THE
YUKON RUSH
FREE TRIAL TO
ANY HONEST MAN.
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
NO l> IF F E HENCE
W EEKLY MARKET LETTER.
bo fifty feet or more apart, with a row
this Chilkoot tramway will be the only
of trees on each side. It may then an
thing ready early euough to accommo
Physical troubles of a like nature coming
swer for the family orchards of all
date the first rush in Februory and
[O.Tlce of Downing, Hspltln, A Co.. Chicago
from different causes ure often a puzzle to Board uf Trade Brokers. 711-714 <'hamUrr ol com
kinds
of
fruit
and
nut
trees,
or
If
plant
March.
Until
that
time,
there
ia
ap
HOW
TH E THOUSANDS
W ILL
merce Building, Cortland, Oregon-]
those
who
suffer
pain
as
to
their
treatment
D E P A R T M E N T P R E P A R E D FO R ed with maples, beech or oaks, will
parently little choice between the trails
The Forem ost Medical Company in
REACH ALASKA.
eventually form ’a magnificent avenue. I and cure—as in the case of lumbago from
for winter travel, and those who go in
O U R R U R A L F R IE N D S .
The event of the week in the Chicago
the W orld in the Cure o f W ea k
I cold or a strain in some way to the same
““ ***“
—American Gardening
beforo February may take either. For
muscles. The
___ treatment of such need not wheat market was a jump of 4c in one
Men M a k e s This Offer.
tiiose who go in over the snow a Yu
; differ one with the other. Both are had (lay in the price of December options.
Th ere A r e M an y Routes Spok en of. But
I test Wujr to F e ed Corn F o d d e r-H o w r
P ig e o n Notes,
kon sled is neoessary. Tiiis is a strong
...
. .
... ,
•Bough and should have prompt attention,
an Vet On ly T w o A r e A d v i s a b l e for
to Ituninh th e K ata A m ou n t o f W a te r
’ ■■V M A K i t I I f ! E. H E A L T H , EN-
We w o u l d caution l>eginners, be te a8 nothing disables so much as a lame back. The sentimental figure of $L was
skeleton sled and may ho purchased at
Invent your money In one or two good j The use of Ht Jacobs Oil will settle the
the G o l d Se ek er to At te m p t—Some any regular outfitting point.
u Cow D r in k « • a T es t o f H e r 341 iIk
EKCIY A N D LO S O L IF E .
Many
reached
for
a
moment.
The
hulk
of
birds than In half a dozen cheap scrub question. 1 ts efficacy is so sure in either
o f the Difficulties to Be Overcome.
Value.
take dogs to help draw sleds, but all
case there is no difference in the treatment the wheat in Chicago is in the hands of
birds.
In all the world today—In all the history of
and no doubt of the cure.
can not do tiiis
If it is done, special
[Special Correspondence.]
a powerful clique, who are in a posi the world nodocior nor Institution hna treated
As soon as you see a pigeon In your
F e e d in g o rn F odder*
Hint restored -o manr me 1 as has the fam ed
How many will go to the Klondike provision must Ire made for food for
I last winter put the cows Into a feed loft that Is sick or out of condition, re^
Kangaroo tails for soup have been tion just now to dictate to the short HKIE MEDICAL COMPANY, oi Buffalo. N. Y.
next year, liow will they be transport- tiie animals.
A eellers of December.
These people
After the lakes have been reached, lot adjoining the farm. Three pigs for move It from the other pigeons at once sent to London from Australia.
ed, are question, now being asked by
and treat, and, If too far, use a hatchet, shipment of 2,500 weight was sold at keep on declaring there is to he no cor
SCIENCE TRIMMING
transportation
companies and the the remainder of the route is the same each cow were also placed In the lot.
A handful or two of hemp seed given the rate of
a dozen tails,
In Aus*
THE LAMPOF
thousands interested in one way or an for both passes, consisting of about 660 The cows were taken Into the ham
ner,
but
a
squeeze
is
almost
certain.
LIFE.
other in the great movement about to miles of lake and river navigation to twice a day, fed ear corn, broken, and. each day to a flock of pigeons will help tralia they are considered a great
The outcome of the May price de
delicacy.
take place.
Even the man going Dawson City, at the mouth of tiie after being milked, were turned into them through moulting.
Every fancier should have leg hands,
pends altogether on the world’s statis
thither to seek his fortune ia vitally in Klondike. It is 50 miles further to the lot uml given unhusked corn foil
R E P U T A T I O N S »1.4 I > 1C I N A D A Y
tical position. Europe would not be i
terested in these matters, li there is Forty-Mile, and Circle City is 800 der. In this way each cow received and keep a record of your birds, as tills
one ami one-third bushel ear corn per Is the only way we can prevent In- Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth of
too big a crowd he may not he able to miles down the river from Dawson.
taking 6,590,000 bushels of wheat and
w
eek
and
one
bushel
of
corn
1
1
1
the
fod
breeding, as they are cheap.
a man or medicine. Hoatetter’s Stomach Bit
secure a passage, or to get a proper Tiie new town of Kumpart City is still
in a fort) -live \ ears’ growth, and like th. se flour from America in one week if there
Look! Look for the little red mites ters
outfit, or be sueoessful in transporting about 600 miles further down the Yu der. The pigs, In addition to what they
hardy lichens that garnish the crevices of
picked
up,
were
given
buttermilk
and
that
Infest
the
young
birds
In
their
Alaska’s
rock«, it flourish*! perennially, and did not exist extraordinary necessity
kon,
at
ttie
mouth
of
Mtinook
creek,
it into the interior. He would better
its reputation has as firm a base as the rocks
not trust too much to luck nor depend not fur above the |ioint where the some sklm-nillk. In return for this feed neftU, as they kill more young pigeons themselves. No medicine is more highly re for it. But no one knows how long
I I received four and one-half pounds than disease this time of year. Nests garded as a remedy for fever and ague, bilious
too much upon being able to travel in Tannanuh flows into the great river.
remittent, constipation, liver and kidney dis this demand w ill keep up or whether
This entire lake and river journey is butter and ten pounds of pork per week should be cleaned frequently, and saw orders,
the regutar way. Certainly, so far as
nervousness and rheumatism.
the price fairly discounts the situation.
per
cow,
or
nbout
two
pounds
butter
dust and tobacco stems put in.
the regular steamers are concerned, made in strong boats, usually built out
and
four
pounds
pork
per
bushel
of
The longest straight railroad line in A good illustration of liow little can be
This Is due to th ? fact that the company cen-
their berths will all be engaged weeks of timber whipsiiwed hy the Yukoners
L in s e e d vs. Cotton Heed M ea l.
America is on the Lake Shore railway, decided with exactness about eo vast a trols some inventions and discoveries which
in advance, and the man who neglocts on the hanks of Lakes Lindermann or corn. The cows were provided with a
have no equal in the whole realm of medical
While
fully
grown
animals
with
to secure passage early may have to Bennett. There is a small saw mill good shed and a thick layer of straw to strong digestive organs can eat cotton beginning at a point three miles west question as the wheat supply is the science.
So much deception has been practiced in ad
uf Toledo, Ohio, and running 69 miles
wait a long time for his turn to come there, hut it is unable to out enough He on.—Agriculturist.
conflict ol two respectable authorities in vertising that this grand old company now
seed meal properly diluted with straw without a curve.
makes a startling offer.
around. Even on the overland trains timber to till the demand. Doubtless
ta e ttin jf K id o f Kuts.
or
hay
without
serious
Injury,
It
Is
the mere interpretation of an official
They will send their magically effective ap
there is promise of inconvenience, if not other mills will be taken in as toon as
An unusual Interest tins been aroused doubtful whether it Is advisable to
pliance and a month’s course of restorative
Russian crop report. The Corn Trade remedies positively on triul, without expense,
delay. Ho great a rush, all in one di tiie tramway is completed, lint miners In the destruction of rats this season make this pa-t of their ration. Lin
reliable man.
rection, will tax the rolling stock of should not rely upon this, hut should In cause of the great number found III seed meal can be purchased at about
News declares it shows a shortage of to X any
ut a d olla r need be paid tin t i l results are known
to
and
acknowledged
by the patient
the railroads to its utmost, since curs take an outfit of tools and material for corncrlbs und In the vicinity of poultry the same price as cottonseed meal, and
102,000,000 bushels, compared with
The Erie Medical company’s A p p l ia n c e and
building a bout, us well as oars and
will have to go back empty.
If you use too much of last year, while Beeroohm makes the R em
houses. The loss from this source has has equal nutritive value. The new
e d ie s have been tallied of and written
The lowest estimuteof the number of rowlocks. Efforts to take in boats over been considerable, to say nothing of process meal Is the kind pencrally used.
about till every man has heard of them.
baking powder J shortage only 1,000,000 bushels. The
The highest medical authorities in the world
people who will start for Alaska next the pass lust fall were unsuccessful, the annoyance. I f trouble 111 corn-
have
lately commended them.
It Is not so fattening as the old process
profession of crop statistics is like the
spring is 60.000, while some who have even in sections. Though it might lie cribs Is to he avoided next year, set
They possess marvelous power to vitalize,
it
don’t
spoil
the
cake.
meal, hecuuse more of Its oil has been
ology.
It
is
so
big
a
field
as
to
permit
develop,
restore and sustain.
easier
to
do
so
over
the
snow,
it
is
given the subject much attention place
the buildings on posts eighteen luehes expressed. Faxseed whole Is a very
They create vigor, healthy tissue, new life.
Dot why not make your of ail sorts of differences and to enable They
the figure as high as 200,000. At an donhtfnl if it would not consume as high, and around the top tack a strip of
stop drains that sap the energy.
rich feed, nnd If boiled so as to swell it
each teacher t,o pose before those imme
They cure all effects of evil habits, excesses,
average of 800 to each vessel, it would much extra time und labor as the old tin or Invert a tin pun uml place it
out all that hot water can do It may he money go as far as it will by diately around him as the only really overwork.
require 170 steamers to convey the min building of a boat would require. over the top of the post. This will not
They give full strength, development and
given
to
cattle,
sheep
or
horses
with
authoritative
one.
using just enough of
tone to every portion and organ of the body.
imum number, while 680 would be Wliun the tramway is at work, special always keep them out, but will do
Failure
impossible, age no barrier.
safety.
Only
a
very
little
should
be
.
.
.
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
Nothing would affect the sentiment
oecessary to accommodate tiie maxi ly constructed bout a could no doubt he much towards preventing their en given at a time, as the oil in It makes it I f t S t baking powder
“ Trial Without Expense” offer is limited
one-third at Chicago quicker than a falling off in to This
a
short
time, and application must be made
taken
in
to
advantage,
and
valuable
mum. To send 170 Bteamers in the
trance.
once.
very laxative.
less than of the brand you are Northwestern receipts. But on this at No
months of February, March and April time he saved.
(\
O.
D. scheme, no deception; no expo
Where cribs ure on the ground nnd
comparatively simple problem there is sure—a clean business proposition by a com
The route leads through Lake Linder-
W e a n in g Fouls.
would make it necessary for two to
used
to
?
have been undermined by these pests,
pany
of
high
financial and professional stand
no
unanimity.
Pillsbury
a
fortnight
Foals that are about to be weaned
■ail euch day. There is now advertised niann, 0 miles, a lortage to Lake Ben a number of methods of getting rid of
ing.
A Schilling & Company
ago predicted confidently that tiie car
Write
to
the
ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY,
not one quatrer the steamers necessary. nett, 1 utile; down the lake, 24 miles; them, more or less successful, have In the fall of the year, should, prepara
San Francisco
*>23
lots at Minneapolis and Duluth by No Buffalo, N. Y., and refer to their offer iu this
The others will no doubt be provided, through Cariboo crossing to Lake Tag- la ea suggested. If h well-trained fer tory to the time of Isolating them from
paper.
An old English “ Manners Book” vember 20 would be down to small
for there are numerous transi>ortatioii ish, 2 miles; down the lake 19 miles; ret and a good rat dog can be secured, their dams, be taught to eat freely of
A t a recent meeting of tiie Institu
projects on foot, but nothing definite \ by river to Lake Marsh, 6 miles; great numbers can be killed In a short grain, pulse and other highly nutritive says: “ A ludy should dip only the tips figures, with not over 20 per cent of
about them can yet be said. This is across the lake passing Windy Arm, time. The ferret will go Into the holes food. The loss of the dam'» milk Is a of her fingers in the sauce h o w l , and the crop left in the hands of the farm tion of Civil Engineers in London, the
sufficient to show thut the nmn who 19 miles. Those who go in the win under the crib nnd run out the ruts, severe cheek to their constitution and should not let food fall out of her ers. There has all through November opinon was expressed that the coming
been perfect weather for marketing; material for ship-building is nickel
intends to join tiie first great rusii by ter and early spring can proceed to this which can then tie disposed of by growth, which even an abundant sup mouth on the tablecloth.”
but the authorities at Minneapolis are steel, but tlmt befoie it can be exten-
ply of hay or grass will not wholly com
the way of the passes and lakes would point by drawing their boats on sleds,
A N OPEN LETTER TO M O T H E R S .
means of the dog or gnus. After the pensate. A variety of food is not only
now predicting another two weeks of sivley used, further deposits of nickel
do well to make sure of his passage to hut there they must wait for tho iee to
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
ruts have been well cleaned out hy this
permissible, but to be advocated, al
exclusive use of the word “ CASTORI A," and free movement. The weather is to must be discovered.
Dyea or Skaguay. As to tiie route by break up before proceeding down the
means they seldom return, or at least
river
in
their
heats,
unless
they
intend
though grass or good hay nnd corn “ PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” as our Trade Marie. count u groat deal on the price between
the way of St. Michaels and the river,
not for a long time. In closed bins, should form their staple diet. Too many I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, this and Decmeber 10th. It w ill make
The psaltery of Spain is supposed to
thut will not lie open till June, anil to go through light, drugging a sled
where carbon bisulphide can he used,
different sorts of food cun hardly be was the originator of “ PITCHER’S CAS rORIA,” easy or difficult the continued move have been introduced into that country
extensive transportation projects now over tho snow und ice. Twenty-five
the same that has borne and does now bear the ment of wheat between Duluth and by the Moors.
they can he got rid of in short time.
It is still in common
tried, says a high authority on the mat
under way will he sufficiently developed miles below Lake Marsh is tho dreaded
Merely place an open dish full of the ter, “ but, of course, they must be given fac simile signature of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on Chicago; it will keep open or close up use among the peasants.
long before thut time to make it well Miles canyon, and just below tiiis
every wrapper. This is the original “ PITCHER'S
place are White Horse rapids. Both chemical on top of the grain and permit Judiciously, at various times and In CAbTORIA ” which has been used in the homes navigation between Chicgao and Bnf-
to post|>one any estimates until later.
Among the numerous superstitions
' It to evaporate. It will permeate every
alo, and will influence, too, the move
of
these
places
may
he
safely
run
in
small
quantities.”
—Live
Stock
Journal.
There are hut two well known and
of the mothers o f America for over thirty years.
of the Cossacks there is none stronger
point ami kill all living creatures, fu
ment
from
the
spring
wheat
farmer
into
the
bout
if
the
utmost
care
is
exer-
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
undeniably practical routes to tiie Yu
than tho belief that they w ill enter
using the bisulphide, remember that It
Refilling A b s o r b e n t s .
the kind you have always bought , and has the Duluth and Minneapolis.
kon mines
One is by the mountain | cised. Many boats have been wrecked
heaven
in a better state if they are per
Is
very
liillainmnhle,
and
all
lights
und
The
only
proper
way
to
keep
cows
Is
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
passes from Dyea and Skaguay to the here and their contents lost, while sev
P o rt l a n d M ar ke t .
sonally clean at the time they are killed.
men have been fires must be kept away from the build to keep them clean. It is Just as neces wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
lakes ami thence by boat down tiie lakes eral unfortunate
Wheat— Walla Walla, 76@77c; Val
and rivers, and the other is by ocean drowned. No one should attempt these ing while It Is being applied.—Orange sary to bed cows and keep them clean my name except The Centaur Company of which ley and Bluestem, 78@ 79c per bushel.
The kanoon is the favorite instru
ns It Is to feed nail care for them In Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
steamer to St. Michaels and thence up difficult passages without first having Judd Farmer.
Four— Best grades, $4.25; graham, ment among the ladies in Turkey. Its
M atch 8, iS? 7 .
SAMUEL PITCHER, M.D.
any
other
way.
I
milk
forty
cows
the
carefully
studied
tiie
situation.
Thirty
T
h
e
W
a
t
e
r
n
Cow
Itrin
k
a
.
the river hy light draft steamer.
All
shape resembles that of a harp laid flat.
$8.50; siifierfine, $2.25 per barrel.
M. Dancel reported to the French year round, and always milk In stable,
Other routes are yet to bo proved, and miles furthor down tho river is Lake
A New Hartford, Conn., man one
Oats— Choice white, 34@35c; choice It has 72 strings, in sets of three, and
all who try them must expeot to meet Lo Barge, 80 miles long. Five Finger Academy of Sciences his experiments summer and winter. I f I find any of day sot over 1,000 tobacco plants, and gray, 32@33o per bushel.
is played with smail plectrum.
with tiie tribulations and uncertainties rapids are 168 miles below this lake, to determine the effect f the quantity my cows in a condition to need wash the next morning found that the cut
Barley— Feed barley, $19@20; brew
thut lay in the path uf tiie pioneer. mid Kink rapids are 8 miles further. of water cows drink u|a»n quantity and ing. somebody gets a hearing, and the worms had destroyed every plant hut ing, $20 per ton.
D EAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
Undoubtedly the great majority of Yu These are the last of the S|ieeiully dan quality of milk. “ He says," writes l»r. second offense Is sufficient for a change one over night.
Millstiffs— Bran, $15 per ton; mid I By local applications as they cannot reach tho
koners will try the passes, since the gerous places, though cure must he ex (¡afen Wilson, to Practical Fanner, In help. The platform and drops aliould
dlings, $31; shorts, $15.50.
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
"that, by Inducing cows to drink more be so constructed that all the drop H O M E P R O D U C T S A M I P t l t K F O O D .
mines can be reached in this way two ercised during tho entire journey.
to cure deafness, and that is by constitu
Hay— Timothy, $12 @12.50; clover, way
tional remedies. Deafness is caused’ by an in-
As
to
other
routes
from
the
coast,
water, the quantity of milk yielded can pings, both liquids and solids, will be
or three months earlier than hy steam
$10@11; California wheat, $10; do | flamed condition of tiie mucous lining of the
All
Eastern
Syrup,
so-called,
usually
very
er, and, of these tiie greater number there ure hut three that have any he Increased without injuring its qual received in the drop. An absorbent of light colored and oi heavy body, is made from oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9@10 per Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
I you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear-
will go over the regular Yukon trail by prominence, and none of them is as yet ity. He asserts that the itmoun of milk some kind should lie placed In the drop gllicdsc. “ Tm Harden i>riys” is imtde irom ton.
| ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. It is tor .-uie I
the way of Chilkout pass, the next sufficiently known to make it advisa Is proportioned to the quantity of wa to soak any liquid matter.
l the result, and unless the inflammation can be
by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manu ae-
Eggs— 22 ‘j @25c per dozen.
1 taken out and this tube restored to its normal
greater number going from Skuguuy over ble for the ordinary gold seeker to at ter drunk. In experimenting upon
tured by the P acific C oast syrup Co. All gen- i
Butter— Fancy creamery, 50@55c; condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
ume “ Ten Harden P d a s '’ have the inaiiuiac- j
F a ll M a n u rin g W in t e r G ra in .
tempt them. One of them is the Dal cows fed In the stall with dry fodder
the White pass.
fair to good, 40@4oc; dairy, 30@40c nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
There is no better time to tapdress turer’s name lithographed on every can.
j which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
it is well thoroughly to understand ton trail, leading uoitlierly over tiie tlint gave only nine to twelve quarts
per roll.
i the mucous surfaces.
tiiis route and its variation as to the mountains just wont of the Chilkoot of milk a day, that when this dry food winter grulu than late fall If it Is done
The legislature of Uruguay has con
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
Cheese — Oregon,
llj^ o ;
Young
case of deafness, (caused by catarrh) that cannot
two passes. Linn canal, about 100 pass, and paralleling the hike and was moistened with from eighteen to after the ground Is frozen It will lie nil ferred citizenship and the turn of $10,-
America, 13}fcc; California, 9@ 1.0c | be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
miles north of Juneau, penetrates u river route for about 800 miles, finally twenty three quarts of water dally, the better. The loose soil will not only 000 on Dr. Sauarelli as a recognition of per pound.
culars; free.
number of miles northerly into the striking the Yukon below the most their yield of milk was Increased up to poach less, but the manure lying over his discovery ol the yellow fever
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $1.75@
Sold by druggists. 75c.
coast mountains, the very bead of it be dangerous rapids. It is claimed thut twelve to fourteen qunrts a day. Be Its frozen surface will prevent the al microbe.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
2.50 per doezn; broilers, $2.00@2.50;
ing divided into two arms by a rocky this is the best route for a railroad, hut sides this water taken with the food, ternate freezing and thawing which Is
“ King .Solomon’s Treasure,” only Aphrodisiaca!
geese,
$5 @6;
ducks, $3.00 @4.00
promontory.
Into the easterly aim it is yet to lie shown how practicable the cows were allowed to drink the more trying to winter grain than Is Tonic known. (8ee D ictionary.) lö.uo a box. :t
w eeks’ treatment. Muson Chemical Co., P. O. Box
per dozen; turkeys, live, 9@10c per
it
is
for
gciiernl
use.
The
government
flows Skaguay river and into the west
same ns before, ami their thirst was continued cold weather. Besides, If the 747, Philadelphia, I’a.
lion nd.
erly arm the Dyea river. Both sre will probably attempt to semi in a re excited by adding a little salt to the winter grain field Is seeded with clover
•
Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, 85 @ 40c
A11
international
congress
has
been
f
rapid, ice-cold mountain streams, nav lief expedition hy this route early in fodder. The milk was of good quality, hi the spring, as it always should be,
per sack; sweets, $1.40 per cental.
igable for canoes only for several miles. the spring.
nnd the amount of butter satisfactory. the to|xlresslng of manure will be Just arranged at Paris for the discussion of
Onions— Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel
The Tuku ami the Htickeen routes, He found, hy a scries of observations, what the young clover needs to give it the means of preventing tires in thea
At tiie head of these arms are located
low, 80o per cental.
the now towns of Skaguay and Dyea. one starting from Tuku inlet, near Ju that the quantity of water habitually protection early, and make It grow vig ters and other places of public resort.
Hops— 8@14c per pound for new
Emm these points it is necessary to neau, uml the other from the Htickeen drunk by each cow was a criterion to orously later iu the seasou.
We will forfeit 11,000 if any of our pub- | crop; 1896 crop, 4 @60.
liver,
near
Wrange!,
converge
at
Lake
cross tiie high mountain divide to
Judge of the quantity of milk thut she
lisheil testimonials are proven to he not 1 Wool— Valley, 14@16c per pound;
S m a ll I'otu toes.
l.akey l.indcruiann and Bennett, where Teslin. Small river steamers can nav would yield.
genuine.
T hk I’isoOo., Warren, I’a.
Eastern Oregon, 7@12o; mohair, 20
Save all the small potatoes for seed
boats are constructed for the journey igate this lake and pass down the
Tr, Schilling s Beat tea and baking powder. @22c per ponnd.
T
ra
c
tio
n
Ktitfinea.
that are of the regulation form. These
down the nVer. Until the past season llootalinqua river to the Yukon below
The self-propelling steam engines to
Russia has tiie most rapidly iucreas- 1 Mutton— Gross, best sheep, wethers
the Yukoners have used the Uliilkoot the rapids, ami thus to Dawson and be
may be the only seed available In the
and ewes, $3.00; dressed mutton,
lie iisisl ou ordinary roads are not near
vanic
pass, from Dyea, exclusively, the Uliil- yond. It is claimed that such steam
spring, while If they are uot needed ing population of any country in the
5c; spring lambs, 5 l«c per pound.
ly so much In favor as they were when
tricity.
when planting time comes they can world. The growth during the last 100 j
kat Indians packing all tiie supplies at ers will be built on the lake in tiie
Hogs— Gross, choice heavy, $4.50;
they first begun to be used. An eight
It is nature’s remedy, my Electric Body Bat
then be discarded. We would not have yeais has been a fraction less than 1,-
the usual rate of 16 cents a pound. spring, and that trails will lie opened
or ten horse [tower engine put upon a
light and feeders, $3.00@4.00; dressed, tery, in form of a belt, is put on when you go
The route is 27 miles long, HUd the up to the lake uml pack trains put oil,
It understood that we are Indorsing 000,000 annually.
to bod. and tlie mild, exhilarating, continuous
$4.50 @5.00 per 100 ponnds.
suitable truck can easily l>e tlrawu by
current sent through the congested veins dur
summit of the pass is 8,200 feet high. to lie followed soon by railroads; hut
small potatoes for planting. I.urge seed
A Dutchman of Weert has found a
Beef— Gross, top steers, $2.75@3.00; ing tiie night speedily dissolves tiie trouble and
Tiie Indians have always refused to until this is actually done the gold an ordinary farm team. It does not Is preferable every time.
in a few weeks. Mv pamphlet, “ Three
way of spinning thread from peat, J cows. $2.25; dressed beef, 4 @ 5 }se per cures
frighten teams along the highway as
Classes of Men," has an illustrated treatise on
pack hy any other route, declaring this seeker would do well not to intrust
which
is
woven
into
clothing.
The
pound.
this
complaint,
and every such sufferer should
the
putting
traction
engine
Is
sure
to
D ra in the L an d .
to be the best one. Last summer, ow himself to the uncertainties of those
Veal— Large, 4 >a @ 5c; small, 5 1» @ read it. Sent free on application. Address.
tlo. As the traction engine costs sev
A farmer can raise more bushels of fabrics thus made are comparatively
ing to the great rush uml tiie eugei- routes.
cheap and intended for ordinary use.
6c per pound.
S A N D E N E LECT RI C B ELT CO.
Undoubtedly the most comfortable eral hundred dollars extra, and Is sev better grain, corn nnd wheat, or any
ness of all to get over at any cost, tho
853 M eat W ash ington St.. P ortlan d , Or.
eral
hundred
pounds
heavier.
It
Is
not
other
produce,
on
fifty
acres
of
well
Seattle Mar ket.
Indians raised their price for pucking, and easy way to reach the Yukon mines
Nino hundred and fifty telegraph
Please mention this Paper.
until often us high as a dollar a pound is hy steamer from one of the l’aoifio now In much favor. Many good eoun- uiiderdrntncd land than he can 011 100 sub-murine cables are now in opera
Butter — Fancy native creamery,
trj
bridges
that
would
stand
ordinary
acres of wet land, and he can do it with tion, most of them in Kuiope; their brick. 27c; ranch, 16@18c.
was paid them. This, and the crowded coast ports to tiie mouth of tiie Yukon,
condition of tho trail, led many to try at Ht. Michaels, ami thence by light toads have been broken down by the less than half the labor and expense.
total length is over 89,000 miles.
Cheese— Native Washington, 121,0;
tiie Skaguay trail, which, though 41 river steamers up the stream, the dia- traction engine, entailing loss both to
California, 9 ''sc.
F
a
rm
N
o
te
*.
We carry the most complete line of Gymnasium
It is no unusual thing for a vessel
miles long, was asserted to be better, tance up the river being 1,432 miles to the owner of the engine and the county.
E.’gs— Fresh ranch, 30@32c.
A good pedigree always adds to the
and A thletic Goods on the Coast.
plying bewteen Japan and London to
because the summit uf the puss was Circle City, and 1,772 to Dawson City. Ill many places notices are put up that value of a horse for any purpose.
Poultry— Chickens, live, per pound,
SUITS AND UNIFORMS MADE TO OROER.
If
traction
engines
cross
certain
bridges
carry
1,000,000
fans
oi
all
kinds
as
a
some 600 feet lower. It was found, Tho troulde with tiiis route is that the
liens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50@
bend for Our Athletic Catalogue.
When wheat Is sold buy back bran single item of its cargo.
however, that the trail wus not bo good, river is navigable only three mouths in they must do so r.t their own risk.
8 00; ducks, $3.50@3.75.
W I L L St F I N C K C O ..
nnd shlpstuff enough to feed out the
that tiie river had to he crossed several tho year, and then only by small river
Wheat— Feed wheat, $22 per ton.
8 1 8 -MwO M a r k e t St.. Sun Francisco, Cal,
W in t e r W in d o w P la n ts .
straw.
times, and that, though the pass wus steamers, because of frequent burs. The
Oats— Choice, per ton, $19@20.
The plants for midwinter and early
The average farm can be run a good
Make money by succesful
somewhat lower, the trail led up and ice breaks up almut the 20th of June spring blooming should lie brought Into
Corn— Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
speculation in Chicago. We
down hill so much that tiie actual und fo'ina again nbout the same time the house, hut the room should lie only deal better without a dog than with
$22; feed meal. $22 per ton.
buy and sell wheat on mar
gins. Fortunes have been
climbing done was greater than by the in September. There are now several moderately heated, Give abundance of out a pig.
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton, made on a small beginning
by trading in fu
Ciiilkisit pass, where the ascent was steamers on the river ladouging to tiie air every mild day. The temperature
Hard work Is not so apt to Injure
$22; whole. $22.
tures. Write (or full particulars. Best of rei-
giv ertj Several years’ experience on the
gradual to the foot of the summit di Alaska Commercial Company and the of tiie room at night should Is1 twelve horses If they receive proper attention
Fresh Meats— Choice dressed beef, erence
P.osrd of Trade, and a thorough know
And consider that In addressing Mrs. steers, 6c; cows, Stic; mutton sheep, Chicago
vide, when one very steep olimh was North American Transportation ami to eighteen degree« lower than during afterwards.
ledge of the business. Send for our free refer
I ’inkhatn you arc confiding your private 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 7.
ence book. DOWNING, HOPKINS At Co.,
necessary.
The practical result was Trading Company, both of which have the day. Remove all dead leaves. (Jive
There are some good butter cows In
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers. Offices in
that a very much larger percentage of trading |sists on tho river, with head- only enough water to moisten the earth all breeds anil they are even found Ills to a woman—a woman whose ex
Fresh Fish— Halibut, 4@5c: salmon, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash.
perience
in
treating
woman's
disenx
s
quarters
at
Ht.
Michaels.
Both
oom-
those w ho tried the Uliilkoot pass suc
3@4r; salmon trout, 7@ 10c; flounders
In the |mts. The earth should not lie among scrubs.
is greater than that of any living phy and sole, 3@4; ling cod, 4@5; rock cod,
ceeded in reaching the lakes, than of punies are building several new vessels made pasty.
il l u s t r a t e d
The most clear profit In raising good sician, male or female.
those who attempted til * Skaguay route. tor next year’s truttte.
6c; smelt, 2 « i 4c.
Chrysanthemums. To prolong the horses Is In the fact that you have
You can talk freely to a woman when
Nevertheless, improvements are now
Fresh Fruit— Apples, 50c@$1.25 per
The outlook for this route next sum period of blooming, take up the choic raised them yourself.
It is revolting to relate your private box; peaches, 75@SOc; prunes, 3a@4t)c;
FREE
being made on both trails, and both mer is that the numtier of steamers on est specimens with a large 1 mil of
The farmer who cannot supply com trouble» to a man; besides, a man does
w ill ne extensively used in the spring, the river will lie utterly inadequate to
earth, and set them In tubs or boxes. fortable shelter cannot afford to winter not understand, »imply because ha is a pears, 75c@$l per box.
it being much easier to go in over the accommodate the persons who will be
Keep the plants upon the porch In a stock.
Lambcrson
man.
snow, when tiie rocks and mud which landed hy thousands at St. Miehaels by
San Fr anc isc o Mar ket.
180 FRONT ST
protected situation for a few days until
made the trails so difficult last fall are steamers and sailing vessels, though
One advantage In having the manure
MRS. F IN K flA M ’S STANDING
Wool— Nevada 11 @ 13c; Oregon, 12
P o r tlan d . O r
they recover. They may then be
covered up.
@14c; Northern 11 @ 12c per pound.
IN V ITA TIO N .
there are numerous projects on foot for brought Into the house. Reds of plants reasonably fine Is that It can be more
evenly distributed ou the land.
Tlieie arc projected improvements building steamers on the river in the
Hups— 10@ 14c per pound.
Is it Wrong?
should be covered over with a large
Women suffering from any form of
for both of those trails, in the nature spring or tewing them thither
Millstuffs— Middling*. $20@22; Cal
A short legged, short-haired sheep Is
As nutslln sheet during frosty nights.
Get it Right.
female wcaknessareinvitedtopromptlv
of railroads ami tramways, but as yet every vessel on the river will probably
ifornia bran, $17.60@ 18.00 per ton.
Insects. For the aphis and plant H op . often heavier and will produce more communicate with Mrs. Fink ham. at
Keep it K ght
only Uliilkoot pass shows anything tan run in connection with some regular
Onions— New red. 70 @ 80c; do new
smoke with tobacco stems.
Window wool than one that looks much larger. Lynn, Mass. A l l letters are re
M o o r$ ’i R ev e a l e d R em e d y w illd oit. Three
gible. A combined railroad and tram ocean line, ami as the pobahilitios are
silverskin,
$
1.4G@1.60
per
cental.
The restless spirit of a growing colt ceived, opened, read, anil answered by
plants can Is- easily fumigated by plac
doses will make you feel better. Get it from
way is under construction ami is prom- that the ocean liners will earrv more
Eggs— Store. 18@26c; ranch, 40@ your druggist or any wholesale drng house, or
ing them under a barrel. Rose bushes Is a sufficient guarantee that It will women only. A woman can freely
sed to lie completed by the first of Feb passengers and freight than the river
41c;
Eastern,
17@24;
duck,
25c
per
from Stew art A Holmes Drug Co., Seattle.
In the greenhouse can lie kept free of take exercise If the opportunity is af talk of her private illness to a woman.
ruary, for the taking of freight front steamers ran handle, it would Seoul as
dozen.
forded.
Thus has been established the eternal
Dyea through to Lake Lindermann. The though the only persons who w ill stand the aphis hy ttie free use of the syrluge.
Cheese— Fancy mild, new, 12 l,c; fair
A merles n.
In order to make good beef and to confidence between Mrs. Finkham and
probabilities are that this convenience any show of getting thmngh to Duwsou
the women of America which has never to good, 7 0 8 c per pound..
make
It
easy
steady
feeding
of
the
will be provided by that time, or hy this route w ill lie those who pur-
To F u r t n D r i x c w a y .
Citrus Fruit— Oranges, Valencias,
been broken. Out of the vast volume
shortly tbeieafter, Tiie company n itr phase through passage from the starting
The cutruuce drive or "lane." as It Is most suitable food from the first Is es
Get your supplies of us at cut ratea.
o f experience which she has to draw $1.60@3.00; Mexican lime«, $3.00@
sential.
Large stock and low prices.
ating it put poses to contract to carry Isiint to their destination for them usually ( sill'd. Is an Important feature
3.00; California lemons, choice, $2.00
Goods guaranteed.
from,
it
is
more
than
possible
that
she
Kvery kind of a crop grown on the
freight from Dyea to the lake at a price solves and supplies. Those who pay In the «urmuniltng* of a country home.
@2.50; do common. 75c@$l per hoi.
has
gained
the
very
knowledge
that
much below w hat it would coet to pack ! passage only to St. Michaels, or who The IIKvt'»» of landscape effect de p e n d s farm Is needed, and somebody will pro
Wwui-Clvlc 4 L 8 ., DeaUi Cepci. Pcitiud.
Hay— Wheat, 12@14.&0; wheat and
it over, and to handle it so promptly roach that point by independent steam largely upon its Judicious location and dnee It and realise a profit In producing w ill help your ease. She asks nothing oat, $11 @13; oat, $10@12; river bar
In
return
except
your
good
will,
and
and
marketing.
that by the time the owner can walk ers or vessels, will probably bo unable arrangement. While the shortest line
best barley, $10@13;
her advice has relieved thousands. ley. $7@8;
over the trail his freight will get to proceed any further. Notwithstand Is the most practical course for travel
In selecting farm stock to use as
_ * * CHILDREN T E C T H I N C . "
J
alfalfa, $8 @9.50; clover. $8 @9.50.
Surely
any
woman,
rich
or
poor.
Is
very
«».
v..T«nraST»rv AoiiB
b, 4
through. With this tramway inopeia- ing this promises to lie the condition tie!ween two |>oints; artistically consid breeders, seenre only such animals as
■ W to r d U M M M W T i i«n n i rhikl.
1 MI 1 I «oft-
un i 1
Fresh F ru it-A p p les. 25@90c per
foolish
if
she
does
not
take
advantage
in. cure* w? ‘ __ ::.____.
tinn, ami nothing similar on the sk.tg- of affair« next summer, there will ered, a long, narrow, straight line, are healthy themselvesand have sprung
large h>x; gra|i !*. 25 i 40c; Isabella, » tks k—i rwiwu ford
Twenty flv* cent»
o f this generous offer of assistance.
Tt Is the best of ■
uay trail, theUbilkoot pass would get doubtless thousands of men take pass fenced on both sides, utiadorned by from healthy, vigorous stock.
6 0 # 75c; peach««, SOcotfl; pears. 75c
ill the travel. There are, however. sge in all kinds of ersft for St. Mich trees. Is something to be avoided. If pos
To lujudtclous feeding may be cred
$1 per box; plums. 20(4 35c.
Still other tramways and nilroad pro aels, without providing means for get sible. I f the driveway must lie straight, ited a large amount o f the fatality
r *"> ('«
I'-wlirr Ooid or stl ver
Butter— Fancy creamery, 27<a?8c;
n U U o ° r* 1 ,r *' )- •' (rrs- ir—. W. 1».
jects on tartli trails, hut when they will ting beyond that point. Much disap let It lie through an open field or fenced among hogs and with care In feeding
«to seconds, 24'* 26c; fancy dairy, IlV D U »n W l.E R . m.» in.Muoiiwtoa.Co
be ready for uae ia uocertaiu. At the pointment is in store (or many ou this on line side only, ami lined with trees, a large amount o f disease may be
•4c; good to choice. 19 d 22c per pound.
N*, so. ■#:.
pn-kcut tiuie it would seeia as though •core.
or If Inclosed by two fences let them avoided. -Farmer«' Union.
Potato««— New, in boxes, 35<g80c.
\ 1 ’ H * N w r i t i n g t o a d v e r t i s e r s , pit
silos this
paper.
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