The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, September 24, 1897, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTOPICS FOR FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED OUR RURAL. FRIENDS. FOR By Improved Mathada tha Prodoc llmiM at tk Iwa May b Greatly Incraaaad Baa Fratt Traaa ' far Bhada Saerthora Cowa aa Mllkara. " Maklae; Laad. Not only can man convert great areas which are overflowed by the rlv tra or aeaa Into fertile soil, aa baa been done in Holland on an extensive scale, but be can also, by wise management, greatly Increase the productiveness of tracts already nnder cultivation. The man wbo makes bis farm produce twice as much as It did at an earlier period, baa practically enlarged Us area. So, too, has tbe man wbo by subsolllng or draining baa deepened tbe soil tbat be cultivates. As Smerson said of the farmers of Concord wbo adopted Im proved methods, be bas found a farm under the one tbat be formerly culti vated. The plants have a much greater surface from which to obtain food aud moisture. Practically the area of the laud has been enlarged. Then If we take productiveness In stead or area as tbe standard of meas urement the man wbo seeds bis land to the best advantage really gains a good deal over the one wbo does not fully realise tbe area that be cultivates. Thus, a man planting .otatoes In bills two feet apart and In rows three feet apart will have about 2, A) more bills on an acre than will one who plants In rows of the same width, but who has the bills three feet apart In the row. If the land Is In good condition to pro duce the crop, and fertilisers are prop erly used, the closer planting should yield as much to tbe bill as the other, and a very much larger crop will be secured at a considers t:.- lower cost per busbci. ' In tbe various ways we have men tioned, and In others which will sug ges: themselves to thoughtful minds. It Is possible to do what, as far as results are concerned. Is equivalent to making land. , Some one, or more than one, of these methods Is open to almost every farmer. In working out some of these plans not a few farmers would find at least a partial relief from tbe burdena which now welgb heavily upon them. And work In this direction carries double reward. It gives material bene fits, which can be reckoned In dollars and cents, and also gives encourage ment and pleasure and an Increase of mental power. The man who enters upon any course of Improvement learns to think better as truly as be learns to work better. Thus be not only accom plishes mncb in the present, but be also qualifies himself for still more efficient effort In the future. Practical Farmer. Beat Fralt Trace for Shade. The denisens of towns find tbe pear one of the most satisfactory fruit trees for shade. It Is deep rooting and many other things may be successfully grown right up to their trunks. In secis irouDie tnem little. They grow rather fast, but It Is many years be fore they get an objectionably large size. The apple makes a spreading Dead, and there Is soon shade under Its branches, and besides, tbe beauty of Its blossoms In spring makes tbe tree ap preciated fully equal to a mere orna mental one. It Is not a very serious robber of tbe soil. The cherry makes a desirable shade, but birds make too free wttb tbe fruit, and here Is tbe temptation to break branches. Tbe sour or pie'eherries are, however, not relished by birds. European walnut trees grow rather slowly. It Is usually ten years before they produce nuts In any quantity, but aiter this they are regarded as treasures with which their owners would not willingly part For utility and grateful shade combined few trees can rival them. Ladies' Home Journal. ' ebortborn Cowa aa Mllkara. The Durham or Shorthorn cattle of England were originally a dairy breed, and undoubtedly came from Holland, of tbe same stock which originated tbe Dutch cattle, and also, probably the IIolstein-Frieslan breeds. Where at tempts have been made to keep up their milk giving capacities, the Shorthorns are still good milkers. In a late Eng lish contest tbe Shorthorn cows won the three highest prizes for quantity and richness of milk, and the fourth prize was won by an animal that was a half-blood Shorthorn. In this country the Shorthorn bas been mainly valued for Its ability to fatten easily and at tain large size. To this end calves have been allowed to suck tbir dams, with the result tbat after a few years the cows liecame such poor milkers tbat It required two cows to furnish enough milk for a single calf. Such a policy will soon ruin tbe milking capacity of the best milkers. Exchange. Tka Farm a Good Place. There Is no place on earth more suit able to the successful rearing of good young men and women than on the farm. Tbe Isolation Is considered an objection, but a proper amount of seg regation Is an advantage. The bane of our civilization Is tbe crowding Into the cities more people than can And useful and profitable employment In most neighborhods farm houses are not so far apart, nor Is tbe village so dis tant as to preclude tbe social contact wbicb Is necessary to tbe highest and best culture wbicb can be obtained any where. Real enterprise finds the wsys necessary to bring together the best talent and tbe most desirable elements of society, for tbe pleasure and tbe profit of the community. Whitewash for Fcale. ' A Tennessee correspondent refers to Mr. Saunders' note In regard to tbe de struction of scale by lime wash, and remarks that be practiced It success fully a half a century ago, adding, bow ever, a little soot with the lime wssb in order to take away its glaring color. It has also been in use by the old Ger man settlers of Pennsylvania for a couple of centuries, wbo applied it not merely for tbe destruction of scale, but for all other Insects and Injurious fun gus. No trees can be healthier than those old-fashioned people can present No one need fear the San Jose scale, or any other scale, who applies annually a eout of whitewash as described. So many of these admirable horticultural practices of our forefathers have been suffered, to fall Into disuse to be r- placed by other more complicated and j leas satisfactory applications that cor respond. Like Mx, Saunders, thos wbo bring these old, worthy practice again to the foreground deserve mors thanks than those who are continually talking of - new notions. Mechan'i Monthly. Cheairaeaa of Ma Vcad, Considering Ha nutritive value flax seed Is now a cheaper feed than almost any other grain. But It Is so concen trated food that only a little can be fed with advantage at any one time. We think that farmers who do not grow flaxseed, as very few In the East now do, might profitably buy some Unseed meal, which for feeding purposes Is bet ter than the whole seed, and use It with other feeds. The new process oil meal contains very little oil. It la therefore all the richer In nitrogenous nutrition. It has sold very low tbe past two or three years, because grains of all kinds have been so cheap. Now that grain Is likely to be higher oil meal will also be dearer. But It makes so rich manure that aside from Its feeding value this alone Is likely to be nearly as valuable as the cost of the meal, besides Its value for feeding. American Cultivator. Ftitk In ke Milk. ftllrnukn (lAtumil tAiv -mii,h mmn ill strainer for removing filth from milk. Any substance that dJseolvea In the milk will pass through the strainer . that the early planted corn promises with the milk. If gait Is dissolved In' well and is practically beyond damage water and poured through strainer, from frost. The planted corn is in an It is well known that the salt wlH be 'entirely different position. Under the present in the water after the process most favorable weather conditions it of straining. In the face of this fact, j can make nothing bnt nubbins and fod so plain to all, full reliance la placed der. The final result promises not on the strainer to perform an impost- more than two-thirds of a crop, and blUty. There is nearly always tilth on frost within the next two weeks might the teats or udder when a cow lws further, reduce the yield, been In ber stall over night, and. while! Tbe advanced values for wheat have the strainer may arrest tbe solid por- attracted speculatiton to corn and ra tion of the manure from reaching the ' suited in some improvement in values. nUk, yet tbe urine, Attn on the hsnde A still further advance would have of the milkers, and even fine diut. will taken place had It not been for the pass Into the pall. The remedy is to wash tbe bands before milking and also the udder and teats of the cows. . Blnalaei Grapa Vlaea. The fact that cutting a ring through the sap wood of the current year's growth, so as to check its return, will both Increase the sice and hasten tbe ripening of grapes. Is well understood by most grape growers, Tet wherever the fruit will ripen naturally It should be left to do so, as Its quality Is not nearly so good when It Is ripened by tbe ringing process. A better way Is to divert sap to the fruit by stopping the growth of all tbe outer shoots. This will Improve the quality, and cause earlier ripening. Tbe grapes will not look so well as those that have been ripened by ringing the vines. But they will create a demand for more, which tbe ringed grapes will not Hereditary Taatea. There can be little doubt tbat the Ilk Ing for certain kinds of food Is heredi tary. Fifty or sixty years ago nobody had a natural liking for either tomatoes or celery.. Now a great many people are born with this taste, or at least have the liking for these vegetables In all their forms so soon aa they can eat any kind of victuals. It may be In such cases that It Is the mother who Influ ences ber unborn offspring to a liking for certain foods. This Is Indeed the way In which most hereditary Influ ences are transmitted. The mother rather than the father Is always the most Important faotor as regards likes or dislikes, while the male parent influ ences tbe physical form more than does the mother. Let tka Hops Ripen. The weight and value of hops In crease very fast towards the last of tbe ripening. It is then that the germ fer tilization of the hop by tbe male blos som makes Its most rapid progress. It Is this which gives tbe aroma and flavor which makes the hop valuable. Yet every year many bops are picked before this maturity is obtained. It is usually done to save the crop from storms, which may beat down the vines and injure tbe bops. But It Is better to run this risk, and have bops to sell which have been fully ripened. The others may look all right, but the ex perienced bop picker will prefer the mature bops every tine. Tka r extraction of Tr-ee. Attention Is called to tbe fact that a great many trees through which elec tric wires pass are dead. After heavy rains many of these trees begin to droop and die. Tus leaves, saturated with moisture, lead the current down Into the body of the tree. Tbe compa nies claim tbat all of tbe wires are In sulated, but constant swinging among tbe branches cuts off tbe covering, and tbe wire becomes bare. A great deal of complaint Is being made, and suite are to be brought against tbe electric com panies. rnrface Water la Walla. Wells are often dug In depressions, the idea being that In such places springs of water are most apt to be found. But if so dug the well should lie stond and cemented for twelve or more feet from the surface, so that shallow springs cannot find entrance. The deeper springs will generally be free from surface impurities. Then if the well Is tilled around about so as to turn surface water from It there will be little danger that it will bo contami nated in any wayv Tne CacuTa Plant. Tbe cultivation of tbe cassava plant bas been begun In the United States. It Is a shrub from six to eight feet tall, and bears large tubers underground. These are first heated to drive off the poisonous acids and they are then made Into tapioca and dextrine. It is said tbat tbe latter can be more easily manu factured from this plant than from corn. Management of Lata Cabbage. There Is nothing better than frequent cultivation of cabbage to make It grow. Every time the soil Is stirred, and espe cially in such warm, wet weather as the whole country has lately bad, there Is liberation of plant food In as large amounts as even a gross feeding crop of cabbage can require. To Keep Cat Flo were. Cut flowers will keep very fresh If a small pinch of common saltpeter is put In tbe water In which they stand. The ends of the stems should be cut off a little every day to keep open tbe ab sorbing pores. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Haaklat Coaiaany Havlaw or Trad. The leading feature ot the market (luring the week has been the rapid lubsidence oi the speculation that in part oaused the marked and snrldon ad vanoe in values, The market is now onoe more upon a plane of action wbeie uppliea aud demand can be expected to exert the controlling influences. The forward movement of the winter wheat crop has been fairly large and is now about to be supplemented by in creasing receipts ot spring wheat Up to the present time export clearances have bwn sufficiently large not only to prevent any increase, but to cause a de crease, in available stocks that were al ready reduced almost to depletion. The advanced values have checked export sales, and we may, with the larger re ceipts in the near future, look for In creasing stocks at oentera of accumula tion. So, while the general situation remains as strong aa ever, the advanoe apears over for the time being, or at least until the foreigners again become large buyers of wheat In corn the week has resulted in some marked changes. A large crop is no longer anticipated by anyone, and tne nnlv nilMHtlnn In linw amall it ftnaV I prove. We are justified, from all the information obtainable, in claiming enormous receipts ot corn sold to arrive before the extent of damage to growing crop had become known. Since then farmers have ceased selling freely and receipts next week promise to be much smaller: The market, relieved of the selling pressure tor country account, supported by sn excellent cash demand, promises, with the aid of the lucres. itig speculative support, to advanoe still further. Pertlaad Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 86c; Val ley and Blnestin, 89c per busheL Flour Best grades, 4.40; graham, $3.85; superfine, $3.60 per barrel. Oats Choioe white, 87c; choice gray, 8c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $18919; brew ing, $120 per ton. Mtlistuffs Bran, $14 per ton; middlings, $21; shorts, $16.50. Hay Timothy, $l!i 13. 50; clover, $1011; California wheat, $109 11;. do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $99 10 per ton. Eggs 171920c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 609 60o; fair to good, 409 45c; dairy, 809 36c per roll. Cheese Oregon, Ujt'o; Young America, 13 lie; California, 9910c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,509 3.75 per dozen; broilers, $1.35(32.35; geese, $596; ducks, $494.50 per dosen; turkeys, live, ll(12jc per pound. Potatoes. O.egon Burbanks. 409 45c per sack; new potatoes, 50o per sack; sweets, $1.40 per oentaL Onions California, new, red, $1.25; yellow, 80o per cental. . Hops 10c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 696c. Wool Valley, 14916c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10913c; mohair, 80c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2 g2 i'c; dressed mutton, 5c; spring lambs, 6 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.60; light and feeders, $394; dressed, $39 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.759 3; cows $3.25; dressed beef, 495c per pound. Veal Largo, 4 )o; small, b 9 6o per pound. a " . ' Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 20c; ranch, 10913a Cheese Native Washington, 109 llo; California, 9)c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 19920c, Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 109 Ho; spring chickens, $3 93.50; ducks, $2.6093.76. Wheat Feed wheat, $30 per ton. ; Oats Choice, per ton, $33. Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton, $22; feed meat, $23 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,' $22; whole, $22. ; Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6c; cows, 64c; mutton sheep, 695j0; pork, 7c; veal, small, 6. . Fresh Fish Halibut, 4)c; salmon, 495c; salmon trout, 7910c; flounders and sole, 894; ling cod, 496; rock cod, 6c; smelt, 2 9 4& ' San Fraaelaco Market. Wool Choice foothill, 9913c; San Joaquin, 6 months' 8(9 10c; do year's staple, 799o; mountain, 11918c; Ore gon, 10913c per pound. Hops 6912o per pound. ? Millstuffs Middlings, $19922; California bran, $14.60915 per ton. Onions New red, 70980c; do new silverskin, $191.10 per cental. Potatoes New, in boxes, 40 9 60c. Fresh fruit Apples, 409 65c per large box; apricots, 20940c; Fontain bleau grapes, 209 80c; muscats, 359 85c; black, 259 80c; tokay, 86940o; peaches, 40975c; pears, 40 9 60 per box; plums, 20950c; crab apples, 159 85c-, .... Hay Wheat, $14.60; wheat and oat, $10913; oat, $10913; river Dariey, $798; best barley, $9912; alfalfa, $8910 clover, $7.6099.50. , ' Cheese Fancy mild, new, 9o; tail to good, 798o per pound. ' ; Bntter Fancy oreamery, 26927c; do seconds, 24925c; fancy dairy, 23c; good to choice, 18920c per pound. Eggs Store, 15919c; ranch, 319 26o; Eastern, 16 9 20; duck, 169170 pel dozen. Citrus fruit Oranges, Valencias, $1.5093; Mexican limes, $596; Cali fornia lemons, fancy, $4; do common, $1.603.60 per box. News comes from South Amerioa that a proposal is on foot to build an elec tric railroad over the Andes, connect ing the republics of Argentine and Chili. Italtwey Material for Japan. More railway material for Japan it soon to be purchased. A set of tpeel ficatloii for material snfflutent to build about 160 miles of track have recently been received by Joseph TJ, Crawford Philadelphia, Pa., consulting svitineer for the Japanese government These Include some IB, 000 tons of 60-pomid tteol rails, and about a, 000 tons of fish plates, bolts, etc. Thirty locomotives are also included. ' CROSS OUTRAOKS Cpon the stonmrh and bnwa.lt r perpetrated dv miittititnea oi iiijiiait'imi eue who, noon exj rlvn'liiR fthe annoyance ol cotliatloii tu a slight dvaree, tnnlnata lliulr bowels Willi drenching evacuatits, which eufcebla thy in tt'Btiiial iiiniiihrane to wrlou extt'til, tome- ihnfM. errit. siiiierimintMn ttyiniiitery or piles, HiMtvtlvr'a Ntoniwh illllnra In the trn itu redaneura tor Uirn nostrums, sine it I at tmee invleorailii(, KMl mid effectual. It also MnlihviilyaiH-ml, malarial Mniivlainti, lima aiattatu auu aiuuey iruutni'e. . ... Foreign Cardinal. Cardinal di Heinle's death, aocordin, to the London Tablet, litis made the number ot foreign cardinals greater than that of the Italian for the second time within twelve mouths. There are now 81 ot the former to DO of the lut ter, a state ot tilings which, unti within a few years, had not occurret for many centuries. Eighteen persons live in a one-room shanty, sixteen by twenty feet, in the town of Woodstock, Vt, not far from the Bridowater line. HONK PHODfJCTS AND I'l'ltK fOOB, All Enaiprn Svriin. to-called, nmiallv vrr Unlit colored aud oi luvy body, U nwUi (nun gluroo. "JVil (VonfH Vriiu" It Bind Inrni iiftar Vane and ) Mrlctly ure. It ia lor nal bv tlrsl olnw KrocvM, lu eatta only. Mumtlm- tiiM hv th I'll:!!,! l iliHY MVRrrl'A. All trtll. I uinc "fra tiuriim nW have the tnauulae- I turvr'i name lltliotrraplied on every can. Two bottles of Piso's Cure for couaimnv tion cured me of a bud limit trouble. Mrs, J. Nichols, I'riiiiTton, 1ml., Mar. 2)1, 18U6. Three million five hundred thousand steel pens are used throughout the world every day in the week. A Centenarian Pawnee. Corley Chief, one of the best known of the Pawnee Indians near Perry, O. T., who died the other day, was said to be more than 100 years old. He took part in most of the Indian wars and was the leader ot his tribe in many of its battles with the Omges. This war was waged half a century ago. The two tribes are separated by the Kansas river. ' There la more Catarrh In (hit amnion at the country thau all other dteaat wit together aud until the lent lew yearn wasetiptMwvt to lie insurable. For a ureal many yearn do'ior pr. aouuceu it a local umeaie, ami rrvscritwti local remedies, and by constantly tailtiia to cureby local treatment, pronounced It tnvnralile. Science haa proven catarrh to be a eoiiNttiu tiona; disease, and therefore reo.utrea conMl tutlonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh 4'nrc, man- nlactured by r" J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. 11., in the only constitutional cure no the market. It la taken Internally In dose Irom 10 drop to a ice.poou!!ii. 11 acta aircctiy on tne ninoa ami tuiicoiu turfecee ot the system. They offer one snnilrea dollar lor any case It laila to cure. 8eud (or circulars and teatimonlals. A'ldr-.s, r. 1. CHKNKY CO., Toledo, 11. Sold br druarists, 7uc. Hall's Family Pill are the beat. The Athens- check factory is to be operated by electricity. This is the first cotton factory in Georgia to use electricity as a motive power. THREE HAPPY WOMEN Relieved f Periodic Pain and Backache. "Before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, my health was being gradually undermined. I Buf fered untold agony from painful men struation, backache, pain on Uff of my head, and ovarian trouble. The com pound entirely cured me. Hits. Geoxois Wass, 923 Bank St, Cincin nati, O. " " For years I had suffered with pain ful menstruation every month. One day a little book ot Mrs. Pinkham's was thrown Into my house, and I sat right down and read it. I then got some of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and Liver Pills. I can heartily asy that to-day I feel Wee s new woman ; my monthly suffering la a. thing of the past I shall always praise the Vegetable Compound for what it has done for me. Mas. 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It All the nerves with new life: It Increase the brain power, and remove all the weakening effeete ol indiscretions, excesae, etc., In (t, restores your strength. Are You Weak? It will core nervous debility In any lorm, (or electricity is the life of the- nerve and makea themstronf. Itchecksall waste of power In two week. It cures all kidney and bladder troubles, rheumatism, lame back. etc. Hend (or our medical work, illustrated, "Three Claases ol Meu," free. Addresa . SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. SJ53 Wet Washington St., Portland, Or. Plane mention Dili Paper. RrPTtBE and FILES eored; no pay an tll cured: end for book. Iiaa. MsKsnau uaTtamiLb, iUS Market St., baa francuwe. a Caaah Srrae. fcrraaVTaeu 6 tJea I . Intl.-na. Bolder Hw Obi CHEAP AT TM$. PRIC. The Man at the Sandwich IalanH 'ad . Poeted Hint. : H made a beany meal at one of the restaurants near the depot, and as he rose with his hand In 'tis pocket said to the oroui'letor: "Two rears ago in ti e Bamlwlc Islands, I net a insn from this town "The bill Is 60 cents." said tl.s pro- M'tetor as he crooked his linger. "Tes, I know. And I lit nun ctinuiill, observed that some day or other might find myself tu this town." "Please baud over your hill, sir." "Certainly, and ho lidded that If ever did and felt hungry and was dead broke to call on you. He couldn't re member jour name, but he said you were called tlm man with the big heart." , "I want BB cents, ulr," exclaimed the proprietor. ; . "1 know you do. And the man added that, while you didn't profess to run an orphan anyluin, you never refused to chalk It down In the case of au nnrortu nate. You may put uiy account on the slate." "You pay cash or get the boot," said the proprietor aa he came out from Ihc hlud the counter, "That was another matter he ferred to," coutluued the stranger. "He said that r.t rare Intervals you gsve man the boot, but the kicks were few lu uumher and lightly administered. If In your Judguieut " In my Judgment I'll kick your heels over your bend," shouted the proprie tor as he seised him and led hi in aut to the door. "The iMtrolter whom I met In the Sandwich tslauds said that you some times blustered and blowed around, but It was only for moral effect." "I'll moral effect you, you old dead beat Take that aud that, and that." Seven vigorous kicks were adiulnls-. tered, tbe lHt of which lifted the man Into the rtrect. lie crowted over, turned about on tbe curbstone and called across: "1 counted 'em and there were only seven. Seven times eight are nrty-six. or not quite 8 cents kick. Bay, old man, I like your large-hearted and lib eral way of doing things. Call It even 8 cents a kick and louime come over and eat $50 worth of grub.' His View oris. The wheelman who waa scorching through Washington Park rounded one of the curves Just as a little girl about four years old started to run across the road lu front ot him. He set his teeth, turned bis bicycle sharply to tbe left and flew out of the saddle In one direc tion, while tbe machine went tumbling lu another, the little girl escaping by hair's breadth. "You careless bruter exclaimed a sharp-voiced matron who came run nlng up. "You monkey on two wheels! What do youm van by racing about tbe park la this dare-devil kind of way Haven't you got any consideration for other folks? Don't you know you're always liable to run over somebody t Do you want to scare people to death; Some people haven't got tbe sense they were born with. If I bad my way about It I'd stop this business mighty quick. You might bare killed my chlldr Yes, ma'am,", replied the young man, who had gathered himself up and was making an Inventory of bis damage. liut I didn't. She gets off without a scratch, while I've got a skinned elbow, braised knee, a sprained ankle, and a me shoulder. There's piece of skin as big as a half-dollar gone from the palm of my hand, my hair is full of dirt, I've ruined a suH of clothes, and It 111 cost me $15 to have the machine mended. If I'm not kicking, ma'am, I don't think you ought to kick." He picked up his broken bicycle, put it over b is shoulder, and limped slow ly away In the direction of the nearest repair shop. Chicago Tribune. .' Advloe. No matter what you sell, advertise It, wMh your name and address as a mat ter of necessity, but don't place your name at the top of tne advertisement In the largest type, followed by a con glomeration of what you muke, so mix ed up, and so Inslguttlcant, tuat one can't : separate tho wheat from the chaff. It is not the business of the adver tisement to sell good. It Is to assist yonr salesmen and your catalogue In selling. It Is the business of the advertise ment to create correspondence, to sep arate the probable from the possible customers, to bring Into your olllce let ters which indicate that certain people desire certain goods, and It Is then your business, and the business of your em ployes, to sell them. . U ulcus tbe quality of the goods, and the quality of tbe advertising, hsrmon ize, there Is no profit In publicity, ex cept that transient profit that no decent man cares about. The conventional advertisement has a value, although It has looked back ward over a quarter of a century.- Hardware. ; tlpurgeoa'a Htorlea. Where did Spurgeon get all the good Stories with which his writings and' speeches were Illustrated? The Rev. William Denton tells bow many years ago be used to meet trgentleman at the British Museum .searching diligently folios of the fathers and other ancient books. ' ' "May I ask you," said Mr. Deutou one day, "what work you are engaged In bringing out?" , "I!" was the reply; "don't you know who I am? I am Spurgeon's man en- I gaged In looking up stories for hi in In books not generally read or fumlllar to I l. ....l.TI ' I fr-..I i. iub jfuwiv, imsi Aeicgmjiu, Kentucky's Prlxe Flan Story. C. A. Wilson, a reliable farmer of this conuty, vouches for tbe following fish story: While angling at Cloverport on Monday Mr. Wilson claims to have caught a five-pound catfish, and when It was cut open a pocketbook, a hymn book and a Testament were fonud In the stomach. Ley'ngton Herald. Oldest Unleereitr. The oldest university in the world is El Azhar, meaning "the splendid," sit uated at Cairo. It Is the greatest Mo ' bammedan school, and has clear rec ' ords dating 975. A great many fathers sit up half the night these night to fan their wive and children. Closed August 31st That SchtUing's Best tea missing-word contest closed August 31st. We shall announce the winners and the word at the first possible moment. ' A $2000.00 missing-word contest begins at once. Schillings Best baking powder and tea are What' is the missing word? Every ticket taken from Schillings Best baking powder or tea is good for one guess at the missing word. Send your ticket with your guess and name and address to m MONEY.BACK, SAN FRANCISCO. Htf Telegraph Cable Contract. The largest telephone cable contract ever given Is reported from 8t Louis as result of the telephone wires being placed under ground in that city. The statement that the contract covnra 880,- 000 feet of cable containing fully 100, 000,000 feet ot No. IB B. 8. copper wire, 3,000,000 pounds ot lend easing and thousands of pounds of paper Insulation can only be appreciated by comparisons. Sit hundred and fifty thousand feet equals about 134 miles, or about the dlstsnce from Mew York along the oosst to Caiie May, or the very end of New Jersey. The small wires, if spliced to gether, would reach nearly half round the earth, the total length lieing 18,000 miles. - One thousand tons of lead would equal in weight a solid prism of east iron ten feet square and 45 loot high. ' . Aa American Waman ravoresj. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, wit of the English secretary for the colonies, and daughter of W. C. Endicott, Mr, Cleveland's first secretary of war, as a special evidence of the favor iu which (Jiieen Victoria holds her, has received from her majesty the gold Instead of the silver Jubilee medal. The gold medal was conferred, as a rule, only on royal personage. It Is estimated that I, SAO acres of to bacco wero raised In hufliuM, Conn., last year, which probably averaged the growers not far from 9300 an sere. At this average, the total value of Suf- field's orop would be 100.000. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. W ARK ASBHTIHO IN THE COUBTS OUK BIOliT TO Til EXCLUSIVE UE Of THE WtJHD "CA8TOR1A," ANI PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS oiK Ihadk MARK, . DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, or Tlunntil. Mn..n Uo$ tint originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA." ths gams that hai borne and doe$ now bear tha fao-ilmlU signature of CWrXefi5 wrapper. TlUi it the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," whUh hot been uted in the hornet of the mothers of America for over thirty yeart. LOOK CAREFULLY at the kind yrm have alwavt bowifht V,4r ' iAa ( not tne tignatur per. Ao one hat authority from me to use m name ejeeeoi The Centaur Companu of President. March 8, 1897. sw--. Do not endanger the life of VOtir which wins druggist may offer yon (because ho makes a few more pennis w ... uigicuicnia oi wnicu even lie does not know. I he Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS Trie FAC-8IMILE SIGNATURE OP Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. A perfect type of th hlfliwt Walter Hi raft's . 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