..assla'aaaaaaa', A Pellcloim Frolt. A type of berry In cultivation In but few places Is the dewberry, which U a trailing form of the blackberry. The best dewberry Is the Liicretla named in 1875 in honor of Mrs. Lutretiii Gar field. The fruit Is early, of large size, and attractive In appearance and its reclining habit of growth makes It val uable, as It affords opportunity for CLVSTER.br MTCBETIA DKWIIF.RrUKS. winter protection. It Is very fruitful. The canes and lower sides of the leaves are very thorny, which ntakqs picking very unpleasant, but proper pruning and mulching largely overcome this. Trellislng' Is often resorted to and for email plantations can be easily adopt ed; but for field culture it Is not deem ed advisable. It is usual to plant about four feet apart each way and cultivate until the new canes 'get so long as to prevent It. The old canes are removed any time after fruiting, but If trellises are used the young canes are not tied up until the next spring. In the north. It Is well to protect with light cover ing during winter. A mulch Is often placed under the canes to keep berries clean and the weeds down. Farm and Home. Care of the Icebox. The care of a refrigerator Involves more than the obvious necessity of see ing that no accumulation of food Is al lowed to sfloll therein. A prudent housewife will likewise direct that the ice Itself, in extreme heat, be covered with newspapers, than which there is no better preventive of Its rapid melt ing away. She will see that the shelves are frequently scoured and kept per fectly sweet, but that no hot water is . employed for this purpose. She will give orders that the drinking water be cooled by being placed under the Ice, and not by having the Ice put Into it. And, last of all, she will endeavor to convince the maids that there is no magic preservation on top of the re frigerator and that that particular spot Is quite as warm as any other part of the storeroom; also tbut the coolest place in the box underneath is under neath the ice that is, on those shelves beneath It and not, as so often sup posed, on top of it. Thus, anything placed over the cake of Ice is much warmer than what is put away within the refrigerator. St. Louis Republic. Roadside Watering Place. A simple plan for making an attract ive wayside watering place Is shown in the Illustration here reproduced from the Country Gentleman. A hogshead A ROADSIDE WATERING PLACE. contains the water that Is brought to It by a pipe. The sides and top are boxed In, and a roof is carried up over the whole. Over this vines are trained un til the little building is fairly hidden by tbem. It may be thought that this is considerable trouble to take for a watering place, but everything that en hances the beauty of a roadside en hances the value of the property adja cent to It and Increases the respect of travelers for those who live adjacent. Well constructed roads, well kept road sides, attractive watering places and properly marked guideposts Indicate the vicinity of cultured, thrifty up-to-date residents. , Clorer Hay. Clover is at its best when In fullest blossom, but Is better cut two days too early than one day too late. But do Dot cut It when wet with dew or rain, and let most of the making be done in the windrow or cock. Cut in the mid dle of the afternoon, it may be raked together right away after dinner the next da, and should be put into cocks fct'fore the dew "falls." We like the bay caps, but good hay cnu bo marie without them, If the weather Is not too bud. Let stand In the cocks for two days, and when open out, and when dry, bunch tighter and haul to barn. Clover hay should not be trampled as It goes Into the mow. Neither should suc cessive forkfuls be dropped In one place. ' Do the t rumpling next day, or just before the next hauling com mences. This Is to let the steam fass up and out Into space. Keep the barn closed ns much as possible. Hoard's Dairy niuu. Butter Makiner. In a close, crowded and llly-ventl-In ted stable, where there is too little air space for each animal, the air becomes foul from the exhalations, and this af fects the milk, as well as the health of the animals. The remedy In this case Is to provide. more room for the stock and better ventilation. The stable should be kept as clean as possible, and the cows well bedded and clean. The utmost cleanliness should bo observed In milking. All dirt Bhould be brushed from the cow before beginning to milk, and It Is best to dampen the udder and flank of the cow, so as to prevent the dust and flue dirt from falling Into the milk. The milk should be strained Im mediately after milking, and uot al lowed to stand In the cow stable any A good strainer Is Indispensable, and one of cloth is much better thnn oue of wire gauze. Milk palls should always be mnde of tin, and the seams should be soldered smooth, so that there will be no places for the dirt to lodge where It will be difficult to remove. They, ns well as other dairy utensils, should be thoroughly cleaned every time after us ing. Tin articles should be washed first In cool, then In hot water, and after that thoroughly scalded with boil ing water or steam. They shoufd then be dried In fresh air. and, If possible, In the sunlight. In cleaning the butter bowl.; ladle, worker, churn and any oth er wooden utensil, they should be first washed with hot water, then scalded with boiling water and steam. Feed I nut for the Fair. '"In fitting Berkshlres for the show ring select good animals to start with. Place tlie show herd to themselves on good pasture, Feed ground corn and ground oats of equal weights, and to this add equal bulk of shorts and bran. Feed Just what the pigs will eat up clean. The feed should be soaked well, bilt not allowed to sour. Feed twice a day to within four weeks of the fairs, then feed three times a. day. .Should the pasture become dry, feed stock beets, and give plenty of exercise. I have. made more sales as a result of showing at the fairs than by any other mode of advertising. We have always got our share of the premiums, com peting with all breeds in the Bweep stakes ring." Farmer and Breeder. A Bnmmer Has Pen. The swine quarters are often In build ings connected with the liouHe, and In such cases are likely to become offen sive during the warm weather of sum mer. It is wise in such a case to cou- FOR THE HOGS. struct summer quarters out In the or chard. The cut gives a suggestion for a cheap little house and yard. The end of the yard has a sloping top, so that the pigs can lie out of doors from the sun. The roof of the little house enn be of matched lumber and left unsl.li gled. ' x ' Co-operation. There should be more co-operation among the farmers; co-operation In buying, as well as In selling. Hearty, intelligent co-operation is the farmer's only weapon of defense against the middleman, the speculator and the commission man. By co-operation there Is retained In the community not only all the profit which the speculator and commission man make, but also the wages which are paid to the men who do all the labor of handling the pro duce. . Let us talk the matter over un til every one Is Interested in it. and has some outlined plan of association, The Agriculturist. , . Fatten Old Hens, The hens that cease laying and which are intended for market, need not. be sold at a loss. Just before selling them let them le confined for ten days or two weeks, and give them all the wheat in the morning and corn at night that they can eat. with a mixed ration at noon. Do not confine them In coops, hut put a number together in a yard. They will, if made fat. not only be a pound or two heavier, but bring more than the market price per pouud. Maine Farmer. Kill the qnah Worms. Two years ago, after losing a half dozen hills of squash by the little white worms which destroyed the vines, I experimented somewhat with the re maining twenty hills. Procuring some crude carbolic acid, I saturated some soft paper and old rags with It and placed a piece near the stem of each vine, putting a stone upon it to keep it In place. As an additional precaution. I put mosquito netting over all, and never lost a bill afterwards. Agricur turist Narrow-Leaved Plantain. Tbls Is a bad weed in pastures and meadows, though as it U easily killed it is not troublesome In cultivated ground. It is called by English farm ers lamb's tongue, and when cut while young It makes very fair hay. It should be cut or the field plowed before it seeds, as the seeds are very numerous. When the ground is once well seeded with this weed it is never after free from it Cleetrle fleatlng. The extension in progress in the t. rious applications of electric bust is hardly realized by the general public. A great number of electric beating ap paratus are being supplied by the man ufacturers for shocmaking machinery, heating silk-finishing rolls and leather working machinery, and during the past year and a half alone 14,000 elcc trio car heaters have been Installed. A blankbook manufacturer has had in use since 1804 from 85 to 40 electric glue pots, and starch-makers are now em ploying electrio-heut apparatus exten sively. In one piano manufactory in Baltimore 20 electric heaters were re contly placed and nealry all the large clothing houses of the country now do most of their work in certain depart ments by eloctrio irons. Such irons have also been 'supplied to state asy lums in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, JVIasgacuhssetts, Maine and Maryland. Electrio radi ators ate found very convenient where it is desired to heat a room, or a corner of it, (or a limited period, as the heat can be instantly turned off or on. One of the most popular uses of electrio heating today is for ouriing-iron sets. Three hundred and . eighty-seven of these were ordered for the dressing rooms of two combined New York ho tels, 72 sets for a Boston hotel and a large number for the American line of steamers aofpss the Atlantic-. River and canal improvement is an l - i i j l : -vt -9 I jiiipunuiifc Btiujuut in fittuuv. vsuo ui the latest propositions is to improve the Loire and its canals at a cost of $24, 1 000,000. The Rhone and Garonne 1 have already been improved and the I heavy expenditure is justified by re-1 suits. v Frofespor Forbes calculates that the first cataraot of the Nile at Dhigh Nile represents 500,000 iiorse-power, and. at Ipw Nile 85,000 horse-power. . ' . I'SE GENTLENESS. - Be gentle In stimulating the kidneys, other wise you will excite and weaken them. The happiest result! follow the use ol Hoitett-r't Stomach Bit era to overcome renal inactivity Avoid the unmeditated, tiery stimulants ot commerce. The kidneys have a delicate mem. brane easily irritated, and upon this the action of such excitant in pernicious. Malarial com plainif. Indlgentlon, rheumatism, neuralgia and biHouNiu'nx succiimb.to the corrective in fluence of the Bitturs. . .' 5 A first edition of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venioe" sold in London the other day for $1,575. It would be interesting to know the sum the great poet received for his work. DRUNKARDS CAN BE SAVED The craving tor drink is a disease, a marvelous cure lor which has been discovered called "Anti Jag," whicn makes the inebriate lose all taste for strong drink without knowing why. as It can be given secretly In tea, coffee, soup and the like. - If "Anti-Jag" Is not kept by your druggist send one dollar to the Renova Chemical Co., SB Broad way. New York, and It will be sent postpaid, In plain wrapper, with full directions how to give secretly, lufurinatlou walled free. . Jupiter is five times as far from the sun as we are and the years on that planet are each as long as twelve of ours. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tof any case of Catarrh that cannot be cared by Hall's Catarrh Cure. K. J. CHENKY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business trasactlons, and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made bv their firm. Wbht & Trcax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waldinq, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Tslcdo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the svstem. Price ifc. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's family pills are the best. Some naturalists are of the opinion that the whale was once a land animal, and that it was forced to take to water as a means of protection. HOITT'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS Will commence its seventh year August 10th. It is a first class Home School, prepares boys for any University, or for active business. Address, Ira G. Hoitt, Ph. D., Burilngame, Cal, When a person falls into the water a common felt hat may be used as a life preserver, and by placing the hat upon the water rim downwards, with the arm aronnd it, pressing it slightly to the breast, it will bear a man up for hours. I believe Piso's Cure is the only medicine that will cure consumption. Anna M. Boss, Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 12, '95. Queen Victoria rules 11,475,054 square miles of territory, and878,725, 857 of population. ABOUT IEREGTJLABITY. A. Chat With Miss Marie Johnson. The balance wheel of a woman's life Is menstruation. Irregularity lays the foundation of many diseases, and is in itself a. symp tom of disease. It is of the greatest importance that regularity be accom plished as soon as possible after the flow is an established fact. Lydia E. Fink ham's Vegetable Compound is the greatest regulator known to medicine. "My health be came so poor that I had to leave schooL I was tired all the time, and had dread ful pains in my side and back and bead. I was also troubled with Irregularity of menses, and lost so much flesh that my friends became alarmed. "My mother, who from experience is a firm believer in the Pinkham reme dies, thought perhaps they might bene fit me. I followed the advice Mrs. Pinkham gave me, and used Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills and am now as well as I ever was." Misa Mum F. Jokxsov, Cen tral!, Pa, People whose opinions amount to anything never like to see a man with out means blow himself Just to keep up with tLe procession. "Does your minister practice what he preaches?" "He baa preached It ao often he doesn't need to practice It any more."-Detrolt Journal. "Waiter, it Is almost half an hour since I ordered that turtle oup." "Sop. ry, sir, but you know how slow tur tles are." London Tid-Blts, Mass-Was that baby talk your wife was talking as I came in? Fogg That was mother talk; no baby I ever saw Indulged In such gibberish. Boston Transcript, The Chaperon You should never run down your friend, my dear. The Chap eroned No danger of that; they cau nil beat me at scorching. New York Even ing Journal. Doctor (to female patient) Y'ou have a slight touch of fever; your tongue has a thick coat Patient (excited ly) Oh, doctor, do tell me how It fits. Fact and Fiction. Mistress Now, you must alwaya weep well behind the doors, Mary. Mary-Yes'm, trust me for that; V'a the only way one can get the dust oui of 8lght.-Plck-Me-Up. Teacher I want each of yoo to make a sentence, using the word "delight" In It. Small boy (colored) De wind come In de winder an' blowed out de light. Philadelphia Ledger. He I wonder if that couple nr. mar ried. She Certainly not. He-How can you tell? She Why, they've beeu talking to-each other for nearly half an hour. New York World. "Is this a healthy portion of the State?" asked a traveler In Arkansas. "Well, I should say It Is. There lins been nobody bung about here In. three months." Texas Sif tings. ' '!." ' Mrs. Sweet Do you find it economi cal to do your own cooking'.' Mrs. Burnem Oh, yes; my husband dousn't eat half ns much as be did 'When we had a.eook.T-Boston Traveler. , ' y ; "We. have" much new nd'. f alnftHltf' Information" concerning the' lll'ttitivi, the Hivites, the Jebusitesandthe Moab ites." His friend How about the Mosqultoblt08? Household Words. "Poor chap! Bright fellow, but a boneless idiot. I Judge, from his talk. ' I 1 - . . .. - ... 1 I. . A lit .o, inueeu, ues iucivi.y iiuuii n ti tle passage from the latest Scotch nov el." Cincinnati Commercinl-Trlbuuo. Clara Are you not afraid, Maud, to marry old Dodderly? I hear he gf-ta horribly Jealous without any cause. Maud Don't be anxious, dear; I'll take care he never does that. Plck-Me-Up. "It's funny, the shurref ain't scourisi' the country for them stage robbers," said the postmaster. "I guess," ven. tured Rubberneck Bill, " that he ain't got the sand." Indianapolis Journal. Wiggins What makes you so certain of Bawler's patriotism? Boggs Why, he Just bolls over with Indignation when he hears of the wrongs of for eigners that we have no Interest In! Truth. Widow Is It true, captain, that a sailor has a wife In every port? Old Tar (savage-ly) Madam, the sailor needs the time he has ashore for rest and amuw-ment-Philadelphla North American. Frofessor What la the lest cure for prolonged emauclation? Medical stu dent Throw the patient in the nlr. Proressor-'Eh? What? Medical stu dentHe'll come down plump.-New York Press. "My good man, do you ever do any thing to bring light and purity Into the homes of your fpllow men?" "Yus lots." "You distribute tracts?" "No; I clean windows and beats carpets." Illustrated Bits. Mrs. De Style (for effect)-Norah! Noroh! Did you put my Jewel case away? Norah Yls, mum, Ol did. There on'y foive camphor balls lift in It. Shall I slnd for some more, mum? New York Journal. "George, 1 wish you'd have this little package at the express office." "Me car ry a bundle? I guess not. Besides, I've got to lug both my tires and a handle bar down to the repair shop." Cleveland Plain Dealer. He You say you married a western man? She Yes. "And that he never drinks?" "Never." "Nor smokes?" "No, sir." "Nor loses his temper?" "That's what 1 said." "When did he dieyYonkers Statesman. Mickey Dorian Hullo, Bill! How did you like being a caddie? Billy Nolan Ah! I didn't like H at all, at all. First de feller he towld be ter kape me eye on de ball, den he gave me de ball in de eye. Harper's Bazaar. "1 surely had a royal and noble time," said he recapitulating. "I had four kings, and in the row that ensued I had to put up my dukes and the up shot of It ail was that I was Indicted on three counts. Iwllanapolte Journal. Teacher Can you tell me In what year Caesar Invaded Britain? Pupil Yes'm. Teacher What year was it? Pupil You can't expect me to an swer two questions in succewtlon. That question belongs to the next in the class Boston Transcript. "It seems to me," aald one young woman "that Harold talks more clear ly on the tariff than anyone etae I have ever heard." "Yes," replied Mtas Cayenne. "He has the advantage of not knowing enough about it to g his Ideas confused." Washington Star. "It'a aa III Wind," Etc Brother Tom Cheer up, Bobble; I'se got good news fer yer. De doctor told mom Is woe noomonia wo't yer eick wld an' dat abe dasn't give yer a batb fer a month. Judge, One Guess for every yellow ticket in every package of Schillings Beslttx Don't send coupons ; save them for else. something Rules of contest published In large advertisement about the first and middle of each montb. ai8 AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WR ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RICHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD " CASTORIA " AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE maw:. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis. Massachusetts, was tU originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now y . on every bear the facsimile signature of CutJy, f-CUcJUM wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been used in the Iwmes of tJie mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind yotc Imve always bought Ifj T on tn9 and has the signature o f CaJW, f-e&Zc&M wrap per. JV"o one Jias authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. II. Fletcher is President. , March 8, 1897. Q. ,p. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the Ingredients of which even he does not know. 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The German military authorities have decided that in future all bicy cles for the army shall be conRtruoted in the govenment establishments. The imperial gun factory at Spandau will ac cordingly be fitted up with the neces sary machinery in the course of a few days. State Agricultural College.., OF OREGON SCIENTIFIC Fyrii'MKNT THE HKHT IN TIIK HTATE. Military training by United Btatea officer. Twenty-to intrncior. HnrroiindliiKs healthful and moral. Free tuition I No Incidental fcenl Kipennen, Including hoard, room, clothing, washing, books, etc., about Il:i0per x hool year, fall Term Opeiia Heptember 20. For catalogue or other information addrcm THOMAS M. GATCH, I'rre., Corvallif, Oregon. Weakness of Heii Quickly, Thoroughly, Forever Cared bf fww prfActHlwifitilt latbod that esnnt li.il nnlfxas the cm It beyond human muL Voo ft ira- E roved Um first day, tMlft nttt vrr daj, toua know f ooTMlf kmc fUDong mn n body, nina and htwrt. lrai land iomm enaoa. 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