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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1888)
OREGON SCOUT. JOWES ft CHANCEY, Publiihers. UNION. OKKftOK. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST, A little colored girl in Albany, Gn 18 gradually turning white, the skin of I her fco and arms being now hardly distinguishable) in hue from that of a ' Caucasian child. Her hair, too, which was jet black, has become white. Danbury, Conn., thinks it has something valuable in the Indian ar . . . ii row and spenr-hcau qunrry rceenuy dicevorcd near there. Over ono hun dred heads in perfect preservation havo been found, and apparently there are hundreds more. uco.JJ.inapp, oi oouui inuuuj, 3Ie., is bragging ccOttiuTboCUy itcccnu his two-year-old hcdKr. Tho lcoefor oucht to bo rfrc&nl. any vQw, for tdQ other dy erc Ulfcnuos dUe wattacr of tlfrco nice c"d0S ra ocom mn one wlrjffe ail of gfeod ttfctQ, accaj 1 males. iii 1 rn rr n iiTT, p Thcttfl in a TOocftiL'Ktol wrtytn HOT cdltton hbad'm S&srioo, a Eacajistf (lie tuco aGwnu, huh us 11 Bjmnuuwij o- ' . . " ut -i hi.. nnrt hxn r..iiyihrm Hvt rrrOo i W1LV t . Ow, fnnMAMi nn l fcf llhl llPrtrf H IMI QBURt tetfM I'llftl V tart, brt.nnl Hwtvr. Whwn n. Jo ttonfts nfetto: te am ksa&y fvxm Cb dbBttwSjw bJfe8BOjEh it iB"fc5icppTjd iQsp ioid uuucexQcth novel mietlusl of rcfiDiAfing dWB nawo- 0A7. WIicSb 0 tow sonu0eg n- porjtinlj to$JfWd ttvlnoojcxt any, Boo wwwmBeTOpo6al-citoi,Mimniriing Jiinpceb Wio nmitja, amp, mng rooa earitViacBBK tho mm W10 rtpj& inofa rgnPtniJftfo te it tho feswb thin& A) rtOtJ of Cfetntb wunty, Wiflco- eiu, djbfkfcd oS Ma rMDond brother dav. arfliia tho bocktetm ha fouiwl four iSQHoer wrtufetes and abinM and a lai xWmbcr of eilver Kpeiwsi knives and forKflb It is btqjposed titfi a burglar, iindiR)iaisolf cfescly ptnynrid, tjirow plunsto in thou ppnd to gjet wxi of ',1 ."gr. TT n(9i& Victoria ftsw now reigned over EEQgnnd logor thtoj any mon arch but two IIenfy III. anl George Uir. Kto avoptook (faeen lSliznbutli six yours w&p, nrxd lacs outdone Edward III.? vOxa only teas' cmd 14a uays over half a ctcutury. If tiffi lis a few jsears longer Victoria will havo reigioid lbntror Hum iray ltoyal porscenago in latory. Mad. Victorin, who is known all ovor tho continent as "tho strongcat woman in tho world," and is somo- times spoken of as "tho fomalo Her cules." is of medium hoiuht, with a girlish, graceful llguro, and nothing lierculoan-looking about hor. Yot eho readily lifts ono-thousaud pounds. Jlcr strougth is wholly tho result of athletic training sinco youth. Bhe lives on very plain food. John Lconanly was tlshmg witu a soin in tho river at Matanzaa, Flu., a low days ago, when an enormous baw- fish ran into tho net. Tho fish strug gled tiorcely, and cut tho not up badly, but only succeeded in entangling it self in tho meshos more securely, and was finally captured. It was meas ured and found to bo 13 feet and J inch in length. 801110 of the groatest mon tho world ever saw woro superstitious. Napo leon Bonaparto was a boliover in omens; tho great l)uko of WoUing' ton would not odor battle 011 any day that ho met or saw a yellow dog cross Lia path : Hannibal used to got out of his oump-bed backward so aa to iusuro uood Iuok for tho day, and l redone k tho Great carried a rabbits foot to guard against evil. A curiosity in iNorwich, uonn,, is a one-legged English Bparrow whiolt has a nest on tho crown of a column in tho front porch of tho City Hall. Ho isn't worth much at building a nest, but ho can help u little about hatching and making himself generally useful 011 ono leg. His mate had to build the nest unassisted, but ho furnished her with lively advico, and sho scorns to think 118 much of him as though ho had two legs. Tl.n nlilrat mnrnlumL iwrnd. with 0110 oxcoplion, now in actual service, 0 is tho schooner Good Intent. Sho wag built bv Claim it Lorinir. in Brain- iroo. MiiBiMUihUfcoUs. in 1KKJ. and was . . nrlirinullv a sloon. with totiaro stern am 110 hiuro head: IierleiiKth.'IWIeot: ' . . - . 1 .. li.ir lirimi l i. 10 foot: her depth. .11 foot, and hor iuouhuo, 2U tons. Tho linmo nort of tho Oootl Inttfiil. iioaord Jug to tho lit of J Shit, was Qaiudun, PACIFIC COAST NEWS. NEW BORAX MINE FOUND. The Scaling l icet. Striking Neamcii. lilglitliouHc Contractu. Intuit grutlon Hoard l'amplilct. THE LIGHT HOUSE CONTRACT8. The Scaling Fleet. The sealing schooner Triumpl Capt. Dan McLean, has arrived Victoria. 13. C, with 2,500 skins as th seasonls catch. The little vessel look- trim Sind neat after her cruise and made the trip down in fifteen days close-retfed all the way. The Trunin) left Victoria on May 5, but did not sail from the west coast until the 24th of May, owing to diiliculty in secur ing Indian huntQ-s. The hunters tr. K.n.. T .....I whit,8. and crnO of the latOr secured 550 gi, o tlie totl,i CHtch. q' Gttojijh (JhwCCXo bbuXEh (Sjds were bidoftj. Tto vChitBrtr waa vrary seOerO djsog tuj vAnfo time in BjS&ing 67 mnfl on Aftcusa 0 tlio wocrst Ralo over krfowo occurred ttttre. Pt wia durin this steam thd tto wterBag ta&sPJ vtrra lntft, Savaiki4 sohnrvfrma Whro ifonSfln bG- ?,. nvrrf irft miimr inbo tku ma. T?h Mjoy Blhad cm Augintt 2j) lmd l,wO hpii h. wiiitaont, noinimsr am inuian ., ,7 , ... , , ,0 . I ... ! . 1 .. 1 1 w 1.MJ.,.1 l.A Mia liY,ti(ni irewuiuuwwir iwvu ur wi uuvi 111 WlO QOUl. l tR UOSCr U II TJ IllifUMW WO " " MJ'V"J C0OJliara, wie BI1CW eniorwK in ID diaoa's wde. Ho dfed two latars aftQr wards icod Ins tffid? was presertotsd 111 dill and bcodSid ikt his ltpttP at AtC)y tot. The KBgggb Mi " August hud 0-flrRkins. aw tho Javounbo on . Ammfciui Rufaboner Annie tvf ffcin Pnamieco. rfi tlft) 2Sth of July toaj TOOekica. The Viva, on vsa 20th yf junft( ottering tlto sea, loid Cath of 4lHi 0 Kr coaat oatch was 750 tAium. Ifc in tlmucht that the f-S&MetnoKH vill all haOo fair caa:lcpi this year. OtMbis ca tl U(ot aio ex pecKd to ayrivo dtaly. Coasting seanxen are on tho verge of inaugurating anotbpr btriko, and fromhts aro uoiniz down, beamon are deniandinft 50 for tf?o voyage from Port Tcaviisend to Sau Francisco. Tho schooner Win, lionton, lumbcr-ludon for Brisbane, is in trouble with the union seamen. Tho crew was shipped in San Fraucieco for tho round voyage to AnstMilia at $25 por month. Tho union agente threatens bloodshed tin less tho men aro pant iff more per montti. Tho. revenue cutter is guard hiK tho vessel and will probably ao cotopapy her to sea. l,l(hthgiCo Contract Awurilcd Tho secretary of tho treasury has awarded tho contracts for tho con struction of a lighthouso at Capo Mearos, OrcKon, as follows : Erection of tower to 0. B. Blihrkoop, Seattle W. T., !f2,iK)0; metal-work of towor to Willametto Iron Works, rortlanu Oregon, $7,800 ; erection of keopor's dwelling and oil-houso to Jlobort bog, man, Seattle, $20,000. l'nlllng SnagH. Tho govornmont snag bout Willam ette, has been at work pulling snags between St. Johns and tho Portland Flouring Mills. Tho work is nono too soon anil was needed baoly enough Let thorn trot out tho dredgo and then send tho old snag boat into service along the upper Willamotto noxt. I'ciinIoiin l'uNtofflceN. Ponsions havo boon irnuitcd as fol lows : Washington Torritory Origi nal invalid, Ira A. Doty, ltockford; inoreaso, Watson Spencer, Seattle; Daniel C. Hose, Mount Vernon, Ore gon Increase, Aloxandor Borthwick, Portland. Elijah McOalmond has been up pointed postmaster at Now Dungenoi's, at Clallam county, Washington tern tory. A now ollteo has been estab lished at Johnson, Whitman county with Elizabeth 1. Cooper as post' master. The Ho rax ."Mine. Cortain commeroiul circles at San Francisco aro much interested in the rocont discovery of borax in tho Bay 01 homer ranch, Curry countv, Or. Tho stomner Newsboy anchored in the Bay of I.omar ranch and ditclmreod cariio and took on board the lirnlslutt mcnt of borate of liino. This cborate of limo is superior in quality to any hithurto discovered, according to the analysis of Prof. Price. Tho deposit is volcanic, tho borate occurring in boulders varying in sizo up to 2,000 pounds weight, imbedded in volcanic mud. Tho area of tho deposit has been determined to bo half a mile in length ....1 nn 1.. : ,i. "m. ." ; in ilimtli. 'I'lin il Ui'ovorv id i-onuiilnr.ut jmportauco to tho commercial world, for tho niino is to oloo to the coast that a shell can bo thrown from u m mo waier, to mat mo oxpen . .... ii , mvo item of land carriage, wii.ch 1ms imnii.cap ioi 1110 oorax inuusiry 01 ... I.,.. 1 rii...... . uaiiloruM ami XNimuiu, us well as ol M,rt,'. Ain Minor, Ohili and Thibet, ' loiiatir Htmids ill lht way. Vuisbj iliAWltiK thru (automs ol wntr Qtut gw nUkiu ttuyo hiiiulrwd yanU of low water mark. The bay, which forms a. portion of a ranch of 1,200 acres, if half a mile in width, with good anchorage, and is protected both from the northwest and southwest. A towneite wdl be laid out and a wharf built, and min ing operations vigorously proceeded with at once. A Sow iMimp. A new pumj) for high service has been shipped from Iockport, New York, for the Portland Water Works. The foundations for it are all pre pared in tho engine house at the Lin coln street reservoir. It has a capa city for a million and u half gallons per day, and will lift the water 325 feet above tho base of city grades which is 55 feet higher than tho pres ent high service reservoir. For the presont tho high service will bo kept up by direct pretsuro during the day, and water will (bo pumped into the reservoir at night. There are numerous demands for extension of the water service, and as soon as pipo can be had tho laying of eighteen miletQd new mains will be begun. Tho city is extending in all direc-i tions, anorwater is demanded at the' north end on the heights and at the fimtli end. Next summer the city will usO 10,000,000 gallons per day, and it jyill tax tho pumps at tho works to their utmost capacity to furnish tho supply. The cost of fuel alone next yeor will amount to $35,000. There will be no pump in reserve as there should bo, and if any accident should happen, tho water supply would run ebprt. A CiQICnIoii AvtQcIol. The Umatilla arrived at Victoria, B. C, from San PrQncisco and reports t&aO while steaming tlotfly through r. fog 100 miles from San Francisco, a steamer's whistle was heard. The Umatilla whistled tho unseen steamer to phs to tho starboard, but no notice appearOd to be taken by tho)ther vesbol, and in a few minutes she crossed tho bows of tho Umatilla. The dintance botween tho vessels was less than fifty feet. An accident was avoided by the captain of tho Uma tilla reversing the engines when tho whistlo was first heard. Tho Uma tilla stopped, and the captain did everything to wivo tho vessel. The vessel was tho steam schooner Green wood, of San Francisco. I'roMpectinir for Illack Cod. H. Holilenson spent four weeks on Queon Charlotte islands prospecting and trading, and exploring for black cod banks. Ho succeeded in taking livo or six barrels of black cod, the finest fish in the Pacific, in two days. Tho weather was very rough, and the fishing was done 111 a canoe, in 2oO fathoniB ol wator. The cod were lo cated without difficulty, and fish found to bo very phntiful. Helden- son is of tho opinion that a good but- iness can bo done in deep sea iislnng, Distinguished Japanese. Yoshitoini Hirusa and Nobuquosh Oi, natives of Jap.m, on their way to Tokio, arrived at San Francisco from tho East. Mr. Hirasa is a high of ficial in tho imperial bureau of agri culture and commerce at Tokio, and was educated at an Engli h college. Fourteen months ago ho obtained leave from tho Japaneso government and made a second visit to Europe. Mr. Oi is a wealthy resident of Tokio, and has beou in England for tho purpose of obtaining machinery for the establishment of a cotton mill in tho city of Tokio. Tho mill will havo .10,000 spindles if tho enter prise proves successful. Descriptive I'auiphlct . Tho Oregon board of immigration if issuing ou.uuu copies 01 a pam phlet entitled, "Tho Now Empire; Oregon, Washington and Idaho." It will contain descriptivo mutter of the stato and two territories, and will bo enclosed in a lithographed cover. The cover will contain a pastoral sceno on tho tirst page, a gonoial vunv of Port- and from Portland Heights, on the ast page, and viows ol the High school and Starr block on tho inside. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, front Washington. Tho House conference report on tho fortifications appropriation bill has been adopted. Tho bill authorizing tho postmaster- general to purchuso improved Maro locks and keys has been parsed by tho House. Train Collision. A freight train heavily laden dashed at full speed into a circus train, which was standing at Convin station, Ohio. Tho caboose and rear of circus train was split in two, and four sleepers ahead wero telescoped. Four men woro killed and eighteen wero wounded, ami of these all woro canvaes men, ex cept Andy Smith, who was a contor tionist. Smith is mortally wounded. ml tho injuries to tho other seventeen wounded aro trilling. Sovt'ii Colored Men Killed. A fearful battlo hutweon whites and ' blacks took place at Hilliurdavillo Ala., in which sovon colored 111011 wet 1 killud. Tho truublrt grow out of Um foot that. whim man rultuod tn al uw hl well t' be limner used t y .1 crowd ul uniuriiituitiii nutfiw. Ouo of the negroes expressed a determina tion to have somo of the water, and the white man drew a pistol and shot him in tho heck. That night a gang of negroes visited the house and dared the white man to come out, but ho re fused to do so, and after shooting holes in his windows and doors they left. The next night a gang, presumably friends of the whito mini, visited the negro camp and left toveral dead bod ies as a reminder to other members of the camp-meeting crowd. The Sprinter Itccoru Itrokciia Schifferstorn, the California amateur sprinter, broke the 100-yard record 1-5 of a second, at St. Louis, Mo., his time being 9 4-5 seconds. He dt feated Joe Murphy, the local cham pion, with a record of 10, three yards, Ait Aged Klcppnianlnc. John Kaufman, aged about sixty Ind", He years, was found dead at Brazil, having died of a brain disorder, was an eccentric character, and had an uncontrollable mania for stealing women's shoes, though he was never accused of stealing anything eise. A few years ago ho whs arrested and Torty or fifty pairs of women's shoes and elippera were recovered. He had buried them on the commons, near a blast furnace. Over sixty pairs of women's shoes ahd slippers were found in his hut. Ho was a veteran of the Mexiaan and civil wars and will ba buried with military honors. Oregon' Cereal Kxliiblt. Tho Oregon cereal exhibit at the national encampment of tho G. A. li., at Columbus, Ohio, in charge of Col. C. E. Dubois of Portland, is now in place in a room n the third iloor of the First National bank buildRg. Thirteen IIiiiliUngN Runieu. A lire broke out in a store at Cath argus, N. Y., which destroyed thirteen building?. The loss is largo. Death of the Oldest Graduate of Went lolrit. Col. Edward G. Butler, tho oldest graduate of West Point, died at St. Louis. He was born in Tennessee in 1799 and admitted to West Point in 181G. Ho served undr Gen. Taylor in the Mexican war. .National Itifle Association. There was a large attendance at tho opening of iho annual prize shooting of the National Kifio Association at Crecdmore. The Wimbledon cup was wou by W. M. Merrill of Massachu setts by a score of 131 with thirty shots at 1,000 yards. Express Train Held t'p. Tho west-bound express train 9as stopped by three masked men at Parker, A. T. They did not got anv Uiim A reward of $1 ,500 is offered for their capture, and Welle, Fargo will increase tho amount. Sale of 1! ii Opera House. Tho Halo of the Grand Opera House by tho heirs of tho Davidson estate to "Lotta" Crabtree, tiie actress, was completed at St. Paul. The price paid was tflOU.UUU. Murdered for iTIoncy. Miss Ada Flynn, a handsome and accomplished young lady, was mysteriously murdered in her home near Glasgow, Li., during the absence of tho rest of tho family. It is sup posed tho deed is that of a robber. Jewelry Lost. Mrs. rierropont Moigan, of Now York, and friends, while out among tho Thousand islands, wero thrown into tho wator by tho capsizing of their boat. Mrs. Morgan lost jewelry valued at $15,000. A gentleman ho owns a' planta tion a fow miles from tho city, says there Is a treo on his plaeo that has a curious elTcet upon tho axeman, and that llvo or six men at different times havo attempted to foil it but failed. Ho says when it is struck with an axo a curious sound is hoard, something liko tho singing of 11 rattlosnako, that com pletely unnorves tho axeman, and ho gives up tho job. IIo doesn't protond to say that tho treo can't bo cut down, but ho knows that sovcral nttompta havo been mado. which failed.- Sudden Loss of Memory. Sudden forgotfulnesa is not an un usual thing in tho pulpit Aubroy, tho antiquary, says that whon ho was a freshman at collogo ho heard Dr. San derson, Bishop of Lincoln, woll known for his work, "Nino Cases of Con science, break down in tho niiddlo of tho Lord's Prayor. Evon tho groat t rench proachorMasslllon onco stopped In tho middle of a sermon from a de fect of memory; and Masslllon him self recorded that tho samo thing hap pened through oxcess of apprehension to two other preachers whom ho wont to hoar in dllTereut parts of tho sama day. Another French preacher stopped In tho mlddlo of a sermon and was un able to proceed. Tho pause was, how ever, got ovor Ingeniously. 'Frionds," said ho, "I had forgot to say that a person much unlloted U rocoinmendod to your Immediate prayors." Ho mount hlinsolf. Ho fall 011 hid Icnoos, and Ixt font ut io ht Imd recovered the thr ft of Ins ilif.mr. which h ron Plutlid n.t'iMiat his iv.inti'f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V bcuij; I'icv vivej. liuriXr Journal, AGRICULTURAL. Devoted K TI1K IXTEllESTS OF FARMERS and Stockmen. A man near Bangor, Me., i trying tho experiment of grafting apple twigs into a pine tree. He wants to raise pineapplts. Florida promises to become a large producer of opium. Sixteen plants will produce an ounce, and an acre " poppies will yield $1,000 worth ol opium. The whole value of fences in the United Suites may be set down At $2,000,000,000, and its costs $100,000, 000 annually to keep them in repair. O Crisp radishes are those that grow rapidly. They should have rich, fine soil, free from stones or gravel, and the rows should be kept clean. Use themQt any time after they have be come largo enough, for t3 longer they shall remain in the ground the less desirable will they be, as they become tough with age. To prevent birds, mico or squirrel from pulling up seed (Torn until it shall havo become warm ; then stir in a little tiine tar until every grain sha bo coated. Now mix plaster, ashes or line earth to dry oil the corn. It will thus be in a condition to bo planted by machine or hand. It is claimed that the presence of the castor-oil bean plants around the house will prevent mosquitoes from becoming very numerous. As the plant makes a beautiful ornament would not be out of place? and might therelore be given a tnil with ad van tage. It is doubtful, however, if there bo any plants that will keep away the pests. According to an English authorit the world consumes annually 050,000 pounds of collee, which, at an aver- ago prico of $100, represents a vnlno of .$U,UUU,000. Jamaica crows the bestcofl'ee; next in order come Coy Ion and East India, Java, Brazil, Costii li-.ca and the other Central American States. Java produces the largest crop 1110 American uuitivator recom mends a mixture of hydraulic cemen and skim-milk for painting farm ouuuings anu lence. ine cement is placed in a bucket, and sweet slom milk stirred in until the mixture is of the consistency of cream. The pro portions aro about ono quart of com cnt to a gallon of milk. Color may do auaeu 11 desired. This paint is cheap and durable. Tho Massachusetts Ploughman says the reason that so many raspberry and blackberry helds get full of grass is be cause they are neglected durin' Au gust and September, and, in fact, dur ing the whole autumn, so when spring opens the grass has full possession but even when thus neglected, if the farmer will commence hoeing as soon as tho fro.t leaves tho ground, it is not a very difficult job to clear out all of tho grass. As a pasture for cows no plant yields sweeter, richer herbage than whito clover. J&iough its hubit of growth is very clcso to tho ground, it yields more pasturo than would bo supposed. If not allowed to blossom long enough for seed to form, tho new herbage springs up quickly after ctop ping. Its roots are near the surface and aro easily reached by light rains but owing to their spreading habit th roots aro not injured by cattle tramp ing over '.hem, as aro those of red clover. ml. . . i inn iue piantain is a nuisance is certain, but it is scarcely unmitigAted except in tho sense that where it has onco gained possession it can novor be entirely eradicated. Tho common plantain has about two-thirds tho feeding value of common hay, rank : t..- 1 .1. . .. 1 .1 " . . uig mgiier man most otnor weeds in this respect. Cattle will oat in pas turoorinhay without being staived to it, as they havo to bo with tho daisy lhe large, vigorous plantains, that grow m rich ground, seem to bo eaten 111010 greedily by cows than tho puny specimens uwarted by poveity of soil T.i t t rur 100 icw tiima oeans aro grown. in meir orieu stale ti.ov aro suponor tor cooking, and would bo more largely used for that purpose, did not their usual high price prevent. Tho Lima bean requires poling, but it is unneces sary to make tho pol s longer than six feet out of tho ground. When the vino gets to this height, stop its growth and turn all its strength into fruitfullness. When raised on a very largo scale the Limns uro grown somo times without pohs, the vines trailing on 1110 ground. Tins is a slovenly practice, but a good many beans may bo thus cheaply grown. A careless or &low milker should never be tolerated 011 tho dairy farm. Whilo tho cow lelaxes tho muscles of her udder to "give down" tho milk, the hi g should bo relieved as rapidly as possible. If tho milking is prolonged tho cow will hold up her milk, simply because she is tired of tho other por tion. Somo of th milk will not thou bo secured, mid remaining in tin uti drr, will btt iu well imdertxd foci of nukimf the- cow Kl (lrv. a HOW ;tlW,tH II. I li-1 I ijml ,1 j. s,. !''.,: uit i)..t, h ft). i th, W '.. r 11. .it . mi in lv ,1 i,, ii,. y auc trwtiuettt, MARKET REPORT. .Reliable Quotations Carefbllv R vised Every Week. WHEAT Valley, $1 301 Walla Walla, $1 20 1 22$. BARLEY Whole, $1 101 12jl eisi ground, per ton, 025 0027 50. OATS Milling, 3G3Sc. ; 45c. HAY Baled, $10$13. feed, 4i SEED Blue Grass, 1416c. : Tin'J othy, 9$10c.; Eed Clover, ll15c FLOUR Patent Roller, Country Brand, $3 75. EGGS Per doz, 25c. H 0 BUTTER Fancy roll, per pOUIK 20c. ; pickled, 2025c; rado, 15 25 2. inler t 1 CHEESE Eaffcrn, lG20c OrA gon, M16c; California, 14$c. VEGETABLES Beets, per AiclH $1 50 ; cabbage, per lb., 23c. ; carroti per ek., $1 25; lettuce, per doz. 20c, onions, $1 00 ; potatoes, per 100 lbsS 4050c; radishes, per doz., 1520c, rhubarb, per lb., 6c. HONEY In comb, per lb., 18c. strained, 5 gal. tins, per lb. 8$o. POULTRY Chickens, per doz $4 000 00; ducks, per dOz., $G 00 uu; geese, b UUQbU; turkeys per lb., 12c. PROVISIONS Oregon hams, 12 per lb.; Eastern, 1313ic; Easterj breakfast bacon, 12$c. per lb. ; Oregui iurflc. ; .Eastern lard, H.'llc. pe lb., Oregon, lOJc. GREEN FRUITS Apples, o(lftftp 85c; Sicily lemons. $G OOfa California, $3 505 00 : Naval oraW $G 00; Riverside, $4 00; Medilerra nean, $4 25. DRIED FRUITS Sun dried ap pies, 7Jc. per lb. ; machino dried, 10(5 11c; pitless plums, 13c,; Italiai prunes, 1014c. ; peaches, 12i14o. ' raisins, $2 402 50. WOOL Valley, 1718c; Eastern) Oregon. 9loc. HIDES Dry beef hides, 810c.,V culls, 67c; kip and calf, 810c. K Murrain, 10 12c. ; tallow, 33o. LUMBER Rough, iff rM, $10 00 edged, per M, $12 00; T. and G sheathing, per M, $13 00 ; No. 2 door ing, per M, $18 00; No. 2 ceiling, pei ' M,$18 00; No. 2 rustic, per M, $18 00 clear rough, per M, $20 00 ; clear P. -3 S, perM, $22 50; No. 1 flooring, pet M, $22 50; No. 1 ceiling perM $22 50; No. 1 rustic, per M, $22 30 stepping, per M, $25 00; over 12 inches wide, extra, $1 00; lengths .40 to 50, extra, $2 00; lengths 50 to tVU, extra, $4 00; Lj lath, per M, $2 2'5; 1 lath, per M, .$2 50. BEANS Quote email whites,$4 50, pinks, $3; bayos, $3; butter, $4 50; Litnas, $4 50 per cental. COFFEE Quote Salvador, 17c; Costa Rica, 1820c. ; Rio, 1820c; Java, 27c. ; Arbucklo's's ramsted, 22c. MEAT Beef, wholesale, 2i3c. ; dressed, Gc; sheep, 3c ; dro-sed, 6c. ; hogs, dressed, 8'Jc; veal, 57c. SALT Liverpool grades of fine quoted $18, $19 and $20 for tho three sizes; stock salt, $io. PICKLES Kegs quoted steady at SUGAR Prices for barrels; Goliton C;6e.; extra C,6go. ; dry granulateu, 7c; crushed, fine crushed, cube and powdered, 7c. ; oxtrn C, 6c; halvl's and boxes, 0. higher. Coneerm'ox lobs?e?s, experts say that young orustaeoins havo to bo put in the sea almost as soon as hatched, nnd they bogin to feed voraciously. Thoy aro born with sonso enough to know that lobstors mako delicious food, and thoy attack ono unothor sav agely and hungrily. For n fow days they swim on tho surface whoro thoy find tho food suited to thoir early re quirements. Horo thoir destruction is enormous. In 11 fow days tho lobstoi-'s walking or crawling members aro de veloped, nnd ho sinks to tho bottom. where ho makes his home. In tho vicarage garden ut Evonlv. says an English pdpor. Is u lllno ti-nn in which a pair of robins built their no.sf- A eat climbed 'tho treo and killed Mrs. Robin. Mr. Robin, howovor, kopt tho eggs warm by sitting on thorn for sev eral days, but a lady who watched hlicj says that ho used to iro mviiv somn.' whore for long intervals, but not lon enough to lot tho oggs iot cold. At lost ho returned from ono of his tnur-i with anothor Mrs. Robin, who immedi ately took tho place of tho deceased wife and in tlmo hatched tho otr. n.,l behaved just ns if t.hov worn Jier own. lTOsMOIlt WjIlltS, OI llio AAriniii. tunil Collogo, of Michigan, u-il., i. dlsputw tho oxerelsa of a direct liiflu oneo of forests It "ronrnUiijf moisture saying that all tho treiw in tho world will not put It whoro It Is nnt-i.iinva thRt the moUtUWi Oil tho 1mnt.fnr.11t. fa ndvnttciiitf toward the west. And Unit the plant inj; of foiv-t uiid Ih1,,u1 cultivation will , t,. vtklnUkl to lulv,, f.u-.S,.,. A( Soyen , ' " ' 1 1 in N ."nska: tlio ' ' ' 1rt, udJ i ho hard v , $ ordmr dmv'cc thuila- besp on ho) lociit. 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