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
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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.