Looking for Substitute. The oondition of the rubber trade brought about by the inoreased demand, and the many new uses for rubber, has excited a great interest in the possibil ity of inventing a substitute. In England" a substitute called "oxilin" was claimed to be a substi tute, and a clergyman of Denver, Colo., invented a substitute called "perchoid" for which the same claim was made. Ihese substitutes are identioal in their composition, being made from linseed oil, the composition known as linoleum being the suggestion of both inventors, but the oil in the new com position is not fully oxidized, litharge being used and currents of cold air. Continued experiments yielded a more and more elastio substance, and it was found that with sulphur quite similar effects were produced, comparatively, as with rubber. Oxi'.in and perchoid can also be vulcanized, but in no case was it able to fulfill all the require ments of rubber. For bicycle tires it has been found to serve quite well, but it lacks the life and durability of rub ber. Oxilin and perchoid can be pro duced at a cost of from 5 to 6 cents per pound, and this fact, coupled with the price of rubber at 80 cents per pound, and that the claimed substitutes hie not been introduced with such favora ble competing prices, shows conclusive ly that it is not likely to affect the present condition of the rubber market. Latter discoveries have worked veritable miracles, but it does not seem at all likely that a good substitute for rubber will be discovered soon. 1 KLONDIKE. The cold is as bitter in many sections of our western country as any freezing, corner of Klondike. Twenty degrees below zero is not an uncommon condi tion of winter weather, and by reason of this intense cold, rheumatism has its best chance to prow painfully in tense and chronic in its continuance. We need not, therefore, borrow nn idea of cold from Klondike. What we want is the best cure for rheumatism, and anywhere aiid everywhere, whether in freezing cold or melting heat, St. Jacobs Oil is known, valued and used as the Master Cure of this universal plague of mankind. The proof of its etllcacy can always be produced, and its efficacy in the cure of the disease goes . on in all conditions of weather. - Sea weeds do not draw nourishment from the soil at the bottom of the sea, but from the matter held in solution in sea water. THE GOVERNMENT'S DOMAIN. The commissioner of the general land office has su bmi tied his report to the Secretary of the Interior. Compared with last year, it shows a decrease of .H.ltH homestead entries, aggregating 878,62a acres. Quite proportionate to ihis Is the falling off in general health when no effort is made to reform irregularity of the bowels. Tiis can easily be accomplished with the aid of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters, also a remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism and liver trouble. In Massachusetts nearly 200 miles of state roads have been built under the direction of the state highway commis sioners. SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen smarting feet and instantly takes the sling out of corns and (milium. It's the greatest comfort discov ery of the age. Allen's toot-Ease makes tight-tilting or new shoes feel eusy. It is a certain cure forchilblains, sweatiiig, damp, callous and hot, tired uching feet. e have over 10,000 testimonials of cures. Try it today. Bold by all druggists and shoe stores. I!y mail for 25c. in stamps Trial package KUKK. Address Allen S. Olm sted, Le Roy, N. Y. Hancock county, Ga,, has begun a system of road-working by machinery, and will soon be in the van with her sister counties in respect to good roads. After being swindled by all others, send us stamp for particulars of King (Solumon's Treasure, the ONLY reuewer of manly strength. MASON CUKSIICAL CO., P. o. Uux 747, Philadelphia, Pa. 1 In spite of the closest espoignage, the diamond mining companies of South Africa lose, it is said, $1,000,000 a year ly theft. Uranium has been discovered near Black Hawk, Colo., and the agents of a French syndicate have announced that they will buy all that can be produced. FIBROID TUMOR Expelled by Lydla E. Plnkham'8 Vegetable Compound. Mrs. B. A. Lombard, Box 71, West dale, Mass., writes: " I have reason to think that I would not be here now if It had not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cured me of a fibroid tnmor in my womb. " Doctors could donothingforme, and they could not cure me at the hospital. I will tell you about it : ' I had been in my usual health, but had worked quite hard. When my monthly period came on, I flowed very badly. The doctor gave me medicine, but it did me no good. He said the flow must be stopped if possible, and he must find the cause of my trouble. " Upon examination, be found there was a fibroid tumor in my womb, and gave me treatment without any benefit whatever. About that time a lady called on me, and recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eald she owed her life to it I said I would try it, arid did. Soon after the flow became more natural and regular. I still continued taking the Compound for some time. Then the doctor mode an examination again, and found every thing all right. The tumor had passed away, and that dull ache was gone." It can be truthfully stated that uch a result can be accomplished by no other remedy upon the market, and forcibly proves the peculiar virtue of the .Vegetable Compound UiUS ftnirit ALl ILS tAllS. Beat Cough 87m p. Tuua Good. 1 Homemade Low Wagon. The 'accompanying illustrations, sup plied by J. L. Newcomer to the Orange Judd Fanner, represents a farmer's wagon, which can be made at home. The wheels are from a binder truck. In the first picture, a a are beams 12 feet long and 2x Inches, b b 4 feet long and 2xUVi inches; the axles are 2 feet from each end. The middle crosspleee UNDER PART OF WAGON. d Is 2 feet back of the front bolster. The front axle Is 4x4 inches and is 2 feet long measured Inside the wheels. The height of the frame resting on the bolsters Is 15 Inches. The king bolt Is 20V4 Inches long and goes through The bolster and axle at e and Is kept in place by means of a key. The short piece of iron h is bolted to the cross piece d and attached to the lrou g. The side boards can be taken off at will, which leaves the top perfectly Hat. These are 10 feet 7 inches long on he side and 12 Inches high. The end boards are 4 feet 4 Inches long with 2 SIDR VIEW OF WAOON. Inch slats nailed on to keep them up- right. In Fig. 2, e is the sideboard, f the end board, g the side beam, d the cross beam, h the back axle and c the tongue. This wagou cost me $3, be sides my own work, and I did nil of it except the blacksmlthlng. Every man who has a fair set of tools can build this. It is very useful In hauling corn fodder, manure, stone or almost any thing on the farm, T9 front axle Is made short so that there Is less diffi culty In turning. Breeding for Eggs, One of the best methods of increas ing the capacity of fowls for egg pro duction Is to set the eggs of those fowls which are themselves most prolific of eggs. It Is, of course, assumed that the hens are mated with full-bred cocks of the best egg-producing breeds. There are even In full-bred fowls some Indi vidual peculiarities which count for much, and one of these is the propen sity to give the largest part of bodily energy and feed to egg production. The hens that are best for this purpose are always lively, and have particular ly bright red combs. When they stop laying they are not mopish and do not fatten, but continue lively and soon be gin laying again. A flock of fowls bred from such hens, and thus contin ned for three or four generations, would produce a breed whose chief distinction would not be form or color, but the ability to produce the greatest number of eggs in a season. A Farm Signboard. Asa means by which the fanner may make known his wants to hi neigh bors and those who pass his place the editor of the Michigan Farmer recoro mends a farm signboard of planed and Ion 6JALE Cnnnti No. 8 Rtmtom ccomd HiiiD "TvJoo- Curren five Hen Milch Cow&. 100 J?u 0TS- fCoD HHJ fHftSHH3M Coop Htfitep Girl. FARM SIGNBOARD. matched lumber surrounded by a mold lng, with the name of the farm and Its owner palnte-1 In large white letters on black background at the top, and with Its lower part painted with black paint and liquid slating for using crayons In advertising what you want to buy, pro cure or dispose of. The accompany ing sample signboard Illustrates the Idea better than columns of verbal de scription. Cnre for a Horse' Cold. When a horse has contracted a slight cold, simply producing a backing cough, due to a tickling In the throat, fti rnrflfW-MiifttiihJhiiBrfirMMa Mima mmM I a tablespoonfm of the following pow der will generally give relief: Powder ed chlorate of potash, one-half pound: powdered, squills. and licorice root, of each two ounces, and granulated sugar, one' pound; mix well-? lt .together. Horses wll, generally lick this If thrown Into the feed box. If they do not, put a little dry wheat bran or chopped feed upon it three times per day. If this does not relieve, apply a stimulating liniment along the wind pipe and upon the glands of the throat. One composed of aqua ammonia, one ounce, olive oil, four ounces, Is a good one. Stockman and Farmer. Mistakes in Strawberry Growing. Not subsoiling. Planting too closely. . Growing small berries. Planting too many varieties. Using dirty, second-hand boxes. Not cutting strawberry runners each week. Placing too high an estimate on prob able profits. Not keeping close watch on the leaf roller insect. Using newly turned sod for strawber ry plnnting. Allowing the small berries to go to market. Not finely pulverizing the soil before planting. Not studying and watching the needs of the market. Not taking two or three good horti cultural journals. Not cultivating at least once per week during drought. Employing pickers who do too much talking while at work. Not being strictly honest in the meas uring and grading of berries. Allowing too. many runners to grow when it Is Intended to grow the fruit. Driving. The first requisites of a good driver are a cool head, a watchful and a ready finger, with a quick understanding of the needs and requirements of his horse, says Our Animal Friends. He must also be ready to detect any ob-' ject by the roadside that would be like ly to annoy the horse, and to compre hend in a glance the character of the road that lies ahead of him. No quick tempered, loud-voiced man can expect to have a quiet, obedient horse, and the undue haste of the Impatient driver to 'correct what seems to him misbehavior is one of time reasons why so many horses are dangerous to drive. Much of the abuse, however, to which the horse is subjected arises more from Ig norance and carelessness than from wanton cruelty. Few persons give proper attention to the details of driv ing, forgetting that It is attention to de tail which makes, the difference be tween the expert driver and the un skilled. For the Ice Harvest. Farmers are more and more coming around to the plan of putting lu a sum mer's supply of ice during the winter season. "The cut shows a very conve nient way of loading the Ice from the water directly upon the sled. The lever picks up a cake and, swings It nronnd upon the sled platform. Such a rig can be fitted up In half an hour, and will FOB HANDLING ICK, be found a very easy and expeditious mothod of gathering Ice. New Eng land Homestead. The Cost of an Kgg. The cost of an eg in the Eastern States Is estimated at one cent, but this depends on the prices of grain. If meat, milk, cut bone, chopped clover and cooked potatoes are given, the cost will lie less; not because the meat can be purchased at less than the grain, but because the feeding of a variety and a balanced ration will induce the hens to lay more eggs. The greater the num ber of eggs laid the lower the cost pro protlonntely, and it Is possible to pro duce eggs at a cost of only half a cent each. 1'. H. Jacobs, In Farm and Fire side. Wintering Plants in Cellars. Hants are placed In the cellar to rest, not to grow. Nothing is more harmful to them when thus stored away than water, and It should never be given unless to keep the soil from becoming dust dry. In early spring, If the buds on the plants are seen to be starting a little, do not give water, which would only favor their growth, but keep as dry and cool as possible, until time to take them out of the cel lar. Vick's Magazine. Farm Notes. Turchase bran and oil meal to feed with the straw. A good dairy cow Is always a hearty eater and drinker. It is a safe plan to apply all manure on a plowed surface. The old-time grasses hold their own against all newcomers. The successful farmer now must be a wide-awake business man. When early pigs are wanted It is best to depend upon matured sows. Plan to grow as far as possible all of the grain grown on the farm. The advantage In grinding feed de pends largely upon how It is fed. I)o the most of the farm work with good brood mares or growing colts. When the hogs begin to bed close to gether is the time to look for lice. During the winter comfort Is an im portant Item In securing a good gain, A calf will never get over the effect of being stunted during lu flrtf w later. " Bss" . ...... "I think we met on a previous occa sion," said the affable man. "Are you sure it wasn't a subsequent one?" re plied the crusty one. Jill "Is Gill a good judge of cigars?" Bill "I think he must be. He had two ' last night, aud he gave me one. He inust have kept the best one." Yonkers Statesman. In their stateroom: Brown "Con found you, you're using my tooth brush!" Sonderhausen "I beg your pardon. I tluked it vos ze ship's." Pick-Me-Up. : Jabbers "I woke up last night and round a burglar in my room." Havers -"Catch him?" Jabbers-"Certaluly not. I'm not making a collection of burglars." Puck. He "t told your father we expected to be married next month, and he was wild." eSbre-"What did ho say?" lie "He wanted to know why we couldn't make it next week.'; Puck. "Once a friend of mine and I agreed that It would be helpful for each of us to tell the other his faults." "How did it work?" "We haven't spoken for nine years." Chicago Record. Hubbard "Simpkins has got over his nervous prostration." Pease "How jan you tell?" Hubbard "Why, I met him on the street last night, and he wanted to borrow twenty dollars." Puck. The Count "I haf been told, mad anie, your daughtaire haf ze bad tem palre." The Mamma "Ah, yes, count,' but you know she loses her temper so easily." The Count "Ah, how loatly." Detroit Journal. "At no time," said the philosopher, "Is a man so willing to take the burden from tue weak, shoulders of frail wo man as when, she is harassed with the care of a large and paying property." Indianapolis Journal. He "The sight of ah bid school-mate Is er well, it might ' be called both meat, aud drink." She "Yes, that's what you men' usually do under the cir cumstances." He "Eh?" She ''Meet and drink." Indianapolis Journal. "I supiiose classical music is nil right In Its place," said Maud. "I'm sure It Is," replied Mamie; "I don't care to listen to it myself, but' sometimes you have to play it In order to get a man to go hoine" Washington Star. ''..' "These shoes you sold me last, week squeak so that they keep-me , awake nights," said the customer, entering the' shoe-store. "My dear sir," replied the shoe-dealer, reassuringly, "you should n't sleep lu them." Youkers States man. : Valet (to officer's fiancee) "My lieu lUlUtlll u botH't 1 !hur And Y tenant has sent me to bring you this of (lowers plucked by his own Fiancee "Oh, how . poetic! ,iw long It must hnve1 taken to gather them!" ValeWlndeed, miss, It took me nearly three hours." Clerk "I" wouldn't like' to cut this piece of lace just for one yard, madam; and, besides, that isn't enough to trim anything," Shopper "Oh! I didn't want It for .trimmings but it's so nice to have a piece of lace about the house as an heirloom, you know." ruck. "Do you like being under the mistle toe?" he asked, tenderly, just after the thirty-ninth kl.ss. She looked into his eyes and sighed. "All I have to say," she murmured, "Is that my last dying wish will be to have some of It planted on my grave." Then they resumed. Puck.' "Why has Mrs. Langdon left her hus band and gone back to her parents?" "She got to rummaging through his pa pers the other day and found the re ceipt for his first wife's engagement ring. It cost twenty dollars more than he paid for the second one." Chicago News. African Explorer (dumbfounded) "What, you, Clarence Yere (16 Vere, In the heart of darkest Africa! What in the world are you doing here?" Clar ence Vere do Vere "I'm wearing the necktie Miss Darling gave me for Christmas. I promised her I would, you know!" Puck. "You have been very generous In buy ing Mabel new gowns," remarked Mrs Cumrox. "Yes," was the reply; "I don't like that man who pays her so much attention." "I don't see what that has to do with it." "I desire to give him something to think about when I nsk him If he can support her In the style to which she has been no customed." Washington Star. Papa Brlndle "Matilda, I seriously object to you encouraging the otten Hons of that young Spooler. lie Is the most raklsh-looklng youth I ever saw." Matilda "What do you mean, pnpa?" Tapa Brlndle "Why. I mean the way he wears his hat on one side." Matilda "That isn't raklshuesB, papa." Papa Brindle "What Is it, then?" Matllda- "It's a boll." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I never saw a man so cut up as old Itox Is over the death of his book-keep er. And yet you have always said that he had no heart and regarded his em ployes as mere machines." "I'll tell you something on the quiet. The book keeper was about three thousand dol lars behind lu his accounts, and old Rox was' keeping him on and making him work It out." Cincinnati Enquirer, "Oh, pa!" exclaimed the dear girl, her .sapphire eyes brimming with unshed tears, "bow can you say that noeUtty fa hollow?" "Why shouldn't IV retorted pa, with a coarse laugh that betrayed the fact that he had paid more atten tion to making money than to acquir ing polish "why shouldn't I, when I have to pay the bills for feeding the gang that you have here at your blow outs?' Indianapolis Journal. , . . J Use only one heap ing teas'poonful of 'isV in Schilling quart of flour. You must use two teaspoonfuls of other baking powder. One of the stations of the railway whioh is to be built from the lied sea to the top of Mount Sinai will be on the spot where it is supposed Moses stood when he received the two tablets of the law. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. We are asserting in the courts our right to the exclusive use oi the word " CASTORIA," aud "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now bear the tac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has becu used lu the homes Of the mothers of America for over thirty years. Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it la the kind you have always bought, and has the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. 1 March 8, 1897, SAMUEL PITCHER, M.D. It is reported from Bombay, India, that Dr. Yorsin.has had much success with his anti-plague serum, the only oasv not amenable to treatment being those where the disease is too far ad vanced. CATAUllU CANNOT BE CURED With local applications, as they cannot roach the seat of the disease, ta'.arrhis a blood or constitutional disease, and m order to cure It you must tnUu internal remedies. Hall's C11 larrh Cure is taken Internally, and actsdirectly on the bloud and mucous snrlacea. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is not a quack mediolne. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and isa regular proscription. It isOiiniposcd of the best tonics known, com biner with tlie best blood purifiers, acting di rectly on the mucous Nurtures. The perfect combination of the two ingredients Is what pro- iiili:rn rui;u uuu;iuilt:MiUbluuurillj o.luirrn. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprs., Toledo, O. ' Sold by druggists, price 76e. Halls Family Pills are the best A curious present for a deaf person in Germany is a fan, deftly oonoealing a tiny ear trumpet in its stick. HOME PRODUCTS AND PUKE FOOD. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually verr light colored and of heavy body, is made lroih glucose, -ifit oaiwit iirim" is made from Sugar Cane aud is strictly pure. It is for sale by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac tured by the I'acikic Coast Sykup Co. All gen. uine "7a (,'fmf-H lirim' have the manufau turer'i name lithographed on every can. I shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con sumption fur and wide, Mrs. Mullijrau, riumsteud, Kent, England, Nov. 8, I8U0, Woman is a subject never mentioned in Morocco. It would be considered a terrible breach of etiquette to usk a man about his wife. UafK OreiS E2MJOYS Both the mothod and refiults when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and llowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro dueed, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy anil agreeable Bubstances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIB SYRUP CO. 81 FHANC13C0, CAL. LQW8VIUE, K. WfOHK. " 1 lnrvlnBremr.' ULjUf JJ exprrlenea, Iioolt. PUKE. Adilrois UK. th tUtuH, P. McVlcker's Tlieatr. tliloo, 111. American Type Founders Company t Cor. Best Bak- Powder to a A boon for vegetarians is peanut but ter, 'which surpasses the best dairy but ter in purity, and is found to be espe cially well adapted for use in gravies for shortening. An extensive demand is expected. According to he premier of New Zealand, a homing pigeon flew from Victoria to New Zealand in three days. The distance is about 1,000 miles, and the bird must have flown without rest at a speed of about 15 miles an hour. ELECTRIC LIFE-GIVER 14V -iLSCTSJ Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt. It is grand to feel strong. You who are weak know what a precious gift manly vigor is. This eloctrio life giver will devolop all vital powers. It lills the body with sparks of life that expand the muscles, nerves and brain. It brings happiness and strength to those who are weak. Send for the book, "Three Classes of Men," free, closely sealed. Address SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. 953 Vnt WHHtilnirtoit St.. I'orMikud, Or Pleiute me.nt.imt thin Miper. il7fcI seeds grown aro MlMfrA' t5y UFei-ry's. The bet 'lllijr ' " ?' rr'l ofcij.l cm. 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Will oa mailed upon receipt of price (Me) In iu stnuuia, or m.,::oy order. Kl'liol.l'it KRAFT, I'ubllsuer P. O. Mux 111, Portland Or. r"r.VuTTrTJ2'l7Tr,.TTV' xwt Mas. ' ft uaed for children UHtJilug. Uaooihr toe dillU.sofu 4 eiia urn gimia, altar, ell pain, cures wind rollr.arid IS 3 a cne dum remerlr feruiarrlusa. 'iwanlr lire oeutl f bottle. It le the lr.i ot all. DATIO " r""ln "' locating Oold or Silver n I IN ff- llH" " burled treaaiires. M. I. f OWLEH.Bux IU7,8outhlugion,Cona, N. P. N. V. No. , '98. II F.N writing to advertisers, plaaao saaDiion ima papatr. EVERYTHING FOR TUB PRINTER.... We lead and originate fashion, in.... TYPE mm IBB, III lit 1 X If GROWN J Second and Stark Sts. .....PORTLAND. OREQON