I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j
CROOK LANfJ SOLO.
Harriman Interests Secure Control of
BlK Irrigation Project,
Salem The transfer cl tha Colombia
Southern Irrigation company1! intaraata
in tba Bend country to newly formed
corporation organised by man connected
with toe Harriman system ia a sign
pointing toward the conatraction of
railroad from sotue point on Harriman
line to tha irrigation district in Crook
county,
Tha Columbia Southern Irrigation
company wai largely backed by tha
aame intereata that built the Columbia
Southern railway. Tbeaaleof the road
to Harriman people baa now been fol
lowed by tha tranafer of the irrigation
company 'a intereatt in tha 27,000 acrea
of land being reclaimed Juat west of the
Deechutes river and north of the Tuma
lo, in Crook county. Thia land ii
northwest of Bend and practically ad
joining that being reclaimed by the
Deschutes Irrigation A Power company.
The new company, known aa the Co
lumbia Southern Irrigating company,
baa filed articles in the State depart
nient with Jamea E. Wilson, H. F.
Connor and W. it. Litzenberg aa incor
poratota. The capital atock ia $.'(00,.
00. It ia aUted in the articles that
the company proposes to take over tha
property and affairs of the Columbia
Southern Irrigation company.
SHEEP SENT EAST.
Trade From Southeastern Oregon
Brings In S2.000.00Q.
Baker City The active atate of the
sheep market this fall has been a mat
ter of congratulation to that portion of
Southeastern Oregon interested in thia
branch of the stock raising industry,
although the est i mates sometimes
made, of 13,000,000 having been
brought into thia country thia season
re too much by half, according to the
"'sheep kings" of Eastern Oregon.
Miles Lee, recognised as Baker coun
ty's leading aheepman, and V. O
Ayre. another sheep king, from Durkee,
Baker county, both state that about
42,000,000 worth of sheep have been
hipped from Eastern Oregon thia year
Prices have ruled from $1.75 as high as
13.50 in extreme cases. Considerable
hipping has been done this year from
Huntington and Ontario, these points
being most convenient to Malheur and
Harney counties. Freight rates to the
Eaatein markets are the same from
these points aa from those farther north
long the O. K. A N.
Millions In Stumps.
Baker City Two Russians named
Solomon are here from the East inves
tigating yellow pine stumps, from
which they claim to have a process for
manufacturing turpentine and tar.
They say there is milliona in it, and
re now in the hills surveying stump
age. They must have decayed stamps,
the theory being that old yellow pine
stumps absorb chemicals from the
ground. Four and one-half cords of
stumps make $150 worth of turpentine
and tar, and the process can be re
peated 18 times month. It is be
lieved local capital will interest itself
in the enterprise. ,
Looking for Seining Grounds.
Asoria A representative of Puget
ound parties has been here during the
past few days conferring with the own
ers of some of the principal independ
ent seining grounds in the Columbia
river, in an effort to secure optiona and
property. As near as can - be learned,
company ia being organised on Puget
sound to erect salmon cannery on the
Columbia, but before any definite steps
re taken the company desires to ob
tain possession of number of seining
grounds as the principal source from
which to secure its fish.
Complete Road in Year.
Salem The Citizene' Electric Light
A Power company, of this city, has an
gent in the field aranging for the
right of way for the proposed electric
line between this city and Portland.
It is the purpose to have this portion
of the line completed within year.
The power plant and water power at
Eugene will anpply ample power for
the new road when bail'.. The present
intention is to build the road from Eu
gene, as southern terminus, by way of
Albany, Salem and Oregon City, to
Portland.
Expects Much From Fulton.
Coquille Coquille valley is expect
ing much from the recent visit of Sen
ator Fulton, who has just returned to
his home in Astoria. Everything was
done to make the few days sent by the
senator in this vicinity not oniy pleas
urable to himself, but also profitable
to the valley and Coos bay. The junior
eenaUr was given every opportunity to
familiarize himself with the growing
needs of the Coquille river and Coos
bay.
Wide Ledge Near Railroad.
Eugene More excitement has been
caused in the Mohawk valley by the
discovery of another gold bearing quarts
ledge near Marcola. on the Wcndling
branch of the Southern Pacific railroad.
The Hyland Bros., who operate a saw
mill near Marcola, found ledge 32
feet wide. Samples of the oie assayed
went from $1.60 np to $7.60 per ton.
It is probable this ledge will be de
veloped. Hop Sales at Silvarton.
Silvertoa Lachmund A Co., of
Salem, bought 107 balee of hopa of N.
A. Snell at 8 cents, and Wolf A Son, oi
thia place, bought 51 bales of Feter Ol-
on ai 9V rente and 64 bales of 8. C.
Rue at the same price. They bought
49 bales of J. Ambeer at 9 cents. Buy
rt are reticent about reporting sales.
Only prime hops are being sold.
Start Timber Tests Soon.
University of Oregon, Eugene Ex
pert Knapp, representative of tha gov.
rnment in charge of the timber testing
station, has arrived in Eugene and will
commence experiment as soon aa tha
big testing machine is installed in the
new building. Carpenters eipect to
bare tha stroctor rdy for tha ma
chine in few days.
KLAMATH LAND IS SELLING.
Denver Capitalist Gats Fine Tract of
1,800 Acres.
Klamath Falls Land in the Klamath
basin is now being sought after bv bi
speculators as well as the man who
looking for an ideal place to build
home and rear family. The order
from Washington, V. C, calling for th
placing of bids for the work on tb
main canal of the Klamath Irrigation
project, ia bringing in investors by the
score, and local land agents are having
their hands full to handle the would-be
purchasers.
The latest deal of moment in realty
was closed this week, when C. h
Wantland, of Denver, Colo., land agent
for the Union Pacific railroad, cloaed
deal whereby he and others became
owners of the Mitchell tract of 1.800
acrea, lying two miles below Klamath
Falls. The price paid for this trac
was $40,000. Charles W. Eberline, of
New York, land agent for the Southern
Pacific, who is now stationed at San
Francisco, was also here thia wee
looking over the country and inquirin
about land values. What hia mission
waa ia not yet given out.
Land valuea in the basin have re
mained practically the same tor severs
months, the prospect of irrigation not
having affected them so far to a grea
extent.
Will Have Mutual Phones.
Oregon City Stock is 'being sub
scribed liberally by Oregon City bus!
ness men towards corporation for in
stalling a mutual telephone exchange
in thia city aa the connecting link to
the auccesBful operation of the rural
telephone system in Clackamas county
It is proposed to form a company with
a capital stock of $7,600 and install an
exchange having 150 phones. This ex
change has been petitioned for by sub
scribers to the varioua rural telephon
companies throughout the county. At
the rate stock in the proposed company
ia selling, the company will be organis
ed in a few days.
Work Progresses at Waldo Lake
Eugene Engineer Simon Klovdahl
in charge of the preliminary work of
constructing a large reservoir at Waldo
lake, on the summit of the Cascade
mountains, for an irrigating system to
be installed by A. R. Black and hia
associates in the Upper Willamette val
ley, ia now in Eugene and reports two
feet of snow have fallen at the summit
in the last two weeks. His crew has
completed good trail from the road to
the lake; has built house for the
winter: haa commenced work on big
canal to tap and drain the lake.
Survey New Timber Road.
Dallas Great interest is manifest in
Dallas now with reference to prelim
insry survey for logging railroad from
the head of Mill creek, ten miles north
went, to Dallas. John Van Orsdale, I
civil engineer doing construction work
for the Cone mill, says: "I am em
ployed by a Portland man who re pre
sents Eastern capital, to run over the
route and report on the feasibility of
road to the headwaters of Mill creek
from Dallas. I do not know who the
backers are. I shall make the survey
as soon as possible.
Eastern Money for Railroads.
Baker City Articles of incorpora
tion of the Ontario A Idaho railroad
have been filed in Boise by N. C
Richards, an attorney of Sumpter
Wheeler A Co., of New York, capital
ists, who are interested in Sumpter
mines, are said to be behind the pro-
led, which is to build a railroad from
Ontario to Emmett, Idaho. It is r
ported the Vale railroad, recently ln
corporated to build to a connection with
the Oregon Short Line, Is backed by
Banker Savage, of Chinook, Mont.
All Fruit Crops Are Light.
Freewater Judge Geer, Oregon state
horticultural commissioner, spent sev
eral days in this section last week, and
while here was the guest of John S
inson. He reports light fruit crops
in general over the entire state. AI
though the Freewater crop was lighter
than usual, good prices prevailed and
fruit ranchers realized as large profits
as in the previous years. Mr. Geer ap
pointed Howard Evans of this place
frnit inspector for thia vicinity.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73374c per hnhsel;
blnestem. 75077c; valley, 74Q75c;
red, 69(.70c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, f25(g2o;
gray, $25 per ton.
Barley Feed. $21.50(422; brewing,
$22(422 60; rolled. $22 50(423.
Rye $1.50(41.(10 per cental.
" Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15(5
IB per ton; valley timothy, $11(412;
clover, $S(49; grain hay, $S(49.
Fruits Apples, $1(41 50 per box;
Inuklel)erri8S, 7c per pound; pears,
$1.25(41.50 per box; grapes, tt0c(4$1.50
per box; Concord, 15o per basket;
quinces, $1 per box.
Vegetables Beans, wax, 10(4 12c per
pound, cabbage, lc per pound; ca'nli
flower, 8."c(4!)0c per dozen; celery, 75c
per dozen ; corn, 60c per sack; cucum
bers, 10i412cper dozen; pumpkins, i
(41c; tomatoes, 30(4 iOc per crate;
squash, 4(lc per pound; turnips, t0c
(rf$l per suck; carrots, (15(4 75c per
sack; beets, 85c(4$l per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow Danvers,
$1.25 per sack.
Potatoes Fancy, 75c per sack; or
dinary, 55(4 ilOc; Merced sweets, sacks,
$1.H0, crates, $2.15.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25(4 30c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 32(4.'i2tC.
Poultry Average old hens, 10c;
young roosters, 9(4 10c; springs, 10c;
dressed chickens, 12(4l4c; turkeys,
live. KgHc; geese, live, 8 (4 9c; ducks,
14 (4 15c.
Hops Oregon 1905, choice, 8(3 11c;
olds, nominal, 7S4 10c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
19(421c; lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 25(427c
per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 1 (4 2c per pound ;
cows, 3(4 4c; conntry steers, 4(44 c.
Veal Dressed, fancy, fl(.4 7c, per
pound; ordinary, 4 (45c; lambs, 7(47 c.
Fork Dressed, 6(47 Sc per pound.
JETTY NEEDS CASH.
Engineers Want SI, 250,000 ti Com
plete Work Started.
Washington, Nov. 2. Every dollar
appropriated for improving tba mouth
of the Columbia river has been expend
ed, including the $ 400,000 carried in
the last river and harbor bill. The
work which is in progress today ia be
ing done on credit, Congress having
authorised tba expenditure of $300,000
in excess of the amount actually appro
priated, it being assumed that thi
amount will be made available at tba
coming session. But the contracts now
in force expire December 31, 1906, an
on that date practically all of this
$300,000 will have been consumed by
contracts, so that, when congress act
ually appropriates this money, it will
go to pay for work completed, and not
for work yet to be done.
Major Langfitt, on duty at the office
of the chief of engineers, says that ap
proximately $1,250,000 is necessary to
complete the jetty, which will extend it
seaward about one mile beyond the
point where it now ends. He is satis
tied, as is the chief of engineers, that
the best results w ill be obtained by ap
propriating thia full amount at the
coming sens ion, ao that the jetty can
be rushed to completion next season, if
possible. Like General Mackenzie, he
believe a suspension of work will mean
considerable damage, especially to the
tramway, a loss which would be large
ly avoided if work could be resumed
next spring.
lhe reasons why the money appro
priated and authorized at the lat ses
sion was expended so rapidly was to
demonstrate that the completed jetty
will increase the depth on the bar, to
give Portland the benefit of a deep
channel at the earliest possible day,
and to open the way for an appropria
tion this winter suflicient to enable the
engineers to complete the jetty.
NOT ALL PEACE.
Russia Continues Scenes of Riots,
Terror and Bloodshed.
London, Nov. 2. Special dispatches
in this morning's local newspapers rep
resent the condition of affairs in Russia
as being extremely grave, especially
in the provinces. St. Petersburg, the
dispatches say, remains comparatively
quiet. Late last night the streets of
that capital were patrolled by strong
forces of gendarmes and Cossacks, and
no further disorders have been re
ported.
According to the St. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, the revo
lutionaries demand the establishment
of republic, and as the result of this
demand the strong arm of General
Trepoff has again been invoked. Thus,
says the correspondent, brute force and
popular sentiment are again facing
each other. Even the appointment of
Grand Duke Michael as military die
tator, with General Trepoff as his right
I I 1 J: . , ... . . , .
nanu, is uiscusseu in omciai circles,
according to the correspondent, who
adds that late last night the revolution
ary leaders advised the populace to re
frain from precipitating conflict.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Odessa describes that city as having ex
perienced dreadful day, the defence
less populace being at the mercy of
howling and armed rabble of 60,000
men, calling themselves loyalists and
led by disguised policemen and their
wretched dupes. The dispatch says:
"The Jews made stout resistance.
and their successful braverv entailed
lamentable sacricfies. It is impossible
to ascertian the casualties, but rumor
puts the number of killed and wounded
as high as 2.000. manv bv bimba.
which the mobs nsed wholesale."
Poland In Revolt.
Warsaw, Nov. 2. Poland ia aroused
gain, and another attempt is being
made to regain independence. Rioting
is now in progress' in every section of
Russian Poland, and the people are
shooting down without mercy soldiers
of the czar attempting to interfere with
their freedom of movement and speech.
uozens oi processions of Socialists and
anti-Russians have been passing through
the streets during the past 24 hours.
and all efforts on the part of the au
thorities to check them have ao far
been without avail.
Drouth In California.
San Francisco, Nov. 2. The Weather
bureau's report for October shows that
California is suffering from an extraor
dinary protraction of the dry season.
Agricultural interests in certain sec-
ions of the state are seriously threat
ened by the drouth. North of the Sac
ramento river, in particular, the farm-
era fear great losses. In that section of
he state less rain than usual fell last
season, ami the lick of moisture this
fall makes the outlook dubious. The
last rainfall was on May 8, which waa
nearly aix months ago.
Seform for War Department.
Washington Nov. 8 President
Roosevelt has spproved the recommen
laiions ror certain reiorms in the rou
tine business of the War department
which were prepared under the direc-
ion of Acting Secretary Oliver. These
hange-4 have leen brought about by
the action of the president in creating
he Keep commission. His letter criti-
ised the methods of work in connection
ith pipers of both Army and Navv
lepirtmenta and General Oliver took
the matter np at once.
Root Recognizes Norway.
Washington, Nov. 2. It is learned
at the State department that this gov
ernment has practically recognized the
new government of Norwav. although
he formalitiea have not been carried
out. This was done by the recognition
Secretary Root of Mr. Hauge, as
charge d'affairs for Norway, and the
way is now open for diplomatic ex
changes between the two countries
whenever there is any necessity for
them.
Canada's Greatest Lawyer.
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 2. Christopher
Robinson, Canada's greatest constitu
tional lawyer, died last night of penn
raonia. In the Behring sea arbitration
it waa said that it was hia presentation
of the case that brought a Canadiaa
victory.
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE 8ELECTION OF INTER.
ESTINQ ITEMS.
Cenateate and Criticises Baaed Cpoa
the Happenings ! the D-HWtort-
cal and New Motaa,
Its ao niueh easier to tell people
how tu do things than It la to sho
them. '
There la growing suspicion that
the "good fellow" is a trlile too good to
himself.
Go East, young msn, and marry Into
the family of aotue Ufa Insurance com
pany's president
Are you urea or aDatniae ques
tions? Well, why does fly rub bis
front feet together?
There seems to be no doubt that the
higher education widens a young man's
sphere of usefulness. Witness the suc
cess of the college graduates in pro-
fesalonal baseball.
Since the dictionary defines an "an-
gei" aa "a messenger empowered to
communicate now a or Information,"
there aeems to be no answer to tha
contention that the angel is feminine.
bat Is said to be the greatest
searchlight tu the world was lately set
up on 1'lke's Peak. It can be seen for
two hundred and eighty ml lea on a
clear night; and, what Is more Interest
ing, those on whom It ahlnea can be
seen, too.
It appears that lr. Wltzhoff, the
New York bigamist, who for a while
added an average of a wife a day to
his list, was a member of the State
militia. His success In winning the
admiration of the ladles indicates that
be must have worn his uniform all tha
time.
Lincoln's birthplace has been bought
by a New York gentleman, and It Is
proposed to secure It as a national pos
session rorever. mere seems to be a
wholesome epidemic or effort to pre
serve bouses of historic Interest. Be
sides the Lincoln birthplace, three
notable bouses that have recently been
objects of this effort are the Poe cot-
tnge at Fordhara, N. Y., the Taul Re
vere house In Boston, and the Deans
Wlnthrop bouse at Wlnthrop, Mass.
About three years ago a railroad
company In the Central West an
nounced that It had fixed the age limit
for new employes at thirty-five years.
Several other railroad companlei
promptly adopted the idea. Now the
original shall we say offender? has
declared that henceforth ability, not
age, will count in the case of those
ho seek situations, and prbably the
Imitative corporations will follow this
precedent even more willingly than
they adopted the other.
Everyone realizes that In far too
many esses the funeral expenses in
curred, especially by the poor, are a
terrible burden. While one must re
spect th feelings which prompt the
expending of a large amount to do
honor to the memory of one who has
gone, the burden thus Incurred Is often
larger than can be borne by the fam
ily. Undoubtedly there are cases
where every cent that the head of the
house has left for the support of a
widow and children has been used up
In funeral expenses, a lavlshness be
ing thus shown that Is entirely unjus
tifiable. Admittedly such questions
have to be bandied with great deli
cacy, dui the church can do much to
limit to more reasonable amounts
what Is thus expended.
Mankind Is nomadic, and while the
sweetest poetry In the language Is in
spired by the old home, the monu
mental work in the world has been ac
complished In the main by those who
lert the parental roof to pursue else
where the quest for fortune, fame and
high success. Nevertheless, the love
for the old homo abides. The reunion
of those who remnlu and those who
have departed Is an occasion that will
stir the pulse of any community In
which such a soulful event takes place.
The pretty announcement whs iim.io
by a newspaper In a little New Eng
land town which was about to cele-
rate Its old home week that "the
Jones boys have arrived and Charles
will preach in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday." A little waif of news like
hat revives old times and nnvs for
II the prepsratlon of "old home week."
The volume of Immigration during
he past four years has never W.n
imuiea. line minion came to this
country from abroad last year, and
mejr are milling raster than ever.
what is to lie done with them? The
tendency of late years Is to congre
gate In the cities. In earlier d;iys the
tide of Immigration spread out over
the country. A majority made the fer
tile lands of the West their destina
tion. There they fixed themselves.
.uiKoriieu me spirit or our institutions
mid "grew up with the country." A
generation ago, agriculture was the
main source of national wealth. To
d,iy, manufacturing and trade make
the greater demand iiMin the service of
our workers, and Instead of the open
plains the crowded cities are sought
by those who come here to find em
ployment and to better their condition
In life.
The Urn ml Central station In New
ork Is reported as about to cut off
all wages from their red -capped por
ters, wno sre now said to make so
much outside of wages that there sre
many more applicants than piaces to
be filled. The change would mean
nothing, aa the portera sre now allow
ed to make It clear that tbey expect
travelers to pay and that somewhat
liberally. The Pullman conductors
last year complained that they earned
less than their porters received In fees
snd there sre even conductors who
are not averse to Indicating a willing
ness to Increase their esrnlngs by the
charity or recompense for courtesy of
passengers on their lines. A certain
kind of pride Is departing rapidly from
Americans.
According to msny medical theorists
there la In the great laboratory of na
ture a specific for every disease to
which the human family la subject
In aplta of all discouragements, there
fore, men of science continue to study
tuberculosis in Its various forms
the hope of discovering the natural
specific for Its cure. Thus far they
have found no drug nor chemical.
vegetable substance nor organic rem
edy with specific curative power. They
have demonstrated the palliative qual
ltles of certain substances and that
all. But they hare demonstrated and
they re re-enforclng the demonstration
every day that tuberculosis Is curable
not Indeed, by drugs but by dieting
and hygiene. If any theory of thera
peutlcs Is thoroughly attested It la ths
of treating pulmonary tuberculosis by
liberal nourishing diet and open-air
life. It la no longer theory but
demonstration. This is ' conceded by
the International tuberculoids congress,
which will probably meet In Chicago
next year. It has been shown thst In
spite of the general notion to the con
trary climate Is a relatively email frac-
tor In the modern treatment of tuber
culosla. Except for the mere comfort
sud convenience of the patient cold
climate la aa good aa a warm one. In
deed, there is some reason for bellev
fug that the cold climate Is preferable.
The one thing Indispensable Is that
the patient shall be In the open al
night and day. If this specification
be compiled with and If the patient be
kept nourished with proper and sutfi
dent food the percentage of cures
"consumption" will be as high as that
In diseases that are rated as only com
paratlvely mortal. This Is not sayln
that pulmonary tuberculosis Is easy to
cure or that under the most favorable
circumstances many cases will not
prove utterly intractable. The scourge
of mankind which Is aptly named "th
great white plague" Is virulent. deadly,
dangerous. From the earliest dawn of
history It has been the most Implac
able foe of the race and it la not to
be disarmed In a day or generation
The reatsurlng fact Is, however, tha
there Is now hope where formerly
there was none at all. The physlclau'
verdict "tuberculosis," Is no longer
death warrant but a warning. This 1
not scientific conjecture. It Is known
beyond peradventure. "Consumption'
Is curable. The members of the tuber
culosla congress are more concerned
with preventive than with curative
measures, but they are unanimous In
the conclusions stated. It Is better to
prevent than to, cure and If prevention
be made the main object there will
eventually be no necessity for cure,
For the present it la reassuring to
know that cure Is not only possible
but probable and that no conditions
of climate need Interfere with It The
plague haa Been mastered.
THE SOCIAL SECRETARY.
Something About Thoae Who Do Odd
Jobs for Cabinet Women.
mie is the era or the social seere
tary. nowhere is the new regime so
apparent as in Washington. Once on
a time the gentle born, whom cruel for
tune had reduced to the extremity of
earning her bread, cast about for
soft government Job. Now, the highly
connected, beauteous maiden gets her
Influence together for the purpose of
entering the household of some big
official or millionaire resident as th
social arbiter, says the Washington
correspondent of the Salt Ike Herald.
There are about ten social secretaries
in Washington who wield a tremen
dons power, politically as well as oth
erwise. Miss Isiihello Hagner Is easily
the first, though when It comes to
feathering one's nest there Is nothing
to be urged against the efforts of MUs
Helen Squire, the assertive young
woman who does the writing for Mrs
C'hauncey M. Depew. Miss Wade, who
Is the social secretary of the Fair
banks, was well known and highly re
pected In the Journalistic world be
fore she sppeared In this new role,
She understands perfectly all the
duties of her post, particularly the op
portunlty It affords of rewarding one's
friends and punishing one's enemies.
There aro a host of lesser scribes wh9
do odd Jobs for the cabinet women and
the rich winter eolonUts. They all get
remunerative pleasure out of the
duties, and some, It may be added
make many an honest penny by turn'
lug the tide of the trade of their
wealthy patrons. ' Nearly all of the
rooms of the social secretary are redol
ent with flowers when roses cost
something apiece, evidencing the gratl
tude of the florists for placing their
order. This Is all right, but some peo
ple are beginning to squirm under the
surveillance received from the secre
tary. Without Intending to criticise
these admirable ladles, nor grudging
tnem one penny of their fat Incomes,
they use their positions rather cava!
lerlv, and In many glaring Instances
their actions have brought embarrass
ment to their employers. The question
now Is, what enn be done to placate
the private secretary?
liar .Neighbors.
Notwithstanding die great results
of Yankee enterprise as evinced In
the wonderful regeneration of Jamai
ca, the black eoplfl there are far from
prosperous. If they are prosperous,
why Is It that labor goes, begging at
1H cents wr day for stalwart men, and
only 12 cents per day for women, and
threepence for children? They must
live on "next to nothing," perforce, or
starve.
They are not In great danger of
starving, so long as bananas and plan
tains grow by the million; but they
cannot Indulge In many luxuries, or
even In what are generally known as
necessaries, for the Import taxes sre
all of 50 per cent on flour, meal, bacon,
butter, etc.. all of which are produced
abroad and cannot be raised or made
on the Island. Four Track News.
flpulling ool Times,
Mr. Hozllpp Aha! If you want to
be beautiful you'll have to discover
some ether wsy to navs a good time.
my desr.
Mrs. Hozllpp What do yon mean?
Mr. Hozllpp Just what I said. I
see by the psper here that leading
specialist says that crying weakens
tha eyes. Detroit Tribune.
When man aays be hss
'an
It
eqnlty" in a piece of property,
mesns he hasn't much Interest
There Is
always hope for the
bis own business.
fool
who minds
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A Labor-Ravin Bag.
It Is not an easy task for the man
who must do all of the work around
the farm most of the year to handle
some things alone, ao that If be la at
all Ingenious he welcomes the devices
w hich will enable him to do his work
more easily Here la a plan for one
man to handle grains or any other
thing which may be placed In a bag
which Is stored In the iipiT part of
the barn and must go to the main
floor. Take a bag of strong material,
a seed bag la the best Slid have It re-
sewed so that It will be trifle smaller
at the top than In any other part; a
LABOB SAVIHO B AO.
light Iron or strong wire hoop Is then
sewn around the top, so that the bag
I kept open and yet the contents are
not easily spilled out Two rings are
placed In the bottom of the bag sev
eral Inches apart and a ring la slipped
over the wire or Iron hoop before It Is
sewed to the bag. Place a strip of
lumber properly braced over ths top
of the door and to It fasten three pul
leys,' the center one fastened so that
It will come down some four Inches
lower than the others. Now fasten one
rope to the ring In the hoop, run It
through the first and the third pulleys
and you have the raising and lowering
rope. Then fasten a second rope In
the ring at the bottom of the bag, the
one farthest away, run It through the
second ring and then up through the
middle pulley and you have the con
trlvance by which the bag may be
easily dumped. A glance at the Ulu
tratlon will show how useful this ap
pliance Is snd bow readily It will work
In practice.
Derrick for Stacking liar.
Where there Is much hay to stack
labor and time may be saved by using
derrick. There are numerous plans
for building a derrick, but none Is aim
pier or cheaper than thia design, which
Is the Invention of a farmer, who says
I have tried to make drawing of
derrick that I put up to stack bay
Ith this year. It works so slick that
I am sure It will please anybody. The
pole Is 10 Inches at the butt f at top
and 47 feet long. I made mortise
at the butt through which to put a
chain to fasten It to the tree. Twenty
two feet from that I bored an Inch
hole, through which to put pin to
keep legs from slipping. I used
crotches for legs, and wired them fast
to the pole. I twisted four No. 12
wires together for cable with which to
stiffen pole by guying to tree as
shown In cut. I can take a fair-sized
load at four forkfuls with this rig.
When we get a stack done we rope the
wo legs together, bitch a team of
horses to them, as Illustrated, and haul
over to a new place; It works like a
boom on a mast If I bad not had the
tree handy I should have set a 541-foot
pole In the ground 4 or 5 feet staying
rltb a couple of guy cables. I
should fasten butt of pole the aame as
boom; then I could but'.d stacks
three-quarters of the way round the
center pole. We build our stacks 22
feet square and 23 to 28 feet high.
By having a pulley at the legs, aa
hown, the hay will not rub against
ths ittack, but swing clesr and drop
right In the middle of the stack, there
by keeping the center of the stack
solid, thus making It-sure to keep
good.
Use the Whitewash.
A writer In prominent poultry
Journal says thst tke bouses should be
bltewssbed and cleaned twice a year.
By cleaning It Is assumed be means
everything removed and thoroughly
rtnovsted. Ths poultryman who
Threshing Is Resumsd.
Colfax Several days of bright sun-
bine, with cold, frosty nights, hsve
served to drv the nnthreshed grsin and
raise the hopes of farmers who still
ave all or portion of their crops
landing in the stack or in the shock.
few threshing machines have re
ed operations, and if the weather
continues dry, Urge amount of grain
ill be threshed. It is fonnd that the
grain Is not aa badly Injured aa bad
been expected and at high aa 60 cents
per bushel it being offered for the beet
of it.
RAT DERH1CK.
5T1 ...JyftY:;, aQtlMI
i;i-ewilvn i,iM JrJlyi I ft
works on this plan ran not keep the
bouse fiee from vermin and dlsees
no matter how freely he may use In
sect powder, and how thoroughly th
whitewashing Is done twice a year.
Twenty years of experience In raising;
poultry baa taught the writer than n
bouse ought to go longer than tw
months without being thoroughly
whltewsshed In every nook and crev
ice. In certain seasons the work Is
done more frequently. All our houses
sre built with scratching sheds so It
Is essy to do the whitewashing while
the bens are In the shed snd then by
. utting them la the bouse whitewash
the scratching sheds. Insect powder
is, of course, a necessity, but less of It
will be necessary If the bouses are
kept clean by lime and dlslufectant
Reform In Milking.
Additional knowledge and the ne
cessity for looking after every detail
In order that the dairy may be profit
able, has resulted lu wonderful Im
provements In the care of cows and
of the milk afterward. Stringent
health laws of the seversl citlea have
forced the shiftless man to wake up
or else get out of business. There are
till many opportunities for Improve
ment, particularly along the line of
cleanliness of the cows and of the sta
bles and milking along more scientific
lines. If the dairyman was half aa
clean as the milkman there would be
little to complain of. The milkman
roust, of course, keep his milk on Ice,
but use an abundance of scalding
water In the washing of bottles and
utensils of tin, and further purify
tbem In the sun. I go further and
wash the little crates of wood In which
bottles of milk are carried, using hot
water and scouring soap and give
these, too, a sun bath. See that lea
boxes are scrublied with hot water
dally, that the milkhouse floor Is also
scrubbed, and then thoroughly dried.
Door fur a Hog; llonae.
There Is no good reasou why the
door to the bog bouse should be made
of heavy boards and kept shut nor
why the bouse should be without any
door If one will work out this simple
plan. Take some strong burlap or an
old fertlllxer bag and get a few laths.
Plate the latha an Inch apart on both
nooB roa ths hoo none.
sides of the bag (crosswise) and fasten
them to each other, nailing through
the bag. Hem the edges of the beg
so they will not ravel, then fasten over
the opening In the door, letting It near
ly touch at the bottom. The latha will
weight It sufficiently to bold It In place
ao that It will keep out cold and storm,
yet It will be sufficiently light so thst
the hogs can push It with their head
when they want to get In or out of the
bouse. The Illustration shows the plan
plainly and It will work better than
any door we know of, obviating the
trouble of opening the door every timet
the bogs are to be let out If desired
the regulation board door may be put
In place, to be closed when desired.
Spraying with llnrdtanx.
I have been spraying with the liquid
bordeaux, arsenate of soda, and arse
nate of soda snd arsenate of lead com
bined for several years with good re
sults. I give one good spraying Just
before the bloom, a second Just aa
aoon as most of the bloom has fallen.
third a week or two later, a fourth
about a month later and made a fifth
application last year still a month
later, or the lust of July or the first of
August For the last two aiipllcntlons
the bordeaux was not used at full
strength but the lime was Increased
rather than diminished and the arse
nates about the same. With a strong
mixture all the season, the foliage 4
sometimes Injured, especially In wet
weather, snd when the leaves drop
the fruit quits growing and does not
tske on the most beautiful color nor
have the best flavor. Ohio Cor. Amer
ican Agrlcultig-tst
Core for Kerb Wire Cuts,
I bad a young horse cut on wire ao
badly I dec Id I'd to shoot him. My wife
objected to that and made salve which
her father (veterinary surgeon) had
used for twenty-five years with unfail
ing aucceaa. My horse waa cured In
seven weeka without a blemish. Thia
recipe has never been allowed before
the public, but with his consent it la
herewith Inclosed. Unsalted lard on
pint, wood soot one-half pine, burnt
alum two tablespoonfuls, turpentine
one tablespoonful, carbolic acid eight
drops. From the simplicity of the In
gredients It Is marvelous to note the
results. A. R B.. In Epltomlst
Fin Body of Timber Bought.
Aberdeen The tale of 6,600 acres of
timber land in section 21, township 8,
and section 21, township 9, on the
Homptalips river, on which an option
waa obtained tome weekt ago, bat been
consummated. It wai bought by the
Stanton Lumber company, recently or
ganised here, and composed of loral
lumbermen. Tha Olean Land com
pany, of Olean, N. Y., it the seller.
This it one oi the finest bodies of tim
ber in the state, and is said to hsv
been told lor 1520,000. The purchas
ers, however, refuse lo give out figures.