Kb fLM ttKWmitfWt J6A n Brat Varieties of Fqnaahen. The old Hubbard squash Im the stand by wIUj farmers and market garden era, nays tbe American Agriculturist Mne-teutliH of the lute fall and win ter squashes found In the muikets are Ilubhards. iiml other than summe quflHlieH there are probably more Hub bards planted than all other sort com blued. Kor the farmer's garden, how ever, there are other varletleR that will give nearly n good Kiitlsfnctlmi and should be tried In a small way. The Boston Marrow Ih more prolific and Is WHITE SUMMER CKOOKNECK KQUASn. an excellent autumn sort, but will not keep well after Christmas. Essex Hy brid Is a good sort and of fine quality, but not of desirable shape for market, The Deo Wing and Fordbook are squashes of recent Introduction. For the home gardener the new White Bummer Crookneek is worthy of a trial It averages a little larger than the old Crookneck, which .'t resembles In sha)e, as seen lu the accompanying engrav ing, but Its stlu Is of a beautiful Ivory white color, and Its quality Is uot ex celled by auy other summer squash. Fencltw Forma. A farm should be divided Into as few fields as possible. It Is not necessary to have more than two fenced fields; and these fields should be used only for pasture, alternately. One year two crops of hay should be cut, and tbe next year It should be used for pasture, If possible have these pasture fields close to the barn, so that the stock can be turned out day and night. Where land Is worth $75 to $100 per acre, It does not pay to pasture. It Is more economical to grow soiling crops and feed the stock In the stable, having not more than five or ten acres for the stock to exercise la and graze over. The outside fence should be made of four strands of ribbon wire, setting the posts twenty feet apart and thirty Inches deep In the ground. A fence of this kind can be cheaply built, as the posts can be obtained from the woods and If they have to be bought, they can be had for eight cents each undressed, delivered on the place. Some farmers set the posts forty feet apart, driving down stout oak stakes to fasten the wire upon every ten feet. If the work is well done It will last for some ten years, when a new set of stakes must be put down. Feeding the Ch'cka. The cut shows a simple contrivance to cover a feed dish for young chick ens. Simply attach a handle to an old box or basket and make entrance holes of a diameter sufficient to permit the young chickens to enter. First remove the bottom of the box or basket. The object of this feed cover is to protect the food of young chickens from the older ones. It costs but a trifle and will be found very useful, especially when feeding the young on food purposely FEEDER OR TOUSO CHICKS. prepared for them. Place. the food In a dish or trough a no set the feeder over It. Farm and Home. Eilacitina the Farm-r. There Is a great talk at all of the in stitutes and farmers' meetings about educating the fanner in the arts and sciences. Education In these lines Is not to be despised, but a greater need of the farmer at this time Is education In business principles and business methods, and to have bis eyes trained to see values In little things. He needs, too. to have more confidence In his neighbors and others of his own call ing, and less faith In the promises of agents; trust more in those with whom he comes In contact, and less to those whom he knows only from their letter beads. Keening Milk. Milk is sure to absorb any odors with which It is brought In contact Cream and butter, having a greater proportion of fats, absorb odors even more quick ly tLan milk. This fact emphasize tee tieresAlty of keeping boll, milk, mam and butter out of reach of foul odors of any kind. This can hardly be done while the milk Is kept where tbe odor of cooking vegetables of all kinds can reach It. Almost uny kind of odor from cooking, when combined with butter fats, soon becomes exceedingly oiTcnslve, us lu the fat the character of the odor Is greatly changed. Care of implement. Take care of the farm Implements and machinery. It would seem that no warning Is necessary on this point, but It would surprise the general read er If he were travellug over tbe coun try to note the evidences of careless ness that are so often seen. The provl deut and painstaking furmer has a place for his Implements where he sees to It that they are housed and properly cared for when they are no longer re quired lu the cultivation of the crops, Ills improvident neighbor sometimes leaves his Implements where they are used hist or about his premises, with out shelter. Even his harvester or mowing machine Is left lu the field long after It has been used, subjected to all kinds of weather and Inevitable lu Jury. The cost of repairs Is necessar ily Incrcused under such Inexcusable neglect, and the period when a new machine will be necessary Is much shortened. The enre of tolls Is an im portaut factor Ln farm economy, ana a word In season, while not necessary for the provident mnn, may be serviceable to such as are too remiss In this direc tion. The ehepherrl. The sheep In an animal that must be kindly treated. The small flock of sheep well cared for will bring more net profit than the big flock half cared for. If early lambs are expected, be sure and have a place prepared not calcu latcd to make them sorry they came. Tbe farmer who takes up tbe sheep business with the Idea that the outside of the animal Is worth more than the Inside the wool more thnn the carcass gets hold of the wrong end of the dilemma. It's mutton first, und wool afterward. Alphu. One bushel of shelled corn or wheat to every 100 head of sheep per day Is about right. Oats are excellent feed. and Kaffir corn would be excellent. Do not make their feed-troughs V-shaped, as they will scoop up the shelled corn too rapidly. Here Is a point that seems unimportant, but It represents many dollars a year difference. A Clad Crueller. The clod, crusher shown here Is useful both for crushing lumpy soil and for rolling and smoothing the hind at the same time. Three logs as even In size and as round and true as possible are fastened Inside a framework by round spikes driven through the sldeplces Into the logs so that tbe latter can turn freely. Where the large, carefully iuado land roller Is not at hand, this 3Zr JUivtr' "avxia. pp" HOMKMADK CLOD CRUSHER. quickly mode substitute will serve a very good purpose. It can be weighted 'if necessary. Orange Judd Farmer. 8eed torn. Experiment shows that the special characteristics of a particular ear of corn will be reproduced ln seed plant ed from that ear. 'The farmer can gen erally find In bis corn crib almost every shape of ear and size of grain Imngin- ble. If be Is wise he will make a careful selection at planting time, choosing only the best-formed speci mens. The development following a few years of systematic selection will prove surprising. Some of the finest varieties extant have been produced In this way. Spraying. Spraying bos a tendency to heighten the color of red apples ana to give a blush to the light skinned sorts. This Is due largely to the effect upon the foliage. It must be considered that the foliage Is the lung of the tree, and with out good, healthy foliage we cannot reasonably expect bright, healthy look ing fruit. When the foliage Is healthy, the apples will hang longer on the trees, giving them more tlme,to mature, so as to bring them to the highest state of perfection. Montana Fruit Grower. Puirying in Russia. Following Is a description of the manner or dairying in kussio. uur readers will doubtless prefer the home method. Those who reside near cities produce some poor butter and some milk for sale, but those living remote from market produce no more than they can consume. The cows are fed In winter on coarse food, such as oat, barley and rye Btraw. In summer they give but little milk, twelve to fourteen pounds per day at most. The milking s done by stripping witn thumb and finger. The milk is set in cellars In earthen crocks, which are so porous that they are very hard to clean, and tbe milk sours very quickly. To avoid this difficulty -some or the peasants keep a number of small frogs In their cellars for the purpose of putting ln their milk, their Idea being that these cold creatures take the beat out of their milk, and they put them In to keep It sweet longer. The cream Is dipped off with wooden spoons and churned ln an earthen pot by stirring with a stick, and the butter is worked with tbe bands. Jupiter performs its Journey round tbe sun in a period of eleven years, ten tS and one-third months. Its average rate of travel Is a trifle over eight miles second, less than one-half of tbe earth'i rate eighteen miles second. - There is no end of flavor in Schillings Best tea. made right. There is not even begin ning of flavor in average tea, make it how you will. At grocers' in packages. A Schilling Company Mil Francisco 401 No More Indian Soldiers. The Inst of the Indian companies of the United States army, stationed at Fort Sill, O. T., is to he disbanded. This marks the end of the effort to make efficient soldiers out of the war like aborigines of the frontier. At first the experiment bade fair to be success ful. Several companies, both of cavalry and infantry, were orgunizod in com mand of white officers who had ' mani fested particular friendliness for the Indians. The young braves liked the jaunty uniforms, and promptly mas tered t.'ie intricacies of military evolu tions. They became men of mark in their tribes. But soon the rigid dis cipline and the enforced absence from their homes and families became irk some. They began to neglect their duties and to appear first indifferent, then sullen and mutinous. One by one the Indian troops and companies have been disbanded until there remained only the command at Fort Sill, com posed of fifty of Geronimo'a Apuclio warriors. Though they will cease to be regular soldiers of the United States, these Indians will not leave the mili tary service. They will probably be retained, as other former soldiers have been, as scouts, in which capacity the red braves have had ample experience in our Indian wars, and, indeed, have proven themselves indispensabile auxil iaries. Boston Journal Ants With Human Habits. The German traveler Von Ihering has discovered in Brazil a species of ants which have regular summer and winter reBorts. In winter they live on the ground, in summer in big nests con strncted on trees, in order to escape the danger of inundation when the snow melts and the rivers rise. No More Hot Boxen. One of the most wonderful of recent inventions is a roller bearing for car wheels which does away with the use of lubrioants. There will be no more hot boxes. One wheel has had a test of 170,000 miles in the West without the application of a drop of oil. Some English reporters now take notes at night by the light of a tiny incandescent lamp attached to the waistcoat. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts p-entle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comlort 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 pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with milliensof 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 rejnedy 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 vou have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sola by all reputable druggists. If in the enlovment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflioted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful Dhvsicians. but if in need of a laxative. one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of figs stands highest ana is most lurgely JsJed and gives most general satisfaction. Csed everywhere. $l bottle) Hi for .3 Club together and send for fix bottle for fS if your dealer doei not have It and we will pav expresi. Address Oregon Blood Purifier, Port laud, Or. BASE ULL .COOK WLS? We carry the most complete line of Gymnasium and Athletic Good! on the Coast. SUITS AU UNIF0HWS MADE TO ORDER. Bend (or Our Athletic Catalogue. WILL & FINCK CO.. 81S-820 Market St., San Francisco, Cat. WHEAT Make money by suc- miul speculation in ChicaifO. Vie buy and sell wheat there on niar- Tint. Fortune have been made on a amaii beelnning by trading In futures. Write lor full particular. Beat of reference given. Sev eral years' experience on the (h.ciiro hoard of Trade, and a tnoronirh knowledge of the busl neas. iHiwntne, Hopkins A- Co., Ch caio Hoard of Trade Broken, Cftices id Portland, Oregon, BpokaDe and Seattle, Wash. RCPTt'RE and PILES cured; no pay un til cured; end for bonk. lias. Ma.nhMU k PoKTuniLO, i Market St., San Francisco. I I Best coach brm I 1 fclt5 rV-V bmrp. fasusOooa. Use 1 j M.P.N. U. Xo. 703. 8.F.N.U. Ka 780 1 r i VICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE Completion of flrt Years aa Sovereign to He Obierve. In Portland, Oregon. In all parts ot the British empire the celebration on the 21st and 23d of June will be universal, and the British resi dents of Oregon are not going to be be hind any other state in showing their loyalty, by practical charity and rejoic ings. The British-born residents of the United Kingdom residing in Portland are getting in readiness tocelobrate tlie 00th anniversary of the reign of her majesty, Queen Victoria, during the present year. On June 21t, 1897, Queen Victoria will have occupied the British throne just 60 years, the longest reign yet re corded for a British sovoreign. This period has been one of the most pros perous the English people have experi enced. Her majesty is associated with the happiness of the nation in an in separable manner, so that the periods of her career are noted as events of the national life. The respect and affection of subjeot" born dnriug her reign is to he shown by notable celebrations in every part of the world. In Portland the different British so cieties have had under contemplation for some time arrangements for the oc casion. Members have been notified and committees appointed to confer on the subject. Mr. James Laidlaw, Brit ish consul for the port, called a meeting recently for the purpose of securing con certed action. About 50 persons re sponded, which will give a fair idea of the number of British-born people in Portland when the peroent of a certain class that can be induced to attend a called meeting of this nature is con Bidord. An organization was perfeoted, Mr. Laidlaw being made president; Donald Maoleay, J. C. Kobinson, William Mao master and William 8. Sibson, vioe presidents; R. Lea. Barnes, treasurer, and William R. Mackenzie, secretary. At a subsequent meeting a general committee of 25 was appointed. At subsequent meetings of the gen eral committee resolutions as under were adopted: "That the chairman appoint a finance committee to collect funds to com memorate the event, the funds so col lected to be used for such purposes as a subsequent meeting shall determine. "That the object for which funds are to be collected by the committee shall bo the endowment of a bed or beds in the Good Samaritan hospital, for the nee of persons of British birth, and to be called 'Queen-Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Bed." In conformity with the foregoing, we have now to appeal to the British-born residents of the state of Oregon for funds to carry out the purposes sot forth in the resolutions. We do so with the utmost confidence that our ap peal will meet with a hearty response from all parts of the Btate, feeling sure that no more noble commemoration of this diamond jubilee year can be had, nor one more characteristic of her majesty, Queen Victoria than to provide in perpetuity a place where the desti tute sick can receive the comforts and attendance they require free of all ex pense. The object is not a local one, bnt the benefits will be open to persons other wise eligible from all parts of the state, and we feel certain that amongst the thousands of British-birth resident in Oregon there is not one who would not freely contribute according to the meas ure of his ability. As an indication of what funds are required, it may be mentioned that the cost of endowment of one bed is $3,500. JAMES LAIDLAW, Chairman, on behalf of the finance com mittee. Subscriptions may be sent to R. Lea. Barnes, Esq., treasurer, Bank ot Brit ish Colombia, Portland, Oregon; to the secretary, William R. Mackenzie, room 208 Worcester block, Portland, Oregon, or to any member of the committee. The plan outlined by the general com mittee oonsista of having a concert in the O. N. G. armory, Monday evening, June 21, Mr. Francis Sealy having been appointed chairman of the concert com mittee. It is also the intention to have a banquet at the Hotel Portland, Tues day evening, June 23, Mr. Percy H. Blyth having been appointed chairman of the banquet committee. All the net proceeds from the concert and the ban quet are to go to the hospital fund. It is hoped that many British-born residents throughout the states of Ore gon and Washington will come to Port land and join in the celebration. Any information desired by out of town resi dents will be gladly furnished on appli cation to the secretary or any member of tbe general committee. As this is the only means we have of reaching our friends outside the city, it is to be hoped that they will correspond early and give us their co-operation. A Gentleman's Weight. A stranger upon being presented to Speaker Reed asked his weight. "Two hundred pounds," was the reply. I "You must weigh more than that," said the candid visitor. "No gentle-' man ever weighs more than 200 ' pounds," responded the speaker, sol- iemnly.' ' I A French florist has offered 1,200 to any one who can produce a plant which will yield blue roses. A Perfumed Stage Effect. At the Royal Opera at Budapest a new ballet has been produced called the j Bed fjhoes." In the course of this ballet a dance called the "Bosenwalzer" takes place, the dancers representing white, red and yellow roses. While I the dance is in progress a delightful per- fume of roses fills the whole house, j This is ingeniously effected by means of sprinklers, which send through the I ventilators an exceedingly fine spray of rose water. WABMTB TOR COMFORT. An old rat lores a sunny corner and a hug nop, und this is naturul and wise. Tlie genlul wurmtli of the sun lulls to rest, and while asleop, It may be curutive to the cut's few ailment. Soreness mid stillness come upon us suddenly mid put the machinery of the body out of gear, tit. Jacobs Oil goes suddenly to work iihii the trouble, und with its warmth, like warmth to the old cat, it lulls the piiin to sleep, drives out the cold, softens the stiflem-d in uc lex, lubricates the iimcliiui'rv, and in a short time puts the whole hociv in good working order. Horcness und NiilVneNs lire not much to cure by the use of St. Jacobs Oil but, if neglected, they take the form of rheuma tism which gives n great deal more pain. Strengthening Cherbourg. It is Btated that 1,000,000 francs are shortly to be expended upon new de fense works on the isle of Peloe, at Cherbourg. A DANfiKKOUS LETHARGY. The lorerunner of a train of evils, which too often cnlmlnnte fatally, is inactivity, or letli argy of the kidneys. Nut only is Knght's dli eae, OialH'tes, trravcl, or some other tiainterou lnteKral d si'iise of tlieornaiiMheiiiHelveii, to he amirehemieil, but drn a eal uinintlims irom the blood, rheiiiiiiitism and Koiit are all traceable to thu iion-retnoval from the blood by the kid neys of eerialii iinpiirlliea. Hosteller'! Kton Hen allien, dcpuriiex the hloo I, render! the kidneys active and prevent! their d sease. 1 According to the deductions of a well known astronomer, we receive as much light from the sun as couh! be emitted by (180,000 moons. BOMt PRODUCT AND FUKK FOOD. Alt Eastern Srrtip, so-called, usually very light colored and of heavy body, is made from glucose. "Tea Oanln l)rip$" is made from Sugar Cane and is strlotly pure. It li for sale by tlrst-class grorers, in cans only. .Manufac tured bv the I'acific Cut.fr Sy kvp Co. All gen uine "Tra (iartltH Drirt" have the manufau turer'i name lithographed on every can. . The hanks of Newfoundland are formed by the sand, ice and stone brought from the north by the ice bergs. State or Ohio, City of Toledo, , Lucas County. I " Frank J. Chenky makes oath that he Is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chunky A Co., doing business In the eity of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will-nay the sum of ONE H I'.MIlt KD lxil.U KM for each and every ease of Catarrh that ca.inol fcs cured by the use of Hall's catarkh cv?i. FRANK J. CHENEY. fAworn to before me ami subscribed In inv presence, this 6th day of December, A. P. lbeii seal I A. W. M.KA80N, Notary Publia. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally and ants directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tbe system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggets, Tuc. Hall's Family fills are the best. ' Philadelphia has a greater mileage of eleotrio railways thnn the whole of Germany, according to the electric world. I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lu cy Wallace, Marquette, Kuns., Dec. 12, '05. Orent Britain is coming more and more to the opinion that Russia's occu pation of Constantinople is inevitable. Take now Oregon Blood Purifier and keep well this summer. Legal Status nf Dogs. The owner of a valuable Newfound land dog in New Orleans sought dam ages from a railroad company for killing it. The case turned on the validity of an act .of the Louisiana legislature. recognizing dogs as personal property only when placed on the assessment rolls. The supreme court sustains the law and refuses damages, since the dog was not assessed, incidentally defining the law in regard to dogs in general as follows: "The very fact that they are without protection of the criminal laws shows that property in dogs is of an imperfect or qualified nattirn. and that they stand, as it were, between animals ferae natnrae, in whioh, until subdued, there is no property, and domnstio ani mals, in whioh the right of property is complete. They are not considered as being upon the same plane T"it.h horses, cattle, sheep and other domestic ani mals, but rather in the category of cats, monkeys, parrots, singing birds and similar animals kept for pleasure, curi osity or caprice. Unlike domestio ani mals, they are useful neither as beasts of burden, for draft, nor for food. " About twenty-two acres of land are necessary to support one man on flesh meat. "It is worth Iti weight ln gold to me," says Robert Kittles, of East Sound, Wash. 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