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How's This! Terffcr One nniH?red Dollars Howard foj viycasoof Catarrh that cannot be cured bj Hall's Catarrh Curs. F J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Wo the undesigned, have known F. J. Che ney for the last 1C years, and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions end financially able to carry out any obliga tions made by their firm. ViidTiTKUAX, Wholesale DrnprsrlBts, Toledo, O. VajDixGi Kinnan&Mabvin, wholesale Drug- fists. Toledo, O. s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting di recti v uton the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per botUe. SoldbftU J DniffirisU. Testimonial fre. Hall's Family pills are the best. Farm and (Garden ,i i AN INEXPENSIVE ICEHOUSE. No Reason VVhy the Farmer Should Be Without It. An Icehouse and cool room nuiy be constructed as follows: Excavate a half cellar in a perfectly dry place, from which the surface slopes (or may be made to slope) in all directions, so as to prevent danger of moisture from want of drainage. A stone or ijricK wall is built around this and laid in hydraulic cement. The door is ce mented. A frame or other building Is built uiioii this basement to contain the Ice. Twelve feet square will be huge enough for n moderate sized fain- seed, and it is believed that no perma nent improvement In quality or yield Is to be expected from the use of the fanning mill In seed selection. At first thought It would seem that if "like produces like-' the large or heavy seeds should produce the best crop. However, we must recognize the individual plant as a unit for selection rather than the Individual seed. If a single plant of wheat be taken and the kernels thrashed out it will be found that all sizes of kernels are produced bv the plant, some large and some small. As every wheat plant contains both heavy and light seed, the fanning mill gives almost the same kind of wheat, so far as inheritance is concerned, in the light wheat as in the heavy. It J must be remembered that reference is j made here to the permanent results which may be expected from the use of the fanning mill and that Its use or the use of screens for removing ol- I noxious weed seed is in no way discour aged. Honey Vinegar. A modification of a Fiench generator devised at the Arizona station will prove especially serviceable when? only small a mounts of honey wine are BARI'.EL FOR former purpose the prevailing prices of wood in most of our cities and large towns during the past few years have been such as to make the fuel proposition appear extremely attrae tive. Many glowing prospectuses are being offered to the public on this basis. It should be remembered, how ever, that the production and use of natural oil are rapidly increasing, that gas and electricity for heating pur poses are cheap in the cities and that all three are coming more and more into use every day in the place of wood, in fact, wood as fuel is rapid ly becoming a luxury, and there is in the mind of the writer no reason for expecting any increase iu its use as fuel by the general public. He there fore believes it unprofitable and un- wise to enter upon eucalyptus plant ing with the sole idea of raising wood for fuel. The profits to be derived from eucalyptus in the future will be found in hardwood lumber for wagon work, farm and other implements, rail road, coach and house linishings, fur niture, etc. Ties, telephone poles and bridge timber will also prove profita ble. For any of the above named products of eucalyptus at least ten years' growth will be required, and of course the older the trees the greater the profits in proportion. The wood of most of the eucalypts makes good fuel. A grove of blue gums tive years old. set out 0 by 0 feet apart, under favorable conditions the capacity of the house. If the house is to be used in ex tremely cold weather an ea.sily manip ulated door Is necessary. The cut shows n door two feet wide and two feet six Inches high, made to slide up and down and held in place by cleats. It Is suspended by n rope which passes through a pulley at the top and is fastened to a cleat at the side near the roof. The cut also shows two iron eyes, bolted into the front joist of the building, to which the hitch is made when the building is moved. A rear door, identical in size with the front door, is held in piace Dy cleats nailed across it on ine msiue and by buttons fastened on the outside-. This door is not opened regular ly, but provides ventilation in sum mer and aids In handling sows at far rowing time. Above the rear door is small sliding door 8 by 12 inches to Simple Remedy For Lagrlppe noeliino- laorioDe coughs that may develop into pneumonia over night are qnicklv cured by roiey s nuney i...u Tar. The sore and inflamed lungs are liautud Kill 1 streiiL'thened. and a danger nnnditinn is nuiuklv averted. Take only Foley's Honey and Tar in the yel low package. C, Stafrin ; M. L. Thoinp son, Fall? City. 600 pairs of pigeons will be brought to the Krebs farm, In Marlon county soon. ACETfFICATXON Wl.NK. HONEY FIG. I. ICI IIOUSE AND COOL 1IOOM. ily, as au Icehouse of that size will hold about twenty loads or tons of ice. The main point is the division be tween the icehouse and the room be low it. This must be perfectly air tight and a moderately good conductor of heat. The floor may be laid in the following manner: Heams of sufficient strengtli are laid across and the cuds well bedded lu ce ment. A floor of zinc sheets is then laid upon the beams, the sheets being closely nailed to the beams upon strips of rubber sheeting to make the joints water and air tight. The beams shuuld be dressed smoothly. The zinc sheets are bent, as shown iu the illustration (KIg. 2). This is for the purpose of causing the moisture, which will con dense upon the underside of this ceil ing, to tlow downward to the lower angle, where it will drip. The drip Is caught in the little gutters of zinc shown in the figure attached to the ceiling and is carried off by a proper drain Willi this water will also be carried off much of the Impurity of the atmosphere, and If very little ven tilation is given there will be little condensation and the air will be kept SEED WHEAT. Grade Generally Used Not Up to the Standard. That the grade of seed wheat gen erally used is not up to the standard was ascertained In an Investigation by C W. Shaw of the California station, w ho secured a large number of sam ples of seed wheat over a wide area in the Sacramento and San Joaquin val leys of California to determine the general character of the seed used by the farmers of the state. Iu general the samples showed that the quality of seed used by most farmers is lack ing in purity, perfection of develop ment, weight per bushel, freedom from weeds and freedom from bunt. It is stated that practically all investigu tors have found the use of large, plump seed and of a high weight per bushel the most profitable. No perma nent benefit Is believed to lie secured from thi frequent exchange of seed unless a better type of wheat or a inure vigorous strain of the same type Is obtained by the exchange. The use of seed from heavy yielding plants, a plump and heavy grain, a clean wheat mid a pure variety are considered by 1 1 1 in the most Important points Iu seed seliH'lioli III this connection the results secur ed by K. !. Montgomery of the Ne braska station lu an experiment with veil wheat and seed oats selected by the use of the fanning mill are of in terest. In these experiments heavy will wheat as separated by the fan ning mill did not show an Improve ment in eiihcr ield or quality of grain hi compared with light or lmseparatod to be made into vinegar from time to time. A good wine or alcohol barrel is carefully painted on the outside to pre vent corrosion of the hoops. A vent, hole is now bored in each end of the cask near the chime on the side next the bung and covered with n fine screen to keep out insects. At the bot tom of one end a spigot is inserted and a perpendicular row of gimlet holes bored and fitted with wooden plugs to act a.j a gauge. Fresh wine, which must first be fully fermented, can be added from time to time through a tube passing in at the bunghole and ending near the bottom of the cask. In this way the active film will not be disturbed by drawing off a little vine gar or adding a little fresh wine. The tube must not be of metal, but can be of glass where available. In this re gion a large stalk of native cane, the joints of which have been perforated with a hot iron, makes a very service able tube. A tin funnel may be used In pouring the wine into the tube. A similar apparatus has been found very serviceable in France for converting table wine waste into vinegar. Such wastes under suitable temperature conditions yield good vinegar in nine ty days. The generator is started with a mixture of about three-fourths wine and one-fourth good vinegar. When once started no new vinegar need be added. THE EUCALYPTUS FOR PROFIT It Has Been Demonstrated That It Paying Crop. By NORMAN P. INGHAM. Eucalyptus planting h;is lew pas the experimental stage ate) m ;y considered without question a e menial -mpo.-i; i-.u. 'I lie value nf 1 crop and the possibilities of grow in ; In Califi rid.i have been suCi eie:i Is a :sed be om- ; I V litcAiiVi'i rs nr.onrLrs focr yfaus old, should yield from fifty to eighty cords of wood per acre, while at ten years of age Si to l.Ki cords may be expect ed. Croves under irrigation will un doubtedly do better than the above figures indi ate, while the quality of the land will also, of course, have a great influence. Eucalyptus planting commercially lias a number of points in its favor as an investment over the fruit industry, principally because the fruit business is mi, re or less of an uncertainty, while the timber proposition is com paratively sure. A heavy rain during the blooMilrig period of the fruit trees click fertilization, n small crop be in;r the re-aill. This is not the case wiili I he wood crop, where the more rain the (.renter growth and profits. I lie harvciiing period of most fruits extends over but a few weeks, and if it is not gathered at that time the crop is a total loss, while, on the other hard, the harvesting period of the timber trees extends over a lifetime. The price of labor may be high or the value of the wood much lower than usual. If either is the case the trees may be allowed to stand. The follow ing year they will be larger and more valuable. Save the expense gtis plants. They from seed. INEXPENSIVE of buying aspara are easily grown HOG COT. ouovg ok Fff'AI.Vl'Trs, HI MI1KK. EN1 OF FIRST demonstrated to make judicious plant ings even on a large scale perfectly safe, with an assurance of sure and reasonably large profits. It is impor tant, however, for the planter to con sider in the light of the best Informa tion the nature of the product which he will produce, or, in other words, the market which he will attempt to supply with ills eucalyptus trees. Eucalypts may be used either for fuel or for hardwood lumber. For tin- Easy to Build and Fulfills All the Re quirements. This convenient hog cot Is construct ed by nailing Inch boards on six joists 2 by 4 b ehes by S feet long for the Hour. Honealh the Joists are nailed three slriii'.ers 2 by ti inches by H feet long, which serve as runners for mov ing the house. Next is spiked a piece 2 by S Inches !l feet 4 Inches long at the ends of the joists, having the bot tom of the 2 by S even with the bottom of the Joist, which will allow It to project above the floor three l:i lies. It will also extend out seven lm lies at each end. This 2 by S for, ns a plate to wiili h the rafters and n of board -are nailed. The seven ln-h colons! m of the plate at (!i ecds sir;urt.; tY lower corners of the roof, v.l.l h other wise would be easily split i IT. These 2 by S's. besides streivnlienlng 111,' house, raise the rafters mid roof boards nailed to l hem at least three Inches off the floor and thereby ma terially in rease the floor spa: e am! THE ME DIE! DR. WOO Mf of mm I KING'S FOR COUGHS ao GOLDS AND ALL THROAT and LUNG DISEASES PREVENTS PDEOniA GODSUDPTIOn " Two year eo erere.cold.wttled on my lung and m completely proctrated me that I was unable to arork and carcely able to aland. I then waa adviaed to try Dr. King's Hew Discovery, sad after using est bottls I went back to work, ss well ss I erer was." W. J. ATKCTS, Banner Springs, Tesn. PRICE 50c AND $1.00 2b, SOLO AND GUARANTEED BY X BELT St CHERRINQTON, Dallas, Oregon There is no ease on record of a cough cold or lagrippe developing into pneu monia alter Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken, as it cures tne inosi ooou nate deep seated coughs and colds. V hy take anyllnng else. (J. oiuirin ; .u. Thompson, Falls City. A Cottage Grove man was fined $75 for throwing sawdust in a stream. Many little lives have been saved by HYil'n Honev and Tar. for cnutfhs. eolitfi. cronn and whooping cough. Xt is the onlv Bate remedy for infants and children as it contains no opiates other narcotic drugs, and children like Foley's Honey and Tar. Caieftil mothers keep a bottle in the house. Keiusesuo stitutes. C. Stafrin; M. L. Thompson, Falls Cttv. THE A SHAPED HOO COT. admit light and air. There is a ven tilator on top made by sawing off ends of two roof boards and covering the hole with a cap so arranged as to leave openings 3 by 12 inches on each side of the roof. Lumber required: Nine pieces 1 by 12, sixteen feet long, and eleven bat tens sixteen feet long for roof; five pieces 1 by 12, fourteen feet long, for ends; one piece 2 by 4, ten feet long. for ridge; two pieces 2 by 8, ten feet long, for plates; seven pieces 2 by 4, sixteen feet long, for rafters and braces in frame; three pieces 2 by 0, eight feet long, for stringers, and four pieces 1 by 12, sixteen feet long, for flooring. SILAGE FOR MILK COWS. Most Profitable Way to Feed This Valuable Ration. By M. A. GOODRICH. Perhaps there is more benefit derived from silage by feeding it to milk cows than by feeding it to any other kind of stock. At any rate, it is used more and thought more of by dairymen than bv ii ii v other class of farmers. Cows should never be fed exclusively on silage. They need some dry forage to go with it; they need a variety. Be sides this, corn silage is a carbona ceous food nnd needs some more nitrog enous food to go with It to make a well balanced ration. About thirty or at most forty pounds a day of silage is as much as should be fed to each cow. It should be fed from the top of the silo, taking off about two Inches in depth from the entire sur face each day, for if It is long exposed to the air it will be damaged. If the feeding commences Immediately after filling the silo and this Is a good way to do It there will be no damaged silage at nil. Care should be taken at each time of feeding to leave the sur face smooth and even nnd not pick and stir it up with the fork, for that will let in the air and cause damage. My way Is to feed the silage ration in two feeds, both night and morning, and It is better to feed after milking, because the peculiar odor of the silage might affect the flavor of the milk. Cows as well as other stock have a wonderful liking for silage, and I be lieve much of tlfe success In feeding It can be attributed to its palatability. They even prefer it. to a certain ex tent at lenst, to fresh cut forage or good grass In the pasture. I have seen eows in June when on good pasture which had been fed silage every day tome to the gate at 4 o'clock In the afternoon nnd bellow and ask to come to (lie barn and get silage, which they would eat greedily and apparently with great relish. I have seen the ex periment tried of offering the cows at the same time corn cut fresh from the fields and silage that was put up the year before. Every cow chose the silage nnd nte that first. It s true these cows had been fed silage every day all summer, and it may be the habit of eating silage had something to do with their preferring It. but they surely would not have done it If silage had not been pretty good feed. There Is n better and cheaper feed to supplement short pastures, which we are almost sure to hnve every sum mer on account of drought or other causes, than good silage. I know some of the most miecessful dairymen In the country who feed silage every day In the year, winter as well as summer. THE GUINEA IN DISGUISE. When on a trip to grandpap's farm You're always sure lo meet The guinea with his hawk alnrni- "Buckwheat! Buckwheat! Buckwheat!" If you should unto New Tork go You almost die of fright When that same guinea whistles low: "Bob White! Bob White! Bob Whiter But down at Philadelphia, too. tie sounds the pheasant's drum; Most scares the day Hunts out or you With Ms "Trum! Tr-r-rum! Trum!" Now. at Atlantic by the sea He's bonton canvasback. Just fills your gizzard up with glea To hear him "Muack! Quack! Quack!" O guinea, guinea, sakes alive. You used to cost but nit! But now you cost from two to five By changing your outfit. At home you dressed In polka dots. But now. full dressed In town. You're frilled in arsley and pink knots And sport a fine sheath gong. . . Bovine Tuberculosis. My experience ami olwervations dur ing the mxt seven years convince me that bovine tuliercultmi la a stable lisea.. that It is very rarely. If ever, communicated from one animal to an other while are In the pasturo unlesa It t to a suckling calf, and that It h safe to iwrt that disease will never be lwrmnnetitly removed from dairy herd nntil more aanitarr con dltlms are Introduced Into a preat ma- I Jorlty of the stable where the dairy cow Is hoaxed.-!. Leonard rearaoa. ! c-ii . nenunan. It is reported that R L. Bewley has sold his 2850 acre tract near Sheridan for $GO,000. You would not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the liret sign of kid ney or bladder troutiie it you realized that neglect might result in Bright' disease or diabetes. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities and cures all kidney and bladder disorders, V. Stafrin; M. L. Thompson, Falls City. Three carloads of electric and water wheel machinery have been unloaded at Gold Bay within the last 30 days. If yon will take Foley's Orino Luxa tive until the bowels become regular you will not have to take purgativts con stantly, as Foley's Orino Laxative posi tively cures chronic constipation and sluggish liver. Pleasant to take. 0. Stafrin; M. L. Thompson, Falls City. Several Oregon towns are expecting to do more paviDg next jear; they are convinced It, will pay. A Religious Author's Statement F"or several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in mv kidneys and was confined to bed eight (lavs unable to get up without u 9 sistance. My mine contained a thick white Bediment anil passed same day and night. 1 commenced taking rolev Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abated and finally cease. I and my urine became normal. 1 cheerfully recoin mend Foley's Kidney Remedv. C Stafrin; M. L. Thompson, Falls City. Even our Grandfathers knew whrrl BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT will do. A CONVINCING PROOF of the worth of a medicine Is the cures it can effect V one who has used Ballard's Snow Liniment knows that if C IDC RHEUMATISM, CUTS, SPRAINS, STIFF JOINTc tUKb BURNS .NEURALGIA, CONTRACTED MUsclc AND ALL PAINS. USED SNOW LINIMENT 10 YEADS "This iB M V. L. Settle, Kichmond, Mo., writes :- norfifw ll.nl- T Kav.a . ...... 1 ........ .... . , , V ncvo usou jruui ouow jiiniment tor ten years for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back etc and in every case it has rendered immndi,. '..i:.'i and satisfaction.' Avoid all Substitutes. Three Sizes 25c, 50c. $1 on BALLARD SNOW LINIMENT CO. 500-502 North Second Street, ST. LOUIS, mo. Sold and Recommended by STAFRIN DRUG COMPANY Steelhead trapping is improving above Astoria. One man catching from wo toauo pounds daily. A Horrible Hold-Up. 'About ten years ago my brother was neld up in his work, health and hap. pinee9 by what was believed to be hope less Consumption," writes V. R. Lips- curaii, ot Washington, a. u. "He took all kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no help tin lie used nr. King s JNew Discovery ana was wnoiiy cured by six bottles lie is a well man today." It's quick to relieve and the surest cure for weak or eore lunns, Hemorrhages, Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Asthma and all Bronchial affections. 60c and $1 00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Belt & Cherrington. Pendleton people are talking of a breakfast food factory. President Helps Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the President of The Indus trial and Orphan's Home at Macon, ua, who writes: "We have used Wee trio Bitters iu this institution for nine years. It has proved a most excellent medicine for btomach, Liver and Kid ney troubles. We regard it as one of the best family medicines on earth." It invigorates the vital organs, purities the moon, aids digestion, creates appetite. lo strengthen and build up thin, pale, weak children or run-down people it has no equal. Best for female coin' plaints. Only50cat Belt Cherring. ton drug store. Lane couDty fanners are selling farm land at double the price they would bring three or four years ago. Brave Fire Laddlea often leceive eevere burns, putting out fires, then use Bucklen'a Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drives out pain, ror Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Cuts and Bruises its earth's greatest healer. tiuickly cures Skin Kruptions, Old Sores, Boils, I leers, felons; best Pile cure made. Relief it instant. 25c. at Belt & Cherrington drugstore. Ashland school population is 1444; 727 girls and 697 boys. Don't Oct a Divorce. A western judge granted a divorce on account of ill-temper and bad breath. Dr. King s New Life Pills would have prevented it. They cure Constipation, causing bad breath and Liver Trouble the ill-temper, dispel colds, banish headaches, conquer chilli. 25c at Belt A Cherrington drug store. I Box. ZI3H32E3E3Z3y.. If 7011 are feeling on t-of sorts, take an NR Tab Ut, and you will tool better in the morning. They will make yon feel just ritrht. "NATURE'S REMEDY' strengthens the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and purines the Blood, does Hs work thoroughly and pleasantly, yet tt never erines, weakens or Dickens in variably making the user feel stronger and better. Better Than Pills For Liver Ills. Take NR Tablets for Indigestion, Sick Headache, Loss of Appetite. Sallow Complexion, Liver Complaint, Skin Diseases, Pimp left and Eruptions, ChillB, Malaria, Biliousness, Rheuma tlsm, Torpid Liver or Inactive Kidneys and all troubles arising from the digestive organs. One Tablet CtVES RELDEf. BELT & CHERRINGTON, Dallas, Oregon. The Secret of a Beautiful Face C lies in keeping the skin pro tected as well as cleansed. Just washing is not enough that only leaves the delicate surface more exposed to the irritation of dust and germs; to merci less attacks of sun and weather. After washing, ap ply Robertine and experience its delightful refreshment. Vou will admire the line-less softness it imparts to face, neck and arms. It not only stimulates a radiant glow, but protects the skin from becom ing coarse Prevents burn ing, tan and freckles. A:i J9U Drutgtrt fa frn lamfu tutd Tlit" sr'RT'on Thedeanest.liahtPSt and most comtoru Die POMMEL SLICKER At the same time cheapest In the I end because It I wears longest A 39 Everywhere! Every garment '( auaranteed waterproof Catalog free I raws 1 sPffitt 7 V M KILLthe COUGH AND CURE THE LUNGS WITH Dr. King's New Discovery mo Aniinut ..prick una . - OLDS Trial BatU. Fm. WD U THBOaT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY uj muNKX KiFDNDED. iiklSMr IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS Don't Mistake The Cause of Your Trouble Delay May Prove Fatal. FOXXYSnONETTAR g '- rrtTiaiaH ftodol Dyspepsia Cure DigeaU what you eat. Does your back ache? Do you get up lame in the morning? Do you feel do and tiied? Hoes it hurt you to bend over, to lift anvthing, to gel up from; chair? Do yon have eiuideti "cstcMi or stitches of pain in the back? Me dull, throbbing ache settle in the until of vour back and bother you day im night? Do you sometimes feel that yon eimply cannot straighten up? oaour not make any mistake by treatiog tto kidneys at once, for it is the im" troubles that lead to dropsy, diW and Hright'sdiseaee. If there w doubt in your mind that the kiJn ji are affected, notice the urine for days. If passages are irregular, pmo or too scanty, discolored or loll of J uient.the kidneys need help riij.it ? and ther is no other nied . cine helpful than Doan's Kidney KiNJ simple remedy for the kidneys, J ........i .h.t if nni.-k v cures the aw and so ends all the paidful and n.r- ing evmptouis. i-nJof Home nroof is convincing evident the efficiency of Doan e lyu?5J ' Call at Belt & Cherrington -.-and ask to see statements of DslW P pie wno have used this 'emed-v-pri- For sale by all dealer. cents. Foster-Jliinorn v-., - New York, sole agents for the iw Kpmpraiier mc - do other. Ona Minute CouBhCart For Coughs, Coldf w rirs mm mm SmMbV SBbWbS THE IEW IDEA n THE CRIEIRAL LAXATIVE Cin C396I STEOP Fl EHNEDY5 AXflTlVElHJOfJEYiAB Umt til B:!j H! lut for CUfru ei flA wiwfaw w'' For Sale by Druggists. u from pactal r4 Far Thin E. will pay ta arrwrate tba taia i we ntt and cItw thmtm - i feed for esrfalML Doa't Irara taeca wltk toe rest to struct' for their IWtaf. bat Civ (beta tin adraaUf. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation Pleasant to take MHO Laxative Fruit Syrup Cleanses the thoroughly and cie sallow complexions pimples and blotct It is guarantee rorSaleby STATEIN DRUG CO. Dallas, and M. THOMPSON, Fa&tfiT
