TOMCS FOR FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. fas Acttoa af Froet Favore Plant Orowtta-How to ralcct Kntf tor Ratcaia--Better to Fed Cora Fodder ia Fall Lena-th. . TheActloaof Freat. The principle on which the frost acts favorably in Improving tilth It In the rapturing of the aolkparttoloa by ex panslon. The action of the frost causes to expand the soli particle and the water with which the earth may oe charged. The reault la that the soil particles are broken and separated In somewhat the same manner a a bottle or jug In which water baa froaen la broken. The further result la that In proportion aa fineness of soil Is wore favorable to seed and plant growth, ao the more completely the oll is divided by repeated treeaingaand tha wings dur ing the time between crops, the better for the coming crop. tt Is noted In this connection that one need not. aa In spring tillage, wait until the soil Is quite dry before spading, for It la an advantage rather than otner . wise to work It so wet that it leaves the spade m unbroken clods; the more In terstlces In the masa after It la throwu over the better. The difference In the following spring and summer between aoll that has been fall-worked as-outlined and that which has remained un touched until spring. Is most marked, Beds that were thus thrown up roughly In the fall come out In the following spring a mass of earth as One as an asb heap. To overlook the gain that comes from killing the larvae of various de structive Insects by turning up the soil before winter would be a mistake. It is known by many actual tests that they die In large numbers by winter f reeslng, American Gardening. Basra for Hatching. Eggs for batching should be very carefully gathered In the afternoon of each day and placed In a basket lined '' wltii soft paper. Keep the sitting eggs In the sitting room; the temperature of the room should be about fifty degrees. It Is a good plan to mark the date of the month on each egg as It is brought In. To have fertile eggs the bens must be given a good range, and be fed a va riety of food, such as wheat screenings, cracked corn, boiled vegetables, meat scraps and above all have a grass plot of a small patch of green rye to run over. Set the hens early, make the nest In a square box that can be pushed from the laying room Into the sitting room. By this arrangement the hens will not be disturbed. A little daily looking af terto supply tbem with water and food Is all that will be needed. I would not advise any one to buy an Incubator on less he Is going Into the chicken busi ness In earnest Tou cannot make mon ey In chickens taking It as a side Issue. If you are after eggs and poultry for home consumption, and do not want much bother, leave the Incubator alone. The American. Fecdla Cora Fe-der. Instead of getting a hay-cutter for cutting all the corn fodder, I would advise feeding It long, and letting the animals eat what they will. If tt were fairly well cured, a large part wHl be eaten. If not fed too freely. Then I would gather the stalks that are left and chop them fine enough to handle well, say three or four todies long, and put them in a large box or half-hogshead. Then pour boiling water over the mess, and sprinkle a quantity of meal and shorts over it, and cover It tightly, and let It remain over night. Feed in the morning, and. If the stalks are eaten with a relish, I would con tinue the practice as long as 1 found it satisfactory. A trial lot can be cut with an ax and block. Of course, noth ing has been added to the nutritive val ue of the stalks, but the hot water will soften tbem, and, perhaps; make them palatable, so that more will be eaten. North East Farmer. How to Move TLarere Him Make a cage or box large enough to hold the bog, but without any bottom. To get the hog In, throw down an ear of corn, and while she is eating it let two men lift the cage and pat It over her. One can do It by tipping it Just right Have a loose bottom (an old door will do very well) a little wider and longer than the cage; place this from the ground to the wagon or s'.eg!i. Carry or drag the cage along the ground and up the slanting floor, and the hog will walk right oh the sleigh or wagon herself, and there will be no lifting excepting the cage. Throw the bottom on top of cage, put a chain over and fasten to wagon. When un loading. Just reverse the operation. Massachusetts Ploughman. " Boots for Varietr. "? : " As spring time approaches, which Is also the farrowing time for sheep, cows and hogs, the advantage of having a good supply of roots to promote milk flow becomes apparent It Is not true that roots are cheap nutrition, for their bulk and weight is very largely wa ter. But as an appetizer and to In crease milk flow they cannot be sur passed. Beets and mangel wurtzel are the best roots, the latter having the advantage of being good keepers, and can be nsed up to the time the grass is forward enough to furnish a good bite. Vraarsrln- Cora Btabble l and. So soon as frost Is well ont of the ground In spring, two horses with heavy drag should be run over the corn stubble of last year. It Is an excellent preparation for plowing, lightening and drying the surface soil, so that when It Is turned nnder the furrow It at once begins to ferment ; Land thus treated makes an excellent seed bed fur grain. The 'work also Is Just what horses need to break them in for the heavier work of plowing which must follow. Korea KadlaTa 'or prlna tta. . Horse radish needs to be dug early In spring to be of much value. So soon as green growth begins the root be comes tough and stringy. What is still worse, is that If the roots are not dug In spring, the next season's growth par takes of the woody character, and is of little valus for market Only by taking out the old growth every spring, and leaving few small roots deep In Ui sail to make a new growth for next year, can the horse radish bed be kept In condition to produce every year a valuable crop. Yeatltatloa for Hotbeda. ' tack of enttlation and keeping the hotbed too warm la much more often the cause of plants dying off than Is frost Except In the very' coldest weather, sash should be raised a por tion of the day to give the plants air. This will make them hardy and (it to grow when set In the open air. By confining the plants too closely they are made tatl and spindling, thus de stroying their value for future growth and productiveness. Inn Thawinar Urdr Pnow Rank. It shows good drainage, either nat ural or by underdralns, when the snow banks thaw from below. It means that there Is an outlet for water through the subsoil, and that, aa the water goes down, the warm air below which It displaces rises to the surface. Farm Notea. The Canadian Experiment Station puts rape at the head of all green feeds for the growth of lambs in botn car cass and fleece, A reputation cannot be made "In a day, but when the fruit grower makes a reputation It adds to his capital, as he will secure better prices and win always have a demand for h'.s produce. All fruit marketed should be labeled with the name of the grower. Grapes should be trimmed while the weather Is cold. If they are trimmed tu the spring they will bleed; that Is. sap will run from the ends of the shoots that have been cut and the vines will be weakened.' If cut now these ends will be healed by the time sap begins to flow and the liability of damage will be reduced. That such plants as "Venus' fly-trap" actually catch and squeexe to death flies and other insects alighting on their leaves bis long been known, but the discovery Is comparatively recent that the plants digest the softer parts of their prey by means of a peptic fer ment secreted by the leaves. These, then, are real instances of plants feed ing upon animals. Professor Plumb, of Purdue Univer sity, in his work on corn culture, says he finds It satisfactory to put seed corn on the ear In common brown coffee sacks, which are hung from the rafters to cure, away from rats and mice. The essentials hi preserving seed corn are to dry It thoroughly before hard f rees lng weather and to keep it secure from rats and mice. . Any plan that secures this will be satisfactory. A correspondent of an exchange says the best method of killing Canada this tles is to cat the thistle when It Is In blossom, one foot or more from the ground; take one-third salt and two thirds saltpeter, grind fine, take a pinch with finger and thumb and place on top of each thistle stalk. After they are well withered set fire to the patch. The fire will go as far as the saltpetre has gone, which is known to be ten to twelve feet deep. A combination of vegetables and frnlt enables the farmer to have something to sell every month In the year from early spring to the approach of winter, and especially if he used hotbeds. When the farmer depends on staple grain crops he must wait for harvest before he has anything to sell. A va riety of crops which include vegetables and fruits are also securities against total loss from drought JAMAICA'S MONGOOSE TF IAL. To Free tbe Inland from Rata-The Peat Exterminated. The introduction of tbe mongoose Into Jamaica marks one of tbe standard Instances of unexpected results follow ing upon an attempt to artiflcialize the process of natural selection, and takes rank as a warning with tbe plague of rabbits and thistles In Australia. Tbe mongoose was introduced from India, in 1872, In order to abate tbe pest of rats, which Infested tbe sugar canes. and after performing tbe salutary duty it increased and multiplied to such an extent that not only the rata and mice but most of tbe living species of the Isl and were threatened with extinction. Poultry suffered first but the depreda tions extended to young pigs, kid, lambe, newly dropped calves, puppies and kittens. Game of all kinds was at tacked, both living and in the egg. Tbe marauder ate even fish, and made such a specialty of snakes, ground lizards, frogs, turtles and land crabs that many kinds of these entirely disappeared. Finally the mongoose developed a rav enous desire for bananas, pineapples, young corn, avocado pears, cocoas, yams and J be sugar canes which It had been called in to protect, winding up Its tastes with an appetite for salt meat. Tbe result was a wholesale disap pearance of species. A few birds, like the ground dove, had the sense to shift their breeding places to the tops of tbe prickly cacti, where they were safe; but other animals, and the reptiles In par ticular, suffered so severely that many kinds were believed for years to be ex tinct As a consequence, there arose yet another plague. Insects, like the ticks aod "Jiggers" (or cblgors), which used to be kept down by the snakes, in creased so overpowerlngly that men and cattle were grievously Infested. One could not walk without being cov ered with them. Tbe victory over tbe Island remained with the tick and the mongoose, until, within the past year or two, a fresh stage set in. Tbe mongoose suddenly began to be less plentiful, and it was found that be bad fallen victim to the tick. Tbe results of the diminution are shown in a gradual reappearance of other beasts, birds and reptiles. Among the snakes there is a very marked In crease, and even the ground lizard, sup posed to be quite extinct, has become common again. Tbe balance of life baa begun to reassert Itself and naturalists will watch with curiosity for a com plete reinstatement of the previous fauna The renewed depredations of rats are bailed as an advent of salva tion, and, odd aa It -may sound, tbe In crease in numbers of tbe crocodile la taken as a happy omen. Tbe Jamai cans are not likely to take further ex periments in this Interesting domain of natural history, but will adhere In future to such present evils as they have. For tbem, at any rate, it has been no "imaginary mongoose." Acad emy.' .;' ' . ; HI temper Is much more apparent than tba reasons for it WEEKLY MARKET IETTEC- Downing, Rapklas Company's Ravlaw of Trade. :' Wheat told at shove 1 per bushel in all Eastern markets during the past week and there ar prospects for much higher prices iu tha future. The marked and rapid advanos in values' during the week must be at tributed to legitimate influences. Speculation played but a minor part In causing the advance. The export de mand has been the principal factor in advancing values. The general post tion of supplies Is considerably strouger than a week ago. The European re quirements for American wheat as estimated by Bradstreet are now 199,- 000,000 bushels as comparea witn pre vious estimate of 160,000,000 bushels. Estimates of American exportable sur plus have been somewhat reduced ow ing to general unfavorable thrashing returns from the spring wheat crop of the Northwest In this connection while America must be congratulated uponhaving a bounteous crop of wheat with which to meet the increased ex port requirements, it must not be over looked that reserves from previous crops of spring and winter wheat are almost entirely exhausted. It will he impossible to meet any such export de maud as estimated by European statis ticians and also establish normal re serves in America, Conditions of sup ply and demand therefore apparently warrant still higher values, but the rapidity of the advances has momen tarily checked the export demand and some reaction is probable. There are several purely speculative conditions that may upset expectations ana result in an unnatural advance. Stocks o( wheat are abnormally small. The Eu ropean shortage has encouraged large speculative purchases. The advance in values has reduced snort selling. The result is a congested market, es pecially for September deliveries. The forward movement of the winter wheat crop has been small considering the large sales for export, and it is now too late for any material accumulation ol wheat in this market until after Sep tember. We can only eonolude after careful consideration that while tem porary reaction is naturally to be ex pected, present values are fully war ranted, higher values will obtain later and that wheat should be bought on all recessions. Portland MarkaU. - Wheat Walla Walla, 88 & 89c; Val ley and Blnestem, 01 93c per bushel. Flour Best grades, 14.40; graham, 13.85; superfine, 3.60 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 88 g 40c; ohoict gray, 86 39c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, 17.oO1b; brewing, il819 per ton. Hillstuffs Bran, 914 per ton; middlings, 21; shorts, $15.60. - Hay Timothy, 12.60; clover, $1011; California wheat, $10 11; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs 10 lSJie per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 40(3 45o; fair to good, 85c; dairy, 2535o pet roll. Cheese Oregon, lljo; Tonng America, 12c; California, 9 10c per pound. --. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50(3 4.00 per dozen; broilers, $1.603.00; geese, $3 4; ducks, $2.50 3 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound. Potatoes. Oregon Burbanka. 850 40c per sack; new potatoes, 50c per sack; sweets, $1.76(32.00 per cental. Onions California, new, red, $1.25; yellow, $1.60 per cental. Hops 10 lljo per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 46c Wool Valley, 14(8 15c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10(8 12c; mohair, 20c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2i2'c; dressed mutton, o; spring lambs, 1 per pound. ! Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light and feeders, $2.608; dressed, $3(3 4.25 per 100 pounds. , Beef Gross, top steers, $3. 75 8; cows $2.85; dressed beef, 45,Jtc per poond. Veal Largo, 8 (gBc; small, i per pound. - - ' Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 10 12c ' Cheese Native Washington, 10 Uo; California, 90. Eggs Fresh ranch, 1920o. I' Poultry Chickens, live, per pound. bens, 10 11c; spring chickens, $2 8.50; ducks, $3. 50 8. 75. Wheat Feed wheat, $28 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $28. - Corn Whole, $22; cracked, per ton, 22; feed meal, $22 per ton. Barley Boiled or ground, per ton, $22; whole, $21. Fresh Heats Choice dressed beel. steers, 6c; cows, 6e', mutton sheep, 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 8. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4c; salmon, 45c; salmon trout, 7 lOo; flounders and sole, 84; ling cod, . 4 6; 'rock cod, 6c; smelt, 2),4c. San Vraaetseo Marketa. WoolChoice foothill, 9 12c; 8an Joaqnin, 6 months' 810o; do year's staple, 7 (8 9c; mountain, 11 18c; Ore gon, 10 18c per pound. Hops 6i0o per pound. -Millstuffs Middlings, $18.5022; California bran, $14 16 per ton. Onions New red, 7080o; do new silverakin, 75c90o per cental. Potatoes New, in boxes, 40 60c Fresh trait Apples, - 40 65o per large box; apricots, 20 40c; Fontaln bleau grapes, 20 80c; muscats, 40 50c; black, 2080o; tokny, 4060o; peaches, 26 50c; pears, 20 40 per box; plums, 2040o; crab apples, 16 86c ... t ' Hay Wheat, $ 1 2 IS; wheat and oat, $11(5314; oat, $1012; river barley, 17(58; bent barley, $9 12; alfalfa, $7 8. 50 clover, $7. 50 9. 60. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 8c; fair to good, 7c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 28c; do seconds, 21 22c; fancy dairy, 20 21c; good to choice, 1820c per pound, Egtes Store, 16)18o; ranch, 19 24o; Eastern,, 14 ( 17; duck, 16c per dozen. ' Citrus fruit Oranges, Valencies, $8 8. 60; Mexican limes, $5 6; Cali fornia lemons, fancy, $8; do common, $12 per box. At the last congress of German vine- yardists, Protestor Wortmann reported that be had found living bacteria in wine wbiob bad been bottled 26 to $0 Te A FREE EXPOSITION. Maaafaatursr Fair ta Be Hal la Port land Saptonibo as te Oetobar S. The exposition to be held at Port land this fall will be along new lines, differing entirely from any fair ever held In that city. Tills year the man ufacturers of Oregon will show the people what Is made In the state, and with that end in view the exhibits will consist wholly of manufactured goods mads in Oregon. Another new feature this year will be that no admission will be charged. From all sides wo hear the report that the fair will bathe most interesting and instrnotiva exhibition ever held in the state. One wing of the large exposition building will bo de voted exclusively to live exhibits, and a great many articles will be made right there In the building. . The fair is bound to be a grand suc cess, aa already the entire space of the two main floors is taken up by exhib itors, and we understand Ihe manufac turers have the money on hand to pay all expenses. There is no good reason why Oregon should not be more of a manufacturing state than aha is, and if the people will call for goods made at home, instead of using goods of Eastern manufacture, home pay-rolls will increase in a won derful way, making work and happy homes for ail. We sincerely believe the fair will do more to enthuse the people than anything else that oould be dono in oreating a demand for home prod ucts, and showing the necessity of patronising home manufacturers. The Manufacturers Association of the North west, under whose auspices the fair will be held, deserves great credit for the work it is doing. The fair will be open from Septem ber 22 to October 8, and all railroads have made a reduced rata of one and one-fifth fare for the round trip. A Simple rire Kxtlnulhr. One of the most useful things for the extinotion of incipient fires is tiie hand grenade. This can be made at home eaaily and cheaply. Twenty pounds of oommon salt and ten pounds of sal am moniac (nitrate of ammonia, to be had of any drnggist) should be dissolved in seven gallons of water. Quart bottles of thin glass, such as ordinarily used, by druggists, should lie filled with tbe concoction, corked tightly and sealed to prevent evaporation. In case ol tire, the bottle should be thrown so as to break in or near the flame. If the fire ia in such a place aa to prevent the bot tle from breaking, aa in wool or cotton, the neck of the bottle should be knocked off and the contents scattered. :. The breaking of the bottle liberates a certain amount of gas, and the heat ol the lira generates more, thus working its own destruction. . h Coat of Tonnellng. ; About 80 years ago the Mont Onia tunnel, nearly eight miles long, was constructed at the rate of one kilometer per year, and each kilometer cost $1, 200,000. Nearly ten years ater the St Got t hard tunnel, nine and one-fourth miles long, was constructed at the rate of two kilometers a year, and cost $800, 000 per kilometer. The Slniplon tun nel, which when oonmpleted will be the third to perforate the Alps, is to be H miles long, will advance four kil ometers a year and cost but $600,000 per kilometer. ; The normal temperature of man is about 98! degrees, of the snail, 70; oyBter, 82; porpoise, 100; rat, cat and ox, 102; sheep, 104; hog, 106; chicken, 111. ' '. There are more Greeks In Turkey than there are in Greece. Turkey in Europe contains 8,600,000' Greeks; Greece, 2,200,000, and Asia Minor 2, 000,000. : ... A new sjieaking tulie for steamers has the pipe insulated by a waterproof tex tile covering which makes it easy to hear speech in the engine room from a distance of 800 feet. -" . One of the most curious results of the investigations made by doctors in the Russian jails is the statement that each group of criminals has its own peculiar color of the eye. - . Detectives detailed to look after pro fessional shoplifters always look to see if their suspects are wearing gloves. A "professional" it is declared, never works with his gloves on. The longest distance that a shot has been fired is a few yards more than 15 miles, which was the range of Krupp's 130-ton steel gun, firing a shot weigh ing 8,600 pounds1. ; A German statistician says that 'of every 10,000 chimneys, three are struck by lightning, while ol the same number of towers and windmills, 60 and 80 re spectively are struck. Stop! Women, And consider that tn addressing' Mrs. Finkhamyou are confiding your private Ills to a woman a woman whose ex perience la treatfng woman's diseases ia greater than that ol any living pny slcian, malo or female. You can talk freely to a woman when It Is revolting to relate your private troubles to a man; besides, a man does not understand, simply because ha Is a tnan. , - .: .. ' MRS. PINK HAM'S STANDING ' INVITATION. Women suffering from any form of female weakness areinvltedtopromptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkbsm, at Lynn,: Mass.. All . letters are re ceived, opened, read, and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman. Thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Plnkham and the women of America which has never been broken. Ont of the vast volume of experienrai which she has to draw from, it is more than possible that she baa gained the very knowledge that will help your case. Bh asks nothing In return except your good will, and her advica has relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, Is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. , , a it .,. I I aatcouyran?iTai oSlfc Vm j In ' -.- ! """r",''-mmm" l BOUGHT A WIFE. 6hs Conatnted on Counlderstloa a s . 10,000 Policy. In 183 Mrs. Anna B, Zlmuieiman was a widow, living at Hutchinson, Kau. Site waa charming, ui ull Kond' looking widows are, and she was wine, as all Kansas women are. .Indite Al uiorln Ulllett, of Kansas City, Knu.. who, by ths way, was the first Knll road Comnilsslouer of Kmisns, mot the wkluw, loved her, and woood her. It seems that the Judge knew bow to woo a widow, for he won her. But the widow knew a thing or two herself, and when she said "yes" It was not ail iinqiialltlcd diHip-ln-the-arms 'yes," but a conditional "yes." The condition wa that tlio Judge should Insure his life In her favor for t0,(H0. The widow did not Intend tu take any cluinces In the niultt r rlther. If sho was to become Mrs. UUlett the policy must be taken out before the marriage, so that she would Imi sure about It. Judge Glllett hunted up Insurance agent and took out the (Mil Icy, and three days later the widow Zimmerman became Mrs. Glllett. Wie took charge of the policy niid that pol Icy was kept paid up. ; I.nst year Judge Glllett died luwdv ent. One of his creditors was the American National Hank of Kansas City. The bank sued the estate and promptly sought an Injunction against the Northwestern Ufa Insurance Com pany lo prevent the payment of the in urimc policy which had honglft Judge Ulllett a wife. The enso was beard before ludge Futtef roevutly. The Widow Glllett took the aland nud told the story of her btislne venture when she was the Widow Zluiwirtiiau. Shu said she had married Judo Ulllett for the consideration of A SUUH ! suiance policy, aud shs told how tho policy had been written b-for the marriage, so that there uiiicht not be the proverbial slip. Judge Foster listened to tho evidence, nud aa It appeared that, hid It not Ut n for the policy, the name of Zim merman would not hare been exchang ed for that of Glllett, he declihid that ihe money called for by the policy was never the property of Judgi Glllett; thnt he paid that In advance for a wlfo In tioint of fact, aud he d-.s-'ded in la tor of Mrs. Glllett Tim lninueu company promptly paid over the money tv Jui'ge Horton, Mrs. UillcUl nttor ne-j." Kansas City Time . Aqna I'nra. "I bis Is an outrage!" The drttrijUt strode angrily up aud down behind his counter, aud as he gradually work ed himself Into a rage be ran his long, thin fingers through his hair and storm ed ami fumed like a wild animal. "What's the mntterr Inquired ths man from next door, who ran In to learn the cause of the disturbance. Matter enough," cried the druggist. offering his neighbor a 10-ceut cigar which cost $2.50 a hundred at whole- .!.. Tl.n mllfnnmliMl BllthlirltleS came around here tbla morning and put a water meter down lu the cellar. Just as If a man wltb a store wasn't under enough expense In these hard tliues. I'm glad you came In. for I waut soma advice a to what I'd better do. I was thinking of either writing a hopping letter to the newspapers or else go ing down to the Water Department and laying them out cold, or If both these failed of the desired result I thought 1 wojild bunt up a lawyer and moke a test case of it." - "Take my advice and do nous of these things,' cautioned his neighbor. "They will merely put you to more trouble and expense and do you no good." But what am 1 to dot" queried tha druggist. "Grin and la?nr It," returned his friend. "A man making as nmcb . money as you should be aide to stand a water hill, What does It amount to, ' nyway?" . . j "'About $'M a year,' the insiector said." replied the druggist "Well. If yon don't feel like paying It the best thing for you to do Is to tell them to shut you off." I "Cut oft the water!" almost shrieked h itmiffflst. "V.'hr. man. von must be crazy. Do you know what tluit ' water Is worth to me In my prescrlp- j lion ucpanmeni i nui a ccui ten muu $23 a day!" Tha Teacher's Predicament. There were three morning glories on the teacher's desk a pink. white, and a purple one Ilex together with a pretty little cotton ribbon of the kind used to fasten new handkerchiefs to gether. The flowers were very fresh and pretty, and the teacher smiled a he looked from them to little Ieon, who stood near the desk. "Where did you get tliem, I-eonf she asked, for she knew that there was not so much as a spear of grass lu the yard of Leon's house. "I climbed over a fenea and stole them for you. Miss. Blank." said Leon. "And when I had plt ked them I knocked on the window to the servant girl and she gave me the rib bon 4o tie them with." And what was Miss Blank to sayT .. .. Compress:-! Air as a Cocktail. For three ; years hundred of workmen have bvtni living. In compressed air during the con struction of ths IJlaekwell tun nel, each carrying a huwUvdwelght of air to every square lnch of the body, while the people on tin- surfuea benr but fifteen pounds to tlie square Inch, A feeling of exhilaration, amounting almost to Intoxication, Is produced at time. A cigar In thl atmosphere burns out with tbe rapidity of a cigar ette. Kansas City Journal. ,; Hath In The Japanese In their out-of-the-wny mountain resorts Indulge their passion for bathing to an Incredible extent. In one place, where the water Is Just above blood-heat, n man will stay in practically for a whole month, taking care, however, to place a heavy stone on bis knees to keep him from floating or turning over In his sleep. The care taker of this particular establishment, a cheery old man of some seventy sum mers, himself stays In the bath through the whole winter. v Italy Trade, . . Italy's exports for the first four months of 1897 were 385,053,870 franc, while her Import were 879,704,130 franc. Thl 1 tbe first time In twenty-six year that the exports exceeded th Import. i..b.t.n Fnraaaa A patent has been granted for furnaos doors of such construction that ths amoks of the furnace Is disintegrated and disseminated over ths whole fire surface, and those elements which art ot value are consumed and utilised. The advantages claimed for the Inven tion, says the St. Louie Globe-Demo-orat, aret Superior effloienoy by secur ing the abolition of ail coal smoke and other noxious and poisonous produots oaud through Imperfect oonibnstkmj great saving In fuel, as smaller aud cheaper coal mav be modi the method is oheap and can beeasily applM; the doors can lie fitted to any typo of fur liaee; the Invention requires no altera tion of tnrnac already In use beyond the removal of the existing" lw " the-substitution of the patent furnace door, which change can tie effected In Ave minute! while the boiler Is still at work. It Is understood that the Inven tion has already been applied to irnir cantile, naval and murine boilers, as well a to innunierablo furnace em ployed In various mulal, pottery, brlok and other work. y VENOM IHrtlALKIl WITH TUB A IK, And ImbOxxt with tha ratir of a mnUrlmu Iwalliv, hsi still a iwtaln anlWlnt. K rl-aim- Kiifiliina eonHilrnca tn llixtetisr'n Sunn, i ll Hlttcra a proven llva o( lliln M-oumii. All vr UiUwiiilltimit ami in tlx iriila it li iiruvwj IImiII a rvroln mi'n ut itvlviiao, ami all vra.lM'aiit el iiilrrmlltntanl rauilileul lavora, and mhur dirinn ot mlania-born di'. tint UiilvM ilfiilt tor kliliit-y tnmblnn, comll patlon, rheumatism ami uervuuttutaa. Public story tcllei still earn good livelihood in Japan. In Toklo six hundred of thorn ply their trade, pro vided with a small table, a fan and a paper wrapimr to illustrate and em phasise the Hiints of their tales, an open txrrr.pt to mother. We ar arrtln In tha rourta our right lotha scMMlvt u uflli word "CAnrciHIA." and ' WICIIKK aCAsroKIA," a.oul li,l Malk. I, Dr. Samuel Htchar, of Hyannls, Maaaachtwrlta, wtii.otiKiitiorof "rrrcHKR'sCAsrtiKiA." Ih taint that haa bonis and dot now tear tha fcc.lmlllialuiof CIIAH, II. FLKTCII KK on ewrywrpr. ThKUIIieotlglcial'TITCHKa a CAHTOSIA" which hMbrea utA inthaauuita of the uothrra of America lur over thirty vr took Carefully at tha wrtprr and n that II I Ik kind nia knvt anun ktmfkl, and has Ih sisnatura of CIIAS, II. FLUTCIIKK en tha wrapper. No oue ha authority from nit to ua Niy uamt raccpt Tht Centaur Compauy of which Chaa. It. Fletcher la PrrnMenl. Mart J, ItW. SAMUlii. MTC1IKR, M.D, Leopard skin are used fur rtiit and initinifiiotured into trapping for the offleer slid bandsmen of the lirttish cavalry regiment, a well a the apron of the drummer of the English in fan try. I'Wo's fur for Connumption Is th only couuli mexlieine Uiwsl In mv houMVl). t . Albrialu, Ml.Ulutmrn. l'.,W. 11, IB. . The highest waterfall In the world U Chiilock cascade, at Yosemite, Hal., which i 3,031 feet high, or Just half a mile. A Urge Dnssand micro(ihonorapli, now being constructed for the Pari ex hibition of 1U00, is eieoled to make the voice heard by 10,000 people. iikurNEss caxxvt a cikkd he local application, aa Ihef cannot reach th iiImiuvi! puriimt M Ihe ear. Thar I wily on way lit etr iWfnew, and thai 1 by iiiiuu tlunal reruntle. Ileal neM u caitM.1 by an In- Satnil cuudlllttn ot Ih mucoll tllllll o( th KiKtacluan tab. When lhl iiiim gem Inflam ed yo.i hav a rnnibllns anund or ImperleaH hearing, and hen It Ueniirely eluaeddealne- Ia the re-ull, ami unlemi lha inllammailnn can be taken out ami tht ttilie rewloreit to tu normal eondtlton, bearing will be deetrnyed forever; mue ran out ol ten are eaiined by catarrh, hn h In nothing but an InSamed ooudltlun ol the tttnrnn enrlacea. Wewlllirlv fine Hundred Dottar tor any raw l deal nee (canned by ratarrbl thai cannot be cured by Hall' Catarrh Cure. Mend for r ular, tie. f. I. CHKKCV A CO., Toledo, 0. . Sold ht druagUiD, 1m. Hall' ramiiy Till ar lha beat. Strictly a C'ntMa llleenaa. Ilinderpest being a cattle disease, Dr. Koch ha fonnd out that it doe not attack' bird, lie tried to inoculate hens, pigeons, guinea fowls, crane, an englo and a secretary bird with the bacillus of the disease, but it did not effect them. He wit equally unsuooe ful with dogs, mice, rabbit and;ulmm pigs, but is not aura that the disease may not be conveyed to cattle by any of these animals. 'IK Jci 1 JL Hcrculei Special 1 icttuJ horsepower) Price, only $183. THETRIUL'PH OF LOVE! Happy Fruitful Marriage, Xrary MAN who would know th GRAND ' TUtT'l'lJa at. . a V a n Ot tMfJ M ( TmciB, lha 0)4 ftacrvfa and lha New iJtacovariea ol Mt-fl(i',Hc.eceaa(iilirJ lo Married Life, who would fttona f r pant Me lla ani avoid future pit. fall), ihrnild wrfi our wunderitil little book, -callni "i'otnplata Man hftod and How lu Attain ianv eariiiit man we wltt mall uom uiuv - fcautlrwly Fro, in plaio tealed ovor, ERIE MEDICAL CO., """JS'i.": BASE BALL JSOODS 'fffS VYt rr)r the mintcninplei Hue ol Ujrmnealtini and Alliletio tiofMla nn the Coaat. SUIT AU UNIF0HM MAD TO 001. BepillorOur Athlello CaUilogua, WILL e FINCK CO., Il.0 Market St.. Saa Franelaoo, Cal. ran ba mt4 with- wm i aneir gnowierig i,jr AMTI JAQ, alt tnareelim cur fi,r the drink habit. ..- fkwi e. m. C" ruiM, or Vint II. ' TC mimm Wc can afford to say: "Get every sort of Scti! ling's Rest tea of your grocer, and get your money back on what you don't like." Your tea-trade for the rest of your life is worth the risk and besides, there is no risk. A Schilling a Company aan vnclaca At the last census of this country number of people described tlitilr rsllg. ton faith on their census paper at "dollar and cent. " Portland, Oregon , , A. P. AMroio,u..s.,rrlu. J, A.WKco,sef THK 1UY WORLD OF BUaiNCia gtrai rtvtuVta uneMyatat w kM rar puna,, nl i !, ewN. MiatiwMainni . Leerafttu4lMefe. Vwlly, a ausiwtea ipucatio) y MTKRAItV, normal, b.,.. Hex. niuii- -.1 tht.ili.tf!tel antl Oft'iiNi'Mliirv onnru. Mi... diploma ior normal eourae. Teiu -eigln lk nirumore, .1 student, l-oeatlnn beauillul, lulilh , In lb nutiiirb. wtlh all tliadvni(4 ol a gieat I'liy and none ol It diuUiiita, free Irom Mloon and Immoral plau. H(4. in ballteouiieoii'd wlib M-huol. tioeeriimmi niiul bul rtrm. f.ti'tntrt lor year Irom liitta r.ni. rVhnol on September II, MS. (ti. iogn Hem Iroe. Addieaa, - TMiai. Van Stuv. 1. p., t!nlvrlty Fart, or. ill Kit grade, elamlral aud academic naming, 'becoming yearikllt record wime tie huirt : I - A regular buliiew college, under Ihe Irail-r. li I p ol a rrgularbualneaacollrg man, 3-HI, uietitary and advanced Herman taught hj a Auieilimi Ix.rn and Ainrrloan'ediiraied l,r. man. S Military Iwif", luvoltliig lb regit. lationaol nrtt el military actum) In drew, habit aud drill. Open Scut. I A, (tend for cat. aliRiM, Wallace Mvwa Law, prel.lliL DO YOU WANT STTCrTTaC iaisilJJvb (li'l them at headquarter. 1 carry by far lit lrst eiriuent on (heeosxt. Hemembei the ! Isatnay Hi elieene!. Send fur eat. Uu.- K. .1. HtlWStN. l and M Ftl St., Portland, Or. Itt Oil 01 Mil Women h weaknea thai ran h cured by Ur.Sndn' Ktecirle Hell. Tlierrioo lnny , broken-down mother. wle ltd alatera wrecked In eonuliutlon throng III alugglah, weak action ol ths organ. For tin weaknr th twnal tonh hat nroiednf only temporary ea-tManc, end nothing but new vitality can rei is tha weakened ftineiiuti lo their noimeihoaJih. IK. A.T. SAXnF.H-iiear Sir: I har worn your bell rcgtiu t y, and It lia don me ral deal of fund. My b wel hav moved mora regularly, tli dull, llred feeling h diap. eaared, and my geueral health haa Improved, y back haa not troubled in any lnc wer. lug ih bell, niykidneyaragreat deal heller, and my nerve hv alao greatly Itnoroted. 1 cauuoiy autigb for your wonderful twit. tlKn. J. le.uaiFr lN, Bonrue, Haar County, Or. Th w arming, toning power from Dr. San- den Klrcirlc ftelt adda new III tn women. It dally Inereaaea tha healthy vttal lore. It cure wek women II euro weak men, by nut. lug Hie waaietl airrnim. net in inn Bong that tell about It, Ire, tit call and eotuul, th regular phialclanof W yr' priur) who la in ahaig. SANDEN ELECTRIC BEIT CO, SB W WaeniRgtua ., Frtlaad, Or. Itnm meulion Mi Nftt iirrrjrv7"' . lltl wrltlnf adrlir. plae mention thl paper. "O0WER .FOR.. PROFIT Power that will save yoa money and make yon money. Hercules Engines are the cheapest power known. Burn Gasoline or Distillate Oil; emeke, Ore, or dirt For pumping, ruoaiog dairy or form machinery, they have no equal Automatic la action, perfectly ufe and reliable. Send for illustrated catalog. Hercules Gas Engine Works Bay St,, San Franclwo, Cal. ::nnj:n:t:n::n::::tntt:n TAPE WORMS aS HEADeomplets. in from 17 minutes tn two h.nirs by 'bl.OCUM'M TAPB WOKM Hl'KUIKIC," requirin; no previous or af ter treatttiHiit. such as fitntlns;, starving, dii-tiiiK, and the taking of iiatieoui llU )MiiMiiiutis drugs, causing no pain, slrkiiss, (iiscoiul'ort or hail afittr ellwls. No ! titiitii, meals or detention front business. This remedy bits NBVER failed. CUUB tHJAUANTEKI). Over ,X1 rs cHfiillv treated lm;e 1H88. Writ tnrfrt Informal Ion anil titration blank. Adiirss, !.!( I M Sl KClfUI '. . Auditorium bid. puln, wasa. Mak Biona b , ce:ul l,!,llf""n.5 I'hleagu. W a llaall a sell wntier . . .. ..u ..m A atnii gin, roriiiiiw nave mn "'i;,.: . beginning l.y lrdlng In future.. luh li.rtli'iiler. Beat of relereiic' S1"";. r7f eral year.' eiperlemie on th I Jl",'0l"Sa. Trade, and a ihor.mnli knowl.d of t w I,ea. Iinwnmg. Hniikliis )". V,','Tnron. nl Trad Hrnker. Offli In forllaotl. Oretom Hpoksn and SeatU, W ah. , f "r.HiLBg,S TTKIeifl".i I Ma. Wiaai)' HuoTkilt u''K?B'ki7J,'it 1 ea tha gunia. ally. all r-l. " iVl1 i,, U I E the ba rend. rerdlrrlfc twaW sra j t unut. I, la the eeal eC ll. ...wa' .aaT .... " mm K ( lTl lt and Hill snrstlt -7risi II enradi eena lor oooa. '"ma,.r.aiMa, 'uatiaruiB, m Mark! St.. !