TOPICS FOB FAAMEBS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED
OUR RUHAL FRIENDS.
FOR
If the Land la Properly Fed, It Will
In Return Feed You Value of the
JCuglUh Walnut-Why Broad-Tlrtd
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Feed the I.aad.
The Importance of having the great
est possible quantity of manure Is gen
erally ' understood by farmers, even
when they fall to give proper attention
- to the matter. Every crop taken from
the land, every pound of meat sold from
the farm represents an ascertained
amount of fertility withdrawn, and
none will deny that we oaaoot continue
to draw from the soil without making
returns any more than we can draw on
the Hank without making deposits. The
beat blooded cow ever stabled could not
furnish rich milk on a diet of straw.
Now, the bank that never falls and
t-aunot be broken Is nature, and If we
make tbe necessary deposits of fertilis
ing matter Into soil we can be sure of
getting back the principal with good In
terest A good crop of wheat say
twenty-flve bushels has taken out of
the soil In the form of straw about 16
pounds of nitrogen, 23.2 pounds of
lKtash and 10 pounds of phosphoric
acid; In the form of grain, 27 pounds
nitrogen, 8.1 pounds potash and 12
pound phosphoric acid, making a to
tal drain of 43 pounds nitrogen, 31.3
pounds potash and 22.4 pounds phos
phoric acid. It will take three tons of
good unbleached barnyard manure to
restore those elements to the soil. Our
richest soils cannot endure such drain
for many years without showing It
Our uplands have to a great extent been
so Impoverished that It will coat the
value of the land to restore them to
their original vigor, and our wonder
ful bottoms, although frequently en
rlched by floods and clover, do not yield
as heavy as when they were new.
When farmers nay 8 nuch attention
to raising tbe highest quality. It will
be a comparatively easy matter to raise
premium crops. Feed your land and It
will feed you. Agricultural Epitomlst
The Entllik Wwlnwt.
Possibly few trees In the old world
are more profitable than the English
walnut, which thrives In England and
all over the northern part of the con
tlnent of Europe. The wood is espe
cially useful for gnnstocks and for
many articles of furniture, and is found
profitable from trees of ten years of
age and upward. There is always good
demand for the nuts; so that there are
two distinct lines of profit by the tim
ber and by the fruit In our country,
they thrive In any portion of the East
ern States, although, as they progress
northwardly the tips of the last year's
shoots are destroyed by winter. The
living portions push out again, bow
ever, and generally bear as abundantly
as before.
In the vicinity of Philadelphia there
are numerous trees, planted by the
early German settlers, which bear ev
ery rear. Single or Isolated trees some
times fail to bear fruit, on account of
tbe poUen-beaiing flower maturing and
scattering pollen before the nut-bear
ing flower Is in condition to receive it;
and,-for this reason, crops are more
assured when a number of trees are
planted together. In this way, some
of the pollen-bearing catkins are condi
tioned so as to be in bloom before the
time that tbe nut-bearing flowers make
their appearance. Meehan's Monthly.
Broad-Tired Wheels,
A wagon going uphill takes more
force to draw it than when It Is moved
on a level When a wheel sinks In
soft soil there Is an elevation of the
ground in front of it equal to the depth
of tbe sinking. When a narrow wheel
sinks three or four Inches In the
ground the effect is precisely the same
as if tbe wagon was going up the same
Incline; when the broad wheel Is used.
If it does not sink In the ground, this
obstacle does not exist. The surface
of the wheel does not Interfere in the
least with the draught of the wagon,
even on solid, bard ground, and It must
be evident that tbe broad wheel will
not cut Into the road as the narrow one
will, and thus on soft roads must be
easier draught By tbe nse of a broad-
tired wagon when a new road Is being
laid out, It will soon be rolled hard and
solid, so that even a narrow-tired
wagon will not cut In, but attempt to
make a road during the average bar
vest, winter or spring season with narrow-tired
wagons and tbe job will
usually prove a failure. Roy Stone, In
Farm and Home.
Cow Food Economics.
Cheap foods do not give the farmer
any advantage unless such foods can
be produced on the farm at a small
outlay for labor. When foods are pur
chased, however, the cheapest kinds
are those that give the most product
Ten quarts of milk can be produced for
almost the same cost as Ave quarts un
der same conditions, because the labor
required in caring for tbe animal Is the
same when only a quart of milk Is de
rived as for ten quarts. Every addi
tional quart gained Is almost clear prof
It, and for that reason the object dur
ing all seasons of the year should be
to so feed the cows as to keep them at
the maximum of production, never
overlooking the fact that there is al
ways a cost to meet, and which is re
duced proportionately to the produc
tion.. It Is cheaper to spend $2 to make
$10 than to spend $1 to make $5.
. Aahea as Fertilisers.
Tbe second number of Experimental
Station Work, prepared under the di
rection of Director A. C. True, has been
published by tbe Agricultural Depart
ment as a farmers' bulletin. It con
tains a great deal of information on
topics of interest to tbe farmer, the
most Important of which probably Is
that relating to the value of common J
crops for forage and a discussion of the '
question whether farmers can mix their '
own 'fertilizers economically. On this
hitter subject the bulletin says tbe t
unanimous conclusion reached by the ,
experiment stations which have given '
ttie closest attention to the subject Is ,
that it is entirely practicable and eco- :
nominal under certain conditions for
fanners to buy the different fertilizing
materials In tbe crude stock and to mix I
thorn on tbe farm, and they have made .
every effort to encourage and assist
them In the practice. There is no doubt
Hint ashes are a valuable fertilizer
tvlH'O used with proper Care apd l s- ;
crimination, but there Is considerable
danger that they may be, and are at
present, overestimated by farmers, and
money Is expended In many cases In
the purchaae of ashes which might be
more economically used In buying oth
er form f fertilizer. , v ,
l,nmjy Jaws,
A correspondent of an exchange says
that while feeding a small lot of de
horned steers he permitted a bull calf
to run with them. The horns of the
calf had grown to the length of about
two Inches, and as It was Impossible
to keep htm as bull. It seemed a pity
to dehorn him. When the steers began
to bunch up he would go In among them
and strike out, right and left with his
horns, and he soon established him
self as boss of the herd. Before H was
known that any harm was being done
nine of the steers had lumps on their
Jaws that soon filled with pus. :
Of course an end was put to the reign
of the bull. The Injured steers were
placed In stalls, and, after securely fix
ing their heads with the dehorning rig
for tbe operation, an Incision was made
Into the tumors and all the pus ex
tracted. Then with a syringe an Injec
tion was made of a half ounce of tinc
ture of Iodine and a strong solution of
blue vitriol. A few had to be treated
the second time, the lump remaining
after burning with iodine. This was
treated with a liniment made of forty
drops of creosote In one pint of turpen
tine applied every other day for a week.
AH were cured. It Is to be noted, how
ever, that In these esses there was no
Injury or disease of the bone and noth
ing of a cancerous nature. Texas
Stock and Farm Journal.
Lime Beneflta Clover and Timothy.
The experiments In liming by the
Rhode Island station were continued
through the season of 1897 .with clover
and grass. With but one exception, the
crops showed marked benefit from tbe
application of lime. At four farms In
various parts of the State the unllmed
clover plots looked better at tbe begin
ning of the season, but before fall the
plants were puny and the crop almost a
failure. The ability of clover to gain
the upper hand of sorrel upon limed
plots has been fully demonstrated and
Is an Important discovery.
Where timothy and red top have been
found together, liming has Invariably
Increased the percentage of timothy..
This increase has been so great as to
make the hay sell for $2 per ton more
than formerly harvested from the plot.
The great benefit usually derived from
adding wood ashes to tbe soli Is thought
to be not entirely due to the potash, but
in a large degree to the high percentage
of lime contained. As It seems prob
able that ashes will be more and dif
ficult to obtain, It is urged that lime
should be applied In their place. Amer
ican Agriculturist.
The Coral Berry,
This is the most unique and remark
able berry ever Introduced. It Is a
distinct type ot fruit, differing widely
from any variety of berry cultivated at
the present day. Tbe coral berry Is a
bush of a very vigorous and stout habit
of growth, with large spreading tops.
and attaining a height of from 4 to 6
feet. The foMage la very handsome.
finely cut, and of a beautiful silver
color. The fruit, which Is produced In
the greatest abundance, Is Inclosed in
burr or bush until It starts to ripen,
when the burr opens and exposes the
berry. The berry is of good else, and
when fully ripe Is of an intense, fiery,
crimson color. This berry is most de-
iously flavored, being of a rich acid
flavor, and spiced - with a delightful
aroma, entirely different from any other
berry. The fruit of the coral berry is
used for all purposes that strawberries
are used for. The coral berry Is propa
gated by suckers, Uke the ordinary red
raspberry.
Oat as Spring- Crop. ' '
One of the early spring crops is oats,
which can be seeded down as soon as
the ground permits. The ground should
be plowed as deeply as possible and
well harrowed. About five pecks of
seed are usually used, but It would be
well for those seeding hi oats to try
drilling tbe seed In drills, not too close,
and even to experiment on a small plot
by working between the rows with a
wheel hoe. No doubt such a method
may seem novel and laborious, but a
very small plot will answer for an ex
periment and may prove valuable.
Kemedy for Caked Udder.
I nave tried many remedies for this
complaint, all of which failed to give
satisfaction until I got a liniment, of
which the following is the recipe: One
ounce spirits turpentine, one teacup
two-thirds full of cider vinegar, white
of one egg. Put all Into a bottle, shake
thoroughly, and it Is fit for use. Al
ways shake before using. I bad a
heifer this fall with udder as hard as a
stone. Three teaspoonfuls applied 'n
three applications removed all the cake
and Inflammation, and I had no more
trouble with It E. Van Allen.
Reetlna; Land.
Half a century ago. farmer would
rest" their land by omitting a crop one
year in three or four. In the meantime
nature would force growth of weeds'
or plants that were adapted to the con
ditions of the soil. Tbe best way to
rest the soil Is to rotate tbe crops, so
that the soil will not be deprived of cer
tain plant foods while leaving an ex-
ess of other kinds.
Some Erroneons Notions.
It Is a mistake to try to grow good
fruit and vegetables without knowing
anything about their peculiarities.
Farmers' Voice. -
It is a mistake to let the fruit tree
agent select varieties for you, even If
he Is honest Observe the kinds that
do well In your vicinity and take them.
It is a mistake to think that seed
lings are longer lived than gratfed
trees. It Is all dependent on the tree.
seedling may be as short-lived as a
grafted tree.
It Is a mistake to watt until the last
minute, before preparing for the work
of the year. 'A day spent In looking
over tbe tools now may save time when
day are precious.,
It Is a mistake to judge new fruit by
one or two years' experience. Some
' great failures have promised well, ami
often good varieties do not show tbelr
' good qualities at first.
It Is a mistake to think you can make
money by trying to originate new varie-
ties. The man who first Introduced the
Concord grape died very poor. Better
let the other fellow spend time and
money In this direction.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Trade Coiidltione In the Leading Cities
v . . . of the World.
In a newspaper interveiw Mr. Armour
it quoted as saving that wheat will go
to $1.80 it the Leithur party do nothing
but sit still. Assuming that the short
interest in May is as largs as conjec
tured, it is Impossilbe to eliminate that
interest otl sr than by delivering the
wheat or buying it back from the
clique. ' If the latter ei still on their
long line it will leave the shorts like
rats in a trap. They plunge about.
and one set of short may oover off
another set, but the shortage will still
remain. Mr. Letter and his lieutenants
are firm in their belief, that wheat
ought to go much higher on It merits.
and as time goes on they are conflruiod
in their prediction. Of course the great
mass of traders believe that wheat 1
already too high, and that it never
would have been selling kt present
price but for the Loiter manipulation.
It mnet. be conceded, however, that
Loiter is now more strongly intrenched
than at any other time since he begun
the deal. At one time he wa deserted
by his allies, they having sold out on
him almost to a man. The market
reacted about 4a on thi celling, but it
soon became stronger than ever, and the
young speculator now ha a firmer grip
on the situation than at any time since
his famous campaign was begun, A
good many able and experienced com
mission men think he will ultimately
come to grief, but as lie has success
fully overcome many seemingly insur
mountable obstacles encountered in the
past six months, perhaps it is as well
to concede that he is apparently not in
need of a guardian and may worry
through to the end aa well as he ha in
the past Even if he should drop a
million or two the family would not be
come objects of charity, and a it is
the Leiter money that would be lost
other need not sit up nights and bor
row trouble over the impending cal
amity. As soon as it was known that
Leiter had arranged to ship hi wheat
out of Chicago it was stated in our mar
ket letter that thia clearly outlined bis
policv, and it would be best for all
concerned to govern themselves aooord
ingly. Ever sinoe the market has been
rushing upward, and there is no indi
cation thnt it is anywhere near the top.
In fact Leiter says it has just begun
to advance. Though more than two
months away the May deal is now a
erratic as the December was near its
culmination.
Northwest receipts are (till falling
off, being 165 car less than last week.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7779; Val
ley and Bluestem, 8081o per busheL
Flour Best grades, $3.75; graham,
13.30; superfine, $3.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 8637e; choice
gray, 33(3 34c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $1920; brew
ing, (20 per ton.
Millstiffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $30.
Hay Timothy, $13.50; clover.
$10 11; California wheat, $10; do
oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9(310 per
ton.
Eggs 14(8 15o per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery,' 60 55c;
fair to good, 45 50c; dairy, 85 (g 46c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon, lSo; Young
America, 13,4c; California, 910o
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.75
3.25 per dozen; hens, $3.003.SO;
geese, $3.006.00; ducks, $4.50 5. 00
per dozen; turkeys, live, 1 0(9 12c per
pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 40(9 50c
per sack; sweets, $1.752 per cental.
Onions Oregon, $3.253.60 per
sack. .
Hops 4 (g 18c per pound lor new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 6o.
Wool Valley, 1416o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, ?12o; mohair, 20
g 23o per pound.
Muttor Uross, best sheep, wether
and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton.
7c; spring lambs, 5c per pound.
Hog Gross, choice heavy, $4.00;
lightand feeders, $3.00(34.00; dressed,
$4.505.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $8.00(38,85;
cows, $2.60; dressed beef, A6e per
pound. '
Veal Large, 6 5o; small, U9
7o per pound.
Seattle Market.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 27o; ranch, 22 33c
Cheese Native Washington, 18c;
California, 9)60.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 28c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 12o; spring chicken, $2.60
8 00; ducks, $3. 60 3. 75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $23 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $23.
Com Whole, $33; cracked, per ton,
$33; feed meal, $23 per ton.
Barley Boiled or ground, per ton.
$2223; whole, $22.
Hay Fuget sound, new, per ton,
$12(gl3; Eastern Washington timothy,
$18; alfalfa, $13.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 7c; cows, 6o; mutton sheep,
8kc; pork, 6e; veal, small, 8.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 67c; salmon.
3c; salmon trout, 10c; flounder
and sole, 8 (8 4; ling cod, 4 S; rock cod,
6c; smelt, 3Kc
Fresh Fruit Apples, 50o$1.7S per
box; pears, 25(3 76e per box; orange
uaveis, $2 2. 76 per box.
Ban Fra ucleco Market.
Wool Nevada 11 18c; Oregon, 11
14c; Northern 7 80 per pound.
Hops 13416c per pound.
Millstuff Middlings, $2225; Cal
ifornia bran, $20. 50 2 1.60 per ton.
Onion silverskin, $3.50(32.76 per
cental.
Eggs Store, llllc; ranob, 13
13c; Eastern, 18 19; duck, 14c per
pozen. ,
Cheese Fancy mild, new, lOXc; lair
to good, 78c per pound..
Citrus Fruit Orange, navel.
$1.00(2 2. 00; Mexican limes, $8 0.50;
California lemon, choice, $1.60
1.75; do common, 75c g$l. 26 per box.
Hay Wheat, $18 19; wheat and
oat, $1618; oat, $14.60 18.60; best
barley, $18.50 16; alfalfa, $10.60
11; clover, $11 13.50.
Fresh Fruit-rApples, 25o$1.25 per
large box; grapes, 2540o; Isabella,
60 75c; peaches, 50c$l; pear 75o:
$1 per box; plum, 20 35c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 26cj do
seconds, 2328o; fancy dairy, 22o;
good to choice, 3021o per pound.
Potato New, in box, B0c(f$1.30
ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAND.
A Study of Conditions in the 1'aclflo
Northwest.
There i a work going on in connec
tion with the geological survey of th
government that is of interest to the
nation at Inrse, also to the world in
general, Tills la known a the hydro
sraphiu department, and relates to rec
lamation of arid lamia liv means of
irrigation. What ha been known as
the great American Desert, and so des
ignated on the map up to a generation
of time ago, was not desert in the nor
mal sense of possessing no soil, but he
cause of the lack of water to make its
soil available. The object of the gov
ernment is to make practical tests,
based on scientific (not, to discover how
and land oan be made to produce har
vest and so become home for mlllioas
of people.
In the states of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho are wide area that ara cap
able of development, if water oan be
had to stimulate the soil. We may
suppose that sagebrush land i worth
less, but wherever sagebrush grow the
oil is good and generally deep. There
ia so much of what we call desert in
the North Paci fio region that the citl
en of these states are specially Inter
ested in the subject of irrigation. In
legard to Oregon halt the area of th
late la arid, and two-third of all east
of the Cascade. Whatever will re
deem onr arid lands will add greatly to
the future wealth and prosperity of the
(tate.
From Mr. Bobb, who ha lately re
turned from a season in the North Pa
cific states, it is learned that at the re
quest of a local engineer he investigat
ed the water supply of the Dmigeiieei
district, on. the Sound, where there is
shortage of water for crops in June,
July and August. He placed stations
on the Oungenness, Klwha and Soldeok,
to ascertain what supply can at that
season be depended on for .irrigating
ditches, in case private capital desires
to make inoh investment.
In Eastern Washington gaugo sta
tion are located as follows: One each
on the Spokane, Natchess, 'Wenatchee
and Palouse, and three on the Yakima.
He also made mountain surveys for
reservoir site to save water through
the rainy season for use in summer, a
is done in the San Bernardino moun
tain in Southern California.
In Oregon the work ha but com
menced, though there i far more arid
hmd in that state than in Washington
A station is established at Gibbon, on
the Umatilla, not far from the hot
springs; another on the Malheur; one
on the Owyhee, in the extreme north
east Mr. Bobb expressed much inter
est in Hood river valley, where 1 a
station, tor he saw it wonderful fruits
there ia also a station on the Deschutes.
Idaho offer greater opportunity for
irrigation than Oregon, as she ha
mountain ranges and various rivers.
Station are on the Weiser, Boise, Fay
ette, Port Neuf, Bear river, and at
Montgomery's -ferry, on Snake. A
this work is comparatively recent, re
sult have not a yet been to clear and
certain as at other districts.
When we estimate the immense area
of arid lands and know that, not in
eluding Alaska, one-third of the
United States remain etill public do
main, and that the greater portion of
this 1 arid land rich in soil, but with
out water supply, the immense import
anoe of this work is apparent. The in
terest these gentlemen take in their
work is apparent from the kindness
with which they furnish information
Take the North Pacific states and
estimate the area of arid lands, and
the result ia surprising. In Eastern
Washington there is an area of 6,000,
000 of acre requiting water supply to
become productive. Eastern Oregon
ia yet larger, and has a much greater
proportion of what ia called desert
save that flocks and herd graze over it
when water oan be bad at all.
Idaho has vast area to the south and
some on the north, but facilities lor
water supply are present in its various
streams. The two states Idaho and
Oregon must bave 16,000,000 of acre
arid, making a total of over 20,000,000
in the three states, that can be trans
formed to homes, if water can work its
magic there.
There am also extensive natural
basins where water can be had by bor
ing artesian wells, by which mean
much land can be made productive,
While the government doe not practic
ally experiment by boring inch wells,
it agents study the results attained by
private enterprise, and have maps, as
for instance, of the Pneblo district of
Colorado to show how great an area
surface has an underflow that van
oome to the surface; also where water
supply can be had for pumping.
When we know that a quarter-section
of land will make a borne for a family,
and take the arid acreage of the three
North Pacific states for a basis of esti
mate; if one quarter of this area can be
redeemed, it will furnish homes for
87,500 families and support a popula
tion of 250,000 people. Take the arid
portions of Oregon and Idaho, and it
means that from 500,000 to 750,000
people can find productive farm if the
and lands of these states can be re
claimed. The towns, cities and in
dustries naturally pertaining will sup
port 1,000,000 total.
This work is furnishing valuable
fact on which to base reclamation of
the arid lands of this continent, which
is one of the most important questions
for our statesmen to consider.
Priceless Boon to Our Follow,
Of course all thia vast extent of arid
territory cannot be made available for
farm and homes, but very much of it
can be, and tbe work of experiment
and discovery that goes on so constant-
Jy may discover more mean for such
reclamation. The rapid growth of
population will soon exhaust all lands
fit for homesteads. To add this arid
area to our productive domain will be a
priceless boon to those who are to fol
lows us.
The invention is announced of the
phonodosoope, an instrument of won
derful value in studying the condition
of the internal organ of the body. It
is declared by physicians to be a tre-.
mendous advance on the old stethoscope.
The phonodoscope convey to the phy
sician sounds made by the Internal or
gans, thus telling whether they are
healthy or not.
In order to raise church funds, a
Georgia minister charged admission to
an entertainment whore the contest
ant engaged In ginger cuke eating
competition
ALASKA BREAD
How to Prepare the "(Half of Life," by
a 1'iaotlcal Miner.
Broad In Alaska moAiis always baking
power bread or biscuit, for no other
kind i possible. There 1 no yeast or
any other means of lalslng dotifrh.
An experienced miner, one who has
been in Alaska five year, ha Just given
u two of hi moHt useful receipts.
Those who think of going to the
Klondike should keep flioin, and those
who stay at home will be interested in
knowing how a practical miner propures
his "staff of lite." ,
Bread: quart of flour, two tablespoon
fuls of Cleveland's baking powder, half
a teasoonful of salt; mix up with cold
water or milk until stiff. Grease the
pan, bake until cooked (about half an
hour).
Biscuit: quart of flour, two teaspoon
full Cleveland' baking powder, and
half a tvaspoonful of salt. Mix thor
oughly while dry with lard or bacon
fat. Then mix with water or milk un
til stiff enough to roll out. - Cut into
circles with top of baking powder cun
or oup; bake about fifteen minutes.
Several other Alaska receipt to
gether with list of groceries, clothing
and supplies to take with one are pub
lished in a Klondike circular. This
circular, together with a cook book of
four hundred receipt, will be mailed
you free if you send stamp and address
to Cleveland Baking Powder Co., 81
Fulton St., New York.
Be ure to mention the Klondike
circular if you want it; otherwise tha
cook book only will be sunt.
Knob on the leoket.
Pocket of garments may be safely
closed by a new invention, consisting of
a wire frame similar to pockethook
traim to be sewed Into the ordinary
knob catch
An Aerial Mloyele.
A Wisconsin inventor has designed
an aerial bicycle, which Is fitted with
aeroplane and screw propeller with
large light-weight blades, to be revolved
by the pedal and drive the wheel for
ward on the ground until it attain
sufficient speed, when the aeroplane
will lift it and cause it to sail in the
air.
A WEAK SPOT.
A weak spot In a piece of timber may en
danger a whole building, and certain it is
that the man who sutlers with lumbago
lets down the whole framework of bis anat
omy. In case of the building, it is nhorrrd
and made strong, and just so St. Jmohs
Oil idiom up the muscles of the back,
trenirtlieus the muscular frame and in a
very short time tha suflerer is rextored to
his nuiire strength. W hy then will a man
go about on crutches for mouths and years,
when the stimulation of a good liiiiiiiont
like Mt, Jacobs Oil will in so short a time
send htm back Uihimiueifsaiid to the bosom
of his family s xtruitg and healthy man.
Iceland' geyser never ahoot their
water higher than 100 feet, while some
of our Yellowstone geyser go more
than three times as high.
XIW9 rOH THE WHEKLMKN.
The Leue ol American Wheelmen numbers
nearlr a.ouu blow tbe 1,(1U mark within tha
la-i lew versa. In lta of thli startling ill
mlnution, Hie masiinnni of health may be at
latned by tlioie who u the comforting and
thnrmish tonic, Hometter's Stomach Blliurn.
a li ch promotes dtK?Mon, a healthy flow of
bile, regularity of the bowels, anil ronnterarU
kidney trouble. It ii, moreover, a remedy lor
and preventive ol malaria and rheumatism.
Chemical la the How Noaale.
A new method of applying chemicals
to extinguish fire is being tried, in
which a recess ia formed in the bore
nozzle and a solid chemical inserted,
to be dissolved by the water passing
over it, when tbe chemical substance
is renewed.
H tKK INTO TOUR SHOK8.
Allen's Fool-Kaf.e, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful, nwolleii smarting ieet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bullions It's the greutefll comfort dim-ov-ery
of the age. Allen's Foot-Kane makes
ticlit-l.tliiiK or new shoes feel easv. It is a
certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damn
callous and hot, tired aching feet. VVi
have over KI.IMXi tentimoliiula ot cures. Try
it tuduy. bold by ail druggixts and shoe
stores. Iiy mall lor 111 stamps I rut
tiacknge KlthE. Address Allen 8. Olin
Sled, l.e Hoy, , Y.
The governor of Connecticut doe not
have the power to pardon or to commute
pnnishment of criminals, the elate
board of pardons,' of five members, hav
ing sole jurisdiction in such case.
Wale I the richest part of Great
Britain in mineral wealth. England
produces annually about 110 to each
acre, Scotland a little less than (10,
The product of Wales amounts to o
$20 per acre.
a t
Both the method and result when
Syrup of Fig is taken; it is pleasant
and refreahinsr tothe taste, and act
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and IJowcU, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels cold, head-
ache and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of it kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it action and truly beneficial in it
effect, prepared orjly from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it
many excellent qualities command it
to all and bave made it tbe most
popular remedy known.
fcyrup of Figs is for sale in 60
cent bottles by all leading drutc-
gists. Any reliable druggist wbo
may not bave it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one wbo
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FI9 SYRUP CO.
tD nAHOI900, 0AL
loumiue, M. new rout, tut-
1 ir-'u',""Mtit Aif tiKiiif"i t
1 i Best ouxh Mjrnp. Ta.UK Ouod. Cse f i
l -l Intlma. M.ilrt bT "lnnKlMa. I I
ft - 1- r,t I n nlnOi in ituim litem
& ab .
The Tsar's New Cruiser.
Th official trial ot the cruiser Svet
lima, built at Havre, France, tor the
Russian government, havS Just taken
place. The contract speed ot 30 knot
was exoeedtwl by 8M00th In trial
which lasted six consecutive hours,
Work on the Bvetlana wa begun on
December 7, 181)5. She i an armor
docked cruiser, armed with gun and
torpedo tubes, and at thu same time i
a yacht. Hhe is officially intended
for the nse ot the Grand Duke Alexis,
grand admiral of the Hussian navy.
Tha Bvetlana' armament consist of 16
guns, six Outlet cannon ot 18 centi
meters and ten quick-firing 47 milli
metre guns'. The grand duke visited
the ysclit and expressed himself as ex
tremely satisfied. The cost is 6,600,
000 franc, or about $1,800,000. ,
Gallop Proof Bridge.
.. Tha new Milan bridge at Topek 1
one of the few structure of the kind
In the country that will not have a sign
above It reading In thia way: "Flvo
dollars' fine for riding or driving across'
this bridge faster than a walk," une
of the fust given the bridge wa run
ning team across It at breakneck speed.
No limit is to be placed upon the speed
of vehicle except the same a over the
streets, Kansa Journal,
Printing; Uevlee on Scales.
A handy attachment for weighing
scale consists of a printing register at
tached to a sliding weight on the scale
beam, th figure on the beam being
raised to be inked ami print a card by ,
the impression of a lever attached to
the mechanism.
A Kussian admiral ha Invented an
Ice plow capable of breaking through
ice from IX to 20 inches thick. t
O O
Ccware of " cheap " bak
ing powders. Alum nukes
good medicine but bad food.
Ask your doctor.
The officer of leading London hos
pital believe thnt the general increae
of cancer i due to excess In meat eating.
AN OPEN LCTTCR TO MOTHERS.
We are eerttuf ia the courts onr right tothe
cxriiMive ue 01 i.ie worn "vaniukia, ana
" 1'ITCHKH' CAS 1 OKI a," a our Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannii, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " Ft TClltta'S CAB rOMA,"
the same I hut baa borne and dor bow bear the
(ac-stinlle signature of CHAs. H. fl.HTCHUR oa
every wrapper. This is the original " FITCH KM'
CahTORJA " which baa beta used la the homes
Of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrsoper and see that it i
Mr kind jwa Atatw tlxmjn taugkl, sad has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Ches. II. Fletcher is President.
Match I, SAMUK1, PITClUUt, MA
The only surviving daughter of John
Brown, of Harper' Ferry fame, i liv
ing in a small town in California, in
nearly destitute circumstances. Hlie is
a temperance advocate.
CIT rroianrty Cured. Ho Staor nervouanee
ill) anr llr day's use or tir. stilus's ureal
Nerve tteaiorer. Send tor JTK.at e.oo trial
bottle and treatise, tin. XL U. atbUiJC 11., M
Arch stmt, rhuaoeipnia, re. ,
France has set up about' three
hundred monument to more or less
distinguished Frenchmen during th
last 25 years, and there itre now 137
committees collecting money for more,
At Toulon, France, recently the bed
of the sea wa lighted np from a balloon
attached to a tug, i n the hope
that a lost torpedo would be detected.
The exiieritnont wa successful.
After being swindled by all others, send tM stamp
for particulars of Kins Holomtm's Treasure, tbe
ONLY ri-newer or manly elreiig'll. MAHtlN
III EM II Al. :o., P. O. Bus 747. 1-hUadelphta, Pa.
, The British steamer Algoa loaded for
Europe at Tacoma, a few week ago,
177,009 bushels of wheat, which at 80
pound to the bushel, gave a total of
11,810 short tons.
I never used so quick a cure as 1'iso's
Cure fortJonsninption. J. H. I'ninier, Dog
1171, Beattle, Wash., Nov. 38, 1M. ,
The common pond frog' natural life
time i 13 to 15 year.
HOMI lltOIUCTANl Pt'KB fOOD.
All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
Unlit colored and of heavy body, la made front
elut-ose. "I'm dnrdm irip$" Is made from
sugar Cane and la strictly pure. It Is lor sale
by llrst-clnss grocers, in cans only. Manufac
tured by the 1'stiric Coin HvaiirCo. Allgen.
ulne "7i ftarnVn Drliu" have th manufac
turer's name lithographed on every can.
The fastest flowing river in th world
is the Sutlcj, in British India, with a
descent of 18,000 feet in 18 miles.
OATABKH CANNOT UK CUKED
With local appllcntlous, aa they cannot reach
the seat ot the disease, t a'arrfi Is a blood or
constitutional disease, and In order to cure It
you must take internal r-'ti e-Iles, Hall's Ca-
. ... v m . , lM-t,MJrwlljr
on the blood and nlutous snrfaces. Hall's Ca
tarrh I'nro Is not a quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one of the best nhvsiclans In this
ci nntry lor years, and ia a regular prescription.
It i e imposed ot the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di
rectly on tha munoiis aitrfacea. The .Mtpfn,,,
combination of the two Ingredients Is what pro
duces snch womiorfulrenuitslucuringogtarrh.
Bend for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHUNKY f CO., Proprs., Toledo, O,
Bold by druggists, price 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
it
Hercale Special
2)l actnal horsepower)
Price, oaly fias.
l j
A Wonderful Statement
(-rant Mrs. 3. N. M Ottilias, of I ts Ktlbttrn
Avenue, Buokford, Ilk
"I wan dreadfully 111 th doctor
Sid Wy ouulil OUta us, but fniiad
to do so.
"I gave up
In 'despair
and took to
my bed. I
had dread
ful pains In
my heart,
fainting
pells.
park be
fore my
eye, and
sometimes
I would
?ot o blind
could not
see for several minute.
stand very long without feeling lok
and vomltlnij.
I alio had female weakness, In flam
nation of ovaries, painful wcnutru
ntion, displacement of th womb, Itch
Ingot the external parts, and ulceration
of the womb. I have had all thesa
complaints,
"The pains I had to stand were some
thing dreadful. My husband told me
to try a bottle of Lydia E. Plnkhsm '
medicine, which I did, and after tutt
ing it for a while, wa on red."
Electric Life
Pi Iftvsu Aarl V .V
vs
You While
You Sleep.
It makes weak people strong hy Invigorating
tha nerves and nriraus, suiting fr"h unurgy In
the vital parts and renewing the healthy acttun
of alt parts of the IknIv.
flop drugglne, and try this new and ot-rtaln
enre, H, '-Three ("lasses of Men," free upon
application. Call or address
SAN DEN ELECTRIC BELT CO.
SB Wast Washington St.. Portland, Or.
flmu mrnifoa Ikit IViixr.
j 1 a buy tog seeds eeaaeas la
eatravaeae,"bnfttitii ,el
of cultivation wasted us Inrartoreewoa
always laraatr eaceeda the original
part or the beat an1 deai-eat eeeds U
V. baa. Tea keel la always lbs
efceapeet, fay a trios more lor
FERRY'S
WHe aes Ihh aaaw ajsr
an always get roue money's worth.
in- nee uaner everrwnera. t
. A I wars the beet. 0ved Annual free,
D.H.FSRSY CO.. DetrtN.(Msh. J
- ii iii,allll',,p BasfUISUi
F021 14 CENTS
Wtwih fco (ti 1M.AQ0 Kw 0U
I 'ItleVf aV 111
'D.7n l.si
bnc tiffa
1IH
1 Wkf. Karl Htrtu
I T'lrnltv
final. litn
l-wirvh Clacumti. tin
M iiuewvu Viet'irikv teCUOC. it
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know wknt tw oik try Hmt.s'a
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-js5iti will nvrffH mlvbg
1 VUl FflwHt.
ilstlinnaakt aS I fat
lift ate aULSStt tSEft tm.r LA CHOW, Wife
YOUR LIVER
Is It Wrong?
Get It Kight,
Keep It Right.
Moare'a Revealed Kemedy will do It. Three
doses will make you feel belter, Get It from
your druggist or any wholesale dm house, or
from Stewart Holmes Drug Co., Seattle.
ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGS
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IBO FRONT SI
Portland. On.
Make money by sucesaful
pouulailiiii In Wiloego. We
buy and sell wheal on mar.
Hins. Fortunes h,,a luuwn
made on a small beginning hy uadlitaln fu
turua. Write lor lull particular. Heat ot ref
erence given. Several years' ei penance on I lie
Chlcavo Hoard of Trade. and a thorough know
ledge ol the hllslneMB. Mend fur mir I.na -up.
enre book. DUWNiMt, HOI'KIN A Co.,
Chicago Hoard ol Trade Drokera. Offices lu
Portland, Oregon sad Seattle, Wash.
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A kla.et, P. alovioker's Theatre. Chisago. Ill
DAHO " 'raring a" locating nld or Silver
fill j,l "re- r burled treasures. M. I).
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mention thia paper.
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