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
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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.
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Thcttfl in a TOocftiL'Ktol wrtytn HOT
cdltton hbad'm S&srioo, a Eacajistf (lie
tuco aGwnu, huh us 11 Bjmnuuwij o-
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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
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nrlirinullv a sloon. with totiaro stern
am 110 hiuro head: IierleiiKth.'IWIeot:
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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
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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
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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
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mvo item of land carriage, wii.ch 1ms
imnii.cap ioi 1110 oorax inuusiry 01
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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
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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
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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, $3 75.
EGGS Per doz, 25c.
H 0
BUTTER Fancy roll, per
pOUIK
20c. ; pickled, 2025c;
rado, 15 25 2.
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CHEESE Eaffcrn, lG20c OrA
gon, M16c; California, 14$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
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