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YUKON RUSH THE THOUSANDS PEACH ALASKA. WILL 0 ln Many bobu pofc. or, 0.1 Ar ,'b' But 1 1 I r him I... (J.I4 "" . S Atla.mnt B..... piraeullle to II Overcome. of Its . orrespondetie ) m .r t0 Klomlike HOW""- ' (l,.-!.. " , how will ''y ba trmiHiort- by I tho s'- UrJ in these maucra. u tnero it ( bil crowd lie muy hus .to a in "art P'""""fs' or ,0 "ot ' l,roJH,r tl be itiooessful in tranaportln. 1 ..'... interior. He would better Lmisltno niuoli to l nor depend r . tuiimr altl.. t.i tvivul In pern ni"'" """ " , pillar wy. Certuiiiljr, 10 fur ui I .....i(.r ituaniere are concernvil. 1 Uibertlnw'H all be en;!.e'l week j f" I ll,. .Man i..,,L.i. 1 jjrtiice, no" " v ...Sni.i. vMMi early way have to ; t long lime for hia turn to come ,jivL EVP" on ,,,e overland truiua (rfiiproiDineof Inconvenience, if not ir bo great a mull, all in one di- UB, aill ta the rolling Hock of l irou(H 10 ii uiiuimi, nice cure lhir W go oulk cmpij. A oeit eetimateof the number of ,,u who will itnrt for Alanka next ! Eir U 80.000, while aome who have ! to the lubject much attention place . LfSgare h'B" xuu.uuu. At an Ereuf 800 to each vessel, it would i;o ilea in en to convey the inin- III. O Uk II ft jt aamiier, wiiiio uou wuum ue trM'V to acconiiuuoain ine qibxi U To send 170 ateaineri in the Cr,ih of February, March and April U amke It neceRsary lor two to II rtih day. There ia now advertised oo quatrer too ateaineri neoensary. ciherl will no doubt be provided, tlicre are numeroua lranKirtalion veil on foot, bnt nothing definite I a ihein ran yet be said. Tins ia f. ie nt to show that tho man who mil to join the first great rush by iiT of the pawea and lakea would to make aure of hie passage to lorbkaguay. Aa to tho route by tsvof 81. Alicliaela and the river, L111II not be open till June, and rinive trausiortation projucta now ft way will be anflloiently develotied W Mure that timo to make it well iitione any estimates until later. Eire are but two well known and rsiiMy practical routea to the Yu- minei One ia liy the mountain Ui from Dyea ami 8kaguay to the U and thence by boat (low n the lakea rivers, and the other ia by ocean truer to St. Michaels and thence up riw by light draft atoamer. All r routes are yet to be proved, ami bo try thein innat expect to meet lb the tribulations and uncertainties ktUy in the path of tho pioneer. onlitedly the great majority of Yu- trii will try the passea, mice tno 1 can be reached in thia way two l.rre montha earlier thau by steam mil, of the so the greater number go ever tho regular Yukon trail by way of Chilkoot pan, tho next a: or number going from Sk agony over Ubilo tiara. R it well thoroughly to understand mute and ita variation aa to the paitte. Linn canal, about 100 1 north of Juneau, (leuetratea a i.ber of miles northerly into the lii mountains, the very head of it be- thriiled into two anna by a rocky knontory. Into the easterly arm ii Skaguay rivor and into the wetst- inn the Dyea river. Both are R in-cold mountain itreams, nav- le for c.i noes only fur several miles. if bean of these arms are located ikw towns of Skaguay and Dyea. a theno iKiinta it ia necessary to the high mountain divido to t Linderiuaun and Bennett, where fs iro constructed for tho journey 1 the river. Until the past season Vnkonera have used the Chilkoot 1. from Dyea, exclusively, the Chil Iniliiiiii packing all the supplies at u'onl rate of 15 cents a pound. rume ia 87 milts long, and the '"it of the pass ia 8,200 feet high. Indiana have always refused to ly any other route, declaring thia fthe best one. Last auinmer, ow- the great rush and the eager- of all to get over at any cost, the M"i raised their price for packing, fl often us high ns a dollar a pound paid them. Thia, and the crowded ition of the trail, led many .to try siiguaT trail, which", though 41 f9 long, was asserted to be better, me the summit of the pass was 000 feet lower. It was found, Nr, that the trail was not 10 good, the river had to be crossed several P"i mid that, thoiiirh tho pass was Mint lower, the trnii led up and hill so much that the actual Mg done was creator than by the N't pass, whore the ascent was ''1 to the foot of the summit di- 'hon one very atocp climb was pury. The practical result was very much laiger percentage of who tried the Chilkoot pasa buc I in reaehing the lakes, thuu of "liouttetnnted tli J SkanuaT route. hheless. iniDiovementa are now Dtade on both trails, anil both he extensively iispi) In the snrinB. g much easier to go in over the lien the rocks and mud which the trails 10 difficult last fall are ed up. Pl are prolected imnroveinenll Mh nf tllONA Irnilo In iho nntlirn flroiuls anil tramwavs. but aa vet jt:hilkoot paps shows anything tan- ' combined railroad and tram ' Under construction am) is nrom- P be completed by the firt of Feb- or the tilkiniT nf frolir lit from lilirough to Lake Liudermann. The l)'litiea are that thia convenience Ibe provided by that time, or .v thereafter. The company oper t pnrpueca to contract to carry ! Jrom Uyca t0 the lk"t pri I below what it would coat to pack !ri nd to handle it eo promptly ?T the time the owner can walk !he trail Ids freight will get With thia tramway in opera ,nl nothing similar on the 8kag T"'', the Chilkoot pass would get travel. There are, however, ,ur tramwava and rtilroad pro J"1 bjith trails", but when they will "J 'ur use ia uncerUin. At the t time it would teem a though mi n ill ait 1 1 Land Interwiieii in one way or an- ir .mm pa-ses, consisting of .boot 650 Uiotliogf' movement alamt to ! unlet of hike mii.I river navigation to tTpl Kw? ,,,e.,n"n1f,,1" J""'" Ci,y- ' month of the f L ioiwk hi fortune it vitally in- Klondike. jt 60 lnlH . , thit Chilkoot tramway win b, ,h . thing ready early enough ",2 dstoth. flr.t riwh i FWyTn March CntU tlmt time, there i. Pre..tly l.ttle.holoeU.twoenti.etrHiU fur wn.iu . i i . .... .,, Vum before Februarv nn,, ...i,.. . ..i. "V Bum over tint mow y. k.ViA ' f ,!''T,r- TI,i,i..rolll. tkelei6n ,W and Imy to prolNl .1 7 r-Kulur outfitting ,K,it. M.,y tke,ln(,to1p draw .1,,!,. but .11 cni.otdotl.i. If It), done. ,p,cia provision must be made for food fo, e.w niiiiiiuin, After the lakct have been rear!,,.,!, the remainder of the route it the aauie riiriyoiiie, u. Circle City in 800 ...nr. unn mo river from Daw pom T1'8 l"'w ,own "f Il'imi'Mrt City Ii itil) aliout 600 tnilcs further down the Yu- kon, Ht the mouth of .M .,1 .......1, not far abovo the K,iiit where the Ttiniiuii.tl. t...- .l. . " " ",e 8'i rirt-r. Tliig entire lake and river joorney ii made in itronir Ixiata mUii. of timber whipmiwed by the Yukoneri im Ik. I I Il l '.- ...... uum ui iukvi Liiinirriiiann or Uennett There U a unull miw mill there, but it in nimble to cut enough timln'r to fill the demand. DoubtlcM oilier millt will be taken in a toon at the tramway ia oompleted, but mim rg limld not rely upon thia, but ahould uuiui 01 1001a ani materiul for uuiniiin a iniai, aa null on oara and row locki. Efforla to take In boete over tlie pant hint fall were nnaucceiKful. even In aeotiona. Thotujh it might lie easier to do 0 over the mow, it ia uoumiui 11 it would not consume ai nim.u extra nine ami I a Dor aa the building of a boat would require When the tramway ia at work, upeciuU ly coiiHtrurted boats could no doubt be taken in to advantage, and valuable time be laved. The route leads through Lake Llmler maun, 8 miles, a ortage to Lake lien nett, 1 mile; down the lake, 24 utiles; through Cariboo crossing to Lake Tag. ish, 3 miles; down the lake It) miles; by river to Lake Marsh, 0 miles; aorosi the lake passing Windy Arm. 19 miles. Those who go in the win- i tor and early spring can proceed to this . point by drawing their boats on sleds, but there they must wait for the ice to break up before proceeding down the I river in their boats, nnlesa they intend to go through light, dragging a sled over the mow and ioe. Twenty-five miles below Lake Marsh ia the dreaded Milei canyon, and just below thia place are White Horse rapids. Both of these placet may be lately run in the boat if the utmost care it exer-, cised. Many boats have been wrecked ' here and their contents lost, while sev eral unfortunate men have been drowned. No one should attempt these difficult passage! without tint having carefully studied the situation. Thirty 111 ilea further down the river is Lake Le Darge, SO miles long. Five Finger rapids are ICS miles below tint lake, and Kink rapidt are 8 milea further. These are the hint of the specially dan gerous places, though care must bo ex- ( erciscd during the entire journey. Aa to other routel from the coast, there are but three tliat have any prominence, and none of them Is aa yet auffioiently kuown to make it advisa ble for the ordinary gold seeker to at tempt them. One of them it the Dal ton trail, leading noitherly over the mountains just west of the Chilkoot pass, and paralleling the lake and river route for about 800 miles, finally striking the Yukon bolow the most f digigerous rapids. It ia claimed that thia is the best route for a railroad, but it is yet to be shown how practicable ' it it for geueral use, Tho government will probably attempt to tend in a re- j lief exiedition by this route early in tho spring. j The Taku and the Stickeen routes, j one starting from Takn inlet, near Ju- j noun, and the other from the Stickeen j rivor, near Wrangol, oonverge at Lake Teslin. Small river ateamorB can nav igate thia lake and pans down the liootulimiua river to the Yukon below the rapids, and thul to Dawson and be yond. It ll claimed tnai eucn sieam era will be built on the lake in the spring, and that trails will be opened up to the lake and pack trains put on, I to be followed 'noon by railroads; but 1 until this ia actuully done the gold j seeker would do well not to intrust j l.inmnlf iii the uncortuiiitiel of those routes. Undoubtedly the most comfortable ami easy way to reach the Yukon mines is by Bteam'er from one of the Pacillc coast ports to the mouth of the Yukon, at St. Michaels, and thence by light river steamcra up the fetream, the dis tance up tho river being 1.422 miles to Circle City, and 1,773 to Dawson City. Tho trouble with tills route is that the river is navigable only three months in the year, and then only by small river steamers, because of frequent bars. The ice breaks up about the 20th of June and fo'uis again about the same time in September. There are now severul Bteamers on the river belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company and the North American Transportation and Trading Company, both of which have trading posts on the river, with head quarters at St. Michaels. Bgth com panics are building severul new vessols lor next year's traffic The outlook for this route next sum mer is that the number of steamert on the river will be utterly Inadequate to accommodate the persons who will be landed by thousands at St. Miolmelt by steamers and sailing vessels, though there are numerous projects on ftwt for building steamers on the river in the spring or towing them thither. As every vessel on the river will probably run in connection with aome regular ocean line, and at the pobab.litiea are that the ocean liners will carry more passengers and freight than the rive iteamerscan handle, It would se 1 though the only persons who will itand any show of getting through to Dawson byythTronte will bt those who pur ohas. through passage from the ttarting ,inl to their destination for them- :..i -n.i .muiliei. Those wno pay pa'ssage Tnk o St. Michael., or who ?each that point by lnde,ndent .team eri or vos els. will probably be unable ? proceed any furt'.er Kot..th.und. ng thii promises to be the condition 7 affair next summer, there w doubtless thousand! of age in all kindt of craft for St Mich wl., without providing mean, for get ting beyond that point. Much diaap pointm...ti.in.tortform.nyon thi. 100 re. TOPICS FOR FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OHO rinni nwnL r KIENDS. l't W t v4 Corn Pn,,jer.fow to Iloui.h Hit Kuu Amount of Water Cow I.rlnk. ..Tctof Her Milk Value, Feed I iiB orn Fodder. bint wlttti-r put the cowa Into a feed ll adjoining the fur,,,. Three plKa for eiii h t-ow were nlxo placed lu tho lot. J lie tow a were tiiken Into the barn tw Ice a day. fed ufier being milked, were turned Into " 101 ami given unhimked corn fod der. In thia way each cow received one and one-third buHhel ear corn per week and one hindii-l of pnrll In Ilia r...l. di r. The pig. In addition to what they plrked tin. were clven IniiiRrmllk n.j me Hklm nillk. In return for thia feed 1 received four and one-half pounda blllter and ten nournln per cow, or alwut two pounda butter mid four noiimla nnrlr lu.p liimliul nt corn. The cowa were provided with a good abed and a thick layer of atraw to He on. AgrlculturUt. GettlnK Hid of Rata. An tiniiHiial Interest tins been Broiwed In the destruction of rata thia aeuaou bt cause of the great number found In ccrnerlba and in the vicinity of poultry lioiiHea. The loss from this aource baa been considerable, to nay nothing of the annoyance. If trouble In corn cribs la to be avoided next yenr. set the buildings on MHtt eighteen Inches high, and around the top tack a strip of old tin or Invert a tin pan and place It over the top of the post. This will not alwnya keep them out, but will do much towards preventing their cn triiuce. Where cribs are on the ground and have been untlei mined by these peats, a number of methods of getting rid of them, more or lest tucceasful, have bten suggested. If well-trained fer ret and a good rat dog can be secured, great niimliers can be killed In a abort time. The ferret will go Into the holes under the crib and run out the rats, which can tlieu be disposed of by means of the dog or guns. After the rata have been well cleaned out by this means they seldom return, or at least not for a long time. In closed bins, where carbon bisulphide can be used, they can be got rid of In short time. Merely place an open dish full of the chemical on top of the grain and permit It to evaporate. It will permente every point and kill all living creatures. In uslug the bisulphide, remember that it Is very lutlanimabte, ami all llghta and Area must be kept away from the build ing while It la being applied. Orango Judd Farmer. The Water a Cow Drink. M. Ilaucel reported to the French Academy of Sciences his experiments to determine the effect f the quantity of water cowa drink upon quantity nnd quality of milk. "lie says," writes Dr. Galea WIIhou., to Practical Farmer, "that, by Inducing cowa to drink more water, the quantity of milk yielded can be Increased without Injuring Its qual ity, lie asserts that the amoun of mill; Is proportioned to the quantity of wa ter drunk. In experimenting, upon cows fed In the stall with dry fodder that gave only nine to twelve quarts of milk a day, that when this dry food was moistened with from eighteen to twenty-three quarts of water dully, their yield of milk was Increased up to twelve to fourteen quarts a day. Be sides this water taken with the food, the cows were allowed to drink the same as before, and their thirst was excited by adding a little salt to the fodder. The milk was of good quality, ami the amount of butter satisfactory. He found, by a series of observations, that the quantity of water habitually drunk by each cow was a criterion to judge of the quantity of milk that she would yield. Traction Knirinea. The self-propelling steam engines to be UKed on ordinary roads are not near ly so much In favor ns they were when they Brat began to be uned. An eight or ten home power engine put upon a suitable truck can cnally be drawn by on ordinary farm team. It does not frighten teams along the highway as the pulling tractlou engine Is sure to do. As the tructlon engine coats sev eral hundred dollars extra, and la sev eral hundred pounds heavier, It Is not now lu much favor. Muny good coun try bridges that would stand ordinary loads have been broken down by the traction engine, entailing loss both to the owner of the engine and the county. In many places notices are put up thnt If traction engines cross certain bridges they must do so r.t their own risk. Winter Window Plants. ' The plants for midwinter and early spring blooming should be brought Into the house, but the room should be only moderately heated. Give abundance of air every mild day. The temperature of the room at night should bo twelve to elghteeu degrees lower than during the tiny. Remove all dead leaves. Give only enough water to molateu the earth In the pots. The earth should not be made pasty. Chrysnnthcmums.-To prolong tho period of blooming, take up the choic est specimens with a large ball of earth, and set them In tubs or boxes. Keep the plants upon the porch in a protected situation for a few days until they recover. They may then be brought Into the house. Beds of plants should be covered over with a large miiHlIn sheet during frosty nights. Inxects.-For the aphis and plant lice, smoke with toltacco stems. Window plants can be easily fumigated by plac ing them under a barrel. Hose bushes In the greenhouse con be kept free of the aphis by the free use of the syringe. American. To Farm Urlveway. The entrauce drive or "lane," aa It ia n 11...1 i an Imnortant feature In the aurroundlngs of a country home. The success of landscape effect depends largely upon Its Judicious location and arrangement. While the ahortest line is the most practical course for travel : . ..ini.-artlstlcallr consld- ered. a long, narrow, straight line, fenced on botn siues, uuiumu j trees. Is something to be avoided, If pos sible. If the drlvewty must be ttralght. let It be through an open Held or fenced on one side only, and lined with trees, or If inclosed by two fencet let them bo fifty feet or more apart, with a row of treea on each tide. It may then an wer for the family orchordj of all kinds of fruit nnd nut trees, or If plant ed with maples, beech or oaks, will eventually form a magnificent avenue. American Gardening. riucnn Note. Wo would caution beginners, better invent your money In one or two good birds than In half a doxen cheap scrub birds. As soon as you see a pigeon In your loft that Is sick or out of condition, re move It from the other pigeons at once, and treut, nnd, If too fur, use a hatchet. A handful or two of hemp seed given each day to a Hoi k of pigeons will help thiiin through moulting. Kvery fancier should have leg bands, and keep a record of your blrda, as this Is the ouly way we can prevent In breeding, as they are cheap. Look! Look for the little red mltes that I n fen t the young birds In their ncMtM, aa they kill more young pigeons than dines this time of year. Nests should lie clcuned frequently, and saw dust and tobacco stems put in. Linseed vs. Cotton Seed Meal. While fully grown anlmula with strong digestive organs can eat cotton seed meal properly diluted with straw or hay without serious Injury, It Is doubtful whether It It advlsuble to make this part of their ratlou. Lin seed meal can be purchased at about the same price as cottonseed meal, and has equal nutritive value. The new process meal Is the kind (.enerally used. It Is not so fattening as the old process meal, becuuse more of Its oil has been expressed. Fax need whole Is a very rich feed, and If boiled so as to swell it out all that hot water can do It may be given to cattle, sheep or horses with safety. Only a very little should lie given at a time, as the oil in It mukes It very laxative. WesnliiK Foals. Fouls that are about to be weaned In the full of the year, should, prepara tory to the time of Isolating them from thelcdams, be taught to eat freely of grain, pulse and other highly nutritive fcotl. The loss of the dam's milk Is a severe check to their constitution and growth, which even an abundant sup ply of hay or grass will not wholly coin puiHute. A variety of food Is not only permissible, but to be advocated, al though grass or good hay and corn should form their staple diet Too many different borts of food can hardly be tried, says a high authority on the mat ter, "but, of courae, they must be given Judiciously, at various times and In small quantities." Live Stock Journal. Ileddlnu; Absorbents. The only proicr way to keep cows Is to keep them clean. It Is Just an neces sury to bed cowa and keop them clea'n as It Is to feed and care for thorn lu any other way. 1 milk forty cowa the year round, and always milk In stable, summer and winter. If I find any of my cows In a condition to need wnah Ing, somebody gets a hearing, and the second offense Is sufficient for a change In help. The platform and drops should be so eoiiKtrueted thnt all the drop pings, Imtli liquids and solids, will be received In the drop. ' An abnorlx-nt of some kind should be placed in the drop to soak any liquid matter. Fall Manuring Winter Grain. There la no better time to topdrwia winter grain than lute full. If It Is done after the ground Is frozen It will be all the better. The loose sull will not only pouch less, but the manure lying over Its frojsen surface will prevent the al ternate freezing and thawing which Is more trying to winter grain than la continued cold weather. Besides, If the winter grain Held Is seeded with clover In the niilng, aa It always ebould be, the toptlrcHsIng of manure will be Just what Uie young clover needs to give It protection early, and make It grow vig orously later In the season. Small Potatoes. Save all the small potatoes for seed that are of the regulation form. These may be the ouly teed available In the spring, while if they are not needed when planting time comes they can then be discarded. We would not have It understood that we are Indorsing small potatoes for planting. Large seed is preferable every time. Drain the Land. A farmer can raise more bushels of better grain"; corn and wheat, or any other produce, on fifty acres of well undertlraliied land than he can on 100 acres of wet land, and he can do It with less than hnlf the labor and expense. Farm Notes. A good pedigree always adds ft the value of a horse for auy purpose. When whent Is aold buy back bran and shlpstuff enough to feed out the straw. : 1 . The average farm can be run a good deal better without a dog than with out a pig. r J . J Hard work Is not so opt to Injure horses If they receive proper attention afterwards. , There are some good- butter cowt In all breeds and they are even found among scrubs. The most clear profit In raising good horses Is In the fact that you have raised them yourself. The farmer who cunnot supply com fortable shelter cannot afford to winter stock. One advantage In having the manure reasonably fine Is that It can be more evenly distributed on the land. A short-legged, short-haired sheep Is often heavier and will produce more wool than one that looks much larger. The restless spirit of a growing colt is a sufficient guarantee that It will take exercise If the opportunity la af forded. In order to make good beef and to make It easy steady feeding of the most suitable food from the first Is es sential. Every kind of a crop grown on the farm Is needed, and somebody will pro duce It and realise a profit In producing and marketing. Ia selecting farm stock to nse at breeders, secure only aucb animals at are healthy themselvesand have sprung from bealtby, vlgoroua stock. To Injudicious feeding may be cred ited a large amount of the fatality among bogs and with care in feeding a large amount of dlseaM may bt avoided. Farmers' Union. it nirrrniNtf. PhyMral troubles oft like nature coming from dltTrreut rtuxet r often t pusile to tlnme who sn irr pain ti to their treatment ami cure as in the ruse of lumbago from cold or a strain in some way to the mint uiiiK lr. The treatment of such need not ill Her one with the oilirr. Hulh are Iwd i-iioiikIi and lniu!d huve prompt ultriillon, in ionium; ili-ulilt-s mi iinn lisn a lame Uu k. 'Iheii.c.if M. JnciiIm (III will settle the qiiri(iiin. I la rlllruey is so sure in eithi-r l u-c 1 lure in 110 ilillrrviire ill the trial Mini t and no douht of Hie cure. Kangaroo tails for soup have been lent to London from Australia. A shipment of 3,600 weight was told at the rate of $J a doien tails. In A us tralia they are considered a great delicacy. RECITATIONS MAIIK IN A HAY Are prorlnin ii'sire. Time tries the wnnh nl s iimiinr iiifilli-ine. ItiiMit-tii-r'a Smmai'li Hli lrr l liirl)-ltv yesrn' (n.ittli, slid llle Ihi m htrilr lli'hriu lliat gariiifth the rrevii-r nf Aliika'i riM-ki, It ItuiiriilKi .eri-iiiilsil, ami lu ri-puiailuti haa an hrm s liae ai i lit ruck Inrni-rlvca. Nu iiirilii-lns Ii mure highly re tarded aa s remedy (ur lever and ague, hillnu reniiiieiu, riiiiiiaiioii Hirer and kidney ili orders, iiervuutneu and rheiimalUro. The longest straight railroad line in America is on the Lake Shore railway, beginning at a point three miles west of Toledo, Ohio, and running 60 mile, without a curve. $200022 If you use too much of Schilling's Jest baking powder it don't spoil the cake. But why not make your money go as far as it will by using just enough of Schilling's Jest baking powder one-third less than of the brand you are used to? A Schilling; a Compasv . Sail I- rauciaco Y3 An old Kiiglish "Manners Book" ays: "A lady should dip only the tips of her Angers in the sauce bowl, and should not let food fall out of bur mouth 011 the tablecloth." . AN OPEN UTTER TO MOTHERS. We are asserting In the courts our right to the exclusive use of the word "CAM'tikiA," and " I'l rCHKK bCASl OKI A," as out l'rade Mailt. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of llyannls, Massachusetts, WdSlhe originator of "I'lTCHKR'SCASroKIA," the same that has borne and dues now tiear the fac simile signature of til AS. II. I'U'.l'CllliR on every wrapper. This Is the original " I'lTCHIIK 4 CAsTORIA " which has beeu used in Hie homes of Hie mothers of America for over tills ty years. Look Carefully at the wrapper tud see that It ia thi kind you A tit alvrayt toHgMI, sud hss the signature of CIIA3. II. HLETCHUR on the wrapper. No one haa authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of wlilcli Chaa. II. Fletcher Is President. Marc I, 1S97. 8AMUEU PITCIIKJt, li.O. A New Hartford, Conn., man onn day set over 1,000 tobacco plants, and the next morning found that the cut worms had destroyed every plant but One over night home rnoiu'CTS ami rt itK rnon. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very UkIiI colored anil ul heavy hotly, is nimlii fnuii glucose. "Tm tittnlri iitini" is untile irom iiliar Cane and Is sirletlr pure. II la mr -mo bv firm-clans erocers, in cans nniy. Manufac tured by Hie I'ii in 'I'iiait srnirTo. All gen uine "tea UtrnlrH 'ili" hate uie niauuiac turcr's name lithographed 011 every on. The legislature of Uruguay lias con ferred citizenship ami the turn of $10, 000 on Dr. Bannrelli as a recognition nf his discovery of the yellow fever microbe. "King Solomon's Treasure," only AphriKllslaciil Tunic known. (He Inclluiiary.) ai.iu a hos, a weeks' treatment. Mason Chemical Co., P. U. Itux 717, Pmlaueli.hla, I'a. An international congress has been arranged at Paris fur the discussion of the means of preventing fires in thea ters and other places of publio resort. We w ill forfeit $I,WJ0 if any of our pub lished testimonials are proven to be not genuine. Tilt 1'iso t o., Warren, I'a. Trj Schilling's Best tea and baking powder. Kufcsia has the most rapidly increas ing population of any country in tho world. The growth during the last 100 yeara has been a fraction less than 1, 000,000 annually. A Dutchman of Weert has found a way of spinning thread from peal, which Is woven into clothing. The fabrics thus made are comparatively oheap and intended for ordinary use. Nine hundred ami fifty telegraph ub-maiine cable! are now hi opera tion, most of them in F.uiope; their total length is over 80,000 milea. It ia no unusual thing for a vessel plying bewtoen Japan ami London to carry 1,000,000 fans of all kinds as a single Item of its cargo. StopI Women, And consider that in addressing1 Mrs, l'lnkham you are confiding your prlvato ills to a woman a woman whose ex perience in treating1 woman's diseases it greater than that of any living phy alclan, male or female. You can talk freely toa woman when It la revolting to relate your prlvato troubles to a man; besides, a man docs not understand, simply because be la a man. MUS. riNKIIAM'S 6TANDI2JQ INVITATION. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are in vl ted to promptly communicate with Mrs. Plnkbam, at Lynn, Moaa. All lottert are re ceived, opened, read, and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private Illness to a woman. Thus hot been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Plnkham and the women of America which bat never been broken. Out of the vast vol u mo of experienr which the bat to draw from, it it more than possible that ho haa gained the very knowledge that will help your case. 6he aaka nothing In return except your good will, and her advice hat relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, U very foollihif shedoetnot take advantaja of this generous offer of amlatanoe. in im a. II wish Sirup. Tsis U.L CSS n tlma. hr dnissl-ts. -H .. - .., Md U;iiS wntHt 0 WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. One of Downing, llenklns A Cs., Chicago Board ol Tradi Brokers, 7U-7WI l.suibtr ol Luav lusrce Uuiiuiug, I'uriiand, Oregon.) j The event of the week In tlit Chicago wheat market was t jump of 4o in one . day in the price of December optlout, Tho tentimviittl figure of II wit reached for a moment. Tho bulk of the wheat in Chicago it in tho handi of a powerful clique, who are in a posi tion just now to dictate to tho thort tellert of December. These people keep on declaring there it to bo no cor ner, but a iqueeze Ii almost certain. The outcome of tho May price de pends altogether on tho world '1 ttttlt- tical position. Europe would not bo taking 8,600,000 busheli of wheat and flour from America in one week if there did not exiit extraordinary necessity for it. But no one knowa bow long thit demand will keep np or whether the prioe fairly ditcounti tho titnatlon. A good illustration of how little can bo decided with exactness tbout 10 vait a question ai the wheat supply it tho conflict of two respectable authorities in the mere interpretation of an oflloial Russian crop report. Tho Corn Trade Newt declare! it ibowi a shortage of 103,000,000 boiheli, compared with last year, while Bcerbohin tnakea tho shortage only 1,000,000 bushels. Tho profession o. crop statistic! ii like the ology. It ii to big a Held aa to permit of all aorta of difference! and to enable each teacher to pott before those imme diately around him at the only really authoritative one. Nothing would affect tho sentiment at Chicago quicker than a falling off in Northwestern receipts. But on tbit comparatively tlmple problem there it no unanimity. Pillsbury a fortnight ago predicted confidently that the car lott at Minneapolis and Dulutb by No vernbor SO would bo down to until flcures, with not over SO per cent of the crop left in the handi of tho farm er!. There hat til through November been perfect weathor fur marketing; but the authoritiet tt Minneapollt aro now predicting another two week! of free movement. Tho weather - it to count a great deal on the price between thia and Decmeber 10th. It will make easy or difficult tho continued move ment of wheat between Duluth and Chicago; it will keep open or close up navigation between Chicguo and Buf alo, and will Influence, too, tho move ment from the spring wheat farmer into Duluth and Minneapolis. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 78 T7o; Val ley and Blueatem, ?879o per busheL Four Best grades, ft. 25; graham, 13.60; Biitiorfine, 13.30 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 84lSBc; choice gray, 83($83o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19(330; brew ing, 20 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, $15 per ton; mid dlings, $31; short!, $16.60. Hay Timothy, $12013.60; clover, $10(311; California wheat, $10; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9910 per ton. Eggs 234 26o Per dosen. Butter Fancy creamery, 60(?55o; fair to good, 40045c; dairy, 80 (jJ40o per roll. , Choese Oregon, llH'o; Young America, 13V; California, 910o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $1,760 2.60 per doetn; broileri, $3.0002.60; geese, $506: ducks, $3,0004.00 per doaen; turkeyt, live, OQlOo .per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanki, 85040c per aack; tweott, $1.40 per cental. Onions Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel low, 80o per cental. Hops 8(31 4o per pound for new orop; 1806 crop, 48o. Wool Valley, 14Q 10c per pound; F.UBtern Oregon, 7019o; mohair, 20 O23o per pound. Mutton Oross, beet sheep, wethers and owes, $3.00; dressed mutton, 6o; spring lambs, 630 per pound. . Hogs Uross, choice heavy, $4.60; light and feelers, $3.00(34.00; dressed, $4.5005.00 per 100 ponndt. Beef Oross, top tteert, $2.7608.00; cowa, $3.25; dressed beef, OS)oper pound. Veal Large, 4X6o; small, 6XO 6o per pound. Baatlls Marks. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick. 27o; ranch, 16018c Cheese Native Washington, 12Jgo; California, 9'a Eggs Fresh ranch, 80082c, Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hem, 10c; tpring chlckent, $2,600 8 00; ducks, $3.6008.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $33 per ton. Oatt Choice, per ton, $19 0 30. Corn Whole, $23; crtoked, per ton, $23; feed meal, $23 per ton. - Barley Rolled or ground, per. ton, $33; whole, $23. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, itecrs, 6c; cowt, 6io; mutton iheep, 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 7. Fresh Fish Halibut, 405o; salmon, 804c; salmon trout, 710o; floundert and sole, 884; ling cod, 405; rock cod, 6c; imelt, 3, 4c Fresh Fruit Applet, 60cO$1.25 per box; peachet, 75O0o prunes, 85O0o; pearl, 75c $1 per box. an Franclsoo Market. Wool Nevada 11018c; Oregon, 13 OUc; Northern 110120 per pound. Hops 10(3 14c per pound. MillstufTs Middlings, $20022; Cal ifornia bran, $17.60018.00 per ton. Onions New red. 70080c; do new ilvenkln, $1.4001-60 per cental. EggsStore, 18028c; , ranoh, 40 O 41c; Eastern, 17 0 24; duck, 26o . per dozen. Cheese Fancy mild, now, ISc; fair to good, 708c per pound.. Citrut Frnit Orangot, Valenoias, $1.60 0 8.00; Mexican limes, $2,000 8.00; California lemoni, choice, $2.00 OS. 50; do common, 75cO$l per box. Hay Wheat, 13(414.50; wheat and oat, $11018; oat, $10013) river bar ley, 1708; best barley, 10O13; alfalfa, $8 0 9.60; clover, $809.60. Fresh Fruit Apples, 25(390o per largo box; grapes, 95O0o; Isabella, 60076c; peachet, 60a(tt$l; peart, 76o $1 per box; plumi, 30$ 35c. Butter Fanoy creamery, 27038o; do seconds, 24 020c; fancy dairy, I4c good to choice, 19 0 22a per pound. Potatoes New, in boxes, 86 0 80c, FUEE TRIAL TO ANY HONEST MAN, Tho Foremost Medical Company In the World in tho Curo of Weak; Men Maket Thia Offer. . HAI'l-r MARRIAOK, IIIALTH, E!. KKOr AND LONO LIFK, In til the world today In all ths history of the world nodociur nor Institution bss treated and resinred to nisne men ss has the lamed KK1K SItlllL'AL COMPANY, of BuSalo. N. V. SCIENCE TfilMMlttO IAMPOF UfU This isduelnihe I act that Iheeomitany eoa truls some Inventions sud dlafoverla which liar no equal in lbs whole resin ol sssdirsl science. So much deception hss been prsrilred la ad verllilm thai this grand eld com pan y bow Biases s startling offer. They will send their maglrallr effective ap pliance sud s month's course ol restorative remedies poetilrely oa trial, without expense, kianr reliable man. .Vol a dollar nra ke paid unlit remits erf tsatrs le ttsrf n-rii"wlr'fi; d ow f Ar panes! The Krle Medical rum pany't Appliance sad xterueriUs bare been talked ol snd written slioiii nil every man has heard ol litem. The hlgheal medical sulhorllles la lbs world have lately eouimended them. They hmm-u msrveloiis power to vitalise, develop, resttireand sustain. They cr.-ale vigor, healthy tissue, new life. They slop drains thai sapthe energy. They curs all sltscuol evil habits, excesses, overwork. They give lull strength, development sod lone lo every portion and orgsn ol ins body, failure Impossible, age no barrier. This "Trial Without Expense" offer Is limited In a short time, and application must be ssads tl once. Not'. O. D. scheme, no deception: no expo sure a clean business proposition by s eom any ol high financial snd prolts.ional slsnd- "write in the KRI R MKPICAL COMPANT, Buffalo, N. y sod rsfsr lo their offer la thii psi-cr. At a recent meeting of tho Institu tion of Civil Engineer! in London, tho opiuon waa expressed that the coming material for ahip-building la nickel steel, but that before it can bo exten aivley used, further deposits of nickel must be discovered. The psaltery of Spain it itippoted to luve been introduced into that country by the Moors. It it still in common use among the peasants. Among the numerous tuperttltloni of the Cossack there It none stronger than tho belief that Uiey will outer heaven in a better atata it they are per sonally olean at tho time they aro killed. swim sasaaassssssssssssssawsssasssssssssssa- Tho kanoon ia the favorite Instru ment among the ladiet in Turkey. Its shape tetemblet thtt of thtrp laid flat. It haa 72 ttrlngt, In sets of three, and ii played with small plectrum. DRAFNIttS CAW NOT BE Ct'RKD Br local applications ss they cannot reach ths diseased portion ol the ear. There Is only ons way lo cure deafness, and lhat la by constitu tional remedies. Dealnesa Is cans -d by an In tituled condition ol ths mucous lining 01 me Eustachian Tube. W hen this lube is Inflamed you have s rumbling sound or Imperfect hear ing, and when 11 laetitlrelv closed, deatnesa la the result, and unless the Inflammation can bs taken tint sud this lube restored lo lis normal condition, hearing will Its destroyed forever; nine cases out ol ten are reused by t'aiarrh. which Is nothing bulan Indented condition of the mucoua surlacee. We sill give One Hundred Dollars for any esse of deafness, (caused by catarrh) lhat cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Curs. 8eud lor cir culars; Ire. F. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, O. Hold by druggists, 7Ao. Hall's family rills are the best. Cure Varlcocle. No operation' No ckmps or com pet sir- No detention front work No ooiiibk danger. No lotion or Simply ral i vanic elec tricity. It Is nature's remedy, my Kliwtrle Body Bat tery, In form ol a belt, Is pul on when you go to bed, and the mild, exhilsrailng, continuous current sent through the congested veins dur ing the night speedily dissolves the trouble snd cures In s lew weeks. My pamphlet, "Three Classes ol Men," has an lllitslraled treatise on this complaint, and every such sufferer should read It. Sent free on application. Address. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO. tl Wssl Washington Bt., Portland, Or. Pletus sumtto lAie Paper. BASE BILL GOODS Spiclil litu TO Cl.tlslt. W carry the most complete line of Oymnssiota sud A th lellc Oootls on lbs Coast. SUITS ISO UNIFOIMt RADt 10 0RDII. Send lor Our Athletic Catalogue. WILL & FINCK CO., It-ISO Msrhel St., law Francises, Cal. IIIMtvsaeBS Make money by siiccssful Iff III. II I (peculation In Chlcsgo. We Yjfirill buy and sell wheal on mar flf llbfl I gins. Fortunes have been made on a small beginning by trading In fu tures. Write for lull partleulara. Hesl ol rel erence given. Several years' ex perlenee on ths liileaiio Bosrd of Trade, and s thorough know ledge ol the bunlness. Mend for our tree refer ent's book. DOW M Ml, HOPKINS Co., Chicago Hoard ol Trade Broken Offices la Portland, Oregon snd Seattle, Wash. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGS race Buell Lamberson iao rRONT st Portland. Or YOUR LIVER Is it Wrong? Get it Right Keep it Right Moore's Revealed Remedy will do it. Three doses will Bisks you feel better. Oct It from your druggist or any wholessle drug house, or from Stewart Holmes Drug Co., Besttls. t Dentists .... flet your supplies of as st oat rates. Large slock and low prices. Oootls guaranteed. Waodiii-Clarlt & Ctv, Deatil Depd, Piitlui h tria Ik Mtna. avilstvi all pot. CUT wind mlk.vnol M i for diftTTbtM, liwijr iv MkH fti M0 of all. . 1 L lit twtjl rtmwt- for C bnttU. Htotbha RODS Sir tracing snd locating Hold or Wtlver Ore. tost or burletl treasures. M. B. POVfLE R.Bui sj7, Houiblugtoa.Cons, W. P. K. f. K. to, 'ST. HatN wrltlnv to arivartiMr, tatast. attests tkla Baa. (is.). -CT S THI JL NORTH EBnJL f GROWN Y