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THE FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTERESTTO FARM ER AND HOUSEWIFE. One Farmer Whose Ingenuity Saved His Muscle The Pasture Being; Su perseded by Grain Feed Points on Grape Grafting. i A Cheap Horse-Power. The fall of 1SD4 I cut fodder corn for ten cows by band one month, and, while resting and "getting wind," was looking and studying. I took hard wood boards, made a wheel cine feet In di ameter, put a rim on each side and bolted. I nest got an old timber, one foot square and long enough to stand upright under scaffold on barn floor, put the wheel on the upper end close tinder scaffold, morticed bole for sweep and guide pole. I next made a wheel nearly four feet In diameter, and one foot long, bolting them together, went to the blacksmith's and got an old bug gy stub and boxing, and put the two wheels upon center post at side of barn door. Two pulleys fastened to main beam (one with a weight attachment), so the rope will run from the large, nine-foot wheel under scaffold, through pulleys, to the one-foot wheel on center post, a belt from the four-foot wheel down to the cutting bos. I made a 7-inch hardwood wheel, two inches thick, bored a hole in center for cutter shaft, then sawed it in two in the cen ter, and sawed one inch off from one side, bolted the wheel to the shaft with bolt each side of the center, put cap over burs with screws, and it hasn't "budged" for three years. With a good walking horse, this gives very good motion; it has always been ready for work. I put on a one-quarter-inch cable chain this fall in place of the big rope. The whole cost would hardly pay ,interest on a power purchased. One half day per week cuts plenty of stalks for ten head of cattle. If this descrip tion would help any one who is getting tired of turning the cutter by hand, all's well; it may last until I can decide whether I need a steam or gasoline power. Hoard's Dairyman. Grain vs. Pasture. It used to be common for farmers who had fine pastures, especially on l'nd that was annually overflowed, to boast that they could fatten beeves more cheaply on grass than on grain. Eut that time has passed. The pas ture has not been wholly superseded, for the farmer who has good pasture still has the advantage, provided he supplements pasture with grain. In spite of the fact that the pasture sup plies fojd without labor, while the corn crop, if grown and harvested as it should be, requires much labor, the latter is much the cheaper feed. There Is comparatively little beef now grown which comes from pasture alone. Even In the blue grass region of Kentucky Western grain is largely used to sup plement the feed of stock which are still fattened on pasture. There is probably no richer grass in this world than the Kentucky blue grass, which is, however, identical with the June grass in our Northern States. But for cheap nutrition, and especially for stock that is being fattened, it is no match for Indian corn. The grain of a good corn crop has more nutritive value than the grain of any of the smaller grains. And there is besides a great deal of nutritive vajue in the corn stalks. This is now appreciated uy .Western farmers more than it ever has been before. It is the value of corn stalks as feed that has done as much as anything else to make corn super sede pasture as a means for fattening cattle. American Cultivator. Grape Grafting;. An old Clinton vine stood at the cor ner of the woodhouse which was so vig orous that its branches spread over everything within reach, but bore no fruit. In April, 1S96, I cut both brauches off close to the ground and grafted a Delaware grape into one and an Iona into the other. I used no wax, simply wrapped carefully with strings of cloth, pasted a little mud over the wound and covered all with eartr except the top buds of the grafts. Those grafts made a wonderful growth the first season, owing to the far-reach-ins roots of the Clinton vine. At close of the first season the Iona vine was about eighteen fe.et long and the Dela ware about twelve. This season, with the vines one year old, the Delaware branch bore twenty-four as fine bunch es of Delaware grapes as I ever saw. The bunches and berries were slightly larger than the Delaware generally grows, and so compact on the 6tems that they could not be picked off easily without beginning at the end of the stem. The Iona branch bore about forty bunches of Iona grapes of the finest quality. This Is a quick way of get ting a grapevine Into bearing. I tried the same experiment on a wild grape vine down In the pasture. It grew ju.st as vigorously, but an inquisitive Jer sey cow spoiled the experiment. Ag riculturist. How to Irrigate. A writer who has observed methods in California, Arizona, Utah, Wyom ing, Nebraska and other States has concluded (1) that the best .Method is the old and well known one of gravita tion, taking the water from streams and conveying in ditches to the land where it is to be used. Subirrlgation, where it is practicable, gives good re sults. Where water Is raised by pump ing. with a lift of ten to forty feet a water wheel or turbine connected with a centrifugal pump is cheapest and most satisfactory. Windmills for lift ing water fpr the ordinary farmer's garden or small truck farming are de sirable, " provided wooden tanks are used or the soil Is such that a water tight reservoir can be built. Centrlt ugal pumps, water elevators or other pumps when driven by steam or gaso line engines, horsepower or other ex pensive methods are .impracticable. He tells In the American Agriculturist that be does not regard any method practicable for general farming except where water flows direct from streams In ditches at low cost. Belgian Hares. 1 have been' growing them about a year, and find ready sale for all I can produce for breeding stock at $1 a pair. I placed a pair of tbem in a store In JMatlck, and, as a result, I bad a large j number of visitors, and plenty of or ders. The hares are a new tblug in this vicinity. As soon as I have a sur plus I intend to sell them for meat. pair of them will weigh ten or fifteen pounds. I keep them In a pen of wire netting, with a box bouse In one corner. The fence must be pretty high, as they will Jump almost as well as a chicken cau fly. They have given me but little trouble In digging out, as I give them plenty of room and move the coop often. I breed them only In summer. as hares born In winter are not likely to live. Their food is like that of other rabbits, comprising grain aud vegeta bles and grass. When wanted for meat, I kill them by knocking on the head and bleeding them. The meat Is first-rate. The demand for breeding has been so good that I intend to In crease my stock as fast as possible- Massachusetts Ploughman. Keeping Sweet Potatoes. I will tell how we keep them until late in the spriug, long after hot beds are niaue. We got sand from the river and dried it thoroughly in oven in pans. The potatoes are carefully ilu and left until evening In the patch, are then placed upstairs In a cool room and lie until late in November (covering them up cool nights when danger or freezing). We have two large barrels. and a couple of Inches of sand is put in the bottom and the potatoes careful ly put in not to touch, the largest and best selected (no bruised ones). Two inches or more is left all around the barrel to be filled with sand, then all covered with sand two Inches, and a layer of sand and potatoes until bar rels are full, covering with three inches of sand on top. Those barrels set on the stairs floor above the kitchen in a log house, wltii no floor above. In severe weather a wagon sheet four-double or carpet is thrown over the barrels, reaching the floor. They must be kept in a cool dry place, as too much heat or damp ness rots them. We have kept them this way for years. Epitomist Breeding Wild Geese. It is usually difficult to mate geese that have been captured alive, for most of them have already been mated and will not take on a new love. But some times young geese are secured, and if these are placed with domestic geese each one will select Its mate and re main faithful during life. The cross with wild geese improves the size and hardiness of the domestic goose. But it has the disadvantage of perpetuating some of the migratory tendencies of the wild half of the cross. All geese will respond to a flock of wild geese flying overhead, and they doubtless hear their cries much more quickly than do persons. Often in spring or fall when flock of geese Is making a loud squawking, If one looks up into the sky he will see a flock of wild geese fly ing overhead. It is always best to clip one of the wings of all geese, especially of those that have any wild blood In them. Wild geese that have been cap tured after attaiuing full growth are especially liable to be led astray. They are probably looking for the old mate they had before they fell under man's control. American Cultivator. Linseed vs. Cottonseed Meal. While fully grown animals with strong digestive organs can eat cotton seed meal, properly diluted with straw or hay, without serious injury, it is doubtful whether it is advisable to make this part of their ration. Linseed meal can be purchased at about the same price as cottonseed meal, and has equal nutritive value. The new proc ess meal Is the kind generally used. It is not so fattening as the old process meal, because more of its oil has been espressed. Flaxseed whole Is very rich feed, and If boiled so as to swell it out all that hot water can do, It may be given to cattle, sheep or horses with safety. Only a very little should be given at a time, as the oil In it makes it very laxative, and a small amount daily Is better than more. There Is nothing better for an animal's hair than a little flaxseed daily. It will In sure the shiny coat, which, in either cow or horse, is a sign of thrift. Amer ican Cultivator. What Hungry Hogs Will Do, The Agricultural Epltomist says: "A bunch of hungry hogs will do a good job turning and fining coarse straw manure If some grain Is sown upon It. Occasionally their rooting propensities may be utilized in other ways." A Maine farmer is said to re move stumps by fencing them In, mak ing holes under, them with a crowbar, placing grain In the holes and turning hogs Into the enclosure. In rooting among the roots the hogs are said to root the stumps out by the roots. Poultry Notes. Grit must be sharp. Feed before you water. Do not feed glass for grit. Feed a mash the year round. Good food is positive economy. Clean out the feed troughs daily. Oyster shells are too soft for grit. . Never throw soft feed on the ground. Do not feed corn during hot weather. Round pebbles will not answer fqti grit. Half starve your heng and they Won't lay. M In feeding grain 1n the runs, broad cast It. Millet seed Is a great egg-producing grain. - Bone dust is valuable for growing chicks. ' '.: Always feed the mash crumbly, not sloppy. Do not allow the mash to sour in the troughs. Charred corn is good for Indigestion in fowls. The noon meal Is not necessary dur ing summer. Beans are excellent feed, being hlg'i ly nitrogenous. A quart of feed for twelve hens U a good measurement. No breeder ever gets old enough to know everything. Milk can be fed In any form sweet, sour or buttermilk. Barley is much used In Europe and Is valuable as a variety. Sorghum and broom corn seeds are excellent for a variety. VOTED FOR M'KENNA. Overwhelming Majority Favored RU Confirmation. Washington, Jan. 3. The sonata today, in exeoitive session, confirmed the nomination of Joseph McKenna, to be associate justice of the supreme court ot the United States. .1.. in me open cession an agreement was reached by the senate todav that a final vote on the Teller resolution, providing tnat the bonds of the United States may be paid in silver dollars, and all pending amendments thereto should be taken next Thursday before adjournment.- Vest, in charge of the resolu tion, hrst announced that an agreement had been made for the final vote Wed nesday at 4 P. M., but readily agreed to a postponement of the vote nntil Thursday, at the suggestion of Turpie. Allison made the significant state ment that an amendment to the resolu tion that would cause some debate would be offered late in the discussion, but gave no intimation of the nature, scope or intent of the amendment. During the greater part of the after noon the senate was in executive ses sion. There was a parliamentary struggle in the house today over the bill for the relief of the book publishing company of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, which was brought before the house last Friday. By shrewd maneu vering its opponents succeeded in pre venting action today. Previous to the consideration of this bill the house passed the bill to extend the public land laws of the United States to the territory of Alaska, and to grant a gen eral right of way through the territory. The urgent deficiency bill was sent to conference after the silver forces, with some outside aid, had succeeded in con curring in the senate amendments strik ing from the bill the provisions requir ing the depositors of bullion at govern ment assay offices to pay the coat of transportation to the mints. PREPARING FOR WAR. Meaning of the Latest News From Yokohama. London, Jan. 24. The St. James's Gazette this afternoon, commenting upon the dispatch from Yokohama, say ing that a fleet of nine Japanese war ships will leave Japan in the course of a week for Chinese waters, says: Japan is preparing for war. That, in a nutshell, is the news from Yoko hama today, and it is really the first news from Japan since the beginning of the Chinese crisis. "It was obvious that the Japanese government had stopped telegraphic communication, which it never does, except when mobilizing the army or navy. That is preoisely what it has been doing. It is understood that the destina tion of the fleet is Wei Hai Wei, and there is no doubt that the movement means that the status quo in China, so far as Manchuria and Corea are con cerned, shall not be disturbed by Russia or any combination of Russia's allies, in defiance of Ureal Britain and Japan. So long as the defenders' policy is equality of opportunity in China, they are in a position to enforce their claims." - ' The St. James's Gazette also gives prominence to a list of the ships in the Japanese navy, pointing out its im mense fighting strength, and says: It is probable that Japan could fin ish off all the Russian and German warships east of Suez in short order. Great Britain, even including the Powerful, has not a vessel in the North Pacific capable of standing in battle line against these Japanese battle ships." A dispatch from Shanghai says: It is stated in official quarters that Ger many will make Kiao Cbou an open port without exclusive privileges to Germans, and broadly on the line adopted at Hong Kong, the land being held under crown leases. A Scientific Expedition. Princeton, N. J., Jan. 24. Profes sor W. Libby, of Princeton university, proposes to conduct a scientific expe dition to the Hawaiian islands during he coming summer. He will take four ,x five Princeton students with him, and the party will be gone four or five months. Professor Libby went to Ha waii a few years ago, and is thoroughly posted in regard to the country. He thinks there are. scientific treasures on the islands, duplicates of which cannot be found anywhere else. His party will thoroughly explore the forests and other places likely to contain speci mens of biological, archaelogical or botanical value. The Ohio Flood. Lonisville, Ky., Jan. 24. The river is nearly two feet above the danger line and is still rising slowly, but the tide flood is expected by daylight. At Fourth street the waves are washing in to the street. The falls are as smooth as any part of the river. War on a Diploma Factory. Chicago, Jan. 24. Attorney-General Aiken, of this state, has begun pro ceedings to revoke the charter of the Independent Medical College, of Chi cago. He has tiled an information in the circit court charging that the col lege is usurping the powers of a cor poration, and that it has issued medical diplomas without qualification of the applicants. Chicago, Jan. 24. Four hundred thousand dollars is to be expended at once by the Illinois Steel Company in the erection of a slab mill in addition to the mammoth plant already. main tained by the company. The comple tion of the mill- will insure employ ment to at least l,t)00 more men than are now on the company's pay-rolls. French steamer Louis, from Cardiff for Marseilles with coal, foundered off the French coast, and the crew of 15 men were lost. Balled With Cargo A firs. St. Johns, Jan. 24. The steamer Lambert Point, Captain Humphrey, which has been lying here for some days since she arrived here with her cotton cargo on fire, sailed for Liverpool today with the deckload of cotton still re. The crew refused to sail in her until compelled by the police. If the fire becomes serious, it is intended to jettison the carpo. The first forger of a Bank of England note was Riohard William Vaughn, a linen draper of Stafford, hanged ia 1768. GOSPEL IN THE KLONDIKE. Struggle! or Two Mlaalonarlra to Estab lish a Church. New York, Jan. 24 Two mission aries were lust spring sent to the Klon dike by two New York women under the auspices of the Presbyterian board of homo missions. The names of the women aro kept a secret by the board. A letter has just been received by Dr. McMillan, corresponding secretary of the board, from these missionaiies, tl;e Rev. Hall Young and Dr. W. A. Mo Ewen. The letter is from Dawson, December 21. It was carried fiom Dawson City to the nearest outpost of civilisation by Jimmy Jtu kt-on, an Ii. dian. The letter announces the establish ment of the first church in Klondike, and says there is food enough there to last till spring with economy, but if provision reach the miners by the first of April the danger of absolute want will be entirely past. Mr. Young writes that be and his companions are the only missionaries who reached Dawson City before winter sot in. They started at oiuo to provide a place of worship for the miners, (): this point Mr. Young writes: "1 found a newly erected two story house belonging to a snlooii-keeper which he offered to let on these terms: The large room on the first floor, one month for 10t in advance, or the whole house (there are six 8x10 looms in the upper story) until May 15, seven months, for fS50, giving fivo d.ivs to raise the monev. Well, I prayed and called on several friends. I got the 100, which secured the room for 1 1 to next Sunday. I advertised and had n nice meeting; attendance, 50; collec tion, $40. Then I arranged to sublet the upper rooms at 1J20 per month each They are little, rough, cold, unfur nished boxes, but were eagerly snapped up the first day. I got the renters to advance all they could and borrowed the rest from the gold commissioner, Mr. Fawcett. At the expiration of live days I paid the other (750 and got the lease of the building." But there wero troubles ahead. On the 21st of November one of the lodgers came home filled with whisky. Al though candels were worth f 1.60 each, he lighted one and then kicked it over. The building was burned to the ground. The luck of the missionaries had aroused the miners, however, and gold was forthcoming in paying quan tities. Mr, Young argued for and won the observance of Sunday in the camp, and the "opera house," which had been used for other purposes on that day, is now the church. Somebody stole two bags of Hour from the missionaries, but the thief had been forgiven. The missionaries have started a Young People's 'Society of Christian Endeavor and a branch of the Y. M. C. A. Lout His Life in the Klondike. Pendleton, Or., Jan. 24. The re port that James H. Jackson, brother of C. 8. Jackson, editor of the East Ore gonian, lost his life in the Klondike, is confirmed in a letter from John E. La tlirop and Dr. Beatle. Jackson and Beatle were camped at an island at the iouth of the Swalue, 18 miles above Dawson City. Jackson went to Dav son City with two lumbermen, and le there November 9 to return alone. ll was not seen afterward. He was searched for for two weeks, without avail. The trail was dangerous, ami it is thought Jackson was drowned in attempting to cross a weak place in the ice. Rich Find on a Northern Inland. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 24. Accord ing to a letter received by Mrs. Edgar, of Old Tacoma, her son, who started with a party of five a few months ago for the Klondike, but stopped at some small island, has struck a lich digging that he says pays them all $50 a day. Accompanying the letter was a small canvas sack filled with gold dust, val ued at nearly $700. Just where the island is he does not say, but the letter and package were sent from Juneau. Mr. Edgar says he expects to come (Jown in May or June, and, as he can work every day, he will have nearly $7,000 worth of gold by that time. Were Ironed, But Fought. Tacoma, Jan. 24. Seven of the crew of the English ship Marion Frazicr, who have been confined in the county jail, on a charge of deserting from the ship, wnere put aboard the ship in irons this morning. While the men were being taken aboard, they con trived to put some pieces of iron in their pockets, with which they broke two large plate-glass windows, and, ironed as they were, it was all that the deputies could do to subdue them. Captain McDonald says that the court and other costs will eat up every cent of the men's wages for the entire voy age, as the cost of the detention of the ship will be charged to them. British Warships Put to Sea. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 24. H. M. S. Pheasant went to sea today under sealed orders. The Lcander will leave net Wednesday. Admiral Pallister refuses absolutely to say where they are going. Opinion among naval men is divided between China and South America. Wherever it is, the admiral must have received reassuring news, as late this afternoon it was decided that the Imperieu8e should not go. English Bridget Waahed Away. English, Ind., Jan. 24. One of the most disastrous flooda known to Engi, lish occurred last night, when three of the five bridges over Little Blue river were washed. away. Fifty per sons on Court-street bridge when the bridge went down, were saved with difficulty by citizens. Vinton line steamer Miramer, from Brazil ports, brought three packages of yellow fever serum, forwarded by Dr. Saranelli. Alaska a Poor Labor Market. Tacoma, Jan. 24. There is at pres ent a glut in the labor market at Juneau, Dyea and Skagway. More workingmen than there are jobs for have gone to those towns, with the re sult that wages are coming down, and many men are now eating up their sup plies and earning nothing. When a good fall of snow conies, followed by n freeze, the situation will be good, for then the carrying of supplies over Chil koot and White passes will begin in earnest and every man there can get work. ALTERNATIVE TO ANNEXATION We Must Titke Hawaii or I. eats It to Home Other Nation. But why, some are asking, is it neces sary to annex Hawaii outrijiht to this country? Why not leave it as it is, an independent nation, with which we have favorable treaties, and in whose harhois onr commerce ciin have all de sired facilities without the grave re pponsihilitiea of actual ownership? This country ami Hawaii have been get ting on together well for three-quarters of a century; why disturb those rela tions? Why not leave things as they are? The answer supplies itself, promptly and convincingly, says the New York Tribune. Wo cannot lenvo things us they aro, because they will not stay as they are. Even now they are not as they have been. Five years agii tho old Hawaiian government broke down. It ha 1 become utterly corrupt, and col lapsed through its own rottouness. The islands wero saved from savage anarchy only by the prompt action of a handful of men, mostly of United States origin, who organized a provi sional government and appealed to the United States for help in the form of annexation. Tho help being denied, they undertook the desperate task of maintaining the government they had founded, in the face of overwhelming odds of foes both without and within. Thus far they have managed to hold their ground; but it is perfectly evi dent they cannot do so permanently. There ninst be a radical change in affairs, and it must come soon. What is that change to be? Certainly there can be no restoration of the old monarchy, with its corrup tion and oppression ami its chop,iing machine, which her majesty was so eager to apply to tho necks of all who differed from her views of policy. Neither can tho islands bo given up to the masses of the kanakas. However traceable these may be and however well they may make progress toward civilization under proper guidance, they are manifestly unfit for self govern ment. There can be no mora ghastly mockery thafl to inveigh against the "half-breed" republic of Smith and Central America, and the negro repub lics ot another snoh in Cuba, and at the samo time to favor the creation of the kanaka republic in the Sandwich islands. No. To keep these islands fit for use as a port of call for Pacific commerce, to say nothing of protecting the capital already invested there and developing the resources of one of the most productive regions on the face of the globe, it is absolutely neecs-ary that sonio outside power should exercise authority there. Well, then, why should not the vjri. ons powers that are interested in Pacific commerce, and, therefore, in the right administration of Hawaiian affairs, unite in exercising sufficient moral and material influence upon the islands to insure a jfcst ond stable government and to keep them forever .neutral, if not independent? Why, Unit would mean exactly such an entangling alli ance as it is the traditional policy of this country to avoid. We have already specifically refused to make snch an arrangement with Great Britain and France over these very islands, as well as over Cuba. We wero peisimded to makosiich an arrangement with Great Hritain and Germany over Samoa, and have got little from it but vexation of spirit. There can be no serious con sideration of repeating that experiment in the case of Hawaii, where, instead of being in a triple league, we should have to be in a partnership of at least five.. Why, it would bean well to seek entrance into tho dreib und at onceand have done with it. Then, as a final resort, why not es tablish a protectorate over the islands? That would keep all other nations from interfering with them, and would give the Hawaiian government the moral support of the United States, which ought to insure its stability. Why not try that? It is curious to hear such a proposition as this made by those who doubt tho constitutionality of an nexing the islands. If there is no warrant for annexation, there is as suredly none, either in the constitution or elsewhere, for a protectorate. Suuh an arrangement would be absolutely foreign to the spirit aud practioe of this government always excepting the case of Samoa, which may be taken as a "horrible example" to warn us against its rendition. So far as merely moral protectorate or "sphere of in fluence" is concerned, that has been exercised over Hawaii for the last 75 years, and has now reached the end of its usefulness. This country has been warning all others to keep their hands off tho islands, as they are desired to come under the proprietorship of the United States. The time has now come either to fulfill that destiny or to abandon it. The government of Ha waii tho only government there ia in the islands, the one which all the world recognizes as legal dcclures that it does not want that system to continue longer. It wants the United States either to annex the islands itself or relinquish all claim to them, as at least three others are ready and anxious to do so. That, then, is the case in a nutshell. This country must either take them or leave them alone. It can no longer play the part of tile dog in the manger. Hawaii means to be annexed to some other nation. It offers itself first to this one. If (his one does not take it, and take it now, it will offer itself to another, which will take it, and thns gain an advantage over us in the com merce of the Pacific, which we oan never hope to overcome. The choice is now before the Washington govern ment. It must be made at once, and forever. A case has been brought in Spokane to test the law passed by the last Wash ington legislature requiring children to attend school. The annual output of oysters on Puget sound, according to the report of Fish Commissioner Little, was 16,000 sacks, valued at $40,000. John B. Cleland has been appointed by Governor Lord judge of the Fourth judicial district of Oregon, to succeed L. B. Stearns, who has resigned. A committee l;js been appointed by Baker's bay fishermen to ascertain from the cannerymen what prioe will be paid for fish this season. Rafting on the Neuskah river, la Chehalis county, has about closed for the season, as most of the logs cut bar already gone down to tidewater. OEE-WIUZ. At every motion of his body or limbs hf aid "Oe-whU." If he raised his arm or crooked his elbow, pr when begot up or sat down or bent over; if he bent his knee or turned his head, he said "(lee-whin." ! Wilis was his way of expressing vexation and trouble, and be had lu peck of it. Thousands do as be hud done ami have bushels of it. lie simply did very foolish thiiiR. Ho took oft bis coat nt the wrong time anil in the w rong place. The lime was when ho was overheated and the place just where cold draft struck him. He woke in the morning Willi soreness and stillness from ld to fool, if be bad thought him "f the right thing to do. as most nirn do, be would have gotten IkiI tle of St. Jacobs Oil and rubbed it over his body. I'se it on going to bed and you'll wake up. open your eyes and sny, "lice whij!" the soreness mid Rtitl'nesii are gone. Representatives of tho Methodist church are in session at Washington for the purpose of effecting a union of the M. E. church North and South. HAWAII AND JAPAN. Dispatches from Washington mate that Ihero are about li be Important developments In the Japanese Irnbrogllowltli the government of 111" Hawaiian Islands. However thta may be, cer tain it Isihat the dlstorhanco of the aiouiach ratiM by simple Indigestion will develop mm chronic dvp psla unless rheckmated t the anirt. The ttnest atmnachlr la lloeictter'sSloin. ach illlters, which promptly rectlflea taatrie trouble and does away Willi irregularity of the bowels and liver. Germany's proportion of suicides is larger than that of any other European country. After helns swindled by all others, ai'iirt us stamp for pHrllt-ulara of King Holunion's Treasure. Ill1 O N I , Y rclifw'r of manly slrciieth. MAMiN CIIKMIf At. IU, P. O. Ilol 77, Philadelphia, Pa. A captive bee striving to escape has been made to record as many as lfi,500 wing strokes per lulnutn. AN OPCN LtTTCrS TO MOTHERS. We are asserting In the courts our right tothe exclusive ue of the word " l AsTORiA," and 'I'lTCHDR SCASIORIA," a our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyanuia, Massachusetts, wa the originator of " HTCHKK'SCASroKIA," the aamc thut has borne and doea now bear the lac ahuile signature of CHAS. II. FUiTCllliR oa every wrapper. Thta la the original " riTCH KK'S CASTOR t A " which hu been used In the homes Of the mothers of America for over thirty yeara. Look Carefully at the wruier and are that It Ii Ike Unit A,it always , and haa the signature of CIIAS. II. FI.KTCtliitt, on the wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Coinpuny of which Clius. 11. l'letcher Is President. Marc I, 1X97. SAMUICI, PITCHER, M.D. IIOMK I'KODl'CTS AMI I'l'RK KOOll. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very light colored and ot heavy body, la made from glucose. "Ira (inritrn lrip$" Is made from Sugar Cane and Is strictly pure. It Is lor sale by llrht-clni.'i irrocera, in cam only. Manufac tured hv the Pacicic Coist HYitcrCo. All gen uine "YV'rt (Umifn Jtrim" have the mauuiac Hirer's name lithographed on every can. Ftatk or on to, city or Tolkuo, i I.ICAS Cot'NTV. i Frank J. t'HKNtiv makes oath that he la the senior parlnerof Hie ft r 111 of f. J. Chunky & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County an ) Slate at'oresaid. an-1 that the said llrm will pay the sum of ON K lll'NDHKII DOI.I.A R8 for each and eery cav" of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Haul's Catarrh Ct'rti FKANK J. CHKNEV. Sworn to before me aud subscribed in my presence, this 6th day ol December, A. I), lstsj. . A. W. (II.KASON J skai. Notary Public Hull's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for teniimoiiials, free. K. J. CHK.NISy A CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 7'. Hall's l aniily JMlla arejhe best. I'iso's Cure for Consumption has been a family medicine with us since lW. J. H. Mailison, J4(DUil Ave,, Chicago, 111. 1 Established 1780, ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Baker's Chocolate, celebrated for more than a century as a delicious, nutritious, and flesh forming beverage, has our well-known Yellow Label on the front of every package, and our trade-mark, "I.a Belle Chocolatiere,"on the back. NONE OTHER GENUINE. MADS ONLY BY WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., g Dorchester, Mass. tStjtjjtjtjtStjcjtStStitStStSSrJtQtSii MAGICALLY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR WEAK MEN (IF ill 1GFS NO MONET IN ABTAHCB. UTon derfal appllanca a at 4 aalU rem ales sear on IrlsX rellasle nan. A world-wlda reputation baok of this offer. Every ohataol to happr married life removed. Full sirongth, development and tone given to every portion ot Uo body. Failure impossible 1 age no barrier. No 0. O. D. eoheme. ERIE MEDICAL C0..an.8vt: mak-e o rn ll.n Hercules Special 2 actual horsepower) Price, nnlv tine ft ft ft ft to ail) p Tf CUHtS HtSt All ffitfif I P l i Beat Cough Syrup. TaVtea Good.' Use 1 1 . Ul In time. Hold by dranlat. f I Stop! Women, And conr.idcr thut In addressing Mrs. PtnUhuiuyuuamcr.uC.Iliijf yourprlviito Ills to a voiiuiti- a woman, whoso ex. pcTloiiceJ In tivatiu;' woiiiiiu'h tlisfiisca la (rrciitcr than that of any llvluir phy sician, mule or femulo. You can talk freely to a woman when It is revolting to rduto your privutu troubles to a man; besides, a man doc not iitidertitiind, simply bccauHo ho i ,u man, MUS. mrCHAM'S STANDING INVITATION. Women sulTerinif from any form of female weuknoHsorc invited to promptly comuiunlcuto with Mrs. rinkham, at Lynn, Mass, All loiters aro re celveci, opened, road, and onswered 1 y women only. A woman can .fret ly talk of her private illness to a woman. Thus has been established tho etet nttl confidence between Mrs. IMiiUhain and the women of America which has never been broken. Out of the vast Vilumn of experience which she lias to draw from, it is more than possible that shn has (rained tho very knowledpo thut will help your case, tiho asks nothing In roturn except your good will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Buroly any woman, rich or poor, In very foolish if she does luit take ndvantao of this generous offer of uislsluu.ee. CCQGJand IDEAL, BICYCLES WiTuTiiraEAr ft&J.IlRcj' Sao, 830. S38 $40, S00, $00. Hslter and cheaper tbsn ever. Wrlls for clreoliirs, catalog' and list i,f second hand wliet ln. Live kii'k wamail. Hi hi) T. M Kit H II. I, CyeleCu., I'unlon.l. I iThe healseeda knowoaral FwFerry a. ll paya to plain' r FERRY'S Famous Seeds DUY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS ... MAKUFACTURKD BT ... CALIFORNIA HQ SYRUP CO. W SiOTK Til K N A M E. I LAME BACK.. Weak Kidneys, Lumbago, Rheu-, matism ana sciatica Are t Cured by Dr. Sanden's ' Electric Belt. It conveys a steady, ,inlhlti; enrrenl of eleo. trinity into the weakened miiM'lei, kivIiik them a healthy nerve power wnleli revives them. It mskea.thrm atriinu. It la curlnar hundreds every month. Hook about It free, by niall, or l the office. Address SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. S3 West Waahliia;t.on HI., Cortland, Or. Pirate mrniioii thti liprr. YOUR LIVER Is it Wroni!? fii't it RiKht. Keep it Kin lit. Moore'a Kevealed lleinedy ivlllilolt. Three uuaea win make you leel belter, Oct It from your dniKirlKt or any wholei-ale drug house, or from Stewart St Holmes Drug Co., Seattle. ILLUSTRATED .CATALOGS CD FREE- to Buell CO I nmhprtftri IBO fRONT ST Portland, Or, WHEAT Make money by sur.cesful speculation In Chlcauo. We buy and sell wheat on mar ulna. Rnrlnnita hiv. Inn ' mauo on a imait uraniums, iv trading in fu tures. Write for full iiartleulars. Host of ref erence (riven. Hcveral years' eipcrleneeon the Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorniinh know leilse of the biKlncss. Hem) for our free refer ence book. DOWNINU, HOPKINS A Co, Chieaito Board of Trade Brokers. Ofllces In Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash. w ''CHILDREN TEETHING. r Mrs. w isaiuw'a anoiawa Nraur Kliniiiil always he i tnwil tor ouliilren teething-. Himelheii lli ehild.Kirt-1 (. . .... ,, ai,u..r. an pnin, cures willd Cf,Uiail(l IS tlio heat retnedv for dlarrlioja. Twontj flva oenti a a kuomn. it mm nert or all. aAaaaaaaa uaaa , OWER ...FOR.. PROFIT fkPJlsL ""da frown are MujifKil 'JtssVOr save'erry ' '1 'he beat lajfj Lyiwr aeeds sown ate Kerry's. Vk 1 V Asa- the dealer for tbem. Heud for II 'V. rissvt tto nnui5I ''TK and setall that's rxKl audfCl sT new the- Iall aud 2aV2rf jftiSsTi thabest. M. FERRY a C0.,B(5W mm mm, JLno&TherniL IHjftri' llfl IP GROWN Sr Power that will save you money and you money. Hercules Engines t. - n me tueupesr, power known. ...nll... . Burn ruuavuuc ur Distillate Oil- i fire, or dirt. For nmimiL no smoke, running dairy or farm machinery, they have no equal. Automatic in action, perfectly safe and reliable. Send for illustrated catalog. Hercules Gas Engine Works Bay St., San Francisco, Cal. AUlij ,.r(P,'J';"' "r ""'"d treasures. M. 1. "WI.EIl. Bo ;U7,8outliliigton,Conn, ' y ' 3 a a O r-lt;.)!?.'!!!! 'I,