TIIII IfAEM AND IICE1E
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
V-:;- Zi S&uU fas Tu
Tree IroucriI-FertlHln Value af
Clover, Beanaand Feee New Proceae
fur lrvlu Dump Grain, j
Framing Tree.
At the Michigan "round-up" institute
last aeuson. Tiof, L. B. Tart In discuss
Jnjt pruning treus, said: "More knowl-
de Is required to prune properly than
to till properly. In pruning we need
to know the habit of growth of each
variety of plants as well as the social
environment of each plant In pruning
young trees we strive to develop the
best frame work to support the leaves
aud the fruit, and our pruning is direct
ed to securing the proper distribution
of fruit and leaves. We strengthen the
stem by cutting back, bringing the
head of the tree nearer the ground, giv
ing the sap a less distance to travel,
thus forming a thick and succulent
trunk.
"The trees should have low heads,
first, because the trunks are thereby
thickly shaded; second, the later prun
ing is done more evenly; third, the
thinning of fruit Is done more easily,
fourth, the very act of cutting back
helps the thinning of the fruit; fifth,
the spraying can be much more easily
aud effectively done; and as the spray
must be delivered In the form of a fine
mist, the nearer we can get the noszle
to the branches the greater the econ
"omy of the fluid aud ibe efficiency of
the application. Finally, the fruit can
much more easily be gathered from a
low tree than a high one.
"For young trees of most kinds of
fruit It Is wise to head back fully one
half or even two-thirds. Select three
to five strong shoots and cut back to
five or six strong buds. Leave the cen
ter shoot and allow branches to come
out, not from one point but at intervals
along the upright stem. In that way
there is less danger from crotches.
"Adjust the pruning to the habit of
growth of the given variety. In spread
ing varieties have the shoot grow up
right; In varieties already too upright
have the buds so as to throw Bhoots to
the side. While It is wise in the second
spring to head back the shoot, do not
carry this practice to excess In the
peach tree for fear of forming too thick
a head. Seek rather to widen the tree,
by leaving the side branches from fif
teen to eighteen Inches long. After
this, as with other kinds of fruit, head
back one-half for four or five years.
Avoid growing too much brush In the
top; cut back so as not to have the bead
too dense, rrune early, preferably be
tweta March 15 and April 15."
Mineral Manure for Barley.
Barley needs to be grown very early
to bring the best crop, and though Its
grain is larger than oats, and the blade
of the young grata te broader, it may be
greatly Improved by putting in with the
seed 150 to 200 pounds of concentrated
fertilizer. There Js little nitrogen in
the soil In early spring, and If the bar
ley be stunted then it never fully recov
ers from it. This grain, like all others,
depends on Its leaves to furnish the
carbon which composes so large a part
of its bulk. If the leaf is made smaller
than it should be it will not absorb so
much carbonic acid gas from the air.
But if the leaf growth is made rank by
stable manure h is very likely to cause
the leaf, and perhaps also the grain, to
rust. The crop then will be worse
than If do manure had been used. Min
eral manures make the stalk harder, so
that rust will be less likely to affect it,
and this Insures plump and well-filled
grains. American Cultivator.
Drying Damp Wheat.
A new process for artificially ex
tracting moisture from wheat was put
to a careful test in Berlin recently. The
trial was carried out at the Instance of
Mr. Yerburgh, M. P., who sent over
fifty quarters of English wheat to be
submitted to the process. The result
was satisfactory, over 0 per cent, of
moisture being taken-from the wheat
which was a very dry sample in excel
lent condition while the heat to which
it was subjected couVd not possibly af
fect it Injuriously. ,.
The principle of the process viz.,
that of drying under a vacuum has
been applied to many articles of com
merce, and the result of this trial is to
show that It is equally well adapted to
wheat It Is hardly necessary to point
out that the subject Is one of great In
terest to British farmers, who would be
greatly benefited by the provMon of
facilities for getting their wheat into
condition, particularly in a wet season.
The full details of the trial wiU be laid
before the agricultural committee on
corn stores. London Times.
Lettuce Preceding Cncnmbers.
One of the favorite uses for the hot
house by maket gardeners is In winter
to grow successive crops of lettuce,
planting as many as three successions,
and then following with a cucumber
crop, which may continue bearing until
all danger of frost is passed, and when
the hothouse may be kept warm enough
by the sun's rays shining In on the
plants during the daytime. In fact
the sun will heat any hothouse too
warm for any vegetables. The win
dows must be opened for ventilation
all through the day. Some bees should
be kept by every gardener who grows
cucumbers, as they, are necessary to
carry the pollen from the male to the
female blossoms. The male blossoms
are the first that appear on the cucum
ber vine, and they are much visited by
bees. So soon as the female blossoms
appear the bees also visit them and fer
tilize the flowers. When cucumbers
are grown on hothouses a swarm of
beer inside the building devoted to this
juse Is a necessity.
Growing One's O.wn Nitrogen.
; Nitrate of soda Is -extensively used
for its nitrogen, and, as It Is very solu
ble, It is at all times available for the
use of plants. It contains about 16 per
cent, of nitrogen, or 320 pounds per ton
of 2,000 pounds. The cost of the nitro
gen, at 13 cents per pound, is $48 per
ton of nitrate of soda. The price of ni
trogen Is not fixed, however, and varies
according. to the demand and supply.
An application of 1,000 pounds of nl
tnitf? f soda Is considered a large one,
and 500 pounds Is even far above the
Bver:ig. Estimating 1,000 pounds of
Bltrattt f soda at f and containing
1K) pounds of nitrogen, It may be con
sidered a large expenditure for a farm
er to devote to one acre, but when the
nitrogen Is grown on the farm the gain
to the farmer may be equal to the
value of a crop that is sold In the mar
ket A yield of four tons of clover hay
on a ftrm Is ennirjilont to 1.000 pounds
of nitrate of soda In nitrogen, eetiina
ting each ton of hay as containing 40
pounds of nitrogen. Such a crop, there
fore, If not harvested at all. and al
lowed to remain on the ground to be
plowed In, would be equal to 25 worth
of fertilisers purchased for the nitrogen
contained. But farmers aro correct in
Utilising clover hay as food for stock,
as it is then not only coverted into milk
or meat but that portion not utilised
(undigested) Is reduced to a more avail
able condition for plants by being pass
ed through the bodies of the animals.
It Is claimed, however, that the mass
of roota and stubble left over In the
ground Is nearly equal to the tops, and,
the farmer, therefore, enriches his soil
from that source. ,
About Bees." i
It Is always best to start with a full
colony of bees, and one that is In every
way In first-class condition. It Is true
that you can buy a part of a colony
for less money, but It Is the dearest In
the long run and more liable to bo
failure with you. A full colony of bees
In one season Is capable- of storing 100
or 200 pounds of honey; besides, they
may swarm and make from one to
three colonies; and more, a full colony
of bees are In a condition to take care
of themselves, and do not require such
difficult manipulation as that of a nu
cleus, or pounds of bees, and a queen,
etc Full colonies are always sent in
the ordinary hive used In the apiary,
and are equipped with the necessary
fixtures to have everything In working
order the moment the bees aro located,
and the entrance opened.
Begulaa Feed for Calves.
In the spring the press of farm work
Is apt to cause neglect of farm stock,
and especially In feeding calves." So
long as the calf gets itu regular feed, It
Is thought a matter of small moment
whether It has this served at the usual
hour, or whether H has been allowed to
get cokL When the temperature Is no
longer freexing, the milk pail may stand
from morning until noon with the calf J
milk In it and, when given, the milk
will so chill the calf's stomach as to do
more harm than good. There Is no
surer way to produce aiarrnoea or
"scours' than to put a pailful of cold
milk Into the stomach of a half-starved
calf. The stomach Is immediately chill
ed, and Its first effort Is to rid Itself,
by purging, of the mass of cold fluid
that has been put into it Many an ani
mal that would have made a good cow
has had its digestion ruined by feeding
it as a calf irregularly or with cold
food. . ,.,
' Missouri Tobacco.
According to a table of figures pro
duced from the reports of United
States Internal revenue districts, the
State of Missouri leads every other
State in the Union In the manufacture
of tobacco, the product for the month
of January alone amounting to near
ly 5,000,000 pounds. This was divided
between what was known as the First
and Sixth districts. - The First District
consisting mostly of the city of St
Louis, manufactured during that time
5,039,821 pounds, while the Sixth Dis
trict comprising the western part of
the State, manufactured 43,875 pounds.
It also leads the Western States in the
manufacture of cigarettes. Kentucky
follows Missouri with a production of
about 3,000,000 pounds.
Clearing Out the Corn House.
While we believe that some old corn
is always a good thing to have through
summer and early fall, yet In spring
time there should come a day when ail
the cobs, corn and other rubbish In the
corn house should be taken out and the
corn bins rid of aid the mice that win
ter has bred there. If hls ts not done,
no matter how much corn may be left
In the bin, there will be little remain
ing In fall. Exchange.
Boating Currant Cnttingn.
It Is very easy to make cuttings of
either enrarnt or gooseberry bushes. A
foot length of last year's growth, with
the end smoothed off and fixed standing
In the soil, will put out roots from Its
smoothed surface. This will make the
stem for the future plant
Poultry Note.
Feed a variety
Give breakfast at 6.
Exercise Is an egg tonic.
Hens won't lay if too fat
Milk Is a complete egg food.
The starved ben is worthless.
Feed the mash warm not hot
Underfed hens are poor layers.
The morning mash Is Imperative.
Let breakfast be only half a meal.
Overcrowded flocks give few eggs.
Cold quarters check egg production.
Feed night meal an hour before
dusk.
Proper feeding means health and
profit
Be very careful to keep the feed
troughs clean.
Eggs sell better when sent to market
in regular cases.
Beans are a good feed because tbey
are nitrogenous.
The laying ben consumes more food
than one not laying.
The early pullets are the profitable
winter egg-producers.
Ten bens with one male make about
the proper proportion.
Ten weeks from shell to market is
the time alloted a chick.
Keep cabbages hanging In the house
within reach of the fowls.
Egg shells ground to a powder make
a good addition to the mash.
Ten flocks, each consisting of ten
hens, are enough for an acre.
Ground oats, cornmenl and bran con
stitute proper foods for poultry.
Scatter the grain at noon among lit
ter, so the fowls must exercise.
Steeped clover, mixed with the morn
ing masb, Is a great egg-producer.
Green bone Is a valuable food for
growing chicks and matured fowls.
Ten hens In a house 10x10 feet are
enough. The yard should be at least
ten times as large as the floor of the
llOllSOa ' " 1
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Trade Condition! In the Leading Cities
af the-World.
(Reported hy nownlnn, llopklna 'n0,i
ftoart! of Trade Hroier. 711 to VI Chamber, ol
Commerce building, Portland, Oration.) ;
The prospect of arranging peaceably
the diiterencea botwon Spain and this
country began to disappear about the
opening of this month. Foreign buy
ing of cash wheat began then in a
liberal way and continued on a larger
scale than the the speculators would
at the time beliuve. Between March
80, when Loiter reported 8,500.000
bushels sold abroad in one transaction,
and the middle of last week, when in
two days lie reported 1,800,000 bush
els, his sales of spot were almost 8,
000,000 bushels. Within that same
period he kept disposing of May on the
hard spots, (xwiibly in the two weeks
to the extent ot 8,000,000 bushels.
Last Friday the enormous July tales
effected through Cuduhy, estimated
by different people from 5,000,000 to
8,000,000 bushels. That drew atten
tion to the enormous liquidation of Mar
and cash that had been quietly effected
daring a fortnight It did not .re
quire long retrospection to make plain
that within lees than three weeks the
Leiter selling of cash, May and July
had aggregated from 13,000,000 to 15,-
000,000 bushels. AVhat has made this
possible was demonstrated Saturday,
when, in spite of the known enormous
selling of the largest holder, the for
elgn markets oame higher and foreign
orders were received on a scale to
rally prices two cents a bushel. At
the olose of last week traders were
agreed that the one man influences, so
all important for a year, had at last
been supplanted by broader ones; that
what Leiter did would not be
nearly so influential for the future as
what the foreigners did and that orop
prospects and receipts and exports and
the other circumstances, ot which one
operator might learn as well as another,
would become the improtant faotors
again. . ':
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 89 90c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 930 per bushel.
Flour Best grades, 1-1.65; graham,
f-t.OO; superfine, 13.50 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 40llc; choice
gray, 38 89c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, f 25; brewing,
f 26 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran. 118 per ton; mid
dlings, 24; shorts, $18.
Hay Timothy. 118 14; clover. Ill
12; Oregon wild bay, (9(310 per ton.
Eggs Oregon, 12o per doten.
Butter Fancy creamery, 4045o;
fair td good, 8540c; dairy, 80 35c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon lull cream, 12$o;
Young America, 13(314o.
Ponltry Chickens, mixed, fl.00
per down; hens, 4.oug4.ou;
geese, f6.607.00; ducks, 6.00
6.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 14 (3 15c
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon ttnrbanks, jtutgaua
per sack; sweets, $1.752 per cental.
Onions Oregon, f2.25Z.50 per
sack.
Hops 612j'o per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1416o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair,
25c per pound.
Mutton Uroes, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton. Bc;
spring lambs, 10c per lb. .
Hogs tiroes, choice heavy, 94. zo;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5.00 6.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, . top steers, f 3.50(3
4.00; cows, 12.50(3 3.25; dressed beef,
6K 7c per pound.
Veal Large, 65c; small, e
6)c per pound.
Seattle Market.
Potatoes Yakimas, t!213 per ton;
natives, f 9 1 1 ; sweets, 2 c per pound ;
box of 60 pounds, 1.75.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 25c; ranch, 10(8 12c; dairy,
lflc; Iowa fancy oreamery, 23o.
Cheese Native Washington, 12
13c; Eastern cheese, 12)c.
EggsFresh ranch, 15c; California
ranch, 14o.
Meats .Choice dressed beet steers,
8c; cows, mutton, 8c; pork.
7c; veal, small, 8a
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
bens, 15l6c; dressed, 17c; turkeys,
live, 14c; dressed, 17 (8 18c,
Fresh Finn Halibut, 67c; steel
heads, 78c; salmon trout, 9(3 10c;
flounders and sole, 84o; torn cod, 4c;
ling cod, 45o; rock cod, 6c; smelt, 8(9
6c; herring, 4o.
Olympia oysters, per sack, 13(38.25.
Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton.
$24; feed meal, (24 per ton.
Barley Boiled or ground, per ton,
$28; whole, $25.
Flour Patents, per barrel, $4.25
4.60; straights, $4.25; California
brands, $5.50; Dakota brands, $5.00
$5.75; buckwheat flour, $6.50.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $16; shorts,
per ton, $17018.
Feed Chopped feed, $31(323 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $1819; oil
cake meal, per ton, $35.
Hay Puget Sound, new, per ton,
$1018; Eastern Washington timothy,
$17; alfalfa, $11; straw, $7.
Oats Choice, per ton, $2526.
Wheat Feed wheat, per ton, $22
$24.
Baa FraneUeo Market.
Wool JSevada, 11(8 13c; Oregon, 13
14c; Southern coast lambs, 78c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $2825.50;
California bran, $31.00(821.60 per ton.
Onions Silverskins. $2. 60(32.65 per
cental.
Butter Fancy creamery, 20o; do
seconds, 18c; fancy dairy, 19c; good
to choice, 17(318o per pound.
Potatoes Early Hose, 40 50c. .,
Eggs Store, ntf312o; ranch, 12
818o.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 85c$1.50 per
large box; grapes, 26 (3 40c; Isabella,
6075o; peaches, 50c (ft $1; pears, 75o
gfl per box; plums, 20 85c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.60
(38.00; Mexican limes, $4.00;(ff 4.50
California lemons, choice, $1.60; do
common, 60otl.00 per box.
Hay Wheat, $23(320.50; wheat and
oat, 2125; oat, $14.50(316.50; bent
barley, $1821; alfalfa, $15.00
17; clover, $18 15.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 10c; old,
JOc per pound.
TO GUARD THE COLUMBIA.
Auxiliary Naval Vessel Wilt Be Sta
tioned at the Mouth.
Washington, April 80. It is the in-
tention of the navy dopaitinent to have
one auxiliary naval vewel rationed at
the mouth of the Columbia river for its
protection, or in case of necessity. The
probab litlea aro that one of the mer
chant vessel which have boon nt-gotl
ated tor on the coast will bo tiaed for
this purpose, or some vessel that can
be readily obtained on the Columbia,
She will probably be armed with sis
pounders and rapid-fire guns. The Or
egon naval reserve will probably be
mustered in for lervloe as her crow, a
it is dosiied that men familiar with
the river and Pacific JSorthwest be in
command or in position to render ser
vice on board tho cruiser.
MINES IN THE COLUMBIA.
Governor Lord OMelally Notified of
Their Kxlstenee. ' v
Salem, Or., April 80. Governor
Lord today received from Adjutant
General Corbin, at Washington, the
following telegram:
"The secretary ot war requires me
to inform you, In reply to your tele
gram of the 23d Inst, instructions have
been sent to engineer ollicers to plant
mines in rivers aud harbors. Keg illa
tions for navigation ot ftiendty vessels
have been approved and published by
the secretary ot war.".
The governor desires that all persons
concerned take notice of the facts in
the telegram.
READY FOR THE SIEGE
rorto Bloc Warehouses Aro Full ol
Frovtelone.
St. Thomas, West Indies, April 80,
Porto Rico advices received here to
day Bay that four Spanish gunboats
are at San Juan de Porto Rico. They
ore being painted black or possibly
dark gray.
Martial law has been pioclaimed in
Porto Kioo, and it is being enforced in
a tyrannical manner. Crowds of poo
pie are leaving tor the interior, and the
capital is almost deserted by the civil
ian population.
The military are most actively en
gaged in preparing for defense. Thiity
toipedoes have been planted in the
channel. In addition, an old steam
ship has been sunk across the harbor
entrance, the buoys in the channel
have been altered and from Monday
last, after the news of the blockade of
Havana reached there, accompanied by
a report that the Cuban capital had
been bombarded, all lights were order
ed extinguished at nigbt. The French
residents, when these advices left San
Juan, were seeking refuge in the
French cruiser Admiral Kigault da
Gennilly.
An American sugar estate, it is an
nounced, was plundered after the re
ceipt of the news of the declaration of
war between Spain and the United
States. The British consul at Ban
Juan, who has charge of American in
terests, has cabled to his government
requesting that a British warship be
sent to that port.
Spanish steamers landed at Maignea,
70 miles from San Juan, Tuesday, a
quantity of arms and ammunition, and
there was a similar landing of supplies
at San Juan Tuesday. Besides this,
about 60,000 tons of provisions were
landed at San Juan Sunday last. The
warehouses ot Porto Kioo are reported
to be full of provisions, and the Span
ish authorities say they can stand a
seige of two months.
All their coast lights have now been
ordered to be extinguished.
FRANCE IS NEUTRAL.
Official Not I re Hae Beea Reeelred of
' the Proelamatloa.
' Washington, April 80. The French
embassy today received a cablegram
from Paris announcing that a decree of
neutrality between the United States
and Spain has been issued, and that a
detailed copy will be forwarded by
mail. On receipt of the dispatch, the
French ambassador, M. Cambon, wrote
to the state department informing it of
France's neutrality. The cable notice
is brief, stating only that the decree
follows the treaty of Paris of 1856.
The state department has also been
informed that Mexico, Aigentine Re
public, Corea and Belgium have pro
claimed neutrality. Corea's neutral
ity is considered important, owing to
her proximity to the Philippines.
The state department has heard
nothing from Germany, but this causes
no apprehension, owing to the strong
assurances Germany bas given that she
will observe strict neutrality between
the belligerents. This assurance was
conveyed to Ambassador White, and is
looked upon as practically equivalent
to a foimal declaration of neutrality.
Germany, Austria and Portugal are the
last of the important European nations
to declare their attitude.
Powder Works Destroyed.
Easton, Pa., April 80. The town of
Dover, in Morris county, N. J., and
the country within a radius of 20 miles
was startled this afternoon by a series
of terrific explosions, the first of which
occurred at 3:10 o'clock. The explo
sion occurred in the Atlantic Powder
Company's works, and the plant is now
a mass of ruins. Six workmen were
killed and four others were seriously
injured, tome probably fatally. The
remains of the dead have not been re
covered. They are:
Alfred Rarick, William Stumpf,
Caaper Rav, David Scheer, William
Haycock, Ellas Aber. All the killed
were married and left families.
Olympia, April 29. The supreme
court has affirmed judgment in the oaso
of the state, respondent, vs. Johnny
Tommy and Charlie Moses, Indians,
appellants, charged with murder In the
first degree, committed in Skagit coun
ty, May 5, last year,
Oladetone'e Condition.
Hawarden, April 80. During the
day Gladstone had occasional attacks of
pain and did not sleep very well. Mias
Helen Gladstone, replying to a letter
ot sympathy, writes, referring to the
illness of her father;
"Wo cannot hope for bis recovery,
but the progress of his illness is very
slow. He will probably remain with
us tor some time."
Hull, England, April 80. Negotia
tions are proceeding for the purchase
by Americans of the steamers Galileo,
Chicago - and Topeka.
"Mtnntrleul Noveltttta.
F.lectrioal exhibits at the Trans-Mis-shwippi
exposition will finbrace dis
plays of all the important praotioal dis
coverlet that have been made in the
field during the past few years. They
will Include a special exhibit of ap;
p.iralus und mvuulUMie ol liiuiuas a,
Kilison, various vammin tube, exhibits
of Lieutenant Squire and Professor Ore
i,ra lii runid nvnehronoiirHuhY or syn-
chronoacope. Tho system of military
telegraphy and telephony employed in
the regular army win Kino no inuwn,
Teslu's oscillator, which was described
at the international congress of electrl
,.i. .t tlm World's Fair, will be an
other rare exhibit. The various system
of wiM telegraphy that have become
sstwlnted with tho names ol Marconi,
Rhigl and Lodge will be exhibited and
i.,. i.i ,,mv niiimrlniie. at nothing
much has been done on this side of the
Atlaiitla In this uromlsing field. Va
ari
ous forms of third rail railways will
1 I)
shown. This type lias been adopted Of
tho elevated lines in the city ot Chi
mm ami nn several New Enuluiu
roads. It will probably be still more
extensively employed in the luturo.
Tl.un ton tluira will ha an exhibit of
alternating current motors adapted for
street railway work, wnion experts
assert will eventually supplant the
present continuous current typo.
The very inteiesting results obtain
nod
v,v annivino entr citv to tno lorciutf
of
,i... r,.l tho r.mi.l irnrminatioii
of
cal
m a nv tne summation oi ciucirn
currents will he demonstrated. Kite
flying with electric recording iimtru
nienta for determining the electrical
jondition of the atmosphcro will be
itriking feature of tho electrical section.
...... - ' -Jy iiti. " V itteir.
Dr. Thompson, master Of Trinity col
lege, Cambridge, was a scholar and an
administrator; but his fame rests on
his sharp, witty and often bitter epi
grams. He said ot Ely, where, as a
professor of Greek, he held a oanonry:
"Tho place Is ao damp that even the
tenuous won't keep dry thoie;" and at
a college meeting where some of the
young fellows were treating with very
little respect the opinions of their
seniors, he said, "None of us is quite
Infallible, not even the youngest."
Of an amiable and excellent scholar
he said, "The time he spends on the
neglect of his duties he wastes on the
adornment of his person;" and of an
eminent professor, whose first lecture
he attended, "I little thought that wo
should so soon have cause to regret hi
predecessor, Professor
Beware of "cheap" bak
ing powders. Alum makes
good medicine but bad food.
Ask your doctor. d .
While the bishop of Sodor and Man
was watching the cutting down of one
of his trees recently, the tree fell upon
him, knocking him down. It catching
on a railing saved his life.
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for tbs feet
It cure painful, nwolU-n smarting frot aud
Instantly takes the sting out of com and
bunions. It's the ftreatext comfort discov
ery of tlx age. A lien ' Foot- Kaae makea
tight-tilting or new shoes feel easy. It is s
certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp,
callous and hot, tired aching feet. We
have over 10.0U0 testimonials of cure. Try
it today. Hold by all druggists and shoe
stores. Ily mail for lifts, in stamps. Tria
package FltKK. Address Allen 8. Olm
wd.Le ltoy, N. Y.
In the British lord chamberlain's de
partment tho pott it Ion of chimney-sweep
is held by a woman, and the office of
tataary mason is also filled by a mem
ber of the fair sex.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHtflS.
We are asserting In the courts our right to the
exclusive utte of the word "CAhToktA," ana
' n TCHKK'SCAsrOHlA," aa our Trade Mark.
t. Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Ilyannli. Masnachtuett,
wastheorlglDatorof'jTCHKIi'SCASToklA,"
the aarac that has borne and doc now beer the
(ac iliutte signature of C HAS. 11. Pf.BTCHIK on
every wrapper. Thia is the original " FITCH UK'S
CASTORIA " which ha been ttard lu the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty year.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and ere that It is
IA kind you havt alway bought, end hul the
signature of CHAD. B. FI.KTCHKR on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of whkb
Chas. H. Fletcher I President.
March I, ify?. 8AMUKI. P1TCUBK, M.Dl
Experiments with locomtivns on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad show
that a slight addition ot graphite to the
oil used for lubricating purposes pro
motes economy.
lOO. KBWAttD 100.
The resdersnf this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at loat one dreaded dtneiue
rliHt ftetetiee has been able to cure in all lis
nutea, and that iscatarrh. Hall'a Catarrh Cure
la the only pmmveenre known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis-
eitse, requires a constitutional treatment.
Han s alarm cure istatien internally, acting
dirtMHlv upon the blood and mticoua atirrare
of the system, thereby dOHtrnying the futinila.
thin of tho dlan, and giving the patient
stroneth by bullcllni tip the constitution and
Oftsiwimg nature in noing lis work. The pro.
Drfetors have so much faith in Its eurativa
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollara
for any ease that ft lulls to cure. Dead for list
of testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, 0.
Bold by druggists, 75c.
liall's Family fills are the best, ,
As iron exnands with heat, the Eiffel
tower is said to be five inches taller
when the temperature is high than It
is in the cool ol the day.
HT1 permanently Cured. No flttornereousnw
!! aftor Jlml day's use of Dr. Kline's (treat
Nerve itaiitorer. Send for M.K1B a.,m tn.i
bottle and treatise. HO. B. li, UMlUxL lii.. m
A OV.K M baa 11,1 law I At n, lei Ua r
In 1816 the value of a bushel of
wheat in England was equal to that of
a pound of nails. Today a bushel of
wheat will buy 10 pounds of nails.
After befrir swindled br sll others. RAnd uniamn
for pHrtlculura of King Holomon'a Treasure, thf
CNl.Y ranewer of manly nirenfftb. MAKON
CHEMICAL CO., P. O. Box f 41. I'blladelulim, IV
I know that my life was laved bv Plso'a
Cure for Consumption. John A. Miller,
au Duote, micjiigun, April zi, inuo,
One of the Gorman oities boasts a
street laid with rubber. '
In the soring cleanse vour system bv
using Dr. I'fuiider'a Oregon lilood Purifier.
There are nearly 1 9,000 hounds main
tained In the United Kingdom exolu
livoly for hunting purposes.
ClIHi-ft ttlUrifc ill ft Si J Ail
31.
Bart Couh 8yi up, Tmiw Good, tTw
In time. Hnld by arxufitn.
l.nxnry o.
Kleotrlclty csn I PPl''' to in'
numerable bon the house, i imp.
planting the Ih convw.iUmt devices
id contrivances, hot, unfortunately,
the new ones -ting the current aluioHt
always oott more than the old.. V here
money It no object and luxury and eon
vonlonoe aro supremo consideration
everything oonceivttble can 1 done by
electricity. For Instance, on tha yacht
Niagara, built for Ucorge OouM, and
recently launched, the oleotrio plant is
employed to furnish light for 4-10 10
....Si. t .n.l.i.,ont litmus, and
storage batteries aro provided capal le
of supplying energy for 80 more, Iho
dynamos are to designed that many
as UOO lamps can be Illumined for pur
poses of display, besides a powerful
searchlight on the bridge, lhnreare
also eloctrlu heator. curling tongu,
smoothing Ironi, ranges, warming-pans
and olectriu elevators, Electricity
will operate the laundry and drying
room, it will heat challng dishel and
bring out the muslo of a ulg niches
trion. Call belli, telephones and with
minor eluotrio devices are also provided
In profusion.
Cement AoHm!""""-
For the past three years tho cement
trade leoUon ot tho Urltltth board of
trade has been making Investigations
into the qnontionof cement admixtures,
and the rOBiilt la that the boatd an
nounces that "Portland cement be do
nned nt a mixture of two or more suit
able materials Intimately and artificially
mixed In the requisite proMrtioiis, and
afterward properly treated, to which
nothing haa bou added during or after
calcination exoept that an addition not
exceeding U per oont of gypsum ll per
missttblu." If anything more be ail.ltxl
the-aiticle st, produced shall not be
called Portland cement. The woral
adulterants for .Portland cemont are
decided to be ragston and blnst-fnr-tiaca
slag, the latter hy far the more
objectionable.
HAD AY AND 11AUD WOKIt.
The had p' and hard work of trained nurat-a
has "lte been lnadn the mji.Jw l of benevolent
rtiioi!.triinee by eminent medical men and
noiiemfi'.tlunat uhllaniliropleta. It Is well lor
an Invalid, before h. gels so had aa to need s
nurse or d.wuir. lo use Hosteller's Stomach nil-tt-rslt
he has chills and fever, constipation,
rheumatism, dyspepsia aud nervouauesa. Use
11 regularly.
Meteor rush through pac at the
rata ol gSrolleaa second. They are
not usually larger than pebble, and
on striking the earth's atmosphere they
immediately dissolve into gas.
Him ruootfCT a no vvttm rooo.
All Eastern "ymp, so-called. Benally eery
light colored and of heavy bod)-, Is made from
glucose. "7ru (innitu iJritu" Is nide Irora
iixar Cane and Is airlclly pure. It la lor Mile
bi itrt-elas ruor. in cans only. Maniilao
tured bv the rsctric cossv svstir Co. All sen.
nine "Tea (Mxlra Dmn" have the mauulao
lurer't name lithographed on ery en.
In Paris the trees In the public
streets ate treated with as much at
tention a are the plants In botani
cal garden. Officials look after
their welfaro, and as a result the
streets are beautiful and comfortable.
eseeOaveev'seeeie,a
"A" fVftcf Tpt oftht Highlit Ordtrcf
CMCtllenc in Kanufadur."
WafterBaKei&Gols
Breakfast
Absolutely Pure,
Delicious,
Nutritious.
..Costs ttssTHan6HE CERT I Cup,.
Da tart that you gel tb Genuine Ankle,
made st D0KCNH5TER, MASS. by
WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd.
tesV TesUd and Trve.
CLEVELAND
COTTAGE COLORS
PURE PAIHT HEW MIXED
Best Reputation.
Best Paint for Dealer or Consumer.
Color Cardi Sent Free.
Cleveland Oil! Paint ifCo.,
PORTLAND, ORICON.
Hercules Special
(2)4 actnal horsepower)
Price, oaly $183.
fdcoa
I JO I
L J
FIBH0ID Tmrou
Expollod fcy tiydla H. Ilnklia,ra'.
Vegetable Compound.
Mm. B, A. Lomoahd, Ho 71, West,
dtilo. Man., tvrltost " i have w
thlnlc that I would not be here now It
It hnd not been for Lydla IB. I'lnkham-g
Verrntable UioMund, It cured me of
a, II brold tumor In my womb.
" Dootorsoouid domthliigforme,SD4
they could not cure me at the hospital,
I will tell you about It I , '
I had hewn In tuy ugiml health. t.a
bad worked quit hard. When my
monthly period cutne on, I flowed very
badly. The doctor gave mo medicine,
but it did mo no good, lie snld tin
flow tnuttt be stopped If poasiulo, and
ho must find the cause of my trouble,
" Upon examination, ho found there
waa a fibroid tumor in my womb, and
gave ma treatment without any benefit
whatever. About that time ft lady
culled on mo, and recommended Lydla
13. Ptnkham'a Vegetable Compound i
sold aha owed her lite to It, I said I
would try It, and did. Boon after th
flow became moro natural and regular,
X still continued taking the Com pound
for some time. Then the doctor made an
examination agitln, and found every,
tiling nil right. The lunwrhsdpoaoed
away, and that dull athe was gone."
It can be truthfully stated that
such a result can be ouoomplltihed by no
other rtmiody upon the market, and
forcibly proves the peculiar virtue ol
tho Vogo taldo Compound
Good
Health
tit hunmmty.
l"" ihM In wmifatN.
. (
wtl
hi'iMut i yttr rwjjvij
ii'niiif yfHi, yotIF kin.
fettiim, vtit"r, vitiit
wutlttf (.wwr f
Whta (rttitn Hal coo
, J DOCTOR
1 Xu RATCLIFFE,
pur lh jwtlf, nuts n1 i.rm-,tnt tn of )
In tii nuirii, whri Iim BfrWie.! o nttviiy nrmi.ril
CtirM n hotti M ftmt V Hiin of Would wfiifsfc
bflAA tlMm, 144 Ibid ArttltlPt). f!!
NKKVOUM 1M.II JIV uamiHatBd1n
Md.t.nl'S ff YOt Ml, Mfh!,R.A(tKU Wi OLD
fVil-.N, Thttrttl tlMfloriglwt4 tltpfft
trtr rrrttl fM, DnunitiR rlravtiMi, wtwhntwt ttt
bHiyit4 iffttln. lixtnrM, fMiinf tiimr,ln of
aiitrjr ami oi'nQiWww. tmnui ! , Mh ftu4
klilHtsra td tftitjr ethwr tlttrwlti iymt.iom.
HIUiiiMe on frr lutljr, trnwlofeM tr pttjori.ttil of
lif, f lUfrtirTntmiiOurfiyuu.no nutiUf Wkra ot
tthfttteMfeltr,.
WEAK MKff Its rMtirM lo v1fr iM vt
taltty hi mvn. Or" ih lcwtf whio
tmvti b0f w.rPt thrMt(h ti . overwork,
txtt or IntHeu-retlfiiM. r rrtmi to riil jwiwur.
iron ill and vtirof Ui rough hi own Moorful ty
mm .if trtantmfiii.
VAKM hrrtwwIt.kwrtHft an if
dlliv of Kagti. I trntt1 wttlt otilltittg KiMUM;
HfKClAL IHMKAMK, IbrUi.iB.aOi. d.
ctmrtfvs. tf.l it kit, if lit-aT.)"!, or ImprAMfif
trfiat, brmb 4wtt tU yrttMUM kwnry tud
iHK,HICf ifWOMrN, Prompt Whl
Mfitot trwil.up $ivmn Wait trBiany fttlmtMa,
n H I T K If" run r wr nt ny umWa. fxl
hot HK.IsA V, Mm Ir,llw4itfri.iy, Ify-
ran tint mil, Wrltr rum, fit vnhminn hik ft to
Jliuffirn, HNllTAl'li5 fUtCK and waft
tfautnl aft atom or bjr Mtf.
E. M.RATOLirrt. WM1M.8UIU.1US
nrENET
"North Western
Limited"
(atni Owruar Tia )
between Minneapolis, St. Piul
and Chicago, Is entertainingly
described In an Illustrated
booklet, which will b fur
nished ran oa application to
W. li. MEAD, Gen. Agt.,
tie) Waabtnstoamrsel,
oaTUND, 01.
f, W. fARKER,
(low. Afnt,
80S flrw avwue,
. $UTTtfcWaJ.
BUY THE GENUINE
SYRUP OF FIGS
... MAMWACTUaEn T
CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO.
nrNSTB TlflK iAMK.
WHEAtsP
nade on a small rulttttli
Mate noner by inoeeeful
UtailUH lit lvlllVa.
and anil wUealvu mar
. Fortuuee ttave tHwa
on a am a 1 m-ultlltllie ttv tra1inalti lu
mrea, write lor mil parnttiiiara. nai ol rei.
erenee given. Svveral vant'eierlenieon Ihe
Clilnairo Hnard of 1 rade, and a thrtruuaS know
letlReot the bunlnN. Hentl for nur free rater
em-e bwk. DdHKIW, lfnf'KINS A Ce..
Olileaeo Hoard of Trailn Brokers. 0 Sloes la
fortlaud, Oregon u4 Seattle, Wasb.
YOUR LIVER
la it Wrong?
Oct it Rlcht
Keep It Right
Moore't lie veal ad Itemed r will do It. Three
doene will make you feet butter. Out II frem
four drueglst or anv wbeleaale drus bouts, st
tram Stewart A tiaimea brut Co,, Seattle.
win i run rn't sprinq kyr grain)
ip.m. annua eut e mn urcm ID
plain or with Cutter. The hmt neettlt In lb mar.
kft. t"wl hy all ww-k sewvri. ror sale by all aao
ral merunaiiillse aluras, or by
WII.I, A FINCH CO.,
sao Market Street, Haa fronclaoo, Cat,
T)rtf( r trwlne and lo
nilllS On- l' or tmrl
HVUU t-OWI.BR. Dux.
Innttins- nnld er Hvr
.inriiMi iriwnrM, i . .
lux tilt, HouthliiKtoa.Ceaa.
M. P. H. U.
Ma. 19, .
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HEN wrltlne ta adeertlears pleas
mention this paper.
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Gasoline or Distillate Oil; no smoke,
fire, or dirt For pumping, running
dairy or farm machinery, they have no
equal. Automatic in action, perfectly
safe and reliable.
Send for illustrated catalog.
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Engine Works
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