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THE OREGON SCOUT JONES A OHANCEY, - Publishers UNION OREGON. BLACKLEG IN CATTLE. How to Treat Animals AfHIctrcI With This Olinnxlou Dlnemp. Tbo so-called binck-leg in cattlo is a localized form of anthrax. It is also known by tho common nnmo of bloody murrain. After a chango of bodily tcmporaturo and signs of fever, tho tvnimnl may bo noticed to go lamo or havo a peculiar stiff gnft, and, on be ing handled, to evince tenderness or pain on parts of tho body, limbs or quarters. Tumors or swellings will nppcnr hero and thoro, more or loss rapidly increasing in size. At first hot and painful, they gradually bocomo cold and painless from resulting mor tification. Undor tho dry nnd parched skin, which emits a crackling sound whon pressed with tho fingers, tho tissues are infiltrated by bloody ex travasations, which bocomo gangren ous, and may, if tho animal lives long enough, dlschargo a dnrk, bloody, EaniouB fluid, and leavo gangrenous ulcers. Jllack-leg generally terminates tho animal's existence in from two days to a week. Young and thriving stock under two to three years old are es pecially subject to anthrax. Tho rap Id progross of this dlsoaso in its vari ous forms demands tho most onorgotlo tncasuros, but unfortunately wo nro obligod to confess that tho bostdcvleod treatment is, in tho majority of cases, altogether useless. If tho disease is rfot very rapid in its progross, but is likely to last two or threo days, judi cious internal remedies should bo ro eorted to, conjoined with oxtcrnal ap plications, though at tho risk of fail ure. . .. . . . I 41 mo inuammuiury ihjiwiuo, clthor general or local, run high, a rostrictcd diet, muollaginous nnd acid ulated drinks, nltor, vapor buths, clys ters, aro tbo general elements of troat mont. If, on tho contrary, tho discaso is attended with but littlo oxcitcment of tho system, if thoro is indication of its influonco on tho vital organs boiug rather moro of a doprof sing than irri tating naturo, thon antiseptics should bp employed 9P modlclnca possessing ! IlrttiilnHvwv ntn,r,tf Ino annli na nmn. DWI.. V.,,, jf. UU1 V.u, w..v... i.u phor, gontian, sulphnto of quinine, jnurlatlo nnd nitric acid, etc. Lutoly, tho Use of splrlfof ammonia has been greatly recommended for intornal uso. For cattlo two years old and over, ono drachm Is given in half a pint of cold water ovory ton minutos. For ovory lour months undor two years of ago, ten drops loss of tho spirit of nmnionla is to bo given at sumo intervals. This treatment to commonco two hours after thoGlaubor's Bait has boon givon. Scarification of tho tumors, if at tempted should bo miido doop nnd in a craclal form; tho wonnd should thon bo strongly pressed In order to evacu ate tho contonts of tho tumor, which vlll rollovo tho congestion that koops up irritation. Tho wound should thon ho dressed with strong solution of chlorido of limo or carbolic ncid, fol lowod latar with diluted alcohol or tlncturo of aloos. As anthrax In any Jorm Is readily communicable to man, and fatal to him, tho greatest caro should bo oxorclsod in handling ani mals utroctcd thorowlth, olthor dead or allvo, as tho arms, hands nnd llngors may absorb tho virus. Provontlvo moasuros aro far moro eucoossful than treatment of tho dis ease On tho nppoaranco of anthrax it any form in tho neighborhood, or on a farm prevent contact of honlthy an imals with dlsoasod ones, Rnmovo all healthy stock, and ospoolally thoso un der two W) threo years of ago, to fields or buildings distant from thoso whoro tho disease originated. During tho Benson of pasturago such healthy stock should thou bo placed upon spare pas turago upon well-drained or high land, and should bo given at onco a laxative dose of modlclno composed as follows! plssolvo a pound of Glauber's salt In a quart of hot wator; add to this solu tion n pint of molasBOsand two ounces of ground glngor. Mix this with half u gallon of thin gruol. This consti tutes a doso to cattlo over ono and ono half years old; two thirds of this Is a doso to cattlo from olght to olghtoon mouths old, und ono-third to youugor ones. Keep a supply of common salt, undor cover of a few boards from wot, con stantly within easy access of tho ani mals, which should also havo ready ucootss to pure drinking wator. nunt as well as all impure Stag wator As a should ospoolally bo avoided, further provontlvo measure a should bo Inserted in tho dow setou lap of till Block under throo yours old, caro being takon not to ubo tho samu knlfo or soton-necdlo Indiscriminately to dis eased and healthy ones, whoroby tho dlseaso would bo spread to all by Inoc ulation. Dead animals should be deeply burled in a soeludod place. In accessible to llvo-stook for a year thereafter. Tho dead should never bo skinned, nor given to hogs; a far bet ter plan would bo to burn tho caroas fros. Dr. N. II. l'aaren, In l'ralrlo yarinur. It Is comforting to know that, with tho exception of thu baldness of old tho loss of tho hair may bo only temporary, and that, with restoration to health and tho romovnl of tho par ticular cause, tho hnlrs will grow again. A gonorul course of tonics, with shampooing and proper applica tions, will glvo good results, although it Is sometimes months boforo u per fect euro is established. Youth's Companlou. ,. . EASTERN ITEMS. UNCLE SAM CAPTURED THREE PRIZES. FIFTY- Cut tho Electric Wires A Congressman Dead A Hotol Manager Skips Bltf Failure Publicly United Sulci do .of a Dude. Coinrressmnn Nutting of New York, is ueau. - Land all over Missouri is advancing in vane. Tim Indian Commission is at Guthrie Oklahoma. John L. Sullivan Bavs he So ready to ugm again. Tim statement that Kansas in out of funds is doniod. Larco numbers of deer are being killed in eastern Aiaino. Tim Pnlrlno rnilwav nrolect llQI been . . - -- j 4 temporarily postponed. A 14 vimr-old bov. near Philinni. W. Va.( weigliB 250 pounds. .TnlinB.wn. Ph.. has over tliree hun dred cases of typhoid fever. It would tako a train 3,125 miles long to carry tho Kansas corn crop. A piano tuner, totally deaf, has boon found by a Cincinnati reporter. In Now York smoking cars are to bo provided on tho street railways. Quail and jack-rabbits are alout to tako possession of Jefferson City, Mo. The funeral of Bishop Vail took place at Topeka, Kan., on the 14th inst. The Cabinet on tho 15th discussed our commercial relations with Mexico. Ex-Governor E. A. Percy, of Florida, died at Galveston, Tox., on tho 15th. Riwrntarv Trncv linfl ffivon llifl Consent for ths Baltimore to havo another trial. Pueblo haa let tho contract for the foundation of its Colorado Mineral Palace. Tho Brothorhood of Railroad Brako mon opened a session at St. Paul on tho 15th. Ono company now hnB control of tho seventy-two miles of street railway at Omaha. Tim wnrk of lavine a cable between Halifax nnd Bermuda will commence in November. cMi iinkniA will urce unon Legisla ture mill Congress tho necessity for irri gation in that State. Governor Hill and his personal stnlT passed through Washington last week. Robert Barrier was taken from jail at Lexington, N. C, last week, and lynched. Ho murdered his mother-in-law. Tho discovery of tho white fungus, xvl.ii.l. Iiivb nut tho chinch bugs, lias proved a great thing for Kansas, Ex-Tax Collector Ixxlerer, at Bloom, ;,.i,rn ill Unit confessed to lorirery, larceny and falsifying tho records. A fiftv-vear-old grapevino grows in rniinninwn lTiti.. op. a trunk which meaiurcB two foot and a half round. H. E. Martin, mnnagor of the Hotel Dolmonico at Kansas Oitv, has disap peared with several thousand dollars. ninrk it Keen. Philadelphia manufac turers of worsteds, havo niado an assign ment. Five hundred handB aro aflected. Tim Tjiundrvmon'B National Associa- In session nt Buffalo, Ib discussing the oilectof Chinese worK on American muur. Chiof Artliur of tho Brotherhood of Locomotivo Engineers, is opposed to a federation with other laroor organiza tions. Comnlainta havo boon made against certain cotton planters in Texas for un- mrting Mexican labor to Harvest uteir crops. a l.nu )wxn fnunditl at Jack al VVIII1lJ in l.nv it lnrim truct Ol VIUU- able land In ArkatiBaa ownod by Jelloraon DaviB. Tho Rnnromo Court mot last week at Washington, and afterward, according to tho annual custom, whuu President. There aro over forty Pension Otlico employes drawing largo salaries wlio were reratod by ConiiniHaioners 'lanner and Black. It is estimated that $110,000,000 worth of pine lands havo boon released lo public uho by treaties witn Indiana in Minnesota. Tho authorities of Missouri aro propar- ;.. fnn-n tlm Anti-Pool and Anti-Trust law passed at tho last session of tho Legislature. i.'ir... i iiiir iiimlii in Hpi'iirn a nur- chaser for the Panama Canal plant one who will obtain a renowal of tho contract and finlBh tho work. I.'....,L- Vnttii-rmi- nf SiollX Kails and Judgo G. 0. Moody ol Dculwood aro chosen to represent bouui ium m un united Suites Sonato. Tho Government, it is belioved, will tako Bomo Btops to recover tho monny which has been paid to all those pen flionorB who havo been renitwl. a ...i..i Viivnl Rniinl. now in exist ence, will, It is said, recommend tho ap propriation 01 flll.UUU.UWJor wiut Bionnnd Improvement of thu Brooklyn Navy Ynnl. At tho International Exhibition In PariB In 1878 the UhUahI States took ten grand prlr.es. At tho World'u l;alr Una Aonr tlnclo Sam captured fiftythreo grand prUca. A Bensatlon haa boon created by t ho dlBCOvory of a deficiency of 4000 in Uio accounts of William II. Btowo, mmrter mastr of Admiral Footo Post, Grand Army ol tho Republic, at New Haven, Conn. 0. 0. Wheeler, at presont Buporlnten dent of tho WUcohbIu Contra and form erly connected with tho Michigan Cen tral, Is to bo made gonoial Buporlnten dent of tho Santa Fe, vko D.J. Chase n'slgncd. A brldo and groom wore publicly unlt wl at tho Halelgh, N. 0., Statu 1-nlr. on tho .. .I. . ..i... ..intiilm. wiiH miilo entirely of cotton bagging mater ul. '1 ho groom cotton bagging material tshed to show liia oppoaltl on to uicjihc TtiiBt in this way rOKRIMN KliAMIIKH. A New Steamship Line Conference Be tween Bismarck and the Czar Thinks of Nothing but War. A hotel to cost $1,125,000 is going up in Sydney, N. S. W. Five hundred miners have struck at Lens Arros, Belgium. ItaJy has declared in favor of a protec torato over Abyssinia. The people of Japan are becoming ucui-uJiu-rB in b. euuiiy increasing iiuui hers. Tlic Cadbury Brothers of England arc tho largect cocoa manufacturers in the world. Tho Antwerp engineers and otokers of tho transatlantic steamers have gone on a strike. It is again rumored in England that Lord Salisbury's health is in a very un satisfactory state. It Is understood that p.x-Oueen Natalie intends to build a mansion in Belgrade and establish a court there. iVU i IVJUIIVl) VIIV 1111 411111 ister. has decided to strnnethnn six nrmv corps on Uio Gorman frontier. John Madison Morton, author of Box and Cox and numerous other playa. is lying dangerously ill in London. WlUUll 4iJKIinillllUll Ul 13 Btlll IIUIUIIJ Ull to their Confotlerate lx)nds with the hope that tlioy will some timo bo paid. Adrian Albert Tailhand. formnrlv a mntnlmr nf flm Pronpli .Qnnnfn nnl Af i n- Ister of Justice, is dead, aged 79 yeara. It is reported that Boulanger dis- .1 n..n. t:ii.. iuiia;iicvi 111D H lllUllll, VUUUb li 1 J Uil i from Jersoy to Belgium on a secret mis sion. An earthquake was experienced in tho region about Venice recently. Several houses in a neighboring village wore de stroyed. Tho London Times ventures tho predic tion that the International American Conirress will not havo any practical results. T?n..t.lk1w. la an nti litial u af l ri tl 11m I am n H nf imIUUII ... lilIIUi:illUMUIIIIIllllulllll und posHOSses a collection of old coins of i t.i i coiiHiucruuiu vuiuu. A vAitnt linn t.nn nvrtin ill cm f Oil at Brussels in favor of the American mis sion established in tho uongo lor tno evangelization of tho blacks. Af flirt roi'nnf nliltim?! mnnnilllTftH in Germany tho fortiiying of an intrenched Tnaifinn wifli linrlil wirn fflf'illl U'nfl found to be yery ctUcacious. Samoan advices slate that Mataafa has been elected King. Upon tho landing of Malictoa Germany refused to recogn'.o Mataafa and desired Malietoa. 1 JIU UUlinU 111 t H 1 J t v .i . though located in a remote littlo town on 'I'lin l.Atian the Neckar Mnrbacn was visited tins Bummer by alxmt 700 tourists. It is believed that when Stanley, tho explorer, docs reach tho African coast, ho will bring with him enough ivory to aupport him during tho rest of his life. Emperor William of Germany thinks of nothini' but war. Ho conforms his habits to thoso of Frederick tho Great, and his court at Berlin has becomo a camp. Ono hundred Englishmen of letters havo signed a memorial petitioning for the relcaso of Henry Vizetelly, the Lon don l)ook-seller, imprisoned for selling Zola's works. Florenco Mustelier, tho bandit who has long been tho terror of tho Cuban coast provinces, was captured and. at- tomntinir to escape. waB shot and killed by his guards. Tho Central Railroad of Guatemala is :,! in I,,. !n unnruii nf unln tn n b roncli EMUll 111 I ... v"i'i " t syndicate, and n contract has been signed, with tho option granteu to inopurcnaBurB for final ratification. Tho Emnoror William has ordered ovory branch of tho German cavalry to bo armed with the lanco as its chief weapon, though neither the sword nor tho carbine ib to do discarded. 'TTniiii1n liv illltinliiclico" linH 1)0011 added to tho list of crimes in tho French Criminal Code. Tho ollenso is described na i-niiMiiiL' tho death of a man by any foolish act not in ltBolf criminal. General Maclean lately made his formal nntrv into Meshed as British Uonsul- Genoral, and for tho first thno in tho history of the lioiy uuy uio uriusii nag is now dicplayed v ilhin its walls. Next month .losph Chamberlain will leavo London for a prolonged holiday, which will bo spent on tho Continent and in Africa. Ho intends to go first to Venice aiul thence ho will cross to it-gypt. l..l..,,li.,,r vlaitnrat V(Ilil'( ilniiiiir tho lUlVlltllllh i ii-ii.-i C' coining winter will be glad to know that tho lOBtorations ot tno uucai paiaco aro completed, and that the glorious old building will be thrown open to Bight in November. Captain McCalla of tho United States corvutto Enterprise was tho first man who over took a foreign war-slim up uie waters of lx-h Fvne, Scotland. Iho Dukoof Argyll entertained tho Captain at Inverary. It is believed that at tho recent con ference between Bismarck and tho Czar a final settlement of tho threatening iv.ii ,.,i,i!,w. u-.ia .iiViwt.l Tim husis of the Bettlonumt whb that Bulgaria be- longa to Kussia and servia to nusina. James lVmitt Joulo, tho distinguished Bcientist, ib dead at London. Ho was tho discoverer of tho lawB of tho evolu tion of boat and of tho Induction of magnetism by oloctrlcsl currents, and also of tho mechanical equivalent of heat. Tho Czar arrived at Kiel recently. Ho and his unite left tho vesaol undor n heavy escort of marmea and at onco pro ceeded to the railway station. Tho Czar was closely guarded and none but tho marlnea and soldiora wero ablo to obtain a glimpBO of him In tho coitrao of hia trip from tho yacht to tho train. You couldn't Bhoot a Winchester riflo In Pomona, sayB tho Times, without hitting a Hchool house. They are not very Btylish but thoy loom up in every illrectlon and aro filled with scholars. Seventeen teachers havo tneir nanus inn. Moro room Is wanted. HOM K A.MM FARM. The Rolling; Pin-Husking Before Bhock lntc Tho Now Sugar Fried Corn French Mustard Notes. o The less tenderness a man has in his nature, the moro he requires from others It ip not so honorable to descend from a high ancestry as to ascend from a low one. Renzin or naphtha will remove grease irom paint without removing the latter, if used quickly and carefully. A new process in Bhot-makinc doet) away with tall towers. A strong current ot air is forced on tho lead as it falls into the water. Pigs can be reared so as to have 75 per cent of lean meat in them by feeding bran and middlings, fcknn milk may also be fed. It is stated that the roadside fences are being rapidly removed in tho vicinity of Boston, adding much to the rural beauty of tho suburbs. Let your horso stand loose if possible. without being tied up in the manger. Pain and weariness from a confined posi tion induce bad habits. Half of tho wear to tools, on Bomo farms, comes from unnecessary exposuro to sun and wind and rain. A convenient shelter is far cheaper and looks less shift less. Feed the poultry all they will eat a few days before they aro marketed. This is applicable to all kinds. Much of the poultry sent to market is not in condition to be of tho best quality. They need fattening. Tho horse-troughs and barn-lofts aro no places for tho hens. If liens are al lowed to make nests in the stables they mav not only create filth therein, but also carry lico with them, as nearly all kinds of fowls are afllictod with lico at this sea son. Where rag weeds havo taken posses sion tho crab grass has been kept down. Tho crab grass grows best in very warm weather, and on ground that has been cultivated. It throws out largo roots, and does moro damage to young plants than weeds. A pound of Baltpetro to each square rod of ground is recommended as an excellent quick-acting manure for flover-ledB, and it is also excellent lor strawberry plants. As it ib easily soluble in winter it is soon appropriated by plants and gives imme diate results. Asa cheap home-made paint for barn roofs, make a mixture of red oxide of iron and fish oil. It is not as durablo as good paint, but serves well to give a bright color to oil roofs and buildings, and will last two or threo years. It should not cost over 50 cents a gallon. Tho new sugar produced from coal, called sacharino, has been condemned by Paris doctors ; because it seriously im pairs digestion. They recommend that Us uso as an article of diet bo forbidden by law, and an ordinance to that effect is said to have been enacted. Tho good old cano sugar seems likely to retain its placo for a while yet, in spite f new in ventions and artificially high prices. Dalmation insect powder as a remedy for the cabbage worm has been tried this season with success. It is dusted over tho nlants occasionally with a dusting- box or blown from a small bellows. A solution of a teaspoonful of isaltpetro in a gallon of warm wator sprinkled over the cabbages onco a week has also been a valuable remedy, and the work of apply ing it is not laborious, as a watering-pot can bo used. WIiaii 1ii(lrn nf difThrent aires aro run ning together and older birds aro about, tho food for tho littlo ones should bo thrown under slatted coops into which only such can enter. This will save tho yourgest and tho delicate from being trnmoled upon and crowded out and will give them a chance to eat their fill at thoir leisure. They win soon nnu out what it means, and moro often than not will bn found waitini: in tho pens for tl.o food to bo thrown to thorn. Tho Rolling Pin. From tho depths of f luia linftn nnfirtrtlwwl tin oblong club of wood with a handle on either end. The use of this articlo by tnO aUCIUHl UUUautuvin kuiid iu iiutu i. ...... ...idiiitnvn.iitiul In. flm vnnmT iinrl tL'UII llllDili.Ul ll V .vil .'J . w....n ...... frivolous of tho present day. It can now be louini uncaaeu wiui iiurjuu ui ouil-i ,.iaii M-itli luiiwllo iMiL'ildod. and a row of small brass hooks inserted into tho main body of the article, and used to 1..1TH. ii n L-ovu wiitchoH. nurses and other .,' .. v. j , ...... I " . little bric-a-brac. Tho most thorough in vestigation mils to reveai buum u ubu ui ll... wlliinr nin ntiinni' tlm fiiicients. Ill liiu luuiiif, I " r. - --- thoso good old dsys it was employed in slamming and lamming aim ruiuug dough to a stato of thinness in order that it might be used as an encasement for a liotrogeneouB compound known as pie. But, alas, the rolling pin has reached an ,.ir..i.. ufiiir.i nf iMvilirntinn. It. luiH LTilil- uated from tho practicabilities of tho kitchen to tno ornamonuuion oi mo par lor, and ia henceforth of no real valuo. Husking Boforo Shocking. In some sections tho corn is cut and shocked in tho fields, tho work of husking being done after tho winter seta in by handling tho stalks in tho shocks. It is not only a laborious operation, but ono that ex poses tho furmer in winter, and the prac tice belongs to former generations rather than to this. Much of such lalor may bo Baved by cutting down stalks so as to make roads through tho corn for tho pur ixjso of using wagors. Tho corn so cut should bo carried to tho barn and used, grain and Btalks, as an early supply. Tho corn should then bo pulled from tho BtolkB and thrown in heaps to bo loaded in tho wagons. It can thon bo husked In tho barn during rainy weather or other leisure timo. Tho pulling off of tho eorB can bo dono bo eaaily and quickly that a largo field can bo gono ovor in a day. After tho corn ia hnuld ofi' only tho stalka and fodder will reman to bo stacked or shocked, nnd all work in tho field, ex cept hauling tho fodder to tho barn, will bo avoided in winter, while tho damage that usually hapiena to tho grain from fallen shocks, danipncsf, mice, birds, etc, will also bo avoided, which is a sav ing moro than equivalent to tho labor of securing tho grain. In this manner tho grain Is at onfc) romoved from tho stalk, ami therobv kept dry ami protected fiom cold. It will euro bettor, and be moro palutablo to stock. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. Tli Mllltarr Trecliilon With Which De tail Are Carried Out by Their Crews. Few, oven of Now-Yorkors, realize how many communities weekly depart from tho metropolis, each bound to gether by inoxornblo limits for a, weok at least, and each under tho nbsoluto government of ono man a government as despotic, at least In possibility, as that of an African chiof. ror on nn ocoan stoamcr tho captain is tho em bodiment of law, and from his Indi vidual decision there Is no immcdinto appeal. Theso communities aro of no mean sizo cither, for a thousand souls or moro may be on a singlo ono of tho monster "greyhounds of tho sea." For good or ill, for a smooth or perilous pastago to the Old World, thoy leavo In fleets on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and thoro is no chance of secession un til tho passage is finished. Yet oven this, striking as tho thought is. does not glvo tho greatest stross to tho emotion that is apt to ovorpowor thoso who go "down to tho sea In ships," as well as thoso thoy leavo bo hind. It is tho sonso of parting that is uppermost, and tho decks nnd palatial saloons of tho groat passenger-carriers are filled with pictures, each ono worthy an artist's deftest work. Tho general scene is familiar enough to tho public, at. loast through the modlum of oft-repeated description, but thoro aro particulars well worthy of careful at tention. First, perhaps, Is tho military precis ion with which details aro carrlod out. In all tho confusion apparent to the landsman's oyo there Is nothing that Is suffered to intorfero with thooxact por formanco of every duty, exactly on timo, by ovory man and officer of tho great crow. Iho decks aro cloarod as If by magic, at tho sound of tho boll. of tho crowd of visitors, and tho crowd of passengers alone remain. Evory man is at his post. Tho groat wagons bringing tho European mails from tho post-ofllco como thundering down tho dock, tho malls aro takon aboard, the gang-planks drawn in. nnd on schedule timo tho steamer starts. Tidos wait for no man, and so closely aro all the conditions of tho ocean passage studied that tho tido is mado to sorvo IU utmost purposo In facilitating tho departuro ol tho ship. Next in interest is tho magnltudo of tho preparations necessary for so im portant a mattor as tho convoying of a thousand persons across tho sea-i, and their maintonanco in comfort for the timo of tho passage. Tho ship Usolf has cost a million or a million and a half, tho sorvlco is maintained at a cost of thousands of dollars daily, und tho luxury that is provided for tho llrst- cabin pnssongors is on a par with that found in first-class hotols. Perhaps tho easiost way to illustrate this is to tako a fow figuros from tho steward's list of provisions laid in for a singlo trip. Boforo tho ship starts thoro havo been put on board (among many other things) about sovon tons of beof, a littlo of which is corned, two tons and a half of mutton, a ton of frosh fish. 850 pounds of lamb, 850 of veal, an equal weight of pork, 11.500 eggs, 15 tons of potatoes, five or six hundred fowls chickens, ducks, turkeys and geoso 200 braco of grouso. 30 crates of vege tables, 1,000 quarts of milk, 1.200 pounds of colTeo, C50 of tea, 750 of sugar. 1.500 of cheese, a ton of butter, ovor two tons of ham and bacon, and somo 15.000 or 20,000 bottlos of wine, nlo, and tho like. Last, but not loast, to tho oyo at any ratu, is tho beautiful plcturo on tno bay. Clumsy and unmahagoablo as tho monstor ships soom whllo half a dozon tugs aro busy with each ono. dragging it slowly from its berth in tho docks to mld-stroam, they tako on a majesty that must bo soon to bo ap preciated whon their huge scrows bo- gin thoir work, and thoy fairly begin tho voyago. Dwarfed to tho oyo by dlstanco nnd tho wide strotchosof wator on all sides, it is dltllcult from tlio shoro to realize tho groat dimensions of thoso artificial leviathans. Thoy need to bo soon from tho deck of a small boat near by. But no eyo can fail to noto tho oxhibition of enormous force as thoy plow steadily through tho water, adding u ociiuty to tho harbor that is alrea ly fitted by Its beauty, as well as Its sizo md Its safety, to bo the open gato to tho great Now World. Ilarpors Weekly. Shoes for Royalty. Tho Queon of Siam ordors all hor shoos from london. A recont parcel bent to Bangkok Is thus described: Thoro aro eighteen pairs In all, and. in accordanco with tho Queen's wish, each of tho m is mado In plush, but no two pairs aro nliko, either In color or dec oration. Ono pair Is a lovely shade of oloetric blup, with a border of small robos worked in colored silk across tho too. A second pair, which would bo well in keeping with tho splendor of an Oriental court, is in ambor plush. A third is in crimson, and In this case tho decoration Is of lino beads; in n fourth, plush Is only partly employed, and tho French kid, too, is elaborately beaded in rod and gold. Thoy aro cut in tho Oxford shapo. Tho laces and all tho etcoteras match tho shoos for which thoy aro intonded to perfection, nnd, as tho colors aro oxtromely uncommon. It has In soma ensos boon necessary to have, tho small adjuncts dyod oxprossly. Shoo and Lonthor Roviow. A Philadelphia lady, who has boon twlco happily married horsolf, latoly gavo this advlco to n young friend just -filtering society: "Keep your oyos wldo open, so that whon tho right man conios ilong you will soo him; you will suroly rocoguizo him, and the recognition will bo mutual.'' PORTLAND MARKET. THE LOCAL MERCHANDISE MARKET CONTINUES GOOD, And the General Fooling of Business Men so to Show that There Will be an Early Change In all Branches of Trade. Tho local merchandise market con- tinuo to represent an active trade move ment. The volumo of business, al though very well maintained, is legin ning to slacken as compared with the activity witnessed last month, but tho current demand for all descriptions of merchardiso is large and indicates that consumption is considerably in excess of that last year. Coffees remain firm and stationer. Sugars aro firm at last quo tations. Chickens are plentiful but the demand continues good. Tho fruit and vegetable market continues good at quo tations. There is no material change in wheat. Wool is very dull. anocKiuKs. Sugars, Golden O 6J4C. extra C 6c, dry granulated 7Jc, cube, crushed and powdered 8c. Coffee: Guntamala 20 22M, Java 3032c, Costa Rica 21 22c, Mocha 37)c, Rio 2223c, roasted Java 3U(sac, AruucKie a roaateu L'dc. PROVISIONS. Oregon haml3l3J6c, breakfast bacon 12J3o, sides 910c, Eastern ham lyifc 14c, breakfast bacon 12c, sides 9c?4 ', 9houldera 9c. Lard 8c. fruitb. Applee $1, lemons $8, Sicily $7.50, pears $11.25. DRIED FRUITB. Apples 45c, evaporated 06c sliced 6c, pears 8c, peaches 810c, Oregon plums 34. petite prunes b&dc, German 50c, prunes, Italian 7c, silver 07c, California figs 7c, Smyrna figs 1415cr apJcota 1314c, raiaina $1.752.25 per box. VEGETABLES. Potatoes, new, 90cl, sweets l?ic per lb, onions 85c. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter, Oregon lancy 30c, dairy t 1 r sr rtt TT L OtSic, common iu(sjc. jiaaiern 25c, California 27o. EUGH. Oregon eggs 35 ; Eastern 27c. POCliTKV. Chickens $33.50, old hens $4.50' ducks $8.50 geese $10, turkeys 14c per lb. WOOL. Valley 1719c, Umpque 1920c, East ern Oregon 1014c. HOPS. Hops ti8c for Oregon, t39c for Washington. GRAIN. Vheat. $1.22Jfl and $1.15 are the max- imim bids for Valley and Kosteru Ore gon. OaU 40c for choice. FLOUR. Standard $4.25, other brands $3.75 3.90. FRESH MEATS. Beef, cows. 2)c, Itecf light, 2c, beef. prime, 3c, hogs live, oc, mutton, live, -'3c; deer, a($3c. FEED. Hav $17.50018 per ton, bran $14.50, chop, $120, ahorta $10.50, barley $21. Haunders' flour mill, near Ellensburg, Wash., was burned on the 14th. Bread and water diet has driven all tramps away from Dixon. Letitia A. Atkinson as been appointed Postmistress at Boles, Orange county, Cal . Work in tho railroad shops at Sacra mento is augmenting, and a busy winter is expected. G. B. Taylor of Occidental, Sonoma county, a wealthy man and an old resi dent, killed himself recently. The police of Spokane Falls have ar rested II. B. Strong, Assistant Engineer of the Northern Pacific, for excavating the streets. .ciiciiBuur);, much., i:id iuiuai.i.u. satisfaction the fact that a new iron fur T .1 1 1 1 1 '.. .. 1 , ,.!nnD irWIi Hvf MniQ nace and rolling nulls are to bo mult within its corporate limits. Large iron ledges and superior coking coal exist in . , 1. 1. . 1 , tno neignooriioou. Tho explosion of a coal-oil stove at On tario destroyed tho life of Mrs. J. A. Fays and dangerously burned her hus band. The branch line railrond of the Dona hue system, from Santa Rosa to Sebasto pol, is almost completed. The track layers are within three miles of Sevasto pol. There is somo talk of extending the road into Green Valley. William Mayne, ox-Deputy County Clerk of San Diego, has been indicted for attempt to murder Bertha Johnson, whoso ruin he had accomplished. A decision has been rendered in tho Land Ofiico at Seattlo ttlo rejecting every tilo Valentine anil application mado to McKeo scrip on Seattlo or Tacoma harbors. The decision has caused much consternation among the scrip filers, and they will immediately appeal to the Land Ofiico at Washington. The bark Coloma sailed on the 16th from Puget Sound for Hongkong with a cariro of spars and lumber and 200 Chinese passengers between decks. Tho Sunset Irrigation district, embrac ing a vast territory of excellent land in Tulare, Fresno and Merced counties, all lying west of Fresno Slough and San Joaquin river, haa been vuted by the people. Tho attempt to compromise tho troubles of the mUlnien and ranchers over Carson river water out of court haa failed. A transportation canal, water-works, gas-workB and electric-llgnt plant aro to bo put up In Albany, O., by n newly in corporated company of Now York capi talists. Hazzard, who was arrested at Tacoma for a Lbs Angeles grand larceny, failed M got freo on liabeaa corpus proceeding!, and will havo to answer tho charge at Los Angeles. Lato in tho fall, after tho irrass begins to dio down on the lawn, apply a liberal dressing of ashes and limo to tho lawn. On light Boils n tOUing of manure should be spread ovor tho lawn, to remain during the winter. In spring rake it off.