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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST STATE FAIR A RUCCESS. Attendance at 8alm About Equal to Two Years Ago. f BalemNot withstanding thret bail 'days of cold, rainy weather, together with tba fact tbat this la tba height ol 'tba hop harvest, the Oregon ttate fair of 100 A has been one of the moat s-c-cessfal la the history of the state. The attendance wm about equal to that of two years ago and waa mach larger on Portland day. Bales ol eonceeaions and advertising apace have been good and leceipta from thia sou res have been large. The additiona to the pavilion not on ly made more space for exhibits, bat gavs more room for lalea of concee eioni. These circumstances made the fair a aaoceas financially and it la stated tbat there are fundi on hand to pay evdry claim. Nearly 4 000 people were camped in -the grove in front of the fair grouida and tbecome-and-stay-all-wsek Idea baa become ao popular that a number of regular visitors at the fair have decided to erect email cottagea on the grounda next year. Since regular atreeta and blocks have been laid out, thia can be done satisfactorily. Vlaitora to the elate fair gave only pasting attention to the earn pie roal the government le building adjacent to the itate fair grounds. The end of the road and a tew roda . of ita length are plainly visible fror tbeatreetcar track, aa alao are tba crushed rock bunkera, but aalda from the view thua obtained the vieicora paid little attention to the road. Tba road won quite general ap proval, especially on the rainy dayi, when the crushed rock road waa entire ly free from mud and slash. A few farmers and road supervisors took time to Inspect the manner In which the road, waa built and made In quiries as to the construction, but the greater number were more interested in livestock and horse races. i . Tunneling on O. R. & N. ' La Grande An enlarged force of men is now engaged in tunneling the mountains between Kamela and Hit gard to order tbat the O. R. A N. main line will not cross so miny trestles, which at present are high and numer ous. When the tunneling is completed the stream that now crosses and re croasea the right of way will have a continuous course on one side of the track. The trestles will be filled In as the new coarse is fixed, and much re pair and loss of time, which necessarily follows from ao many trestles, will be eliminated. The scheme is a gigantic one and will require many months to complete. - Labor Famine at Hood River. II od River The scarcity of laborers at Mool River is said by sawmill men and applegrowra here to have become a serious matter. One of the big mills, which have been trying for a long time to get white men for employment in its plant, ha bad to tU beck on Japs. As they are said to be entirely unfa miliar with the work they are a most serious handicap in getting out lumber. Ranchers are in need of men for pick ing apples, and other work at this sea son ol the year, and are making every effort to obtain them, but without sac cess. Books for School Libraries. Salem Bo satisfactory have the re sults of the traveling library system proven, from an educational stand point, tbat tba State Library commis sion has elected to place a new order tor 42,000 books for school librariee, in addition to what ia already on band, at a total coat to the state of 111, 802.35. AmoLB the roost popular of the books ordered are the life of Robin eon Crasoe, Baldwin's Life of Lincoln, Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans 60 famous stories, and Black Beauty. Lafayette ia Prosperous. Lafayette Lafayette has an air of prosperity. Many old buildings tbat carried with them thenameeof the old est pioneers of the state have been tak- n down and in some cases new ones built in their placea. Many buildings have been freshly painted. The school house has been thoroughly overhauled and now looks like a new building. The Southern Pacific, as Its traina now ran through the town, has built a neat de pot on the aightly commons where many of the oldest men of tha atate learned to play baseball. Very Heavy Salea of Sheep. Baker City Owing to tha unofficial announcement by government officials aame davs aso that next year the rang ing of aheeo on forest reserves would be reetricted at least 50 per cent, sheep owners have, during the past three mmk: sold large oortlons of their fljeks. The pries have been good and it ia estimated by one sheep buyer that ' 75,000 bead have been sold oat ol wai loa and 65,000 oat of Baker. Chance Poor Farm System. Albanr Paupers don't mate good farmers, and as a result Linn county will soon change ita evstem of manag ing Its poor farm. No attempt will be made to operate tha farm aa an indus try hereafter, but the land will be rented, and tha man in charge will be paid a stated price per month for the board and care of the poor. Hereto fore the county has maintained the farm, paying a superintendent, and the system has not proved profitable. Larger School Attendance. La Grande The public schools opin ed with an attendance of 750 and a corps of 19 teachers, with one teacher yet to be supplied in the high school. The first day's attendance was in ad 1 vance of last year's. A business de partment has been added to tha course and the high school has tha twelfth grade. Hops Damaged by Rain. Engine The recent rain, by mold and breaking strings and poles, damag ed Lane county hops to the extent of 15 to 20 per cent. Pickers ara in great demand as growers wish to hurry the harvest. MARINES ARE LANDED. GRABBED BY SPECULATORS. Klamath County Development Will Be Delayed, Says Blanchard. Ban Francisco C. J. Blanchard, a member of tha reclamation seivice from Washington, is authority, for tba state ment tbat the development of the Klamath country will be hindered be vaase nl tbe fact that land speculators have seised upon hundreds ef acrea in this new irrigation proeject of the gov ernment. . "I look for a great development in the Klamath country," he aaid, "but thia development will bo delayed be cause of the number of land speculators who have secured fine tracts there. They are'holding thia land at from S25 to HO an acre. This price will pre vent many settlers from coming to Ore gon, and will retard tbe progieea of tbe Klamath country. The government will charge tbe settlers 125 an acre for water, and this amount, added to tbe speculators' price for the land, will act o tbe detriment of tbe purchaser. Tbe news tbat the Southern Pacific will build through Klamath will greatly add to tha value of the land there." Elanchard was delighted with the work of the irrigation congress at Boise, which be attended. " We appointed a publicity commit tee there." be said, "which mill great ly aid tba Pacific coast. This commit tee will place before tha common peo ple of the United States a truthful re port of tha irrigation country and will help them get land." Loat Lake Road Open. Hood River Tba wagon road to Lest lake, which waa commenced soma time ago, baa been finished and it is now possible to reach the lake with vehicles. The money to build tbe road waa sap- plied tbroagh subscriptions and it is expected tbat the lake will next year be visited by many tourists and pleas ure aeekeis. It haa long been known as one of tha finest spots for fishing in the Hood River valley and is said to be 160 feet deep in many places, with water of such clearness that tha fish can be seen at a depth of 60 feet. Italians Crack on Treea. ' Oregon City Tbe rain, and scarcity of help have conspired to do extensive damage to the Clackimaa county prune crop, which promised a good yield with large returna to tba grower. Many Italians are cracking on tha trees as result of the severe rain of tha last few days, while hundreds of bushels of this fruit on tbe ground beneath the trees are becoming unmarketable and will be a total loss to the grower because of the inability to get necessary help. Bee-Ins Work on Second Unit. Klamath Fills Work on tbe second nnlt of the irrigation system haa com menced under direct supervision of tbe government officials. This unit in clude 19 miles of tbe East Branch canal and 27 miles of laterals. Bids for tbe construction of this nnlt were advertised for aoma months ago, bat none was received, and the construction work is now undertaken by the govern ment, on force account, Hop Picking Resumed in Clackamaa. Oregon City II)ppicktng has been resumed in earnest in all yards in this locality. No damage has resulted to tba hop crop here on account of tha rain, except in a few yards where some of the vines were laid on the ground on account of the heavy foliage. The yield continues about one-fourth below tbe average, but tbe quality is good. Pick ing will be finished in most of the yards in this county by tbe last of the week. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Clnb, 03. ; blnestem, 66c; valley, C6968c; red. 60c. Oats No. 1 white, 123924 gray, 22 per ton. - ' Barley Feed," $20(321; brewing, $21.60322; rolled, $22 per ton. Rye $1.35 per cwt. Corn Whole, $.7; cracked, $23 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $10(1 il per ton; Eastern Oregun timothy, $1214; clover, $707 60; cheat, $7 7 60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $10; vetch hay, $707.60. Frutta Applea, comtroi, 25050c per box; fancy, 75c0$1.6O; grapes, 60c Oil 60 per crate; Concord), 27.'. 030c per basket; peaches, 80c$ I; pears, 60ctl.25; plants, fancy, 260 76c per box; blackherriee, 66o per pound; crab apples, $101.25 per box Melons Cantaloupe, 60cO$l 25 per crate; watermelons, zttgloper pound; caeabas, $2.60 per doien. Vegetables Beana. f07c; cabbage, l?42c per pound; cauliflower, 75cO$l per dcaen; celery, tfOo per doaen; corn, 12C per doaen; cucumbers, 16c per doaen; eggplant, lOo per pound; let tuce, bead. 20c pel dosen; onions, 10O liyie per dosen; peas, 405c; bell pep pers, IJIHOI&c; radiebei, 10(3160 per dosen j spinach, 2 (33a per pound; to matoes, 80(3 60c per box; parsley, 25c; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, $10 1.23 per crates turnips, tt0cll per sack; carrots, $101.25 per sack; beets, $1.25(91.50 per sack; horseradish, 10c per pound. Onions -New, 1 X Ol X per. pound Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 80090c; sweet potatoes, Je per pound. Batter Fancy creamery, 150 30c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727)tfc pt dosen. Poultry Average old bene, 14o per pound; mixed chickens, 13013;e; spring, 14015c; old roosters, 90 10c; dressed chickens, 14015c; turkeys, live, 16021c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 21322Hc; gMse, live, 8O10c; ducks, 140115c. Hops 1906 contracts, 17020c per pound; 1905. nominal; 1904, nominal Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 15(3190 pr ponnd, according to shrink age; valley, 20022c, according to fine neea; mobalr, choice, 23 O 30c pel pound. Veal Pressed. 6fl8c per pound. Beef Pressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 45H'cs country steers, o8c Matton Dreised, fancy, 78z per ponnd; ordinary, 636c; lambs, fancy, 8St,c. Pork Dressed, 708e per pound Will Protect American Intereets on Island of Cuba. Havana, Sept. 14. Onejiundred armed sailors from tbe United States protected eruiaer Denver, landed laat evening and camped in front of the preeident's palacs, in anticipation of poaeible urnsiog within or attacks upon iiavana. T.mn Rent. 14. A private cablegram received here from Cienfue- goa, Cuba, states that marines trom we United States gunboat narievw were landed at that place yesterday to pro tect American inter ests. Waahlnston. SiPt. 14. So far aa can bo ascertained no official word has been rtA Msariiina tha reooited landing of marines at Cienfuegoe, Cuba. Tbe Marietta's commander naa special instructions M...ini Root. 14 A dispatch from G enfuegoa says that tba United States gunboat Marietta baa debarked a de tachment there. Cienfuegoe ia besieged by insurgents and some of tba fortifica tions have been damaged. Washington, Sept. 14. It was off- dally announced here that tha sailors who were landed at Havana from the American cruiser Denver have been or dered to return to their vessel immedi ately, save for a small guard which will be left at the American legation. This action followed tba receipt of an official nnrt h Artina Secretary of State Ba con from Mr. Sleeper, tba American charge d'affalrs at Havana, regarding the landing. Tba report waa not made public, bat it waa announced offiically shortly af terward thit tba sailors were lauded from the Denver solely for tha protec tion of tbe lives and property of Ameri can cltisens; that such action was in pursuance of a discussion between Mr. Sleeper and tha naval commander, with the belief that it waa a wise precaution looking to the protection of the lives and property of Americans. There was no Intention, it is stated, to do other wise than to safegnard American inhab itants, and tbe services of the sailors were to be utilised only in case of dis orders within the city which threat ened such Inhabitants. That tbe land ing in any way contemplated the pro tection of either tbe Cuban government or tbe insurrectionary government, President falma, or any olher persons than American citisens, was disclaimed officially and it was pointed out that this fact could not be emphasised more strongly. Secretary Bonaparte conferred with officials of tbe Navy department today. He lined to say anything about the confeience, bat it is known that Cuba formed the main topic. Tbe cruisers Tacoma and Cleveland, now outfitting at Norfolk, he said, would be held in readiness to go to Cuba if needed. UNIFORMITY IN BUSINESS. Commission Works to That End and Rallroada Help. , Washington, Sept. 14. Discussing the probable method of proceeding un der tbe new railroad rate law, Inter state Commerce Commissioner Cockrell said tha first effort of tbe commission would be a uniform way of doing business. "We are," ha said, "giving most of our attention to securing the adoption Oi a general system, believing that by pursuing this coarse we will lighten our own labors and render it possible for the railroads to aid us in carrying the law into effect." He then outlined tha plans of the commission to be to secure: Pint A uniform system of account ing b the railroads. Second A uniform system of classi fication of freight throughout the Unit ed States. Third A uniform schedule of rates, fares and charges. Ft urtb The performance by the roads of t ia entire transportation from the place where freight ia received to the pjintof destination. Mr Cockrell also tald that tbe rail roads are manifesting a disposition to aid the commission in the enforcement of the law. Cms f HUla a ( alt A good deal of discussion has often beeu provoked as to the cot of bring lug up a heifer calf. Mr. Clark, of tbe Alabama exjieiiuieut station, has re corded data. The record covered the leriod from birth to maturity approx Ituately two years. Ou of the calves, which weighed at l.l.,K ,,..., ... , j..., front of the " Dlt ! mr la such .rr ii Mitt i. in i,b. Tiia I . l ... .-furl t ' d (kirks. It I a cruel P'n Dl,'h "hute off the sir almost eutltly from the hen with a brood of cnU I'X placing a board lu Tuba Trust In Great Britain. Glasgow, Sept. 14. It is announced tbat a combination of (Scotch and Eng lish tube manufacturers to regulate the home and export business baa been formed with a view to abolishing the present ken competition. The indus try has suffered incalculably since tbe previous agreement waa cancelled 18 months ago. It is understood that the new cimblne is wider in its scope than the old, taking in all the firms in the United Kingdom except one Clydelsdale firm. It ia stated tbat the A merlon producers are supporting the combine. Ir vestlgata Immigrant Abusea. New York, Sept. 14. Jamea B. Rey nolds, who was one of tbe president's commissioners to investigate conditiens ia tbe peeking houses, in Chicago, is at work on Ellis island under personaf instructions ol tbe president, inquiring Into conditions there. Just why Mr. Reynolds is sent there is not konown at this time, bat it is known that charges rt fleeting on the treatment of Immi grants have reached Washington, and complaint aleo haa been made as to tbe manner in which some of tha contracts bave been administered. John D. Ssys Not Guilty. Findlay, O , Sept. 14. A plea of not guilty has been entered in tbe Probate court here by John D. Rockefeller on the charge of violating the anti-trust law through thj Standard Oil company. Mr. Rockefeller waa not personally in court. The defendants in tbe cases against the pipe lines also pleaded not guilty in the same wsy and each de manded a separate trial by Jury. Judge Banker sdjourned cnit un'il tbe fir it Mjndsy in October. Rain of Liquid Sulphur. Bnenos Ayree Sept. 14 The state telegraph department today received a telegram from Jachate, province of Pan Joan, stating that tbe night of Sep'.em be 11 there was a rain of sulphurous liquid and that In consequence the In habitants ware greatly alarmed. a nlun uei1 trouble to t"lld " ur eo"lm "fter the following P1"- Nulla the "coop after the uul I'lan, sloping the roof to the rear sud erlng the front with flats except t9 corner, where a door should I "rraiiKMl, m that the .ll I... ,.., .l .1 ... hen can De-"' "r" u""r"- hotue milk, 273 pounds of skim milk. ! pounds of brau, 2J4 pound of hay and was pastured for 101 days. When lie was 1 year old she bad cot $12.8(1 and she weighed 435 pounds. Purlng the second year her rations were made up of sorghum hay. slluge, oat straw, corn stover and a little cot- uer. cmi - - 7 oni siraw, corn stover and a little ... 1 h iifubleiu of ii eiitv of frexh . . . . ' ioioiiri'r .....1. , , , ion aeea ami bran. The panturage pe riod covered 2l'4 days. The coat of the feed was ').( fur the second year and he weighed at the end fMW pounds. Thus the total cost of feed up to the time of maturity was f'Jl.ltf, lir and at tbe -u,e time feredoiu from .nxriina aruall snlinuU. cumttrurt a .reeti- make tbe frame large enough completely to fever the front of the 1 I I St. . cop and cover "ire neuing; ai ihoi. al.le fantrt a strap with a hole In the end. and on ie sines or the coop BEAN HARVESTING. retllac kr Maealaarr atarlasr la arae aaa Thraala. Formerly beana were pulled by band, but now the work la done almost ex clusively by machluery In the nialu dis tricts. The bean harveater or cutter shown here la a two wheeled machine, having two long steel bladea ao ad- J anted that as the machine passes over the ground they sweep along Just at or below the surface and cut the bean stalka or pull them up. The blade are set obliquely, sloping backward toward one another and left In a single row. Soon after the beans are pulled men ass along with forks, thjrowlng them Into aiuall bancbea. After dying tierbane for one day the hunches are turned and so moved that three rows, aa left by the puller, are made Into one, leaving space between tbe rows to drive through with a wagon. If drying weather prevails they will become fit for drawing and storlne- In the barns without further turning, but If the weather is unfavor- able the hunches must be frequently IPllll t rocr res the cmcaa. nliice a acre, over whli the straps are nlaeed to bold the screen In place. To make tbe ewe" tlll more secure when place have the side pieces large N All-Hoaaa Puallrr Foot. A corretqiondcnt anka for some poul try food which will aimwer for general purposes that In, a food which will make hens lay, which Is alxo good for little chicks and which may tie uned for fatteulng later If dcidred. Novices In poultry raising are quite likely to be more or lesa dlxturbed by the amount of detail required to carry on the work successfully and are generally seeking for aome short cut, eneclally In the line I of feeding. Tbe aame food w hich will make bene lay without fattening them rill not do to fatten tbeni on. Of course, corn la usually a part of the va rlety fed hens and will of itself fatten them, but It la not uwd by itself as a regular diet for laying hens.. It would be aa absurd to feed hena cracked corn entirely aa It would be to feed little chicks the whole keruel. BCAIf HABVXBTEB. How I'alt'Ber. Chasing bogs Is exceedingly amusing when the chaser la bent on nlcnxure . . a..- . u ft it 0 11 mnv 111 I 1 11 . 1. 1 . , oiiimirn SO luni " ouiy. i uru 11 unuuin an even oiiy driven In tbeni shout one-quarter me ,juty tne fu,iUy feature dlsapienra, and loi:gtu of tbe nail, at the end ; then sink instead the air Is generally laden with In tha eround st either end of the coop expletives not suitable to polite society. two pieces of wood, each having a bole The hog Is an elusive beattt. Being round In the end. into which the nail In the Hnj fat and also slippery the chaser end pieces of tbe screen will fit when ot afforded any point of vantage to the latter Ism pns'i 'on. in mm way " obtain a firm hold. Thia t true with -lit h ininosslWe for the screen to get Dllt one exception, and that Is bis tall loose. In tbe illustration, II, at dotted nt uere again the chaser Is handicap tin 1h.ws where the screen will come 1)e4i noes' talg are m nttle anj at when In position; A, the side piece of tj,e Bnnie tnle m ftH that not Infre rh screen, witk the long wire nail In UUently the hog emerge from the chase position; 3, 3, tlie stakes In the ground mimu ua tall. A more sensible method to receive the ttMl . the screen com plete : G. the winging lath by which the door for tbtuse of the ben la kept In Place, and 1 the manner of attach ing the small bti to the" side of tbe screen. Indlaupolls News. What Mak iaallr la Ea. Tbe arooM. 4nrna tbat ba must send good egg s customers or he will not have tlakng, and the farm er who Is progrlv wm soon learn that he must uoltlnname. Tbe word 'fresh," when api'li to eggs, may mean a great de:e may not The egg grower who wish to create a reg ular demand fori kit earn at high prices must murki h atock promptly. for there Is nothlif tbnt to disgusts the experienced tis)inlVr of eggs aa to find that the efttr I thtt be bought for fresh had been held l the country for two or three weeks. Ktornge eggs, that are put Into the refriforator tmmedl- tely after they are laid, come out bet ter, after four or flv months have elapsed, than the e that are allowed -omoin in tue rarnier a nantrr ror a turned to prevent tbe beana In tboee pods resting on the ground from be coming damaged. To the foregoing in American Agrl culturlst Trofessor J. L. Stone adda that wet weather does not Injure the crop serlusly provided the beans are not allowed to rest on the wet ground long at a time, but the frequent turn Ing neceasary to prevent them from ln Jury Involve considerable labor. When dried they are stored In barna like hay and may be thrashed at con venience. The thrashing Is done by sjieclally constructed machines much like tbe ordinary grain thrasher. Borne growers prefer to thrash with the old- fashioned flail, claiming that the ear Ing In beans that otherwise would be split comiiensate for the slower work. In the Indian Ocean only 370 out of 16,300 Ulauds are Inhabited Probably tbe owner of the largest number of dogs In the world Is a Uus slan cattle king, who bus 85,000 shep herd dog to look after 1,500,000 aheep. him to his own set, be put In operatloa 1th the Uludoo and tbe Brahman university men. Aa In. America, tbe col lege men enlisted and trained In tue Y. M. C. A. Influenced their fellowe; tbe railroad men, the englneera and brakemen they worked with; tbe sol dier, tbe soldier; the aallor, the sailor; tbe miner, the miner; ao he made men work to better each ether and mak them Christiana In India. A few years ago be asked the presi dent of a theological seminary to give him bis entire claim of twelve theologi cal students, native rasumallana, to try an experiment with for one year. With these native students be weut from vil lage to. village, talking with groups of meu and boldtug eorvlcee "witneaa Ing."' they called It Their convert were numbered by tbe hundreda and they left In each place aome men wbo were fired with their leader's own en thusiasm to keep at work on tbe earn plan. Tbe students were passionately devoted to hi 111. He waa a moat sym pathetic and tolerant man, but he had no tolerance or sympathy for anything crooked or unclean, lie has Injected American energy Into ludlan intelligence. With Carter, the National Y. M. C A. secretary for India, who waa seat out from Harvard, be called representa tives from each provluce of India, Bur ma and Ceylon, to meet In Carey's his torical library In 8eramiore. to set up a scheme to do for over 100.000.000 peo ple who aa yet are not reached by the goeel what thia native band of tbeo- logs bad done for a few. It la a atu pendous enterprise. It will unite the Christian and churches of tbe prov ince and the leading missionaries are backing It the veteran mission leader. lr. Chamberlain, being one of Ita strongest advocate. 80DA FOUNTAINS PAY WELL. Tkay Draw C'aatomrr ta the Draft) Store ta Bftrr Tow a. It would be bard to Imagine a live. up-to-date American drug store these days without a good soda fountain, but probably there are many cities In the world where this luxury Is not found. Retail druggists who bave never In stalled soda fountains would do well to consider their mouey-uiaklng possi bilities, however, aud It would be) strange If any good druggist in a town of any size, whether north or south of tbe equator or In the Eastern or West ern Hemisphere, could not make a good soda fountain a profitable enterprise. Tbe soda fountain Itself need not be au exiK'nslve affair, but on the other band fountains can be obtained which cost many hundreds of dollars and which It would take many mouths of business to pay for. The old Idea that soda fountains were profitable only dur ing a few months of the year no longer prevails in this country. This Is proved by tbe experience of a New York drug store which In one evening early la tbe spring accommodated 800 customer within four hours. There are few Kin John of Abvsslula baa decreed American drug stores or confectionery tht th nou of anv one of hla subjects shops' which do not operste their fouo- found taklim anuft shnll be cut on, tame mrougn me enure iweive monum. .-hit. ......winir and chewing tobacco for- It Is not necessarily true, moreover. ur in Mnnmi. iiersons uiaoDey- mat people pairouize soua loumnuia linr the Sultan'a decree of prohibition simply for the urpose of queuchlug their ... 1 . 1 1 4.1 .r n 1 , 1 . . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 ...ikliiir aro lumrlsoliea BUU IlOKKVll XUirsi. 100.11110 tdiivij u SUBDUES THE UOO. Is the use of the Implement Illustrated herewith. The Inventor, an Iowa man, rr. ,mmr, w. ... ,,,,,.,,- 1. -Tnerlenced Otonth after they to laid before they "'3, .Jn n niltl on. When once it Is securely clamped on the hog's nose it Is au easy matter to lend the anlmnl to any place desired. are marketed. Plaat lajarr '" Bprarlaar As many still couilnln alxiut the In Jury done to th leaves of trees, rawp berry bushes, etc, by spraying, It may be repeated tbat there should be enough alkali, whether lime or aoda, used to neutrally the Rcld of the cop jier sulphate, ssf irenler. who 1 an necomplMied prdener. The for mula for aoda !' "X calla for six pounds of coi'I-er mlphate to seven and one half pounds of ela. and even then It might be safer t add a pound of lime. For the onl'Mry (lime) Bor deaux mixture I '"d use at least as much lime as wWf -ulphnte. pound for pound, unless 1 ;ljr (as I usually do) on the fcrronlde of potassium test. A. long""" n'Utn " an acid reaction, dsnfrr -f Injury to the . ,. 1 ,w.iWi to the fruit, such foliage, and possiw aa apples, pears.- Ta -l - , , Dissolve five pooods eopperaa In ten gallons of water " 'lacked lime "" m-tely thick whitewash. AM'IJ I'lace w l eJe The rTta wnte and they will desert the place st Tut some of S waslTiU snd .rmnd their holes and along their run.v. wherever po . L TW will change to other Jilaces, hut V ,m must follow them . .nil Atnhtt,n Hr thav nn with the wasBi wm leave your r'' and will not return wbile the wash remains. Tk. Tr-rh " Inseota Infeatlnl ff rdena very " flij ffwi as well, but It ,,Tn,Tw he" there is more Inten small patch wnen , sive cultivation. hpr the price the output brlnf in warrant more outlay. Foal O . When wllr t-ee ""t7 or foul, and oibirs are no -t thing to ditocio,e iti" '' and burn enough "11 t heel- h,r room with 'nZZ , " closed for an hour 0 rto.aii. then npea the dis.r. and win wWt- walls an un iwo hitf"""'" "uipnur ifns wash the coats of good U heavy and' t7rlnT 'T be used to-agltat' cp1 by selecting a windy Jy r. the work. Sulphur fuu.ee will kbto of germs. Water Bflon Feedlasr. This question of watering before or after feeding has never been settled. A leading Kngllsh authority states tbat horses should never be watered until after feeding, but alwaya before, espe cially If the feed Is grain. If a horse Is very thirsty give him water and then wait a short time before feeding. If possible, horses shquld always have access to water. They will drink less and there Is much less danger of Indi gestion or cholera. If a horse Is ex hausted from overexerclse, the supply of cold water should be limited. If water Is tepid, a much larger amount may be allowed. I.ato Weods. The late weeds In the garden those that come In August and September are the onea that produce seed U'fore the fact Is noticed, and thus stock the ground with weeds the next year. The garden Is often neglected late In the summer, but It should be kept clear of weeds until frost, and the result will be a great saving of labor In the grow ing of small fruits and vegetables, as most of the work required Is due to the weeds and grass which spring up at all times. ft row Is faallBowrr. Cauliflowers will not thrive except under the very best conditions. They are grown in the same manner a cab bag", only the soil must be exceedingly rich. Many growers bave found it nec essary to occasionally water thia crop, which la a hindrance to field culture, although tbe prices usually obtained re pay the care. If the leaves are drawn together over the heads blanching will be greatly facilitated. rw ta for Watrrmeloa. A (ieorgla farmer Is said to have tie come the pioneer In a new Industry namely, making sirup out of watermel on, lie cuts the unions In halves, scoops out the piilp, runs It through a elder mill, presses out the Juice and then boll the liquid for twelve hours over a hot fire. Out of 270 melons, worth ." or fd at wholesale, he gets thirty gallons of sirup, and markets the nroduct at W) cents a gauon. ine re fuse Is fed to the hogs, cattle and chick en, and the whole operation is very profitable. through the streets. Probably the lowest type of man Is found among the bushmen of Australia. They are so primitive that they have no Idea of building eveii fiie uiost rudi mentary form of but or shelter. Trav elers from this part of tbe world tell wonderful stories of the nest-bulldln people who Inhabit tbe wilds. They find whole famlliea of them nesting In the thickets like our ground birda, though their nests sre not constructed so carefully and artistically aa those of our feathered friends, A record time for converting grain Into bread baa been established by a Canadlap farmer. Wheat which waa la tbe er-eaf at 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon waa made Into scones before 0. Wbeu derations began a wagon stood In the barn with about half a load of grain In the sheaf. Beside It waa a thresher I connected with this waa a gasoline en gine. Tbe engine was started, tbe sheaves were fed Into tbe thresher, and tbe grain waa deposited In a bin. Tbe power was then transferred to the cleaner, and tbe work of changing tbe newly-threshed wheat Into flour waa quickly carried through. The rest of the task waa easy. Tbe value of light as an agent In curing dlseasee Is becoming Increasing ly recognized. The latest development of tbe Idea Is the assertion of a med ical man that the clothea worn by con sumptives should be of a color which will allow tbe light to penetrate the body. Vblte materials. It Is found, are tbe best for the purpose, and consump tives are consequently advised to clothe themselves In snowy raiment either of linen, velvet cotton or cloth, fcllk, however, la barred. Next In curative value cornea blue, but It Is far Infe rior to white. Materials of black, red, yellow or green sre said to be useless, as they prevent the passage of the germicidal rays. A RICH YOUNG MAN IN INDIA. Yala Maa Is CrowSlas; Chrlstlaaltr la ladla aa C'ollrtta Trass Work. One of the three Yale students who went out from "Old Kir ten yeara ago to make aa appeal to the atudents of the colleges and universities of North America to go aa mlsslonarlea to for eign countries, waa a young "Slier sci ence student by the name of Eddy. He paid hla own way. He liked to play the game for the sake of playing it as much ss any man who ever w ent on the" gridiron or the track. His colleagues were Iitkln and Luce. Iitkln was butchered by the Itoxers In China. He was a square-Jawed fellow win) "did things," says IIarxT's. Itirbert Sieer says that I'itkln fairly won his place (Itnong heroes. I-U'-e Is now a mlwdnii ary In China. Eddy, after finishing his work st Yale, went to Indl.t as Y. M. ('. A. collide secretary, and worked "for tlie fun of working." without salary. He made other men work with bis own enthusiasm at the work of Christian Uing their fellows. The Y. M. C. A. method of catching the liest Disn In the crowd who can do things, getting him rnrtnl. showing hlin how to do It foods," such as egg drinks, malted milk. fermeuted milk, etc., provide the busy msn with the bnnortunlty to "steal a bite" hurriedly at any time of the day; speaking figuratively at least, If not iit erally. J Another variety of aoda drinker la (be business woman who prefers a luncheon dessert In tbe form of a cool ing drink rather than the stereotyiied styles of pastry usually found In that restaurant In tbe winter time tbe de mand la foe hot drinks, such as choco late, coffee, tea, or whatever may please the taste of the customer. J The soda fountain Is a great draw ing card always for other departments of the drug store, It brings In scores of customers whose atteutlon may be often directed to other goods In tbe shop, and In tbla respect It Is a great advertisement for the regular lines of tbe drug store, aside from Ita own money-making iiossl bill ties. The percentage of profits which drug gists make on their soda founts lna la a subject that they naturally prefer ta keep to themselves, but It Is easy enough for a novice to calculate that there la very little danger of kiss lu tbe sale of soda fountain products, whereas It would perhaps surprise' peo ple to be told that the druggist or con fectioner Is more likely to double hla money than not on every glass of re freshment which he serves. In fact. It I asserted tbat a aoda fountain la rare ly known to fall aa a money-making en terprise. It Is bound to tie a great suc cess If It Is properly conducted and If only a little regard la bad for the com fort and tastes of customers. Not Well Rdltrd. A local celebrity bad made tbe "hit" of tue evening by a speech full of hu mor and eloquence at a business man's banquet When the city editor of the Morning Journal read the manuscript brought in by the reixirter who hud at tended the banquet be gave orders tbat the portrait of the Seaker be printed along with tbe story In tbe next morn ing's paper. There was no cut of the man In tha office, and tbe hour waa late, but on of tbe messengers who were sent out In search of the desired portrait auo ceeded In procuring an Indifferent pho tograph of him, and a half tone repro duction of It waa duly printed In th next morning's paier. Full of wrath and mortification, the) man calh-d at the office of the paper. "This Is a miserable showing you have given me!" he said. "Why, Mr. Simmons," said the city editor, "we gave you the star part I edited the rei-ort of your speech my self, mil. " The fwecb!'' exclaimed the caller. "The "!' h is all right Hut w hy didn't you edit that picture, too?" The 1 War. you ever get something for "Iid nothing? yes, but I've found sfterward that I've usually paid a pretty high price) I for It" While Ion ting, a man usually tlilnka himself and making a mlsslouary of about a big K'bciue that won't work.
