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Utilising Barn Koom. Bams gre expensive. It therefore be hoove farmers to make the best use of all the room that they afford. If the barn has a basement, that will nat urally be used as stable room for farm tock In winter. But If the stock be confined In stalls, as It always should be, It will not prevent separate com partments for storing vegetables and roots, and still others for storing farm Implements, which may with care be made to occupy a very small surface pace by hanging up the lighter ones and laying still others over those that are too heavy to rest on anything except the floor of concrete or soil. This room should be closely secured to prevent fowls from getting In and soiling the machinery, besides seriously damaging It with their excrement Many a farm er who leaves half his farm implements exposed fo rains and snows can find place In the barn basement for them If he will give some thought to making the most of the room that the barn basement affords. American ' Cultiva tor' ... farm, and the cost of such In the matter of keeping till three years old Is but little. If any more than the cost of one steer, and will bring In the market three or four times as much. New England Fanner. Milking Machine. In the New York Tribune "Practical Farmer" says that the tubes of milk ing machines cannot be kept clean. The machine I was familiar with could be fitted up to milk the 200-cow dairy In five minutes. Instead of over six hours, and there Is no difficulty In keeplug ev erything about It sweet, it is also a Complete manipulator. The calf's bunting Is thoroughly Imitated. It la so simple that a boy or girl of 15 could work it It Is manufactured 'in Scot land, and is a decided success. Every large dairy should have one, as It saves the cost of Itself In a short time. The milk keeps longer, as It does not get contaminated with bacteria, being In an air-tight bucket It can be carried and cooled over the refrigerator ready for shipment inside of an hour for the whole performance. Be Cultivation. ' Bees won't touch alfalfa till sweet clover has done blossoming. I find quite a change in the minds of some of my neighbors. They are beginning to think that sweet clover Is a pretty good thing, after all I have sold some seed to one, and two others are talking of owing some. It will grow on our poor est land, and make & good crop, and choke out all the weeds we have In this country. Including sand burrs and cockle burrs. If It were of no other use, it would nay well as a fertilizer. But it Is a splendid hay crop, and, in my opin Ion, there is nothing better for honey. I have about ten acres seeded down for next year. I put several acres in the corn at the last cultivating, and have a nice stand. Xou see, by putting It in the corn, we have the crop the next season. If sown in the fall, it will come up early the next spring, and make a good rrowth that season, but not seed. I al ways sow the seed with the hull on. Bee Gleanings. Device for a Two-Man 8aw. A cross-cut saw or two-man saw can be adjusted so that one man can saw as much wood as two and as easily A Safety Ladder. Ladders in use about the farm year after year are likely to become worn and loosened from wear, and to make this fact known In conveniently when some one Is ascend ing or descending them. A "round" breaks, or slips out of Its socket, or the whole ladder " spreads." More over, farm ladders are usually so heavy as to be very t n c o n venlent to use. An Improved ladder is shown in the sketch. It has three uprights, each small in width and thickness, because the three pieces give great strength and stiffness. The "rounds," being supported In the middle, can be made somewhat lighter than Is usually done. To keep the lad der from spreading at the ends and In the middle, a light Iron rod Is put through the ladder and fastened with a nut, as shown In the diagram. A ladder should have an iron brad fastened to each upright, at the base, to keep It from slipping, as this Is one of the most common dangers to be feared In the use of ladders. American Agriculturist Knowlsdf asm worry la ways. A writer tn the Chla&go Record professes to know a mannot a Chi cago man, but an Englishman who wall-known constitutional tardiness once saved bis wlf from hours of the most terrible anxiety. At the time of the fair thert wis a ttr rible fire In one of the buildings I think It was the cold storage. Ob tta after noon of the fir the man ho was an Englishman bad an appointment on the top floor of the doomed building. The fir broke out, If I'm not mistaken, bout 2 o'clock. In a short time the building was partially destroyed and veral Uvea had been lost 8om friends of the Englishman cam to his wife at the Victoria Hotel and broke gently to her th fact that the cold-atorag plac was in ruins, and that Harry had n appointment on the top floor that afternoon. 'What time did the fir break ontr he asked. They told her at 3 o'clock. "And for what hour was Harry's ap pointment X' Two o'clock, also. "Oh, then I'm not in the least alarm ed!" she said, and serenely continued to knit About 5 o'clock Harry turned up, having been delayed by the dlfflcnlty of getting transportation. He looked little white. "By Jove, Dora," n re marked. "I had a narrow shave this afternoon." She kissed his placidly. Ton wer to have been In the cold-atorag build' lng at 2 o'clock, dear, and yo didn't get ther till nearly 8. Wasn't that Itr He rave a wondering assent "What a comfort it Is, Harry, that yon'r always latr Then she resumed her knitting, j WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Dawalaa. Hopkins Co.'i Trad. Ratltw ! A Happy Goaple. Ill' rH l! SAFETY lADDKR. CROSS-CUT SAW DEVICE. with a man at each end. The arrange ment Is a piece of board, b, 1x3 inches, with a hole in each end to fit tightly over the handles, and a slot a, in one end to straddle the blade. When logs ax not too thick this can be readily manipulated. Farm and Home. The Value of Eran. It is not alone for its nutrition that wheat bran is valuable, though it con tains considerable of the nitrogenous element of the wheat This, however, is not so large a proportion as it used to be under the old system of bolting the wheat, reserving only the starch for flour. The best flour Is now much dark er than formerly. It contains the germ and considerable of the gluten, though some of this still goes with the bran. But wheat bran is an excellent alter native for all stock fed largely on mea dow hay. For milch cows It should be made Into a mash with warm water. It will increase the milk secretion and will make the cow poor if she does not have grain with it to supply the butter fats In which bran Is deficient. Ex. Feeding Grain to Hen. Some hens are greedy, and seize the food to prevent other hens from secur ing their share. It Is such hens that become overfat and finally cease to lay. When feed is given in a way to allow the hens to eat it without being com pelled to scratch or work for It the re sult will always be an unequal distribu tion of the food among the members of the flock. The proper mode is to scatter the grain over a large surface, as then each hen will be compelled to work, and all will fare alike. Germantown (Fa.) Telegraph. Rhode for tbe Direllint. Shade trees are essential, only don't lot them shade the house. Farmers to enjoy life must have their surroundings pleasant, commodious, convenient and healthy. These conditions can only b obtained by attention to details, by hav ing a place for everything and every thing in its place. Once get etarted along these lines and Improved methods follow, and If we persevere we shaU have our reward. New York Farmer. Father' Domestic Headship. Dr. Charles H. Parkburst, D. D, la the Ladles' Horn Journal writes con cerning "The Father's Domestic Head ship:" While, perforc of ordinary cir cumstances, the father's duties will hold him considerably apart from th con tact of home lit, yet whatever no cesses he may achieve outside will not atone for any failure on his part to re gard his horn as the prim sphere of his obligation and th point around which his devotements will cluster In distinguished earnestness and constan cy. Whatever he may hav aefclved in his art, trade, profession or othr en gagement the man who stands at th head of a household has been in th broad sense of the term a failure if h has not been a true husband and a wis. strong and devoted father. It cannot b a successful home where th mother looks after tbe children and th father looks after bis business. The most nroductlve services rendered ar al ways personal, and any amount of x ertlon expended outside ta providing for the necessities of th horn will not take the place of that tulttonal minis try which come only by th direct and continuous contact of father wltb child. However complete a woman may be as a mother there are qualities of charac ter which the father will commuulcat to hi children that the mother will b less able to do as well a 1m Intended to do. - - ' . TARIFF AND TAXIS. Wheat on Friday of last week had lost 6c from the highest point, though portion of the loss was recovered be fore the close on Saturday, and the to tal loss for the week was 4o. Taking the news of the. week an a whole there was nothing to suggeot a reason for the decline unless it be the further bank troubles reported from the Northwest That, however, is not a good reason to assign, as banks at Chicago are anxious to lend money on wheat securities and hav plenty of It for all applicants hav ing a 10 per cent margin. The true reason was the taking of profits, which to some big traders were sufficiently en ticing at the opening advance on Mon day 85o for May delivery. The de cline throughout the week was steady, until on Friday, when the tide was turned by the bringing into lint of large buying orders for export. Corn and oats suffered losses of 7-8o and 6-8o re spectively in sympathy with wheat Tbe trade has generally become con vinced that the Argentine surplus will be lighter than heretofore figured on, and those who estimated it at 80,000, 000 bushels ten days ago, have reduced their figures to 12,000,000 bushels. This is the result of bad weather, there being too much rain at harvest, the same as the winter wheat crop hero suffered last year, taking off probably 30,000,000 bushels from the yield. This makes the second year that th Argentine crop has been damaged by unseasonable weather at harvest time, but this year it has been somewhat damaged by locusts. The latest esti mates make a reduction oi o.ouu.uuu bushels from what the bulls figured on. To make the situation more bullish is the prospect of a scarce crop, snow and cold weather following two days of rain over the winter wheat country, which is not a good thing for the crop. This may start buying by the country, and when they get in there is no tell ing where the price will go. The much talked of fl would be realised within a short time. Whatever the new order of things may be in tariff and taxes, business la already better, and there are sure signs of its being raoidlv Improved. ' Infirmities and ail ments are the tariff and taxes on physical strength. Lumbago Is a complaint that taxes our best endurance. It cripples and oniitaone for anything like activ exer tion. It is a sudden backache, but no matter how sudden. St. Jacobs Oil is quick and sure enough in its prompt cure to break it up and restore strength. In pay ing the taxes on our health the best cur rency is the best remedy for pain, and its prompt use the surest way of getting back to Dusmess. All true internal parasites ar blind, being very safe and without necessity for eyes. TO FAT A PENALTY FOR DINING Market Quotations. Portland, Or., Jan. 15, 1897. Flour Portland, Salem, Casoadia and Dayton, f 4.50; Benton county and White Lily, $4.60; graham, 4.00; su perfine, 3. 80 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 848oc; val ley, 87 88o per bushel. Oats Choice white, 4043o per bushel; choice gray, 38 40c. Hay Timothy, f 18.00 per ton; clover, t8.009.00; oat, $8.00 10; wheat, $8.00 10 per ton. I Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton; brewing, $20. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts, $16.50; middlings, $26. Butter Creamery, 3540c; Tilla mook, 40c; dairy, 32 X 80a Potatoes Oregon Burbankl,6565c; Early Rose, 8090o per sack; Cali fornia river Burbanks, 55o per cental; sweets, $3. 00 3. 60 per cental for Mer ced; Jersey Red, $3.50. Onions 86o per sack. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 2.50; geese, $6.00; turkeys, live, 10c; ducks, $4 4. 60 per dozen. Eggs Oregon, 17$ per dozen. Cheese Oregon, 130; Young America, 18Jo per pound. . ; " Wool Valley, lOo per pound; East ern Oregon, 6 8a Hops 010o per pound. . Beef Gross, top steers, $3.758.00; cows, $2. 25 3. 60; dressed beef, 4 5 4a per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3.003.26; dressed mot ton. 6 6o per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.26 8.50; light and feeders, $3. 50 3. 00; dressed, $4. 00 4. 60 per cwt Sqotr Moor and Bis Ettlmabl Wlf lata rail a luportor. from Tribune, Greeley, Colorado, Among th many good people resid ing in Greeley, Colorud), 'Squire Moore and his amiable wlf are the best known and the most respected. This happy couple wer born in West Riding, of York, England, in 18201 In 1848 they emigrated to tills country and settled in Derby, Conn, .where they resided for a number of years. While there Mr. Moore, who was highly respected by his neighbors, was elected a member of the state legislature In 1807. A reporter called on them recently and was received cordially and In re sponse to his inquiries, Mrs. Moore said: "For four years I was miserable, hardly a week passed during that time but what I suffered from extreme lassi tude. Tbe least exertion fatigued me. At times when I was sewing or read ing, I would be troubled with tingling sensations, like the pricking of pins in hands, feet, arms and legs. Occasion ally I would suffer from profuse per spiration, the water fairly running from my face and hands. Then for days it would seem Impossible for me to enjoy a minute of warmth. I would sit In a rocking ohalr alongside a roar ing lire in th stove wrapped up in blankets, yet whilo my faoe wonld be sororched, th rest of my body wonld be chilled. "Finally, despite my opposition, my husband called in a physiolan, who attributed my ailment to rheumatism and prescribed for that complaint A day or two afterwards he changed his opinion, saying I was attacked with la grippe; also changed his medioine, bnt to no purpose. I was going from bad to worse. Th tingling sensations were resumed. At times I would be incapable of doing anything with my hands and my husband was fearful that I was suffering from partial paralysis. "One evening, while reading th New York Trinbne, he read to me a statement of a wonderful our perfected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla He and I had at times read similar testimont als dewribing the great power and virtue of these pilla But this night in particular, I was impressed with what he read and told him it wouldn't do any harm to try a box. Th next morning bo purchased a box of the Pink Pills and I commenced taking them according to directions, thro times a day. Within a week I felt better, and when I had finished that box and he laughingly oomplit'd, Hying, 'conceit it as bad as consumption, but even if yon think they are doing yon some good there is a great relief s -perienood." After that he purchased for me about a dozen more boxes, and for nearly two years I continued taking Tl. nwnlt was I regained my strength, the tingling In arms and legs,' hands and feet ceased and the f rfr sweats which I had been suuo to left me. In all truth, I am foitwd to statu that thoPlrfk Pills mad k new woman' of me. That is," she laughing. ly remarked, "as new as you oan man a woman who is now in her 76th year. " And In truth, Mrs. Moore's closing re marks are well founded, lor sn is as hale and healthy looking a any woman oould be who has lived her great age. (Signed) ANNA MUUH& Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary publio, this usu aay oi u7t 1808. ...... My commission espirei May ittn, 1900. Milton A. Lyons, Notary rubiio. iv. Williams' Pink Pills ar sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price, 60 cent a box, or six noma for 12.60 tthev are never sold in bulk, or by th 100), by addressing Dr. Williams' Medioln Company, Bo.icnw tady, N. Y. . Water In Wood. It has commonly been estimated thai men wood, when cut down, contain about 45 per cent of Us weight In mots tur. but In the forest of central Eu rop wood cut down In winter la said to bold mor than 40 per cent of water at th nd of th following summer. Kepi for several year In a dry plac. wood retain from 16 (o 20 pur cent of water, whll that which has been thoroughly desiccated will, when exposed to alt nndtr ordinary circumstances, kborb 6 per cent of water In th first thre days, and will cootlau to absorb It un til It reach from 14 to 10 per cent j a normal aUndard-th amount flucjf U attng ahov and below this standara according to th stats ef to atmos phere. It baa bn round that, by posing green wood to a tmpratar of 212 de gre, F th Iocs of weight aqoaW td 45 pr cent; and, further, on xpo lng small prism of wood nt-balf Inch ouar and sl.ht Inch long, cnt out of billet that bad ba stored for tw year, to th action of uprbt4 tam for two hours, their loss of weight was found to be from 15 to 45 per cant, according to th temperature of th ataana- ' IU4IH ... ailB7eidt, dr. no-nan' f . -1. .l Mw Ln.k...l 4. a, m . . n , 1 lkLUMklMt One Tear'a Poultry Return. These fowls are kept solely for my own pleasure at my country home In Tarrytown, but I think my statement Is a good showing for an amateur, and may Interest your "Farmer Daugh ter" and others who read your valuable paper The fowls number 123, lnclud lng cocks, cockerels, hens and pullets. The dally egg product varied from 20 to 58, and reached, In the twenty-nine days, a total of 1,160. During this time two bens hatched 19 chicks, and six hens were sitting. Therefore, leaving out the sitting hens, cocks and cock' erels, I had from 106 laying hens 1,169 egg In twenty-nine days. Country Gentleman. Desirable Horse. There will ever be a demand for the ten-hundred-pound family horse, elec tric roads and bicycles notwithstand ing. This Is the only all-round horse pqually good In the carriage and on the Odd and Knda. A tablespoonful of turpentine boiled with your white clothes will greatly aid the whitening process. To prevent hair falling out, wet It thoroughly once or twice a week with a weak solution of salt water. Polished oak furniture may be beauti fully cleaned with a soft woolen rag dipped In turpentine. It must then be rubbed off with a dry cloth. A good broom holder may be made by putting two large screws nail win answer Into the wall about two inches apart Drop the broom between them, handle downward. , Any woman doing her own work may so systematize It that It will be the easi est possible for her. She need not fol low any other person's methods, unless they are the very best for her own con ditlons. Always make coffee out of fresh wat er, and use it as soon as it Is made. Tbe coffee pot should be kept scrupulously clean. If you use the French pot every part of it should be thoroughly washed and dried after using. The sticky fly paper which Is com monly sold during the summer season makes an excellent mouse trap. A sheet of It laid in front of a hole from which mice emerge Is sufficient to hold them fast until they are captured and de stroyed. The same paper may be used over and over again. It Is said that when Ink is spilled up on a carpet or anything made of wool the spot should Immediately be covered with common salt When this has ab sorbed all the ink It will carefully take It off wltb an old knife or spoon and apply more salt. Keep doing this until th Ink to all taken up. Is rather hard, isn't It? Vet how many ar compelled to do this stter every meal. Dys pepsia, mat inexuraDie perwvuiur, uwer ceases to torment ot Its own volition, and rarelr yields to ordinary medication.. Bnt tranquility of the stomach Is In stor (or those who purine a course of Hoitetter's Stomach Hitters, in is nnc corrective iiwiennmo, iuw larlal and kidney complaints, rheumatism, constipation, biliousness and nervousness. A codfish recently caught off Flam- borough Head, England, had inside it fifty-nine fish hooka CATARRH CANNOT BI OVRKD With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, ss thsy cannot reach the seat ol the disease. O.tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease, sr.d In order to cure It you must take intern! remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di rectly on theDiooaanaruucoussurraces. nan Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one ol th best physicians In this country for years, and Is a regular prescrip tion. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tne mucous sunarai. joeperinct combination ol the two Ingredient is what rodnces sucn wonneriui enecu in tunui atarrh. Bend for testimonials, free. T. J. CHENEY CO., Props., Toledo, 0. Bold by druggists, price 7fc. Hail's Family Pills are ths best. A street railroad operated by gas en gines is being experimented with in London. Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a family medicine with us since 1815. J. K. Madison, 2409 42d ave., Chicago, 111. - Three copies of the Bible, written on leaves of the fan palm, are in th Brit ish museum. SURE CURE ro PILES , tMltHt rfWMlll riM MS m i-KO'S Pitt MM10T t, k stllt t iftmftta ' W'tm sW W st. , rass'asns sT BLACKWE1XS a uisiiii 0 NO OTHER. Schillings Best 'tea gro cer gives your money back if you don't like it It's one thing to say money back, and another thing to do money back. We say it, and your gro cer does it; and we pay him ASdilllinfcCMiMuf IMS FiskUw 1st Seattle, Wash., Jan.' 15, 1897. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, 5.25: Novelty A. $4.75: California brands, $5.60; Dakota, $5.50; patent, $6.25. Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton. Oats Choice, $2425 per ton. Barley Boiled or ground, $22 per ton. Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton; Shorts, $19. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $28. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $9.00 10.00; Eastern Washington, $13. Butter Fancy native creamery brick. 24c: select, 23c; tubs, 22c; ranch, 18c. Cheese NativeWashington,10 12c. Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $14 18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per sack, 76o; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack, 8645c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25; onions, per 100 lbs, 90c$l. I Sweet potatoes Pet 100 lbs, $1.75. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 8 9c; dressed, 10 12c; ducks, $2. 00 8. 60; dressed turkeys, 1815o. Eggs Fresh ranch, 19c; Eastern, 19o per dozen. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 5)c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep, 5)c per pound; lamb, 5o; pork, 5c per pound; veal, small, 6o. Fresh Fish Halibut, 66; salmon, 56; salmon trout, 710; flounders and soles, 84c. Provisions Hams, large, 12c; hams, small, 12c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 6c per pound. San Francisco, Jan. 15, 1897. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 65 75c: Early Rose, 7075o; River Bur- banks, 4050o; sweets, $1.60 1.60 percental. Onions 60 75o per cental. Ekks Store, 2824c; ranch, 2528. Butter Fancy creamery, 21o; do seconds, 1820o; fancy dairy, 17o; seconds, 1416o. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 11 11 Wo; fair to good, 810o; Young America, 11 12c; Eastern, 1814o. 'pi I I t WK M 1 I t " m .i Tn will SsMl sm tmmmm InsM aaek sot aaa hag, an tw Hspsai Inaias sack soar ane sm) f Blab wall's Daurfcvaaa. Bny ban; mt (hi Mtelwmtesl and read U Mnpen whleli gives a Mat f trainable pi all and hew tat get than. REASONS FOR USING Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. Because K Is absolutely pure. Because It Is not mads by the so-calltd Dutch Process in which chemicals art used. Because beans of the finest quality are used. Because it Is made by I method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. Because It is the most economical, costing less than one cent a cup. Be sur that yen fet th fenuln article made br WALTER BAKER A CO. Ltd., Derchester, Mass. tstabllshaa I7S0. Si Cheapest Power..... Rebuilt Gas and sfew r?gni Engines. IN ARANTEED ORDER....... FOR SALE CHEAP Hercules Gas ....Engine Works 403-7 Santome Street Sail Francisco, Cat... a f I ! sans Man money njr sue "I U LAI eessful spermlatlon in Chicago, w buy ana sell wheat there on margins. Fortunes hav been mad on a small benlnnlnl by trailing- in lutures. Writ lor lull nartlculars. et ol reference given. Hev- eral years' extM"!" on the Chicago Board of TrU and a tiinrnuirh knowledge of the bull. ' . . . i I L I n . ' V, i .. U A MOWmilg, MOPaill" I IMHRU umces in rorusnu, uresun, ham of Trad Brokers, and Spokans, Wash RODS For tracing and locating Gold or Silver ore, lout or hidden trvaaurea. M. D. VOW LKH, Bos JJ7 HouttiliigUin, Conn. we mj 11hl.trld Caulorut i rt. Vwtalnaa Incubator Co., EVERY HEN utchi la ttmlvna Inaubatora nuatar. a riant, ana uiir prparl to give areas, abl retut ni tMuta ibM nwiiinM aiclDBivaly em tMly itierMttlrot wlileb prti dnce the araatoit numhar ot vigorout CMebeoa. mrotfBi"r I rem io up. TlVPTIKI and VILKS cured , no pay until It eured) send for book., Dbs. Mamsitiklo k f OKTEsnitD, sua Market Ht.. Ban Franolsco. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARB SICK or "Jut Don't Pl VII,' KHvNUlYEi. PILLS are the On Thing to as. Only On for a Dos. 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