M FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM F AND woUSewiFE, Otic Farmer Whose Iiigmnitr Paved Jim SitiBtle-The Pasture Being; Bn ierei3l by Grain Feed Polnte on Orspe Grafting, ' , - ' (. A Cheap Horse-Power. ' The fall of ISH I cut (.odder covn for ten cows by baud one month, and, while resting and "getting wind,",, was looking and studying. I took bard wood boards, made -a wheel due feet In dl- a meter, put a rim on each side and bolted. I next got an old timber, one foot square and Jong enough to staud upright under scaffold on barn floor, put the wheel on the upper end close under seafTotd, morticed hole for sweep and guide pole. I next made a wheel nearly four feet in diameter, and one foot long, bolting them together, went to the blacksmith's and got an old bug gy stub and boxing, and put the two wheels upon center post at side of bars door. Two pulleys fastened to main beam (one with a weight attachment), so the rope will run from the large, nine-foot wheel under scaffold, through pulleys, to the one-foot wheel on center post, a belt from the four-foot wheel down to the cutting box. I made J-inch hardwood wheel, two Inches thick, bored a hole In center for cutter shaft, then sawed it In two in the ceo ter, and sawed one inch off from one side, bolted the wheel to the shaft with bolt each side of the center, put cap over burs with screws, and it hasn't "budged" for three years. With a good walking horse, this gives very good motion; It has always been ready for work. I put on a one-quarter-inch cable chain this fall in place of the big rope. The whole cost would hardly pay interest on a power purchased. One half day per week cuts plenty of stalks for ten head of cattle. If this descrip tion would help any one who Is getting tired, of turning the cutter by hand, all's well; It may last until I can decide whether I need a steam or gasoline power. Hoard's Dairyman. Grain ve. Pasture. It used to be common for farmers who bad find pastures, especially on r-nd that was annually overflowed, to boast that they could fatten beeves more cheaply on grass than on grain. But that time bas passed. The pas-' tore bas not been wholly superseded, for the farmer who has good pasture still baa the advantage, provided he supplements pasture with grain.' In spite of the fact that the pasture sup plies foad without labor, while the corn crop, if grown and harvested as it should be, requires much labor, the latter Is much the cheaper feed. There is comparatively little beef now grown which comes from pasture alone. Even In the blue grass region of. Kentucky Western grain is largely used to sup plement the feed of stock which are still fattened on pasture. There is probtbly noirlcher grass in this world than the Kentucky blue grass, which Is, however, Identical with the June grass in our Northern States. But for "cheap nutrition, and especially , for stock that is being fattened, It is no match for Indian corn. The grain of a good corn crop has more nutritive value than tha grain of any of the smaller grains. And there is besides a great deal of nutritive value in the corn stalks. This Is now appreciated tiy Western farmers more than it ever bas been before. It is the value of corn stalks as feed that has done as much as anything else to make corn super sede pasture as a means for fattening cattle. American Cultivator. Grape Grafting. An old Clinton vine stood at the cor- 1 ner of the.woodhouse which was so vig orous that Its branches spread over everything within reach, but bore no fruit In April, 1890, I cut both . branches off close to the ground and , grafted a Delaware grape into one and an Iona into the other. I used no wax, simply wrapped carefully with strings of cloth, pasted a little mud over the wound and covered all with earti- except the top buds of the grafts. Those, grafts made a wonderful growth the first season, owing to the far-reach-ins roots of the Clinton vine. At close of the first season the, Iona vine was about eighteen feet long and the Dela ware about twelve. This season, with the vines one year old, the Delaware branch bore twenty-four as fine bunch es of Delaware grapes as I ever saw. The bunches and berries were slightly larger than the Delaware generally grows, and so compact on the stems that they could not be picked off easily without beginning at the end of the stem. " . - .J' The Iona branch bore about forty bunches of Iona grapes of the finest quality. This is a quick way of get ting a grapevine Into bearing. I tried the same experiment on a wild grape vine down in the pasture. It jrrew Junt as vigorously, but an Inquisitive Jer sey cow spoiled the experiment. Ag riculturist , How to Irrigate. A writer who has observed methods In California, Arizona, Utah, Wyom ing, Nebraska and other States bas concluded (D that the best method is the old and well known oue of gravita tion, taking the water from streams and conveying In ditches to the land where It is to be used. Subirrigation, whereit Is practicable, gives good re sults. Where water Is raised by pump ing with a lift of ten to forty feet a water wheel or turbine connected with a centrifugal pump is cheapest and most satisfactory. Windmills for lift ing water for the ordinary farmer's garden or small truck farming are de sirable, provided wooden tanks are used or the soli Is such that a water tight reservoir can be built ,Centrif ugal pumps, water elevators or other pumps when driven by steam or .gaso line engines, horsepower or other ex pensive methods are Impracticable, lie tells In the American Agriculturist that be does not regard any method practicable for general farming except where water flows direct from streams In ditches at low cost. . Belgian If area. 1 have been K'owlng them about a jvnr, and llml ready sale for all I can produce for breeding-stock at $1 a pair. 1 i;koJ a pair of them in a store in Kuikli, sud, a a remilt, I had a large number of visitors, and plenty of or ders. The hares are a new thing In this vicinity. As soon as I have a sur plus I Intend to sell them for meat. A pair of them will weigh ten or fifteen pounds .., .:,,....,..,.. j, ...... I keep them In a pen of wire netting, with a box house In oue corner. The fence must be pretty high, as they will jump almost as well as a chicken can fly. They have given me but little trouble In digging out, as I give them plenty of room and move the coop often. I breed them ouly in summer, as bares born in 'winter are not likely to live. Their food Is like that of other rabbits, comprising grain and vegeta bles and grass. When wanted for meat, I kill them by knocking on the bead and bleeding them. The meat Is first-rate. The demand for breeding boa been so good that I Intend to In crease my stock as fast as posslble. Massachusctts rioughman. . Keeping Sweet Potatoes. V I will tell bow we keep them until late In the spring, loug after hot beds are niat.e. We got sand from thQ river and, dried it thoroughly in oven In pans. The potatoes are carefully dug and left until evening in the patch, are then placed upstairs in a cool room anil He until late iu November (covering them up cool nights when danger of freezing). We have two large barrels, and a couple of inches of sand Is put In the bottom and the potatoes careful ly put In not to touch, the largest aud best selected (no bruised ones). Two inches or more Is left all around the barrel to be filled with sand, then all covered with sand two Inches, and a layer of sand aud potatoes until bar rels are full, covering with three Inches of sand on top. Those barrels set on the stairs floor above the kitchen In a log bouse, .with no floor above. In severe weather a wagon sheet four-double or carpet 4 thrown over the barrels, reaching the floor. They must be kept in a cool, dry place, as too much heat or damp ness rots them. We have kept them this way for years. Epltomlst Breeding Wild Oeeae. It Is usually difficult to mate geese that have been captured alive, for most of them have already been mated and will not take on a new love. But some times young geese are secured, and if these are placed with domestic geese each one will select Its mate and re main faithful during life. The cross with wild geese Improves the size and hardiness of the domestic goose. But It has the disadvantage of perpetuating some of the migratory tendencies of the wild half of the cross. All geese will respond to a flock of wild geese flying overhead, and tbey doubtless bear their cries much more quickly than do persons. Often In spring or fan when i-.- flock of geese is making a loud squawking, if one looks up Into the sky he will see a flock of wild geese fly ing overhead. It is always' best to clip one of the wings of all geese, especially of those that have any wild blood In them. Wild geese that have been cap tured after attaining full growth are especially liable to be led astray. They are probably looking for the old mate they had before they fell under mans control. American Cultivator. Llnseect ve. Cottonaeed Meal. While fully grown animals with strong digestive organs can eat cotton seed meal, properly diluted with straw or hay, without serious Injury, it is doubtful whether It is advisable to make this part of their ration. Unseed meal can be purchased at about the same price as cottonseed, meal, and has equal nutritive value. The new proc ess meal is' the kind generally used. It is not so fattening as the old process meal, because more of Its oil bas been expressed. Flaxseed whole is very rich feed, and if boiled so as to swell It out all that hot water can do, It may be given to cattle, sheep or horses with safety. Only a very little should be given at a time, as the oil in It makes It very laxative, and a small amount dally is better than more. There Is nothing better for an animal's hair than a little flaxseed dally. It will In sure the shiny coat, which, In either cow or horse, Is a sign of thrift Amer ican Cultivator. What Hungry Hoga Will Do. The Agricultural upltomlst says: "A bunch of hungry hogs will do a good job turning and fining coarse straw manure If some grain Is sown upon It. Occasionally their rooting propensities may be utilized In other ways." A Maine farmer is said to re move stumps by fencing them in, mak ing boles under them with, a crowbar, placing-grain In the boles and turning bogs Into the enclosure. In rooting among the roots the hogs are said to root the stumps out by the roots. Poultry Notes. ' Grit must be sharp. Feed before you water. ' Do not feed glass for grit Feed a mash the year round. V Good food is positive economy. Clean out the feed troughs dally. Oyster shells are too soft for grit Never throw soft feed on the ground. Do not feed corn during not weather. Bound pebbles will not answer foi grit . - Half starve your bens and they won't lay. In feeding grain In the runs, broad cast It . Millet seed Is a great egg-producing grain. ........ Bone dust Is valuable for growing chicks, ' .. . Always feed the mash 'crumbly, not sloppy. . . Do not allow the mash to sour In the troughs. Charred corn Is good for Indigestion fn fowls. The noon meal Is not necessary dur ing summer. Beans are excellent feed, being big')- nitrogenous. " A quart of feed'for twelve hens Is a good measurement No breeder ever gets old enough lo know everything. Milk can be fed In any form sweet, sour or buttermilk. Barley is much used in Europe and is valuable as a variety. , . (Sorghum and broom corn seeds are excellent for a variety. .... , VICTORY FOR BARRETT. Deelaloa of Arbitrator In the Case ef yioe-Cnniul Kellett. San Franoisco, Jan. 84. A special press correspondent at Bangkok writes as follows, under date of November 15, 1897: "The long-a waited and much debated decision of the arbitrators in the mat ter of the assault upon 12. V. Kellett, United States vice-consul, by Siamese soldiers . at Chi nggai November 18, 1806, was published yostt-nltty in the Gazette for the first time, ami this morning an English translation was posted in the Amerioau locution. Shortly after the announcement of the assault, John Barrett, United States minister resident and consul-general, opened negotiations by demanding an investigation by a mixed commission which Siara promptly refused. The ar rival of the gunboat Alacbiaa in Feb ruary, 1897, however, opened the eyes of the . Siamese and hastened negotia tions, for when Minister Barrett pro posed to call the commission, a hoard of arbitration was appointed. The Ma- oiling then left the river, and tha board of arbitration, composed of Mr. Barrett and Mr. Orts, who represented the Siamese government, soon proceeded to investigate the matter, sitting both at Bangkok and Cliienggni. Altera 90 days' session, the commission agreed upon a decision without an umpire, and the result is a decided victory-- for Mr. Barrett While the commission decided that the conduct of the officers who committed the assault was to a certain extent excusable, from the ex citement resulting from the unusual and imprudent steps taken by Kellett in releasing his servant from the cus tody of the authorities, after lie bad been arrested, it was agreed that the Siamese government should apologise aud punish the offenders. The officers in command of the troops are to be publicly reprimanded and degraded in rank, while the men are to be deprived of pay for three months. - CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST FINED. Kansas City Judge Sustains the Reeisloa of m tower Court Kansas City, Jan. 34. In the crim inal court todav 'Judge Wofford sus tained the decision of the police eourt fining Mrs. A. J. Baird, one, of the leading Christian Scientists of this city, $50 and coats, for failing to report a case of diphtheria. The patient, a child, had died under . Mrs. Bnird's treatment Mrs. Baird was arraigned in the police court last Thursday, After examining witnesses today, Jndge Wofford upheld the sentence of the lower court, and took occasion to de nonnoe the system of Christian science. 1 think, said he, a most serions wrong has been done in the death of the child. I do not think the penalty is sufficient. If this woman 'is going to be turned loose on this community, I am going to let a higher court do it. I would fine her f 1,000 if I had the power to do so, under this ordinance." Mrs. Baird will appeal the case. WILL RETIRt FROM BUSINESS. The Bank of Ooldendala Voluntarily Closes Ita Door. Ooldendale, Wash., Jan. 84. The Bank of Goldendale went ont of busi ness today, and posted conspicuously on the front door the following notice to depositors: "The management of this institu tion, having decided to retire from the banking business, hereby gives notice to all local depositors to call at the side door and withdraw their deposits in full and without delay." The First National bank was started about 10 years ago, and in 1896 went into voluntary liquidation and was suc ceeded by the Bank of Ooldendale. The retiring of the present bank leaves Klickitat county without a bank, which is regretted by many business men. Bryan Was a WHiieea. Jacksonville, 111., Jan. 34. William Jennings- Bryan had made his appear ance as a witness in the Draper murder trial. Upon Bryan's entrance the au dience became excited, and it was with great difficulty that order was main tained. The presence of two presi dential candidates of the last cam paign, General Palmer and Bryan, was too much for the spectators. Bryan testified that he was in the same office with Draper for four years, and that he knew his reputation for honesty and integrity to be good. On cross-examination, the witness admitted that Draper had a violent temper, which was easily provoked. Warlike Preparation-. London, Jan. 24. There has been made a responsible statement that the government has decided to add 7,000 men to the navy, and that the first- class . battleship Hannibal, now at Portsmouth, is to be put into commis sion at once. There it no official con firmation in either case. China Promise gHtisfaetlon. Berlin, Jan. 24. The German mis sionary, llomeyer, ot the -Nam .long station, who was recently robbed and wounded near a place called Lang Then, has returned to Nam Jnng. He is out of danger. The Chinese authorities Have taken measures to protect tns missionary station, and have promised satisfaction. Prleata Killed and Wounded. Corfu, Island of Corfu, Greece, Jan. 24. At the Catholic church this even ing, during vespers, a young man' at tacked the priests. One, Father Ern est Laitoux, was killed, another was mortally wounded, and two others in jured. . ' . , DervUhee Kepulaed. Cairo, Jan. 24. The dervishes mad raid yesterday north of Atliara. They were repulsed with the loss ol five killed. . Bold Jail Delivery. . ' Biloam Springs, Ark, Jan. 24. At Ben ton vi lie last night a dozen prisoners gained their liberty' Among them was the notorious Dick Brandt, the supposed trainrobber, burglar, horsethief and murderer, wanted in Texas and Indian territory. The prisoners battered down j the prison doors. Brandt stole a horse and made for Indian territory. Officers are in pursuit. , Kice wine has been in use in Japan forover 2,000 years. Next to. graps wine, it is the oldest alcoholid beveiags known. 1 WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. frle renditions In the Loading Cities ot tha World. . The wheat traders are at sea and are watching three iMntfs otosriy, as thoy have a directly opposite bearing on fu ture prices. One is the Argentina prospects. The others, the cash de mand and Loiter's position on the cash wheat that he holds. From the ,.newi Saturday from Argentine, London and Paris, the prospects are that there will be a good exportable surplus in that country. A direct cable from Knsario to parties in the trade here from one oi the best posted men on the Argentine situation estimated the exportable sur plus at 46,000,000 bushels, or about two months' supplies for the leading commuting countries of Europe. number of characters have beeu made in .London to load wheat in Argentine and freights have advanced sharply, Arrangements have been made to ship. 7,500,000 in gold from London to Ar, gentine; also $350,000 from Franco- The Argentine wheat will be available in the latter part of March, as it takes about six weeks for freight steamers to make the trip. Argentine offerings in European markets had a depressing effect, European buyers using it as club to break prices in this country. On the weak spots they bought liber ally, export purchases for the week ag gregating nearly 3,000,000 bushels. So long as the Argentine prospeots remain good, it will be used as the bearish fao tor. St. Louis traders in close touch with the foreign situation have been selling May and July on a liberal scale. The latter is about lOo under May. Were they to start to cover the difference might be reduced, as no one but the bears have been selling the new crop futures. The situation in regard to supplies in Europe and afloat is not strikingly bullish, stocks January being 71,630,000 bushels, or 7,685,000 bushels less than last year, which is about one week's supplies. The in crease during December was 1,120,000 bnshels, while for the same month, in 1896 the decrease was 10,000,000 bnshels. In the United States and Canada the stocks, compiled by the Daily Trade Bulletin, aggregate 85, 389,000 bushels. The decrease in De cern Der was only 620,000 bnahela, a striking contrast with the reduction of 7,713,000 bushels in December,. 1896. The net increase in the world s avail able supply during December was 494,- 000 bushels', while for tha same time in 1 896 there was a reduction of 17,713, 000 bushels. The world's available it 157,000,000 bushels, as compared with 184,618,00 bnshels January 1, 1896. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 70c; Val ley and Bluestem, 73 73c per bushel. Four Beat grades, 3.75; graham, 13.80; superfine, $3.35 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 85 86c; ohoics gray, 83 34c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, f!920; brew ing, 1 30 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, (18 per ton; mid dlings, (33; shorts, (19. Hay Timothy, (13.50; clover, (10311; California wheat, (10; dc oat, til; Oregon wild hay, (9(8 10 pei ton. Eggs 15 18c per dozen. Butter-r-Fancy creamery, 5660o; fair to good, 45 50c: dairy, 4050c per roll. Cheese Oregon, 12Jc; Young America, 12)gc; California, 910c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, (3.75 8.00 per dozen; broilers, (2.00 3. 60; geese, (5.606.00: diwks, (4.5O5.O0 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llc poi pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 45 65c per sack; sweets, (1.35 per cental. Onions Oregon, (1.75 3. 00 pet sack. ... . . Hops 6(3 16a per pound for new crop; 1898 crop, 4 a Bo, - Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 78o; mohair. SO 32o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, (3.60; dressed mutton. 6o; spring lambs, 6)40 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, (4.00; light and feeders, (3.004.00; dressed, (4.505.00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, (3. 75 3. 00; cows, (3.60; dressed beef, 4)6c pei pound. Veal Large, 45c; small, 6 00 per pound. ' ; Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, SOo; ranch," 16 18c. -Cheese Native Washington. 18o: California, v)43. Eb'gs Fresh ranch, 23c. Poultry .Chickens, live, per pound hens, 10c; spring chickens, (3.60 3 00; ducks, (3.508.75. Wheat Feed wheat, (23 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, (1920. Corn Whole, (23; cracked, per ton. (23; leed meal, f 23 per ton. tinrley Kolied or ground, per ton. f22; whole, 22. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef. steers, 6c; cows, 6c; mutton sheep, 8c; pork, oc; veal, small, 7. Fresh FibIi Halibut, 66c; salmon. 8c; salmon . trout, 10c; flonnden and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock cod, oe; smelt, 3W4c jrresn x rmi -apples, 4U($yuo pei dox; pears, zo(876c per box; oranges navels, (2.25 2. 50 per box. Ban Franolaeo Market. Wool Nevada 11 18c; Oreeon. 12 14c; Northern 7 80 per pound. Hops 124 16c per pound. Mi llstnffs Middlings, (23 24; Cal ifornia bran, (18.6019.50 per ton. Onions New red, 7080c; do new silverskin, (2.352.50 percental. Eggs Store, 20 22c; ranch, 23 23c; Eastern, 1519; duck, 16c pel dozen. Cheese Fancy mild, new, ilJtfo; fair to good, 7 8c per pound, . Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, (1.252.60; Mexican limes, (4.00 4.50; California lemons, choice, (3.26 3.50; do common, 75c(l. 25 per box.- Hay Wheat, (13.50 16; wheat and oat, (18.6015; oat, (1113; best barley, (1313.60; alfalfa, (10.50 11.50; clover, (10.50 12. . Fresh Fruit Apples, 60o(1.86 per large box; grapes, 2540o; Isabella, 8075c; peaches, 60o(l; pears, 76o- 1 per box; plums, 2085o. cutter ancy creamery, 27c; do Butter Fancy seconds, 2526o; fancy dairy, 25c; a00! choice, 28 24o per pound. rotatoes riew, in boxes, 46c S(l. ALTERNATIVE TO ANNEXATION We Must Take Hawaii or I-rate It to Soma other Nation. But why, some are aki tig, is It nones- onrv to annex Hawaii ooli-iulit to this oountryj Why not leave it as it is, an independent nation, With which we have favorable treaties, and In whose harbors our commerce can have all de sired facilities without the grave re sponsibilities of actual ownership? This country and Hawaii havobeon get ting on together woll for thrce-quiw-tors of a centtirv; why disturb (hone rula tions? Why not leave things as -thoy are? The answer supplies itself, promptly and convincingly, says the New York Tribune. . Wo cannot leave things as they are, because they tvlll not stay al they are. Even now they are not as they have been. Five years ago the old Hawaiian government broke down. It ha l become utterly corrupt, and col lapsed through its own rottenness. The islands were saved from savage anarchy only by the prompt - action of a handful ot. fiien, mostly of United States origin, who organised a provi sional government and appealed to the United .States for help in the form of annexation. The help being denied, they undertook tha desperate task of maintaining the government they had founded, in the face of overwhelming odds of foes both without and within. Thus far they have managed to hold their ground; but it is perfectly evi dent they cannot do "so permanently. There must be a radical change in affairs, and it must come soon. VVhut is that change to he? Certainly there can be no restoration of the old monarchy, with its corrup tion and oppression and its chopping machine, which her majesty was so eager (o apply to the necks of all who differed from her views of policy. Neither can the islands be given up to the masses of the kanakas. However traceable these may be anil however well they may make progress toward civilization under proper guidance, they are manifestly unfit for eelf-gnverii- ment There can bs no more ghastly mockery than to inveigh against tha half-breed" 'republics of South and Central America, ant) the negro repub lics ot another such in Cuba, and at tha same time to favor the creation ot the kanaka republia' in the Sandwich islands. No. To keep these islands fit for use as a port ot call for Pacific commerce, to say nothing of protecting the capital already invested there and developing the resources of one of the most productive regions on the face of the globe, it is absolutely necesiary that some outside power should exercisa authority there. well, then, why should not the vari ous powers that are interested in Pacific commerce, and, therefore, in the right administration of Hawaiian affairs, unite in exercising snftioient moral and material influence upon the inlands to insure a just and stable government and to keep -them forever neutral, it not independent? Why, that would mean exactly such an entangling alli ance as it is the traditional policy ot this country to avoid. We have already specifically refused to make snch an arrangement with Great Britain and France over these very islands, as well as over Cuba. We were peistiaded to make such an arrangement with Great Kntain ami Germany over Bumon, and have got little from it but vexation ot spirit. There can be no serious con sideration of repeating that experiment in the case of Hawaii, where, Instead of being in a triple league, we should have to be in. a partnership of at least five. W hy, it would beas well to seek entrance into the droib nnd at onceand have done. with It Then, as a final resort, why not es tablish a protectorate over the islands? That would keep all other nations from nterfering with them, and would give the Hawaiian government, the moral support of the United Btates, which ought to insure its stability. Why not try that? It is curious to hear such proposition as this made by those who doubt the constitutionality of an nexing the islands. If thertt is no warrant for annexation, there is as suredly none, either in tha constitution or elsewhere, for a proteotorato. Suuh an arrangement would be absolutely foreign to the spirit and . practice of this government always excepting the case of Samoa, which may be taken as a "horrible example" to warn us against its repetition. Bo far as merely moral protectorate or "sphere of in fluence" is conoerned, that has been exercised over Hawaii for the last 75 years, and has now reached the em) of its usefulness. This country has been warning all others to keep their hands off tho islands, as they are desired to come under the proprietorship of the United States. The time has now come either to fulfill that destiny or to abandon it The government of Ha waiithe only government there is in the islands, the one which all the world recognizes as legal declares that it does .not want that system to continue longer. It wants the United States either to annex the islands itself or relinquish all claim to them, as at least three -others are ready and anxious to do so. That, then, is the case in a nutshell. This country must either take tberu or leave them alone. It can no longer play the part of the dog in the manger. Hawaii means to be annexed to soma other nation. It offers itself first to this one. If this one does not take it, and take it now, it will offer itself to another,' which will take it, and thus gain an advantage over us in the com merce of the Pacific, which we oan never hope to overcome. The choice is now before the Washington govern ment It must be made at once, and forever. " A case has been brought in Spokane to test the law passed by the lust Wash ington legislature requiring children to attend school. The annual output of oysters on Puget sound, according to tha report of Fish Commissioner Little, Maa lr,000 sacks, valued at 140,000. ' ' John B. Cleland has been appointed by Governor Lord ludire of the Fourth judicial district of Oregon, to succeed h. B. Stearns, who has resigned. ' A committee has been appointed by Baker's bay fishermen to ascertain from the cannerymen what price will ba paid for fish this season. . Itafting on the Nenskah river, in Chehalis connty, has about dosed for the season, as most of tha logs cut buv already gone- down to tidewater. - B-WI. At every motion of his body or limbs he aid "Gee-whin." If hs raised his arm or crooked hit elbow, or when hs got up or sat down or bent over; If he bent his knee or turned his head, he Mtld "Oee-whls." ! whli was his way of expressing vexation and trouble, and he had his peek of it. Thousands do as he had dons and have bushels of It. lie simply did very foolish thing. Ho took oft bin coat at the wrong time and In the wrong place. The time was when he was overheated and the place just where a cold draft struck him. He woke in the morning with soreness and stillness from head to foot, if he had be thought him of the right thing to do, as most men do, he would have (rotten a bot tle of Bt. Jacobs Oil and rubbed it over bis body. Use it on going to bed and you'll wake up, open your eves and say, ''Uee whtst" the soreness and stillness are gone. Kcpreseutativea of the Methodist church are in session at Washington tor the purpose of effecting a union of the M. K. olniroh North and South. HAWAII AND JAPAN. Dispatches from Washington stste that there are annul l t liiipon"' oeveloimnla In tlia Jiieaiieso Inthroitlo with tlKtffovrriiuion! ol the Hawaiian Inlands. Howerar this msy bf, pr lain it It thst the disturbance ol the atumsi-h caused by simple Itidlaenilmi will dtivrlop into chronic itvtii'(ila aniens ehecknisied at the tiart. Tho lliitstoiiiaelilelsHsltier's8iom ach Hitters, which, promptly . recti tins saittrlo I rouble and dniM away with frrcautarli)- of ih bowots and liver. 1 Germany's proportion of suicides is larger than that of any other European oountry. ' ' A fter bring swindled by nil otbftn. Nrnd tiRfltamp ftr imrticulani or King CMMummint rreatur. tiNl.Y Toiifwir of manly nirwigih. MawiN I IU.MK Al, tit)., P. O. Hi J, l'hdaUelphla, r A captive bee striving to escape has been made to record as many as 16,600 wing strokes per minute. an opcn ixrren. to mothcrs. We are asserting In th courti our right to the excltiMive u ol the worn CAVrortiA," and f ncauKBCAsroaiA,' as our'f tade Maik. I, Dr. Bantu! pitcher, ofllyannlt, Mauachusrtts, was the orlglustor of " rrTCHKR'8 CAS I'ORIA," the same that lias borne and does now bear t lie Ikc-simllc signature of CHAS. II. l'l.tt rcilKB o every wrapper. This ia the original " riTCMUR'H CAsTURIA" which has been used In the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty yfara. Look Carefully at the wranper and see that it la Ut kii y ' tlna vi 4o, and has the signature of C1IAS. H. r-l.KTCHUa on the wrapper. No one ha authority from me Urua my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. II. Fletcher Is fretklint, March t, jiff. BAM U lit. PITCHKR, UJX 110 Mic FitrtnucTS) ani ruiti rooo. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very light colored and el heavy body, Is msde from eiucose. "7rn fforcfrA IMor' Is made from Sugar Cane and Is strictly pure. Jl Is tor ale bv nrm-ciawi iirocers, in cans amy. usnuise. tiired b Hie Pacini' CoT Svaus t;o. All gi.n. nine "7 (,'nnlra Ifrhm" hae the meuuiao lurer's name lithographed on every eau. Stats or Ohio, I'itv or Toi seo, Ll-CAW COI-NTT. t Frank J. t'lirssy makes oath that he Is the senior partner nf the Itrin of r. J. i'hsksy & Co., doing huftiueM In the city of Toledo, t'uunty and mate alorerinid, an.i that the said Arm wtll pay tin- nun of ONI! IIHNPHKI) DOLLARS (or each and oery eae of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the uie of II all's Catarrh Cess. VKANK J.CIIBNKV. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pretence, this Sib day of December, A. D. 1HS6. ' - W.fil.KAHON. j seal I Notary I'nbllo. HnTl'it Catarrh fur Is taken Internally, and acts dirtH-ily on the Mood and mucous surfaces of the system, Head for temtmonlals, tree. K. J. ( H KN1SV A CO., Tol.-do, O. Sold by drtiKglt, 7.'. , Hall's raiully Pills are the best. T'l.xo's Cure for Consumption has been a family medicine with us sun lwi.1 J. K. Madison, iiUjiMAl Ave,, Chicago. 111. EUtabllatted 1780. Baker's v Chocolate, celebrated for more & than a century as a rj delicious, nutritious, and flesh -forming beverage, .has our y well-known ? 5 Yellow Label g on the front of every package, and eur trade-mark, lielle Chocolmiere,"on the back. , NONE OTHER OENUINB. & j MAoa only ar & nr A T Tea Vk A rcn e t . A q naLicit oaacn at t,u. i.iu. r 5 Dorchester, Mass. tSSsjtS(t5t4t5tat35i3iat5tJt4t5t5iai5j EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR WEAK KEN (IF ill 1HFS Alee seat trleuY to II1 "in. A world-wide repntatloa fcaefc ; of thSofVerT Every obstacle to happy Rsarrled Amoved" tM .1 rjk&ES Jnd tone given to every portion ot Ue bod. ilurelmpoMlblet age no barrier. Mo a O. D.eoheme. . EPJElIEDSCALCO.sKrt.8?: Bay Hercules Special f2)fj octnal horsepower) Price, onlv Stag. a I! bum;, tVtitHE A.i tLS fn;i. Bent I oufc'h Byrup, Timu 6xk1, Ui in tim. Hold bv tmjjfvt j ITO ALL mm mm. i Jo 1 iff y) I J I Stop! Women, And oonnldur thud lu a.Ui-aiU.rf !', l'lnklium you are ooufkllnjf your private IU to a woman a woman whoso ex perlenoe In treating woman's diseases U greater than that of any living phy lolan, maloor fomale. You can talk freely to a woman when It is revolting- to relate your private troubles to a nmu besides, m nia.11 doe not understand, simply because he is a man, ;' ' . 4' MRS.' riNKITAM'8 BTANDINQ INVITATION. Womon suffering- from any form of female weakncssurclnvltadtopromptly communicate with Mrs. Plukhatn, at Xynn, Masa. All letters ar re ceived, opened, read, and answered by women only.. A woman oan freely talk of her private illness to a woman. Thus has been established tho eternal confidence between Mrs. Flnkhara and tha women of America which has never been broken. Out of the vast volume of experience which she hits to draw from, it is more than possible that alio boa gained the very knowledge; that will help your oaae, She asks nothing In return except your good wtll, and her advice has' relieved thousands. Burely any woman, rich or poor, la very foolish if she does not tuko advantage ol this generous oiler of aasistunoa. TCX'and IDEAL, P'CVCLE8 26, 30, 838 140. IBO, 60. Better and cheaper tliau ever, W rile for el rctilHrs, CutAliigs and lint of Rrimiirt-tiAHd wlie!. Live itsi's warned. Hi:n T. MUltlUM, Cycle Co,, I'oriimid. f'om m'iwh i" aay-sl,i,"'e ri f j , ' "i seeds grown are 1.,yiKrrya.iheijei'rv-v 1 The beat seeds known are "Perry's. It pays to plant' FERRY'S UlllWUtl WWWUtl Ask the dealer for them. Hen, tor rtasiv'a agto annual I aud get all Hint's good eudfP" cew the latest auu a the best. f0, M. FSRKVAC0..V ,?, Meft.gtc!l. jr,. DUY THE CEFiUIFIE SVRUP.BF FIGS ... MAKWACTDSSD BY ... CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. " - ne-NOTH THt KfASSH. Weak Kidneys, Lumbago, Rhew mat Ism and Sciatica Art Cured by Dr. Sandsn'a Electric Belt. It Conveys a steselr. snoihlns eurrsnt of elee. trtcity Into the weakened mux-Ice, giving them a healthy nerve pnwor wnlch revives thctn. II makes them Strom. It la ciirlna hundreds every month. Rook about It tree, by mall, or at the office. Address , SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. ' S Weal Washington St., Pnrtlaud, Or. , i... PUnn tunftoR Ml Paptr. YOUR LIVER I It Wrong? Oct It Right, Kccpit KiiliL Moore's ttevealed Ketnedy will do It Three doses will make you feet belter. Clot It horn your drnggUt or any wholesale drug house, or from Stewart A Holmes Drug Co., Seattle. ILLUSTRATED . 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Burn Gasoline or Distillate Oil; no Btnoke, Gre, or dirt For pumping, running dairy or farm .machinery, tbey have no -equal. Automatic In action, perfectly safe and reliable. Send fur Illustrated catalog. ' ! Hercules Qas Engine Works St., San Francisco, Cal. RODS k trsrtn and lneatlne rlnld or Slllvee Ore. Inn or hurled lreurns, M. I. OH1.EH, Bax lU7,BuulhliJKtOU,Cllill, N. I. J. U. No. 5, 'as. Y"EN wrl,lg to advertiser, ile Iff SRtlS stlun this paper. s