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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1897)
ll , itr1 XflE FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM. ER AND HOUSEWIFE. rlence of a Farmer In Corn Cultl. -ljctiorn IheCaU When Young A Samp's Heirs- Cow-Plant Tree Aboul the i:oue. thin. ti, ... . l,rol'" ruHivatlna rorn. I outlet lii your jouriuil for June 2d . nltlllT llotflMllU' ri'llKKITtltlll of till' old siiiteineiu nun .....m.uoii H.,,H i the I '' r,ir ''"i "- ' uo vtn i I ,Kiiiailf l any respect, but may I make a I'l'il'i stntcinetit of experience? Three year 11 ko I hud miiuII "lc ll" I'llllltl'll t -tl', OH KI'OtllHl SO Infested Willi iiackKniKt4 Unit the en tire slice turned by the plow In emu furrow was it felted muss of room, felt ed glumst mm compactly tin mi old lint. It required loiiRi r to harrow up etiotiKh dirt to mark rows In than It did to nlow the piece. The HprlliK wns wet IIIMlillC U .... ii . . ratliertunapra,,,;,,;;,:" nZZ ed as an iiiuMriltUll , 1 " " 7 " -""- n.nht? trout, ml k Im nil nt r ., . "'"""y the S : '"" ioiik tiie tirt lllllllT M ,. , . H II IK ll llr h.iKln,.hM th.u, h,,, ,. T r::: u,r mi """"" '" mi v fariulii- "11 II mix lint 1 WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. LIFE AT SKAGUAY, MftRi 'owning. Htinkln Co.i..a.-. p., I,, of Trad. The short teller of htut hav hut """K'le Hivuiiifiit Mi 1.. .,. i... how. v. r i view. vU: The ,l,iit.u J. ...a. ..... Wheat crmtof titi .... - : prl.,. ,t Iran 100,0(.0,0UU l,., jilr,,.r ,,,,, i.w 01 ast year. ti,b ,.,lrr,.Ilt U.W( I'lntitf the ,.,. vUTvluAx hulliHh and .lev..!,,,,!,,,.,,! have ni.iteri'. IV strengthened the (amiti,,,, of Illative huyern. IW.ul.U- tl - "I'll limde a si.,h hi! tHirtaiit allium. 1. ...... . HYi-eii. I.. - '' . rutUOU It e' I PI 111 fl few .-..in.i I... I'Htiiti.ii.. ..1 -t t. M--MI nt im;,,,, .,i... . " K'''''-'''Mn.l,,,rl.l:.. "V ' Mimics,..;, bushel,. Thin ha hoe,, ...uohasiicd sini-octlcd U-tier, It may un.l eoniir....,! bv the urtivo ,hI. .1... i.l.f Ull'IIHT llltlll ll IIIJUHI Ull.l tMlorillOlltJ :i . ..r ll NortheuKti-ni fnrmriu have "e. Ietiiue ihn- 1.... """" "'.. Ii-liiff more h..rh than t !v are in Iowa.-i(,wn stiue U,u.r. ' An U'lditiomil ui, in fiihumiiitf value wen tunnelled I... I - M.e iee may lie owned by a fe.v ..lit,.;-. prlslns youiiB 11, who nn till a mimlH-r of Iioiisi-h yearly by fonlra. t; or the app!lniic..H may be Joint property of all thos,. hnvlns; cold-Kloni).'.. Iioiii, who may roinblne to Kefiire tht aint nlKo combliie their lnlH.r In n.H-nrliu the Ice rrop. Thin work I done when the ordinary dntlm of the farm are llKht, and other InteretiiN would not !, interrerel with. w tb u. ami me uuura nnw iuu . nnt .... . , , . InA trew fanter than the corn. At 1 T "'' "''r f"r . !"'n the flrct euitlvatlon I had to have the borne led throtiifh the rowi, n the quark wa m liiui h blither than t lie curn a t hide It from all view of the man behind the home hoe. After go lug twh e In each row, back and forth 1 11 J the game itohm wine It was lxirely p,nlhle to scrae up enoiiBU dirt with I lie hue to dresg the billa. In three tly after the task was completed the tM ticvilii lioeliic nKiiin. It cot an oilier liocluc, and n tea In It waa necea ary t" K twice In each row and net the cultivator aa d.'cp aa poKsllile, In onler to worry anil ahake enough dirt out of the ipiiK'k roots to fill the hoe. I nun tn unlit, of old, that com roots jrvail widely and were Injured by deep and romrh cultivation must be tn-aiiil tenderly and with shallow fimtclilni;. Knt In this particular cam; 1 (iniilllioii coufninted me, not a theory. If I didn't kill the quack, the quack would kill ll.e corn. And the only way to kill the quack waa to keep teiirini; It up from the bottom, or muiar the bottom aa I could get. So I kept at w hat I rather forlornly con Kilered "destructive cultivation," as deep as I could force the narrowest bone-hoe teeth, and as close to the euro hills aa I could come with anfety. Sereu times I went over that patch Id thin way, first tearing up the ground let eeii the rowa as deeply as I could, north and south, and east and west, ' with the horse hoe, and then following It with the hand hoe to chop off or , ewer up what quack the cultivator left, ami to strnlirhten up the very nu merous hills of corn that were overset or half torn out. It waa the deepest mil harshest cultivation I ever gave myeorn crop I ever tried to raise. It lepin deep and harsh when the corn us not over two Inches high; It con tinued deep and harsh till the corn hoKlnnlnc to tassel. And the crop as the larKcst, In point of shelled corn mil mover, that I ever raised from a patch of similar nlze. Let me add jtliat, while the spring was wet, the jmnmier was one of the hottest and I'lryest that could be asked for. A. I'. jllltchitx k. In Orange Judd Farmer. bv th f tacking their wheat at 'a greater ei. tent than u-iml. should the coal mm. A lit, 1 ro,0''ero,ivo !'rH' trikeeontimK. fortnight longer far., . ,w"llll,',1 o-operatlnn In anj 't will prove a ,.werfiil. although 1111- rar .1 i,g eommunlty where let-cutlm, ""tural. factor in , au. ing value, pn iieg,. ,.xllli ,vl)j MH.,r ..i...,.,! unci in all liriilt:il)ilitv r.tMitlt ........ 1 tit n niiiiti r fnr nil nnnu...u CtTlltllil i'iiii....tt.... ! . m me en Ire section or neighborhood. In September delivery than ha prevailed Hollle loi-llllfliv It l fur .Int. .......... ..... n; ' .. " "XK'iiiiii j 10 mi i.ni la. in. 1 ue proiuiM 01 an lie hreshing lrll parllelpaiing ndant wheat crop in America, the in the use of the threshing ma.hlnea ",,!-'iice of competition in ui.plvii,g I ami power, as only very extensive far- tllB 'e.piireineiitii t.f itni,rliiig i-oun- I tilers tliitl It prolltiible to mVe an outtlt tr"'H' OoiiKetpient im reaHcl ex- j for their own exclusive use. , lM,rt demand for American wheat, till In a similar ma r the l.n..(li ..f ,. tend to benetlt the American f .r.'..r toiii storage may b,. obtained. The houses may M. -,.,, M(1viduaIs or by a few fninllU who may I Uv Ing i.ar enough together to "conveiil cntly use them In common rn,. i.,..u and outfits for eiittlng and handling a l'Tf:ino .f liu.uoo bushels, und now 1 ever saw fhr Trail AltraJr lllorkrit ami Mura ln anil llorari ruining. Seattle. Aug. 13. A special to the P.MU liitelligenivr from Mount Vernon ay: A number of letter ere leveived here tilay from Mount Vernon people, who left Seattle on the steamer tueeu for the Yukon, tcllling of life at Skag uay. In letter to K. V. Ken is. dati. skaguay, Auuunt ia, ex-l'ity Marshal Kowan .ny: "We gut hereon the Silih (,f July. I still eaiiied here for the winter. The rot of the men are alsmt four and a half mile from beie, packing their out tits. They bad them hauled for llnee miles ut one cent a pound. They have been four day in making one mi e, and it is about :itl mile from where they are to the lakes. It is iiu silile for them to make it. It is raining ull the time. They Kns are discouraged, und I led sorry fur them, us they cannot get to the summit before snow falls. "There are about 400 horses and 700 men on the trail. You can't gel any InsIv to pack for you. They are offer ing 10 per 100 pounds to pack over to the lakes. There were 105 head of home,, which came over on the Marnier, and they will Mock the trail in the next 10 day. I g, t about th rce mile from here, and 1 came hack ah anon uu I f.mn.1 Wheat will prove a nmtitalile niir. ln.... ' "'"M not make it. There are lot of on all reaction and the general tend- 'aiiiKs here waiting for snow. I t'ney is toward a still higher range of ul" taking it easy, and working for values. .'..'.0 nod Isiard. I am going in in The American visible this week shows February. This is the greatest excite- men packing in the totals li.tio0.0IIO hushe s inr:. nst Jrt 4SU.OO0 a year ago. Thero is much to lie said regarding both side of the corn market, but after all is said it is still a fact that values are extremely low due to panic and overproduction. The growing crop is not yet ussured, and with the enhancing values ruling tor wiieai compared witli prislucmg Tears, rain 111 all the rigs a man can think of to pack with, tine man has a bicycle to pack on. I counted 107 tents here hii-t night, and they average from two to six men to the tent. There were lots of them that sold out on the Islander, and went back. Outfits that cost fir.o are selling all the way from 10 to f 100 each. They are offering UO I Passenger are to lu. .-., to board an I leave Hams which u.j.. motion at the Pari eih.;tin of 1900 by mean of a new system devised bv a French civil engineer The idea was suggested by t lie moving sidewalk at the world's fair. The outer circumfer ence of a circular platform is to travel at the same rate as the passing train. There will be no danger upon entering the platform f 0111 a staircase' in the center, where the speed is coiupara lively low. In a lvanc 114 toward the edge the increase is gradual, and antici pated. The station attendant over hsiks the entire platform from H tower in the center, and should theie In-a heavy crowd he causes the train, hy mean of sw itches, to run around the station, allowing ample time to dis charge and take 011 all pascngeis. It i proponed to work trains and plat (onus at u ssv. of 7's miles an hour. inn a t ur I. A bulletin issued hy the cxiieritneiitul station of the nniveisity of Nebraska, giving results of tests of the Value of corn as fuel, show that the burning of corn may be a proceeding greatly to tin' far r's hcm-iil when the pi ice of corn is low and that of coal high. The tests showed that one pound of screened Wyoming coal, costing $it.i!,"i per ton, evaHirated I. II limes as much water in a steam boiler us could be evamrated by one pound of good giade of yellow dent com on tl ar, not thoroughly dry. I The following figures show the Value of corn or bushel as fuel when coal of the same Variety as that ne, in the tens is selling at the prices given: I'oul, H-r ton, .S7. f.i.41, fa. to, 17.1 1, f;.r.7, s.;; ,orii, per bushel, ); 10c. lie, .,., l:lc, Ue, 15,.. 1000 00 Who will et it? ScJu'liiiifs Best tea is not only pure but ii s ' because it is fresk-ioastcd. hat is the missing word ? C.ct Shitting t Ktst tea at your grocer's; take out t!ie . TUk 1 (there is 1.11c in every package); scud it with your kucs.s to aiidicsa Ulo. Lcturc August 1st. One word allowed lor every yellow ticket. Il" mily one peison finds the word, lie gets one thousand dollars. Il several tin I it, the money will be divided equally anioiio, them. Kvery on; sending a yellow ticket will Ket a set of ia:iii.oard cieepi; Kihiis at the end of the contest Those hemling tiin.o or more in mm cnvclo.e will receive charniinc; i8yS calendar, no advertisement on it. Besides this thousand dollars, we will pay ft 50 each to the. two perso-i who send in the largest number of yellow tickets in one envelope between June 15 and the end of the contest August 31st. Cut this out. for two weeks. You won't sec it again Addiess: SCHILLING'S a BEST TEA SAN the increasing activity in general trade, I ,v"ts a muui. for packing 31 miles, corn must participate to a greater or A" '"'"an was killed at Dyeu this The practical advantages of this plan 1 1,''",,'xu'nt ' fneral improvements, I '"ling for stealing. The inspector 'adlly presents theinselv... i...,'J "m,f'li the crop promise to iHJ d mounted police are at Lako Hen- that of last vear. "ett, anil it w ill cost each man about f .u to pass. 1 wo horse team are making from f'io to I00 a day." ivmiii .resents themselves. An outfit of tools necessary to harvest one iiun dred tons of Ice can Jsst as well liar vest ten or fifteen times the iiinnt!ty and to better advantage. Put, allow Ing that the labor In gcttliigouionchuiidred tons of Ice is the same per ton that It Is for one thousand tons, the cost of the tools per ton of ee harvested Is only one-tenth as much In the hitter case. The tools are durable and will last tnany.years. Hegarding the cost of Ice when stow ed In place In the Ice chamber. It would be difficult to ipiote an amount which would cover all cases. Us-ality and tmt have much to do with determining the cost. Ice twelve or sixteen Inches thick, cut In small iuautltles and phic. ed In the Ice chamber, would cost, 011 an average, for labor about fin cents per ton. Where cut on a large scale the cost for lalsir In cutting and slow ing would be less than half this amount. Fanners can 111 afford to do ' without this necessary article. New ' Knghind Farmer. I above or below that of last vear. In any event, present Values promise to he maintained, mid there i little well if any inducement for speculative short selling. Hiould the growing crop meet with any mishap much higher value will quickly obtain. I'elinrnlnir talvea. I consider that the question of de loroltig is settled In favor of no horns. "Ml Mleve the limiur rlmo to it.i tlw J Ii Is when the calf Is less than a week j:j. I use caustic potash, which Is pore effective than lunar caustic I jlive tried the latter and failed etHlre 3J to remove the horn, j Buy 5 cents' worth of caustic potash :! keep tightly corked In a dry place ad when a calf Is dropped nud ia a J-wdayg old clip the hair close around J'f little button where the horn Is de Hoped, then take a piece of the caus pfmni the bottle (recork at once or It fill dissolve from the moisture of the p. wrap the piece removed with f"ta or leather, or use gloves to pro- p your lingers, hold the calf's head rurllaml Marital. Wheat Walla Walla, 78c; Va. ley, 8 It per bushel. Flour Best grade. 11.15; graham, f:i.6S; auperline, 2.83 'r barrel. DatsC'hoioe white, 3H(ti 40c; choice gray, 37(d3!ic per bushel. Barley Feed barley, f 10u 10.50; brewing, llNii ID t ton. MillstiitTa Bran, til ier ton; middling. T-l; short, f 1 5. fiU. Hay Timothy, (12(0-1,1; clover, flOdtll; California wheat, (10(4 11; do oat, (11; Oregon wild hay, (U(i 10 sr ton. Kggs 12(4 13 sj'c ht tlozin. Butter Fancy creamery, 3"C -lOo; lair 10 giMKi, aw; tiairy, Z3(tf30c is-r roll. Cheeso Oregon, ll'ac; Young America, 12.V; California, 8(i 10c er pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, (3.00(it 3. 30 er dozen; broilers, (l.fiOM 3. 75; geese, (:)(( 4; ducks, (3.60(3 wr dozen; turkeys, live, 10(i(llc'er k.iiiiiI. j 1'otattH-s. Oregon Burhank, 3ft(ii When spraying the trees and vines l"'r aaok; new putatts-a, 6O0 s-r keep lu view the fact that for fungus Mv sweets, (l.002.25 per cental, diseases the Bordeaux mixture should Onions California, new, nil. (1.25; be used, and for Insects that gnaw use yellow, (1.50 per cental, parls green or Iondou purple. Kero-1 Hops 10(tf 1 1 1,0 ht ihiuiuI for new sene emulsion Is applied to destroy In- l'r"I': 1HM l'r"l'i -('"l'. sects that sm-k Juices. It Is important 1 Wool Valley, 1 ltd 13c ht h.uii.1; to use the proper remedy for the pur- Eiist"rn tJr,'ton, "(rf'Jc; mohair, 20c pose, or the labor may he wasted. : I" r P"""i. The time to market an imlnml Is 1 m"i"T.l A LETTER FROM DAWSON. Ta Camp Writ Suppllnl With fro tlslmia at lha I'rrariit Tim. Tacoma, Aug. 13. B. L. Laughlin writes from Uawson, Alaska, under date of June 15: 'Five.-hun.lrcd foot claim on two creeks are selling at prices ranging from (10,000 to (150,000 each. There are als.ut 150 cla iius that are gotsl on thesu two creek. An acquaintance Ismght a chum 111 AN AHOMIX till K I r Ii it V. A ti li.l. ni y In rheuiiiatt-ni Is iiii.liiiitileitly 1 In li-f 1 1 ! I nhki niHiit ,11 Iter Ii-i'mi-ii's. it ri'- , liianis III 1 1.,' Immly. I 1 ill,-, tital m.-mia lot itn km 1I11- Icii.l. 11. v. er el rem.. viii lu. i-I ii iiI rlii'ioiiiill.in, xli. lli. r .m i 1. 1. 1.1 in Hi,' I.UuhI hi n,. 1. 1, ),, r,.,ri 0, , 1, . I,,., , st.inm. h lliu. r. a. uh.ii a. Hie .ri'iii..iili..tv ilait.lte. art- tell. Nulllll ins Itie lllll.l, I,,-.-. ,.( l-nl.l i'..iire an.l Inl mi,.. . l,f, i, ,M1y liiroili s tin' !, 111 anion,! tlinr loirlhil enn. 1 e.oiilici-. I.ul iil.j.uai.-, malaria, liter an. I ki.ln.'t i..iii.aiui, .lv.H..ia au.l n.rto ilia. ; iiuti'tii.le. j The Illinoi Central railway is alsuit I to exH'rimeiit with electricity as a mo : live is.wer. with a view to its adoption j on all the suburban lines of Chicago. 1 It is said thai both the third-rail and I tiolley systems will bo tried cxlmu. lively befoie a decision is come to an equipment. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. We air awrtllM In the minis our tirhl lolhe tlcltiMvr 11 f Hie w..ul -'CAItiklA," anil " l l IXIIliK SCASl UKIA," asuill l ia.lt Mm a. I. Dr. Samiirl I'iit hrr. of llyaniili. Mitsnthurlls, arallic ullKituler of" I'l I'CIIKK SCAS I'OKIA." Ill ftail.r tli:tl lu tuitlii- uii.l il.wa t..r tl... February for (45,000 oil the , Ur miinlr iunaiincol CM s. II. I i.i;i iii;k on Farm Notre.. It Is not necessary to feetl geese, ducks or turkeys during the warm sea son If they have the privilege of a range. Insects, grass and seeds are pleti-tlful. and the fowls enn secure more food than they can consume. when It Is ready. To keep It in order to add a little more weight may be ex pensive. More fat can be put on an ani mal lu summer than in the winter sea son, and In proportion to cost It can he -mlr .1.... t. . ,i -.....ii ue win not cause you to done at less expense. The greatest gain Is from young stock, because of rapid growth, but old animals take on fat more readily, and manure from them la more valuable than from grow ing stock. .Much of the haled hay that comes to market Is musty. Most farmers, when they bale hay, think H tietl not very dry, as the bales are small. Hut the amount of liny packed In them Is always sutllcleut to get up a violent ferment unless the hay Is properly dried before It Is put Into the hale. If there were more care used In baling hay the price for It would he much lus ter than it Is, as the hay Itself would be better worth It. .iiu.Mini.8 tee vet trees which ilrv lit. ' a,, , r" ie Key to success. ' , , ' '"lace Farmer. , be grass under them, while In the same neighborhood will be tree under . IMant Trees. I which the grass will grow greener than America u AtrriiiUnniu i..,,ti,- -i, it u nut ilmi iiliiiileil. An or chard that has long been plowed deep has most of Its fettling roots below those of the grass, on the other hand, under the trees where grass has grown rune caustic In his eyes, and after wiling the caustic rub the buttons Pltb ' ""HI the tough skin Is eaten l.v ami rulih.wi ..it n..n .i.- 1.1.....1 1... L - sm .lie I'totit. in-- fn to rome. Change from one side f tlie other frequently and keep the f wlc moist by dipping It in water oc rl"Mlly. Apply over a place not tlmn a five-cent piece and be f'Mhe horny buttou Is eaten away f will never see a horn again rf.ntnl the (mil will be perfect. This Wl" take Ave or six minutes f ' must he thoroughly done to avoid .lira, ' 1v this detailed statement of my ' 0nI because I frennenilv I,,,-., tl, ...... P" have trie.! n.u 1. . .. n .1 .0 u ..11.11.tr. "'"'UElUlest, H tll bur t.. -...u! best sheep, wethers 'aCJ dres set I mutton, 4 V; spring lambs, S', ht hiuii.I. Hogs Uross, choice heavy, (I; light and feeders, (j.50(j3; dressed, (3(4 4.25 per 100 pound. Beef (4ross, top steers, (3.75(4 3; cows (3.25; dressed beef, 4(4 5 ',c s-r pound. Veal Large, per pound. 3(?3V-; small, 41 creamery, 10(rf 1111 I B.iniuuriRi rtve.ii.j l, " Picture of a farmer's home -".uviiula. The editor (tilled It "nuiiful Farm Home," but the "r s mistaken, v.. f,.r- i,u u Wtlful" ttlilel, ln. ,.. .lina.i " i 1 - .. e picture showed but one bare Nrultla YlHrltflu. Butter Fancy native brick, 18c; ranch, lO.rf 12c. Cheese Native Wasiiington, 11c; California, IIV", 1 Kggs Fresh ranch, 18 ml Do. Poultry Chicken, live, nr jsiunil, hens, lOo. 11c; spring chickens, (3 (i(3.r.O; ducks, (2. Ml M 3.75. i Wheat Feed wheat, (28 per ton. ! Oats Choice, per ton, (23. Corn Whole, (22; cracked, per ton, (22; feed meal, (23 per ton. Barley Bulled or grouud, er ton, (23; whole, (21. I Fresh Meats Choico dressed beef, steer, tic; cows, 6',c; mutton sheep, Go; irk, (I'gi-; veal, suiall, t). j Fresh Fish Halibut, 4l1c; salmon, 4 (11 3c; salmon trout, 7wl0c; flounders and sole, 3(44; ling cihI, 4('5; risk cod, 5c; smelt, t't(4-l& installment plan, and was to make the last payment July 1, but did not need so much time, for he paid the last the. day wo arrived. lie has 480 feet of ground left, ami a surplus of (15,000. The pay streak i from 40 to SO feet wide, and the pay is in and on the bed rock. These are drift diggings, and have to be worked in the winter time. The ground is from 15 to 35 feet deep. "Times will be quiet here until about (H-toltcr 1, when there will bo work for 4,000 or 6,000 men. There is a small sawmill here, and lumber is worth (130 ier 1,000, und scarce ut that. The camp was not struck until August, and it is estimated that the output is ulsint (3.500,000 to dale, and w ill probably be (35,000,000 or (30, 000,000 next year. The companies think thcycun supply sufficient fissl for the winter. There will be iilxiiit 1,100 veopli count from the outside this year, ami I exsvt us many thuiisan.l, or more, next year. The weather is nice at the present time. "The Circle City camp is alsiut de serted, and the claim owners iireofler- ing (13.50 ht tlay ami Isiard, "The camp is well supplied w ith pro visions at the present time. Flour is worth (13 a hundred, bacon 50 and tiO rents a niuiiI, beans 13 ' rents, coffee 75 ecu In, milk 60 cents Jmr per can, tabid fruit 75 cents per can, shovels (:l each. If any one should want to come here this summer or full I would advise them to come by the mouth of the V 11k. in. In early spring, they should come by the bind und water route." ; rvriywiupitrr. TI.N Mliroi iginal" l'l ICIil K S j CAM-OKI A" which him Ikxii urtl In Hit home of the uiolhrraof Amnio for ovrr tl.itly yrai. I Lutk Catrdillv Ml Hie r!uti.r ami - tl.ui it I. ( iiKj iv u.i.. ii iS.t, antl has the igtlatiltc or CIIAS. II. l'l.i:illi:K on th wrapirr. No out h aulliuiity fnnii nte lo u aiy name ri.Ta Thr Crnlai.r Con.uny of whka Ch. II. r-'lrtcltrr i I'miilrnl. flank I, .V. BAMLI-l. riTCIIKK, M.IX New York's llrst public conveiilence station will bennelalM.rattiuiiilergioniid 11 flair. It will cost (35,0.10, and will THE WHEAT SHORTAGE. K.iniia Will lraw llratlly 011 tit I nlleil Nlalra. bunion, Aug. 13. The Times, In its financial article today, says: "It Is estimated by icrson in a H.sition to form an opinion that at least 13 l r cent more wheat than is usually needed by Kmope will lw wanted this year. Owing lo short Russian, French and Austor-lluiigariail crops, the L'nite.l States will ! the only country ublu lo meet tins extra demand. ' Ik built under Mail street and the Ilroiel. way side of City Hall Bark, It will 1st tiuished in tumble, and when completed will le the lluest thing of the kind in the world. UK ArMCSH ANNOT IIH I IIIRII hr lis'al a.illitliiii, a Ihey l aiiinil ri ai li the tllseawil fiillliil. nt the ear. Tlu rf Is mi Iv line way I re ilcalm-u. att.l Ihal I. I.v t t,alll ... Iiimal rt'iiit'ilii's. Ih aini'ss u t aioi'.f hy an In. Hsliii .l. tllti.it ul lha inn. .mi llnlim i. the Kiixachiaii Hilar. W hen Hoi inla. m. mristii. r.l yon have ruiiihllii xinii.l or ImtaTleel In arm, ami a I il l entirely el I .lealm..a iiher II, ami in.leu the liillaiioiisiloii t an h. taken nut an. I ihl lull.. ri"inre. in ll imrinal tonililliin, hearln u ill la- .Iimi.im.i lori veri nine east's tntl el leu are eaneit l t-aiarrli, al.leh l. tinlhliis Inn an lull attii.-.l 1 1 1 1 ton of he iiiiii'iiiih surlai-f. Wtiaill li tint. Il.in.lr. il linllara (r anv t ae ol ileali (. it .1 hv t alarrlil Dial l auiiui In-cure. I hy llall'a I alartii Cure. N'lnl lor fir 1'iilara, free. K J. I HKNKV A ( O., T0I..I11, (I. hy ilrtisl.t. 7 v Hall Kamll) Tills it Hit- la-. OOWER 1 j Mm- FOR.. PROFIT Power that Will save )ou money and make you money. Hercules Lijgiiics are the cheapest power known. Burn Gasoline or Distillate Oil; no smoke, fire, or dirt. For pumping, ruiitiitig dairy or farm machinciy, they liuvc 110 equal. Automatic lu uctiou, (.crfcctly safe anil reliable. Scad fur illustrated catalog. Hercules Gas Engine Works Bay St., San Francisco, Cal. Hercuhi Special .ctntvl Imrsepower) Price, only $183. the true feeding roots come neiir the Kan Krannlaro Markets. Uitpfii..i nml vvliei. 11 .lev time eoliies: Wiuil Choice fisithlll. 9(4 13c: Sun ii- 1 Wa'1 ollt Uetir the bnru. the grass under it lacks moisture and Joaquin, fl months' Hid 10c; tin year's Is very soon killed. staple, ,wwi; mountain, msiaci uro- In i i "I'uout putting out Kvery Imiv on the farm should Is-giv- gon, iwig i.k-p. -"" Kim, ,,tlfy ,he,r bo,nM,? 11 18 en a youug'uulmal to raise for himself, j "l--ia yu 1 .... U'"m,'U B,Kllt t0 fanners'! Lto attend to I. and In-Induced .0 take Hay-W heat,( 2(a 5; wheat and oat, He wl tins inan, ui, t. o.-.-. .... . L lunners will let year HIT ftllt iZT1 ,1,,wu ln ,1,e eoruer of a field : f"''tit hi n 1. 1 in 1 a ,,llHn near them. ' iL TllI,,w People are often Just iZ Tm' but ,llere ","',e ia! , nu"r than for them, for the I,, """""y I'as the young trees fr..'?!"1' 8,111 lould Pt tlieui out ' i,: """-v 'lo It. If the farmers 4 rt-a r Uae their lanes 1 ""XlWHra .. l. . ' nnu nnrira tmai a nit il!) t"",r houses with them, there if,", "nfi't demand for na rest reservatUm.-Farm News. A Saia.l. . I th. t 0 "irt low, 1 ,nTexa Kxiu.Hn. t.- 1 cow -vL. uw Hi a,,.. ""jf -etiierland. k Urn . ,0 l "olsteln cow. - in seven consecutive an Interest In Its progress. 7ia8; best barley, ('J(41?; alfalfa, 1 1 .1.1.1 f . .ti.l . if 11 n I tn'i I, ti nil 1 ir r or wlU bJ more reconciled , (T'" H'50 clover. (7.50 ,3U to furm life when he Is grown. The Isiy who leaves the farm fur the city 1 "the one who 1ms never had any op portunities and looks 11 1 sin fanning as drudgery. I.ubor lst-onie a pleasure when tliere Is something to strive for. aad the eurly education of the Isiy on the farm should be by giving him an Interest In something. All children love young st'k and pet them. The only oba-otlon to a well kept hedge Is thill It takes quite a spa t the laud which the ns-ts occupy. Cul tivation may Is done c..e to the hedge, however, and weed prevented. nnu. ir ti . . ..... ...n-o aa u- 111 ireSKS. j j. . 1 '""""" pounds of milk properly trlmmea. are is-i-"-. .. i!1(f ' 1 h gave 2.P.W; fences. Osage orange requires lals.r V 'rthln r DP1lrly m Pounds a every year, but It cannot be siirpass.il iv-U,k ".""'utlve days. When for protecting sheep from dog If It I ",f th m '"uu" you nave an in good onler. wnuunrj - or boards are eosuy 111 somr and require frequent repairs. fheep will go through burled w ire fence, un less the wire are very close, but no flock will am'.npt to get through a gs-l osage orange hedge. m of mlIk lven by hS i.MT ADooer way to V oj 1tV"jh,D" of four big buck ""Bor. Kll0n' 'rn. "! ti d.;' de lnto b,"t" the '4 an, h-made foui" Pounds and k ra 0UnP of bu,tM". MillstulTs Middlings, (18.50(4 33; California bran, (14M15 r ton. Potatoes New, ill Isixes, 40 (4110c, Onions New red, 70'Oi0o; do new ailverskin, S5(HU5o s-r cental. 1 Fresh fruit Apples, 80(4 3e s-r small Istx; do large box, 40(4 5i: Koyal apricots, 20 '4 35o ooinmon cherries, l',(42fic: Koval Anne cherries, 25(4 4oc ' imt lsix; currants, (1.00(4 1&0 per chest; peaches, 25(4 40c; pears. 20(4 40c; cherry plums, 20m30c Hr Is.x. Cheese Fancy wild, new, He; fair to gissl, 7'c js-r jiiii.I. Butter Fancy creamery, 22 " 23c; do founds, 20(21c; fancy dairy, 10(4 20c; gissl to choice, Ii4 1 he sr nnd. Kggs Store, 1 1 1, (4 14c; ranch, fl( 2io; Eastern, 13(514; duck, Mo pet tliiaU-n. Citru fruit Navel orange, (1 ,42; secilirgs, 75cM(1.35; Mexican l me, (1.50'5.50; common lemons, $1 a 3.60 "T Is'X- i lili'sgii V lira! Unas I'p, Chicago, Aug. 13. September w heat ii.lvaiice.l 3 cents today, and close. I strong ut Hi 1 v cents, thu highest int touched by Septeinls'r wheat ince 1 1 . Crop news from tho Northwest, and the decline in condition shown by the gov ernment crop resrt were the chief fao tors, Ily.ia.nlla Ki.loaln In Mlna. St, Louis, Aug. 13. W. II. Mad lern und Taylor Dtslson were killed to day by 11 11 explosion ot dynamito in a l.-ad mine iiearBonim Terre, Mo, Two other were seriously injured, Electrically welded steel being ma'le m M.ljian.i ate. I to hold 1 u l.r i t l i i f barrels are They are ami liiliting (loo.l ( al. h ol a Oll-ra, San FrafTcisco, Aug. 13. A private etter from Captain Smaling, uf the Insuier Theresa, now in Behriug ea, gives news of the catch of the sea otter hunters up to July H. The let of luck has followed the men, a thu four scliiHiiieri heard from had killed (ill otters, tne skin of which ae worth from f:i0,000 to (40,000. There aie on!." about 1,000 Oermuii in the whole of Mexico, A uew steering devico for ship con. trols the ruiltler by pneumatic pressure, the air being forced into a cylinder 011 either side of the rudder msi by means of tho steering wheel in the pilot house. My diM'tor said I Would tlie, hut Pino' Cunt for ( oiisiiiiiioii riireil me. - Amos Keluer, ( lu rry alley, III., Nov. 2.1, 'Ri, A bereaved widower in St, Joseph, .Mo., tisik until himself a second Wife before his first spouse was buried. Tl Issly of No. 1 had been teiiMirarily piine.1 in a receiving vault. In every mile of railway there are seven feet and four inches that are not covered hy tho rails the space left Is.' twis'ii them for expansion. TIIK TUIW OF LIFE. I'rupuard lal n I'rraahar, Fort Hoott, Kan., Aug. 13. A local new.as-r announoe that the council men are insisting that an occupation tux U asaessed ugulnst the ministers of the town as a mean of raising rev enno to make up th deficiency oc casioned by the closing of the saloon. The (in. ll i wrestling with an occu pation tax, and a. one of the members refuse to supsirt the measure unless it shall include minister Chicago I. a a penny savings bank for r nt. of butt.i. f. nt : shaksoeare: They do not love that n xeeptlonei animal ! tlo not enow their love. uu u oils and acetone, w hich is an element school children, inaugurated by the Civio in the manufacture of curdite. 'Federation. Ow'ng to modern incthoda of living-, not one woman In a thousand ap proaches this M-rfcctly Iialurul cluingo without experiencing a train of very annoying and sometimes puiuful t.ymp turns. Those dreadful hot flashes, sending tho blissl surging to the heart until it U't'iiii ready to burst, and the faint feeling that follows, sometimes with chills, If tho heart wero going to top for good, are symptoms of a dangerous nervous trouble. The nerves are cry ing 0.1 1 for assistance. The cry should be heeded in time, Lydla E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound waa pre pared to meet the needs of woman's ysteiq at this trying period of her life. Mas, Dki.i.a Watson, 534 West 6th Bt., tlnclunatl, Ohio, says) I haro been using Lydla E. Pink, ham's Vegetable Compound for tome time during the change of life and it haa been a aavlour of life unto me. 1 can cheerfully recommend It to all wo men, and I know it will give permanent relief, I would be glad to relate my ex perience to any sufferer." A Maw Knal. Iii the future wn may be importing masut instead of exporting coal. Mustit is a by-product in the distillation of raw is'troleum It is also manufac tured from u cheap, brown coal found 111 !noiiy, 1 nere nas ween, until re cently, great trouble in llndiugu fiirnai1 siiiiiioin uir niiriniig it, it is now blown hy steam into a sseial furnace on iim principlu of the Liiclgen light 1 ami used without tllfllctiltv. It Is 40 or 50 per cent cheaper than coal, and is 20 per cent better as a heat raiser Steam can li got up (pucker and kept ut a higher pressure and more work be done by the iiiin hinery. From a naval IHiintof view these are vitally impor taut (acts. No sign of a ship under mil steam will be shown in the sky, for masut is a smokeless fuel. Itussia and Italy are using It in their navies, and (Icrmauy lias lately made some valuable experiments. At Kiel, Wilhelmsbuven and D.umlg are tanks from which it can be pumped into ships. Its specific gravity being so much less than that of coal, a ship s buoyancy is greutlv in creased when the bunkers aro filled with it. Heavier armor or cargoes can Im curried, llio heating caiMiclty be lug greater, tho ship can travel faster or farther. It ia yet to bu learned what improvements thu (ioniums have in troduccd Into tlmir fiirnuoci, and what ure the disadvantages of musut. Tl.a Water llyarlnlli llnnmad. Tho water hyacinth, which was lm- isirtnd into Florida from Vcnciiiohi some years ngu und was seriously im IHjuiling navigation In the St, John river, is being killed by a small rod spider, This spider is said to bo also 1111 iiiiHirtatinn from Veueiuehi and Is known us a deadly enemy to water growth of this charaoter. Al I'ulutku thousands uf acres of waterfront were covered w ith this thick acniutlio vege tation and the situation was Winning so serious that a state eoinmiimitiiier bud la-en Hpsllitei to officially report upon menu for It destruction, It Is now believed that the rod spider will clear the river of the nuisance In one or two years. Our senses do not (all asleep simul- lan inly. The eyelids are first affect' ed und shut out slight; next follows the sense of taste, then smelling, hearing und touch, the last-named living the lightest sleeper Hint must easily annuel, 1 I Baal cJW Sirua. Taala lxi. Vat f f I J lie -a 1 St sr-a r't'a , fTTi n ll S :':li?aaSa1aa-aaiai Jl t Portland, Oregon A. r. Attw.TiioM.i, Lt-.n., prlii, J. A. U'Kco,c'y THl U!Y WORLD OF BUINC ii tiMlitUa 1 t4r4trrfrft4iiftl, m4 111 la UeaK'la aaore, Rti4 lar f ttUlagM, lar bal k e tvk. Vtrll, A BUtlNtftt CDUCATIOM PAV l-ITKRAH Y, normal , tmwl turn, nitlklr!. rt, tlifi.lstKM til mill rt rlnrv ruiiiMn. Kitie tlilsltimn itif iitiriiml rourii-, 'f wctity-e-liiht In- fttriH'lor, AfJ htmlf ill, hHRltnii iM'KUtlflll, ftlytMlv, In tliv iti hurt i. with nil (lit alvaiitnii o( trt ut ctiv aii'l notiti ut ti iliaiivaiitftiit. Krnn from vnliMitm mi I .iiiumm. iilca. H-t.nl- lliaj liHila rnHM'l.i Wtlll MlfMi. t Htt ii IMP II t titil firm. Knirnv (ur vr from IlitU tat JII. Hi-mh iil-riii H-ihinfr il, 1NV7. 4 MI. tifil? f lit In A'lilrvxi, 1 ll'-. am imjv, xi. 11., rulvcriltjr Ttrk. r. ALBANY COLLEGE AliMSS: ll'in r..r, ita-ti iil io i !-ni .c Iraliiinr 1 In t nniitm jffar Mill rft'(rl iumr nw It tiiiirf I A r'Kil!r liUallir U1 titular I lit IfailtT hl of ft r'W'i)i lulnrnlK limn 2 Kl. Iiitiite.rjr w n. aulanriMl tfriiiii I at if lit hymn Aiiitr( an iMrii mil Amrit mi -t1tit Iim I iff. nian- 5 Military ia-iir Invul. Iiir (tie rfiu. laiitiin ol a hri4-la military m-Ihn.I in (jr'i, lial'lu a 1 1'1 drill C Hmi. 15. h-iul for cal. ali $ ue. HtlUri Moil l.mm, rr..Irttt. r 'CMIL,OHfN TltTMINcT"! Waa WinatJ.w rvatTMiata hi Bt r oiMiuul aigaf t 5 I assMl t rl.1 Mr, tayltiii ll tfih U. rhilit. m,tU 4 rut l a guntm, altav all (Mm. er ttt1 N-c.ftnai la witeni uf aiarrnaafc saf aa mmm mm FULL OF LIFE Mean lull ol liualih. Are you alow. ai.lrliU aaT Am oiir iiervr laiy, ynnr iiiuai lea llahhy and year vlial Ittiiet,,,,,. la.ki,,. , ,.,," i l'i'i t. "';)".", wk""l' Hilli iti.iriiln win, a .liillhea.laclie..ilrr,l, , (e-li",a"ll etllaihal li.llnw t,i ar.insa. II la il,. We,k. !'..".,." i T" ,"rv""" syiiem, ana ..u n,.,a Jllal ll. eh r.'l.lril)' aa Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt. I'K A. T. HTM.lKN;K,,,,M',,'00r'',,,,' wl'lTV.U'n,1.'.' 'r"''1 ".' ' '," l th Hell, will say that leaaea have. I 0.1..1. ........! "i.f, llt-rtiirttallvalrt.Malha I '1 r.. yu at il,il ,y,h,. , .,1.,,,.a.(1 I ll.ll.l 111 V iiwii I,, av.lal.. ..... .. .M r S'HHl Atllr.1 nall.. ,'a le ,. ,. UU rflrr.lid,., uw rwafil.ill r.'ur.. W. 11. ('iil-t-.I.AM). Makes People Strong. ft I. a mister 11 Illr .Iv.t 11 v.... . - .. Iljr re.e I, will l.lill.l y ,, l( ., the Iteeis ..I early hahlia, ami makea Hi. nerva ai.lt Vital turea aa 111.1. L- ...... U vmi .-ait, t.r sen. I lr u,u i,(Ml(i ..Thre-t laaau ut Men," Irtta, flnarly n-alv.l. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. 4B3 Waal Waaliln(ta Ml., l-urllauil. Or. ilroaf siraliuii IMi fiiier. Hi Complete AMD How to Attain IL" l Wi.mtrrul N MtsH. al liuuk, wrlii'o for Men 1 mlr. On ft pr may ba had fr-r, avalnl, In plain anvel ou,ua ulicallan. ERIE MEDICAL CO., I Msigiri IL. BUFFALO. N. V. BASE Bill GOODS WS Htearry Hit misilionipl-i line of Ovnuiaaium anil Ainivor t.msia tin ll.a riatt IUI1 u UNIFDSMt MA0L TO ORDER, tend for Our All.letio t'tal.n;tia. WILL FINCK CO., SIS SIO Maraai St., Saa t'ranclaao. Cal. WHEAT Malta rdtiiirt by aut eraa ill .oei lilatliin ,a ( liieaKo. M buy and aril a beat Ihara 1,11 tnar. SHU. fiirluiirt liar be,.n inaila mi amall Ih'SIIIIiIii bv Ira.llli In I u turea. Urlta li.r lull l.aroeiilara. Best ( rt-ft-ri-nea stTttit. Sev eral vrara' vxpt-ririiea oft lha 1 htoavo ltiar. of 1 rant, sua iitorouifit snowiisiira ol ilia b...i nesa. Iiownm. Iliililtuil at l'i... rleeant. Hoanl ul Trail hmkara. oitittta in purtlaud, Orvnon, 8okii sml Sratll. Waal.. lias ran b saT-d w1lk out ll.rlr knswlrtlca by NTI IAS, Uia nuovrlnua citra f.u lha drink habit. All druHglata, .a writ antiwar, lart tit. U0L MAILE0 FREE. EXPELLED ALIVE WITH DRUNK aaaaa) faaattal e., at fULt iNroHMATION I TAPEWORMS IIKAIIfoniplrte, III from 17 inlniitrs to two hours hv '-M.OCI'M'S T A I'K U'OHM isHKl'l I'll'," requiring no previous or af ter trrstii.ent, such ss fuslii.K, starving-. li.-tiiiK, sml th tukiiig of iiuiisrous and iMiiaouoiis ilniKS, raiisiu 110 naiti. aickuras. ilin oliil.irt or I . I after (llrels. N.l loss of tune, mrals or deiriilii.u from husiui-s. This reinritv hua NKVKK failed. t'L'KK III Alt,Nf KKI. Ovrr li.isn rsvs sm- rssttilly arealc.l slue 1M.M. rite lor free 1l.1rn11.il. ill ami i.uestniit lilati k Atl.lres, Kl.lll I NI S I U ll '., Autlttorluui bltt. Npultana. YVaah. tl I'TI'HC aat ril.ES rura.1: no par tin lllcnra-l.art.it Inr book. It tot. MtsansLa uTStriLI, US Mark! SI., Kan Kran.'Ujco. !. f. !. I'. Na. .14. 'S7. I'M KM wrltln lat ad vartttara, plaaa 1 aa