A f Tho Army Worm. Wlillo we do nut think there In much likelihood of a recurrence of t!ie army worm nest next yenr. yet it nui y ! well It caw we should have another Intile- tlor to know a little more n limit it Hie New York -Afrrlrnltuml Ijxperl inert Station has devoted Rulkilu No, 104 to an Investigation of tne beaut, and from it . we extract son facts nhleb our renders would do well to bear in mind. ' Tuo eggs are very uninll. globular in foim. and nearly white In'co.or. They are usually laid In tho leaf sheath of Branat'8 and grains, and the early Inocd, which does the mhchlef. ovl pislt freely In the cut straw of old Ktackft, in hay ricks, in old eons shocks, and in bits of corn stalk that have Imcti left upon the stirface of the g-otiml In piittarcH. Tills will explain :i fact that has been noted hy many, that thi' worms started In blue gram pastures on which cord fodder had Iven fed to cattle. Tho young cnterplllars coin-? forth in about tcu days from the t. r.n tiiu egg are laid. In ensu the eggs, were placed on fresh grass or grain, the young lar vae feed for a time in 'ho sheath where the eggs were placed, but final ly inelude the whole blade In tho bill of fare. They are full grown In about four weeks. At this time a single lar vao measures about an Inch and a half In length and a quarter of an Inch in diameter. They may be briefly de scribed as being smooth, naked cater pillars, moderately dark in color, with longitudinal stripes running the full length of the body. The third singe In the Insects' life begins when the cater pillars go Into the ground or under stones to make the wonderful change from an active caterpillar to an appar ently lifeless creature. This stage Is TUB ARMY WOItM. caned the pupa stage, or, in the vase of the butterflies and moths, Is more familiarly known as the chrysnllc stage. A single chrysalis measures aboat three-fourths of an inch In length. Capacity of a Corn Crib. It Is a safe rule in estimating the sise of a crib, to allow two cubic feet to each bushel of corn. By a cubic bushel is meant 70 pounds of ear corn, which Is equivalent to 50 pounds of shelled corn. The rule is to allow 14 pounds for cob in the fall, and 12 pounds In the spring after the corn has been dried out perfectly. Two cribs thirty feet long, six feet wide and ten feet high, will by this rule bold 1,800 bushels. Ten feet is too high to throw com easily with a scoop shovel, but there can be two openings for each crib extending down to within four or Ave feet of the floor, and when the crib Is full to the bottom of these, short boards , can be placed across them, as the crib Is filled, and most of the filling can be done with ease. When the cribs must he filled to the top, a boy or man can throw corn back to the ends and fill It, so as to utilize all the space. Freaierve a Record. It would be no bad plan for every farmer, and particularly for every young farmer, to make a resolution .nil keep it to preserve an Intelligible record of all bis transactions, the times, the seasons, the crops grown, the dates of planting, with such his tory of their progress as will throw light upon the results reached. How one's time has been employed, what work was done, when, and in short every fact relntlug to the economy of the farm might be briefly but Intelli gibly noted. Such a record, even for a single year, would be of value In nlnnnlne for the nest year, enabling the fanner to better plan his work, be cause the points at which he succeed ed, as well as those at which be fniled during the previous year, would be full of suggestion and reminder. The AdvnncB in When. Tbe price of wheat has advanced in all parts of the world, and Is due to legitimate causes. First came a drouth In Australia, which cut down the last crop In tbe colontes very materially. Later tbe advices from Adelaide ludl cste great need of rain, and the next crap there may be .dwarfed on that ac count Two bad years in succession Id Australia are Improbable, but not Impossible. The crop In the Argen tine Republic Is short for the same reason, and this Is also true of India and Russia. The spectacle of Califor nia shipping wheat to Calcutta is one tbe world bas never before beheld. Par "ff :! Quit. Whenever there Is sny misunder stand log between employer and em- ploye on the farm, and one or the other focls that they have not had their Just deserts. It Is time to pay off and quit. These sores never heal up entirely, and It dueau't pay to doctor them up. and .hare them break out In a uuw place worse than ever. A lime for IIIiit illtT. A little neighborly help aud counsel may go a great way toward keeping some pwiplu from failure. There are In every community those who are In n position to I'll her dlstrcxs or to help their leu fiii'tunate neighbors. In most oi Kin It will do these people no good to draw the lines ton tightly, while such action limy online the failure of some who would otherwise have avoided It. A man may be pretty hard up financial ly, and yet be all right. If bin creditor knows this and takes advantage of It In a time of llnaucial unrest the debtor and the whole htisim community are wronged, usually with no advantage to the creditor. No one is urged to take any great rink for the sake of accom modating a uclghbor, yet all should realize the good that n little luuleimy mny do, and the harm that may result from the opposite count). Ponltry I'eecllitir Ruck. For the bottom take a board 1 Inch tlriek, 0 Indies wide n ml t! feet long. ends 1 Inch thick, (i Inches'wlde and IS Inches long. Nail solid to ends of bot tom; their ends (lush with underside of bottom. Two strips half an Inch thick and four Inches wide are nailed to the edges of the bottom, thus making a trough three Inches deep with ends 18 Inches high. Then take strips one quarter Inch thick. 3 Inches wide and OltAIN WAKTK ritEVKNTKD. IS Indies long, pointed at upper end. and nail them to the sides of the trough, leaving a space between pickets of lj Inches for chicks or 2 Inches for fowls. This gives a complete and durable fee l rack, where the weak have equal 1 chance will, the strong, and uo waste of feed-Farm and Home. NO American Ft Stock Fhow. There will be no American Fat Stock Show lu Chicago this year. The Illinois uf.itu ii...n-ri nt a ii-riiMiiiui'n hna Hi'dili'il that the time Is too short to allow for proper arriingenients belug made. The stocknieu. too. are of the opinion that It would not lie convenient for them to at- tend, the time being too short for them to get their herds in condition. It Is probable that another cause has oper ated to some extent. The Springfield fair Involved them In debt about 15.- 000, and they had asked to have a guar antee fund of $20,000 raised If the fat stock show was to be held. Only $15,000 of the latter sum had been subscribed. Dead Farrow n Nnlaance. The dead furrow is always a nui sance In preparing land for a crop. unless It is upon wet lauds, which must necessarily be thrown Into ridges a couple of rods wide to carry off sur face water. The reversing plow Is now used and highly recommended when It Is desirable to have lands level. We shall Investigate this revers ible plow and report upon Its practical utility another season. ' Dairy Dot.. It Is well to remember that culls will come with the best of breeding. If a cow has a sore teat, milk very carefully, and apply extract of witch izel. If a cow's teats are muddy or covered with other tilth, they should be washed with water and then wiped dry before beginning to milk. With temperature under control and i churn In dliwr nt tllB Hllt time the butter will come solid so as to be easily handled and free from buttermilk. When the butter Is marbled, It Is either caused by leaving too much but termilk in the butter at the last work ing or the salt has not been distributed evenly. Much of the average farm butfr con tains many or the essentials or goou quality, but because It fails In one or more essentials it falls to bring best prices. The laws enacted during tbe past two years wltb reference to oleomargarine seem to be slowly but surely reducing the output of tbe stuff, and they are cer tainly of great benefit to tbe legitimate dairy Interests. Agricultural Atom. Chinch bugs winter over among dead grass. In corn shocks, plies oi rubbish, and along fences, especially hedges. The potato blight Is on tbe Increase. Bordeaux mixture for blight and Tal is green for bugs will have to be kept In stock by the potato grower. For storing corn fodder, either shred ded or bulk, any sort of a shed that has a rainproof roof will do. All that Is necessary Is that it be kept dry. Land that is rich enough to produce crops ou the "intensive" plan does not need rest, .hut a judicious rotation must be kept up, with clover mixed iu somewhere; ' Make your cellars frost proof, white wash tbem. aud let them at all times have light, and be capable of frequent ventilation. A cellar may be of great er value, or a nulfance. ' Tbe preponderance of evidence seems to be against the replowlng of ,-oni land for wheat. ,Tbe land Is In yo.xl condition without plowing. Cut tLc corn off low and drill lu tbe wl.eat. To tell when pGmpkins are ripe -bi;i them with tbe finger nail. If the nail makes a snapping noise when break ing through the rind It is ripe, but If it. makes no noise or the chip comes wff soft it is cot ripe. USEFUL BOOKS GIVEN AWAY, INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING ART AND FANCY WORK. Mm. Nella Pmuolt nf Huston haa recently written book, "raiiry Win It ami Art iH-cnra-tlunt," Hint given practical timtruciliitia tut making dnlltcs, labls covers, scans, tray cloths, pin cunhiolis, etc., etc., wllb liny llliiatiallmis. Thin book, tu(f lh- ar with "Huci-ess. ml Homo 1 y Ink," Kill be sew (to in Hiiy n iuli i who frirw Kill the mtHCllI'll l'lllHMI alidad-tent stamp (u ttclls, Hlo)iri. Kill ill Co., Bur lington. VI. COUPON NO. 716 "0." Thti tnttllr-t any ttaA't o thti pnprr to fine eojiy nj 'Maty H'D'tumt Art l)r nrntlim:" and "Swatijul llnme Diiriuu." I lie niaive iiih'p al niter Is made to advertise tliu reliable I'lii iiiond llyuii, Mild In mi tholr book upon home ilyi'lnK lino the hands n( women wlin Hum lu driissaell by nittklnK tholr old clothing look Ilka new. Tim (not that Diamond Dye have been i nc standard home dyi'a (or nearly twenty years, and that their sale Increase (mill year lo rar, la proof punitive that they have never had au equal. CWINDLINQ ADVERTISERS. Fcotlnnri Yard Hotectlve Keen an Kyi Upon Uiinaeroua Miurrifr. There Is one ofllclnl at Scotiund Yard who Is hut little known to the publle. but who all the same works very hard and successfully for tbe public good by closely scanning, day In and day out, the advertisements appearing lu every London newspaper. This official's primary duty Is to keep a bright lookout for the very numerous swindling class which advertises for managers and so on prepared to Invest money; but, quite beyond this, be. in the most careful manner, notes all ad vertisements as strike him In any way as being suspicious, handing them over to the heads of different department. J lie Is himself an expert lu all matter I that deal with cipher writing, and pun pf bis duty Is to translate every cipher that may appear, handing over a copy of the translation to active members of the staff when anything is revealed that justifies such a course. . . The writer hnd.the privilege the oth er day of a short chat with this official a blight young fellow, speaking sev eral languages, who said: "I am afraid that I am not allowed i no fl.iv pvnr tvtsMPii wIMimit mv li'inrlllin b .'to ," n ,., , . ... ..' I ktfn recently, for It is an open sccret tbat certain foreign catch nd- ! vertisement swindlers are expecien ucre ere long. "Besides, there have been exposed Id j court many cases of swindling recent- I ly which' have depended solely on nl- : luring advertisements. Iu two of them l gave warning long a, :o, but no prose cutor would como forward. Were I allowed to do so, I could show you hundreds of most mysterious cipher advertisements In the book over there, the bulk of these, of course, being be twecn lovers, but many of tbem cou tainlng warnings from one educated swindler to another. , "Of course, you know that the thieve even are all specialists nowadays, and It is surprising how soon a bogus ad vertisement swindler gets to work again In the same direction when be Is released from Jail. I am advised of the release of these men, and the char acteristics of their stylo are soon ob servable again In ' the ' advertisement columns. - "We, as a rule, warn them at oncu that we recognize the new plant, and Id this way hundreds of warnings ar sent ont yearly and do an amount ol good that the public knows nothing of My duty Is very monotonous, and I dar not get even a single edition behind hand." London Tit-Bits. rilTSICIAMS WISH IN THEIR GKN KUATION. Tho above clan of sclontlnta recnRiilzr, and have rcnvaiinlly borne leatiiiiony, to Ihe etricacy I ui noKieuor's einnincn nuieni us u remedy ana Drnventive nf fpvnr mid - nffiin. rhi.iimHHni. want of vigor, liver comiilnlnt, and mine other '"'""",""'","' eonuiuoiia Ol me nyn uio Kxperlenue nnd observation have taught thrm Its value. They but echo the verdict long Hlnce pronounced by the public and the prena. Only the benightud now are Ignorant of Amer ica'! toutc anil alterative. The multitude is like the tea; it either bears yon up or swallows you, according to the wind. DEAFNESS CANNOT UK CURED, By local application, ai they cannot reach the dueaaed portion of the ear. There it only one Way to cure deaf nesa, and that ia by constitu tional rcmediea. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube la inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect bear ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to lis normal condition, hearing will lie destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by eafarrli, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous suriaces. We will giro One Hundred Dollars for any rase of deafness (caused by eainrrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, bend for circulars; free. P. J. CflENEY A CO, Toledo, O. fold by druggists, 70c Lull's Family Tills are tho best. Great things are not accomplished by idle dreams, but by years of patience and wisely directed study, . riLERKS AND SALESMEN' MALE AND FE- male Kmployed and nnemc olovcd: send1 stamped self addressed envelope at once fori registration application blank to Employees inaustriai Association. Home omce, M rtaab ington street, i'orlland, Oregon. We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our pub lished testimonials are pmven to he not genuine. The I'rtio Co., Warren, Pa. Wc want- your' tea-trade for the rest of your life. Do you see now how we can afford to say : " Get every sort of Schillings Best of your grocer, and get your money back on what you don't like"? A Sraitliat; Cnmpaay ' aM rtayf IK CS . TRUMPET CALLS. ,. ,v-. Baa's Dora Hoondi a Warning Nota ' o tha Unredremed. , TO be a lion Is to have a lion's en emies. - To girt less than we should is not to give as God would. t The man who gives help to an other learns how host to lieln him- 3 self. No gift will be too small that has a heart full of love behlud it ' Blessed are the meek. The rabbit survives, but tbe wolf Is gone, . Hiifferlng often puts Into the human voice a tone thnt seems divine. Tbe stronger of all men Is the one who takes (od to be his strength. Something Is sure to be accomplished by the man who sticks to one thing. If we see nothing good In others, tbey will not be likely to see much good In as. ' . . ' Not until we know a man's heart have we any right to say tbat we know him. ' We would all have less cause to blame others If we bad fewer faults of our own. Only God can tell how much wrong doing Is prevented by one man doing right , Before we can know much of God we have to find out a good dtml about our selves. As much bitterness and hate can be ; expressed In a word as can be fired out of a gun It Is better to be able to suffer long and be kind than to be able to talk like au angel. Tbe man who says no to himself In nothing bas tbe devil for a traveling companion. The Christian who does not look bnppy when be gives dims the polish, I on jjB gjf ! . . must w!rl and tUat Uo uavo ; a large heart. . j A UUU U1IIU UUUH gWllI WIIOIL-VIT UU I goes, because the good In him brings out good In others. . . . The slothful man can never find that , weeiu iu ureau wmcu uou puis iu jit for the diligent man. We often call upon God to take away ; our trials, when what be wants Is to give us grace to stand them. ' ' The devil almost gains our consent to stay, when be proves that nobody else Is doing anything to make him go. There Is probably a time in the life of every man when bis band almost touches tbe philosopher's stone. There will be no revival when tbe people can see clear across the bouse that the' preacher Isn't'expectlng much. Every mother should train her chil dren as carefully as she would if she knew tbey were to be kings and queens. "Many a man cheats himself out of a blessing, because be Is not willing to trust God with the way In which it shall come. " . David found the valley of tbe shadow of death a better place than the green pastures, but it is hard to convince those who hate not tried It that It. Is that w?y. Filters. Trof. Tyndall's idea, expressed many years ago, that nitration through a plug of cotton wool was a most efilclent method of freeing air from mlcroblc germs, led to ntteuipts belug made to sterilize water In the same way. Little success has hitherto been attained, but quite recently M. Henri Potevln claims that he has evolved a method of so con structing such filters that bo can com pletely sterilize wntcr In large quanti ties. The fibers of the cotton are Bnely powdered nnd sifted, and then suspend ed In water and allowed to settle. This tbey do Is compact mass, forming a paste, which,, allowed to dry slowly, gives filter plates quite Impervious to germs, etc. The best results arc gained by placing the plates between two plates of sandstone or perforated metal, and If tbey arc arranged In a buttery, like tbe Alter presses so commonly used In Europe for sewage, sludge, etc., very large quantities of water can be rapidly eternized. Periodical cleanings are nec essary, ns'no matter wfiat care Is taken, tbe rule which holds good in nil other filters serving the same end, that tho microbes are able to get through tho filtering material eventually by a pro cess of growth, obtains. There Is. bow eter, no great difficulty in this, as the cells of the material are easily purified by a fresh pulping In boiling water. , Woman's Reason, ' - Surprised Dame What? And yon have refused Mr. De Ooode"? I thought run tlkorl lilin , , ' r... Lovely Daughter I did, but to tell yon the truth, none of . tho, othor girls seemed to enro a snap for hlin. New York Recorder. A r'lire IVsy. An agricultural exchange asks: "IIovz can we prevent cider from workiusT You nilgbt get It a government osl-tiouV-Tcsns Sifter, Wheel News. "It Is queer how you Inexperienced riders always take such long rides." "No. It Isn't a hit queer; we are afraid to stop and get off for fear we eau't get on again." Detroit Free Tress. .A man without enthusiasm Is a very poor friend, but uc lakes good care of himself. This Is the season when those per sons who have uever 'tr'cd 'possum long for IL Get Your Christmas Gifts Free two ounce bag, and two coupons inside each four ounce bag of Blackwell's Durham. Buy a bag of this celebrated tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list of val uable presents and how to get thenh Cheapest Power..... IN GUARANTEED ORDER.. n H. P. Hercules, Gas or Caroline. 1-2 II. P. Ilcrcults. Gas or Gasoline. 1-2 II. P. Regan, Gas or Gasolin i-3 H. P. Oriental, Gas or Gasoline. 1-4 II. P. Otto, Gas or Gasoline. 1-4 H. P. Pacific, Gas or Gasoline. i-6 II. P. Hercules, Gas or Gasoline, t-io II. P. Ilcf culcs. Gas or Gasoline. State Your Wants and Write for Prices Hercules Gas 405-7 Sansome Street Saa Francisco, Cal... Gas, Gasoline and Oil Of the Breast. Mr. A. H. Crausby, of 158 Kerr St., Memphis, Term., says that his . wife paid no attention to a small lump which appeared iu her breast, but it soon de veloped into a cancer of the worst type, and notwithstanding the treatment oi the best physicians, it continued to spread and grow rapidly, eating two holes in her breast. The doctors soon pronounced her incurable, A celebrated New York specialist then treat ed her, but she con tinued to grow worse and when informed that both her aunt and grandmother had died from cancer he gave the case up as hopeless. Someone then re commended S.S.S. and though little hope remained, she begun it, aud an improvement was no ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and when she had taken several bottles it disappeared entirely, and although sev eral years have elapsed, not a sign of the disease has ever returned. A Real Blood Remedy. S.S.S. guaranteed purely vegetable) is a real blood remedy, and never fails to care Cancer, Eczema, Rheumatism Scrofula, or any other blood disease Our boo les will be mailed free to any ad dress. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ga. MAILED FREE ' Special I'rlc List at HOUSEHOLD COOOS. ETC. This circular Is Issued for the benefit nf our coun try customers who cannot avail themselves of our Dally Special Pale. Hend us your ad dress. You will find both goods anil prices right. WILL KINCK CO., 81S-820 Market Street, Ean Francisco, Cul. WHEAT. Make money by lue- cckkIui inoculation in Chicago. We buy and sell wheat there on margins. Fortunes have been made on a small beginning by trading In futures, nrite : full particulars. Hest of re.'erence given. Hev-1 eral veors' experience on the Chicago Hoard of ' Trade, and a thorough knowledge of the busi ness. 4'ownlng, Hopkins A Co., Chicago Board of Trade llrokers. Ctlices in Portland, Oregon, nd Spokane, nasn. FRAZER BEST IN IHE WORLD. AXLE CREASE Its wrarliigqnalltlesarenu'urpaiwsd, actually utlaatliig t 'oxa of any er i'ra"d Free Irom Anlm.l Oils. U - T Til !K !J INet. KOK HAi.K BV OIIKMO" AND WAS UNOToN MK''HAMTS and Pealeragi-nerallv. ' ' FOrt PE0FLETHAT .HE SICK or "Juat Don't Fol Wall," aiLIVER PILLS ra iha On Thing to us On if On for a Dos. Said tr Druggists at 36o. a too aW Dr. Betiako fW. Co. PMU. i s. A Kivajr bt-rvlve. The African Lakes Company has be come so careful that it compels its agent to pay their own funeral ex penses; so many agents died tl.nt an order was actually Issued compelling the agents to die at thIr own cxpetise. For a long while the company bas eu Joyed monopoly of trade. Goreroestes in families of tbe nobil ity seldom, if ever. -dins with the beads of lbs eublihinenf. Tbey taks j their nesls alona or with the younger tee members of tbs family, Many thousand dollars worth of valuable articles suitable for Christmas gifts for tbe young and old, are to be given to smokers of Blackwell's Genuine Durham To bacco. You will find one coupon inside each Blackwell's rMalrw0ll'eXir ariMnilll w 1 f UCIIUIIIU 1 VTobacco J Rebuilt Gas and Gasoline Engines. FOR SALE CrjEAf ....Engine Works Engines, 1 to 200 H. F. We will Pay the Postage, and send you THIS SET OF HOUSEHOLD' KNIVES Consisting o! a 11-Inch broad knife, 12 Inoh cuke knifo and a paring knife, ' At 21 Cents tor the Three.... These knives cut bread nnd cake with out crumbling, and If hot as well as if cold. Also 1.', ,B fsMkfchsnii mm 1 II ifl Rogers Bros.' Genuine Triple Flutes' Knives and Forks A T t Q r""r 'h" set of 0 knives and S M I $JiUJ forks, as shown abovtf. Or same style, only single plnled, AT Sit SO y singU for the sot turner win naid bv us. turner who bus not received our new Kail Cat. Mintage pain ! To each cos alogue we will send it fne, OLDS St KING, 302 Waihlnpon St. PURILAND, OR. HOW TO EE, BEAUTIFUL! UCE L CUPPEKT'S FACE BLEACH. MM15. A. Ft'prERT says: "1 appreciate His) fsct that there i re thousands and thousands of Ihe ladles of Ihe U.iited Wales that would Ilk to try my World Kenowncd HACK BLKAUHi hut have been kept irom doing so on account ol the price, which is 2 per bollle, or 8 bottle taken together j. In order that all of thee may have an opportunity, I will mall free a sample botlle, safely packed, plain wrapper, on rereiut of !U rents. KKKCKLtS, pimples, molb, sallowness. black head, acne, eczema, olllnes rftnilinffts. fir anv dUcoloralinn or din Ihe skin, and wrinkles (not caused by faelal expresslon,)TACE HI.KAI If removes absolute ly. It does not cover up, as cosmetics do, but It Is a cure. Fend tor my book "flow to be Bcoutlfnl," fres on application. Address all eommunieallouS or call ou Kill, A. RDPPBIIT. Itoom t, Golden Rule building, Portland, Or Sr8rEcut Tkrais to Agents. HEADQUARTERS CD1T0M PSICEI. fend for Catalogue. C. W. SHREVF, 7S Msrhrt rlrrrl, SMH r- raillaen, CaJ. J-)t!l'Tri!Ka4 I I l.irs cured: no pay tiatil . enred: send tia lnKilr. !. MsNsnitLo A oKTKanr.l.l.a:iH Market jit fcan Franeisco. SURE CURE for PILES Ileitis ( SHnH. HIn-tii W frMrtvllof P1l, rlthl M mm H DR. BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY. " lb. Mf A S.l.-c.r. I..rc...f. (ul I,.. PlM ir..Tian lew fcrt. fl ' rVMCr, !! GUNS I Baas, CouiS fcinrCTaaue G.4. Css I 1 t 1 ni'- Sj r-rdmiw'wa f . P. K. U. No. tr. 7. -S. F. K. U. Na 764 0