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THE OREGON SCOUT JONES A. CHAMCEY, - Publishers UNION OREGON. SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS. Jk. rnbllnher Tell How Tlicy ilucrd to thn Public, Ars Intro- "What class of books do you And eolls tho best?" "Well, It has been the result oi our xperienco that tho American peopl ro at heart religious. If they're not religious they're religiously Inclined, And no book wo handle, be it our own publication or tho publication of soma one elso which wo soli on commission. Bolls liko tho book that has a religious coloring. This seems rather strange when wo hear so much about Amorl can Irreverence, but it's a fact. Then again, wo'ro a patriotic people, and books about popular military leaders or l'resiuents or Presidents' wives aro acceptable and find rendy sale." "Isn't there immenso profit In sub scription books?" "Not so much as you would imagine from tho price of tho books. Sub scriptlon books tiro high-priced nnd many of them aro not so well gotten up us tho books in tho trade. Hut. you seo, wo send tho books out over tho highways and byways to tho poo plo. And tho agents, whoso work Isn't tho most enviable In tho world havo to bo paid enormously. As matter of fact, tho publisher of many a subscription book doesn't realize as much per copy as do tho publishers who simply put their goods on tho trade. Hut what wo lose ono way wo make up another. For instance our sales of a book aro much greater than though wo simply put it on tho mnrkot and trusted to tho morit of tho book to soli It. Merit cuts little figuro in subscription book; it's tho push of agents. Besides, tho lapso of timo makes litllo difference; tho subscription book, us a rule, is rarely scon out of a prlvato houso, is raroly discussod in nowspapors, and Is just as good for soiling ton years from tho dato of tho first issuo as at flritt. Besides it is possiblo to run a vory profltablo sub- Bcrlptlon-book business on compara tively small capital that is, whon you havo but ono or two books. In tho trado it is different Thoro a man wants nulto a largo catalogue, and it all means monoy. I don't think I am far from tho truth whon I say that Harpor Brothers havo $12,000,000 or $15,000,000 bound up in storcotypo plates alono, to say nothing about copyrights, royalties, dead stock and tho liko." ' "Your pricos, I suppose, aro a puroly arbitrary mattorP" "Not so much with us as with tho publishers for the trado. At tho book stores tho prices II, .$1.25, $1.50 or $2 aro almost wholly conventional prices, irrespective of what tho book actually costs to manufacture. Wo reckon about four times the actual cost of tho book to bo about tho soil ing prico. Our pricos, of courso, aro more or loss manipulated by agents. A subscription book which in tho neighborhood of Chicago wo never expect city patronage sells for $il la sold on tho Pacific coast at $5 and in Australia at $7 or 8. But that extra money tho agonts pookot. Oh, my! yes, lots of our subscription books go to Australia. It will bo many a long year before tho West Is as bookish as the Kant, and till it Is, though book agonts maybe regarded as a nuisance, tho subscription-book trado will Ihrlvo." Chiciujo News. Aguo In the Wator. In all districts whoro wator is drained through a largo amount o( vegetable mutter, especially whoro tho lands havo boon recently brought un- dor cultivation, fever and aguo and other Intermittent fovors aro likely to Imj generated, and tho germs of dis ease aro generally takon Into tho sys tem through tho medium of wator. Hut If those unnoollniiitod would taku tho precaution to drink only wator that has boon boiled, they would very Boldom taku theso fevers. At a heat of 212 degrees or tho boiling point, those germs in tho wator aro killed, and tho water then becomes harmless. Tho writer, some eighteen years Hlnce, was required to travol through and tarry some tlmo In tho nguo districts of Michigan and Illinois. After spend ing u few days in the formor Statu ho began to feel tho olTeots of drinking tho water, aud thou adopted the plan of drinking only weak tea. This was tho only olToetlvo moans of obtaining woll-bolled water, as tea Is never made except with boiling wator. After ceas ing to drink wator oxcept with tea, ho traveled through and spent several mouths in some of tho worst dlstricta of Illinois, aud was entirely free from any symptoms of aguo or other ill ef fects from tho water of tho various -miasmatio localities which had boon boiled, lie also has known several cases of persons who havo entirely es caped tho damgers of acullmatiou by adopting this plan of using only boiled water. Country Gentleman. An editor in this country does not liavo to saw wood, but ho carries coal, nukes pasto, attends all tho meetings, roads a lot of trash to get a little news, does job printing, runs the hand pross, runs errands, swoops out once a month, rrnakos out bills once a mouth and then makes them out over again next month aud smile sweetly on tho iHun who tlireutons to kill him m sight. Then thoro aro somo editors who "rush thogrowlor," "deal," "buck tiger," got drunk, stay drunk and lot all of tho beforo montionod duties go .'4o thunder, -llUina. S.yn IwlcucniienL ) THE PACIFIC COAST. PORTLAND'S BIO EXPOSITION WAS OPENED LAST WEEK. Bakcraflold's Improvements Chopped HiaOwn Flngoa Off Port Orchard Selected for the New Navy Yard Skull Fracture. Elsinor, Cal. ate. is trying to disinoorpor- Epizooty is afflicting horses at Carson City. Chico, Cal., lias 044 children at public schools. Santa Cruz has a 13-months-old baby swimmer. A Jocky Club is soon to bo organized at Portland. A shoo factory has been established at at Otay, Cal. Tncoma has one lawyer to every 150 of its opulation. A dressed beef company has been in corporated at Portland. The Oregon Baptist Conference met at ElleiiBburg on the 20th. Tho Sacramento police hnvo received no salary for six months. A heavv rain hnB extinguished tho fires in tho Willamette Valley. Ground is broken at Santa Ana for the $100,000 water-works system. Tho sports of Albuquerque have been bled by an unknown sprinter. Tho Northwest Exposition Company has been incoriorated at Tacoma. Portland's Hie Exposition opened on the 20th witli imposing ceremonies. Rather sovero frosts have visited Doug- Ins county, Or., since tho 11th inst. J. II. Hoffman line been arrested nt Portland, Or., for passing forged checks. President Harrison has appointed A. N. Gilbert tho Postmaster at Snlem, Or. Ellonsburir's prospects for securing the Stato Capitol of Washington are flatter ing. Gcoriro Younir has been arrested for the murder of Charles Beach at Prescott, A.T. A majority of the waiters in tho Pacific Ocean House, Santa Cruz aro out on a strike. Tho women of Ogden are reported to bo organized and burning disreputablo louses. Tho apricot and peach crops of San Bernardino Valley will bring .if 150,000. this yoar. Arthur II. Fonmson. a survoyor at Los Angeles, was drowned at Kodondo Beach on the 22d. Tho Northern Pacific Reduction Com nnnv is build nir sampling worns at Spokane Falls. Tho school for tho blind opened at Salem, Or., on tho 20th, tho beginning of tho now term. Tho romainB of James O'Connor was found floating in tho Willamette at Port land, on tho 20th. Tho Citv of I'uebla has just made tho run from San Francisco to Victoria, B.C., in fifty-one hours. llarrv Shirlov. who was well known in musical and dramatic circles, died at San Diego on tho 22d. Tho African Methodist Episcopal Con ference of California has concluded its labors at San Jose. Dr. A. W. Hoisholl has been chosen assistant physician of the Stato Insano Asylum at btookton. iV sailor on tho Mary Buhno was washed overboard and drowned at Eu reka, Cal., on the 2lld. Honry Williamson has been arrested nnd charged with robbing tho forest Hill stage a few weeks ago. A political tournament took place at Seattle last Saturday between six of tho leading lights of both parties. John Andorson, a nutivo of Virginia, aged 00, ami for many years ono of the leading politicians in isovaua county, is lead. Tho Brotherhood of Railroad Conduc tors has concluded its labors at I.os Vngcles and will meet in loledo, Ohio, next year. Biikerslleld has nearly thirty brick buildings finished ami in course of oreo- lon since tho place was burned up a lew uouths ago. The commission appointed by Congress to select a site for a navy yard on the Pacific Const, has, after duo deliberation, selected Port Orchard. The cable railway company nt Spokano Falls has consummated the purchaso of all the horse railways in that city, to gether with their franchises. Portland nuthoritics have been trying to put a stop to tho daily parades of tho Salvation Army, but so far havo failed. Tho law is not Btrong enough. There is trouble between tho Biiperin ulcnt anil the men at tho Snn Pedro, N. M., copper mine, owini: to an order that none but ItalianB should be em ployed. Mason Smith, a young and prominent merchant of Siwkano Falls, received a kull-frncturu by a fall from a horse recently. Mr. Smith's recovery is very doubtful. John Snell. a neuro convict in tho Oregon Penitentiary, placed his left hand on a board and with a hatchet cut oil' tho third and middle finger. Ho did it to avoid work. Detectives in Utah had just made a Btrong case of train robbery against a man named Curtlss. whon tho real otlVn- tiers, Joseph Nay and Ed. Dayton uuulo contessiou exonerating mm. Tommy Warren of Los Anuoles. nnd Frank Murphy of England, fought fifty- luht rounds nt mo rooms oi uiu Cali fornia Athletic Club on the 24th. The referee refused to mako a decision. Carson Vallov ranchers nro endeavor- ug to compromise with the Union Mill ml Mining company over uiu ngni 10 m thoy lUnJ tQ llght tho wmv&ny io waters ol tlio uarson river, ll they FOKKHi.V FliANIIF.H. The Sultan's Edict A Vessel Wrecked Many Christians Cast Into Pris on Tho Cotton King. Thomas A. Edison is in London. Guyaquil prohibits Chinese immigra- IKHl. A Spanish sqradron has reached Tan gier. A finow and hall ptorm in Scotland is reported. King Menelek now rules oyer all Abyssinia. Apples are rather scarce in England tins season. The stevedores at the East India docks, London, are at work. The death is announced at London of Farnie, the librettist. The United States war-ship Enterprise is at Inverary, Scotland. The London strike increased the busi ness of the Liverpool docks. In Franco the Government, runs the tobacco and match business. The wheat crop of France is 30,000,000 bushels greater than last year. Countess Bcthlen committed suicide at her castlo in Schassburg in Hungary. Tho British wnr-ship Lily hns been wrecked on tho Iabrador coast. Seven of the men were lost. Emperor William says the best guar anty of peace in Europe is the strength of the German Army. Travelers report that more English is spoken on the European Continent this year than ever before. A large part of the village of Kensing ton, Princo Edwnrd'a Island, has been burned. Loss, $100,000. The Spanish Government is construct ing extensive fortifications along the whole line of the Pyrenees. Grand Duko Constnntine, undo of the Czar, who Buffered from a stroke of par alysis two months ago, is dying. Tho Duko of Cannaughtwill relinquish his command in Bombay and return to England in the spring via Vancouver. Tho Hessian fly is said to hnvo been introduced into England from the United States in tho straw put in packing cases. An English cutter has captured a dhow off Pent bra, Africa, with 131 slaves on board. Twenty students have been arrested at Kieffj Russia, on a charge of being Nihilists. English shop-keepers are complaining that American shoppers are exceedingly troublesome. Cardinal Schiafiino is dead at Rome. Ho was born in 1829 and was made a Cardinal in 1885. Tho awards of the various committees of tho Paris Exposition will be announced on September 29th. Tho anniversary of the occupation of Rome by Victor Emanuel was celebrated recently at tho Eternal City. Tho Russian Government hns issued a decreo prohibiting tho purchasing of cattle by German merchants. Tho Silvertown Telegraph Works at London liaB locked out 2,000 men who demanded an advance of wages. Emperor Francis Joseph has signified n wish that official circles censo talking about his coronation at Prague. Miss Toki Mardira, tho daughter of ono of the hignest families in Japan, has do cided to take tho veil in Munich. Tho family of Rihhard Wagner re ceived 2,000 as their share of tho profits from tho recent performances at Beyrouth. It is reported that Count Sehouvaloff. tho Russian Ambassador at Berlin, hns been appointed Governorol tho Caucasus, Tho bodv of a wealthy Ixmdoncr named Wedon hns been exhumed nt the m- stnnco of his brothers, who suspected poisoning. Princo Bismarck's malady of inflamed veins of the lees doe? not abate. He has been forbidden to walk, and ho rides only in a carriage. Tho Duke of Portland's winnings in tho races this season aro within a frac tion of X100.000. Nearlv all of which he owes to his liorso Donovan. An American nnmed Uallv Allen, nr rested in Ixmdnn f-r jewel robbery com nutted at Munich, has been sentenced to twelve years' penal servitude. Thirtv thousand out of the 40.000 peo pie in Jerusalem are Hebrews, nnd the Israelites bid fair to ncnin become tho predominant pooplo in Palestine. Mail advices from the Congo are re assuriiu;. Tho Arabs maintain a cordial attitude and navigation is unimpeded. Tippoo lib is helpful nnd submissive. Thirl v-two of tho 25 ft Boulnr.gist candi dates nominated, hnvo withdrawn from the coining French elections, it is now too into to substitute other candidates. U a now stated that Mrs. Lanutrv re mains in England to bring tho Britons who scored her acting so uunicr-idilly vcars airo to acknowledge her nullity ns nu actress. The operntivo cotton spinners of Black burn. England, have agreed to assist tho manufacturers in defeating the totton Ring, ami are willing for a shut-down of a few weeks. Tho Christian Inhabitants of Crete are fleeing to tho mountains. Their cattle and other property aro being stolon by Turks. Many Christians havo been east into prison. Major Field, formerly Secretary of tho British American Mortgage Company, at Ixmdou, hns loon sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment lor forging con x)ub of tho company. Glndatono says ho regards Balfour's Catholic university endowment proposal tiH a conductor intended to divert light ning from Htriklng the Parnell Commis sion at tho oiH'iilng of Parliament. The Sultan of Zanzibar has issued an edict eniowerlng tho commanders of English and Gorman war-ships to search all Zanilluir boats. Tho decree provides that every person who enters tho Sultan's dominions ufter November shall be free, EASTERN ITEMS. GEORGE FRANCIS TRAtN SUED FOR A DIVORCE. A Howling Mob In Kansas Wants the Colored People Colonlz-d Old Documents Found Chicago Wants tho Big Fair. The Michigan peach crop is very short. Indiana has negotiated another $700, 000 loan. Snow is several inches deep on Mount Washington. A big deaf in Montana mining property is annouueed. George Francia Train's wife has sued him for a divorce. Mrs. Langtry's lawyer denies the re port of her divorce. Baltimore is raising capital to build a large sugar refinery. Snapper Garrison has resigned from the Belmont Btables. Tho Corn Palace wna opened at Sioux City, Iowa, on the 23d. The Princeton Hotel at Buena Vista, Col., has been burned. Tho trust stocks are spoken of in Now York as super-saturated. The Creek Nation is urged to form a State and join the Union. The Treasury has expended $234,497, 744. G4 in bond purchases. A valuable silver find in the mountains of Pennsylvania is reported. The Yorktown shows a power in excess of the contract requirements. The National Silver Convention assem bled in St. Louis on the 25th. Piano-makers are forming a protective association. This is not a trust. An epidemic resembling dysentary is raging near Meadowville, W. Va. Typhoid fever is prevalent in Boston and' its suburbs at the present time. The New York Teletiram savs the idea of Chinese invasion is quite comical. John T. Falconer has been appointed ganger for the First California district. The chief oi police at Kansas City has boon ordered to suppress tho Salvation Army. Boston police expect to have a parade, the first for many years, some time in October. The streets of Alexandria. Va., were first lighted by electricity on the night of the 14th. President Gilman of JolniB Hopkins University ays he lias no desire to make a change. A public school at Troy, N. Y., has been closed because the building is over run with lleas. Tho New York Daily Graphic, the pic torial paper, baa suspended, and is in the sheriff's hands. Secretary Noble has taken meaensures to preserve tho rnins at Casa Grande, Pinal county, A. T. Miss Anita MtCormick and Emmons Blaine were married at Richfield Springs, N. Y., on the 25th inst. Many survivors of tho abolition move ment participated in the Emancipation Day celebration at Boston. There is only ono colored member of congress. His name is Cheatham, and ho hails from North Carolina. "Rattlesnake Pete," an On City char acter, has sold a snake skin for $0 to a man who will use it as a necktie. It is thought that New York's efforts to secure tho Exposition of 1892 will re ceive but little support in congress. Mayor Noonan of St. Louis has mado the te'mporary suspension of his private secretary, C. E. Meade, permanent. It is generally believed in Washington that Major Warner hns accepted tho po sition ot Commissioner of Pensions. Senator Wado Hampton wants tho United States to expend $50,000,000 in colonizing the colored people in Cuba. Governor David B. Hill, of Now York, is ndvertised as ono of tho attractions of tho fair to be held in Atlanta next month. Old documents found in a Mexican church lead to tho hope that tho long lost mines of that country may be redis covered. It hns been discovered that tho city of Cincinnati owns nearly $1,000,000 of real estate, of which all knowledge had been forgotteu. Chicago's great public building, tho Auditorium, is Hearing completion, and is expected to be ready lor a grand oien ing December 9. The resignation of Dr. James P. Kim ball as Director of tho Mint, has been ac cepted, and it is believed Edward O. Leech will succeed him. There is a movement in Michigan to have tho national ling displayed on all school houses in tho State, and Governor Luce heartily indorses it. It Is estimated that 80,000 Americans who have visited Europe this season havo paid to the companies for passage. both ways upward of $14,000,000. Six or moro custom houses are to bo established on tho Cnndian Bide of the international boundary between Mani tolwi and tho Rocky Mountains. There was an explosion of gas in ono of tho coal mines at Dayton, Tenn., on tho 23d, and nine miners wore frightfully burned, several of whom will die. There is lieliof among naval officers that tho Baltimore can mako faster tlmo at Newport than her record shows, and a trial will probably bo Riven there. Samuel Murray, a lalorer, at Louisiana, Mo., mado an attack upon his son Alfred with a chair, when his son John, aired 18 years, took part aud shot his father dead. There is too largo a Bentluieut in opio- eition to the uso of Central Park for the World's Fair at Now York, and tho movo looking to that site is being abandoned. An attcmnt was mado recently to wreck tho Wisconsin Central passonger train, but a party of hunters discovered and removed tho obstructions in timo toa prevent it. Chicago newspapers .uo gathering com fort from replies to innuiries regarding preferences for the location of tho World's Fair. Tho lumber merest has declared in favor of Chicago. JIOJIK FA It 31. In-Breeding and lnter-Breedlng-Truth for Ruralista Veal Olives Or chard Grass The Cantaloup. Boil one-half dozen potatoes until well done, then mnsh. with a tablespoonlul of butter, little salt, pepper, and three tablcfoonfuls of milk. More butter is injured by keeping the cream too long before churning than in any oilier manner, ine cnurning miuuiu bo nerformod as soon as the cream IS ripe, even if there is only a small quan tity to churn. Orchard grass will thrive well on damp locations. It is an excellent grass, but "stools," which gives it an uneven np pearance in the fields. As it becomes moro compact each season it soon forms an even pasture. The Emerald Gem cantaloup is one of the most delicious varieties that has been grown this season. It is of medium size, but cracks sometimes when ripe. The rind is dark, and it does not present an attractive anpearauce. though deeply ribbed and netted. But witli these dis advantages against it there is no variety that equals it in flavor, whilo the quality of flesh is superior to any other. Veal Cutlets witli Tomato Puree. Cut from a piece of leg of veal some slices three-eighths of an inch thick, and trim them pear shape to tho sizo ot cutlets ; sprinkle them both sides with pepper and salt, and lav them in a well buttered Hat pan; put a buttered sheet on the top of them, and put the tin in the oven just long enough to thoroughly cook the cut lets. Disjwso them on a dish in a circle round a puree of tomatoes and serve. Spinach. Look it over carefully and wash thoroughly, holding the stem sidt up as you shake it about in the water. Put. it in a Baucepan without any water except the moisture on its leaves. Cover cleseiv and cook for half an hour. Put it in the corander to pi ess out all the water; return it to the saucepan to heat ngnin. Season with butter, red pepper and salt, and servo with either sliced, hard boiled eggs or sliced lemon. Instead of butter, three tablesj)oonful8 of rich cream may bo heated with it. Truth for Ruralists.- -Here is a bit of gospel truth which is worthy the con sideration of farmers who are tempted to extravagance, either by pride or the dis play of their neighbors. A farmer can live happier in his old house, out of debt, than he can in a new, fine ono with a mortgage on it. A family can worship moro devoutly going to church in a farm wagon, when" they are not afraid of any creditor meeting them than to go in a fine carriage with a chattel mortgage on tho horses, subject to be foreclosed at any time. Complete protection of choice plants exposed to the attacks of cutworms may bo secured, according to Mr. A. W . Cheever.ot the Now England Farmer, by surrounding tho stems with strips ot folded newspaper. Last year, ho says, whilo away from home, a dozen tomato plants set m tho usual way in his garden were nearly all destroyed in two or three days. Tins year, of more than two dozen, set with a fence of folded news papers around each, not ono has been touched, although cut-worms are abun dant in tho garden. Veal Olives. Cut two pounds of veal into strips three inches long and two inches wide. Mako a dressing of one cup of stale bread crumbs, ono table spoonful of melted butter, seasoned with salt, pepper and sweet herbs. Mix and spread on the strips ot veal ; roll them up and tie tightly ; roll in Hour and brown in boiling fat." Then put in a saucepan, pour over a pint of soup stock, thicken with a little flour and let simmer two hours. Take up, remove the string, put the olives in a dish, strain the sauce, flavor with mushroom catsup, and pour over. Puree of Tomatoes. Tako a quarter peck of tomatoes, cut them up into quar ters and remove from each tho pips nnd watery substance it contains ; put them into a" saucepan with an onion, plenty of butttr, pepper, salt, a bay leaf and some thyme; add a few spoondils ot either stock or gravy ; kep stirring on the fire until they aro reduced to a pulp. Pass this through a hair sieve. Put an ounce of butter into a saucepan, and mix with it on tho fire two tablespoonfuls of flour; as soon as it begins to color add tho tomato pulp, a little at a time, and keep Btirring on the tiro until tho puree thickens. German Honey Cakes. Tho delicious honey cakes are' not often soen nowa days, and fow of tho younger generation know of this good variety of cakes. Six ounces of honey and two generous table spoonfuls of butter are to be gently warmed together. Mix lightly with six ounces of sifted flour, half a teaspoonful of grated nu'ineg, with the s:imo quantity each of grated lemon ptol and carbonate of soda- Mix with tho honey and butter, and let it stand over night. Roll out thinly, cut into shapes and hake in a gentle oven. All cakes that have either molasses or honey in them should bake with a slow bent. Tho acid in tho honey is suHicient to combine with tho soda, and no cream of tartar is necessary. It is tho sanio way witli molasses in com bination with soda. Inn-Breeding and Inter-Breeding. Theso terms havo often been used by writers on breeding domestic animals, as synonymous ; but they aro really of quite a different signification. In-breeding means the mating of animals which are more or less closely related ; whilo int r- breeding is tho mating of cross-bred animals, that havo no relationship with each other, tor example, supioso a Shorthorn and Hereford aro bred to get Iter, tho offspring possesses half the blood of each. Next, supjwse tho samo of a bussox and a Uovon, thon tho oil soring of these two crosses bred together. This would bo inter-breeding, their par enta having no consanguinity of blood between thorn. It is a snfo courso to pursue: and for tho attainment of special ends may at times provo quite an advan tage to tho eattlo breeder. In-breeding, or breeding in-and-in, as it is moro gene rally termed, is dangerous unless to a crson of great oxperience, and who is a jHrfect judgo of tho infections of ani mals ; then it may bo advantageous. It is frequently followed by the unskillful with a loss of size, thrift, and constitu tion ; and, finally, by barrenness. Fatal diseases aro iiIbo to bo dmulwl for sup pose ono parent is touched witli a dis enso; in couBcquenca then of its con sanguinity to the other, this will bo likely to bu intensified in the offspring ; and if both parents hnvo the same diseaso, it will prokibly be doubled or Quadrupled iu viruleuco. PORTLAND MARKET. A NOTICEABLE ADVANCE IN THE r WHEAT MARKET. Whilo There has Been no Material or Startling Cnange in Quotations, Buslnees In all Lines Is Exceedingly Gooa. Commercial affairs present no new or significent feature this week. The vol ume of trade in progress with but fow exceptions is not only satisfactory, but considerably in excess of the correspond ing period of last year, whilo there is an abundance of any feature that threatens to disturb the future or interrupt the de velopment of prosperity. The feeling of confidence that prevails is manifested by the liberality with which dealers havo replenished their stocks, while business promises to bo further stimulated in tho near future by the many visitors coming to the Big Fair, and later on by the moro rapid marketing of the wheat crop. The fresh meat market has been very quiet and there has been little alteration since our last review. There is no special change in groceries and provisions, though lard, hams and bacon aro in bet ter demand. The market contiunes firm and active for fruits and vegetables. The butter, produce and poultry market continues strong. A slight advance is reported in Valley and Eastern Oregon wheat, while hops remain very dull. QROCEKIKS. Sugars, Golden C Gc. extra O 6, dry granulated 8Jc, cube, crushed ana powdered 8cC Coffee: Guatamala 20 22, Java 3032c, Costa Rica 21 22c, Mocha 37c, Rio 2223c, roasted Java 3032c, Arbuckle'a roasted 25c. PROVISIONS. Oregon ham 1313)c, breakfast bacon. 1213c, sides 9810c, Eastern ham 13: 14c, breakfast bacon 12c, sides 9c, shoulders 9c. Lard 8c. FUUITS. Apples $1, lemons $8, Sicily $7.50,. pears $11.25. nitlED FRUITS. Apples 45c, evaporated C(iJo sliced' 6c, pears 8c, peaches 810c, Oregon plums 34, petite prunes 50c, German 5J(30c, prunes, Italian 7c, silver 07e, Cplifornia figs 7c, Smyrna furs 1415c ap.icots 1314c, raisins $1.75f2.25 per box. VEGETABLES. Potatoes, new, $9cl, sweets lo per lb, onions 85c. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter, Oregon tancv 30c, dairy 2527c, common 1012c. Eastern 22c, California 1820c. EGOS. Oregon eggs 30 ; Eastern 25t. POULTRY. Chickens $3.504, old hens $55.25, young geese $810, turkeys l)c per ft. WOOL. Valley 1719c, Umpquo 1920c, East ern Oregon 1014c. HOPS. Hops G8c for Oregon, 09c for AVaahington. GRAIN. Wheat, Vallev $1.221.25, Eastern Oregon $1.121.15. Oats 38c. FLOUR. Standard $4.25, other brands $3.75 3 90. FEED. Hay $1G18 per ton, bran $14.50, chop $1820, shorts $10.50, barley $21. FRESH MEATS. Beef, live. 2c, dressed, 3c; mutton, live, 3c, dressed, Gsc; hogs live, 55jc,. dressed 11!, deer 2?43c. THE YUMA INDIANS. An uteri-Mini; Summary of. Some of Their Mipi-r Htmmis. Yuma superstitions are many; tho fow following will torvo as examples: With rare exceptions they strenu ously object to boinp: photographed. 'mv thoy beliovo tho accuracy of tho pictures due to somothlnp takon from them whoso loss will boon causo death. Many will not allow themselves to bo viewed through field glasses, us they imagine their nakedness is oxposed notwithstanding their clothes. If a dead person had in life boon accus tomed to share tho food of his rela tives tho latter, during feasts and other ceremonials, sot apart a portion .'or burning, for fear tho deceased ould othorwiso upbraid thorn in dreams for thotr selfishness. The smoke of tho sacrifice is consumed by tho dead. For tho samo reason death and kindred subjects aro seldom men tioned and tho namos of tho departed pass tho lips under no circumstances. Tho woodpecker is never killed, be eauso the slayer will immediately bo stricken with blindness. Children aro often frightened into good bohavlor by allusions to a bird-like ghost re sembling a monstrous owl, called Toh-kah-lot. capable f inflicting aw- nu caitmlties upon tho disobedient. Tho dead sometimes communicate with the living through an owl's hoot ing. Tho bird itsolf is the pulso or heart-beats transferred temporarily and conios at night to convoy good or bad news. Whatsoever happens, whether natural or accidental, must soon bo duplicated. For instance, If an Indian dios, two moro will follow; if it rains, two rainy days may bo ex pooled; and should tho wind blow hard, thoro will bo two days of storm. On seeing nn eclipse, thoy beliovo iha planet is sick and trying to slljfp. Should it not nwnko, tho Colorado rivor would dry up and bring sickness and death upon them, and so the tribo assomblos to clap hands, shako rattles and shout to assist it, and indirectly themselves, out of a predicament bnootlng stars aromossages from Coh-coh-mak, communicating to tho In dians tho death of one or moro whlto men. Overland. t (