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W A S H IN G T O N COUNTY HATCHET, C O A L IN G When Hot Oon’t sweat and fret, but keep cool and take Hood's Sarsaparilla. This is good advice, as you will tind if you follow it. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is a Brst-class sum mer medicine, because it is so good for the stomach, so cooling to the Mood, so helpful to the whole body. Make no mistake, but get only Hood’s » parilla Am erica’s Greatest Medicine. H cw trl’ 3 c ■ P i 1119 l l s cur® LlT*r I11,; ea,y *° take, easy to operate. ■ ■ o o u F a cts A b o u t G re a t B rita in . "G od Save the Queen" is suDg in 30 languages. Half the ships in the world are Brit ish. The best of them oan be convert ed into ships of war in 48 hours. The British own the largest part of North America, that is, Canada. They own one-fourth of the railways in the United States of America and half of the railways in South Amerioa. The total value of the United King dom is now gald to be $50,000,000,000. Added to this, several thousand m il lions are invested out of the home country. They have a million soldiers in India. Pome of them have been brought to Malta. Its subjects can travel entirely round the world without leaving the British empire. There are 400,000,000 people in the British empire. It is said that the queen would have to live another 70 years to enable her to see ail of them pass before her, night and day, for ail that time.— Chicago News. TRY ALLEN’ S FO O T-EASE. A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen, ner vous. and hot, and get tired easily. I f you have smarting feet or tight shoes, "tr; Allen’s Foot-Ease. It cools the feet am makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and bunions of alt pain and gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes timonials of cures. Try it lodav. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package TREE. Address Allen 8 . Olmsted, L* Roy, New York. the plants may be thinned with a hoe. Cultivate as soon as the growth of the plants will permit I f this Is not done weeds and grass may get the start, es pecially that persistent pest known as crab grass. A light skinning of the surface close to the plants after every rain, using a hand wheel hoe, will pre vent weeds aud grass. After the turuip plants have made considerable growth they shade the soil and can hold their own against weeds, but the best crops T h e M y a t e r i o u C r o w n G a ll. are secured when the turnips are kept What causes crown gall, what condi clean. The ground should be manured tions favor it, what will cure It, are and the manure worked in with the problems yet unsolved, according to a harrow before planting the seed. recent report from the Utah station, P o t a t o e s A m o n g t h e C h in e s e . which says: “ Almost sure death to a It has always been supposed that as tree, without cure or preventive, sup posed to be highly contagious, crown the potato Is a native of the Rocky gall Is becoming one of our worst or- Mountain regions, both of North aud | chard troubles. The galls do most dam- South America. It was unknown 111 j age to the peach, though the apple aud the old world until after America ! pear are oftentimes badly affected, and was discovered. This is probably true the other fruits, the raspberry especlal- enough, so far as our present stock of ' ly, are sometimes attacked. The name potatoes was concerned. But the po crown gall suggests the nature c-f the tato has been known thousands of years In China. It Is said to grow wild in the regions of western China uear the Tartar}’ boundary. It is very large ly grown there, and divides with rice the popular preference as an article of food. It Is possible that the potato might have been Introduced from west ern America in the long era when per haps another continent lay betw’ een Asia aud America, or when the Pacific was occasionally traversed by adven turous vessels which sailed around the coast in the far north, and then came southward to milder climates along our Alaskan coast. W a t e r in F a r m C ro p s. Bruksch Bey discovered the earliest records of illustrated comic iiterture in a papyrus of the twenty-second dynasty recently found at Tonnah. Permanently Cured. H o fits or nervousnea FITS after first clay’s use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for F K K K 8 4 .o o trial bottle and treatise. DR. JEL H* K U N E , .Ltd., 930 ▲rob street, Philadelphia, Pa. CROWN G A LL. disease. A t the crown of the tree, be- Steam has been found very eflficaciour 1 tween root and trunk, rough gnll-like in extinguishing fires on ships loaded swellings, varying from the size of a marble to that of a man’s fist consti with cotton. tute the disease. When these galls en- H O W ’ S T H IS ? I circle the tree, the flow of sap stops We offer One Hundred Dollar. Reward for anj and death results. The galls are often ease of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall I times fouid on other parts of the root Catarrh Cure. _ , . F. J. CH E NE Y A CO., Props., Toledo, O. system, where they do much damage, We the undersigned, have known F. J. Chaney though death to the affected tree may for the past 15 vears, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and An- not occur from galls found In such auciali-’ able to carry*uut any obligations made placea I f the galls are on an unim by their firm. portant root, the root may be cut off W is t A T r u a x , Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. and the tree saved. But In general W a l w n o , K in n an A M a r v in , gall-beartng trees will have to be con Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. H all’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actio, signed to the brush pile, there to be directly on the blood and moeoua surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all burned.—Denver Field and Farm. druggists. Testimonials free. H all s Family P ills -,rc the best. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1898. W A R S H IP S . W h e r e N oah K e p t H U H e«*. Dr. James K. Hosmer, while recently f h l i T a s k a t Sea I n v o l v e » G r e a t D i f f i visiting Boston, had occasion to visit c u lty am i Expense. tlie new public library. As he went The Inventor who does away with up the ste^s he met Edward Everett coal as a fuel for warships and also Hale, who asked the doctor’s errand. the necessity for taking on fuel so fre " T o consult the archives," was the quently will have achieved one of the reply. greatest triumphs of the age. The coal "By-tlie by, Hosmer,” said Doctor ing of vessels at sea especially In time Hale, “ do you know where Noah kept of war is often a most difficult prob his bees?" lem. " N o , " answered Hosmer. Apparently methods of coaling have : " In tlie atk hives," said the venera Improved but little, and are almost as ble preaoher as he passed out of ear crude as they were years ago. There shot.— "Summer Piazza Stories’ * in perhaps seems but little need In Im the August Ladies’ Home Journal. proving this system when the coaling TH E O LD EST VO LU N TEER. is done at the ship's dock, but at sea the difficulty of accomplishing the feat A New York State doctor, aged 109, volon- Is Increased a hundredfold. In the for teured his services to the president recently, and expressed a desire to enter the army as a mer case two or more coal barges a re ' surgeon. Even at his advanced years he can brought alongside o f the boat at the read without glasses, aud walk 10 to 13 miles a The oldest standard medicine is Hostet- wharf and rnanlla fenders are suspend day. ter’s Stomach Bitters, which has no equal for ed over the sides of the vessel to keep indigestion, dvspepsia. constipation, fevers and bad blood. It strengthens, purifies and the two from Injuring each other. Even vitalizes. One bottle does much good. under these most favorable conditions | It takes hours or even days to coal a 1 There has long dwelt in the heart big ship. The best time the St. Paul of the Pyrenees, on tlie old Catalonian could make before she was purchased border of Spain, a race of dwarfs, sup by the Government was forty hours for posed by some to he of Tartar origin. taking on 3,000 tons of coaL W A G O N S IM P R O V E D . At sea when a ship needs coal It gen-1 erally needs It very badly, and the coal The new improved Stoughton wagons mlist be transferred ns soon as a col stand the racket. Three more car loads are lier can he brought to the boat, no mat on the wav. It pays to have the best. Write for free catalogue, JOHN POOLE, ter what the weather may be, whether sole agent, foot of Morrison street, Port the sea be calm or the waves running land, Or. mountain high. The collier must be Professor Leist, of Moscow, claims fastened at both ends to the warship by cables. With these two vessels roll to have discovered a terrestrial mag ing and pitching to and from each other netic pole at Kotchetovka, a village in this joining of the two is a dangerous the government of Kursk in Russia. undertaking, for both might be suuk. The amount of silk produced by eaoli The work requires the oldest and most experienced seamen. One set of men spider is so small that a scientist Is busy keeping the two vessels apart. computes 663,522 would he required to The first men drop rubber fenders produce a pound of thread. where they are needed and the others, under the direction of nn officer, tug at the helm and drop anchors to control the motion of the ship as much as pos sible. The cost Is simply transferring the coal Is enormous. The St. Louis or the Hnrvard spends over $50,000 in a year for getting coal out of colliers Into Its hunkers. For getting the same amount of coal from a collier into the vessel at sea the cost would be fully double that amount. Those crops always pay best which have most water in them, as nature furnishes the water without charge. The farmer who sells potatoes or roots o f any kind of fruits sells what is four-fifths water, while most of the solid part of the fruit or root is taken CHINESE PU N ISH M EN T. by the leaves from qpe air. In growing such crops cultivation so as to retain T h e C r i m i n a l I e C a n e d U p a n d L e f t to 9 t a r v e to D eath. moisture In the soil is more important thnn manures. Wh(»tevef deepens the This picture from the Wide World soil enables It to hold more moisture shows a form of punishment for the and to grow better those crops which depend on abundant supplies of water for success. It may seem paradoxical, but It is true that soil made deep by thorough underdraining will be the molstest in time of drought. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYBUP OF FIGS W h a t M rs. N e ll H u rst h as t o S a y A b o u t It. D e a r M rs . P inkh am :—When I wrote bills or doctor-bills? U se the w h o le s o m e baking p o w d er— lin g ' s Best Schil m The elephant dues not smell with hia trunk. Hia olfactory nerves are con tained in a aingle nostril, which is in ths roof of the mouth near the front. "Llanfair-pw llgw yngyll” is a village in Wales that enjoya the privilege of being oounted as one wotd in telegram*. HAVE YOU A SON, BRO TH ER, Husband or Lover in the Army or Navyf Mail him today a 25c. package of Alien’* Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. All who march, walk or stand need it. It cures aching, tired, sore, swollen, sweating feet, aud makes hot, tight or new shoes easy. Feet can t Blister, get Bore or Callous where Allen's Foot-Ease is used. 10,000 testimonials. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c. Sample sent Free. Address Alien 8 . Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. It is a noteworthy fact that sheep thrive best in a pasture infested with moles. Tli is is because of the better drainage of the land. The attention of the public is called to the professional work of Dr. T. H. White, No. 271 % Morrison street, i Portland, Or. His electrical appli ances arc the most modem, and hia 1 crown and bridge work is of Bitch artis tic form anil finish, that his patients are delighted not only with the looks, but with the comfort they receive from I tlie use of such artificial work. A ll operations are painless under his meth ods. See that your teeth are properly cared for and that by a skillful dentist. There is no need to suffer the discom forts of broken-down and stained teeth when they can be made useful and pleasant to look upon without pain. • ■ f l B f a ■ NP I I I U L II I Make money by »uooeaful Ipeculkumnn Chicago. We buy »m l »i'll » neat on mar- VV l l i a l l I Sine. Fortunes have bean made on a small beginning by trading in fu ture». Write tor full particular». Best ot ref erence given, »everal years’ experience on ths Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough know- ledge of the business. Send for onr free refer ence book DOWNING, HOPKINS A Co., Chicago hoard of Trade Brokers. Offices la Portland, Oregon and Seattle. Wash. II n ril I YOUR L IV E R ™ | M o o re ’ « R e v e a le d R e m e d y w ill do It. Three 2 lufgepafet! W h e a t D r ill A tta c h m e n t. The device shown In the sketch Is simply nn A-shnpetl sled placed just In front of the hoes of the common one-horse wheat drill to prevent trash coming in contact with them. It works almost perfectly. The sides of the sled During the last year 1,591 persons underwent the Pasteur treatment for rabies at Paris. MRS. P IX K H A M ’S ADVICE. do you like best— jjrocer* is due not only to the originality and dose« w ill make you feel better. Get it from simplicity of the combination, but also | your druggist or any wholesale drug house, or to the care and skill with which it is trom Stewart «k Holme* Drug Co.. Seattle. manufactured by scientific processes known to the C a l i f o r n i a F ig S y r u p Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured Um unftt ©left, bit , , 9 t a < h r t d ) t « « " , by the C a l i f o r n i a F ig S y r u p C o . ht fold)« Jtrrlf« finjufubtrn, in Dtncn tl Li»« only, a knowledge o f that fact will bn nod) nicbf gtnugmb brfamit mar, {tnben assist one in avoiding the worthless mir efi cju (r(t as bis turn 1 . 3 snuar 18 W imitations manufactured by other par fro an aU< ttrjtnigcn, mtle^r fiit bat n&4flt ben labr unftrt unfit* fPonnnitm «homwntin mttben wtrbfn unb unb_b«n ties. The high standing of the C a l i Jafir ©rtraq rrtrag bitfitr, baffi 1 * 2 . 00 , jr&t tinftnbtn. SJtan f o r n i a F i g S y r u p C o . with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction laffe fid) ©tob» Dlummrtn Idpdrn. German Publishing Co., Portland, Or. which the genuine Syrup of Figs haB given to millions of families, makes CURE YO U R S ELF! the name of the Company a guaranty Ua« Big M for uunatural of the excellence of its remedy. It is dine barge*, iiifianiinatioo«, irritation* or uicermtioQi far in advance of all other laxatives, of mu c o a * membrane«, PnlnletMi, and not «stria* as it acts on the kidneys, liver and g**tit or poisonous. bowels without irritating or weaken M o ld b y O r e ing them, and it does not gripe nor or sent in plain wrapper. by oxpr»’**, prepaid, fog nauseate. In order to get its beneficial l.no, or 3 bottle*, $2.76. effects, please remember the name of 'ircuiar sent on request» the Company — F o r M a r k e tln ir Kara». A regular egg case is doubtless beet for carrying eggs to market, but bet ter than carrying them plied up one upon another In a basket Is the plan T w o b ottles o f P is o ’ s Cure for C onsu m p shown in the cut. Get a candy pail tion cured m e o f a bad lu n g trou ble. —Mrs. J. Nichols, P rin ceton , In d ., March 26,1895. at the grocery store and cut from old pasteboard a lot of circles, each one a Try Schilling's Dest tea and baking powder j trifle smaller than the one to go next ■ Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has above It In the pall. Put a layer of announced that the state will present | bran In the bottom of the pall, lay the a eword of honor to Commodore Schley, \ eggs thickly over It and fill In between j and over them with bran. Lay on a who is a native of Frederick county. | pasteboard circle and proceed as be- During tiie naval battle at Santiago, j fore. * The storekeeper will take out in which Cervera’s fleet was destroyed, | each layer of eggs, lift out the circle the Oregon alone fired 1,776 shells. I with the b*an on It, empty the bran The destruction caused by some of the ! into a box or pall. Then when the eggs are all out he will pour ‘ he bran shots was fearful. all back Into your pail, putting the cir- Which i ATTACHM ENT FOR W H EAT I>HILL. are made of 2 x 10 boards 5% feet long and 3(4 feet apart at the rear. To the crosspiece h is attached n e’'Riu. c. by which it is hitched to the drill. The sloping point, d. Is covered with an iron band and from the upper end a chain should run to the singletree. In stead of the one chain, C, there should be two chains, one on each side to at tach It to the uprights of the drill.— Orange Judd Farmer. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. Cat. LOUISVILLE. K j. NSW YORK. N. T. jllLUFIIK Cfl/S ' i E S S U S S ^ ! Plain or with Cottar. The best needle In the mar ket Used by all iuu-k sawers. For sale by all gsn- erul merchandise stores, or by W I L L A F I N C K CO., Mil Market Htreet, Hun Francisco. Cal. WANTED AGENTS o p i u M M tlK H H IN * C O C A IN E I. - U D A N U M lit I n Oregon O r e g o n ami ti m i Washington W a s h i n g t o n to 1 0 handle h a n d l e grain grain | I IVI Stopped atone* Rml o t h e r produce ttrori nne on nn Joint b u n t account, n o o o i i n t . or o r other other- ™ and other dg. Chicago,IlL D r . J.C. H offm an , 4M Isabella HI wise. bv an oid reliable San Francisco house, established 185*. One of tlie oldest members of » . r. m . t. No. ss, su. the San Francisco Produce Exchange. Refer ences exchanged. Address W. H. ŸATES, 803 A l l 11K N w r i t i n g ♦<> a d e a r tla a r a p le a s e California Ht., Han Francisco, Cal. If m e n t io n t h is p a p e r . F h a r p T o o l» . There is little danger that either the scythe or cradle would he left dull while these operations had to be done by hand. But we have often seen mower knives dulled by contact with stones, or gummed up by the Juices of grass so that it required far greater force to run the machine, besides fre quent failures to cut all the grass. In such times an hour's work at the grind stone, sharpening the mower knives, will be work that well pays. to yon I had not been well for five years; bad doctored a l l the time but got do better. 1 had womb trouble very had. My womb pressed backward, causing piles. I was in such misery I could scarcely walk across the floor. Men struation was irregular and too pro P o u ltr y N o te ». fuse, waa also Dirty water may cause gapes. troubled with leucorrhoea. I Get rid of a weakling rooster quick. KSA CARRIER. had given up all It Is safest to change roosters every cles on top. to be used again and again. hopes o f getting year. well; everybody Packed In this way the eggs will not A little tobacco In the nest drives off thought I had break, though the horse trots and the consumption. roads be rough.—American Agrlcultur- vermin. B rt«d and milk make a good dish for A fter taking '• 1 st. the ben. five bottles of P r o t e c t in g N e w ly S et G r a ft ». It often happens that a graft requires Lydia E. Pink- Never let the young rooster run with ham's Vegeta several weeks to effect a union with the hens. ble Compound, the stock, and until this Is done It 1 " j It is a big mistake to put too many I fe lt very much better liable to be moved by winds, thus eggs under a hen. and was able to do nearly all my own loosening Its bold and making union Watch the crows. They will some work. I continued the use o f your medi Impossible. To prevent this evil. It Is times carry ofT chickens. cine. and feel that I owe my recovery to always best to fit closely over the graft . yon. I cannot thank yon enough foryour a small, conical paper cap. which Is ex- | I f nteal Is mixed in boiling water the advice and yonr wonderful medicine. 1 tended downward far enough to be se food Is cooked a little and is better. Any one doubting my statement may cured there. This will keep drying Look out for sudden showers, which write to me and I w ill gladly answer winds from browning the leaves, and kill a good many chlc-ks In the spring. all inquiries.—Mr*. N e l l B urst , Deep thus destroying the life o f the graft One writer says that his standby to water, Mo. ; before the union ts effected. The cap make bens lay In winter Is cabbage Letter* like the foregoing, con should be removed as soon as It 1 m leaves. stantly being received, contribute not known that the union of scion and Now get some powdered charcoal for a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs. stock has certainly been effected. use lu the feed in css* the bowels are Pinkham that her medicine and counsel loose. G r o w l n * T a r a pa. are assisting women to bear their heavy Keros*ne Is a very valuable thing July ts the month for planting tur hardens. Mrs. Pinkham'saddressisLynn.Maaa nip*. As the seed Is small, the ground about the hen bouse. Don't he afraid A ll suffering women are invited to must be plowed snd then harrowed to nse it. w rite to her for advice, which w ill be down to a* fine condition as poaslble. Banish the parasites and you do mors given without charge. I t is an ex The moat Important point In growing than half the work of successful poul turnips Is In the fine soil. Bow the seed try raising. perienced woman’s advice to women. In rows which will permit of using Keeping poultry In the orchard all horse hoes, and seed with a hand drill, through the spring and summer will which la regulated so as to cover the prove profitable. seed perfectly. Use plenty of seed, sa The symptoms of cholera are droop the fly doe* considerable damage dur ing some years to plants when they are ing wings, ruffled feathers, black comb |uat appearing If too thick la the rows [ snd wattles, snd diarrhea. gravest crimes in parts of the Chinese empire The criminal Is caged up and left to die of starvation. A Beautiful Present T h e F ife . It Is said by some that we owe the fife—“ear-piercing, ” as Shakspeare call» It—to the Swiss, and Sir James Turner, who busied himself In writing ogi military matters, uauies It the “ Alle- malne whistle.” In France It was em ployed at least as early as 1534, In which year It wan ordered by Frauds I. that each band of 1,000 men was to have four drums and two fifes. A few years later, in England, we tind "lirommwi aud ffyffes” Included In tlie muster of London cltlxens. tthak- speare refers to the musician, not the Instrument, when be speaks In the “ Merchant of Venice” of “ the vile squealing of the wry-necked fife.” An old writer observes. Indeed, that a “ fy fe Is a wry-neckt musician, for he looks away from his Instrument.” Al>out the reign o f James II. the fife lost ite popularity for a time. Sir Janie* Turner observing: ‘‘With us, any cap tain may keep a flfer In hit company and maintain him. too. for no pay 1 * allowed him—perhaps Just as much a* he deserveth.” —Chambers’ Journal. In order to further introduce ELASTIC STARCH (Flat Iron Brand), the manufacturers, I. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., of Keokuk, Iowa, have decided to QIVE A W A Y a beautiful present with each package of starch sold. These presents are in the form of Beautiful Pastel Pictures They are 13 x 19 inches in size, and are entitled as follows: L i la c s a n d W ild P a n s ie s . A m e ric a n P o p p ie s . P a n s ie s and L ila c s a n d M a rg u e r ite s . Iris. M a n I * '* C le a r c t t e G ir l« . One of the m oil interesting sights o f Manila are the cigarette or cigar girl*. About sunset any week day you may tee coming out o f a long, low building near one of the bridges, and wending tbelr way by two* and threes, many hundred women, dad In the simple but picturesque costume of the Indian, o f all ages from 12 to 5», moot of them having fine eyes, hair and figure, but homely faces. | . ' . 1 It's bad form to drink too ranch wine at dinner and It's bed teste In the morn- j »ng. _______________________ The microbe of love usually steers deer of en old bachelor s heart. These rare pictures, four in number, by the renowned pastel artlu, R. LeRoy, of New York, have been chosen from the very choicest subjects in hit studio and are now offered for the first time to the public. The pictures are accurately reproduced in all the color* used in the orig inals, and are pronounced by competent critics, works of art. Pastel pictures are the correct thing for the home, nothing surpassing them in beauty, richness 1 of color and snd artistic merit. merit« One of these pictures will be given away with each package of purchased of your grocer. tauhdry starch on the market, and end \ t . It is the best laubdry is sold lor 10 cents a package. Ask your grocer for this starch end get a beautiful picture. * Elastic Starch ALL 8I0CERS KEEP ELASTIQ STARCH. ACCEPT M MtSTITn