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ALASKAN SITUATION
CONSERVATIVE OPINION
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
OF
Thm Early Saih f Eager Coldaeekere
Having Cangeated the FUIM, Other
Rente Will Hut to Op.mil.
peel) Correepondene.)
Althn..S th rush to Alaska inav be
..id to hare only jst begun, a condi-1 ootimutatad there by the first
, i 'of April. In other words, accumula
tion of affair, baa already developed in ; not eleHreil awaT Mottl
Dyea and Skagway which promises to bt mia,Jle of June. The probabilities
disappoint the expectations of thou- re, however, that during the months
sands of eager gold seekers. The trails of April and Way an equal quantity of
aoroar the Chilkoot and White passes freight would demand attention,
are practically impassable because of! l this calculation no allowance is
, . , mads for the freight which could be
the frequent and severe storms, and ukeB on t)eds bj imlividuai. ,1h1 by
will Hot be in good condition until the ,jj of (logg, Tnig wonltj in.
boat the first of April. The result is considerable. In fact, with snch
that thousands of men and thousands ' mass of humanity and of goods, t
of tons of supplies and mining outfits ' woM be almost impossible for freight
re crowded together on this .id. of t0 mol . th,? na
. , , , , . portions of the trail where the right ol
the summit and have already reached wgy wonid be the subject of dispute
uch number and quantity as to create nnd contention. If people interfered
blockade. I with each other last fall so as to cieate
It has been generally understood a blockade on both trails with leea than
that it was foolish to go up to that
country earlier than March with the
expectation of crossing the passes, and
that one who did so would simply I ob
ject himself to a long wait, to needees
hardship and possible sickness whilo
consuming supplies which should be
kept for service in the gold fields. Not
withstanding this fact, travel begun in
January and has continued through
February, an average of steamer a
day having landed men and freight at
Dyea and Skagway. Those who took
this early start did so because they
feared a blockade and were anxious to
get over the summit, expecting to wait
at the lake, for the opening of the river
to navigation. The blockade they
hoped to escape baa come upon them
and they are not over the summit
Many have spent a month of hardship
nd toil and are worse off because of
it than are the newest arrivals
There are not less than 30,000 people
in Dyea and Skagway encamped along
the trails as far as the weather condi
tions have permitted them to advance,
only a few miles at the most. The
quantity of supplies, outfits, boats, ma
chinery, eta. averages not leas than a
ton to each man. This average will
be kept np dnring the month of March,
nd by tha first of April, when the
work of getting over the summit will
begin in earnest, moderate estimate
of the number of men and quantity of
freight that will be assembled there ia
60,000 person, and 60,000 tons of
freight. 9 i
The only thing that has been accom
plished, on the Skagway trail to make
it more passable than it was last sum
mer has been the building of some
.-u1i K: 1 a - .
! Tu- I ST "-""V H ol
tin uiti ruHti ituiijK uul iruxn BKnie wh v
on the road leading out from gkagway,
There has been a tramway project there
but no progress ha. been made with it.
The indications are that the Skagway
trail will not be materially better than
it was last summer, when it was block
aded and rendered practically impaa
sable by 8,000 or 4,000 people and their
outfits. Of course, as long as the snow
lasts in the spring the trail will be a
better one than when the traveler has
encounter mud and boulders, which
were such an obstacle a year ago. I
As fcr the trail from Dyea, which ia
the oue experience baa proved to be
me Desi, two tramways are are unaer i
construction for the transportation of I
goods. One of these has a tram rail-'
road from Dve la the han of tha nm- '
mi ridge, and an electrio bucket eys-
tern across the summit to Lake Linde
mann. Tlio other has two tramway
cable, leading from the first and sec
ond divides aid ending at Lake Linde
mann. Connection between the last of
these and Dyea will be made with
Stop! Women,
And consider that in addressing1 Mrs.
Pinkham you are confiding your private
ills to a woman a, woman whoa ex
perience in treating woman's diaeaaea
ia greater than that of any living' phy
sician, male or female.
Yon can talk freely to a woman when 1
It ia revolting to relate your private
troubles to a man; beside, a man does
not understand, simply because he Is a
Mas. PiNKHAira standing
INVITATION.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited topromptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are re
ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illneea to a woman.
Thus haa been established the eternal
,.i , v.. . r .,
tli. women of America which haa never
been broken. Out of the vaat volume
of experlenr which ahe haa to draw
t x . ..ivi-!..
v.. j ,1.. ....
will help your ease. She aska nothing
in return except your good will, and i
her advice haa relieved thousands.
. M
urely any woman, rlcli or poor, is rery
foolish if she doe. not Uke advanUgi
of tkia roaroua offer of aeaiatance.
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2
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teaspoonful of
Best Bak-
to
a
flour.
of other baking powdae,'
wagous and pack animalt. Neither
of these enterprise is ready for opera
tion, and the possibilities ar that they
will not be before the first of April.
When in complete operation, their com
bined capacity will not exceed 400 tons
per day. Assuming that by the use
of pack animal 100 tona per day could
be taken over the White pan from
Skagway, this leaves the total capaoity
of all facilities provided for both passes
at 600 tons per day. IMS means 1 0U
days for transporting 60,000 tons that
6,000 people attempting to go over, it
does not require a great flight of im
agination to see the utter blockade that
. would be created by 60,000 people.
f One who intends to go to Alaska may
well stop and consider what his chances
aielikelv to be in snch mob, and
Whether he would not do better to seek
st. Tie other route or some other objec
tive point than the Klondike region.
Of course, transportation facilities from
the coast ports to Alaska have been
provided for Dyea and Skagway, but
doubtless as soon as this blockade so
develops that intending gold hunters
demand to be taken somewhere else,
steamer, will leave the Dyea and Skag
way routes and seek other porta, snch
as Copper river and Cook's inlet At
these places there is room for all. No
narrow canyon trail confines the gold
hunter to a particular route, bnt there
ia opportunity to spread out over
wide expanse of country, now practic
ally unknown, but reported to be rich
in gold. There are said to be low
passes through the mountains from
both Copper river and Cook's inlet,
leading over to the Tanana and to the
head waters of Birch creek, by which
the now promising gold fields on the
American side of the line may be more
easily reached than by the route across
the Chiltcoot pass and down the lakes
and rivers. The government is now
fitting out an expedition for Copper
river. Undoubtedly these routes will
be opened up the present season by
prospectors even should not the great
t stream of travel be turned in that direc
tion. I There are already indication, ox a
desire on the part of gold hunters to
abandon their idea of going to Dyea
inu ufcug wwy, mil vi iv DkikO vuv aui uiv
Copper river and Cook', inlet. Be-
........ ... ...
yona aouot mm tendency win rapid ly
inorease as the crowded condition of
the passes becomes better known. At
present the only facilities for reaching
Copper river and Cook', inlet is the
United State, mail boat operated by
the Pacific Coast Steam Whaling Com
pany from San Francisco, the. two
small steamers now on the route from
Portland to Copper river, and the small
steamer running from Port Townsend
to Copper river. These steamers are
already inadequate to meet the demand
and doubtless more will soon be put
on the route.
Attention baa also been turned in the
direction of the route by Fort Wrangel
and Stickeen river. Telegraph creek
an1 Teslin lake. bnt as yet, facilities
have not been provided. Several
small river steamer, are being con
structed for the Stickeen river, to ply
between Fort Wrangel and Telegraph
creek,, which is the point of disembark
ation for the overland journey of the
160 miles to Lake Teslin. On this
stretch of ISO miles it is proposed by a
Canadian company to construct a ral-
road the present year nnder a special
grant from the Dominion parliament of
j 20,000 acres of land per mile, and
the time set for its completion is the
first of September. It i. thus seen
j that, for this season at least, only such
travel can go over the Stickeen route
a. can be handled by pack animals,
and this, of coarse, cannot be very ex-
1 tensive. Poesiblv several thousand
people will attempt this route, with
the probability that a large portion of
them will make a failure of their
effort Should this railroad be built
and a sufficient light draught steamer
be placed on Lake Teslin and Iloota-
i iinqua river, in anomer year me suu
een route would be the favorite one.
I Undoubtedly a great many who in
, tend to go to Alaska are waiting to take
the . ocean and river route during the
summer months. Here there is as
much ' uncertainty as on the passes,
i The facilities have yet to be provided.
Possibly as many as 60 .mall steamers
are under construction or have been
purchased for use on the Yukon the
. ?m,a ,ummer: but naT'ft'on of that
'" "'Pensive nd dangerous
. Channels are narrow and tortuous and
, known only to a few people. Fuel is
very difficult to procure, and it i on-
." Ti
that can he had for tereral hundred
, iuucb in;ui vuo iuuuu vi vine witi.
I , .
iTb? comP'inleg w'" f0.1 ''"'"T
I f l?W' " f
1 their own stores and sell them to
miners after they get three. Conse
quently miner, wishing to take outfits
. will have to depend on independent
boats which promises to be very on
ertain reliance.
PACIFIO COAST TRADE.
Partlaufl Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7476o; Val
lev and Bluestem, 77(3 7So par buslul.
Flonr Beat gmdes, 3.85; graham,
3.40; superfine, 13.35 per barrel.
Oats Choica white, o(soJo; choice
gray, 8384o per bnshel.
Barley Feed barley, f 18 30i d"'
ing, 20' per ton.
Millstuffir Bran, 18 per ton; mid
dlinui, tail; shorts. $18.
Hay Timothy, fia.KO; clover. 10
U California wheat, S10; do oat,
11; Oregon wild liny, 9 10 per ton.
Eggs Oregon, lOo per dosen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 60 65c;
fair to good, 4550o; dairy, 85(40o
per roll.
Cheese Oregon full cream, lS'o;
Young America, 13(j14o.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
8.60 per dozen; hens, $3 60(34.00;
geese, $8.OO7.00; ducks. 5.00O
6.00 ;r dosen; turkeys, live, 11 18c
per pound. '
Potatoes Oregon Bnrbanks, 40(S60o
per sack; sweets, $1.75(da per cental.
Onions Oregon, f 9.85(34.60 per
sack.
Hops 1416o per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 Ac
Wool Valley, 14316o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7 (SI So; mohair, 80(9
82c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton. 7c;
gpring lambs, 53Vo per pound.
Hiws Gross, choice heavy, $4.36;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5.005.60 per 100 pounds.
'Beef Gross, top steers, $3.60(8
S.76; cows, $4.00; dressed beet, 6 3'
7c per pound. '
Veal Large, 66c; .mall, 78c
per pound.
HcitUU Mrkt.
Potatoes Yakimas, $14 per ton;
natives, $111S; sweets, 8c per pound;
box of 60 pounds, $1.
Butter Fancy native oreainery,
brick, 87c; ranch, 28 88c; dairy, 18
32c; Iowa fancy oreainery, 86c.
. Cheese Native - Washington, 18
13c; Eastern cheese, 12 c.
fcggl Fresh ranch, 15o; California
ranch, 14o.
Meats Choice dressed beef steers,
8c; cows, 77c; mutton, 8c; pork,
7c; veal, small, 8c
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 11 12c; dressed, 14c; turkeys,
live, 13c; dressed, 16c
Fresh Fish Halihut, 637c; ateel
heads, 67e; salmon trout, 10c; floun
ders and sole, 8$4o; torn cod, 4c; ling
cod, 4Sc; rock cod, 6c; smelt, 3)49
4c; herring, So.
Olympia oysters, per sack, $3 8.60.
Wheat Feed wheat, per ton, $33.
Oats Choice, per ton, $23.
Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton,
$23; feed meal, $23 per ton'.
Barley Boiled or ground, per ton,
$23; whole, $23.
Flour1 Patents, per barrel, $4.85
4.50; straights, $4.85; California
brands, $4.65; Dakota brands, $5.40
$5.75; buckwheat flour, $6.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $17; shorts,
per ton, $18 19.
Feed Chopped feed, $1830 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $24; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Hay Puget Sound, new, per ton,
$12 14; Eastern Washington timothy,
$18; alfalfa, $13; straw, $7.
. Ih FniulMa Mwkit.
Wool Nevada, 11 13c; Oregon, 18
14o; Southern coast lambs, 78c.
Hops 1817'o per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $20 88.60;
California bran, $16.60ti7.00per ton.
Onions Siiverskina. $2.60 3.85 per
cental.
Egg. Store, 10llo; ranch, 11
12c.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 10c; old,
89c per pound.
Batter Fancy creamery, 18o; do
seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17c; good
to choice, 15 16a per pound.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 40c $1.85 per
large box; grapes, 25 40c; Isabella,
6075o; peaches, 60c $1; pears, 75c
$1 per box; plums, 20 35c
Potatoes Early Rose, 66 75c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.26
3.00; Mexican limes, $5.60S6.00;
California lemons, cboioe, $3.25; do
common, 75c$l. 85 per box.
Hay Wheat, $1618.50; wheatand
oat, $1817; oat, $14.50 16.60; best
barley, $13.60 15; alfalfa, $10.60
11; clover, $11 18.
Old Romance KoealtMl.
A Washington correspondent writes
to the the Chicago Tribune: Madame
Bahkmeteff, who visits her mother,
Mrs. Beale, every year, i again in the
city. She i. a sister of Mrs. John K.
McLean and widow of a former Rus
sian charge d'affaires in Washington.
A romantic story of their first meeting
is told. It was in this way: Miss
Beale was sitting on the door step of
her mother's house, one of the col
onial edifice, of Lafayette square, wben
her little pet dog, seeing the count
gazing admiringly at his mistress, en
tered barking protest The youDg
lady called the dog off, the count apolo
gized and the acquaintance began which
subsequently led to their marriage.
English rtroleum Ox.
The natural gas from the well which
was struck about year ago at Weldron,
in Sussex, is being analysed, and is
pronounced to be probably of petroleum
origin. The Americans would have
analyzed it and lighted tha town with
it long ago. as the supply is ample.
Miss Florence Hudson, of Baltimore,
Md., ha. a tooth of solid gold, with a
diamond in the center of it. The orna
ment cost her over $150.
The postal authorities of Paris are
said to be about to introduce motor
cars and omnibuses for the use of car
rier, in the delivery of the mails.
The Smithsonian institute has just
come into possession of the tiaUett
Phillip, collection of Indian imple
ments and antiquities from the Po
tomac valley.
Before 1 88A the average number of
labor strikes of all kinds in the country
was about 500 year. Since that date
the average has been 1,500.
An electric locomotive in a Canadian
coal mine show a saving over mules of
$5,528 in 800 days, and an electric
ptimp in the same mine show, a saving
over steam pump, of $1,573 in 970 days.
One of the stations of tho railway
whiuh ia to be built from the Red sea
to the top of Mount Sinai will be on
the spot wher'9 it ia supposed Moses
stood when he received the two tablets
of the law.
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM ANO HOME.
How to Educate a Good Dairy Cow
Carina- for Poultry In Winter-Coat
ofRaialnaCora-Valneof Clean Milk'
tug-Farm Note.
A Good Dairy Cow.
In his address at the Indiana State
Dairy Association, Mr. Goodrich stated
that educating an animal to become
good dulry cow must brglu with the
young calf. Muaclo-foruilng foods
should be fed. such aa brnn, nil meal,
cklm milk, etc, Educato the ralf to
eat muscle-forming foods n. much aa
possible. Begin to feed the calf wit
skim milk and a spoonf ul or two of oil
menl. Then give a few whole otits to
follow. Nice clover hay should U
available. Feed skim milk six months
or so. Wants animal to come In milk
t two years. Give hotter a good box
tall and pleanty of straw to calve In.
After calving give her warm watrr
not cold. Take calf away gradually
ay In two or three day. After calv
Ing, feed for a while only little grain
and then depend niotttly on bran. After
two weeks can begin to feed to full
capacity. Feed a variety. Deslrab'e
to have a balanced ration as Dearly s
can lie. Quotations were given from
the Wisconsin Bulletin of one hundr
feeding rations, showing how soiu
so-called successful feeders combine
dairy cattle foods. Mr. Goodrich has
found production of two pounds of
coarse food to one of concentrated aa
moat satisfactory. Succulent food.
are Important. Of Woll'a one hundred
feeders, alxty-flve fed ensilage and two
roots. If we cannot have green grass
should feed either ensilage or roots
Haa paid Mr. Goodrich to feed a tittle
bran or corn meal In summer. His
cow. produced fifty pounds more but
ter per animal the summer when fed
grain than did the summer before when
no grain was fed. His grain cost $3
to $13 was derived from the butter,
showing a good balance in favor of
the grain. Don't feed every cow alike.
Mr. Goodrich's standard feed Is thirty-
two pounds silage, five pounds clover
hay. five pounds corn stover, eight
pounds wheat bran and two pounds
cottonseed meal. Lighten up on feed
of some cows aad Increase on others,
If she glvea more milk by more feed-
-t. Increase. Indiana Farmer.
Winter Poultry Directions,
In order to get early eggs some extra
feed In addition to the ordinary ration
generally given by fanners I. needed.
As a rule the trouble on the farm is
that after corn Is gathered there to an
overabundance of grain lying around,
and lu consequence the fowls become
too fat All farmers have bay to spare,
at least they should have, and few
pounds per week fed to hens will great
ly increase the egg production. Clover
hay Is beet, but any kind Is good. Feed
aa follows: Cut Into as abort lengths
as possible (Vi to V4 Inch), and In the
evening fill 2 gallon bucket fall, cov
er and place on the kitchen stove and
allow it to boll as long aa there Is lire.
When the morning fire Is built allow
the hay to beat again, then drain off
the water and mix with the hay three
quarts of wheat bran or enough to
make It crumbly. This will make near
Ir iu gallons of feed. Give It to 100
hens as a morning feed. Remember,
this Is for cold weather and for fowl.
that are at liberty on the farm.
In the evening late supply what they
will consume of corn one day, and oats
next and so on. Be sure to give plenty
fresh water every day, and on very
cold mornings It Is a good Idea to make
the water slightly warm. If you do
not. It will freeze at once and be of no
service. Be sure the hen-bouse has
good tight ends and aide, and always
front the bouse to the south. The
warmer the fowls are In winter, with
out supplying artificial heat, the more
eggs they will lay and the earlier tbey
will become broody.
If egga are wanted for hatching pur
poses do not have too many cocks. One
male to fifteen hens for the farm Is
much bettor than two. If all run to
gether. Dispose of all hene that are
past the profitable age, which Is, gen
erally speaking, 8. years, and do not ex
pect fertile eggs from cocks 4 to 6
years old. It la best to use either 1 or
2 year old males. North Carolina. Ex
periment Station Bulletin.
Coat of Balalng Corn.
The public see the leading statement,
made and circulated on supposed good
authority, that corn can be raised at
the "surprisingly low cost of six centa
a bushel; and the majority of the peo
plethose who know nothing about
the cost of raising corn nsgunio that
about all the farmer gets over six centa
a bushel for his corn is clear gain.
Will the corn-grower thank any one
for giving currency to such assump
tion? The best posted," who have tnken
the trouble to wade through the long
array of figures and explanation, to
get down to the conclusion that It cost,
only six cents to raise a bushel of corn,
have thought, perhaps, that the moun
tain had labored bard to bring forth
such a mouse, for the Insignificance
and wortblessness of the result are
made strikingly manifest by the clos
ing short paragraph of guesses at eith
er Items that should be reckoned In,
which run the cost up so that "corn
can not be profitably grown to sell at
very much less than three times that
figure (six cents). The really "best
posted" are those who bare raised corn
for many years, and they know that
coat of production varies widely ac
cording to character of the seasons and
the soli good weather and big yields
reducing cost, and bad weather and
light yields Increasing it and that to
attain approximate accuracy an aver
age must be taken of expenses and
yields for several seasons and on va
rious soils. German own Telegraph.
Value of Clean Htlklac
A man of my acquaintance who gen
erally did his own milking employed a
boy. The milk shrank one-third In two
weeks. The farmer resumed milking,
and In two weeks got the same amount
as before. Afterward be set the hired
man to milking, and the milk shrank
10 per cent In two weeks, and in two
weeks more, the farmer milking again,
was back at the standard. This nan
milks quickly and very clean. He
close tb forefinger and thumb around
tha teat high up and make, a down
ward motion, tightening the grip and
forcing out tha milk.' H then leta go
hi. hold, keeping' tha finger and thumb
in circle, carries up the hand aud
lrtdsi' It smartly against the udder,
close, and pull, down a. before. Tha
Idea 1. to give as near as may be the
aanie motion the calf doea in sucking.
New Euglaud Homestead.
Pea Fowls.
The pea fowl 1 good for table use,
and la as eaay to raise aa the turkey.
Its great drawback Is the loud nolxe
made by the nmles. They Wake good
pet. and will become very tame. It Is
necetuwry to protect the young birds
from wet and cold the earns a young
turkeys. They live fron, tweuty to
twenty-five years. Their habits are
restless, and nono should be kopt if
there arc near nedghbor. They can be
restrained somewhat by compelling the
mule bird to wear upon hi. leg cord
attached to a block of wood. There Is
some demand for pea fowl stock from
owners of fine estates and park mana
gers. The best way Is to gtt some eggs
and hatch them under hens. Massa
chusetts rioughman.
rpraylns In Winter.
Aa recent annual convention of the
Fruit Growers' Association Profeeeor
Fletcher strongly recommended spray
ing fruit tree during the winter. The
spores of the various fungi rwit on the
Umbo and twlgt as well a on the
leave. When the leaves are on the
tree It ta Impossible to get spray on
to thejlmb ami twigs. The beet time
to do this kpraylng Is during the win
ter. It could be done any time when
most convenient, but the best time Is
toward spring when vitality Is return
ing. If the trees are sprayed during
the wluter better resulta will be ob
tained as the result of spraying after
the leaves are out. Prof. Taft, of Mich
igan, and others also very strongly
recommended winter spraying.
How to Select a Calf.
An Engl to h fanner claims to have
made discovery which Is valuable If
his claim Is well founded. Aa la well
known, It to difficult to select the calf
at birth for Its future usefulness as a
milker, yet be asserts that it ran be
done. He states that on the inner side
of the cheeks, near the corner of the
mouth, may be observed the palps,
which have different form, according
to whether the calf will be a good,
medium or Indifferent milker. If the
palp, are large, broad and flat they
give, large quantity of milk. If they
are only round the milking qualltlos
will be only ordinary. If pointed, the
milk yield will be small. The "palp" Is
not defined, but Is probably a portion
of the mouth raised above the smooth
surface that can be felt or Is plainly
distinguished.
Bt Results from Meadow.
The Michigan experiment station
found after repeated teats tliat about
four times aa much food can be ob
tained from a nieaoow by allowing it
to mature hay than by pasturing It
Thka means that four cows can be ke;t
on the land by growing bay ituttaad of
pasturing It; or, to show It in another
light, four times as much land Is re
quired for pasture as Cor tiy, for the
arne number of cattle. Green food Is
given by growing soiling crops, but in
willing from two to three times the
number of cows can be mu hi tallied
than by pasturing.
Point In Plawtn;.
Farmers uae the cultivator for
plow; that is, tbey cultivate deep, with
fine object of loosening the soil between
the rows. If the ground Is to be brokeu
up, the plow to the thing to do it with,
but two tochea Is sufficient dpth for
cultivation. Grtms and weeds should
never be allowed to grow to a height to
demand "plowing" with cultivator.
Keep the soil loose and never allow
grase or weeds to more Chan sprout
above ground. Deep cultivation fre
quently does harm in dlatwblng the
roots of the plants grown as a crop.
Bngar Beata for Btoclc.
While some of the farmers In New
York claim that the profits on sugar
beeta sold at the factory were small, It
seems that tbey have not yet used the
pulp, or "begaase" to advantage, prob
ably not having prepared themsiilvea
with sufficient live stock. One farmer,
however, who grew a large number of
beets, retained some of them for use,
and finda that It will pay to grow them
as food for stock, provided the snlmals
are first-class producers.
Can Not Improve on Nature.
Nature', method of feeding hem Is
a grain at a time, and constant search
ing ard scratching during meal time.
This method we should Imitate aa far
aa possible. Farm Journal.
' G'Snaias.
To prevent disease of potatoes add 2
ounces of corroalve sublimate to two
gallons of hot water. Allow It to stand
half a day; then add the solu;lnii to
twelve gallons of cold water. Wash
the potatoes so as to free them from
dirt and Immerse them In the so'utlon,
to remain two hours; then dry them
and cut for aeed.
One having a fancy for preserving
natural flowers may do so by dipping
them into melted pa ratline. The mix
ture should be only warm enough to
remain fluid. Hold the flowers by the
stems, which should be free from all
except the natural moisture; dtp them
In the fluid, give them a quick turn to
remove the air cells, and place In a
glass until the coating becomes firm.
It la a pretty good rule thai the soon
er a pig can be brought to 200 pounds
and the sooner he can be gotten to
market after reaching this weight, the
greater will be the per cent of profit in
feeding blm. Aside from the risk of
cholera, etc., it has been shown that
the gain above 200 pounds costs more,
and that even with pork bringing good
prices, mere ib orten an actual loss In
feeding above 250 pounds.
Sandy soils are always deficient in
potash. Even if they had this mineral
they have usually so little vegetable
matter that cue potash forms an insol
uble compound by uniting with tha
sand. The potash In caustic ashes dis
solves the silicate of potash, and also
helps Itself until it caustic properties
are lost. But old leached ashes are
often quite aa beneficial to sandy soils
aa are uuleached. They always con
tain some potash and some phosphate,
which the water used for leaching
would not dleuolre.
Exact mte.
IMI.FSl.AllIKR and SAUMMKN wnutnl, tl aw km awl ipanaM. No iinrlniw inmrnniary.
OUR GUARANTEE i If goods art not tatufiwtory, monty will b. refunded, or nw
photos furnUhtd. Ettiuutt furnialwd from on down to out million.
L. P. DAVIS & CO. Dept. E, CHICAGO, ILL
CarrouMl for Blojroles.
Ordinary bicycle can be used In a
new style of cnrrounel, which ha a per
munont circular guide mil, which car
ries sliding brackets, having projoO'
tlmia, in which the bicycle frame, can
be looked to hold them In an upright
position to be propelled around the
truck. ....
or cot itHK.
We all know wltoothacn Is, with tha
nagiring, Jumping, throbbing of a atnghi
.;vl a .tuala tooth. Now when w.
com to re.lwt that a nyxteiu ol nerves !
coiu'diitratt'd lu tome part of the body are
all aching atom, with their throbs and
piilMitlimii of mill, we know tint the worst
form of iiourHlKia Is. It W vary common
vi' rv v u i"iil. hiiiiiiIv beciinne It is vrv
often, lika toothache, allowed to take its
own fourx. Now It la known a a laci
thitt when Ht. Juoobs Oil In nwd on tha
parts HM'td, with patient application, tha
imlii will MtiH'unibaiid relief will certainly
follow. T!ili true of sent or chronic
ra, founded upon the ttlinony ot man
who have been cured of the wont form.
Sea weeds do not draw nourishment
from the soil at the bottom of tha sea,
but from the matter held in solution
in sea water.
HYPNOTIC WtNElta.
No on neert Ba to Parle now ton all that
li niarreloua in hyiitlm. In the hypnotic
ru ul uimy Hua!titi or line eouniry are
hypnoliu utitileotn lliat a mcrn ileuae, It I
m,i,l. tlirowitheni Into tha trni' Mate. Rut
In onler lo overcome Hint iibullnnie klrtm-y
trouble, tlie terilfnt ! inmieuer e muni'
m h lllllere In linwarl. I'M It aim vtmt
li ally for malarial, Mliuui uyneptle, rheumatic
tnu nervouv aiftranee.
"Von don't mean to say, Jones, that
yon paid $180 for that .nit?" "Well
I should say not. I had it charged. '
A ftrr being wln1l(Ml by all other, eend iteMamp
ft.r iwrtit'iititrft of ante Motomuna Trraiur. ilia
(IN I..Y rimrwrr of manly eirenelh. MAHtN
I II KM ll Al. t o,, I'. o. Hit !. fkiladelpala, fa.
A well-known Kansas City preacher
say. that hi. chief ambition in youth
was to become a pirate.
SHAKK IM-fO VOI R SHOES.
Allen'e Knot-Kane, a nowder for the feel
It i-iirrii tminfiil. awollen sniartins feet and
Instantly hike the Mine-out of corns and
iHiiiions It's the sreateit comfort dinrov
ery of the ae. Allen's Foot-Kane make
tlKht-litting or new thoe feel eaav. It la a
rrriain cure fur I'liilhlmiu. aweatmr. dnnm
ralluus and hot, tired aching fert. We
have over 10.0UO testimonials of cure. Try
it today. Hold by all dnifnriiits a:id ehoe
etorrit. By mail for 2fa", In eiampa Tri il
i.urknKO KHKK. Addreas Alien 6. Olm
sted, l.e Koy, N. Y.
When civilisation reaches tho perfect
standurd barber, will not eat garlic.
TIT Permanently Cured. No SMiir nerxiuanee
M aftr Nrel ly' a ef Dr. Kllue't urrst
Menre Jtwiturrr. Bvud tor Cite, at
buttle anil treBilw. lift. B. tf, m .t
trial
no
jva atnwt, ruuaaejpiua, r.
Whistling is practically unknown
among the Icelanders, who regard it a.
irreligious and a violation of the di
vine law.
Both tha method and results when
Syrup of Figs i taken; it is pleasant
and refreshintf to the taste, and acta
gctitly yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Iiivtir and Bowels, cleanse the ys
torn effectually, dispel cold., head-
aches and fever and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Fig i the
only remedy of iU kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it action and truly beneficial in it
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substance, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all aud have made it the most,
popular remedy known. ,
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60
cent bottles by all leading drug.
giHt. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO.
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The pope lias juat become Parlslim
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the Hotel do FltiMli-ttnliera, on the
pjuue de la Concorde, The hotel, to-
'getlmr with a chateau and land., -was
I liequcathod to tha vatlcnn by the lute
Marquis do PlesMls-Bcllore. The heir,
fJ ths ''If?'.."'"1 T
" wanted thai they would win,
D the constitutionality of tha pope
owning property
doubtful.
in France seemed
AN OPEN LETT fit TO MOTHERS.
We ere exerting In trie emirle mtr rl.tit to tits
eirtiiMwe meortlie wonl " CAiVt'ORIA," ai4
" fitOt): aCAat'OKlA," as our Trad Mar.
I, Dr. Samuel Fltcher, of iryannb, Mtuuchnaetta,
wan llieoi Iglnetor of " MTC II NK ' C A roIA,"
the Mine that bee bora mid dote uow bear the
tacelmikilsiMtureorCHAS. H. fl.KTCHKK oa
every wrapper. TlilaUth original" I'lTCHJitt
CAS roKIA " which bu been uaed In lb burn
Of the muthera of America for over thirty veer,
Look Carefully at the wrapper aud tee tbat It Is
Me iiaa! e Aaiw iImh '. and ha tb
Ignetur of tHAS. II. 1'I.KIXHItR oa tb
wrapper, do an be authority from me to a
my same except The Ceotaur Com any of which
Chat. II. Fletcher I rreefitrnt.
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Cure for Consumption cured me. Amos
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yen are weak reed lr. Handen'a new book
1 hre (Uaeaee ol Men," ll ia worth Hi to any
weak man. It la free by mall or at lb office.
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