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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
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llr h.iKln,.hM th.u, h,,, ,. T
r::: u,r mi
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"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-.
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1
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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
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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