EUGENE CITY GUARD.
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ETJOENE CITY. OREOON.
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
St. Loui S)rulator8 Investing
la Mexican Mint-.
A FATAL XSOWSLIDK IX IDAHO
Another Klrh ldge Dlsrovrrfd In
talifornla-White Purrlw
Ing HiU Squaw.
San Diego Ulkt ol a new II.O00.0u0
hotel.
An entomologist at Seattle all the
fruil tree! in thai vicinity are infit
Willi rCPtt.
Tin- re. ml florin p'aved havoc with
the whistling buoys otf A.toria. Five
wentalnft.
Tli white are pun-hating Hunan
women liv wholc.alc Irom siaathca in
Noilh.rn llnti-h I'oluinbia.
(iovrriKir Md'olihcll of Idaho hat Br
tarinled delrgatrt li the Trantuilt.i.sippl
t ongr '1 lie tiovernor i I'rrtidnil ol
the congress.
ICedotido ha Wn dt-ignated by tin
rWrclary ol tlm Treasury at a plai-e
where trwlii mav mtrr and clear and
ru.toius olti.-ers receive duties.
A nowslida In Whit llird (itiMi.
Mslio county, Malm, wrecked a Mr.
Tboiii'oii'i home, and killed lr ifirla.
Their parent !! an infant rsi-aiml.
Johnnie I (out. Hit llmnlsil.lt in-
.li.i. alio Ku lor vi am worn (enisle
rlothinit, ban dually U-en compelled by
th buiIioiiIic to resume prorer cioin
in.
pn..kaii Vali.. is elated over the
i,ro.ieet Dial thetirrat Northern Hail
roal Company will build a law Hwl
bridge over Ilia Spokane river near that
citv.
Samuel A. Ames ol Kivt-rwt.lt. f'al ,
haa Ih-vhii anil against the Riverside
Hanking Company lo recover (6.00U. The
rouiilaiiit contains tome serious chsrgi-s
awainxt Manager O. T. I'yt-r.
The atmosphere of Mexican California
la lo I revived at C-oronedu in April,
where aSpauiah lictla it to neht-ld. Th
porta ami nreta of tin- participant will
Ut thoM in v.rgue forty years sg.
Arthur Stewart, Deputy Sureriiibnd
nit ol Ktrce ta at loa Angelc. has It-rn
found KUilly of cmhruling I'sJO. Ie
partment money wat loaned lo friends,
ml alien he mad liii return! lie could
not collet t the money.
A party ol St. Iannis peculator are at
fan Ihcgo, which place they have visited
Willi the intention of flirting the deal
that ha l"fii on lool for some tune for
the piirihaH' ol gold ininea at tVlrot
Itlaiid ami Tanama in biwt-r Calilornia.
Mra. liitirKe II. VVilliaina, prietti'M ol
the laitli l ine at I'.irllainl, Inu mtivtrfl
In. in hi rfa t ol aevt iily laya on t lan t
ml rrarkera anl l.nly Uv on aater
alont', bikI with her I BO ilimiplra l re
Jouili( tlixl they have paiei llin.ujjli
tiie " w iMernea.'"
Krank Aikln.ii of San.l Uke, Tilla
mook county. Or., it the herool the lat
rtl lear alorv. lie tuiokeil the leat
out of a hullii rt 'lar, woiiimIihI it with
tlie only lotul ol aiiii it ii 1 1 1 ii he tiaul.
pHlleil it out ol the atuiup hy the cat
ami braintxl II ami an at.
The rriiort reaohea Caliente, Kern
county, i'al., that a very n. h lotir-fool
le.li;e haa Uvn ilim' tvi-nil on thetuiiiniil
of one ol the mountain" wlin h turrouinl
the oil llavilali iniuiiiit ramp. Thai
plaee haa lieeu ilea.) to liiiiniiK lor I lie
pa-t leu yearn, hut Ihia tliw-overy hat
awakened llili reol anil rit'lleuieiii.
riert in atuit toetlahlinh theowner
hiii to t lie au-rt ol hanla Ana river
have hern ervel at Kiveralile. 1 he tint
la l.roiiKlil l.y thtt Anaheiin I'liion
ter Cuiiiiiiiy and hanla Ana IrriKatnm
Company, hotli eorpoialiona ol draime
county, i al. I Ik' two couianiea lay
claim to l'.'.UnO lui-hea of waier riinmnx
in tlie hanla Ana river, ami it it to have
tint t laitu tMlablithnl that tuil hat lieen
brought.
The circulation ol petition! tliroii(li
out UkanoKAU county, Wali., akiiiK the
I'otlal IK partiiieiit loettalihah a ilirvvl
mail lutite Irom Wenat. lice to Coiieoii
ully haa rrvivml luiiili lnleret in the
iii.jet't ol huildinn a wtiftin roail from
Chelan to tlie (neat Northern railway
down the right hank of the I'oluuihia
river. A tpmial inetueiiiter tent Irom
Chelan to V eliatchee reiorta that place
alive with inlerei.t in tint mailer, ami
all along the line the universal cry la,
uiurl have tlila roa. built. In view
of theeiK-m which wouM Imi enlaileil
ml the lart that ts-atlle won 1. 1 derive a
tlirect heiielit the Iw-ople 111 I that aul
tlanlial anl thmilii be given by that city,
hu.h a roail won 1. 1 toeure to Sallle the
hole tia-lt) of the Clielau-tlkainvan
baxiu.
The I'ortlan.l Savinga Hank, which
itiipcmlol tit inontht aiuce, ilnl not rr
tuiiie Imi.hu t on Kel.iuary 1, atwtt
liopeil, but the receiver a ill pay
a 10 per cent ilivi.h'inl on all ilepna
ita. t'l the :'.4'l,Uio(.h Ht eilen
unit hal Inch tignetl by all but 7lHt,.
UV, wircn a report waa cin iilUl that
the bank wonl.l rttume on helirntry I,
ami the leHMiirt topts tigtnng, ami
the broken were hil mg ih .itt at W
per t-riil ol the I. e value. A liuiulwr
vl the largett ih ium. who are al.le to
wait, wonl.l mil tign, ami were rva.lv to
ruth in ami ilraw ail their money. In.
at not contiih rel fair lo tli.m) w ho ha.1
tiguel rxteii.iont, ami the court tmlenl
that 10 N-r cent of tlie ilm.lemlt l- panl
to the l p.illoit. Thelmnk waa i.ieii.l
lor tin. purpe Kel.ruary I. i lie court
will not ha.len to ll.row the bank into
liiiiiilliiiii, ami it i. hopi-tl that airange
Uii nttwill jet v ma le lo rnal.le it to
re'iiine bii-iuoa. at the a-ct are ainple
Xii I'.tv ail th pimtora il rvaonal'ie tune
It given.
II there it anv coul in the vicinity ol
Port Angelf. Wn.li., it l likely to U
niKxiM-itil wilhiii the lie ll lew nionlli.
Kill. en men are now at work in tliecreet
I..U nil on Ka. e alr.i t, jn.l oiiUnle tlir
citv litiiilt, ami Mia. tin.wolil ami
Hil.l ar.l. w ho are in i harye of the work.
re cn'i I. lit llmt tlie In.hcatioiit at tlial
p..lnt are coniiii'iveet ntenir tliat Willi in
few httti.lre.1 l.i-i ol the turface a pay.
tug vein of coal will m foun.l. A i!am
eveiitylive f.-rl Irom liik to bank an. I
ten lert high lit lern tv.ntrii tel in tlie
be.1 of the irnk.ln:ii lmh a watei
... r tillti. .em to oH-rai a drill a ill lie
ohtauie.1. 1 he formation at the point at
vhi h the .lull will I iHTaie. it ani
tolie, Willi h li.linl..hl hv the .ulphnr
funiet tupr. to ii Mil from the coal
beneath. 1ewit ltol that city i. tlm,
miout to o n mI mine in that i
cinitv. He fit the t II i.-n. of I'.Kt An-f-tet
for a I'.M.IVW lan.l )HiUt, over hall
of which bt alrra.W Uen tuh rilw.l,
n t in return tra U . n up B Vein
Ol coal lUrtfw auJ a hall Itxt ida.
rkou wasbixgiox citt.
Tli fiUU Department haa rwnive.!
Information of tha leth of IT. J.
llartigan, z-rmtaJ btataa Coniul at
Irietle. . .
Coinutrollef t kela hi tlecMaJ to
- cept tha reaignation of Lie htagra at
re, river of Ilia Ureyou .alloiiai nana.
.No Portland mau will ba apjioiuUd ra-
ceivar.
nrprtaentativa EIIU hat Introduced a
hill to til the northern boundary line of
tha Warm hr.nngt Indian reeervalion in
Oregon atwording b a aurrey niaia oy
T. 11. Uamlley in 1H1.
Tha lloute Coiuiiiittre on Miliiarr Al
fa ra haa ordered favorahlr rrportwi a
hill to repeal tha art prohibiting tha rt
rnlittuieut of private toMiert who have
terved ten yeart or are over 35 year of
ge.
fecretarr Carlitla hat appoinlIW.
I. Ilaen( Cincinnati duel of tha
i-n-t arrvn-e divitlon of tha TreBtnrv le
partmenl. trie A. I- lrtimmoiid re
igned. Mr. Ilaien haa hern in the
arivnf lor yeart.
The Pre.i,iciit haa alfirme4 tlie finding
and trntemr of the court-martial in the
cbm-of 1'avmai.ter John Clyde Mllllvan,
who waa lriel in Han Kraiicic and ei-clle-l
grrat intercut. Thlt involve! lilt
limi.al friui the tervice.
Ilarinbroiigh hat aiicimlil in having
the hciiale CtmiinltU-e on Agricullure
favorably ri jrt bit bill appropriating
,ni,iiil for lint extt-rmiiialloii ol the
Idi'.mii thi.lle, llhoiigh iii-ore, Chair
man ol the twllillllltea, ill. nlrd.
Coligretaiueii are latiiiiiiig very tolic
itoilt in preetllig the claim, of their dlt
tncta Ill-oil the IIoUm Cillimitter on
Itivera and llarlxirt aa the lat week o'
hearing drawt to a dote. A deh-galioi
waa la-fore the committee reprrariitu.g
Hie watcrwsvt of ahiin(ton. Ihey
were Informeil by the mmiiiiltee that It
doea not intend lo l.rancli out in recom
mending BppropriBtiona for new work.
I he condition ol the Trea.urv forhnlt.
l lier have little hope of getting what
they atketf for.
The Hi nato Coinnnltee on Naval Al
faiia hat Bilthoriied a favorahla reimrt
ii.in the lull introduced hy hdialor lint
ler aiithoruing the Secn-Uryof the Navy
U fiiriiir.h the naval militia of any Slate
with a ve. not tuitahle or re.iiire-l for
general acrvice for Die puroe of drill
and int ruction, with an amend men that
detail of teamen thall Ire made lo take
rare of any retael atipplii-d lor the pur-
(mwv. The hill ptovidi-a the ventelt thall
e luriiir.he.1 with chart, Imikt and in
ttriimentt of navigation.
Tha Secretary of the Interior hat tent
to the lloute a communication from the
Commimtioner of Indian Alfjira, giving
the iiamt-a ol the nettle n Upon the I'rotr
Creek and WiiinclMiro retervation in
Souih Hakota and the amount ol dam
ag-a they eiintaiucd U-lween the time ol
the opening of the n-acrvalion and the
iirociil lime. htH-retarr Smith recoiii-
meiidt the appropriation of 'llil.l'.HI for
Hie reimlMiraemenl ol lo-t n-taini-l hv
1114 aettlert and an appropnaiion ol f.'l.
tJ to rt-iinburte enine tlfteen othert
whoM-claimt are held lor lur'li. r ir.cf
There will la Very lew, il bhv, more
wiliieKM-a la-fore the Senate ll.twanan
Invetligation Committer. Chairman
Morgan of the commilter paid that to
far aa he knew at thlt time no other.
would he pilimnotii-d. He added that no
ri-ixirt would prohahlv la inadti for ti-n
lava or two week.. Ilia e.tinute it more
likely to he too phorl than loo long
hut the report w ill nt-omm.-nd lo the
Senate no one can pay. Il it not mihkt-lv
Ihere will Ire two ri-.rt.. rx-rhapt three,
for it ia tcanvlr t-ontidertil prohablti a
patchwork could be agreed iim.ii which
would harmonize the riewi ol all the
memlM-rt ol the committee.
At the instance of Senator Carey of
Wvomiiig the I'ommiationer ol the lien-
eral Ijind (Htl.-e haa ordered examined
all the hnta of applicaliona for palt-ntt
for landa on the part ol the I'll urn I'a
cilic mil nd which have hern told in
Wyouiiiig in order that patt-ula muy Ire
i. P'icl. Thete lamlt have In tome in
ttaurt l U-ell Iran.fi-rrcl trveral 1 1 met,
and Una) paynienla have It-rn ina.li. to
the 1'nioii I'ai-ilh-. The company hat
ii. mphc.l w ith all the mpt rt-inentt, in
cluding the payment ol leea and mrvey
iug ohhgatioua. It apN-ara there have
Irn-n no i.atentt i.piml to the comianv
on land in Wyoming tince 1HH.I. There
are toeice.il I.Otm.triiil acrra ol land in
volved, all in the handt ol actllcn. ('a
rev lin-lt coulldi-nt the itmance of it-
enta will a. mi u follow the proroeei eiain-
illation.
Kepretenlaliva iHailittle had ImiHtl to
get Ina Nicarak'iia canal reaolution In-
lora the llotipe U-lorr the tarilf hill came
up, and had everything Hied lo puth it
thnuigh I h-lore that ineanre, but the
rit'.iileiit got anitoiia to have hit net
arhemet U-lore the im-oiiIk aa toon aa
ixtttihle, ami the laritf hill waa n-portetl
iiy the Wayt and Meant Committer
aiiiier than waa eHvtei. I'nlil tht
and the liiiiiine tax are nut ol the way
there it no hoMforanyot'ierlcgi.latioii.
nut in the meantime the fnemlt ol the
Nicaragua canal are not idle. Thev are
working in coiiiinittett and among their
M-rminal friend, evervwhere. and voice
are iM'ing gained lor it every dar. It it
itv that the retolutioii tvuld not have
I fii ailisl ttMin and the i-ommitti gone
totirevtown to tnveetigate the work to
aa to have lieen able to report by the
lime i ne Monte w at again n-a.ly to do
tomelhing Innli't talk.
Whether the IVillc Mail Coumanv
will carry out the tcrmt of ita i-ontract
with the irovernmeiit for carrvunr the
mail betwtwn New York ami Colon ia a
matter of ontidernble doubt amomr
I'oetolllce olMciala. The ivntrai-t made
two veart ago provided lor a change in
tcrvie rehruarr 1 of tint year from
Ii. ling a tteamer everv tell davt to
weekly tripa. The I'lNttmatter-tieneral
haa mi-ivcd a cominiinication from Sec
retary V. II. Une of tha Pacini- Mail
impaiiv, ttatina it ia oortllnnahle
a helher the company can meet ita re-
Hiin inentt, luit no action on the mm-
iimnicatloii baa hern taken by the d.--wrtineiit.
If tlie contract ia mil carried
out, the rottmaatcr-t ie ncrat hat the
ower to inir a limri line. A like
.i.ii.lition of alUirt exi.ta in the mail
trnice between San KrwncixM au-l Hong
nit. lor lm Ii me I ucitlc Mai l oin.
pauv alu hat the contract. The change
in that tervice ia from thirteen lo Iwen-
tv-pti trip, a year.
The I liitiae Committee on Military Af-
fair, wnl reiM.rt favorably the bill ol
i.eneral Curtia if New York, which re
viMt the rrviilationi f..r eii'iplment in
I he regii'ar iimv and it dctn-ticl to
Vmencaiiire the tro..i. (ta ii.! nn
rtrtiit proiioiit rr that no men .hall
If rnli.lid in tune of -.-e eit-pt
American cilucii. or thu-u w ho have dt
land their intciilioiit to Us-ome cili-
relit; that the m D mn.t lie ht i.
l-ak, read and write the Kmrl..li an-
it'iae. riuw rtt'et do not ani.ly to In-
'- The official reimrtt pIiow thai
iver 37 tier iriit of o;ir aoldiert at the
l.rewnl time owe a!!ctriani-e U foreiirn
govern men I a. I andi.latet for en!itiuent
mn.t ! under 'M yeart of age. I'nder
therxi'ling rulta the enli.tmrnla are
for minimum of rive yeara and the
length of tervice restricted to ten yeara
riie committee mumnienda all enliM
inrnttbelor tennt of three years, and
no man thall rr-rnl tt who hat oot trrveit
h Hy and failiifully during tha Aral
tana.
EASTERN MELA5GE.
New York Cliinese Enfajfe In
the Mercantile UuhlnesJ.
AS A5TMVILS0X BILL PETITI05
Hug-a Until Nug-g-rt Found In Color
do-Hal I road Kiuploye Ku
lulned from htrlklug-.
Of n-veiitvnine uicidt-a In IVoaton
latl year tixty wrra women.
The World't rair exprn.ea amountel
at C Tin-ago Ui over 3l,tttt,0ir0.
New York citv hreaera have given
tlU.IMAI hi relieve tha uneiiiployeil.
rroreediiitft for the ilitlution of the
Chicatro gut tru.l, il ia taid, are cuntt-iu-platt-d
in Ilhuoit.
A void nugget weighing I'M poiiml.
haa It-en drum! on tha tampion property
t llret kinrnlge, Col.
The inert hanta of St. Iiuit an- aviiig
tha tch trf tax, which they have lai n
fighting in the coiirta.
Thero waa a h-reae of t-'l -r mile in
the net eanu.gt ol the railroad, ol the
country the pal year.
Atymlicaleof Kngli.h rapitali.la hat
It.uglit the Kitk gold mine near lilack
hawk, Col., tor .Vk,omj.
The larg.-tt diitill. rv in the world it
to Ire built at Terra Haute, lud., aa a
rival to tlie ahiaky tru.t.
Tha Mi.tittippi Igi.lalure vote.)
down a hill for the rtiahhtiimetit of a
di.ahled Coiifcleratca' home.
A llaltimore pai ker will erect in Omaha
one of the largett vegetal. le ami chicken
canning (actonea in tha Writ.
Sttrpritingly favorable retulta are mid
to have re. n 1 1 w I from exirrimeiita in
lenling wheat to Inrga in Kaliaat.
llaltimore fire inturance uiiderwritt-rt
have raiped the ratet liecautu of the al
legtxl inaileUate lire department.
The climated revenue of Chicago for
thii year will be about IH.iMl.UIO. I.att
year the revenue waa l,(HJ,liO more.
Malignant tontilitit, due to cigarette
tmoking, caute.1 the death ol Commo
dore C. II. Colt of Hartford in Florida.
The ailver production ol the Cnited
St iti-a la.1 year la estimated at tel.Ot a .-
IM oun.ct, againtt ik'i.llUU.UUO oum ra in
IW2.
The total prorerty loaa ol Kantnt Cily
by lira latt year waa alaiut J7iU.7l', with
iiitiiram-e involvol to the amoiiiitof f-t,-
llJ.IRKI.
Aiixrding to Secretary Carli.le the
(M.ijile o( Utah owe the Tinted SlaU-a
tT'-' i fW) for the eiM-nteof proteciitiont
mice li75.
The Muyi.rof Cincinnati haa U-i-n ail
thorueil by the Council to cXm-ii. (lUU,
i aj (or impr veuieuta to give work to the
unemployeil.
In IChitle I.land they ttill ring the
Maielinun la-ll to call the l-giplatiire
togi-ther. It ii a Urge hell, and can be
hearl all over the stale.
Many Chi nitc in New York have di
canhil the laundry hutment and di-vel-ohi
into merchault. The I Iriental gooilt
aie popular in the melropilia.
The Il.iltimore American expeett the
proi.rmil din trie railway between ll.illi
more and Watliinglon to Imi in ojK-ration
la-fore the tuiumer of next year.
A bill ia lo Ire introduced in the New
York U'gi.ltture to provide lor the ct
tahlithnienl in citiet ol 7-Vl iuhabi
Unitol free public hurt-ana ol employ-mi-lit.
The trouhlca in the MuiiHlichl mining
dimrict in I'cnn.i Kania are at an end
apparently. The Slavt. who ran thing,
aa thev pleated for awhile, have Ix-cn
COWUal.
The railroad emi.lovcaol rcnntvlva'iia
huve formeil an a.Ma-iation to coin hi ne
on candidate! for the U-gilature. It it
C aimed that lUtl.OUU lin-li will Vote to
gether. The olliciitl return! thow an increaiw
in exporta (rout Canada for the in.t 'x
moiilhi ol nearly H.tHHl .Otkl. The im
portt (or the tt ii( monthi incream-d
I he pihsxTi of Senator Jonea of X-
vad.t during the tilver deUte will till
ninety imgea ol the Coliv-reri.i.iiial Rec
ord, and a trevial liumlrcr haa la-en aa
tigned to it.
Uu the prorotHl tiibwsv to enwe the
city ol llotton (A.mxi.tktl are to le ex-lM-ndil.
ratpcngertwill liecarri.il from
I'ark Square to the Union ttation on
(. aiiteway trect in lour minute.
Tlie M-titiona prctt-nted to Congrcta
again.t the Wilton bill Ix-ar the iiamet
ot I, i'Kl.U K) H-rmilia, the largett numla-r
of remonttralila ever known in the cate
of a Hnding t. heme of Icgitlation,
The New York Stale Kailmad Com,
mittion inleii.lt toa.k h-gi.litlion giving
il power lo art at arbiter in grade-cropt-ing
ii altera. The idea comet from Mat
idchuteltt, where it haa lireu nirtvnr.ful.
Judge McAdam ol the Suerior Court
ol New York, who haa prohahlv gratite.1
more divorce! than any living Judne, ha.
mini that il men act trai to catch tin
(althful w ivci they cannot get divorce..
Judge Pundy at Omaha haa ittutil an
order leilucing wagea on the Union l'a
cilic tyttein. The average ri-iluctioii pel
man it hi n-r month. The employe,
are cnjointl from finking againtt the
cut
Motion haa It-rn temsl with the tub
u r I) aunexalion lever again. A bill hn.
Ut-ii intrttlueed in the U gi.latim- lo al
low the "Huh" to gather to iUh-II all
townt within ten niilea of it! gilded
Slatchuuta dome,
l're.i.lent llarerof the Chicago Uni
vertity ia rt-portcil to have tlat.il thai
the.toryol Cain and Able ia a invth,
with no more truth in it, at far it known,
than the .lory ol the wittlen hortr that
loured in the capture of Troy, or than
the myth ol lb mot and Ibimulut a
conutr'.eii with the founding of Koine.
The I -aw and Order league at Jackson
ville. Kla . bat repolvrd to make it livt-lv
for the i.rinci juiU, aider ami al-ettom in
theCoifftt-Mitihell light. It hold, that
the injunction granted by Judge Call wat
nn ea.ion ot the l.t-t-x riUil ttatute.
ami if the State autliorit let do not very
on bring the matter up (or review in
the Supreme Court, the league will do to.
Tlie n tilationt of Jamet Andcreono!
In. I ana. a well-connected la.lol la yeart,
w ho it emploveil at a metM-nger iii the
l rea-ury vaulta at Wt.hington, prove,
more M-rinut than waa at fiil !iiik..I
They am unt to 7Wt aa lar aa wtcer
lamed, ami the in.iury ia .till in .mk-rt-tt.
ben the theft wat llret ditcvvervd
it wat inppoeed to amount only to lew
dollart, and at the rriicpt ol the Treat
ury otticiala publication ol the fact wa
t.ippretet. Amlerton ha.1 a.-ct-ta to the
iivrr vaulta f the purroe of thowing
u.itort throilifh. lie pried open the
wital aork ol aome ol the tilver client,
n. ar the lattice wmk. tlit the hair con
'alning tha tilvrr dollara and helped
himtrlf to a faw doilart al a lime aa ha
wauled theaa.
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS.
IWrlin Intand to ann" s rich iule
urba.
TLa Engllth naval rttlioatrt lor 14
mount to 7.(X.UW.
The quern of Afghanlitan baa decided
to adopt Kuropran ilrrtt.
Tarn may follow ManrheaUr' exam
pie and brtuma a tat port.
Thoutandi of h-.iiU ara In tanr'
in if condition in Hungary.
of hinh-hreil CaU hat
iuit len iiuhlni.e-i in Kngland.
A companion ol frenchaxria biiowi
a grrat di-create in tha year pati.
Ktutli tayi hit "Hittoryof Hun
gary " it almoat rt-a-iy lor tne prre..
J'coplc In Kiiglaml are llncl 4W tul
liiiKt for walking on a railraM lra a.
Sa.ilen will tirend ll'.TUU.IKW extra for
live yeart in building new war ilupa.
I .on. loner. t,av a trifle oier Ii liea-I
in taxtt, imal aiel national, i-r -..
Premier Critni rxnrett t gn at ilt-tirr
t-jeiid the commercial war with France.
It haa la-en definitely trilled that Klig
land la to buy the trunk-line telephone..
The Kmirerorof tiermany hat become
interfiled in tha American game ol
ker.
In no country hut the marriage rate
lechii.il to ureatlv in recent yeara aa III
Ireland.
Kor commenting bti freely on govern-
mi lit idaua the Moniteiir .le Lome Hat
11-11 PU-peii'lcd.
Iii tlie opinion of the lmlon Timet
the new American Itrmlt a' not likely
to I taken in l.nglaml.
Ih l.iverirool overhea.1 electric rail
wav h.it proved a great tiicvtti ill ita oir-
erttioi pi nee It. I .March.
Kilnia and France are .reiaring for
an intcrtiruferriiig of honora during the
coining Kramt-lliitpiaii fctci.
The Japanoe Km(H.ror hat jutt re-i-eive.1
from tha Kaitcr ol .ermany an a
pretent a horte value-1 at f'.i.tmO.
From all a.rounta from (.erinany the
voting Kaix-r ina-le all the a.hancea for
reitniciliutioii with l'mice Hi. man k.
Mr. Kalfoiir in hit treech at Manclien-
ter announced that hngland haa now on
hand two tcarct rrauce and liuttia.
Hriamlage hat become mora common
in Spain in coii.iiUence, the atllhoritli-a
tay.ol the large iiumirer oi unempioyni
I hi r i ii g U.t year 1 :1.IVI7 (ew er em igran tt
h it the I'nit.-d Kingdom (or placra out
ol Kumpe than during the pn-vioii! year.
The grandnin of linl Uyron i-liiM ol
the htph-i-t Ada haa tucctttle.1 to the
Karldom ol btvclaco by the death of Ilia
lather.
A new kind of fuel, made from tolidi
licit iflMleiim and other material, ia
now being cxtcn.ively inanufartureil in
France.
The Fn-in h rutom revenue lor lHlKI
waa .N.itl.lKl (ranci la-low the rttimate
ami Zi.ttJii,liU Irani! Iwlow the revenue
of lsjii.
The French CliamU-r ol Ileputiea hat
n-j.-ctil :W7 to I!) a motion to reilm-e
the taxt-a of farmer! cultivating their
ow n Held.
The I'ni'pian budget for ISiH thowa a
dcliritof Kl.iN).(iirt, moetlv due to in
n-awl war expciitca in a tune of pro-
fotlltd iiener.
The amount of money received and
'XM-mhi for the relit- of the niint-ra
luring the rin-nl general ttnke in Kng-
land wat 1111,711.
1 he government of Franc ia convert
ing itt4' percent lKin.lt into 3'. i-r
iviilt in or. ler to nave I p-r rent in the
annual intere.t charge.
The Itelginn army haa a t-ildier ll f.-vt
inchea tall, who ia allownl doill. It
rat ion., on recommendation ol hit Colo
nel, on account ol hit ti.e.
tilad.tonu it to admired in Spain that
all partiea in the Hamtie province! have
tent to him at Itiarratx a m-ighltirly
mcfUgH ami a tyinln.l of lilrerty.
The next Univer.iil Kit po.it ion oena
in Antwerp on May ft of this year. The
next after that, at far at at prem-nt
known, will be the 1'aria Kxitotitioil of
P. H.I.
Iterlin cab tlrivert to the liuinher of
U-twivn 400 ami fioti have ttruck againtt
a Milice order rtipiiring them hi wear
white glared hat. aa a dittiiiguiphing
mark o( their calling.
The Itii.tian government, which alwti
doned the idea of an income tax tome
time ago, lint now ilctcrmiii.il to iniHr
a tax iihiii the rental of occupied houtea,
to Ihj paid by the tenaiita.
It tNrtta tireat Hritain IIM.OOO to tcra
the bnriiaclct t.ir the Uittom oltmvof
itt big men-of-war and repaint it, ami
thta hat to Ih tloiie tw ice a vt-ar in the
cat ol nearly every vettel.
There are tome aigtia in ltuntia of
relaxation of the aillhoritii toward the
pea taut, and Social it. A greater meat
ure of cii.tn.inii- juttitv ii hiutetl at in
many public document!.
The Czar in a telegram totheliovernor
o Motcow expretting thankt for New
Year't congiaiulationt ta t: " May IiihI
grant H-av, re t and general welfare to
all nationt, and more enjiecially to my
own tlear country."
I'arit, not tat it (led with the river Seine,
trek a shorter cut to the open tea, and
a e in p canal to Houen baa leen pr)nrnil.
I'herw would Ire no great phytical obtta-ch-a
in the w ay, since the point! are only
alroul seventy miles apart.
According to an advertisement txin
laintil in the 1'itni.h (iovernmeiit tia
U'tte, published in Copenhagen, two big
voh-aiioct are .ir sale. Ihcv are situat-
i in Ireland, ami are the principal at
traction of the island. The owner asks
lor I hem the sum of $400 apiece.
A coticvp.ioti haa Item ttvnrtsl by an
Vmerican for the count ruction of an
electric railway between Tukio and Yo
kohama, a distance of alrout thirty
miles. Two American engineers are said
to In. now on their way to Japan in con
nection with the matter.
There in.iv Ire another attempt at rev.
oltition in th Itcpuhlic of Colombia.
The government is on the alert, lieneral
llmi. military chief of the l.ihrrala in
the piovin e of raiiatna. has lieen ar
n-le. I in t.iranittiila and taken to Pan
ania. He is guaidett most carefully.
The So, mli. t ttudenta of the Vliiver
met oi lirrlin, rrellilirg, .MUetitter.
Marburg and Kiel for the lirtt time in
ib lu.toiy of tiernian universities htvi
nitile a public declaration ol their So-
i-iali.t sentiments by dinpa'ching an a. I
dirts to the International Congn-n ol
Sta-talitt student! at Oeueva.
I.ieiiteiuint John II. Alexander, a tal
i-nti i-oloi.il ollicer. w bo hat It-en B
itnuttl to the pr.ifemrb p id nnlilan
t it-m-e and tactics at W lilt-rlorc I'm
vrritv. W ilU-rfon-r, O.. it the Hist ap
inniitmeiit ol ita kind to l? made in tint
.vuntrv.
Pitt. burg it very happy over the ar
rival ol a heavy carM of moiasM i bv
trainer dirti t fnmi New Orleant, (hi
thst n riirtl. llfrft'-forf the rule h&
'-. n to break cargo at Cincinnati and re--hip.
K.Miiia Vokra aaa the last ol Ilia fa-
uiJUt family of that name. q
illDWLNTER FAlli.
The Uppnlnjr aSucce In Every
Sense of the Word.
THE DAY WAS BEAUTIFUL ONE
TLa Strut One Tbtt Xo Stran
gtr l onU Possibly Kail to te
Impressed iVIth.
A'othinx was Licking fo mukethenfflo
UI i-it-ning of the t ahfonila Midwinter
t.. .1 r. tuition a fcuccen! in
er trnut of tha Word. In tha first
phice, the sun came tip Klori.mlr. in a
iky aa clear aa a Ml. and all day lonif it
(hone down upon happy Sun Framinca
Happy wat she in the thought that it
wat her lot ti Im cradled In the lap of
Lin. I where sue b weather la midwinter
poatibility, mid proud waa sha that she
hud to ji'lai N foro tha thoutamla of
people who visited her lair on iniu uay
a program of such im-ontroyertabla ex
cellence and of such uuiuipeachaUa at
tract ivt-Ilett.
The i.peiiinir exerci.ee took rilaca on
a jrnind stutid tf pecially erect ed for thii
occanion. with a tenting cni.acity of 7,Ki.
The aenta were alt tuketi and tena of
thonnutida of yiMtnra guthered on the
BTit-iinwurd in fruit of tha streaker
platform. The total number of people
who panted thmiiKh the tiimttilea waa
IJ.W. Neurly ten thotit.tiid or these
were in the iipn-rwaion which marched
in triumph to the f xposition (rrounila.
There were mora lunula in thii street
pageant than were ever It-fore ae-n in
Km FrunciM-o. Halt a doten of those
niu.icul orgiiiiizatiotia, occupyinn a place
on the grand stand, joined m unison in
the patriotic feat una of the musical
proirrain.
Vhen the npeninn orertnrea had lieen
played, Jiuuiw D. I'lielnn, the president
of the tiny, Hindu hi! addreM. intnaluc
itig at iu ilote tha Itt. Kcv. U.shop
Nichols, who offered up the inTocation.
The aiembhigo atotMl with uncovered
bt-a.ls in the warm midwinter sun, with
the green lulu towering altive theni, and
not a har.li element in the air blew
across their brows. People from the
Euxt took off their top routs, onthiaSTtb
of January, and made of thein cunhioui
for their seats. As the bishop called
0Hin the Almighty to mako glad tha
heart of everyone pr-t-nt in this lund of
unnhine, fruit and flowers, each visitor
from the sriowt.miid districU undoubt-
adlv siiid "Amen."
The set-no waa one that no stranger
ootild fail to lw impressed with, and so
it wat alto when the governor of Cali
fornia. lion. II. IL Markhum, cams to
extol the mtiuagers of tha expmition for
the wonderful things they had accom
plished within tlio five short niouthi
which had panted since the original con
ception of the idea. On every hand
were tnaterial evidence of the In-auty
and power of this great Kmpire State of
the I'ncilii-. mid when Director Oeneral
M. II. d Young, to who fertile brain
and utitiriiu' energy Califoniiaowes this
xutilioii wh.-n he arose to deliver his
addrcne a uiiu-hty shout went up and
honor waa tlnra accorded to whom
was due. Mr. d. Young Isire his honora
modi-atly. le.--t of all, hta speech was
ahort, and when Mrs. de Young waa
anked to ir-t the tmtton which shnnlJ
art the machinery in motion, she did so
gracefully, and this wits all thero waa to
the formal ceremonies of the opening
tlie great Midwinter Fair.
The act of starting the machinery waa
signalized by the shriek of every whistle
in the exK!.it ion grounds, by the blare
ud faufure of artillery within full sight
of the aiwemhlcd multitude. On the
amespot, when evening fell, thora waa
gratid dtspluy of fireworks, but in the
Interim the recreation ground waa de
aerted, for everybody made a grand
ruOi aa soon at tho opening exercisea
were oyer to visit the mats buildings of
the exMrsition and to patronize the con
cessional f rntitn. It mattered not that
aome of the exhibits were incomplete aa
jet, for there was enough to keep all
yea and all thoughts busy during what
waa left of that short afternoon, and
trrcrything, tiuinhed or niiflnudied, waa
novel and untune to rvcrotiody.
It waa in the concessions, howarer,
that the holiday spirit of the crowd waa
made more prominently manifest. The
'49 Mining camp immediately established
itself aa one ot the moat popular institu
tions in the exposition. Seven thousand
people paid their way Into this conces
sion on opening day. The Firth wheel
carried nearly six thousand, the Scenic
railway was loa.h-d down all day and
far into the night: tha wild Animal
Arena, the Ostrich Farm, the Indian
Enca.npmetits, the Hawaiian Village,
the Vienna lratr-r, Heidelberg Castle,
the Aquarium, the Sea Lions, the Colo
rado Gold Mine, and the score of other
concessions did a big business, and
everybody seemed siitudled with the pat
ronage they recelreil.
All this established beyond a donbt
the popularity of the Midwinter Exposi-
tiou, Since the ot-iiitig day there haa
been an average daily attendance of
8,000 people, or aa many aa paid admis
sion so the great World' Columbian
Exposition during the first few day
iter the official opening. Visitors ara
loud in their praite of what they have
Been and are freely predicting that the
exposition will be an immense success.
The exposition management begin to
feel aa if they could take time for
good night's rest now and again, for
their undertaking has now been fairly
launi'iuii, aim tiiey are willing to trual
iu drawing powers to prove sufficient fur
its satitfactory continuance for tha en-
eat ire terra of six mouths.
l he great glory t.r a i alifornia winter
la just now at its height. People nding
in tne open atn-et cart read of the blu
tarda a:4 mow blot k.ul.a that Larow
their cat. th fii.-nds. an 1 once more tin
w ord of vc. conie pa.iM taiotig every lin.
of ran:erura..i. ad. -O.uie to California
are the gnat .Mijwiuur Fir, aiid get
Warm."
Tke rdll.r Lkl.( Para.nl.
Mra Annie CauUe srnils nt an
sutUy which it as large as a g.tit egg
and which was Ui.l by an etiterpntiug
l-g ro hrn fj,, rir - .,
and wesliail attempt to set it. and ex
pevt to liatch out a full grown ottricn
sntn large and woo.lerf ul simra Whet-
tne ottru h it tratwl we shut: nde him
w a (treat pojaUa.-Uurhaui Ulba.
THE PORTLAND MARKETS.
What -Valley, KHQWci
Walla, oVgSlc par cental
raonatoaa.
Eabtim BuoaiD Miat aud Laan
llama, medium, 12 i 13c per pound ;
ham, large, USatiV' l,uui i'''-.. '
lli, 12c; breakW Ucon, Uiglacj
short clear .idea. UtglSc; dry salt ide.
lU'.igllc; dried brt-l ham, K'S
lard, compound, In tin, lt(4l0',o per
pound; pure, iu Una. US4l3S,c; pig
le-t, B0,a.W; plg' W
ora, wool axd aioaa.
Hora Via, choice, 15 4 lUc per pound ;
medium, 10(jtl2cj troor, 6ii$7c.
Wool Valley, lOujllc wr pound;
UiuHua, 11C4 lci Futern Oregon, M
lUc, atx-onliiig to quality and shrinkage.
Ultras Ury elected prime, 6c; green,
palle.1, IHJ pound and over, 3'9c; under
Oil pounds, i'.rt 3c; llierp pelts, shearling,
lOiaiftcj uietlium, LDniMc; long wool,
MkiuOc; Ul low, good to choice, 3d3'iC
er pouud.
LIT! amo naaaaio miat.
Bair Top steers, f2.5U:LUU; fair to
git. I steers, rZ.UUts 2.1!S; cow, f.UUnJ
J.S; dressed href, 4nt6.',C rr round.
M tTToa lk-st sheep, 2.6U; ewva,
2.25 j lam tat, .
lloua Choice heavy, f 4.00(44.25; me
dium, M.UO; light and feeder. J.UOoi
4.UU; d rested, li'.WTc rtr round.
Vbau Small clioitre, oc; large, 4c per
pound.
COKOAUI.
Manilla rojre, 1 '4 in. cir. and up, 10','c ;
liiauilla rore, 12-thn-ad, diam., 11c;
maiiilla rore,tl and U-tliread, l4 and 6-10
diam., lllc; manilla bail roe, in coil
or on rceis, lUc; maiiilla lain yarn
tarrnl, Ire ; manilla hawser-laid rope well
It.rmg. etc. 13c; maiiilla Uaiisiiiission
of-irowt-r n.ire. 14c: maiiilla pait-r twine.
11c; manilla spring twine, 14c; sital
rope, I1 in. cir. and upward, 7c; aisal
roire, 12-thread, m diam., 7'.c; usal
n.ire. o ami U-thrca.1. 1 and 5-ltJ diam.
Mc; sisal lath yarn, tarred, 7c; hojr-vine
lw me, larretl, 7c; sisal paper twine, b,c
ruiua, raao, rrc
Fuiua -Portland, $2.75; Salem, 12.75
Cana.lia, 12.75; laytoii, 2-76; Walla
Walla. t3.UU; Snoallake, l.'.KU; Corval
lis. IJ.U5; Pendleton, 12.05: Oraliatu
42.40: utrertine. 42.25 iwr barrel,
Oats White. 33(34c per bushel
gray, 3l(d.'i2c; rolled, in bag, ti.25
O.frt); Urrels, 4d.75m7.OU; in cases, 13.75,
.Mii.urrprr Hran, It3ctl0; shorts,
IS.alti; ground barley. fltl18; chop
lertl, IS er ton ; whole leed barley, 00(4
70c H-r cental; niiddlinga, 23tAi per
ton; chicken wheat, Oocyfl.lS per
cental.
Uav iool, 10(412 per ton.
DAiar raoouc-a.
BtrrrgB Oregon fancy creamery, 30(4
32V; fancy dairy, 26(427.lc; fair to
gtaal, 20(n 22 c; common, 10170 per
pound ; l allium! i, oucaoot! ftvr roll.
C'iikkhb Oregon, 10(4 lllc; Califor
nia, c; Young America, 12(4 15c
Swiss, imported, 30i(32c; domestic, 10
(tt I He rtr MJUnU.
Eooa Oregon.l 4(f 15c per doxen ; FjuU
ern. nominal v the same.
roci.TBY hie ken, miitxl, quoted at
(.'I.00ia3.50 tier doxen; duck, H-OOCit
11.00: geese. .H.nOtirO.OO; turkeys, live,
U(jl2c per pound; dreaseti, 14o.
TBUtlABLta AMD rBDITB.
V bo BTABLBa California cablrage, l'c
per (round ; potatoea, Oregon, 00(4 75c per
sack ; omolis, 41.25 per sack ; iweet pota
toea, :ic per pound; California celery,
Nxu'.iOc; artichokes, I.UOiai.lu n-i
iiiiu-n; i nn lorn ia lettuce. AHt .vyc
lozen; Oregon hothouse lettuce, 40(4
VK-; caulillower, 2.75 per crate, 00c
per dozen; parsley, 'k r doxen
pprouts, l.(Kl(1.25 er liox ; string
la-aiis, l.xitlN- H-r poiitnl; asparagus,
I2'...c iM-r iHiuud: Iaw Angule toinatoes
12.00 tHr Uu.
r ktiiTs Sicily lemon, 4.00(44.00 per
oob; Calilornia lanrv, l.l.Wii.(4.oo: coin
iiioii, f2.riO(r3.0U; baiianaa, 1.50(43.00
per bunch ; Honolulu, 1.60(t 2.50; Call
lornia navels, 42.2i.u2.76 er Itrx; netnl
lings, l.S-'iui'.'.OO; Japanese, M.752.00
suiitlowrr, 42.76; apple (buying price)
green, b0(ttti.M per box; red. 60n(Ik'
late w inter pears, oomJHOc per box.
CAJiHBn ooooa.
Cannbo Goooa fable Iruita, aasorted,
1.75(42.00; treachea, 1.86(2.00; Hart
let t (rears, 1.76(42.00; plums, 41. 37,(4
l .mi; straw uerriee, li.Mt'2.Vi cherriea.
2.5142.40; black lierrioa. 1.86(tf2.00
lanplrerrire, 42.40; pineapple, 42. 25(4
2.H0; aprioota, 41.05. Pie fruit,
asHiirted, 41.20; prachea, 1.25; plum.
41.00i4l.20; blackberries. 1.25(41.40 ir
doxen. l ie truila, gallons, asaorletl,
3.16(43.50; peachee, 43.50(44.00; apri
cut. 43.60(44.00; plums, 42.75(43.00
blackberries, 44.26(44.60; toiuatoea.41. 10.
M bat vornetl beef, 1. I1.6U: 2a,
2.25: chipped. t2.W: lunch tonaue. Is.
43. 50; 2a, 44i.76iui7.00; deviled ham. 41.50
a2.75 per doxen; roast beef, la, 1.50
2a. 42.26.
Fish Sardinea, t4', 7oc(4 42.25; ,',.
42.15(44.60: kibsters. K.Mmi.W. sal
mon, tin 1-lh tails, 41.25(410; flat,
1.75; 2-lb. 2.26ui2.50;-lNU-rel, 450.
BTArLB oaocaaiaa.
Corrxa Oosl Kica, 23 '.c: Rio. 22
(423c; Salvador, Zic, Mocha, 2)(3
2Sc; Arbuckle, Columbia ana Lion
100-pound rases, 25tu:i0c per pound,
Dai bo Fbuits 1H'.I3 pack, Petite
prune, 6148c; silver, 10(4 12c; Italian,
U , . I L . flUM...aM ,t..lLna I - tl 1,1.
omiw, IVIUIW1. vnov, riuuia, oil IUC :
evaKrated apple, 8(4 10c; evaporated
aprioota, 101410c; peaclie, 10(412', c
pears, 7 (4 11c per pound.
Halt Liverpool, 2U0s, 415.50; 100,
sio.ou; oua, tio.oo; itora, sn.ooia H.0O.
pyair Fjtstrrn, in barrels, 40(.V)c
in ball barrels, 42.40, c; in cases, 3.V4
HOC tier irallon: 12.26 nrr Iim- I'mIII.t....
in barrels, 20(4 40c per gallon; US per
ara.
Hooab D.4l,c; Golden C,4,c; extra
C, 4'jc; roufectionen' A,6tc; dry gran
ulated, 6'4c; cut, crashed ana pow
dered, 6 ',c per pouud; I4C per pound
discount ou all grade for prompt cash ;
wmyv vug,, v . nj rrrr puunuu
Ku b No. 1 Sandwich Island, 44.75(4
5.00; no Japan in market.
Huss Small white, No. 1, 2'.'c; So.
.. - c; largo winte, 2',c; pea oeans,
2'4c; pink. 2',c; bayou, 24c; butter,
3c; l.ima. 3'jC per nonnil.
I'll ki rn Barrels, No. 1, 28 430c per
gallon; No. 2. 2ti(a28-: kegs. 5. h5c per
ten nan gaiions. per doxen ; quar
ter gallons. 41.75 tier doxen.
lUiaiNe Uindon lsvers. boxes, 41.75
la.'.tat; Halves. 2.0H(42.2.i; quarters,
42.25(4 2 75; eighths, 2.50(43.00. l-r
uuf-ateis, Iroxea. 1.60; fancy facet!.
fi.,o; imgt, .1 crown, 4','rt.V wr pound
4 crown. 5.45Tr. Srrtlles Sultanas,
ouxre, i.,.)';-.'.ov; tags, 6'rfSc per
W m WI...I.. 4 II
' 11 " ooie All.Illi-e. la-il-lr- rw..
r-u.eii tat.ia. mainc; cinnamon, 22i4
4i V; cloves. la:iDr; black pepper. 2il(4
iV; iiutmtir. 75 alc.
TIoIpI. Ara Praaiabla.
Violet cut no mean n ,k. 1.
"f New ork. and in sromna when they
"Ha,. di-rate tbey ar huiy protiubla
tolhrgrowera One florist, whose green
houtrs are ju.t on the lge of the city,
picked from twenty five ta thirtv.t..ti.
worth of ymleu weekly all through the
winter alt hong h the blanuot.-rnr.i4.
cotiiparatirely .WM .r. Tha .t
pK king is little or nothing, and askill-
"o pnaer actjnaiutrd with the natnre
.f the pUnt can t-nll so that th. f,i..
of tba plants shall be vaatjy tncraaawl
Sw VorB Urtler.
FARM AND GARDEN.
Called Matter of Interest to
the Thoughtful Firmer.
DBAWIX0 WATER FROM A WELL
Cement Replacing Board for Floor,
lug of Stables, Piggeries,
Cowsbeds, Etc.
Cement I largely replacing board f.,r
flooring of slimmer kit. hens, Mtiltry
ami dairy hoti.es, for stables, piggt-m ,
cowtlie.lt, walks. Wherever the pl,un
the principle is the same. Dig out find,
cu nt to admit from twelve to twenty
inchea of stone, large at the U.ttom,
with smaller to llll in thucliiiiki.. I'.ni,,
the stone well together, so tin re shall 1
no alter settling and to leave as Imie
space between aa opsible. Mix one part
la-st cement and two putt tlmrp pan.
with water, to be thin enough to .iir,
and use lor filling among the shunt.
The next coat should Ire thicker and lw
a couple ol inchr above the shines ii.
not used until it hardens. Wheilicr a x
or floor prepare always for thewarh;
that is, have sltqie to a drain that will
prove a water-shed. The beauty o( the
iloor aside from their inder.triiclil.ilnr
i that they can lw washed ; but to have
all the good that should follow Hushing
there must I a drain. Some say crineiit
floor are too cold for poultry ami cattn.
shed and pig pens. No one iiut-ttioi..
this, but no one til.fes such Honrs air
to remain bare, but are to Ire covered
with litter. Ton of leave have alieu.ly
been gathered for the iroultry house. In
one place several load ol earth have
lieen brought in, and il ia already scat
tered two inches deep over the Iloor..
The droppings, raked up once a week,
go into barrels under cover for use iu the
garden next spring. In the cow ami pig
pen and in the stables the Ii iter is siraw,
and a good generous I ml of it. The floors
in the horse, cow and pig house should
have drains for carrying the liquid ma
nure to reservoir prepared to save it.
WII.I. VS. I-OOKLY BALAXt'KII BATIOX.
From a late bulletin of the Marylund
agricultural station on data aa between
a well-balanced vs. a pooily-haluiict-d
ration we give a siiminaiy of i-om-lusioiis
a follow: For fattening steer a well
balanced ration ia very much more prof
itable, than a poorly-balanced one. Steers
fed on a well-balanced rat on made an
average daily gain of 2.78 pounds; tho-e
given a poorly-balanced ration made an
average daily gain of 1.7 pounds. The
increased profits from this test showing
a dill'erence of 1.08 per steer were in fa
vor of the well-balanced ration. With a
wcll-lralanecd feed ninety days I ample
time in which to prepare an animal for
market. Where the more iiitrogenou
foods are used it is believed nearly as
good daily gains can lie made by mixing
the grain with cut corn fodder aa though
hay were used. The nse of cut corn (mI
tier instead ol hay in feeding cattle may
make the dilferrnre of a prolit instenil
of a loss. Filty percent more msnme
was made from the animal receiving
the well-bslnnccd ration than Irom thope
receiving the poorly-balanced one. The
manure i also much richer in plant
food.
don't knlabiik tub fa mm.
Farm News says : There seems to be a
very general desire on the part of the
farmer ol this country to obtain a larger
quantity of land. 'Mu re are casta in
which thii i a wise ambition, but such
instance are not nearly as common at it
the wish to obtain larger farms. I'mirr
the present conditions of agriculture oar
farmers a arulealready have more Isml
than they can cultivate lo the U-tt ad
vantage. A things are now, and a they
are likely to be for a long time to come,
the profit ol farming are to be incrca-ed
by securing larger crops n-r acre rather
than by tilling a larger tiumlier of acres.
Most of the farmer who wish that they
hud more land now own considerable
area which have not yet Ireen brought
nearly up to their limit of prolilalde
prttluction. In these cotes I lie owners
will find it much more profitable to ma
nure their present fields more liberally
and cultivate them more thoroughly
than it will Ire to spread their work over
a large number of acre.
BUST WAV or MAKINO MAY.
The poor men in Finland accidentally
discovered the best way ot making bay.
Having no meadow of' their own, they
cut the grata oir waste lands, and for
want of roads they stiillcd it among the
branches ol neighboring trees lo wait
the winter snows, when they could carry
it home on sledges. After a wet rea.on
the farmers noticed this hay was better
in quality than they made from lietter
grass, so they made imitation trees by
setting up roles ten feet long, with long
traverse pegs, and heaied the grass low
ly upon them : the result was excellent.
Kveu in wet weather onlv a small sir
tion of the outside was dissolved, while
the inner portions, exposed to the air
tiem-atli and protected from the rain
altive, are dried in perfect condition.
Mowing can Ire carried on in spite of
wind and ruin, mid w hen once the gra
is placet) upon the drying (Miles it mav
In? Ii-It without serious damage until the
weather change.
PBAWIMI WATXB fBOH TUB WELL.
The cheapest and pasiest method of
drawing water from a well 100 feet deep
is by a force pump and a windmill, savs
the Itnral World. To convey the water
to a house on an elevation a nine mav Ire
attached to a pump, ami to keep 11 n a
constant supply there should Ire a cittern
near the house, w hich would hold a stock
(or nse in cate of failure of the wind at
anytime. Where the cold is interne in
the winter the pump may I placed in
the cellar, well protected by a bank over
it and a double disir, and the tliteharge
pipe should be laid in the irronn.l Irelow
the reach of the frost. It will b a help
to fill the ditch in which the pi re is laid
with sawdust or chair and to lay the pipe
in a wooden box, so a to have air
around it.
TUB CI.IPPINO or IIORSK.
The Irenrf'ita of rlir.tilni in tl.a, t.
at work, encumbered bv lomr. thick rout.
of hair, sweat profusely, an.l tlirrrl.r
p - - . - r. r 1 1 1 1 1 , 1
their health and usefulness are promoted
by the removal of their natural covering.
When itMlin. fnrim . ... .. nK.l..iH
-ante . irni.t w..l. I. . I a ..... ..!
..... . , w.i , .lir-v u iii . ui ,
occur in the horse it is alwavs noticed
that it is accompani. I by watte of mus
cle, general debility and loss of tone.
The rirtl IMaa.
So one can trll riu-tlr.luimi.uii,. a
ptano for tha reason that It bas gradually
"evolved"' from an ln.i nintMlt la rtittr-k llrt.
lika ittrlf as one could well Imagine. In
th twelfth erntury il appears to hat bre
a aiirantle duh-imp w 1 , , r. u .
blong box holding a srrirs of strings ar-
n.nk-ro m maciaiiaf form acrotaiu cuter.
In the thirteenth and tAnmk ...,.i.Im
the clavichord." another muinl mnm.
tpisity, bad developed from It and waa
Ctrd wall up n the e chtsrnth erntury.
About 1711Carittnr.il nt 1m, 11 at I n ar-atn t wl
real piano, bat it is said to remind ons of a
oal box when com pared with tha rltjant
r.d perfect Uod inatnunent of today.-