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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1898)
i! A YUKON OUTFIT WHAT THE GOLD HUNTER SHOULD TAKE. found Artlr for Tims Who C'uiileiii plat Keeklne; Tlielr Fortune In th ;1il FI liU f Alfc and Ilia Surlh ' Territory. Special I'urri'M tilideiice.) The n.ost practical mid vit ;il question In be dccid-d by thu mull who intends to fit to ih Yukon utrxt year in tlio rniiinusitiuii i"'1' quantity of his outfit. What should hu take an. I how much o( it. This is far more hutortuiit a titles lion than that of tint routo hu shall so lift, i'"'u hy tiny regular route ho timid probably reach liia destination, ,hile should ho not have a proper out lit, tie would bu likely to fliitl his labor tu liuve been all ill vain, t ith failure ,,,,1 possible Htarvatioii staring1 him in the fate. Whatever a man would require tu rut, to wear or tu woik with lie should dike with li i in. To jjo into that conn try len'iuli'iK ti'm bcin; aide to pur chase any of the necessaries of li fat tir mcccssful woik into run tho rink of utter failure ami calamity. Aain and ai;ain was thin asserted by cXoncueod YukoiierH when the excitement bloke out in July. 1'uhliely through the prey and privately on nil occasions they advised jjolil seekers to tako with ilic'ni a complete equipment for 13 iiiont'"', ccrtuin'y not less tlmn a year, "J place no dependence whatever tin o"in able to pun hu-e what they : il.t med from trading posts. This i..lvice was basi"l upon the well-known rl.tidiiioiii of work ami transportation in tliat region. The miner uiiht bu located several hundred mi leu by a trail impassable in winter from the nearest trading post, while the post itself, even if accessible, miht fall tu secure a stock of goods. The soundness of tit in advice ban been amply (Icnionstrutetl the prevent teason. HumlredH who did not (five it siithViciit weight, have rushed into iJuwson City witli not enough femd to last them through thu winter, only to find that not a pound of food in to be purchased there, and that they are but adding to tho distress of those already threatened with Htarvatioii. They luive not done thin in ignorance, but in ilcliaiice of the udvicc of men ol cxtcri ence. The golden miraKo of their ini aginationa has blinded them to the practical, ami they have rushed head Inn),' to needless hardships, if not de struction. Vet tho majority of them took thin advice seriously at first, and eipiipHil themselves well for the jour ney. Very few, indeed, of those who have reached Dawson with almost noth ing for their suppoi t this winter, land ed at Dyea or Skagway w ith lee than a thousand pounds of supplies, each. The sectot of their present shortness in the difficulties of the .trail and their in tense eiigernesj to reach their destina tion. They have disposed of or aban doned the bulk of their outfits, trusting tu luck, or tho deity supposed to have fools in his Hcial charge, to net through tho winter somehow. They would have done better to have camped at the lakes till spring, than to have gene on to Dawson short of supplies. They would have clone still better, hen they found they could not get through this fall in good shape, to have returned tu the coast and waited until spring for another attempt fully equipped. Thoso who followed this course are liiflnetly better off than those who saerilieed rveiything to their insane eagerness to get through, ami aro now at Dawson with nothing todoiind threatened with being overwhelmed by a calamity of their own creation;. The value of the advice given to those who started last full has been demon strated by their experiences. The same advice is as valuable to those who will go in the spring. Take everything with you that you anticipate to need for a year for any purpose, and do not depend upon being able to buv anything whatever, it is folly to tako for grant ed that there will be ho many new steamers on the river next year that the country will be amply supplied with food and other necesMiries. Assuming that transportation facilities will bo in creased W;i times, this will bo offset by the ..l.toiu. fact that more than ten times as mar- persons will go in us uretheienow. il., ,t the added trans portation faci I,,, Wji US1.( t() c.irry thelu ali i t1' ,ir ...,ic, t.. T.. i... .1 ii ...Miiitn. titu mini- Ssauda vtio a-, already there and must y ero e: Mieiy upon supplies brought i . for sale, must bo added tho other Oonsands who will not heed the voice o, prudenc. and will rush in lightly ! pjvd, depending upon purchasing '' it t;.,.y fr t,Q Wi,tter. It is mrenciy doubtful whether enough R Is for gule can bo taken in next ". Hour to supply this doiiiBnd. In ' "! " of the exnrienees of this it is almost certuin that they can tven if it were nut for this uncer--ainty. the conditions of successfnl work then require that the miner tako in a '"'I equipment mid have it with him Her, verhe goes. The Yukon gold li' 8 cover a great area of country, 'iile the trading posts aro few and at l'reseiit only along the Yukon river, 't her posts will donhtless be estab lished IK'Xt Veiir. Iie.ir unel, now Hia. trictg as may become populous, yet even J-'ese will be only at points accessible " steamers. Those going to the gold ""Ids must not expect to Hnd claims jear the present centers of population. Jhey will bo compelled to prospict dis ""t stieains and gulohes, and if buo Mful, they may locate several hun "'red miles from the nearest store. To I compelled to make a journey after "Dpliea might oauso the loss of tho en tire season's prospecting, even assuming 'Ht the things needed could be pur chased at all. Every prospecting party hould lie fully eiuipeped to subsist, "self for a year. Otherwise it can not crry on its work under the conditions necessary for success. This is made , ar when one understands theirjethod " mining and the diflieulties of travel n tle "inter season, in a mountainous ''s-ion without trails, the irrotind cov- with snow and the thermometer hnnst continuously below rero. ground is froien from surface to Ty"ck, distance varviua in mining '''mi from 20 to 40" feet. Even in J timer it thaws out less than a foot iratel ' i Ue the nest pay dirt or f w Just above the bed rock, and to sink (baft down to this requires great neui oi luel uml it takes many week of hard woik in tho open season to gather fuel cnnugli to last through the winter for heuting ami working piirsse. Water for wahing out the dirt ami extracting the gold can bo bad only in the eniniucr uml early full, lu some district wmer How only a few week each year. ' All the dirt taken out of the baft i piled up near it till tho following summer, ami until then the niiuer cun not tell what will be the result of his year' lalmr. This is the ordinary programme of the Yukon miner. Ho' reaches the gold fields in June or July, lie spends iH. next few week in ptospecting and finally locates u claim. There i then but a short time left in which to gather lire wood ami prepare fur work. Dur ing the w inter he sink his shaft ami piles up the dirt to bo tun through sluice Inixes the next summer. When bo can get water he begins washing, uml by thu time he has completed it more than a year ha passed from the time he iirst urrivel in the gold fields, and it inuv then be too lute for him to get out ot the country that season. If he went in supplied for 18 months and has kept his supplies he is all right. If not, hu may be in the position of those Klondike miner this winter, who have not Mipplie to carry them through till spring ami can not buy them at any j' rice. So much for the necessity of an ample equipment. Now a few word about tho nature of it. Some thing bio absolute necessitites, ami one of thes is quicksilver for saving the gold. Take live pounds. To bo without it won hi be like a soldier without ammu nition. It should lie in a metal Mask of soiuo kind, something that will not break, ami care should lie taken not to spill it. A pick ami long handled shovel are necessary tools, also a gold pan. Y'oti will want it kit of tools for milking u boat, us well us for building u cabin, Humes, etc. It should cousin of whipsaw, handsaw, jack plane, draw-knife, uxe, claw hatchet, ham mer, spiate, chiel, tiles, whetstone. chalk line mid wire ami galnthizd nails, also oakum, pitch, oars, row locks, calking iron, boat cotton, twine, sail needles, wooden block and manihi cotton roe. Thu mressary camping outfit con sistjof a tent, a Yukon stove, a nest of three camp kettles, fry pan, bako pan, water bucket, plates, cup uud saucer, coffee pot, knives, forks, spoons, two large spoons and a butcher knife. The best materials for utensils aro alumi num, gianitewure ami steel in the or der named. No tin, china or glass is desirable. There is no economy in not g'lting thu best uml a full equipment. Food must 13 good uml properly cooked if one would retain health ami be in condition to work. InsuUb-ient or poorly cooked fool, with little variety, is the chief cause of scurvy. Too much care cannot bu exercised in this par ticular. As for food, an adequate supply for 18 months weighs about a ton. The i chief items are UUU pounds of flour, 'MO pounds of bacon, 150 poiiinls each of beans uml sugar, 'To pounds each of rolled oat or other mush material ami corn meal, 60 pounds of rice, six dozen cans of condensed milk, li.) potiniU of butter in sealed cans, 150 pounds of evaporated vegetables, 101) pounds of evaporated fruit, GO pounds of prunes uud raisins, :I0 Hiund of dried rish, 40 pounds of coffee, with baking powder, soda, salt, pepper, ginger, mustard, yeast cakes, tea, soap, matches, lime juice (very important), dried beef, ex tract of beef, soups ill tins, sausage, to bacco, etc., as desired, bearing in mind always that variety of food promotes health. There has. more or less been said in the papers about various con centrated foods, but with tho exception of evaporated vegetables and fruit, condensed preserves, condensed milk and beef extract there is nothing yet been brought forward w hich has been proved desirable. One can not ufl'ord to experiment with his stomach in Alaska. All supplies should he carefully packed in canvas sacks of a total weight of CO pounds each as nearly as possible. Canvas of superior quality should be used, the object being to preserve the food from loss by dampness as well as by breaking or tearing of thu packages. Fifty pound packages are the most con venient for handling, and this is often as great a weight as one man can carry. It is better to have these canvas sack9 utrafllncd. to resist dampness. Do not use oiled canvas, as the extreme cold- ness causes it to crack, with consequent loss of tho contents of the Hack. This is true also of oiled clothing, sleeping bags, etc. Plain canvas is better than oiled, uml parutllned better than plain. A canvas tarpaulin is necessary as an outlit cover, and this may also be fitted tin ami used for a sail. Tho canvas sacks should be numbeied and a list of the contents of each kept. Tho owner's name should bo plainly marked on each. Such necessaries as matches, candles, etc., should be flistributed throughout the sacks, so that a loss of a portion of tho outfit will not deprive the owner of these things. Put matches in tin boxes. Tho camper will require a tent, 8x10 or 10x12 being tho usual sizes taken. Each man should have a canvas sleeping bag, preferably paraffined, with a hood to draw over his head. He can have an other heavy woolen sleeping bag to go inside this", or use blankets, as ho may prefer, though there is more warmth to the sumo weight in the sleeping bag. As for clothing, the essentials aro uiackinaw suits, heavy woolen under wear and overshirts, heavy woolen socks, woolen mitts and fleece lined leather mitts, heavy leather boots, gum Units, overalls, woolen cup, soft felt hat and a waterproof clothing sack. To this equipment one may add whatever he may think desirable, but these at least are necessary. The question of footwear is an important one. (iinn boots are worn only while at work in the water, either in a claim or along the trail. Leather boots crack and are easily ruined in the snow and cold The Indians make a moccasin boo', called "mnckliick," which is the nsm footwear along the Yukon, but itwi. of course bo imiossiblo fur them to sup ply the demand for them next year. This renders it advisable for the gold seeker to take at least one extra pair of boots with him. The most desirable is the tyle of lot worn by lumbermen. There are numerous little thingsthat are a necessary part'of an equipment. Every man should have a small kit of shoemaker's Usda ami supplies, also a complete mending outfit for clothing, toilet article, nc, all M a esse with pocket, one that can be rolled up and tied. A few yard of mosq.iito netting are neceurv,for mosquitot are a ist. Joggle to protect the eye from limw blindness ate ni'cesaiy. Peru, ink, pencils, paper ami government stumped envelope, both Cuiiadian ami I'nited States, should be taken. A few Ks.ks are worth their weight. Fisiiing tackle ami shot gun are likclr to prove of service, a the ktrcam teem with fish and water-fowl aro extremely abundant in summer. Trap are use less, a all taking of aiiim.il for their fur is done by Indians. A compass is desirable, also snow calks for the feet. For tiuvel on the anovr a Yukon sled i needed. No matter by what route one travels or how he expects to transport hi outlit, there will be time either on the journey in or later when 'he will have to pack supplies on hi own back, and he should be equipped for it. The ordinary packing straps cut and gull the shoulders an I let the load lie like a dead weight on the small of the luck ami the kinder. There are variou devices (or overcoming these troubles. The best of them are tho Merriaiu pack, by which the weight is thrown upon thu hips, ami the Yukon picking (tame, which places the weight on the shouldei. Hither i worth far mure than it costs to the man who ha tu pack hi outfit. In packing it is a great mistake to overdo oneself or to carry a load too far. The best plan is to move the entire outlit along by short stages, and then to stop work before completely exhausted. One shtuild bo eseciully careful not to sit around w ithout a coat when heated or to wear wet clothing when not at work. Fvery man going to Alaska should take a small supply of medicines and surgical neeess.n ie. Those out fits, both regular and homeopathic, may 1st procured in specially picpaicd ease, and cost about $10. He should also iilideistatul tho use of the remedies and appliances. t inally, tho best advice of all is to take only the best onalitv of cverv- thing, whether clothing, proivsionsor utensils, and to procure them from ex perienced oiitlitterj. who know just what is wanted uml how to pack it. It is poor economy to save u cent or two a pound on provisions and theh pay a dollar a Miuml to get this cheap food to its destination. These things can nil be bought cheap er and to better advantage at the outfit ting points from which the steamer sail than at any other place. It is both economy uml widsom to wait until the final starting point is reached before outlining, a a perfect equipment, se lected nuiler the advice of reliable out fitters and propei ly packed, is half the battle for success. lllrl I alter In u I liurrli. Decause the members of his church were negligent in attending Sunday service and still more fo in contribut ing to the support of himself and tho church, Uev. Maurice lViifield Fikes, pastor of the First Baptist church at Ticntou, N. J., decided to tiy all inno- I vat ion to uttract people to hear him ! preach and their nickh s . and dimes ' from their unwilling pockets, lie in- trodiieed pretty girl as ushers, and is more than pleased with the lesults of , the first experiment. Mr. Pike had tho sagacity to make announcement of the fact that the young women ; would show folk to their seat uud I take up thu collection, lie was care I fill, too, to pick out six of the prettiest : girls III his flock, so the church had : more young men in its pews than hail ; ever before been seen there. Kvery ' Heat in the church was filled long be- foie services were begun, and it wa necessary to get chairs in the aisles. ! As usbeis thu girls were a grand suc cess, but their best services weie given ; when the time came to take up the col lection. The innovation doesn't meet with the approval id the other pi each or, who say that when people are drawn to a chinch simply for the privi lege of looking upon a bevy of pretty girl there is no lasting good to be ex ' peeled fiom it. Hut Mr. Fikes says that he believes in getting people into his church ami he doesn't care bow be does it so long as the means tue legiti mate and honest. It took a long time to take up the collection, but when it was over uml the money counted there was nearly 1:1(10 to add to tho treasury of the church. ZertiH'Im'a TrMchery. Dr. Zertucha, who was thu physicii n of tho lato Oeneial Maeeo, has been UpjK)jnted mayor of Dcjiieal, Havana province, .ertuciia mis ueiong in his day, to all the political parties in Cuba. At ono time be was a bandit in the Vuelta Abajo, and his record was very discreditable. It was quite inex plicablo to the friends of Maceo that he kept tho physician on hi staff for so long a period, notwithstanding the warning given him. Maeeo used to say that Zertucha's fault was his drinking habit. At the time the fa mous Cuban commander was killed, Zertucha was charged with leading him and his party into the fatal ambush, but ho issued u long statement in which lie tried to show that Maeeo met his death in battle in the usual way. Zer tucha ulso bitteily assailed the honor of the Cuban leader. After tho kill ing of Maceo the dishonored physician was allowed to go free by the Span iards, and it was said, und geneiully believed, that his pockets were well lined with Spanish gold. king at Smith m lalnml. About six weeks ago John F. Ilobbs, a chiiton of South Carolina, was cast upon the island of lllika, in the South Hca. Ho lived iimoiig the natives, for lie could not get away then. He taught the uncivil'zcd people many things und instructed them in arts un known to them. So, when a year later their king died, he was chosen to rule over tho four islands. Mr. Hobbs had a commission to the World's Fair and to the Atlanta exposition. While in New Y'ork last year in May on his way to Australia, and his far-off kingdom, he met Miss Ella Collin ami made her his wife, wife of King Oiimalca, of ka, and isistpoiiod bis trip to this rdom. But now, as soon as the . princess is able to go, tho royal tamilv will begin the journey. The natives of the island of lllika are akin to the Samoans. It is said Mr. 1 1 obi i iini't ri fused an offer by England of. 15,0U0 and a knighthood for hi little kingdom. It is reported that quite a serious landslide occurred in the neighborhood 01 the Seven Devil, below Cape Arugo, during the recent norm. TOPICS F0K FAUMLltS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED OUR RURAL FUIENDS. FOR 1'rolfcllnu I licCarilen in lolil catli r - How to Cure I! uma - The T a I clr Aicinluue - Whllrwaahiiiu Aile Trrc la of No Ailtuutuur Winter rrntft-tlou. If we could be sure of a continuous coat of snow from December until March, there would be little Hood of providing any other kind of proledloii In t!e garden against cold, for snow I nature's own protection and one of the very best winter coverings for all plants. ( h because of the perfect shelter afforded .y hiiow during the winter in the arctic region that the short summer there reveal snch mar vol of ttoral beauty. For the sunn reason, iiiany u plant that I wintered with some dlltlculty In Hie I'lilted Males or Knglaml, seem to thrive per feetly without attention In Siberia or j Labrador. Now, the lesson to learn I from this, whenever the snow coat N uncertain, H Unit In such place a snow covering be approximated us nearly a I possible. This may be tlone very well by the ue of soil, or better yet, by sod cut iilxuit two Inches thick ami laid ! over the things to be protected. Take I It In the cure of monthly roses of the Itourbon, Iteiigal and t'olvuntha class es. If sin li be bent to the earth ami lx completely covered with sod they will : winter surprisingly wi ll usually. The J same N true of protecting pampas ! grass, chrysanthemum ami the like. ! lor the Ixirdi-r of hardy llower we have always found that It I good treat ment cadi autumn to apply a shovelful of compost or a forkful of manure over the root of every subject, however hardy. The gnat advantage of any kind of w lnler covering I that It pre vent, alternate freezing and thawing. which ha a bad effect ou the root of plants by causing heaving. Kren tin hardiest plant may receive nevere In Jury In this way, and this Is the reason why we advocate coloring all such. In the small fruit garden the same kind of covering over the root of plant ami bushes 1 benellclal.-Ylck s Magiuino. Curing II uma. lake the hams uud shoulder and cheeks, rub them well wllh suit on both sides, lay on a declining board so a to have drainage, and cover the tlesli well with salt. Take a lot of tine saltpeter uml work In at end uud around tne center bone. Let them lie three to four day. Have u clean barrel ready, clean off the bloody salt from the meat, pack In the barrel rind downward and out ward, pour uml cover with a brine of pure salt ami water that will liear up an egg. Hum from hog weighing J.'si to UNI mmiuIh dressed weight should remain In this fourteen duv oulv. Take them out, let drain and dry two or throe days, then smoke them. Soon lifter smoking cover ami sew up In any kind of clean cotton cloth, and have a barrel of dry, clean worn! nshes ready. Cover the Isitotm w ith three or four Indie of ashes, lay in one layer tue best you can and cover again with ashes, so no meat come in direct con tact with other piece, until all are packed and covered. Keep the barrel In some outhouse from the Influence of moisture. Our I kept In the smokehouse, anil the other day our city cousin ami the doctor ate dinner w ith us, and we had ham from Decem ber, IS!!, and they all declared It tlrst-elass.- Indiana Farmer. llovkInK Tail nf lu. The tail of tho pig appear to be n wholly useless appendage. It I too diort to be of any service In brushing iway files, mid plggle accordingly roll himself lu the mini to cool his body and relieve It of t.iese torment. It Is coin ti to dock pig' tail when the pig ire seven or eight week old. There Iocs not appear to be much pain from the operation, and that only momen tary. In fact, so little sensation ha the extremity of the lull that where rat were numerous they have been known lo gnaw ot the tails of fattened hog, which could not be done were thl or gan very sensitive. We knew an o'd farmer once who said he always dock I'd hi pig because It took a bushel of oni to make the tail grow to It full length, and after It wu fully grown It was still good for nothing. American Cultivator. Wliltcwiialiinu A iplc Tree. It was once u common practice with many orehardlst to whitewash the trunks of apple tree Just before winter fume on. We could never see much advantage lu till, though u more or less of the rough bark wa scraped off preparatory to whitewashing It de stroyed some Injurious Insects that bad prepared to make this shelter their win ter homo. Hut most of these Insect would be destroyed by that most valua ble friend of the orehardlst and the grower, the woodpecker, which re mains through the winter for that pur pose. To kill ofT Insect by other mean I to some extent cheating these useful friends, provided the work Is done In Hie fall. The whltewashiHl trunk make i striking appearance when the tree leave out In spring. It u t we could nev er see that the tree were benefited. A really helpful wash would be to dls aolve mini-wood ashes In water, and wash the trunk with thl. That would make no show at all, but It will clear the trunks of most Insects, and If Nome carbolic acid were put In It, the wash w ill be a good one to apply In summer to repell the borer - Exchange. Farm Kronoiny, Profit on the farm are, consequent ly, much greater when the average for several year are compared, a each year must bear-It proportion of ex pense, and a failure to secure a prollt thl year may not be a Ion, hccuue there may be a corresponding reduction fif ex'iise next year. Nor must we iverlook the advantage of the opsurtu nlty offered the farmer of selling hi uwn lalsir In the form of some product. Where a fanner make only a small protit, but ha derived a fulr sum for the lalsir be Tonal!y Ix-slowed, hi gain I greater than the actual profit. The farm ha Increased In value a the lulKr or immure or other accretion has failed to yield a reasonable cash profit. On the farm the Item of lalsir must b considered according to It actual coat a an exendlture. Though the labor of the farmer himself la an Item of iot, and must be paid for, yet be par It to hlmaelf, ami It resflr Is proof, be cause of I he employment i cured by li t in on the farm. For that reason a small farm, or a small llo k or herd, will always pay more, lu proHriloii to expense In. urnsl, tlnin large urea or an Increase of stork. -New England Parmer. A Toruae I ron. Next to orchard grus the best fall foia;;e crop we can grow I sorghum - the old fashioned, tall, blin k seedisl kind t.nit wa introduced Into thl country away kick dining the war. On fair laud ami with proer cultiva tion thl crop will make liftivii tons of fodder to tln in re, and If planted early will do to lieglu feeding oil the last of August. And there I no wast age In f.isl ng It. Stalk, blade ami eed are nil consumed, and stock gins to llirUe ou ll from the day you begin to feed li. And It I easily linn died. J list cut It lip ami haul to the pasture Held ami the work I done. If there I a surplus, put it Into good. large, straight slns ks, and It w ill keep given and fresh up to Christina; or haul It lu uud siaml It up In the barn or shed and It will Is- good feeil all w hiter. Cut up uud mixed w ith ground out and corn, there I nothing that will fallen Mock quicker, and every thing you feeil It to will devour it with a relish. We ulwiiy like to have some variety, at least, to stock ration lu late fall and winter. Willi some of till at linn.l there is mi trouble expe rienced lu changing animal from grits lo grain ami buy, and no Iosm of tlesh or check lu growth.- Ohio Farmer. Cut r'rnl for lloraea. Almost all farmer practice feeding their liorc while at wort, with cut hay, moistened and mixed with ground corn ami oat. The buy. say the American Cultivator. I much more en lly digested w lieu cut and wet, ami the meal on It causes the horse to more thoroughly masticate it, a they like the taste. There Is also much les w aste In feeding grain after It hu been ground, especially after the mastica tion which I made necessary when cut buy I fed w III) It. und which thorough ly mixes saliva with the f.ssl before It goes Into the stomach. There I econ omy In steaming cut buy for feeding all thrtiiigh the winter, when les meal I required. When the bay 1 steamed, ami corn and oat meal sprinkled over It, the lluvor of the meal permeate the cut bay, a It cannot when only cold water I Used. Hut care should Ih tak en not to give at any time more of thl cut feed than will be eaten, ami cm chilly not to allow poultry to come Into the stable and soil the manger and feeding boxes, a they surely will If the horse burn I near the henhouse or poul try 1 allowed near It. The lluldwln Apple. While there lire different account a to the history of the Italdw In apple, according to the most authentic source It originated Hear lloston. Mas., In the early part of the last century. In that irl of the town now called Somer v ill-, ou the farm of a Mr. Hut tors, and wa know n for a time a "Mutter' ap ple." A the tree wa frequently per forated by xvMNlH-ckcr, It was also culled the "woodpecker's upple."Afler wards the Ire' wu freely propagated by Dr. JuU-x itrown, of Wilmington and by Colonel Haldwin, of Woburn. lly the son of these gentlemen thl apple wu brotinght into general notice us the "Itiildwln. While for the northeastern Stale the Haldwin I hardly excelled lu value a a winter apple for gem-nil purpose. III southern latitudes It rl'ii lii autumn for early winter, and lose some of It sprlght llnesN and gisid qualities a a table fruit. Agriculturist. Kcli nce of Dairy Feeding, A dairyman fed u dry cow a measure of grain In the presence of Nome visit ors, saying: "Willi her rough food, thl I J u.st enough to keep her lu good health;" then be lidded: "Hut when she Is giving milk, she hu the men sure twice full. Once full supports her, and the second measure In all transferred Into milk." The science of feeding dairy cow consists In learning Just what I required lo keep the dry cow lu good condition, mid when lu lacta tion, how much more she can consume uud then appropriate, uml then provid ing the food accordingly, remembering that prollt come only from the cxccsm of food consumed and duly appropri ated beyond the umuuirt needed for fair maintenance.-rractJctil Farmer. Handy Milking: htool. A east (iff oil or varnish can makes an excellent milking Htool. It hu It flexible sent, and It height can bo reg ulated by standing on end or placing ou side. It can be left anywhere In the milking yard during a shower, and will not get soaked full of water. Ile- sldes thl, the hired man cannot use It as a club to abuse the cow, should slio kick li I in h cross the yard. Feeding I'linipkiim. While there Is generally a market for all the large, ripe pumpkin at more than their feeding value there are nl way green specimens that are not sala ble which are nearly a good for feed ing purpose. Itemove the Heed and cook them. All the dellclencle In nutri tion will be made good by some meal, which will be I letter digested than If given without the cooked pumpkins. If the seeds tire not removed, the nutri ment of the pumpkin will be largely tieiitrallM'd, a the seed have a Mtrong diuretic effect. It I also Important to remove the Need from pumpkin fed row to cow. Even the green pumpkin may be kept till Junuaiy If protected against freenlng. Amerleiin Cultivator. Poultry Trouble. The bane of the poultry business I that of trying to do twice a much with (Kiiiltry a may be expected from any other pursuit. The temptation to use IP) egg In a UMlegg Incubator I a common occurrence, and always re sult In loss. Some person who desire too much will put twenty egg under a hen that could not more than comfort ably cover one half that number, ou(y to lose all of the egg. Such economy I really extravagance, and fall In the desired result. Rye for Light Holla. For light, gravelly or sandy loam, rye I the lient crop to grow. The grain I In demand at good price; It Is an easy crop to grow, and If the crop la threshed out with a rye thresher tho straw can be sold for 110 lo $12 per ton. The straw can be baled and shipped to market. Six eck of 'c uuuid be drilled to the acre. Home HO.e are never content with any- lliililP. i'ln V Uill I, ..I I'm. I j..-flv uli.l j the) anl eieii in Hiav if they know . koine one i- there uheinl of lliem. For In- nance, one are hret .iiili rer from lieu rn!g:.i. Frond bale (..Id I loon what i Is ( and i rtain lot un Hi. mi. .Vol coiilenl with what i -aid, tiny nllir on. I'aiil rilllge uud liela-luli the sv-lclil. slid lr.e a barren waste. M. Jacob ml hu cured thoiiMtiid. Jnl try it. John E. Itcdmoiid, M. 1'.. tho well known Irish leader, will sail for tbi cotihtiy on December !I0. lie i coin ing to Aniciicn at thu invitation of piomineiit worker in the Irish Cause to speak nil the rebellion of litis, to arouse the enthusiasm of Irish-American in the pilgrimage to Ireland next July to cob dualo the rising. VMItllMI lltKT IN UtMiKII, tl l Ili'lcl ll at the virl ol III,' haling It. el. int-si ,,( alii,, in JeiHr lt-r-ate in snn t rlicli'. liNie Is-elt rkiltfiit III the Ice anil num. ie) Hoi iliroiiKti I lie kit ge I nnier a!o thr.-Hli'll llioe wlm lieuli-i-i what are c ' li'il "iriilu.a' Mil mt-ii la, li.r th mai n,,i U llirii. Kit llic I'llftl. Id'kiiil lit hiHOcUrr't Slinil Mi'li II Ili'O l elite lor llii-:,l-lii ihfllliialUtn. ni:nriN. run i i pal ion, ior mi-nrm a in! kiilin-y ci.tii.allil. In Japanese saws, the teeth xiint toward the bandit', and both saws and plane cut toward tho workman. AN OPEN LCTTCR TO MOTHERS. We ate ariling in Ihe routt our t Ik lit ttilht ev.-lumvr it- nl the w.tttt " C As I'tia I A," atttl ' I'll klll;H SV As I OKI A," autlt Italic Mulk. I, t'r. Saitturl rilclirr, ot llyanni. MastachfAclti. .ithriiui;itil.irof " ' I v IIKH'ftCAftroKIA," Ihe kaiiir that ha Untie ami iI.t how Itear the (at'Miiulr kiiultneofl llAS. II. H.KIVIIIIK on etriy wt'rr. Thl ta the migiiial " I'lTv III K H L'AsTOKIA " wlmh ha Is-en unnl in the hutiie Of the mother of Aiueiii4 for over thirty vraia. l.tmk Cairltilly at Ihe artatper and are lhat it ia tht kind tea Atic alnan ettae 4, anil ha Ihe igtiliiie of (.MAS. II. M.lirclll.K on the wiapier. No one Ita atithurtty from me to ue my name rxifpl The Centaur Company of which Clta. II. DrUher ta rtrsi.lrnt. M.t, .A , ;.v;. rUMll.l. I'lTCIIKH, M-fX Thice drop of a black cat's IiIinsI is a sovereign cure for croup in the folk lore of some H'ople. . After Im-iiii ntinUi-tl liy all ulltrr. ittl n ktantp f r trtli uIni ttf Kina SolumnM' l'rrattre. tin tiNtV ri-titMi-r of li.atilv lrt-nlh. M ftsttN I III Mil A I. i ii , I', it. Ilt TIT. i'liilailrl.iia, I'a. 'iii' fori' for I'oiiMiiiipiiiiti i the best of all cough cures - lieorge W. I.oti, Kului clier. Lit., August Jtl, 'i,, Trj Schilling Heal let tod baaing powder. The oldest married couple in the I'nited htate are Mr. and Mr. Joseph Manuel of I'upe l'oiiie, Mas. She is US ami he is 101 year of age, ami they have been married 77 years. Money back if you don't like Scu'uigs Best. Tea and money at your grocers. A Schilling St Co San Francisco ILLUSTRATED CATALOGS ra race o Bucll a Lambcrson IftO FRONT sr Portland. Or. YOUR LIVER Is It Wrong? Oct It Kight, Keep it K k.iI. M mire' ltvealeil Itemed trllttlolt. Three doi' will make you (eel tielter. (let It troui j our druggist nr any wlinleaale drug h"ilw, nr from Sienart 4 Utilities Drug Co., Seattle. A Cart Load of Gold "If you dumped a rart-ltiad of gold at my feet it would not tiring atieli jny and glatlne Into my life." Kitwrllrt a prominent man after tuing tha method o( elMreatment that has retored ao manr men who had been wrecked by exceaae, over-work or evil habit of youth. A I It (la l.onW th., makee It all jtluln may l had without charge writing- THE ERIE MEDICAL CO., 6 Niagara St., tlurlalo, N. Y. No C. O. D. scheme t no patent medlcinea ut tlia book under plain letter seal. JaJ NORTHERN., jr grown tree to all l!tf I ..-,.'r'.'itrT Hercules Special '2Sj ucfnal horsepower) Price, only $183. Kodaks $4 FROM UP... WO0DRO, Portland, Or Catalogue free. Clam-ki & Co. t'T tracing and titrating fluid or salver Ore l.i-t or bnrlf.l lr-aiire. M. II. .V1I. Kit, Hill .l7,Houlhligtoll.Coiia I.. . . ... - .r. '. r 1 .drfti W m tit Ail klSk tAil iktw i uttii njrrup. Taatua uotMi I'! II "iV -ilrt PI nrMHuintm. 5 , RODS i FT a J W tat . BKWU SMUTS IitOKEN. now often women wake tip In tha morning cheerful and happy, deter mined to do ao much before the da end, and yet: Ik-fore the morning, l very old, the dreadful HACK AC'H K appears., the bravo spirit aiiika back lu affright) no matter how hard shealrug--plcs, the "clutch" la upon her, alio fall uku thu couch, cry liiff: " Why khould I sulfel ao? What con I dii?" I.ydia E. riuklium'a " Vegetable Compound" will atop tho torture ami restore cour-a;,-o. All Kiich pains come from a do ranged uterus. Trouble In the womb Idol out the llg'lit of thu sun at mid day to a vast number of women. You hould pr.H'iirii Mr. 1'lnUhnin's Com pound nt ont o and ol ta'.u relief. Mr. F. M. Knapp, Rt'.J Wentworth Ave., Milwaukee, V I., nays: " I uf ferctl wllh Congestion ot tho ovarii ml billnmmiition of tha womb. I.ydlrk 1'. l'liililiam Vc(;i'tabl Compound cured mo a it w ill others," Traveler in Sweden report that the street curs in that country seldom slop for passenger. I loth men and women jump on and off while they are moving, anil accidents are scan -civ ever heard of. IIKtKNrS tNMr III ttllKIt It) local application a lltry rainntt re -It lit ttl-i-a-t'. I iHirtit.it nl liu-1 nr. 'I lu re ' mtU one w ay to riiif ilrnlnr. ami that t to t-on-liiti. r.mtal rrmrilti . Is-ahte l cat.B'-it ly an tit rttm.1 t'oititiiii.n til ihe miicnti Iiiiink nt the l.its;at hiali lilts-. W Itrll till Inla I itiilamrit i you hate a rioiililliis iniiitl or itn-rfeet hear I InK. ami ahiMl ll taeltllrt'lv et.iM'.l, it.-afn- 1 i the mull, ami utile ihe Inflammation tan I) taken mil ami lltl litis rt'lorr.t In ll noiinal ctttttltlli.n. hearing w ill I e ileirior.t Inn-ver; . nine caM mil nl ten art caiiftri! b raiarrh, ' w loch I nothing hut an liillaiiietl ruiitltlloii of ' lite initetili kiirlat'e. W e a III give One 11 niitlri'tt Itntlar tor any eae of ili'Mlnt'. (caiiM-tt hy catarrh) that run not Ik i-nri'il hjf Hall I alarrii Cure. Ha nd lor cir cular; tree. K J. CHUNKY X CO., Toledo. O. Koltt tir tlrnggUt. ?;. HaUYramlt) I'llla are Ihe (ml. Authorities of the Kansas university dismissed all the natural history classes on circus day recently to enable the students to study the animal. HO MIC ritOIMt'T AMI II It K fOOII. All Kalertt Srnip, atwalled, liana 1 1 r r J lac lit colored and nt heavy tied, , I inntle front glnetike. '7ri f-'iinlrn lhm"' ta made trout Sugar fane and Is Intlly pure, it is lor ate liy tlr.ria vrtM-er. in can ntily. Maniuar lured by the I'tciric Coirr svkiti'o. All gen tune "lift Utxnhn ititit" have the manuiao Hirer s name lithographed on riery can. O. K. (Ireen of Knintihtim, Kan., bu the Continental currency his -treat irrand-father received for bis services in the ((evolution. BROKEN DOWN MEH Men Who Have Wasted the Vital Power ot Youth Who Lack Vigor Can Be Cured by Electricity. It 1 made eiei'lallr In restore vital strengih to men. Npark ol Hie come Iruiu ll tu Ilia weakened parts. 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Fortiini'S have been made mi a small beginning br (railing In tu tiircs. Write lor lull tiartlcnlais. Heal of ref erence given. Several year' eiperteneeoo tha Chicago Hoard of Tradn. and a thorough know ledge ol the blne Send dr onr Ire relvr ence book. DOWNIMi, Util'KlNS) A Co., Chicago hoard of Tratle Hrokers. Oftlces la forlland, Oregon and Seattle, Waah. reiivnviffm eve- CMILDRIN TCETHINQ." 1 Ha. Wikhlow'b hooihivo sracr taiuula always ha 9 wl fite elnlilren tevthlng. It aooUl. His clnlii.aurw 4 a n in guai. anav. an ia. ewrf-a wind tNillcand la f p the ht nitiet Inr diarrtMsa. Twenty cnf a BtaaaAaaaaaj.aaaaaAaaA4 r. n. it. No. 1 'IIKN writing to advertisers. aseoiioa tuia paper. t