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Use only one heap ing teaspoonful of Schilling s Best Bak ing Powder to, a quart of flour. You must use tw teaspoonfuls of other baking powder! 600 ALASKAN SITUATION A CONSERVATIVE OPINION OF PRESENT CONDITIONS. The Early Bush of Eager Goldseekers Having Congested the Passes, Other Itouteg Will Have to lie Opened. Bpeclal Correspondence. Although the rush to Alaska may be laid to have only just begun, a condi tion ol affairs has already developed in Dyea and Skagway which promises to disappoint the expectations of thou sands of eager gold seekers. The trails across the Chilkoot and White passes are practically impassable because of the frequent and severe storms, and will not be in good condition until about the first of April. The result is that thousands of men and thousands of tons of supplies and mining outfits are crowded together on this side 'of the summit and have already reached uch number and quantity as to create a blockade. It has been generally understood that it was fooliHh to go up to that country earlier than March with the expectation of crossing the passes, and that one who did so would simply sub ject himself to a long wait, to needless hardships and possible sickness while ' oonsuming supplies which should be kopt for service in the gold fields. Not withstanding this faot, travel begun in January and has continued through February, an average of a steamer a day having landed men and freight at Dyea and Skngway. Those who took this early start did so because they feared a blockade and were anxious to got over the summit, expecting to wait at the lakes for the opening of the river to navigation. ' The blockade they hoped to escape has come upon them and they are not over the summit. Many have spent a month of hardship and toil and are worse off because of it than are the newest arrivals There are not less than 30,000 people in Dyea and Skagway encamped along the trails as far as the weather condi tions have permitted them to advance, oulv a few miles at the most. The quantity of supplies, outfits, boats, ma ) chinery, etc., averages not less than a ton to each man. This average will be kept up during the month of March, and by the first of April, when the work of getting over the summit will begin in earnest, a moderate estimate of the number of men and quantity of freight that will be assembled there is C0,000 persons and 50,000 tons of freight. The only thing that has been accom plished on the Skagway trail to make it more passable than it was last sum mer lias been the building of some small bridges, and some improvements on the road leading out from Skagway. There has been a tramway project there but no progress has been made with it. The indications are that the Skagw:y trail wilt not be materially better than it was last summer, when it was block aded and rendered practical !y impas iable by 8,000 or 4,000 people and their outfits. Of course, as long as the snow lasts in the spring the trail will be a better one than when the traveler has Stop! Women, And consider that in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you are confiding your privato ills to a woman a woman' whoso ex perience in treating1 woman's diseases is greater than that of any living1 phy sician, male or female. Vou can talk freely to a woman when it is revolting to relate your private troubles to a man; besides, a man does not understand, simply because he la a man. MBS. FIXKIIAM'S STANDING INVITATION. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are in vited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are re- ceived, opened, read, and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman. Thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken. Out of the vast volume of experience which 6he has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothing' in return except your good will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, Is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. S3D l'tJSVia.a. Court Bttud. Tuw Good. Cat PJ1 In I Im. Ed In lira. Hold y anmliw. encounter mud and boulders, which were suoh an obstacle a year ago. As for the trail from Dyea, which is the one experience has proved to be the best, two tramways are are under construction for the transportation of goods. One of these lias a tram rail road from Dyea to the base of the sum mit ridge, and an eleotrio buoket sys tem across the summit to Lake Linde mann. The 'other has two tramway cables leading from the first and sec ond divides and ending at Lake Linde mann. Connection between the last of these and Dyea will be made with wagons and pack animals. Neither of these enterprise is ready for opera tion, and the possibilities are that they will not be before the first of April. When incomplete operation, their com bined capacity will not exceed 400 tons per day. Assuming that by the use of pack animals 100 tons per day could be taken over the White pass from Skagway, this leaves the total capacity of all facilities provided for both passes at 500 tons per day. This means 100 days for transporting 50,000 tons that will be accumulated there by the first of April. In other words, accumula tions could not be cleared away before the middle of June. The probabilities are, however, that during the months of April and May an equal quantity of new freight would demand attontiom In this calculation no allowance is made for the freight which could be taken on sleds by individuals and by the aid of dogs. This would be in considerable. In faot, with such a mass of humanity and of goods, it would be almost impossible for freight to be moved at all on tliose narrow portions of the trail where the right of way would bo the subject of dispute and contention. If people interfered with each other last fall so as to cieate a blockade on both trails with less than 6,000 people attempting to go over, it does not require a great flight of im agination to see the utter blockade that would he created by 50,000 people. One who intends to go to Alaska may well stop and consider what his chances are likely to be in such a mob, ahd whether he would not do better to seek some other route or some other objec tive point, than the Klondike rpgion. Of course, transportation facilities from the coast ports to Alaska have been provided for Dyea and Skagway, but doubtless as soon as this blockade so develops that intending gold hunters demand to be taken somewhere else, steamers, will leave the Dyea and Skag way routes and seek other ports, suoh as Copper river and Cook's inlet. At these places there is room for all. No narrow canyon trail confines the gold hunter to a particular route, but there is opportunity to spread out over a wido expanse of country, now practic ally unknown, but reported to be rich in gold. Tlieie are said to be low passes through - the mountains from I both Copper river and Cook 8 inlet, I leading over to the Tanana and to the I head waters of Birch creek, by which the now promising gold fields on the Amerioan side of the line may be more easily reached than by the route across the Chilkoot pass and down the lakes and rivers. The government is now fitting out an expedition for' Copper river. Undoubtedly these routes will be opened up the present season by prospeotors even should not the great stream of travel be turned in that direc tion. There are already indications of a desire on the part of gold hunters to abandon their idea of going to Dyea and Skagway, and to stike out for the Copper river and Cook's inlet. Be yond doubt this tendency will rapidly increase as the crowded condition of the passes becomes bettor known. At present the only facilities for reaching Copper river and Cook's inlet is the United States mail boat operated by the Paoiflo Coast Steam haling Com pany from San Francisco, the two small steamers now on the route from Portland to Copper river, and the small steamer running from Port Townsend to Copper river. These steamers are already inadequate to meet the demand and doubtless more will soon be put on the route. Attention has also been turned in the direction of the route by Fort Wrangel and Stickeen river, Telegraph creek and Teal in lane, but as yet, facilities have not been provided. Several small river steamers are being con structed for the Stickeen river, to ply between Fort Wrangel and Telegraph creek, which is the point of disembark ation for the overland journey of the 150 miles to Lake Teslin. On this e tret oh of 150 miles it is proposed by a Canadian company to construct a rail road the present year nuder a special grant from the Dominion parliament of 20,000 acres of land per mile, and the time set for its completion is the first of September. It is thus seen that, for this season at least, only such travel can go over the Stickeen route as can be handled by pack animals, and this, of course, cannot be very ex tensive. Possibly several thousand people will attempt this route, with the probability that a large portion of them will make a failure of their Tort. . 1 law. ."it- ' Grain Bins. In most cases feed chests with com partments for different kinds of grain are necessary conveniences In both the barn and stable, but often the con struction of such a bin is a matter of considerable expense and labor if the ordinary course Is adhered to. With a view to assisting farmers whose bank accounts do not permit extravagances a New York correspondent of Ohio Parmer suggests the plan which Is here depicted: ' The plan sketched and described by the correspondent in question is not only perfectly simple, but very service- C11KAP GRAIN BINS. ntile. First obtain the requisite num ber of dry goods or grocery boxes, all of the same dimensions. Place th'ese boxes side bv side, then nail together with wire nails long enough to reach through and clinch. Next attach a cover to the ton of the bin thus made, and your work Is dome. Of course each, box suouia Do or size sumcieni to uoiu nil the crrain of nnv one kind that must be kept on hand, but this need not oc casion any alarm, for boxes of every size and shane mentlouable can be pro cured at grocery and dry goods stores for a merely nominal sum. How to Grow Aeparagns. A row of asparagus 100 feet long will afford an abundant supply for an ordin cry family. The best way to make a bed Is to dig a trench 2 feet deep and 2 feet wide. Fill in with 10 Inches of clean horse manure, and on this sow a mixture of 25 pounds of bone dust and 40 pounds of, 6ulphate of potash. Cover with six Inches of rich dirt, and then place on this dirt two-year-old roots, placing the roots two feet apart, as they will thicken In rows in years to come. Cover the roots with two or three inches of din, and after the plants are well up and grown above the surface fill the trench with equal parts of well-rotted manure and rich earth. The object of using so much manure Is that It will be difficult to ap ply it deep after the bed Is established. Common salt may be used on the sur face every year. Mound the rows every year, so that the plants will not be grown on a level, but In a long hill. Soapsuds are especially beneficial to asparagus and celery, and when put ting In the manure and earth suds should be used freely. Make a drain by the side of the row and let all suds flow down the drain. Ilurn Shed. The cut shows an addition to the side of a barn covering a side door and aifording a house for poultry and an ojwn shed or the poultry to scratch in during the winter. It affords a chance also for cows to find protection during showers on summer nights when they are confined In the stable yard. If the horse stalls are adjacent to the side BARS SIIED AND POULTBy-ITOUSE. door, the horse manure can be thrown out Into this open shed for the hens to scratch over, a little grain being thrown Into it The Wrnyard fence can be made fowl-tight as well as cow-tight, thus obviating the necessity for a sep arate poultry yard. Orange Judd Farmer. Heat for Hot Honeee. The old-fashioned coal furnace with flue is now out of date for cheap and safe production of heat for hothouses. It is almost always used by beginners, because its first cost is less. But the coal fire is not always reliable, jind the heat can not be regulated as to preserve an even temperature. Sooner or later pipes with hot water will be used, and In this way the hothouse can be saved from either extreme. Too many forget that in growing vegetables in winter under glass an excess of beat may prove as serious an evil as a frost, as it Is harder to recover from. American Cultivator. Merita of Cotton-Heed Meal. After extolling the merits of cotton seed meal for years, leading agricultur ists are taking the stand that it to an unsafe food, as it varies greatly accord ing to the conditions of the growth of the plant and the treatment of the seed after it to removed from the bolls. Cotton-seed meal is the product of ground seed that has been subjected to prea- sure In order to remove the oil, the seed Itself being immature, as the bolls are picked before the seed can fully ripen. There Is no unanimity regard ing the merits of cotton-seed meal, however, on the part of those interest ed in Its discussion, and the experiment stations will now have plenty of work to do in investigating it. Blgget Flower of All. ' The largest flower In the world grows on the Island of Mindanao, one of the Philippine group. It was first discov ered there some years ago by a Ger man explorer. It Is a five-petaled blos som, nearly a yard wide. At a distance the buds look like giant cabbage heads. A single flower has been known to weigh twenty-two pounds. The natives call it the bolo. Specimens sent to Eu rope were recognized to be of the spe cies Itallleslon, a plant discovered in Sumatra, and named after the English governor of that island, Sir Stamford Raffles. The bolo is only to be found In the neighborhood of the crater of Apo, one of the highest volcanoes In the Philippines; or about 2,500 feet above the level of the sea. Philadelphia Press. , Ginseng Culture. Every year there is a new Interest In ginseng culture, yet I have never known nor ever heard of a man who made any money growing It, outside of those wbo have seed to sell. It Is true that the Chinese esteem It very highly as a medicine, and pay large prices for It, but these prices are quoted because of the scarcity of the tubers. If any considerable increase in the available supply were to be put on the market it would result in a great reduction in the price. When some man comes for ward and gives evidence that he has actually grown a crop qf ginseng and received at the rate of from 2,000 to $10,000 an acre for it there will be am ple opportunity to go Into the business. Farmer's Voice. Useful to the Farmer. "A new rapid repeating hog ringer Is here shown. In action it is automatic, as the cylinder once loaded with par tially formed rings, eight In number, can be rapidly used on hogs until the supply needs to be replenished. Closing the movable jaws secures the ring In a hog's nose, the spiral spring In front simultaneously forcing another ring Into position for a subsequent opera tlon. When more than one ring Is put in a hog's nose the performance can bo quickly repeated without releasing the animal to reload the ringer. The grooves in the jaws are milled, making a perfect joint. The Feed Problem, The really extravagant farmer is the one who saves In buying seeds. There may be a difference in seeds on the mar ket, but to the farmer there should bo no such thing in his vocabulary as "poor seed." No seed Is worth more than so much dirt If It is not strictly good and true to variety. The use of poor seed, which falls to germinate, and which compels the fanner to re plant, may cause the loss of weeks In the spring, making his crop late. And that is not all. for he also loses the ad vantage of the early rams, and his yield will thereby be reduced. With certain crops there is also a loss In quality and prices. The seed used la everything on a farm. Support for I'ette. The expense of supports for pens is a detriment to their cultivation, and for that reason many prefer the dwarf va- rletles, which, though early, are not as prolific as the taller growing kinds." It has been suggested that 3-lnch mesh of woven wire be used in the rows for peas, having the rows run north and south, planting early peas on the east s.de and later kinds on the west. When the peas are removed set out large pot grown tomato plants. The wire should last for several years. Alfalfa for I'onltry. Every one who has ued alfalfa clover in winter,' or at any other time, knows the great value of It as a poultry food and an egg-producer. It is easily pro- pared in winter when the hay Is dry With a little pounding It Is astonishing to see how little bulk there will be of the stems. This chaff, well sprinkled with bran or shorts and scalded with hot water, niakes a feed for poultry In winter that may bo equaled, but It Is doubtful if it can be excelled. Kansas Former. Winter Flowing. An open winter Js the time to plow. It gives advance time for doing the spring work and it brings to the surface many Insects which remain below the soil but which are easily destroyed when exposed to the front out of the ground. It matters not how wet the ground may bo when plowed la win ter, as the freezing of the soil, when a cold spell comes, will pulverize it and reduce all lumps and clods. Yield of Milk. Dairy Commissioner Noble, of Con necticut, reports that the average yield of milk per cow in that State in 1800 was 277.2 gallons, while in 1800 it had Increased to 425.4 gallons. nkw noo KING Kit. Exuct Size. SALESLADIES and SALESMEN wanted, $13 per OUR GUARANTEE : If goods are not photos furnished. Estimates furnished from one dozen to one million. L. P. DAVIS & CO. Carrousel for ltlcycleg. Ordinary bicycles can bo used in a new style of carrousel, which has a per manent circular guide rail, which car ries sliding brackets, having projec tions, in which the bicycle frames oan j be looked to hold them in an upright ' position to be propelled around the track.' , OF COURSE. We all know what toothache is, with the nagging, jumping, throbbing of a single nerve in a single tooth. Now when wo come to re:lect that a system of nerves concentrated in some part of the body are all aching at once, with their throbs .and pulsations of pain, we know what the worst form of neuralgia is. It is very common, very violent, simply because it is very often, like toothache, allowed to take its own course. Now it is known as a fact that when St. Jacobs Oil is used on the parts aliectetl, with patient application, the pain will succumb and relief will certainly follow. This is true of acute or chronic cases, founded upon the testimony of many who have been cured of the worst form. 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. HYPNOTIC WOSDEttS. No one need (to to Paris now to soe All that Is marvelous in hypnotism. 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