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..toflotiorul Chaffee, unit illrmit
f .j" to return to me union ninuw.
I'111 ,i... iuiik itf thn imi'itrti.
uuialiu (lonerul WIlwin n mem
'idn iiroJoctuJ American cuiiiiiiIh
1 ,.flt wl'ii the Oliluuo govern-
...1 t I. .If till, ul,
li for (oin",,, ""v
t v ..i.i ..I,,.. In fni,iruf ,11,, wit
itloni tlirtniK Mll"or Conger
mnnocoHiiaiy to lutuiii General
UlnClili"1- , .
; ' reporlciI (lolloii of tho minis
t rkin to ailil two inoro Uhlimmt
to tlioso who shall bo oxooutod,
J IIIUI I"'K "''unn Ul
Irit Indication that tlio minis
wmhIvm lo uot accept iih hiiIII
ill edict of tlio ChliiUBO nniiiiiror
H trill uiiiIIi I'10 individual iih
iirtiiwvllloully named hy Chum
pf tllOfO 10 DO pilHlNllUU.
t. 'i Itonuof tho II rot princes
lu tlio till lot ol Hiiptomhur
Whose tuition,. n... ,
American,. S . k"ow" to
nun ., "... '""'""h for
, . - 'mjmi JUL rlt 1 1 n 1 1 1 j I .
"kIitiui. t rm, . H, (',,,",,"
:sr
cavalry mul t, Tlnriv.tl, ,,i , lllrd
AHn EST OF ALVORD.
fli . tnrk Il.r.nlt.r C.uBl,t In
.oIgi,c Hou, Ko.ton.
Iloflton, Nov. l.-Cornolius L. Al
voiii .ir,, tho nhdooiidliig noto toiler of
tlio Urnt National Hank of Now York
pOO.O 00 from tho Uiuik, wiih nrroHtod
vvTm ,t',t" y Chlof IiiHpoctor
........ . ,,. vnH, of tlilH city, and
Detootivo ArniHtoniK, of Mow York, in
, , : n'J '""kik iioiiso ai ino coruor
ohi wortoii utrcot aud
avontio. VVhon
1,000
doHpwato.
no com-Lluuteu.
atld four tirl.
niiin u'dtiMiliui .in.)
iwciity-iiitK, horfUN
in' oriloroil that ho im Hlrinpod of
iakud Olllco, Yiuik Nlo Ih iron-
ltd tho I'oard of coiiHom, and in
Engui eillCl no " '"""! irnir iu
(la court, which whh onlorod to
ill iwl docido ujion u ovoro jien-
jjipiucno IcKiitlon rocuivod a din
ilrtlir nlinoiinuliiK tlio doath of
.!... lt..ii..tl.il r...iu......
i' llCO I5ll"l tll.J'' lt". Iiirl1lf71 111
EIO ArillllH'U iu viiurti jiikii iiiii"
nboie (UntliH havo already boon
Ituctd. iniK oH Piiac wan onu
imoit loyal uillicruntH of tho i tn -
fimlh'. and wtioii they took
i( from I'oUti, lio iliHlhtwl iiK)ii foN
W, driplto li Ih iidvuncod nuo.
fifitbcaiiiu from nuturul ciiiikon,
.. . i.i i ...i
iCirirumuiu uu uii vnu iiivikuud
iHiglii.
I: tbt requoat of rolativnH and
Jiollbo inttnioniuioR murdcroil at
ifiot Fu, China, tho war depart- ,
liuttd Cieucral ChalToo for a dull '
jiutement uh to who woro killml
iboNCHieil. Tho following din- I
nil received from Uuiiurul Clmf- 1
Isrepl;:
ITiks, Nov. 1. Hntchiusoii, at l'ao I
kfo, reporU American imirdorod
timely: Mr. 1'itkitiH .Mr. ami
h'imcot and throo children, U.
jtIct, Mint Morroll, M1h. (iould,
lai Jin. lloduo aud ouo lady
in jot unknown. Reports 10
Iflaci tt Chini; Tinir Fu, ok-lit
mad two children. 1'ivo Hnir-
Lite French, mifo, protected hy hi-
Kindarlu, ruturuud. Situation
It"
Ixtlxr illtpntch rocolvod from Gon-
llsiJffl ayn:
fjierfrom HutohitiKOU. no Amori-
titCbing Tinir Ku. Thin in In re-
law luqalry tent hy tho war (In-
sutaikirjj; for information about
tm who worn Kuppoiiod to ho lo
(that pluue."
i-.i, . . , K ''" r,"'on and
V : , "''
" Turo.0' overwhelm
) Mod to rottro Narvic.
i vniu woro killed,
i four iiiIhhIiil!. Tv
IinIw.Ii... i . "' "" norMiH rc
a ptured l.y tiio iiiNuruntH. but w;ero
! ubKoquontly re,.a,wl? T 10 ,u nJr,
Ions Ih OHtimatod at inn
1 ""IwtH from (iomiral' YomiK'n dfl.
hero. ,!,. ,tm, fl(Jt , -
""ther from tho Iowiih.
WhlloadetHll f tno Thlrtythird
iniantry wan rotiiMiim. f.,,,.. n i
! tlmy wro died unon bv inur...,.u
Horunam llraiMallor boinK killed and
two private wounded.
A eivilli,,, bmnch towing a ham
loaned with morohandmo near Araviit
wim attackdo by n forcu of ICO iumir
ContH under David l'.in, doHurtor
from tho Twmity.fotml. infantry. The
Aiiiorlnin troojiH, hoarlm,' tho flrliiK,
turned out in foroo iH)foru tho ,)0at
could bo looted ami l'Jltifnrn1
who boblH tlio rank of (ieneral nmoiiK
! tho iiixurxiiiiu, ami who hau awom
Hpoclal enmity towardH IiIh former
i i j i n; men no captured
; " month ao, eovon havo roturnod.
Ono waH killed in a nKlit, IiIh body bo
, Iiik horribly mutilated. Kngin sout
, mim hukoh to bin former comrados
' threatening thorn with violenco if tlioy
j becamu IiIh plrnodnorn. It was Katjln'e
inoii who capture Lieutenant Frcder
ick W. AUtaelter, who in a priHoncr.
(ioueral HiiII'h oxpedition, with a
1 force of noiirly 800 men, thrmiKh the
i moiintaliiH to HinaiiKunan, provinco of
, Inmuta, iu pursuit of tho insurgent,
j l atllim, althouKh it discovered no trace
j ol tlui euomy, encountered grout hard
i khipH on tho muroh. Twenty Chiuono
I iKirtem died and IU men wero sent into
tho hoipltal. A ftor ftatioiiinu a garri
I ion of i!r0 uiou in Illiiiincoiiiiu and vIh- j
i itiliB Tolillo inlmid. itr tho coast of In-
I fuuta province, (ieneral Hall aud the i
rest of IiIh force emburkod thoro ou the
trausjxirt Gaiouuo
I'urlinuton
lirrnulml Ati..l ...I...
kuew Dotooti
lio wttsglnd tho suspense was'endod,
ami was wllliiiK to Ko bHck to Now
rork without paper?. A hack wua
culled, and bo whh driven to polico
lioudijuartors, und after being inoasurod
and photographed under tho Uortlllon
"yHtem, bo wus taken to Now York on
tho 0 o'clock train.
inspector
FLOODS IN WISCONSIN.
U BAD TRAIN WRECK.
fwple Klllo.l uikI A !iiy Woro
Injuitiil.
icnda, Mont., Nov. 1. A po.
the Standard from Liviiittstun,
a dead, most of thorn manolod
1 ll rosciublanco to huinHiiitT:
s Injured, oiio porhatiH fatully, is
of a wrock on tho Northern
( railway at aliout 11 o'clock
t, at Oehart Sitliuu. 27 mile
Uvingatou.
Irln was tho Northern Pacific
't No. 4 ciistboiniil. It WOK
7 three hours luto, and waB rank
'Most timo when it passod tho
MDcliart Sidiiie. Tho eiiKino
t0 couches mtuend ftvflr tint
M,i 8afuty uut 1" boiiio uimc.
lowuy tho rod conuoctinjj tho
'ttho switch snannod. aud those
' coachoa inmnod tho rullH. rodo
snort way aud then topplod
''oe iide and woro drugged 200
viuru mo train was stoppod
"iurco wit i ui.ini. f..n
Weltles throw sovernl of tho pas-
- mrougn tlio windowB. und
aanrl cronilrt tbom fn Inllv ln.
"06 llCAVV mnnlina .....1 I...l.
'0 Utlknwn wnmnn warn l(f,wl
yfi fhapeloss massoa of blood-
i n, , fl brokcn ll0U08' A" l'nt
"oueau woro instuntly killod.
""IWncn urn. D. .1
Ll. ( null, JJIUUUU ua BUUU ill
A nnn..A..t.. j t i .ii. ,
i .u jury at uiR Jtimnor
Much Dnnmcn lli.nn nt nml Near tin
City iif l.u Croano.
La Crosso. Wis., Oct. HO. In tho 24
hours preceding 8 o'clock this morning
74 inches of ruin fell In this city.
The htnrm was tlio heaviest in this
city, although it was generally felt
within a radiiia of HO miles from iicre.
Tho Milwaukoo road suffored much
damago to Its trucks, aud no trains
Imvo arrived from tho Kast for 24
bourn. Tho Lu Crosso river murahea
uro flooded, und moat of tho buy that
eitcuped tho luto flood has been destroy
ed. On II. Goodard'n farm tlio honso
was undermined und tho family sought
refugo iu a barn until rescued today.
Tho Ureon Day road Iws u washout on
tlio marshes which will require mi mo
davs to ropuir. At llokaho tho dam
which hold iu Lake Como broko today,
and tho lako has almost disappeared.
Thoro is u good doal of aaiiiuno
throughout tho country. Firo caused
by oloctrioity dumugod tho La Crosse
Knitting Works to tho extout of sev
eral thousand dollars.
WllttH. in nn Intnrvlntu
ill, 1I...L ii . .
umi ino (lepartmontwas first in
formed that Alvord was iu this city
lust Wednesday morning, when Ilenty
Alexander, of Donver, Colo., tele
li mned that ho had soon Alvord in tho
Hotel Touralno. Ho stat'ed that he
knew him well, had dono business
with him in Now York, and dosoribod
mm perieotly. This information was
wired to Captain McCluskoy, of Now
Vork, who immediately sunt Dotoctlva
Sergeant Tinker hero to idontify him.
In tlio meantime Chief Watts and
Detectives Djuglai.saiid Morrissoy wont
to tho hotel, but could not flud tlio
man. Inquiry of tho hotel peoplo
wrought out tho fact ymt a man un
swering tlio description hud reigatored
as llryan Sterling, und had been as
signed to a room, but that ho had not
I "t,cl It On tho arrival of Detective
, Tinker, a search of all tho hotels in tho
'ity was made, without success. From
i information brought to Chief Wntts
louay, no and Detoctivo Armstrong
went to a boarding houso in tho Jlack
Hay district. They wont up to a back
room on tho first floor and found tho
door locked. On gaining admittance
us gas inspectors, Armstrong identified
Alvord, who seemed greatly rollovod
that Armstrong had arrosted him, und
said so.
During his stuy nt polico headquar
ters, Alvord told Chlof Watts that he
had not scon his wife for two weeks,
although prior to that ho had told her
; of lis fluanciial circumstances and
! naked her if ho should kill himself or
fnco it out. She hud told him to face
it out. Ho stated thutho hud not been
near Mount Vernon, but that ho left
.Now York last Tnewlay at midnigli
and arrivod in Uoston Wednesday
morning, no uJmlttod Having regis
; tercd as Uryan Sterliing at tho Tour-
aluo hotel, and said ho had eaten fov
oral meala there; that he had taken
tho lodgings whero ho was found on
tho following day, und that he hud not
been out of tho place since. When
askod what ho had dono with th
money, he said:
"wen, 700,000 is a lot of money,
but it goes easy."
In referring to horseraces, he said
no una Hacked Dorses, but novor on
racetracks, and had owned fust horses
himself. Ho said he had lived bis
llfo uud had taken life to its full at the
rato of $50,000 u yoar or moro. II
I said he would not make any fight, but
would throw up his handa, take hi
sontouco, and aftor that was over
would como out in tho world again
I He said ho knew ho would be unable
to socuro bail, und that he had nothing
with which to mako restitution.
On being searched nt police head
quarters, only a few dollars woro found
In his pockets. Those ho wns nllowod
to keep.
DESPERATE CRIMINALS.
'W t II V.
rnilroud from nil blumo.
'Iitml Arreit un.l iVn niw.t.
h"leNov. 1 Wllllnm Murnhv.
3 was brought hero tonight
Hlliugton, ou tho Grout North
"iwav. wiiii i,..n..i. ... j..
' IlllllUb WUUU1I 1IJ
, l". Ho Una nlrnf. (I.tu .. ff......
1 1 ...... ....uv 1...D IlibVlMUUU
Qly Shorflf Dan Grafton, whiln
t arrest for nsenult und battory.
1 'ecovor.
Rnlt... .
(iillB . ' " to Ktr.
Knl ?V: J Shnklr rnshn. spe
14 tl t! tho Bultan of Turkoy. pro
:ber I, ?Vorat Willinm todny n
eo 8 . Inl'Hug n very valu
Jeoklaooforthoompro8a. ,A'C" llef Expmlltlon.
, '"'W. Nov. 1 Thn nnlen nf All.
I nan ' " w ' "
V ' umrtorod
' inu in
Hontonooi for l'lllphmn.
Washington, Oct. 0. Military
commissions in tho rhilippinos have
recently triod u eooro or moro of na
tivo Filipinos on charges of murderous
usaaults, abduction, rape and violation
of tho lawa of war. In most iustancoa
tho death penalty wua imposed, nl'
though iu ouly two ensos wns it notuul
lv oxecuted. tho others being com-
tnutotd to lmprlsonmout nt hard labor,
Iu ono iustnnco iv native organized
niiuintuie Jusnrrootion and with a
fiuall squad of Filipinos made nn
armed raid on tho town of Tugufgaro
to relonso sonio of his fellows who woro
hold prisoners thoro by tho United
Ktutos. Ho wna souton.cod to hard la
bor nud imprisonment for 30 yenis nnd
his sontenoo Inter wnscommuttod to 10
years' imprisonment.
tho Gothonburu
to prooood to Frauz
cnn..l. . I ,
iou- -""lun oi too tnreo miss
explosion oxpoditiona.
l'our Olillilrmi Drowned.
Port Clinton, 0., Oot. 30. A quad
rnnlo drowning occurred nonr Flustor
Hod on Sandusky buy, olght miles oast
of hero, tills nftoroon. Tho drownod
are: Doulunsa. Goorgo E Alfred nnd
Honry Stark, rospootivoly 3, 6, 8 nnd
18 von. Thev woro tho children ol
Wllllnm Stark. Mr. Stark nnd tho
children won for n oout rido this nf
tornoou. Ou roturulug to shoro the
bont boenmo foulod in n flh not nnd
tlio onrsmnn could neither forco
tho boat nhond nor go back. J.n
children boonmo frigtened nud loaning
jvor tho sido of the craft it onpslzod.
Storeoptloon Cm Kxploilod.
Chicago, Oct. 30. An explosion of
gns that wns to be used for n stereop
Moon entertainment wreaked tho inte
rior of tho First Presbyterian churoh
in Austin tonight, nnd tho oporntor,
Georgo W. Loitoh, recontly returned
from mlRslonnftf work iu Judlu nnd
Ceylon, lost Ills right hand nnd re
ceived a numboi of other injuries.
Tho gna wna in two oyhndors nbout
four foot long, Ono of tho tnnki
aprnng n lonk nud tho Unlit in tho Inn
torn igultod id, onuBluu the oxploaion.
They Kill a Koiir nml it Trusty In an
Kffort tu Kaoupo.
New York, Nov. 1. Two colored
prisoners, In nn attompt to escape from
the prison attached to tho Sovonth (lis
trlot court, in West Fifty-fourth street.
today, killod Koopor Hugh McGovern
51 yours old, nud probably fatally in
jurod Goorgo Wilson, CO years,
"trusty," who had evidently tried to
nid McGovorn. Ono of tho prisonora
Arthur Fluuugnn, osuped, tho other,
Frank Emorsou, foil into tho yard ad
joining tho prison nnd wns instantly
killed.
Tho prisoners wero togothor in n cell
on tho first tier, on n lovol with the
fourth floor of tho prison. Thoy Eawed
two bars in tho lowor part of tho cell
door aud got into tho corridor. They
went to tho nearest window, about six
feet from tho floor, nnd sawed one bar
at the bottom, shoving it out nnd got
ting through. In doing this, it is sup
posod they encountered McGovorn nnd
Wilson, killing ono uud wounding the
other.
Tho escaping prisonora used theii
bedding for n ropo and swung from
window. Flanocnn succeeded in
swincluc to tho roof of a car stable ad
joining, but Emerson did not mako it,
and fell headlong to a pile of mils,
crushing his skull.
Dronnoil lit Nome.
Salem, Or., Nov. 1. Nowa wna re
reived in Salem todny that A. A,
jUnshor, formerly of this olty. was
Irowuon nt JNomo uny recently, it ap-
ueara that ho wns kuooked overboard
from a sninll schooner, being struck by
i flvinir boom. Hasher wns nbout 45
c ,
(rears oi ago, ami icuvua wuu uuu
throe children iu this city. He wna iu
loomfortnblo oiroumstauoea.
Trafllo Kommeil at la Grouse.
La Crosse, Wis., Oot. 31. Trartloon
the vnrions ronda entoring Ln Crosso,
which wns suspendod all day yostor-
dav. wnB rosumod today. Tho storm
wns tho worst slnoo tho flood of two
yenrs ago. Tho damage will reach
$100,000.
Washington, Nov. 1. Seoretary Hay
this afternoon returnod the nnswor oi
the United Stntes government to the
Ilritish-Geruinn ngroomeut regarding
China.
Hllltup Hcct'n lll.cct KnellllcH.
Tho sugar beet bus had Its full quota
of Insect enemies, and not tbo least
among them has been the pale Ilea
beetle. This Insect
measures about one
eighth of an inch In
1. 1 ti rr 1 1 1 nti.1 la vnllnltf.
Ish brown ln color.
UUWU CUCII-WlIlg cov
er extends a yellow
stripe. All the severe
injury has been dur-
jiunKii neuTLK. ing dry wcatner. rue
danger Is confined largely to the early
part of the season, while the plants are
young and It Is not too late to resecd.
It appears the best course to spray with
parls green, using one pound to 175 gal
lons of water and adding one pound of
quicklime.
Like several other Insects, the blister
in-i-uus were sausucu wnn ine rooa pro-1
vided by nature until the advent of the
the beet. True they,.
iiu oecaolonally levy
a tax on potatoes, but
they dearly love the
.wild vetches nnd al
jnost any plant .of the
ipea or bean family.
.With the advent of
he sugar beet the
ouster ueeties were .r .
provided with another source of food
very much to their taste and ono which
they seem to prefer to most others. As
a rule, the blister beetles appear dur
ing the latter half of July and become
numerous during August nnd Septem
ber, devouring the leaves and doing
great damage. When the danger of
real Injury becomes apparent, there Is
usually little difficulty In ridding the
plants by a spray of parls green and
lime, applied at the rate of one pound
of the poison to 175 gallons of water.
Often the beetles will keep coming ln
from the outside, and when the first
spray has lost its effect from rain or
other cause It may be necessary to re
peat the treatment.
space enough for the horse to walk be
tween the rows. Whero they are fn
double rows between two rows of cel
ery, or havo been In alternate rows
with onions, as some grow them, they
can be reached even without throwing
the roots out of the way. To one who
haa not tried this It would be astonish
ing to sec how easily n carrot a foot
long will lift when a furrow six Inches
deep has been made at ono side of tho
row. American Cultivator.
V v5
Knellah Wheat Deteriorating.
English millers say that they are
obliged to mix large quantities of im
ported wheat with the home-grown
wheat to obtain a sample of flour that
will rank as first class and command a
good price. They say that the quaUty
of the English wheat has degenerated
for milling purposes, and churge that
this Is lu part the result of a lack of
care In selecting seed. There is no doubt
that inferior seed, small or shrunken,
will result In a poorer grain, especially
if the practice; Is continued. The large,
plump grain is the cheapest seed to use.
A change of seed from one locality to
another may have some effect In im
proving It, and experiments In regard
to crosa fertilization are In progress,
which are hoped will unite the good
qualities of some of the most hardy,
prolific and best milling varieties. Some
of them have been very successful thus
far.
Tnkinir Cnre of n Hoot Crop.
Roots of all kinds are best preserved
In pits made In this way. The pits are
dug out ln some dry and convenient
place safe from water. They should be
three feet deep, four feet wide, and ten
or twelve feeet long. The roots are
heaped In the pits as shown, and
brought to a point at the top. They
are then covered with sheaves of straw
lengthwise up and down, to shed wri
ter, the straw being thick enough to
keep out the frost. The straw Is fben
covered with the earth thrown out,' as
to keep It safe from being blown away,
as well as for a protection from the
cold. Ventilation, however, must be
provided for, so that the heat escaping
Portable Fence.
This portable fence Is an Indispen
sable factor ln the successful and eco
nomical handling of the flock on a small
farm or whero the system of mixed hus
bandry Is practiced. Many opportuni
ties will be presented during the year
where it can bo used advantageously
ln dividing pastures or for confining
sheep upon certain portions of a field.
It will be found Invaluable as a quick
method for constructing pens, cither
large or small, at shearing time or for
docking, tagging or dipping. In the
TA.Stl. OF FENCE.
winter 6eason these hurdles are a great
j convenience for Inclosing feeding yards,
lots for exercl6e and small plats for
subdivlslousof the flock. In the figure is
shown a view of the hurdle ln place,
with a pair of supports. In use cadi
of the supports serves to hold up as
well as to Join together the ends of
two succeeding panels. To prevent
the fence from being blown over.
stake should be driven about every 50
feet, to which the hurdle should bo.
wired down.
ENCOURAGING SITUATION.
Tho Condition of Trnile on the Wholw
Quite Sntltfnotnry.
Brndstroot's says: Desplto some ir
regularity growing out of tho nnsoanon
9blo weather conditions, heavy prica
changes iu leading staples or Increased
conservatism in somo trndora na the.
cleotion approaches, tho general busi
ness situation na a whole is encourag
ing, and new elomonta or manifesta
tions of strength appear from time to
time. Perhnpa tho most notable fea
ture of tho wcej is found in tho indus
tral situation, which has beon dis
tinctly improved by tho apparently offi
cial and final action taken toward
ending the nntliraclto coal strike. In
view of the fact that most minors bavo
obtained increased wngea, tho effect on
business in the producing regions can
hardly be otherwise than bcnoQcial,
while tho trdo at large must reap
benefits from tho return to normal con
ditions. Tho situation in cereals shows little
change. A feature of tho movement ol
product to market at the present time
not heretofore noted this year, is the
growing scarcity of cars rej-Orted west
of tho Mlssssippi. Sugar is lower than
anticipated, aud coffee is off on con
tinued large receipts.
The strength of demand for finished
products of iron and stool, nptcd for
some time past, finds reflection in an
improved inquiry for tho cruder forms
at leading iron centers this week.
Wheat (including flour) shipments
for tho week aggregate 4,023,978 bush
els, against 3.790,043 last week, 4,410,
405 iu the corresponding week of 1889,
and 5,500,001 in 1808.
Business failures for the week in the
United States number 181, as against
223 last week.
Canadian failures for the week num
ber 31, against 22 last week.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
from the close. packed roots may es
cape, and this is done by leaving
bunches of straw In spaces ten feet or
so apart set upright lu the peak of the
coverlug. These pits are opened at the
end nnd ns the roots are taken out the
openings are carefully closed up. It Is
quite safe to keep roots In this way un
til late ln the summer, so that the cat
tle need not bo turned on to tho pas
lures before tho grass Is well grown.
Permanent Fnrm Improvements.
There are somo very desirable Im
provements that tho farmer might like
to make In his-buildings or bis sur
roundings that seem almost out of his
reach, because they cannot be made
without au expenditure of ready money
greater than ho has at command. And
there nro others that require but little
more thnn the labor, and are within
the means of every one. A few fruit
or shade trees or shrubs set about the
house, n space made for a flower gar
den where seeds may be sown In fall
or spring, n clearing up of tho rubbish
of old wagons and tools and waste
lumber around houso and barn, or
mending gates and fences, will make
the place seem more homelike, and as
If civilized people lived there, and less
like a Boer or an Indian camp. Then It
will cost but little to sot some of the
bush fruits nud a grape vino or two,
nnd in n few years they will add to the
table luxuries enough to make the farm
more pleasant as well, ns moro profit
able. These Improvements can bo made
even when lumber for now buildings
or the paint for old ones are unattain
able. Exchange.
Sowing Lawno,
In seeding down a lawn in the fall
winter wheat may be sown with tho
grass seed, and it will not only prevent
the soil from washing, but give the
ground a beautiful fresh green sward
early In the spring, which may be kept
clipped, but will remain until the grass
Is well grown among It. The wheat will
keep down the weeds, and the chango
from the green of the whent to that of
tho grass will be so gradual as to be
scarcely noticeable. The sward will bo
firm nnd even If the work Is well done,
without holes or gullies. If the lawn is
not made until spring oats or spring rye
may do as well, though we prefer tho
oats. These methods are much prac
ticed by the gardeners around Wash
ington nnd in the parks of some other
cities, to save the trouble and expense
of sodding large areas.
Advertise Your Ilualncss.
A Kansas farmer has erected a sign
board at his gate nt the roadside on
which is painted his name and tho
name of his farm, nnd below It Is a
blackboard on which ho writes a list
of what he may have to Bell. He says
he has sold ln a short time two cows
nnd calves to persons whp were attract
ed by his sign, aud ho considers the
plan a success. It Is an excellent Idea,
so far ns local trade Is concerned, nnd
when one has more to sell than there Is
likely to be a demand for at home, let
him put his sign In the columns of a
good newspaper which Is likely to reach
the clnss who will want to buy. If one
wants to buy or sell, there Is nothing
gained by keeping it private.
iafttntr Hoots.
Tho work of harvesting the Swedish
turnips may bo dono much more easily
by ruunlng a plow nloug at tho side of
tho row, turning the soil nway from
tho roots. While somo varieties root
ery deeply, there aro others which do
not need this assistance. Even tho car-
ot nnd pnrsulp may nlso bo taken up
much more easily, but It needs ono to
throw them out behind tho team l( they
are so closely planted as uot to girt
Pweet Clover,
A Missouri correspondent of the
Knnsns Farmer says of the Bokhara or
sweet clover that he thinks It one of tho
best forage plants for tho arid regions
of the Western States, and that cattle
eat the hay In preference to any other.
It will grow on soils whero nothing else
grows, ana win soon make them fertile
enough to grow other clover. It will
kill out all weeds and small bushes nnd
take complete possession of the land,
yet as It Is a biennial It cannot becomo
a pest If mown before It goes to seed,
ns It dies out root aud branch In two
years.
Ileef und Dnlryltijr.
Not all tho farmers lu tho West will
care to go Into the beef-producing busi
ness, Thcro are some sections where
dairying has become established and
successful, and whero this Is the case
It will doubtless bo tho most successful
to pursue It, ns frequent changes from
one branch of farming to another aro
generally demoralizing and unprofita
ble. American Cultivator,
Senttlo Market!.
Onions, new, lKc
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate
Potatoes, new, $10.
Beets, per Back, 85c$l.
Turnips, per sack, $1.00.
Beans, wax, 4c.
Squash iKc. t
Carrots, per sack, 90c
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25.
Cauliflower, native, 75c.
Cucumbers 4050o.
Cabbage, native and California,
2o per pounds. ,
Tomatoes 30 50".
Butter Creamery, 29c; dairy, 183
22c; ranch, 18o pound.
Eggs 32c.
Cheese 12c.
Ponltry 12c; dressed, 14c; spring,
1315c.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $14.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$19.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
blended straights, $3.25; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $18.00;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beet
steers, price 7Kc; cows, 7c; mutton
1Yt pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9
11c.
Hams Large, 18c; small, 13j;
breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides.
8&c.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 6253Mo;
Valley, nominal; Blueatom, 55o per
buehel.
Flour Best grades, $3.40; graham.
$2.00.
Oate Choice white, 48c; ohoic
gray, 4lo per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $15.50 brew
ing, $16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.50 ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $17; chop, $16 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, $12 18; clover.$7(a
7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton.
Butter iancy creamery, 4550o;
store, 30c.
Eggs 30o per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full oream. 18o:
Young America, 14o; new cheese lOo
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.60a
8.50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs,
$2.0008.00; geese, $6.008.00 doz:
ducks, $3.00 5.00 per dozen; turkeys.
live, 140 per pound.
Potatoes 50C0o Der sack: sweetn.
1?40 per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips,
per saok; garlic, 7o per pound;
nage, 3o per pound; parsnips.
onious, $i; carrots, 76c.
Hops New crop, 13 15 Ko
pound.
Wool Valley, 1814o per rxmnd:
Eastern Oregon, 012o; mohair. 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best Bheen. wethers
and ewoa, S&o; dressed mutton, 6
7o per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.75;
light anil, feeders, $5.00; dressed,
$0.000.50 por 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $3.604.00;
cowb, $8.003.50i dressed beof, 0
7o per pound.
Yeal Large, 6K7Ko; small, 8
8Ke per pound.
76c;
cab-86o;
per
San Franoueo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, ll18optu
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014oj Val
ley, 1517c; Northern, 010o,
Hops Crop, 1900, 12l5o.
Butter Fanoy creamerv 9Kn-
do Beoonds. 2827o: fanor dnJrv.
23o; do seconds, 22o per pound.
Eggs Store, OOo; fanor ranch.
Mlllstuffa Middlings, $18.00 3
32.00; bran, $16.60 10.50.