The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, September 03, 1897, Image 4

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    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
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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.
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Price, only $183.
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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
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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.
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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
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lltl wrltlnf adrlir. plae
mention thl paper.
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