The Oregon mist., January 15, 1897, Image 4

WORSK THAN REPORTED.
A Cnbaa't tary or Voadavalla't Tar.
rlbls Atrocltlet la Oaaaabaeoa,
New York, Jan. 11. ' Antonio
Agulerro, a member of the Havana pro
duoo exchange, Arrived , here on the
ramer Uriwtba, from Havana. He
was a resident of Qunabaooa,where,aO
cordlng to recent reports from Havana,
atrocities were ooroiniteed by the Span
ish troop under Colonel Fondeveila,
Benor Aguiarro when teen lait night
Raid: "
"The reports which reach the
' TJnited States of the state of affairs in
Gnnnahaooa are far from telling the
whole truth. Colonel Fondeveila has
instituted reign of terror at the place.
His cams is well known to the Ameri
can press as that of the moat blood
thirsty officer of General Weyler's com
mand. He is a favorite of the captain
general and has been appointed military
commander of Goanabaooa, just across
the bay from Havnaa. .
. "Folly 600 families have left the
town and moved Into Havana sinoe his
taking charge. People are taken from
their homes and killed with machetes
in the outskirts of the town. The
world is then made to believe that such
people were leaving their homes to join
the reblea, who swarm in the neigh
borhood. I know of thirty-nine persons
who have thus been done away with.
"Even honest Spaniards are shocked
at Fondeveila's acts. One of the honest
Spaniards warned me that my name
was on the list with more than 800
moro kept by Fondeveila as men
marked by him for seoret execution as
rebel sympathisers. Being a thorough
ly neutral man and having good friends
among the Cubans and Spaniards alike,
I managed to obtain my paseport for
the TJnited States. I owe , my escape
from Fondeveila's clutches to my Span
ish friends, toward whom I feel the
greatest gratitude.
THE FUNDING BILL.
Dsbata Opanad by BaataaaatatUa Paw
an Featarea af tha Maaaura.
Washington, Jan. 11. The Pacific
railroads funding bill, which is con
sidered the most important piece of
legislation which will oome before con
gress at this session, came up today in
the house, under a special order, which
allows two days for general debate and
one day for amendments and debate
under the five-minute rule, wih pro
vision: for a final vote within
four i
days. There was a great deal of in-;
tereet in the measure, and the members
gave all the speakers close attention. A
huge map of the roads, with their feed
ers, was hung on a frame erected in
the area in front of the speaker's ros
trum, and served to illustrate many of
the points made. There were only four
speakers today Powers of Vermont
the chairman of "the Pacific railroads
commission, who opened with an ex
haustive two hours' argument in sup
port of the bill; Hubbard of Missouri,
the minority member of the committee,
who has charge of the opposition, and
Grow and Bell, who spoke respectively
for and against the measure.
Tha Saaata's Action. -Washington,
Jan. 11. The Repub
lican and Democratic steering com
mittees today decided to make the Pa
cifio railroads funding bill the order of
business in the senate after the free
homestead bilL The Republican com
mittee, with Senator Allison, its chair
man, present, was in session for an
hour, when Senators Gorman and Cock
rell were called in as representatives of
the Democratic committee. There was
bo opposition in either committee to the
proposition to give the bill considera
tion, and to place the time for hearing
at as early a date as practicable. , The
agreemet was made only conditional
upon the passage of the bill through
.the house. If it fails there, it will not
be considered in the senate. No at
tempt will be made to provide for the
consideration of any other bilL
' Tha Mara Olaima.
Washington, Jan. 11. The senate,
in executive session, has adopted a reso
lution instructing the committee on
foreign relations to investigate the pay
ment of the Moar claims. The reso
lution v was introduced by Senator
Chandler, and instructs the committee
to ascertain, among other things,
whether the settlement, providing for
the payment of $1,600,000 on account
of the claim, was a fair one. It also
directs the committee to ascertain
whether the payment of the claim in
volves any issuance from this govern
ment as to the attitude this country
would maintain in the Cuban insurrec
tion. ' ; ' ' .
- Airship Invantad la Plhar.
Pittsburg, Jan. 11. Charles D. De
forest, a Pittsburg inventor, who has
been interested in the stories about the
alleged California airship, says he has
a flying machine that will fly. - Tester
day he exihibted a model which flew
across a field. He believed the airship
should be built on the principle ol a
bird's flight, and his model looks like
' a large hawk or eagle. : He was careful
to arrange it so that the body of the
bird would hold sufficient gas to make
the machine buoyant enough to elevate
and sustain itself in the air. After
filling the model with gas he attached
a rope to it , As soon as he released
the model it started skyward until the
end of the rope was reached. Deforest
has made a number of public tests of
his model and all were successful.
Natural Gas a Mineral.
New York, Jan. 11. Judges La
combe and Wallace, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, in a de
cision filed today, classify natural gas
as a mineral for all the purposes of the
statutes and customs laws.
(Baorga WaahlnftoB's Wadding;.
New York, Jan. 8. The annual cele
bration of the wedding of George
Washington was held at Sherry's this
af ternooon by the New York chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
, , Dabt af Lira Paid. '
Portland, Or., Jan. 8. W. 8. James,
. formerly proprietor of the Columbia
business college of this city, and an old
and well-known resident, was fonnd
dead in his room in the G. A. R. build
ing yesterday morning. A pistol lay
close to his breast, and his heart was
, pierced by a bullet. From the condi
tion ot the body, it was apparent that
James had been dead several days. The
ease was olearly one of suicide.
There Is a clerk in Marne, France,
who has made seventeen unsuccessful
attempts to oonuuit tuioida, -
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Oownlat, Hopkins Ravlaw at
. Trada.
Wheat on Friday of last week had
lost 6c from the highest point, though
a portion of the loss was recovered be
fore the oloee on Saturday, and the to-
lore the ouon fcatuMay, and the to -
tal loss for the week was 4c Taking
the news of the week as whole there
was nothing to suggest a reason for the
decline unless it be the further bank
troubles reported from the Northwest
That, however, is not a good reason to
assign, as banks at Chicago are anxious
to lend money on wheat securities and
have plenty of it forallapiaicants hav
ing 10 percent margin. The true
reason was the taking of profits, which
to some big traders were sufficiently en
ticing at the opening advance on Mon
day 86 for May delivery. . The de
cline throughout the week was steady,
Z L .
me tiue him
until on Friday, when
turned by the bringing into line of large
buying orders for export. Corn and
oats suffered losses of 7-8c and 6-8o 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 80,000,-
ana uume who eeumaieu it at av,vuvi,-
000 bushels ten days ago, have reduced
v o
their figures to 13,000,000 bushels, j , , "TT r V. IT I ir toe ground noum oe too niucu ira
This is the result of bad weather, there : claimed, which Is deposited In ths tress- j en t0 bak the crugt , 8(?t the ukei
being too much rain at harvest, the nr T V!.? Jnan' r!00 c j or posts, everything can be got In readl
same as the winter wheat crop here w,rt for ta. ,ar "ubr mon?' nw to rebuild In the sprliig. and that
suffered last year, taking off probably r5ar" not being cashed. la soma la- w fouud a grwt advantage when
80,000,000 bushels from the yield. orders are filed away with tn- the buiwin tUlu WPMi The sorting
This makes the second year that the
Argentine crop has been damaged by
unseasonable weather at harvest time, " ' r . . 1:
but this year it has been somewhat reaches ths addressee. This Is true of,
damaged by locusts. The latest esti- n r1" ade out to the Urge shops j
mates make a reduction of 8,000,000 whJcl d n recotxt the order or the j
bushels from what the bulls figured on. accompanying letter containing orders j
To make the situation more bullish ' "hipped, owing general
Is the prospect of a scarce crop, snow , to the dishonesty of employes. Thero i
and cold weather following two days of ,
I rain over the winter wheat country,
1 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
talked of $ I would be realised within a
short time. -
; Markat Qaatatlona.
Portland, Or., Jan. 12, 1897.
Flow Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, 4.60; Benton county and
White Lily, 4.60; graham, (3.16; su
perfine, 3.60 per barrel.
Wheat Walla Walla, 84 86c; Val-
ley, 8687o per bushel.
Oats Choioe white, 4042o
bushel; choice gray, 8840o.
per
Hay Timothy, 113.00 per
ton;
clover, $8. 00 9. 00; oat, $8.00010;
wheat, $8.00(3 10 per ton.
Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton;
brewing, $20.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.00; shorts,
$16.60; middlings, $33.
Butter Creamery, 8640o; Tilla
mook, 40c; dairy, 22 Jj 30c
Potatoes Oregon Bnrbanks, 60 70c;
Early Rose, 80 90c per sack; Cali
fornia river Bnrbanks, 55c per cental;
sweets, $3.00(33.60 per cental for Mer
ced; Jersey Red, $3.60.
Onions 85o per sack.
Poultry Chickens, "mixed, $2.00
3.60; geese, $6.00; turkeys, live, 10c;
ducks, $4 4. 60 per dozen.
Eggs Oregon, 17) per dozen.
Cheese Oregon, 11; Young Ameri
ca, 12c per pound.
Wool Valley, lOo per pound; East
ern Oregon, 6 80.
Hops 9( 10c per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2.252.76;
cows, $3.003.26; dressed beef, 4g
6 jo per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.603.76; dressed mut
ton, 4 ii 60 per pound.
HogB Gross, choice, heavy, $3.26
S.60; light and feeders, $3.60(33.00;
dressed, $3. 50 4. 25 porewt.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 12, 1897.
Flour Jobbing)--Patent excellent,
$5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California
brands, $5.60; Dakota, $5.50; patent,
$6.25.
Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats Choice, $24 25 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $23 per ton; cracked,
$23; feed meal, $23.
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
10.00; Eastern Washington, $18.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 2 80; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese NativeWa1iingtoii,10(312c.
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $14(3
18; parsnips, per sack, 76c; beets, per
sack, 75o; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
85 45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, 90c$l.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $1.75.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 8 9c; dressed, 10(312c; ducks,
$2. 00 3. 50; dressed turkeys, 1316c
Eggs Fresh ranch, 19o; Eastern,
19o per dozen.
, Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6o; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep,
6a per pound; lamb, 6c; pork, 60 per
pound; veal, small, 60.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 6(36; salmon,
56; salmon trout, 710; flounders
and soles, 8 4o.
Provisions Hams; large, 12c; hams,
small, 1 2 Jo; breakfast bacon, 10c;
dry salt sides, 6c per pound.
San Francisco, Jan. 12, 1897.
Potatoes Salinas Bnrbanks, 60(3
75c; Early Rose, 7075o; River Bur
banks, 40 60c; sweets, $1.60(31.60
per cental. ., -;
Onions 60 85c per cental.
Eggs Store, 2826c; ranch, 2629.
Butter Fancy creamery, 21o; do
seconds, 18 20c; fancy dairy, 17o;
seconds, 16 17a V
Cheese Fancy mild, new, ll
11 e; fair to good, 8 10c; Young
America, 11 12c; Eastern, 13 14a
Hops 8 10c per pound.
Wool Choice mountain, 6 7c; poor
do, 4 6c; San Joaquin plains, 8 6c;
do foothill, 68c per pound.
Hay Wheat, $8.00 10; wheat and
oat, $7 10; oat, $6. 00 8. 00; barley,
6.005.65; alfalfa, $6.006.60; clover,
$6.008.00; stock, $5. 00 6. 00 per ton.
Tropical Fruit Bananas, $1.00
2.00 per bunch; pineapples, $24.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, naval, $1.60
(82.50; California lemons, $1.00 1.25;
do, good to choice, $1.50 2. 00; fancy,
$2,603.00 pet box.
Apples I'anoy, $1(81.25 per bow
common do, 40 75c .
Vo uncle am
"rIOK UP"
Mtlllaaa of Ballara of Unclaimed
' . ataaay ia tha Treaaarjr.
There are millions upon millions of
aoilars in the treasury paid hi from dlf
fereat sources which belong to clthwna
of tie TJnltwl Kttites. To this wealth
, poitofflc, deplrtH1!nt, through the
" . h.hwm uri.
monrjr order offica, contributes largely,
A few year back the postmaster gen
eral deposited with the treasurer nearly
$3,000,000, the money from encashed
srdera which had accumulated since ths
office was started In 1808. At first no
effort was mads to restore this un
claimed money to Ita rightful owners,
lint tha lattara of atlrk-e. turned In as
unpaid by the postmasters from all over
the country were kept. In case a de-
wand ahould be made for their pay-
meut. This money remained to ths
credit of the money order office, show -
1 lnf large profit for the service. This
,. . v.i .i
living wae iuukij uvutij tuauw, uu
now the office endeavors to refund ths
moaey to the remitters by draft
drawn on the treasury. This rule ob
tains In case of money orders less than
ten years old. Letters of advice older
than this are destroyed.
Every year about 1 per cent of the
- - , , . - . t
?oaf ew '" J"".,
lasi ln a fmm tin fatal tn Sinn flrUi tin-
count for this large number of money
orders not being cashed. I soma in
stances orders are filed away with oth
er papers and forgotten. More fre-
w P" nu lorgotwn. oiora
j Jiwntly the letter containing the rd.-r ;
-ro ". . "here men have used
the money order oracs as a Dana ana
liars maaa out orders to ui?mwiui
which, owing to sudden death or other
cause, have never been claimed.
It Is difficult, however, to explain why
such large sums remain unclaimed, for
In case an order la lost a duplicate Is
easily obtained. Application is made
by either the remitter, the payee or ths
office of payment, and a duplicate Is is
sued with only the delay necessary to
comply with the forms. A year ago
the department made a ruling that du
plicate money orders could not be Is
sued In less than three months from the
time when an application was filed, but
this waa found Inconvenient, and this
order was rescinded. .
The Drama at the Vatican.
Theatricals In the Vatican! The an
nouncement, though Strang, is true.
Pope Leo has hitherto allowed ho the
atrical representations to be given with
in the walls of the Vatican. He has,
however, lately made one exception.
The historic Swiss guard from the
canton of Valals, who. In their yellow
and crimson uniforms, are on sentinel
and aeort dutv within the nalaca. nf-
fer. It seems, from homesickness sad j
ennui. To these human weaknesses i
tha Bane has mads the concession of I
allowing short amateur pieces with
orchestral accompaniment to be acted
during the coming winter. . The enter
tainments are to take place In the small
private theater within, the Belvedere
gardens. The performance Is to con
sist at harp and violin music, mono
logues and short pieces In French. So
here to one more link between church
and stage.
The Turtle.
Formerly the turtle was taken bj !
means of harpoons or spears; but thlij
mlured the creature. It la now !
txkan in nets or caotured unon tht '
beach. Certain fishermen prefer to
dive and take the animal by hand, but !
when the rsptlle Is powerful this Is not
accomplished without some difficulty.
TARIFF 1X1) TAXES.
Whatever the new order of things may
be in tariff and taxes, business is already
better, and there are sure signs of its being
rapidly improved. Infirmities and ail-
I ments are the tariff and taxes on physical j
ttrength. Lumbago is a Complaint tnat
taxes our best endurance. It cripples and
Iannis one for anything like active exer -
tion. It is a sudden iwckache, but no
I matter how sudden, St. Jacobs Oil is quick j
t""kBnd.tpl fZLZl" water. Above all. they should be
1 tne the taxes on our health the best cur-
rency ia the best remedy fur pain, and its curtains to set off a portion of the cel
' prompt use the surest way of getting back 1 ar ani Blg0 g00(j eoVers for the bar-
A street railroad operated by gas en
gines is being experimented with in
London. "
TO PAT A PKNALTY fOH DINING
Is rather bird. Isn't ltf Yet how many are
compelled to do this after every meal. lly
pepaia, that inexorable persecutor, never
ceanes to torment of its own volition, and
rarelv yields to ordinary medication. But
tranquility of the stomach Is in store for thone
who pursue A course of Hostetter's Ktomach
Sitters. '1 his fine corrective also remedies ma
larial and kidney complaints, rheumatism,
constipation, biliousness and nervousness. .
A codfish recently caught off Flam
borough Bead, England, had inside it
fifty-nine fish hooks.
CATABBH OAWKO B CtBSD
With UKAl irPLTCATIONB, u that- tanaat
raaca Ike Mat af tha Siaam. catarrh is a
blood ar eeattUuflonal disssas, and In order to
IslsrcA Car Is tko laMrnally, and acts dl
reettv on tbsklood and mucous surfaces. Hall's
Catarrh Care if not a quaak medietas. It was
arsaaribad by one of the bsstphyslslaas hi skis
country for years, and is a regular reaarip.
tian. It M oo at posed of the best tonics koawn,
eomatnae wits tne Met meoa puriners, sou
dlraetlv on the mucous surfaces.
parfest
combination of the two Ingredient is what
IDS
on
roaucee suen wenoerrui enacts
la carina
Catarrh.
Ben
d for testliBonisIs, free.
HKNEY a ct) , Props., Toledo, O.
. J.
Sold by druarsists. oric 76c,
Hall's Family fills are ths best.
All true internal parasites are blind,
being very safe and without necessity
for eyes. -
f Plso's Cure for Consumption has been a
iamny nieuiwnc witu us nuice wwi i.
Madison, 240SI 42d ave., Chicago, 111,
B.j
Three copies of the Bible, written on
loaves of the fan palm, are in the Brit-
iah museum.
Schilling's Best tea-r-grocer
gives your money back
if you don't like it. v
i It's one - thing to say
money back, and another
thing to do money back.
We say it, and your gro
cer docs it; and we pay him.
AScMlln. Comply
lea (nashee M
TaGIIICULTUKAL NEWS
TNIN03 PERTAINING TO
FARM AND HOME.
THE
The Winter reason a Good Tlmr ia
Kebulld Fences-Farmers Adtlaad
" to BHck to tha Farm-Procuring the
Winter Fuel-8orlnit Fotatoee.
Remake the Old Fence.
There are many farms bearing old
roll fences that their owners have felt
for years would be better torn down
aud rebuilt upon the same or ottier iocs.-
tlou, says Kural World. They have
been built upon and nddod to until they
contain at least enough good rails to
construct a good straight feuee. The
1 undertaking is not a big one, and when
a Is finished the satisfaction of seeing
... . , ,..i .,. in
t tue nrtti, urwi i-uupiiuvivu m
, addition to the firewood, will repay the
! farmer for time and new wire. There
Is no more favorable time than jnst
after the ground has fnwen and before
snow comes. A pair of bobsleighs can
be used, even If there Is no snow, when
the site of the new fence Is to be some-
t - - -
i wher lse tbm tbat ot the PTeat 0Ue-
1 . - . . . . at
-,of the caUng RDd sharpening
op preparllllt (tw)tl) Rnd 8aWlng
up the "done" fence tiniDer mio n re
wood, can all be finished tn the slack
season, and the putting up of the feuee
will be as nothing In the spring before
seeding operations commence, when
the ground will be so soft that the
stakes can all be driven with a sledge
hammer. If possible, do not put this
work off. The commencement of such
Jobs that have stared one tn the face
for years, probably. Is niore than half
the undertaking. The old snake fence
Is an eyesore and a harbor for rubbish
and weeds, while the new straight one
will save land and give the farm a tidy,
prosperous appearance.
' Ptlch to tha Farm.
History proves that prosperity has al
ways followed times of great depres
sion, and history will repeat itself. No
matter what conies, let us stick to the
farm. We may work a few years for
nothing, but what matters It so long as
we retain tn our possession the old
farmhouse? We shall not always re
main at the bottom of the wheeL In
time, matters will adjust themselves.
Then let us have a firmer determina
Hon than ever to know the details of
our business, and make the coming
year conspicuous for having made prog'
ress in reducing the cost of production,
the curtailment of unnecessary ex
penses, and, above all, let us never for
get that ours ts one of the noblest call
ln8 STel fca, ami tne little spot
of eroi we occupy Is part of God's
Brceu OTrlu uu ,et mamuiiy anu
hopefully till and care for It. that those
who shall succeed us may point with
pride to the work of our hands. New
York Tribune.
The Winter Fuel,
Every farmer who burns wood even
partially for healing and cooking
should, as early In the winter as pos
sible, cut and pile enough wood to last
a whole year. This will save ninny
complaints during the summer, and bo
mucn easier aone now than in warm
weatner. Besides, dry wood burns
without the waste of beat, always lost
'n turning Its sap Into steam. When
using green wood, chips and small
limbs will dry out more qulckl than
will the body of the tree, especially If
the small limbs are split
Storing; I'otatoea.
Strictly speaking, no one should slore
potatoes In the house cellar. But as
hundreds of thousands do every year,
and will continue to do so, a word may
not prove amiss. First, potatoes should
be sorted while In the field. It saves
tne housewife much work, saves stor
; age roora ana ti,e y, ot extra j,an.
: ,,,, r,,. .,,. ., .
!dlln - Potatoes for the cellar are best
; barreled, as they are then movable
when the accidents of time bring frost
kept dark. Canvas sacks make good
rels. Light will ruin the flavor, and
half-light will cause tbeut to sprout.
Beat Food for Tout try.
The very best use of shrunken wheat,
i some pi wuii;u wm uo iuuuu in every
crop, is as rood for poultry. The grain,
being shrunken. Is deficient in starch,
but It has all the greater proportion of
gluten, which Is the chief element of
the egg, while the outside busk, or
bran, is rich tn phosphate, which helps
to make the eggshell. The poultry
dealer can usually buy shrunken wheat
at a lower price than the perfect grain,
while for feeding fow"l It Is really better
for being shrunken. lermnntown Tel
egraph. :
Apples for Cows.
I do not think there Is any better food
for milch cows than ripe, sound apples.
I am aware tbat the prevalent opinion
Is that apples have a tendency to make
cows sick aud dry them up. As con
firmatory of this I have beard of nu
merous Instances where cows have
broken Into orchards and eaten their
fill of apples and have been made sick,
and In a few Instances have died as the
result. I also knew a case where a
man ate an unreasonable quantity of
baked beans, and it killed him. Now,
the one case no more proves that ripe
apples are not good cow food than that
baked beans are not good human food.
The proper way to feed apples to cows
is to have them ripe and sound. Green
or rotten apples are not good food for
anything. The cows should never be
given a full feed of them at first or
given them on an empty stomach. At
the first the cow should have no more
than two or three quarts once a day.
Rural New Yorker,
The Cow to the Acra Plan.
Can the dairy be mude to pay? We
believe It can, but It must be done on
the cow to the acre plan better and
fewer cows, better and more feed to the
acre, and cows better looked after.
There are men making money to-day
from their dairies. How are they doing
It 7 Condented dairying. As fast as
cows are demonstrated not to be mak
ing a profit they go the way that all
poor things should, and leave tbelr food
to ths cow that hath from two to five
talents already. It does not pay.
did It aver, to feed a cow $20 worth of
food to get $IB worth of milk, lot Jon
her drying off soon after the county
fair, let the time of yenr tie what It
uiny. Think this matter over. Anacrs
of corn fodder, another of oats, and a
third of mixed crops, will keep two
cows a year. Can corn, oats and the
like be as well sold as to a good cow,
her produce sold, and the fertility re
turned to the faruit-Oor. Fraction!
Farmer. 1 ;
nine Good Ideas.
Judging from the euoruious produc
tlveoess of our common field corn, tf
anyoue should ask me what Is best to
grow to fill a silo. 1 would say the best
thing to grow Is corn, rue seconti neat
la corn, and the third choice In the sec
tion would be corn. Like the cow, ev
ery part of It Is useful, and It Is a forage
crop, the lasy inau's crop, the Ignorunt
man's friend. On hillside or vnlh-y it
brings a profitable return. It will do
well with half a chance, evcu on a hard
eed-bed. or with roots torn and bleed
tag .It Is a great foragor, and when
nursed It responds with great posnlbtlt.
ties. We have only half appreciated Its
wealth of helpfulness In the past. The
Ho and fodder machinery are giving a
double value to it with a meaning of a
large profit on our season's effort. B. 0.
Cheatnnta,
The American chestnut has the sweet.
est kernel, but Is mailer, and the
trees must be some urteen or more
years from the seed before they bear.
The European, or Spanish chestnut, has
nuts nearly double the slse of the Amer
ican, but tamer In flavor. But the
seed will bear at about ten years from
the seed.. The dwarf Chlnqnepln Chest
nut will often bear the second or third
year from seed, but the nuts are so
mall that they are not In general use.
The Japan chestnut ts a comparative
dwarf, though a stronger grower than
the American Chlquepln but the nuts
re as large as the European chestnut,
with about the same taste. Like the
Chlnquepln, they bear early. But all
the kinds bear early when grafted from
bearing trees. Median's Monthly.
Tha Advantawea of Sheep.
Tbey are profitable.
They weaken the soil least,
strengthen It most.
They are enemies of weeds.
nd
The care they need Is required when ;
other farm operations are slack.
The amount of Investment need not
be large. - '
The returns are quick and many.
They are the quietest and easiest
bandied of all farm stock.
Other farm products are made more
largely from cash grains, while those
from the sheep are made principally
from pasture.
There Is no other product of the farm j
that has fluctuated so slightly In value
as good mutton. . I
By comparison wool costs nothing,
for do not the horses and cow In shed
ding their coats waste what the sheep
saves? -
Valna of Bran.
Wheat bran or shorts contain Uttlo
more flesh and nrllk forming matter
and a little lesa fat than middlings.
There is not much difference in the
average feeding value per ton, but the
shorts being more bulky to to be prefer
red to middlings for mixing with glu
ten end other heavy concentrated
foods. Careful analyses and digestion
tests made at the State Experiment Sta
tion have failed to note any material
difference in the feeding value of se
lected winter wheat bran. Massachu
setts Plowman.
Worklnt Butter,
The object of working butter Is to rid
it of the surplus moisture, to distrib
ute the salt, and to unite the granules
and give the butter. consistency; and it
should not have any more ;han will ac
complish this. One of the advantages
of salting In the churn and alloivlnct
the butter to stand until the salt is
wholly dissolved Is, that much working
is not required, as the butter only re
quires to be worked until the color Is
uniform, or when the streaks caused
by the salt disappear.
K.lllns White Grab Worms.
Meadow lands Infested with whits
gratis should be plowed and thorough
ly cultivated In the fall, then planted
to some crop that requires thorough
cultivation the next season. The fall
cultivation will destroy many of the
Insects which are then In a very ten
der stage in Uttlo earthen cells In the
ground, and the thorough and frequent
cultivation of the following crop will
soon discourage the grubs. Rural New
Yorker.
Poultry Yard.
Broilers shrink about a half pound
each when dressed.
Ducks average ten dozen eggs In
about seven months' laying.
Forty dressed ducklings are packed
in a barrel for shipment
For good result In egg production,
the ben house during the winter should
not be allowed to become colder than
40 degrees.
Feed chickens frequently, but only
what they will partake of with keen
relish. Never surfeit them unless at
the last feed In the evening, then they
may be allowed to have about all they
want
: Look to the chicken-bouse windows,
for a draught Is deadly. This ques
tion of proper distribution of air Is an
Important one. Let the bouses be open
every sunny day. Keep them sosy,
clean and comfortable, and the reward
will surely follow.
The -fowl's comb Is an Indicator of
good or ill health, and can always be
relied on. A full, bright red comb de
notes health; a withered, faded or
black comb Is a sure sign tbat the fowl
Is sick. ' The hen that lays the most
eggs In a year Is always the one with
the large, bright red comb.
, liess than a Farthing.
The smallest coin now current In Eu
rope, and the one having the least value,
Is the Creek lepton. The lepton Is, ac
cording to the decimal monetary sys
tem, current money In all countries be
longing to the Latin union. Some idea
of this valueless little disc of copper
may be gathered from the fact that the
lepton to the one-hundredth part of
drachma. The Greek drachma usually
passes for the same value tbat a franc
plect doe.
A Happy Couple.
Squire Mnnra and HI Batlatahla Wlfa
iHlarast a Reporter.
From Tribune, Orwley, Color ado. '
Among the many good poopls reuld
lug lu Qrcolcy, Colorado, 'ffqtitre
Moore and his amiable wife are tlio
best known and the most rcspootml.
This happy couple were born tn West
Hiding, ot York, England, in 1830. In
1848 they emigrated to this country
and setilud In Derby, Coiin.,where thy
resided for a number of years. While
there Mr. Moore, who was highly
respected by his neighbors, was ketud
It member of the state legislature In
1807.
A reportor culled on them recently
and was received eordtally and in re
sponse to his inquiries, Mrs. Moore
saldi "For four years lwas miserable,
hardly a week passed during that time
but what I stiff orcd from extrome lusni
tude. The leant exortlun fatigued me.
At times when I was sewing or read
ing, I would be troubled With tingling
seniiatlons, like the pricking of pins In
hands, foot, arms and logs. Occasion
ally I would suffor from profuse per
sptratiim, the water fairly running
from my fuite and hands. Then for
days it would seem impossible for me
to enjoy a minute of warmth. I would
it in a rooking chair alongside a roar
ing fire in the stove wrapped up in
blankets, yet while my faoe would b
sororclicd, tha rest of uiy body would
be chilled.
"Finally, despite my opposition, my
husband culled in a phynloinn, who
attributed my ailment to rhounttitlum
and prescribed fur that complaint. A
day or two afterwards he changed his
opinion, saying I was attacked with la
grippe; also changed his medicine, but
to no purpose. I was going from bad
to worse. The tingling sensations
were resumed. At times I would be
incapable of doing anything with my
hands and my husband whs fearful that
I was suffering from partial paralysis.
"One evening, while 'reading the
New York Triubne, he read to me a
statement of a wonderful cure perfected
by Dr. Williams' Fink Pills. He and
I had at times read similar testimoni
als describing the great powers and
virtue of these pills. But this night
In particular, I was impressed with
what he read and told him it wouldn't
do any harm to try a box. The next
morning he purchased a box of the
Pink Pills and I commenced taking
them according to directions, three
times a day, Within a week I felt
better, and when I had finished that box
I asked my husband to get ma another
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gives a list af valaabte area
euets aaet haw ta get theaa.
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Breakfast Cocoa.
, a cup. :
Be sure that yea get (he renuloe ankle suds by WALTER
BAKKR CO. Ltd., IMrcheater, Mass. Established 1 7 SO.
Cheapest Power.....
GUARANTEED ORDER.....
i'i B. P. Hercules, Gas or Gaol!oe.
i-j H. P. Hcrcultt. Gas or Gasoline,
i-a H. P. Regan, Gas or Gasoline,
1-3 H. P. Oriental, Gas or Gasoline.
1-4 H. P. Otto, Gas or Gasoline.
1-4 H. P. Pacific, Gas or Gasoline.
i-6 H. P. Hercules, Gat or Gasoline.
mo If. P. Hercules, Gas or Gasoline.
Stat Your Wanta and Write for Prices.
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San Francisco, Cat...
Gas, Gaiolint and Oil
WHEAT.
Walts mnnejr tijr su
ceMtlul snenulstlon In
ChlcnKo. We buy and
sell wheat thern on
margins. Fortunes hare been made nn a smnli
U-KlnnliiK !)' trading In fiiturra, Wrlia (or
lull particulars. jtet nr relerenne given. -p,v.
eral years' eirlence on the ( hifntto Hoard ot
Trade, and a IhoroiiKh knowledif ol Hie husl
new. I'owiiIuk, II oj: kiln it Co., c hicuito Hoard
of Trade llrokers. Oliices in l'ortland, Oregon,
and fcpokaue, Wash.
RODS
Far trsf-lnc end loratlnv Onld nr Silver '
ore, lost or tilmien trt-anuros. M. 1). VOW
l.KJl, llos 3J7 Houtlllligton, (Jutill.
t 1 f f-r f Tlr a a .. . 11 , v . .. .i
It cured; send for book. Pus. ilANariKl.D s
lonriKriiil.D, sHH Market Ht San Franolsco.
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARK ttCK or
'Just Don't Paal Wall,"
KrMlIYER FILLS
are the One Tblnt ta use.
Onl Ona for a Doea.
old b Dmrsl.ta 8to. a he
aansles mall ad i.u
Dr. attMkt Mat, C. rtiUa. fa.
nd ha laughingly compiled, saying,
'oonoolt it as bad as consumption, bu,
even if you think thoy are doing yCn
some good there is a great relief ex.
poritmced.'' Aftnr that hs purchased
for mo alxiut a doien mure boxes, unj
for nearly two yor 1 continued taking
them. Ths rusult was I regained n,j
strength, tho tingling In arms ami l Ks,
hands and feet ceawd ami the frequent
sweats which I had been subject to
loft me. In all truth, I am foroed to
state that the Fink Fills made a new
woman of nut. That Is," she laughing,
ly romarkod, "as now as you on muks
a woman who Is now In her 70th year."
And in truth, Mm. Moore's cloning re
marks, are well ftmndod, for she is as
hu!o and healthy looking as any woman
could be wht) has lived her groat age,
(BlgntHt) ANNA MOOKH.
8uboi'lhod and sworn to before me,
notary publlo, this 83d day of Muy,
1800.
My ooinmlsNion expire May 14th,
10OO.
Milton A. Lyons, Notary Publlo.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by
all dealers, or will he sunt postpaid on
receipt of price, 50 cents a box, or six
boxes for $1.00 (they art) never sold In
bulk, or by the 100), by addressing Dr.
Williams' Medicine Company, Bohunoo
tady, N. Y. - .
Water la Moad.
, Tt baa commenly bn aatloiated thai
srisn wood, when cut down, contains
I about 40 per cent of lta weight In not.
' turn, but Id ths forest of csntral Eu-
rop wood cut down to winter Is said to
hold mors than 40 percent of watsr at
' ths end of the following f umiusr. Kept
1 for several years tn a dry place, wood
retains from IS to 30 ptr cent sf watsr,
while that which has beta thoroughly
desiccated will, when exposed to air
under ordinary circumstances, absorb
B per cent of watsr In the first three
days, and will continue to absorb It un
til It reaches from 14 to 10 per cent ss
normal ataudard the amount fluctu
ating abort and balow this standard
cosrdlng to ths stats of tht atmos
pbers. It has been found that, by ex
posing green wood to a temperature of
812 degress, F., ths loss of weight squat,
d 45 psr cent; and, further, on expos
ing small prisma f wood on-balf Inch
square and eight Inches long, cut out
of billets that had been stored for two
yssrs. to tht action of tiperbested
steam fer two hours, tbelr toss of weight
ws found to be from IS to 43 psr cent,
according to ths temperttura of ths
8URtXCURBro PILES
luittM a fttiwl. fctcKMoa sm Ittw4ti CI 'as vUm t
l.4.frMw'fc. u.m Immiu.mi'I fn...f. . r.tM
sm. iNiau.ui. asLawaakka, rails INfc i
WANT
ilfiDUHHUI,!
- sin ATUUsi
Nuyinttf.
SEE?
FOR USING
Because it Is absolutely pure.
Beciuse It Is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in
which chemicils art used.
Because beans of (he finest quality ire used.
Because It is made by a method which preserves unimpaired
the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans.
Because It Is the most economical, costing less than one cent
Rebuilt Gas and
Gasoline Engines,
..FOR SALE CHEAP
Hercules Gas
....Engineorks
Enginei, 1 to 200 E. P,
rue
EVERY1 HEN
Hsirliti in sPtalum
" -"JisTl a M.'t.M.ii to iriv profit
atbla ratui a bteta iti
msriililnitf axel iiat vaty am
bnty thnlatLiirM wtileb pr
due tti nrsY"Mt nmtr
uf vttt'ifHm ChlekcuM.
froilfhi. 9
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Couth brruBTts iioSl, Cstf f -Int'fiie.
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