the price of the fuel is less than 10 cents a gallon. If the whole force should be used, there would be only P a ck er’ s G rea t Irrigation E n ­ eight gallons an hour, or less than 200 gallons a day of 24 hours. The fuel terp rise a S u c c e ss. item then is lesB than (20 for covering 88 acres 10 inches deep with water—oi less than U0 cents an acre. If used foi H u n d re d s o f A cre s o f W h e a t L a n d A lo n g wheat, one sack to the acre will pay all t h e S a c r a m e n t o K lv e r H up- the expenses of putting 10 inches of p ile d W ith W a te r . water on it just as it is wanted most. Tiiis pumping plant, destined to Pumping plants have been so im­ proved in the last few years as to lead j revolutionizo agriculture in the Sacra­ one to hope that in that direction lies mento valley, was put in ofieratiou Fri­ the solution of the irrigation question. day, August II. Early in the morning a party of Co- George F. Packer, although considered one of the most conservative men in lusans drove to the ranch of Mr. Pack the county, has led off in a number of er, which is on the river below Prince­ things. Some years ago he checked off '• ton, to see the great pump make a trial some lnnd ami put in a flume for win­ of its strength. Tiie air was cool ami ter irrigation and planted alfalfa. He tiie drive most pleasant, though dusty. made a survey himself to determine the Arriving, they found the engine placed practicability of taking the water out in a concrete oblong, square basin, of the river below Stony creek to water sloping towards tiie cut in the levee the river lands, and wanted the co-oper­ tiiat leads to the river and the great ation of some of the farmers to build 28-inoh iron pipe extending from a tho canal. He opp< sed both the Colusa j 22x22 foot reservoir down the concrete and the Central districts because he did basin, on through tiie cut in the levee not believe in that plan—and time has and river hank into the water. The shown that he was wiser in that than machinery was all clean and bright and many of us. He wanted to know who G. W. Tibbetts ami Arthur Pope were was to manage. on hand to put it in motion. John E. Again he conies to the front. The Doak of San Francisco, having the Hercules Gas Engine Works of San work in charge, was there, and as the Francisco lias just completed, on his engine started, tiie great belts moving A GIANT PUMPING PLANT Q n e « n o f t h e X e th r r la n U * . The queen of the Nellie, lauds has re­ fused to wed Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, who, in addition to his ill looks, is reported to lie shy and retiring, al­ though likewise reported to be exceed­ ingly amiable and good natured. She has deelured that she w ill marry one of her own choice only. Eligible prince* to mate with her are by no means plentiful. Her future consort must tie decidely a Protestant prince. The choice, then is practically limited to German, Danish, Swedish or English princes. There is some question as to whether the German Emperor, who must be reckoned with at this juncture, will allow a prince of any of these nations to step in. Prince Bernard of Saxe-Weimar is in reality a German subject. The grand duchy over which he will eventually reign is one of tiie six comprised in the German empire; is the largest of tiie minor Saxon States, and consists of three detached districts, Weimar, Eisenach and Neustadt. The Saxe- Weimar family is the oldest branch of the Ernestine line, and hence of the whole Saxon house. By treaties of succession the Grand Duke is tiie next heir to the throne of Saxony, should the present Albertine line become extinct. Ho is entitled to the predicate of “ royal highness.’ ’ K l o n d i k e in V e r n e . Great river. Lots of shiver. Awful cold. Much gold. Winds moanly. Nights lonely. Dark us hades. Where no maid is No streets. Mountain steeps. Nary bike— Klondike — Chicago Titucs-Herald. T h « I io lia n T w in I li a m o n ilH . Mrs. William Astor, it is said, lias bought for ( 125,000 the famous dia­ monds known as the “ Indian twins.’ ’ They are cut cushion shape, weigli eight and a half carats each, and are of a pale blue color, so full of fire that many jierfect stones seem lusterless by comparison. “ The twins’ ’ were the property of Warren Hastings when lie wus governor-general of India. THE FARM AND HOME M A TT E R S OF IN TE R E S T T O FARM- ER A N O H O U S E W I F E . The O ld -F ash ion ed Tread P ow er Is Com ing In to Use A g a in —The V alue o f Straw Peed for F ir m Uoraea - Pure D rin k in g W ater. P ow er for the Farm. farmer needs a power that is both cheap aud ready for use and one that can be depended upon. He also wants It to be safe from tire aud explosion, and easily moved to different parts of the farm buildings. There Is one power that meets all these requirements quite well, aud one that the farmer might use to greater advantage than he does, and that Is the tread power. It was used exclusively o, farms forty years ago for such limited use as any power was applied to, hut, for some reasou or oth­ er, was quite generally abandoned. But the tread power Is coming back Into use again for such work, as a cheap and In­ expensive power is needed. This pow­ er can be obtained in almost any size required, from a power Intended for a goiit or dog up to a power for four horses. The smallest are often used to run baby separators, churns aud such things as these, and the largest to run feed cutters aud heavy threshing machines. A two-horse trend power will run a circular saw for sawing wood, and a two or three-horse power will mn a medium-sized cutter for cut­ ting ensilage. When a farmer has the horses It Is the cheapest kind of power that can he obtained upon most farms, and the cost Is within the reach of most farmers. The windmill has come Into use to a considerable extent, especially for pumping water for stock or family use. With proper attention it does good work, and Is, of course, Inexpensive In operation nfter once established. An­ other kind of power that has come Into use Is the gasoline engine, and fur­ nishes one-horse power at only one or two cents an hour. This matter of power seems to he settled among the three forms: The tread power, windmill power and gasoline power. The flrst - Is comparatively Inexpensive In the j first cost. While the other two powers named are expensive at the start, It costs scarcely anything to operate them, and the gasoline engine can he used for any work upon the farm to which stationary power Is ever applied. But, for pumping water alone, nothing will take the place of a good wind power.—Mirror nud Farmer. A was. Solomon Hoxle, who has done a vast deal of Importing, confirms this. He says that "we had a native breed forming that we should have held on to." Shall we go back to try It over again?—Orange Judd Farmer. N itr a te o f S oda. Nitrate of soda Is seldom used in the compounding of the fertilizers sold In Ohio, fur the reuson that a much cheap­ er source of nitrogen Is found in the refuse of the Western slaughter houses. Moreover, nitr.it■» of soda Is au easily soluble salt, and it is doubtful whether it Is advisable to use it In the fall, at which time most fertilizers are applied In Ohio. In our experiments It is ap­ plied only In the spring, after growth has begun iu the case of wheat, or at the time of planting In the case of spring crops. If sown on wheat nliout the middle of April aud a timely rain follows, the effect of the nitrate will be conspicuously manifest In a short time. In effectiveness dried blood stands below nitrate of soda, hut It Is probably preferable to nitrate of soda for fall use because its nitrogen Is in a less easily soluble form than that of nitrate of soda.—Ohio Station Bulletin. The Rest V ozen F .s -i , Which Is really best, the white egg or the brown; the large egg, or that of medium size? There Is much argu­ ment In the poultry papers of late, try­ ing to prove that the birds which lay the “ best dozeus" at the shows are really the best utility birds. If the judglug were based on uniformity of color aud uniformity of size, Just far enough altove the average that the breed could be laid up to it, the point might be considered proven. But too often the eggs are over-sized (double- yolked, perhaps), merely because the hens are out of condition, too fat or otherwise. Looked at from the pro­ ducer's standpolut, the frequent over­ sized egg Is not desirable. It costs more to produce, it Injures the sale of the nverage, and as a rule, It brlugs him no more money. Nevertheless, the breed that always lays good-sized eggs —if there are enough of them—Is a good breed to have. The consumer likes such eggs.—American Gardening. T re atm e n t o f A lk a li Land. “ Will any form of potash, such ns wood ashes, e tc , Improve or enrich I m p r o v e m e n t « in L o n d o n . home place, the largest gasoline pump­ slowly at first, and increasing in vein soils that show white alkali on the sur­ American improvements are more ing plant in existence, which will lie city, the water began to come with ami more attacking London. West­ face In the spriug? I put on from thir­ used for pumping water from the river force into the reservoir. It gushed for minster and Waterloo bridges and the ty to fifty tons of stable manure per with which to irrigate several hundred awhile, when one of the smaller parts Victoria embankment are to be lighted acre.” Thus writes a perplexed Colo­ acres of land. of the engine became clogged, and it by electricity, and one of the reasons for rado farmer to Rural New Yorker. Fol­ Tiiis plant consists of an 80-horse was stopped for arrangement. Just its use, urged in the Loudon council, lowing Is the reply: The wood ashes power, horizontal single cylinder, Her­ then, as all stood still, there wus a was that it would make tho city more would not be likely to benefit such soils, The V alue o f Straw . cules engine and a Kregli Manufactur­ splash and a wild siiout camo from attractive in the sight of rich Ameri­ except as they supply potash. The sul- It used to be said that no straw ing Company’s IQ-inch centrifugal tboso who had climbed upon the edge cans. The propose.! improvement will plinte of potash would do better, but should be sold from the farm because pump, guaranteed to raise 6,000 gal­ of the reservoir. All rushed up and cost about (110,000. sulphate o f lime oi “laud plaster” It so greatly helped the manure pile. lons of water per minute 27 feet high. found Mr. Stice, of Red Bluff, who is But so many uses for straw came up would do as well and be much cheaper. There is also a smaller pmnpof 400 gal­ hero buying fruit, floundering around C o s tly I m p e r ia l T r a in . that its price went far beyond Its mnnu- If the drainage of this lnnd is good, lons a minute cupaci y driven by tiie in tho water, having lost his balance The German Emperors imperial train you can wash most of the alkali out by same engine. Tiiis is for tank purposes. and tumbled in. There was much mer­ cost (880,000 and took three years to | rial value. Now straw Is regarded as Irrigating It. The object In using the The engine is arranged to use either ¡ riment at his expense, and it had a construct. There are altogether twelve one of the farm products that can be plaster Is to change the form of tills al­ gasoline or distillate oil, and as tho lut-' healthy action on the crowd, bringing cars, including two nursery carriages. most easily spared, provided It Is near kali so that it will dissolve and wash ter is very etieap it will no do.ibt be laughter and good will all around. The reception saloon contains several enough to the market to be sold with­ away. the fuel selected for use. The 20-inoh Again, the engines started, and fore- j pieces of statuary, and each of the out too great cxpet.se for marketing. Farmers are learning the same thing suction pipe, made of No. 10 steel, ing 7,200 gallons to the minute, the Bleeeping cars is fitted with a hath. S t o c k t o G l e a n G r a i n F l e 'd -* . about timothy hay. It also sells for issues tliinugh tiie levee, on an incline, great reservoir was soon overflowing, | It is a great mistake to let any stock T liree M illion * for a S c h o o l. more than its manurlal value. But this exoept poultry glean after the grain nto the river, and at its lower end is and all pronounced it the grandest of i Boston is to have a new public school Is uot true of clover hay. It takes from harvest has been gathered. The poach­ a large foot valve weighing 1,200 successes. named after Paul Revere, which will the soli and returns to the soil more ing of the soil, and Injury to young pounds. The success of Mr. Packer’ s enter- j A 20-inrli discharge pipe carries De­ prise will show conclusively that it j cost, including the site, about (8,000,- than any other crop tlint the Northern clover caused by other stock running water from the pump to a head box 22 will be immensely profitable to irrigate 000. The building will he constructel farmer grows. Rut it has the advan­ over the fields, more than offsets what feet s<|mire and tl feet high. For the even wheat lands that are at all favor- \ of light pink granite, gray, red ami tage that the nitrogen It takes from the good the stock can gain by gathering foundation of the machinery an excava­ ably situated. Who would not give a white brick and terra cotta. It will soil Is from decomposed air, and that the wasted grain heads. There are tion was made and filled with concrete. sack of wheat nil acre for the privilege contain public battling facilities for tiie after a clover hay crop has been cut, very few wasted heads in modem grain the soil it lias grown in Is always rich- harvesting, except such ns are bent The flrst test made showed a much uf 10 inches of water at will? It would children. larger pumping capacity than the con­ make a difference, one year with an­ The newest thing in letter boxes is a j er in nitrogen than It was before.— down and cut off with too little straw to be gathered in the bundle. If allow­ tract called for, the fli w of water ex­ other, of live to ten sacks; there need box with an electrical attachment, American Cultivator. ed a free range, the fowls will gather ceeding 7,200 gallons a minute or 482,- bo no summer-fallowing. A certain which will ring a bell in the kitchen Pure llrinklnir W ater, most of the grain, and they will pay 000 gallons an hour, or 10,868,000 gal­ crop every year. But then there comes when a letter is dropped in. It Is well known that alum will re- best for It, as grain so gathered always lons per day of 24 boors—enough water in a more profitable crop—alfalfa and j move organic and other matters from sets the hens to laying again. to oover 8K4 acres an inch deep, or 8H sugar beets. acres 10 inches deep every day of 24 This plant was put in for Mr. Packer NERVOUS ER0STRATION. water, so as to render it clear and pure; hut it Is now said that fluoride Is su­ F a rm N o tes. hours. for (8,600, but the head of the com­ If a young tree is leaned by the wind “ Will you kindly allow me,” writes perior to alum for this purpose. One A very Important part is the exceed­ pany informs us that this was an in­ ounce of fluoride Is used to every 1,000 get it back In Hue at once, for never ingly small cost of the fuel, it being ducement and that another would come Miss M a r y E. SAiuT.of JobUtown, N. J., to Mrs. Pinkliam, “ the pleasure of ex­ gallons of water. After all, the best again will It be so easily done. Stake, only one-eighth gallon per hour for higher. purifier Is nature’s own. The niiuute If necessary. pressing my gratitude for the wonder­ each horse power actually used, and —Colusa Sun, August fl, 1807. ful relief I have experienced by taking organisms known as bacteria are the The custom of loading farm wagons your Compound? I suffered for a long chief causes of the Impurity of drinking so that the heaviest weight is upon Q u « « r r « t l t l o n fo r r a r t lo n . water. These Invisible creatures have TVIml .Stopped T rain«. time with nervous prostration and gen­ the front wheels Is all wrong nnd adds James Johnson, a convict in the Mis­ The violence of tho wind on the eral debility, to live as well as their larger brethren, materially to the draft. The heaviest nnd they must eat to live. As soon as souri penitentiary, lias petitioned tin- Grampian hills is so great that on sev- 1 caused by falling weight should be carried by the hind governor for a pardon on tho ground oral occasions it has brought to a stand- | of the womb. It they have eaten all In the water that wheels. This has been proven by offi­ that he “ wants to go to the Klondike still trains traveling from Perth to tho seemed ns though there Is to feed on. they die. Dr. Frank- cial and enreful tests. gold fields.’ ’ north. my back would laml lias recently stated, from his re­ The root crops are among the most never stop ach­ cent examination of water stored for ITEMS OF INTEREST. Important grown. So far as actual I t a ly ’« Cotton M anufacture«. ing. I could two weeks, that It seems ns pure nnd food value Is concerned they do not The growth of the cotton imluHtry in free from bacteria life as if it had been not sleep. I rank high, but they are always relished Lomlumly, Hccording to consular re­ A Minneapolis genealogist reckons up had dull passed through the best of filters; but by stock In winter I won use they afford ports, lias been remarkable— that is, four billions of persons between W il­ hcadaelies. It seems strange that this should have n change of food, thus promoting the the number of spindles in Italy is stat­ liam the Conqueror and one of his de­ I was weary so recently come under Dr. Frankland's ed to he nearly 1,800,000; also some scendants now living. Every one knows that appetite nud keeping the animals In all the time, experience. 70,000 power looms, besides a very and life was a there Is no purer or tietter water In the condition. The finished portion of the new con- . large number of hand looms; and of all gressional library of Washington has The best working anlmnls must come burden to me. world than that which Is supplied to these about half are credited to Lom­ > bout forty-four miles of shelving, I sought tho | seafaring people. Almost any kind of from working sires nud dams. A colt bardy, and, as a large proportion of which will accommodate over 2,000,000 seashore for water stored awuj in a ship's tank be­ from a pnmpered sire may be hand­ the spinning mills work day and night, volumes. relief, but all comes absolutely pure after the vessel some, but when It comes to hard work the spindles may be calculated as In vain. On has been a few weeks at sea. This Is he will be “soft” and cannot be counted Artificial rubber is being sought by \ equivalent to 3,000,000 in countries Mr. Hcrthelot, the French chemist, my return I usually aacrllied in iMipulnr language on to do Ills share of the pulling all where only day work prevails. All who predicts that his product will I ns resolved to to fermentation, but there Is really day. The best sire. If not the prettiest, kinds of raw cotton aroused, but chiefly better and cheaper than the natural give your nothing to ferment; It Is simply that the is one that works In the harness every Indian and American of medium qual­ product of Para. medicine a bacteria have eaten everything In the day. ity. Until recently the yarns were Lumpy Jaw In cattle Is an annoyanfe A new industry has been started in trial. 1 took two bottles and was water there Is to eat, and then died of almost entirely confined to the lower dreaded by dairymen. An Ontario Michigan. Blocks of sawdust stuck cured. I can cheerfully state. If more starvation.—Meehan's Monthly. counts, even the general average being ladies would only give your medicine farmer reports that he has used spirits 20’s to 22's, but many spinners are with resin are made and sold for fuel, a fair trinl they would bless the day The V a 'n e o f m Good Spring. of ammonia for years nnd cured every turning their attention to the finer and it is said that for a quick, hot tire they saw the advertisement, and there A spring of pure water on any farm case, no matter how bad It was. He counts, which have hitherto ln*en im- | this has no equal. would l>e happier homes. I mean to do adds at least a hundred dollars to Its rubs It on the lumps or Jaw once or Several French ami German dentists ported from Switzerland and Kngland, all I can for you in the future. I value, nnd If near n city It Is worth twice a day. and the difficulty gradual­ have lately made investigations which w hile no insuperable difficulty has been have you alone to thank for my recov­ much more. Often such springs can be ly disappears. The remedy Is a very convinced them that hollow teeth arc encountered e ith e r on account of labor ery, for which I am very grateful.” found In hillsides by digging six or simple one nnd Is easily tested. favorite breeding places for tuberculo­ or the climate. Calico printing has eight feet, especially If the soli shows The heat in a hive of bees when the also become a business of considerable sis and microbes. T m . ¿ i * T h p springy plaees duriug winter and weather is very warm Is Increased by importance and the amount is con­ A drunken Polander in New York MACM. m C to Pt/F spring. If the spriug is higher than the animal heat given off from the siderable, both of yarns and cloth, was found sound asleep the other night YOU« in the house It can be conducted Info the bodies of the Insects. This should re­ W « T H which is now sent to Tunis, the Lev­ while his leg was burning w*ith a big Tnifc r*LV kitchen by force of gravity, and the mind those who have bees that the ant, South America and the Ilalkan blase. The leg was wooden and got water can lie turned off or on as the hives must be In the shade or the col­ States. against a coal stove. housewife may desire. There are ony will become reduced by disease. Deteetives detailed to look after pro­ doubtless hundreds, and possibly thou­ The most honey Is only secured when Arabian horses manifest remarkable fessional shoplifters always look to see sands, of farms In New England where the colonies are large and healthy. courage in battle. It is said that when if their suspects are wearing gloves. the best pure water can lie conducted a horse of this breed finds himself Some of the New York dairymen Into the house at slight expense. If The volcano Popocatepetl, Mexico, wounded and perceives that he will not the water lias to be lifted a hydraulic who had ben Induced to raise their has been hound to an American syndi­ be able to bear his rider much longer rant will force the wnter up hill. This calves aud breed for better cows report he quickly retires from the conflict, cate whose object is to mine sulphur, costs somewhat more, but It will gen­ that they could not easily be Induced take ice and wood to the city of Mexico, bearing his master to a place of safety to revert to the former practice of buy­ erally pay.—American Cultivator. while lie has still sufficient strength. ami carry tourists up to the crater. ing their dairy cows. By raising good T l o w u n ti S f f t l t 'r C o m b i n e d . But if, on the other hand, tin* rider is A Frenchman politely passe»I tooth­ cows the milk and butter product on A Few Old Thinqs. Thoroughly works the Soil to * depth of 5 to w'ounded and he falls to the ground, picks to a Turk at a banquet in Paris, Have we a hen all In all as good as some farms has been doubled, and no • inches the faithful animal remains beside who declined saying: "N o, thank you! Leave* no Plow Cru«t. the old fashioned Dorking? They were report shows less than 80 per cent. Im­ Pi ace* the need " ■ t.*4 in.-hr« down, thoroughly him, unmindful of danger, neighing I have already eaten two of tin* accurs­ nearly as good layers as the L e g h o r n s , provement. The result Is that fanners covered with light. loose * o U. until assistance is brought. ed things, and l want no more!*' Kverv furnier that ha* used it REt OM- aud nearly as good In flesh as the Fly- who could barely retain their farms tin M E N I« it. mouth Rook. They were good bonie- der the former system are now reaitz A naturalist states that the puffing T h e o a o p h I i - m I K h i d e r g a r t e n . kee|>ers. aud were very hardy. They ing profits every year. A tlietMopliist kindergarten is tli<’ la­ up of frogs and toads on lieiug disturb­ laid late In the fall and early In the There lias always been some doubt in test step in educational field»— a kin­ ed is an instinctive device for terrify­ spring If not always In the winter. regard to the propriety of sowing clo­ dergarten and fresli air venture com­ ing their foes. Professor Forbes, the British engi­ They did not get out of health easily. 1 ver hay very early In the spring. At bined. Mr.. Katherine A. Tingley, FIRST AS0 TAYLOR STS.. PORTI INO. OR the head of the American Theosophists, neer, concludes« that electric transmis­ U d i r r a l A g e n t * f o r O r e g o n . W » « h i n g I believe In a raoe of White Leghorns 1 the Michigan station seed was sown on that has come to me at a high figure as | plots every growing month in the year lias rented a farm near Fort Ix-e, N. sion of power may I n * profitable up to a ton «m l Id a h o. next best. They lay more, are great j by way of experiment. That seeded Y., where »He propose» to give poor distance of nearly 1,000 miles, although pets and are busy seavengers, but have In March did fairly well, but the plots East Side children a chance to get a he formerly regarded nu ll ail ideas as tV til cared »en.I or book DM M* n absurd. jo spare flesh. One more good old thing seeded In April. May, Juno and July k P « T i n n i i i». * M arket St . » « u Fran e breath of fresh air. In Japan, small children of the poor that I long for Is the old fashioned cow. did tietter. the August plants not grow­ ru rfil Water. who have the gift of straying and no In central New York forty years ago 1 ing very lnrge. The amount of rain The purest water in tho world is said muses to look after them, are safe­ could get a flrst rate cow easier than and other conditions were not stated. to lie that of the small Swedish river guarded by the simple precaution of 1 can now. We have now a few splen­ The results do not accord with those Loka, which in 100.000 parts contains hanging labels round their necks which did high bred animals, but our common obtained by farmers In this section, as oulv 434 parts of mineral substances. tell their names and addrewies. run of cows u nowhere as good as It ' the March wheat seems to t h r l T * best. F i r s t SI tlc er o f L a l c i f e r « . One advertisement ought Sir Isaac Holden, who recently died in England at an advanced age was to make you say to your famous in science and invention. He was the son oi a collier, but his inven­ grocer: tion und enterprise brought him a “ Give me a package ol splendid fortune. He retired from j parliament in 1895. He has the repu- ’ Schillings B est tea, if you tation of having, among other useful in- , ventions, Wen the flrst man to make can really afford to return lucifer matches. Sir Isaac had a method of his own in regard to eating my money when I don’t like and drinking. For breakfast lie par­ took of a baked apple, one orange, a A Schilling St Company bunch of gra|>e8 and a biscuit made San Pranci*ro from banana flour. His midday meal Dr. Conan Doyle is engaged upon a consisted of very little beef or mutton, w ith now ami again a small cupful of new play, which will be staged at the soup. If lie gmrtook of fish, he had so Haymarket Theater, London, in the much less of meat. For supper he course of the season. 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