 23d. inst, in which
rea walked away witn the biggest race
of the day. It was a 440 yard Sash, and
Cassidy the champion of the California
club was his opponent, Everybody
thought Cassidy had a walk over, but Ned
got in and beat the life out of him. and
broke the record, by a second and three
quarters. -The boys went wild, and we
carried Ned all over the grounds on our
shoulders. We rait id the roof off the
grand stand giving the "U C" yell.
Jail Delivery.
From the stage driver from Golden-
dale we learn that a prisoner by the
name of Beck, who was confined in the
county jail at that place for attempting
rape, sawed off two of the bars and escap
ed about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
After gaining his liberty he stole a horse
belonging to Mr. Yanhay and skipped
the country . Two other prisoners whose
terms were almost served out, refused to
accompany him. At last reports he had
not been captured.
A New Academy.
Articles of incorporation were filed for
the Wamic academy, an educational in
stitution, soon to be erected at the little
town of Wamic The capital stock is
300 shares at five dollars each, and the
incorporators are Martin Wing, Henry
Driver and H. F. Woodcock. We con
gratulate the people of Wamic for their
enterprise and zeal on behalf of the ris
ing generation.
congregational church.
A large number of persons listened to
pastor Curtis at the morning sen-ice
preach from John 15 :4. He said we are
largely creatures of habit. The most of
us get into a rut and live apparently to
no purpose. Life settles itself into cer
tain lines and no progress is made.
Rising higher requires an impulse which
must spring from a heart that is filled
more or less with kindness. Manv men
commit flagrant sins and yet are sub
ject to good impulses they desire to le
and do good while they act exactly in an
opposite direction. The impulse for
good is one of the glimmerings of the di
vine spark, and even guilty wicked men
are subject to it, but the spark does not
become a flame. To become a true
christian requires something more than
impulse. It means getting out of the
rut, it means work and determination
to do, to strive, to labor upward and on
ward. It must be principle which holds
own against temptation where impulse its
will give way. Another and the closing
thought was that while God showers
many of his blessings upon us without
our asking them, it is nevertheless true
that he reserves the choicest for those
that humbly ask them, and they are to
be had only by striving to be his children
and living closely to him.
African 81a very and American Kum.
The Dalles, March 7, 1891.
Editor Chbonicle. Among the dis
patches of the 6th is the following : "The
rejection of the slavery resolution has
caused a tremendous sensation in Brus
sels. King Leopold is greatly incensed. "
This will usually be passed unnoticed by
the reader and never be apprehended as
having any connection with an American
and yet this matter exhibits us before all
civilized christian nations, in the most
selfish and humiliating position possible
to concieve of. It exhibits us as having
an utter lack of high moral pnrpose and
philanthrophy. The findings of the
Brussels convention, in which America,
as well as other civilized nations, took
active part for the suppression of the
slave trade and selling of liquors in
Africa, has been rejected by our con
gress on the grounds of "entangling alli-
ancesand interference with commerce."
Examine this for a moment. All
other nations unite in active or moral
support in these objects. Our alliance
must, therefore, be with some semi-civilized,
half naked tribes, on the coast of
Africa as against every christian nation,
and for what purpose so we can sell
liquor.
It has been broadly affirmed that every
missionary sent there goes in a ship
loaded to the hatches with New England
rum. This great article of commerce,
the support of which isolates us from the
country of nations in promoting the wel
fare and opening to commerce the new
world of Africa. While other nations
are spending time, money, or at least
active sympathy in the elevation and
regeneration of these people, we conclued
for the sake of a few merchants and rum
distilleis, to put the most serious obsta
cles in the path and that in their mouths
which steals away their brains, and also
is the greatest danger to explorers, mis
sionaries and merchants. The deplora
ble suffering, misery and death it causes
is familiar to any reader of recent litera
ture on African travel and explorations.
Ours is the only civilized nation which
does not lend active and moral support,
and worse still, refuses either. The
blush .of shame comes over us as we re
flect how much the American sentiment
is misrepresented Dy the action ot our
so-called representatives and will yet add
another count in the daily growing senti
ment that the day of reckoning is fast
approaching, in which these men who
so dare interpret the great moral respon
sibilities of the American people will get
kicked out and that, let us hope, for ever,
But I write for information, on this
matter. Please study up the matter at
your earliest convenience and let the
public judge of the matter. Leanti.e
The Land Commissioner Promulgates
Another Batch of WlMdom.
Depaktmest ok the Intekiob
General Land Office,
Washington D. C. Feb. 23d, 1891.
Register and Receiver Tlte Lalles, Or.
Sirs : Your letter of the 14th inst
has been received. In reply you are ad
vised that the entries allowed bv vou of
the lands forfeited by the act of Sep. 29th
18iX), were erroneously allowed, but hav
ing been made thev will be allowed to
stand subject to any adverse claim that
may be asserted within the time pre
scribed therefor bv the law. The act of
Sep. 29th 1890 (2d section) aforesaid, pro
vided that homestead claimants should
present their claims within six months
from the passage thereof, but the act of
Feb. 18th 1891 extended the time to
months from the date of the promulga
tions of the instructions by this office.
Purchases nnder the third section of
the Act of 1890, may be made within
two years from such promulgation
Said Act does not require the filing of
declaration of intention to purchase, and
does not authorize the collection of
fee from applicants to purchase. Th
blank form of applcation and affidavit
forwarded is sufficient for the class tf
personB, provided for in the 3d section
who settled on the land with the bona
fide intention of purchasing from the
North Pacific Co., when it should secure
title, but when nionsy is paid a receipt
therefore must be issued, and a certi
ficate must be also issued as a basis for
patent. The ordinary cash certificate
may be used, but a reference thereou
must be made to the fact that the pnr
chase was made under the Act of Sep-
tember 29. 1890.
The form of application and affidavit
for Homestead claims, enclosed bv vou
will be satisfactory. Respectfully,
Louis H. Grope,
Commissioner.
TIMBER CCLTIKK LAW.
Than
It Repeal More Far-Reachins;
Generally Supposed.
Washington, March 4. The bill to
repeal the timler culture law is more
tar-reaching m its enects than western
settlers generally suppose. Besides re
pealing the timber culture and pre-emp
tion laws, it provides that homesteaders
cannot commute in six months, but
must live on their claim one year before
thev can commute and pav the custom
ary $1.25 per acre, outside th railroad
limits,' or S2.o0 inside the railroad limits
and secure title to the lands. Another
important feature of the1 bill is that
which practically annuls all contests for
lands which have been initiated, before
final proof has been made by the settlers
in many instances now pending before
the interior department. Special agents
of the land office have reported that the
proof made by the settlers was unsatis
factory although the lands on which
proof has been made have been sold or
have been foreclosed under a mortgage
given by the settlers to obtain money
for making final proof and payments.
The act also provides for the reservation
of sites for irrigation purposes and gives
right of wav through all properties
owned by the United States for the
building of irrigation canals and ditches
Besides the provisions relating to the
acquisition of townsites and other prop
erty interests in Alaska, there is a modi
fication of the mineral land laws, which
will be of considerable bene tit to claim
ants : although there may be some diffi
culty in digesting the provision relative
to the cutting of timber in mineral
states. President Harrison refused to
sign the bill until there had been a modi
fication of that "provision relating to the
cutting of timtier in mineral states, and
this modification will seriously affect the
Black Hills district in South Dakota, as
well as other mineral states.
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
Almanac WCasJier.
The following prognostications of the
weather is taken from Word and Works,
The calculations are based on calcula
tion made by astrology and are published
to show how nearly correcc calculations
can be made by that science : .
Varch. The 1st and 2d are reaction
ary days, storms may oe expected,
after which and up to the 5th or 6th, it
will be very cold, trom the btn to lutn
is a regular storm period, during which
t . r . l i T . l l
Violent 8 tonus ironi me tjuuiu wm ciusu
with snow storms from the west and
north. Watch them. Cold will follow,
Warmer, with storms on and next to the
13th. From the 1th to ZUth is a period
intensihd by Venus, v ulcan, Mercury,
and Moon's 1st quarter with Earth at
Equinox. Violent disturbances gener
ally, and especialby on coasts and seas.
An intense and far-reaching cold wave
will fill the time up to reactionary days
central on 25th. The last period for
March on the 30th, and will run into
April.
In case of C. H. Miller vs. Eastern
Oregon Gold Mining company, Judge
Deady decided yesterday that a corpora
tion organized under laws of Great
Britain, owning and working a gold
mine in this state, is an inhabitant of
the state, within the meaning of that
term and that it could be sued in the
United States court by a citizen of Ore
gon, i
This settles, for all time, the great law
suit in which Charley Miller was plaint
iff. The English company must now
either redeem the property from Mr'
Miller or leave him In quiet posession.
It was a hard fought battle and nobly
won, and we heartily congratulate Mr.
Miller on the result. May he live long
to enjoy the fruits of a rightious decision,
Last Tuesday was an eventful day for
Fossil. First Gitv election : sicminfir of
contracts for a fine 50-barrel roller flour
mill ; arrangements perfected for mak
ing the preliminary survey of the pur
posed rai'road from The Dalles to the
Fossil coal mines, and the admission of
the Union Pacific expert that this is the
best coal in the northwest. Fossil
Journal.
Sheen buyers will soon invade our
county, and persons who have sheep to
sell will doubt lea realize a fair price for
them. We understand that $2 for year
ling sheep- and $2.50 for . two-year-olds
and over nas already been paid in Mor
row county. Grant Co. News.
Those who are claiming that Brazilian
reciprocity will not amount to anything
should notice that mass-meeting of
alarmed English manufacturers at Man
chester, who say the measure will in
vitablv result in cutting off a large part
of their trade unless they are given simi
lar advantages. Inter Ocean.
An Astoria Cannery Co., contemplates
building a cannery near The Dalles in
the spring. So ays the Astoria Express.
General Plans of Grounds aad Building's
CompletedLabor Demands Granted
Chicago, March 4. The general plan
of the grounds and buililings for the
world's fair was completed toilav. Jack
son park is divided into five parts, of
which one is to the north. The ground
already improved is reserved for the state
and foreign government buildings, with
a possibility of the art palace. The
main exposition is to front on a lagoon,
and to the east will be curved a pier, ex
tending far into Lake Michigan, and
made beautiful with buildings and orna
mentation designed bv the Sculptor St.
Gaudens. The state buildings will be
dsposed on streets laid out for the pur
pose, giving each, as near as possible, i
place of equal prominence. The admin
istration building is to be surmounted
with a gilded dome rising to the height of
the auditorium tower. The contractors
having in hand the work at Jackson
park said today they will advance the
wages of laborers to $1.75 per day, April
1. Electric lights are to be put up and
work continued night and day in eight-
hour shifts.
The utter unreliability of the cable
news printed in the capitalistic press re
lating to labor matters has again been
shown in connection with the Scotch
railway strike. A short time since it was
announced that the strikers had 'been
completely beaten and had returned to
work on the monopolist's terms. Later
intelligence is to the effect that this state
ment is altogether false. The companies
have been badly beaten and the princi
pal points of the demand made bv the
men have been conceded. The North
British Railway Co.. in an official notice.
publicly declared that they accepted the
conditions proposed by their strike em
ployes, including a reduction of hours,
the withdrawal of all legal proceedings
commenced against their employes, and
the payment of costs incurred, lhe re-
Lsnlt, which was proclaimed far and wide
as a triumph ot consolidated capitalism,
is really a grand victory for organized
labor. Journal of tne Knights of Labor.
Death on Cats. It is reDorted that a
large number of cats have died lately in
this citv from lead noisoning. The cats
dying are mostly of the "Thomas" per
suasion there being eight of that kind
found in the woodshed of one citizen.
The lead is supposed to liave been ad
ministered by using a 22 calibre nne
and tho motive power percussion. Be
that as it may. if there is nine lives for
every cat, eight of them were expended
prior to last rndav night. (Oregon
Blade.
One local Gilliam county matter that
was urgently demanded the reduction
of the sheep inspector's salary -died
a-bornin', and Gilliam's legislators may
have a hard time to explain away the
whys and wherefores of not passing the
only county measure that was demand
ed. Fossil Journal.
We can explain on the behalf of Sena
tor Hilton. He was too busy trying to
defeat or amend The Dalles Charter and
Water bill.
Ninetv-one thousand dollars for a
dome on the state capitol building.
hatchery, horticultural and other com
missions are all right Jor the Webfoot
crowd, but when it comes to assisting
the people of outlying counties in the
construction of wagon roads it is all
wrong ; at least that is the way it looks.
Hater City Democrat.
Pendleton will soon have bine-coats"
More than forty names have been en
rolled for the proposed militia company.
Col. Houghton, of The Dalles, has been
advised of this fact, and asked to send
an officer to muster in the members.
Wheeler's hall will probably be secured
for drilling purposes. East Oregonian.
pmcm Wash J
WHAT THE ' ADVANCED . FARMER
RAISES LIVE STOCK FOR.
YOU WANT
HERE IS
FINE SPRING LAMBS,
YOUR SHEEP.
Tl. T
In the last two weeks large sales of lots tajJOY
nil an with Grass and Grata t Market
' Prefer to Get the Goods ia
Where Ik Can Walk Off of Itself Shall
It Be Horses or Steers?
Advanced farmers in the west use the
farm's aaiimala merely as freight con
densers. They have a large amount
of
grains, grasses and hay for which they
must seek a distant market, and they
prefer the animal which will carry these
products to market with the greatest
profit. With some farmers the hog is
preferred for grains, the steer for grasses,
while others prefer the sheep, still oth
ers the. horse, while ordinarily a combi
nation of these with the corn is required
to serve the purpose of the farmer.
There has been no little discussion as
to the difference between the capacity of
the horse and the steer to make a profit
able use of food. The horse, pound for
pound, sells for about two and a half
times as much as the steer, bat the first
cost is relatively much larger. Given
both as weanlings there ia probably very
little difference between the cost of the
pounds added that difference is in the
conditions and circumstances of the
farmer, rather than in the animals
themselves. With winter blue grass
pastures north of the winter mud line
we are satisfied that a pound of horse
flesh can be made cheaper than a pound
of beef. German experiments seem to
show that the steer digests coarse food a
trifle better than the horse, while French
and American experiments lead to about
the same results.
Whether, therefore, the horse or the
steer should be preferred depends on con
siderations other than those of the cost
of making the pounds. These are lia
bility to damage from accidents, the
character of the farm as to its adapta
tion to grain or grass, the individual
tastes of the owner, the quality of brood
mares or colts available for purchase,
and other matters of like character.
Homestead.
Yaney Poultry.
The chicken breeder who has got far
enough along in his business to gratify
his eye for the picturesque cannot do
better than to go in for fancy fowl rais
ing to some extent. But he should do it
cautiously, and even here with an eye
to ultimate profit. At the country
places of wealthy people fancy fowls are
in demand. . They look handsome and
striking about the grounds. Rich peo
ple are increasing in the United States
every year, and more of them are want
ing ountry places, therefore the careful
breeder of poultry novelties may be tol
erably sure of a market for them if he
Byes in the right place.
niaetratlon and DeserlptiM ef she Hamad
Dorse Both Sexes Have the Warns
Best Adapted to the Bearing- ef Karly
Iambi for Market.
We call the attention of our readers to
the Dorset horned sheep, as shown in
the illustration. Both rams and ewes
are horned. The Dorset belongs to the
faSmly of sheep that produce wool of
medium length. It is excellent for comb
ing. The wool is soft, white and dean,
and weighs on the average about six
pounds to the fleece. When the early
lambs are marketed the fleeces are
sheared off and sold as lambs' wooL
It is not, however, as a wool sheep,
bat as a spring lamb producer that we
commend the Dorset to the attention of
breeders. It is only beginning to be
known in this country, but the breed
has been a noted one in the sooth of
Vjiglajwl for generations. It has not yet
been sufficiently tried in America to es
tablish its perfect hardiness in the
northwest, but in northern New York it
has been introduced with the greatest
success and good profit.
HOUDANS.
One of the most picturesque breeds of
fancy chickens is the Houdan, a French
fowL The i fibadaos are black and
white penciled birds, with splendid
crests or .topknots. They are bearded
about the throat, and are altogether odd
and attractive. They are very good
layers, too, producing fine large eggs,
but the hens are not inclined to the sit
ting and hatching business, and it will
be well to let some of the common
hens mother the chicks, or stepmoth
er them, according as one regards
the hen that lays or the hen that
hatches the egg as the mother of the
chick. The Houdans come naturally
from a warmer climate than our north-
l states, therefore they must have
warm, dry quarters in winter. Their
flesh is excellent eating. Like the Dor
king, they have a fifth toe.
The Japanese bantam is another odd
and pretty fowl. It comes black and
white. In rearing bantams the object
is to make them as small as possible,
and the chicks of a little Japanese ban
tam hen look scarcely larger than young
birds.
JAPANESE BaJITAXS.
A pair of these quaint and attractive
little creatures is shown in the illustra
tion. They are popular as pet chickens.
If yon want to keep them very small in
deed, hatch them in the fall, so as to stunt
their growth by the cold weather. The
flesh of the bantam is excellent, though
there is not much of it, and bantam
eggs are considered the finest flavored
of any for table use.
Points of Interest.
Gather eggs twice a day during freez
ing weather. I
For breeders, select the pigs from old
They will be longer bodied and
have stronger bones. For pigs to market
and mature early, however, young sows'
offspring will fill the bill.
Dr. Koch's lymph has been tried on
cows with lung disease, and been fonnd
to work as well with them as with human
beings.
Many a well to do farmer got his land
paid for by raising hogs. In suitable
localities no better paying stock can ba
kept.
How to Subdue WeoOs.
One important point in keeping a farm
clear from weeds is to see that these
germs are not imported in purchased
seeds. Weeds are often introduced by
the farmer's own animals. Horses that
have been fed at the town stables, and
cattle that have been allowed to forage
on the highways, may each be the means
of bringing obnoxious weeds onto the
farm. For tlie hoed crops cl.;an cultiva
tion is the antidote. Cut th weeds off
at the surface of the ground at a time
when they a re at their best that is, at th
time of flowering aud before the seed ha
grown sufficir-nt to geimanate. This i.
the best method of dealing with seeds
where they have become a pest in mead
ows and pastures, in tne latter sueep
are very efficient weed destroyers, as
they will browse closely many varieties
that cattle will not touch.
Unless rich ground is closely covered
with useful plants it is quite certain to
produce weed. Not hing surpasses clover
for smothering weeds. If sown thickly,
and stock is kept off from it after the
mowing, so that some of the coed from
the second crop will be scattered, it will
gain complete possession of the field, to
the exclusion of weeds.
HORNED DORSET SHKKP.
It is perhaps the most prolific breed of
sheep known. For producing winter
and spring lambs no ewe has been tried
that is equal to the horned Dorset. In
England the ewes are bred in ApriL In
September they bring the lambs, which
are marketed at Christmas. In this
country, so far as they have been tried,
the effort has been made to breed the
ewes a little later, have the lambs come
the first of November and be ready for
market in February. No other sheep
known has such prepotency and vigor
as the Dorset. Ewes when bred to
Dorsets produce more twin lambs than
any others, and often breed twice in a
year, thus giving two crops of lambs.
famous flock of 400 ewes owned by Mr.
Pitfield, of Bridport, England, produced
655 lambs in a single season.
The Dorset is the breed par excel
lence for spring lamb raising. Wher
ever this is profitable try the Dorsets.
They are hardy and healthy, and in spite
of their great horns docile and quiet.
At 3 years old they weigh 100 pounds.
without being especially fattened. The
Dorsets have white legs, with large
white faces and black noses and hps.
They have a deep, full brisket and long
legs which are light of bone. When
cross is made between Dorset and South
down the result is a larger sheep, with a
heavier, finer fleece, but not so prolific
of lambs.
Ventilating the Hens.
Ventilation, properly attended to, is
essential to the health of the fowls in
winter, and it tends to increase their
egg laying. Every hennery should have
a ventilator, but it should always be
closed tight on the approach of cold
weather. Many . ventilators do more
harm than good. The idea is to keep
the air circulating only when the weath
er is warm. During cold weather suffi
cient ventilation can be given by throw
ing the doors and windows open in the
day time. If impure odors seem to suf
focate the inhabitants of the house the
one thing needful is a little work in
cleaning out the place, and then in dis
tributing some absorbents around. Cold
winds and draughts from - ventilators
cause the death of more fowls than almost
anything else in the improved sort of
henhouses. Ventilation is essential to
the health of the fowls, and, hence, to
their egg laying, bat it can only be ob
tained by a little forethought and care.
Watch the thermometer, and regulate
the air accordingly. It will pay in the
end. Annie C Webster, in American
Cultivator.
Pool try Hints.
The poultry like a feed of green stuff
every day, a head of cabbage to pick at,
or a little fine clover hay. Some poultry
fanciers save a little rowen clover on
purpose for winter food for the he
Now is the time when a warm mash, of
boiled vegetables and meal or bran, is
well relished in the morning, and the
eggs will be more abundant in conse
quence. Separate those which are in
tended as the parents of the next year's
stock. The contamination from mrrmg
with inferior stock just before laying
begins will last many weeks, and per
haps months, as many a fanriwr has
learned to his cost. Select those that
seem as near perfect in form, size and
color as can be found, and so mate them
as to improve rather than deteriorate.
Select those that are good, free layers.
if you would raise pullets that wQl lay
well another year. American Culti
vator.
have been made at Portland, Tacoma, Forest
Grove, McMinnville and The Dalits. All
are satisfied that .
North Dalles
Is now the place for investment. . New Man
ufactories are to be added and large improve
ments made.' The next 90 days will be im
portant ones for this new- city.
Call at the office of the
in the West.
The New
Boot and Shoe
FACTORY.
Furniture srfr.
Wire Works.
C&emical
Lanoratery.
NEW BRIDGE.
Fine Cottanes.
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: DEALERS IX
The rapid increase in the consumption
of mutton in the United States is oa
sidered worthy of especial note in the
yirmitl report of the department of agri
culture for the cumgit year. The sea
taxy for agriculture observes that a can
vass of the principal ones of the coon-
try would evidently show that the con
sumption of mutton has doubted in
-ttviT-in years, that is between 1835 and
1883, being a rate of increase twice as
rapid as the advance of population. He
adds "the laaalthfulness of mutton,
its suitability for summer tee in warm
climates and its growing popularity as
highly fed animaia of the best mutton
breeds become more common m our
markets, contribute to the rapidly en
larging demand,'' and he considers that
this branch of sheep raising should re
ceive greater attention.'
Agricultural Notes.
Fordhook early watermelon is claimed
to be the earliest melon of its size and of
the finest quality.
Nitrogen is the most costly ingredient
of manures. One thousand pounds of
stable manure rarely contain more than
five pounds of nitrogen, says Rural New
Yorker.
The merino will no doubt always be
the most successful sheep to grow on our
high prairies and dry plateans. The En
glish mutton breeds thrive better in the
low altitudes and damp climates.
The new Giant white cucumber is cer
tainly a very distinct variety. It is de
scribed as growing to an immense- size.
Staple aim Fancy Ms,
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Cheap Express Wagons Jlos. 1 and 2.
Orders left at the Stcre'willjreceive prompt attention.
Trunks and Packages deliwred to any part of the City.
Wagons always on hand when Trains or Boat arrives.
No. 122 Cor. Washington and Third. Sts.
H. Herbring,
Dealer in
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IlllllllS,
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CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS,
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Gt Ready for the Fair.
Every farmer and fruit grower should
try to produce and save something
worth showing at the great Columbian
exposition. Chicago alone cannot make
an exhibit worthy of this great country.
Beneficent It sins. .
The February rains came at just the
right time. The result of the downpour
ia to be seen in the splendid condition cf
crops all over the coast.
STATIONERY, HOTIOflS,
BOOKS AND MUSIC.
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