VUStfm tti- rr-cSft Ulnr tht Incubator. The best oil U iiuue too good for tbo Incubator In in p. I'oor oil, 'besides be ing dangerous, crusts the wick, and encrusted wlckg give very little beat. Lamps must be filled and cleuned eveu wben tbe best oil Is used. To forget tills duty once may spoil a batch and waste much precious time. It will pay to make an effort to keep tbe Incubator room at a moderate and even tempera ture. A temperature of thirty degrees to forty degrees in the room requires the lump of the Incubator to be run at Its full capacity, aud of necessity there will bo a free circulation of air, aud, hence, too much ventilation resulting In too great evaporation aud a drying out of the eggs. This Is the case with a majority of tho machines. A very high temperature Is just as Inconvenient. A range of twenty degrees, between fifty degrees aud seventy degrees, without the presence of coal gus, Is about right. Temporary chauges, higher or lower, for an hour or two, do little harm. No self-regulatlug apparatus, however In genious, will dispense with the use of bruins lu running an Incubator. It Is sometimes needful to discount the as sertions of the catalogues lu this re spect, and to watch vigilantly that the machinery docs not bind or chafe, or become dlsarrnnged If the heat and moisture within or from some obstruc tion without. This Is the time to work the Incubator for all it Is worth. -Poultry World. Shipping Fowl liy Kzprcs. Poultry breeders aud poultry buyers are Interested as to how best to ship breeding stock by express. Expressmen hare fouud much fault lu the way fowls were occasionally prepared for shipment, and the result was double first-class charges used to be made on poultry. As this seemed an Injustice, poultry men and expressmen came to gether and decided on what should con stitute a proper coop In consideration of single first-class merchandise rates Instead of double. This conference re sulted In the adoption of a "one rate" price Instead of a "double rate." Also, that coops must be strong and slatted and not lujured by other packages be ing piled on them. If the coop Is suf ficiently strong, expressmen have no objection to coops being lined inside with cloth to protect birds from a draft. The coop illustrated above Is four feet long, two feet wide, and twenty Inches high, made entirely of laths, excepting the bottom and the boards around the base, which are four inches wide, of THE SLATTED COOP. bottom box stuff. The laths on the sides are securely nailed to posts which are of one Inch square spruce. Such a coop will carry any amount of mer chandise piled on top of It, as much so as though it was a box. Farm Poultry. Core of Potatoes in Cellars. There are many dangers of injury to potatoes kept in cellars. That of being frozen is what happens the worst, but It Is always guarded against, so that no caution is needed about that. Much greater is the likelihood that the pota toes are kept too warm, aud especially If they are piled lu bins. Some warmth comes always from potatoes thus massed, and those in the bin will be un touched by frost even when a film of ice will form over water set in vessels on the floor,' or the potatoes left outside the heap have been frozen. It Is doubt less the warmth developed by sprout ing the potato that creates the warmth that protects the mass as It slowly rises through it. When it Is seen that pota toes are beginning to sprout, they should be removed and the larger sprouts be broken off. Those that are meant for seed ought to be put In a mass, unless In a pit out of doors, and they should be got out and exposed to air and light so soon as the weather be gins to grow warm. Exchange. Cooked Fcod Ioe Not Far. Cooking of grain and meal for stock is only profitable when it is done In cold weather and the feed is given while still warm. A temperature at or near animal heat U an advantage, as the stomach baa to warm to that extent. But the heat required for cooking car bonaceous food expands It so that tbe stomach can contain lees of it. If the digestion be good the uncooked food will In the same bulk have the most nu triment and do the greatest good. Gronnd Meats and Fiah. If yon cannot get fresh meat for your poultry, or if tbe expense is apparently too great, use the commercial ground meat. Fish is also excellent for ducks If the eggs are to be used for hatching, and ground fish will be very acceptable to them. In the winter season, when grain is largely xwed, meat or fish will sene to supply the deficiency of nitro gen. One cent a pound Is about tbe cost for ground meat or fish, aud they aro very cheap, even at douhlo tho price. Ftnrane I'urlfieaj Water, After all, the best kind of purifier Is nature' own. Tho minute organisms known as bacteria are the chief causes of the Impurity of drluklug water. These Invlsihlo creatures have to live as well as their larger brethren, and they must eat to live. As soon as they have euten all lu tho water that there Is to feed on they die. Dr. Frankland has stated, from his recent examina tion of water stored for two weeks, that It seems as pure and free from bacteria life as If It had been passed through the best of filters; but It seems strangq that this should have so recently coma under Dr. Frankland's experience. Ev ery one knows that there Is no purer or better water In the world than that which Is supplied to seafaring people. Almost any kind of water stored away In a ship's tank becomes absolutely pure after the vessel has been a few weeks at sea. This Is usually ascribed In popular language to fermentation ; but there Is really nothing to ferment, It Is simply thnt the bacteria have eaten everything In the water there Is to eat and then died of starvation. Median's Monthly, A Milking Ptool. The self-descriptive Illustration, from Farm aud Home, shows a practical milking stool, readily made by any one understanding the use of edge tools. The seat board should be made of two inch material, at least two feet long, aud wide enough for comfortable sent- A HOME-MADE MILK STOOL. ing, say nine Inches wide nud chamfer ed to fit. Where the bucket rests it must be In width to correspond, which can be secured by placing bucket on the board and marking circle with pencil before sawing out In chamfer style. The "rounds" should be made from hard wood and about fourteen Inches long, end to end; make holes VA luch. Every farmer and dairyman should have a workshop aud kit of tools so as to make the many convenient and serv iceable articles described In Farm and Home, thus saving annually hundreds of dollars. ' Feeding Wheat to Ftock. Wheat Is now much dearer than any other klud of feed. Yetthere are cir cumstances In which some wheat may be fed even at present prices. It does not pny even when wheat Is cheapest to feed It exclusively. It has more nitro genous substance In proportion to its bulk than any other grain, and is there fore very likely when fed alone to fer ment In the stomach. Yet when com bined with other grains and cut hay or straw the wheat paid for hogs very near Its present prices In the market. Therefore a small proportion may yet be fed with profit. For one kind of stock wheat Is always the cheapest grain. Thnt Is for laying hens. But they must not be fed much lest the hens fatten, as they will just the same as If overfed with corn. American Cultivator. Eradicating cheep Fcnb. Hot baths made by putting sulphur lu water ate a specific for scab in sheep. It is very infectious, and any sheep having It should be kept by Itself. The bath will need to be repented nt Intervals of one or two days, for nt least three times, in order to destroy germs that were not advanced enough for the first application to kill. The Australian sheep growers have succeeded In eradi cating scab from that country. Now every sheep brought to Australia has to submit to the bath once to destroy possible germs that have not become visible. Milk for Calve. Frofessor Daine, of tho Harris Insti tute at Preston, writing ou the subject of the feeding of calves, says: "For the first month calves should have new milk, which, after that period, should be gradually diminished, skim inilk oc ing substituted, fresh from the separa tor, if possible, as it is then warm." A Nation of Spitters. A correspondent of the New York Herald meets the views of many when be writes: I am heartily in sympathy with the edict Issued by the Board of Health against spiting on the floors of public conveyances. But It should go further than this; It should forbid the befouling of sidewalks, stairways and lobbies by expectoration. A more disgusting, hog gish and nauseating habit than that of expectoration could not possibly be con ceived. 1 have traveled In many civil ized lands, and on my return to my own country I have been made ashamed of my people by being compelled to ob serve their beastly habit of expectora ting, which habit during my sojourn abroad was unobserved by me, if It ex isted at all. The absence of handkerchiefs or their non-use by the men of our country Is noticeable and to be regretted. The spitting habit Is chronic in our land. The further west one goes the more frequent Is its exhibition. Let us try and revive in the men of our country a spirt of decency, so that tobacco chewers, gum chewers and other chew ers will cease to make themselves of fensive. Tbe universities and colleges of Aus tria afford employment to 1,-KX professors. "How can Schilling's Best tea cost so little and be so good?" 1 Easy. It is roasted every day in San Francisco like fresh coffee and peanuts. Other tea is roasted once a year in Japan, etc like stale coffee and stale pea nuts. A Schilling Company ban Kraticlico An English paper says "Queen Vic toria now rules 467,000,000 people." BOBSK l'OWKK. The horse has wonderful muscular power, but 'will suffer a great deal at times with nervous attacks if not properly groomed and stabled. This Illustrates that a great deal of neuralgia is caused by im prudence and results from shock from cold to the nervous organism in parts most ex posed to the cold, Hence, neuralgia Ik i)i often uu ntlilctuin of the head, face and neck, as thevure frequently badly protected against intense cold. The use of warmth as an antidote is apparent, and the warmth to the alllicted part imparted by the use of St. Jacobs Oil, together with the soothing inilueiice of tlic remedy, lull tlio pain and quickly restore a goou ueuilimu condition of the "nerves, curing even the worst cases. It takes each year 200,000 aores of forest to supply crossties for the rail roads of the United States. IHIt BPAKTAN VIKTUK, FORTITUDE, Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. But "good digestion will wait on appetite, and health on both," when Hostotter's Klomach Hitters is resorted to by the victim of lntllgestion. Ileart- Ing the gastric region and liver If this genial fnmllv corrective meets with the fair trial that a sterling remedy deserves. 1'no it regularly, not spasmodically now and then. It conquers malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ail ments. HOME PRODUCT! AND fUKK FOOD. All Eastern Svrup, so-called, usually very light colored anil of heavy body, is made from glucose. "Tea Harden Itript" is made from sugar rune and Is strictly pure. It is for sale by tirsl-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac tured liv the Pacific Coast Kykup Co. All gen uine "Tea Uartlru Drh)'" have the manufac turer's name lithographed on every can. My doctor said I would die, but Piso's lure tor consumption curcu inc. aiiios Reiner, Cherry Valley, 111., Nov. 23, '95. PRESIDENT'S DAILY ROUTINE. General Harrison Writes of "A Day With the President at His Deek." Ex-President Harrison has written of "A Day With the President at His Desk" for the March Ladies' Home Journal. The article is said to be sin gularly interesting in the detail with which' it describes the wearisome routine of the president. It is said that General Harrison, in "this article, has delivered himself with great direct ness and vigor, relative to the annoy ances that are visited upon a chief ex ecutive by persistent office-seekers, and he suggests a unique plan, by which the president's burdens in that direc tion could be greatly lightened, and he be enabled to devote more attention to more important matters. A feature of the article that will have a timely in terest to those ambitious to serve the oountry under the incoming adminis tration, describes' very fully how tho president makes appointments to office. "A Day With the President at His Desk" is unique in being the first time that the daily life of the president has been desoribed by one who has filled the exalted office. Articles upon the sooial and domestic life of the presi dent by General Harrison will follow in successive issues of the Journal. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasunt family laxative, Kyrupof Fifrs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millionsof families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of pood health, and the system Is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Tigs stands highest and is most largely fUtd. and gives most general satisfaction. CLOSING OUT SALE OF TR0TTINQ SI0CK, j ARCH IB, 1897. j Stalilorn. brood mm, coin, trotter and roadster' of the finest breed aud quality In Amerhia, eon- j ilng c.f Altamont. McKlnner. wilkm. Dic tator. Nutwood, etc.. all of wnich are tan lard- ! bred and suitable f r race, rfiad or brectine pur port. Call at IrvlrtrWD wetrack and aee tnm, or write fr catel'ff'ie. pivi'iff breedin arid full partlculn-K. Adilre-u, f. Beere. c.r. Third and Alder. Portland, Or. OKU. BllitK Co., A nciloiira. SURE CURE FoaPILESj DR. BO-SAW-KO'8 PILE REMEDY. t ; lri.('. 1 1 i.vt. A . ! . ' 'r-. rrt fca. trwMaaw. ItU. a(nl.1kt. V alia. fa. MARK TWAIN IN DISTRESS. fbeOrcot HnmorUt'a Hroken-1! carted BtriiKifle In, London. I Mark Twain, America's greatest hu morist, who was once a millionaire ami who has dined at the table of kings, Is living In London In ou Impoverished condition. He Is worse than penniless. He Is a slave to debt, and, though In poor health and burdened with age and tbe woes of a broken heart, he Is strug gling to be again financially free. In modest lodgings, surrounded by few comforts and using only bare necessi ties, be Is trying to produce another great literary work In tho expectation that Its profits may at least pay his debts. He has been working for weeks, and those who have seen his manuscript fear that the Inspiration Is gone. He Is working under forced conditions, and the prediction Is thnt the story a tale of his latest tour of the world will be like a plulut forced lu unnatural condi tions. The story of Murk T wain's successes and failures In finance are romantic and pathetic. From n printer's devil on a Missouri weekly he rose steadily until at the age of 35 the world knew him as the author of "Innocents Abroad." lie made a fortune out of that work, added to It constantly, and in 1885 was worth a million dollars. Then lie put his cap ital Into a publishing house Webster & Co. and In a few years was u bank rupt. The obligations of the firm amounted to thousands upon thousands of dollars, and ns his name had been used lu connection with the business Mark Twain felt called upon to wipe out the Indebtedness. He has struggled MAItK TWAIN. for years to do It, aud It Is to this that 1 he Is still devoting his energies nud tal ! ents. A year ago he started on a tour : of the world and a few months ago ar- rived In Loudon from Africa. He is put j ting the experiences Into a book, but his latest efforts are not his best. There has i been a steady decline in his humor ' since it became a trend-mill grind. , i When nt the height of his fame Mark i Twain had many friends In London, : but now in his' distress only a few faith ful souls ever call to see him. . FEARED BURIAL ALIVE. Plan la Invented to Prevent Per mature Interment. There Is a certain Inventor, well known to people In all parts of the country, whose particular fear Is that he will be burled while In a trance. i So strong a hold did this Idea take on his mind that a year or two ago he do I vised a plan by which, should he he ; come a victim of premature burial, thu ' fact will soon become known. The II , lustration conveys a good Idea of his plan. The tube shown Is fitted with air valves, which are opened by tlie GRAVR SIOtfAX IX TOSITIOX. slightest motion within the coffin, the result being that the bell is kept ring ing until relief arrives. Pins, previous to 1S24, were all made by hand, and were, consequently, very costly. Fln-maklng machines have been brought to a state of perfection. They now receive the wire from the spools, cut It Into proper lengths, make the head ond point, polish the pins, nnd, by a most singular piece of machinery, gather up, at one motion, a proper num ber to compose the row, fold tho strips of paper and pass the pins through. A slight movement of thu roller bear ing the paper pushes It forward a lit tle further. It Is again caught up hy the clamps and another row of pins pressed into position. It Is claimed, for some of these pin-making machines, that they can manufacture GOO pins a minute. What Manhattan Islttnd Was. Never say Manhattan Inland when you mean the Island of Manhattan. The briefer term was properly applied In such a way that now it cannot be ap plied at alL The place that bore It Is no longer discernible. Manhattan Isl and was a knoll about an acre In extent which lay near Corlcars Hook, surv rounded by marshes anil partly sub merged by high tides. Later ou It he-! came the center of a place which did us noble service, but again has been tb- j literated, save for the lingering nick- j name of "Dry-dock Village.'' lli-re I were built most of our ships in thu, d.1 ys wben no one could buiM them quite as well as we. Century. j , . . i A lc bronze piece U three-quarters of an Inch in diameter. SUFFER NO Paine's Celery Compound is Working Miracles in Curing Disease. Paine's celery compound is working miracles in tho cure of disease! So says a recent 'article by the fore most medical essayist in Boston. "Nothing shows more conclusively," he adds, "the astonishing capability of Paine's celery compound than tho thoughful, open-minded olass of peoplo who uso it ami recommend it, both in publio and among their closest and dearest ' friends and relatives. Among us (physicians) there is no longer any hesitancy in recommending this great est remedy without stint of pnfise." About the same time - the above ar ticle was published there appeared in the Boston Journal the following letter from David K. Chasser of 453 Windsor St., Cambridgeport, a suburb of Boston: "I take great pleasure in testifying to the extraordinary merits of Paine's celery compound. For some time past I have been under the treatment of two well-known local , doctors, but their combined efforts proved of no avail. I have been for years a harsh skeptic in regard to advertised medicines, but having suffered excrutiating pains in Cheapest Power. IN GUARANTEED ORDER State Your Wants and Write tor 405-7 Sansome Street San Francisco, Cal... Of the Face. Mrs. Laura E. Mims. of Smithville.Ga,, ays: "A small pimple of a strawberry color appeared on my cheek; it soon began to grow rapidly, notwithstand ing all efforts to check it. My eye oecame terrmiy inflamed, and was so swollen that for quite a while I could not see. The doctors said I had Cancer of the most malignant type, and after ex hansting their efforts without doing me any good, they gave hopeless. When in Dp the case as formed that my lather had died from the same disease, they said I must die, gs hereditary Cancer was incurame. "At this crisis, I was advised to try S.S.55., and in a short while the Cancer began to discharge and continued to do o for three months, then it began to heal. I continued the medicine a while longer until the Cancer disappeared en tirely. This was several years ago and there has been no return of the disease." A Real Blood Remedy. Cancer is a blood disease, and only a blood remedy will cure it. S. S. S. (guaranteed purely vegetable) is a real blood remedy, and never fails to per manently cure Cancer, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism or any other disease of the blood. Send for our books oa Cancer And Blood Diseases, mailed free to any address. Swift" Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga. 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I have for the past ten or twelvo years Buffered from paina in tho back and other smyptoms of de rangement of the kidneys and bladder, and have spent many sleepless nights in consequence, but now I sleep sound, thanks to tho common senBO which in duced me to try Paine's celory com pound. I will evor praise the marvel ous potency of this valuablo medicine, and at any time will be glad to giy personal testimony at my address, should uny sufferer care to call, as I consider it Bellish to keep such a bless ing housed up, nnd think the proprie tors of Paino's celory com pond dosorr ing of more thanks than I can convey in words, for making me a new man." A word to other sufferers: Go to your druggist for a bottle of Paine's celery compound, and allow him to sell you nothing elsol Rebuilt Gas and ....Gasoline Engines. FOR SALE CHEAP Prices. Hercules Gas ....Engine Works $$jfir When you E fff plant seeds, plant I Awl Always the best. mk B For olo everywhere. Ml 1 Sent Free! 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