f *'•
I
Seven year* ag«i I drvls-d a trap n«-«t
which Is simple and works well
I ■ ci
Atxl uo fault with it that .1.-« ii t ap
ply to any utlwr kind
'll., .«.i.stsnt
attention tlx-y r.q . r» I*
r- than I
care to gtv««, so I du uot u«.- th- .n now
They are simple of coiuitru.'tlun and
anytaaly with eye* ami hands can
make them. The Arst thing Is a bui
13 or 14 Inchre wide atxl deep 2 fert
long. Nall a 3 or 4 Inch board across
center " I bo!!4«
t.> r.' i '.
1
«»rial Cut an up«*nltig In one and h
tor bee square atxl make th-« do«ir 7x3
Inrhea
Nall some small binges on
Get some
tnal<la to hang tbe door,
»mall spring wlrs and turn some
spring*, a. on a half Im li spindle 2Mi
or 3 Inch«*» long. Fa»ten oue ri»! to
door, the other to *lde. ao that when
the door la piMluti In the spring will
be strong enough to pull It b«. fc shut
Fssten with two short nails or--rews
a piece of flat spring, b. like th-.««
uaed In eoracta at the Uppinlte sl«U
of d«ir on the Aoor of n«-*t t..y Unie«
this spring and have It just long
etuxigh to prop Hie door two-thlrds
open. Have a llttl«« notch rut In do«»r
to bold It up. U tx-n the hen pushe*
rvsley rrortwet« nt lilt < o«s<r
I'-.-k < «..Hity, U .Im* thirty
crxamerlre ami four cbeeue fa ctor lew
|ji«t year these factories had over
'¿.issi patrons and H m « nuiuts-r uf cows
uwix-d by ttx-iu wa* more than I4.<s»'
In I'.»- I the .T«-a iierlvu made I.NJff.TtW
pounds of butter, which m»ld fur $3U1.-
fard, atxl the ctx«>ae f«.-tories mad»
3MI.M3I |«>uuds of rite««», which wold
for $.V!.3»t.*. a total of $l44.*«e<- Most
of thews creamsrlss are cmuperatlvs.
This Is a g.wxl Illustration >«f what
Ititrllgmt dairy Indoatry will «lo fur a
Of th!«
rotini y when well pur*m«d.
A
rouuty lloard'a l>alryn>an says:
large portion of this country was a
lumbar Wll.lerm-aa thirty year* ago It
la a fair «ampi«« of much of Northern
Wlacunaln when taken huid of by t'w
hand of ths dairyman.
Ths «<««•• I m Uintfr.
Cowi ntfvd nun nnd light nnd air.
tk>n't shut them up In the dark, A
green troui la a better place for a cow
than a basement.
Take the chill off the water you
give tin- row a Ire cold water take*
just so much vltalty out of them.
If you have time to do the extra
work, give the row hot fe«-d. There
Is the same difference for a cow be
tween a hot breakfast and a cob! one
that then* Is for a workingman. Ilay
cut short, steamed or roukrd In hot
water, with a little meal added, makes
n g>!«»d meal for the rows.
Keep a big lump of rock salt where
tlie cows can girt at It all the th ns.
More than half of the blood Is made
up ot Mit In one or another of Ila
forma.
The Farmer«' Ontl-uk.
(1 OlillW*’
her way Into tho lust tlie d >r will re
Iler« tills »¡.ring, and wlx-n the tun
Stell* Into last .«mq.nrtineut the il.sir
do»-* i’ut on a ¡-I m -« k wi tin« <1-- r wlU
not awing uut. Illtig«« a ««ovsr on top
of other end of I».» to giitlx-r tbe egg*
and take the i en out. Don't make ttwae
bole* tight, but leave plenty of change
of air. Ixwk at them every hour w ben
ths lien a are busy
W. T. Wallis, tn
Farm and lloux-.
W«»bln< *;«*« Inlure« The
ftevvral dealer* have spoken to me
lately of unusual trouble with wished
egg* mixed In with current packing«
These wa*b«d egg* do not krep at all
when tho weather Is ovoti m«xl»«rately
warn, and it la a serious mistake to
put them In w hen shipped for sny dis
tsnen to be held, says the New York
Produce Review. When sh!pj>rr* have
local consumptive outlets which use tho
rigs up at once It Is all right to »«<h
dlrtlea, for such trade, but they ar«
absolutely no giwxl for distant ship
ment. and a packer will soon ruin th«
reputation of hla brand by packing
tnem with clean unwasixxl •■gr*.
It ought to be well known that wash
ing eggs removes tlie mucus which
c I om - s up tbe (*>res uf tbe sheila and
tho air then ha* ready across to tlie
«nntenta. hastening decay.
The farmer's standard of living la
rtsh.g hlghcr and hlghsr. Ile scoda thè
rommon thlnga of Irla farro to tire
citi«* to bacotne luxcrle* Ile le bttcwn-
log a travi-ter ami
*•■« hi* telephetr««
and tris .Lilly mali and bla n««w *|>a|>er.
Ili» lift« 1* healthful to body and mine
to mimi, aud tire m>!*e and tlx« fevsr
of tire city bave not tentili4 thè cravlng
of hi* tx-rvea. 0or hls Ideal of tire rvery-
day pleasurea of Ufo. A rx«w dlgnlty
haa rome to agrli-ulture. along wltb Ita
economie etrangtb; and tbe farrner haa
a new boriano far berti of that of bla
prairie nn<1 til* mountains, which Is
more promising than tlx« sky line of
the city -Hwretary Jann-a Wlaon.
Drained lluttum l and« In Illinois.
I luring the last twenty Are years the
cultivation or large tract* of tberl< t**t
prairie lands tn Illinois ha* bean made
poaalble l>) the <W> struct leu of large
open ditches and by tile drainage. For
example. In one county In the Illinois
Valley bottoms o>,<XJO tn 100400 acres
of rich alluvial land* have Ixvn re
claimed by this method and remlrred
fertile by tire aubaeqoent application
of |«jtaiuduni In which the soli was de-
Orient
Tire same Is true of a large
area in the northwestern part of the
State, where a party soil ha* been pan
dered more fertile by the application
of potassium.
< hmp
l*<*rtahie
Anwtl.
It rosy bo made with four pole* or
plo<va three Inctw* square, with ends
beveled and notched.
Put each two
«'■wswHieflua of Twrlrers,
It Is e*tliiiat««l that 30000400 tur
keys or 300400,000 pounds are con
sumed In till* country during Thanks
giving wwk »very year Many millions
ot tliese ¡ miss through tlx« Chicago msr
ket on their way to the towns of the
Middle West and to the Eastern coin
mission htiuse*. About TtlO.OtM) are sold
In Chicago Itself during ttw wrek
The*? turkeys come from all part* of
tbe country, .•«¡»•■lally Pennsylvania
aud the Mouth and W«-*t.
Formerly
some of the New England State* bad
great reputations aa turkey produrera,
but the supply has fallen off continu
ally. while at the same time tbe de
mand has greatly Increased.
Proper W»jr fo < hara.
The agitation tn churning should be
aa violent *a tbe fortn of churn will ad
tn It. Tbe churning Is to be stiipfMxl
while tbe butter la In tlie granular
form. In onh«r to have as thorough
churning aa poraible, tbe temperature
of the cream should not be oier 53 de
gree*.
The buttermilk should be drawn from
the churn and tlie butter wash«*!. The
butter must be removed from tbe churn
and «alti«<1 while y<«t In tlx« granular
form. The amount of salt should be
to the taste of tlie customer. For most
peot>le one ounce to th«« pound la re
quired.
I’lewlwe
■•<!»»
thaw
lll«ltlag.
A North Dakota farmer e*tlmat<«*
that by «Making tn plare of plowing «
ptece of Aax land be lost fully $ 100 on
bls barley crop; that by leaving half
bls see«! grain untreate«! with formal
dehyde lie lost another bundre«!, and
that by not cleaning tbroroughly hla
see«! grain be hxrt fully |200 more. Al!
the«e figure* were gotten at by com
paring pnqwrly handled land ami s>«d
with the returns from tenproperty han
died see«! and land right alongside of It
retaah
Hew*lr*«l
•>*
< >ra.
The stalks required to grow a crop
of 100 bushels of corn contain about
Afty-two pounds of potash while tlx«
grain contains nineteen pound* or sev
enty-one In all. As tbe stalk* grow be
fore tbe ear* sre forme«!, they will ex
haust tbe potash In the soil. If It I*
deficient, so that when the ear* are
made there la little potash left for
them Thia show* the nnswalty for the
use of a liberal supply of potash In
rsclaltnetl swamp lauds.
pieces together In tile form of an old
style A barrow, with bolt at point
where shown, and a brace acr»aa the
middle. Then Insert n pl«* of rail-
road rail n* long as 11 m * frame Into mor
th-vs cut In tile apex of each of tbewe
A frames. It will be found very sub
stantial and handy to do many jobs on
that require much hammering.
lle«l
Fertilisers
for
Frail.
In very many case* potash fertllsere
have decldrdly Improved tire qualities
of fruits In nearly all caws when
ever the percentage of thia element has
hern raised, tire change has beeu lo-oiu
panled by an tm rease of sugar and a
decrease of acid. Other tiring* being
«■qua I, the fruit with the largest per
centage of sugar will bring tire highest
price. In addition, less desirable varia
ti <■« may be brought up to a higher
standard, thus giving value to some
gms! quality, as hardiness and prollAc
bearing.
Fulaters
ow
Feeds.
In experiments made In feeding
straw It was found that linseed meal
and cut straw fattened steers more rap
idly than Illumed meal and hay, as the
straw proved the better substance for
separating the linseed meal aud pre
venting and clogging In the stomach.
Corn meal and cut hay prut«*! to be a
liettrr ration than corn meal aud cut
straw.
ASVle Timber.
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
Monday, February 4
| er county, creating the office of xnapect-
or uf mines, providing for the appoint
Malern,
Feb.
ft.
—
-By
a
vote
of
24
to
I
Monday. February 4.
division of time an«l tlw> (alternai wl-
ment of .teputic», deAiilng tbs dutiee
Washington, Feb 4 —Th« senate«-- vice of tbe speaker to alio» iba chair-j**4* «stiate adopted the house joint
and Axing tbe aalarlee nt both
man
uf
the
committee
of
tbe
whole
.memorial
asking
«-.mgreas
to
submit
to
*
MWISS1
*
SS*-
me«
•
ra
v
»«***<*
*r
’
«a
»
»se
—
,
—
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-
.
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,
cupled the first two hour» of ita «««soon
Free I«*»««— for public otfxvrs uf the
L*iay in perfecting tlie house bill par- (Currier, of New Hampshire) to cun- a voto «.( the people a |>r<'position to
state and of .listnets and c«>untiee must
nutting tl.«- government to lake an sp- I trol tlie general det*te, tlie debate was . ehw-t^smator* by •**«*•»
Two cionslituti<s>nal
amendments I* fumishod by any railr «d exe/ristng
l«-ai on points ot law in certain crim begun iiy Burton, of Ohio, chairman ot i
were
aalopUsl
by
the
h'Uisr
balay Ong- H m > power of rminrnt d.'inam. act*.cling
tlie
river*
ami
bailors
committee.
I
inal case*.
The bill is lnten«te«i to
Hpraebee
were
made
by
Rarttmldt,
,d
taally
they
wrte
th.ee
«4
Uie
»tate tax to a bill intnsiuetd by Representative
reach cara«* similar to that against the
jnxmiirasxm providing tnr taxatlon of Freeman, of Multnomah. pre|svr«d by
Missouri, an«i other*.
mrwt |«krk«-r».
John F la gan, of Portland. Thia free
In providing for the completion of proprrty by classe» <<f subject.
The bill wu* lai«i aside to permit
( The senate tsi>««l thè h<«uar fertiliser transports!hm ui Intemleai to oimpen-
new
projects,
a
radowl
«leparture
is
further diM-iisebin of Carter's rewdu-
Iituqwctnai bill <>ver thè veto of thè guv- Mte tie« public for the privilege of emi
tion annoi at tlie r«*«-nt orile» of tlie made in tlx« bill frocn funner methods,
nent «lomain, anti will save Hie taxpay
M*-rvtary of the interior preventing the "it Ira* lx*«n thought lx»t," B’lrton re- ernor. Thi- ia >>ne of thè bilia vebxd
er* ( vmisk I« r»lde money.
at
thè
chne
>
f
thè
ll»O5
aewsiun
and
haa
marktd,
"to
undertake
no
new
im-
uemance of lan«i ¡utente to ««ntrymen
alremiy |HM*««t thè house.
until after an examination on tlie provem««nt unlt.es Hx< whole amount re
A bill to repanl thè anti-ncalping law
Tuesday. January 20.
gOMiixi by a «■•»«■lai agent.
Heyburn quired for its completion is appropri
•
..--I t • . "fffe
.-I'k . I,.
■.,-. . . r .
»»• d«-!i-st«d in th«' hou*e by a vote uf
(taleni, Jan. 2V. — A bill has l«wn
ât«! or autboriitd. "
2« to 26, aix memlx-rs being ahsent.
presented in tlie house providing (or
«lay* ag«> and Newlaixi* fol low ««I in de
Washington, Jan 31. —Rayner's a«l-
Two bill* were kilh«l in thè renate tlie tmn«!<ng of ¡svckid fruit with the
fense of the ec retary.
<]’<««• on tl>* ex|*nsi«Mi <>f eiwutive by indefinite p<«tponcment.
Tiiey name <>( the psriit, the grower atxl
flacon mmle a brief statenient in pretogatlvee, Senator Ddge's brief re
were
Glving rff««c< to unrec*>r«l«d the locality where grown.
tended to show that Beveridge luxi l«-en ply and an <xten-k«i discussion •>( tlie
«fenda, and creatina Clark c«>ui>ty.
I
Aox.nl .>c t ■
I,j! p-c*<4rite>l
in error reganling the operation of tbe a«ituinistratlon of public laici law* by
The lu tiate ¡ muwh «I a jolnt inenxirial
t
X'
child lal««r law in Geoigia.
Heybuin c>»nstit«it«l the day's pr.swd- «Icmanding that grant«~l land» tic rold
the ho|«l«-r thereof. This provision was
mg* in the senate,
tur not more thsn $2 3o per »ere.
I not dlm-oveml until tislay.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The bonne
Heyburn continued Ids criticism of
The senato sttstain«! thè goverrxir In
A bill has lx«en intrudmxd in the
t»-»>«l a number of important bill* to the *|««'ial order of the sw-retaiy of
day. including tlie Mct'umler service tlie Intvruir which h-rtmU the i»suan<e bi» «• !■> >! tlx- t-erd ■>( i .tilt. 1 bill ■•( house exenqrting from the state e».rpnr-
tl... l'HÙ
VII (II.- Il
v.t.jA. aticui tai ail farmer»' ditch mtnpanira
pension bill, the omnibus lighthouse of petente to land until after an exam
of which there are many in tlie semi-
bill and tlie omnibus revenne cutter ination of the ground by a •¡««•isl
renate bill» were iodcAnitely ¡set- slid districts of the state.
bill. Th«4 omnibus lighthouse bill <»r- agent.
Heyburn aMW«rt«l that tbe ¡»>n«l.
Committes* h«vc txwn appointed in
rire a total apropriatiun of $l,5VM,5tH> creation <4 f««re«t i«-*erv<«s lot-l rais«d
Friday. February I.
h-th houses to inv«*:ig*U th* state in
(<>r th«« ighthouse eatablinhment an.l an the pfiv*. <4 w’«*i for fuel in his state
Salem. Feb
1.—War on normal
stitution« . This «.««»ion, h'-wwer, tbey
nddlU«>a! sum of $I i «5, ihm ) for a«idi- 75 ¡«er cent and tlie price <4 lumber
ach.ads Las broken out again tn the leg will nut 1«
,
lumai llglitkts per*.
generally from $2 to $5 a thourand fart. islature, and the forees demanding abo age.
The house, by a vote of 10 to A3, cvm- He sai«t |H,i«>>,i*xl acre* of land in
lition Of two <>f the four inrtitutions are .
Much opp'aition is being d«-velo[x«i
curred In the senate nmendmrmts to the I'iaiio ha«i I««'ii converted into forest considerably stronger Ilian ever before. 1
to the n«-w water code a* drawn by the
urgent deAciem-y
bill
Imning th«« resrrv««
lie ««>ul«l make no explana
Reprasentativrw of the <»r««g«in State Portland lx«ard of trade.
Jamestown rxptwilion $],»**),ooo and tion «4 the policy being piirsutd unless
Grange are lighting the bills enlarging
T«« place the printer on a Aat salary
Mf<guar«ling the toan by a lien ou tbe it was “gre«i of power."
4 ' .
. : ' • . 4 i
of $3.ooo j*-r y«-ar mih ! appropriate
gr<««s receipts.
tain rt.rp.rst;- n-
$ >,O'Ki f,,r * building and plant is th«*
Rills providing for tlie protection of
Wednsiday, January 30.
Both hoUHW liave )> w * m «| the bill re
object of a bill by S|««akcr Davey.
game in Alaek» and authorising a re
Washington, Jan 30.— Be*i.Ire Ax- quiring fruit ls>x labels to show tire
Th«> general appropriation bill, pre-
fund of certain taxes c<mtinii««i under ing Flw-ruary 20 as the day to vote on
name ami a>ldre«s of tbe grower and p - red I? the » ay - an la
.
tlie revem:r art of 1 HUH were*!«.> pfusml
Iterd the packer.
the ■¡««ciaration that Keiisior
w
I tee carries a total of $1.244.!»7il
SiuiMit, «ir Utah, is not rnt!tl«».i to h;s
Foglil bill» we«» inlr«lu<v«l in iiie I
M et of the new bills in the two
Saturday. February 2.
H>-at. |«iwing a bill appropriating $2,- house, .tmmg
tlmm one 1«. appropriate • h^i tralày'w^/of a'min.’.r « halter.'
i
Washington, Feb. 2. — Two hours ooo i*>o t<> conflna th* 0*to**do rival $ ,'A imhi for the purrha-c of additional
| Among them, however, was one cre
were spent today by the l.ous. <e> ll.r J
t*lmk*Hid
; '
ground* for the Agricultural roll.gv. ai mg the new county of <'»scade, in
river* and harbor» appropriation bill, management of the Panama railway
Mevrn new measures wet* presented to creasing appropriation for Agricultural
■ ■
under tlie Isthmian t’ana! Oammiaaion, the senate.
. ■ ; r- ■!! I .............. . $.’,11.000. air >1-
’o j|. j.buru, < ii,rk*. I V||«s-
the senate t«siay listened to an extend««!
i«bmg the death penali«- and appro-
and Kiefer. Impressive eulogire were •perch by Carter, of Misitana, in criti
Thursday, January 31.
. t
1 ; r tl
■p fag«- r «1.1
delivered .»n the late Menaab.r Gorman cism of the secretary of tlie Interior and
Halrm, Jan. 31.—Speaker Davey luw
*nd authorising its extension to The
of Maryland.
Out of re*|w*'t to the
er bj 11 ■ ■ burn to th* MUM «■•»■!. . a prop «««I constitutional amendment.
Ihdle*.
memory of th«« late Reprvarnlative
Tin« r»«vr>t «infer of the «ecretary pre Hi* plan is for the people to elect the
The laHise fnsstd eight of its hili* to
Kla<k, who».-drwtb was annoumisl, the venting the iwiiiancr of patents to pub-
presiding utlicer* of the legislature the
day. All were of a I'xxx! character.
house at 4 03 ad)ourn<«d until Momlav. lie ian<! until after an examination on
same a* any other officer.
A
The senate pa «»«I thre«* and kill««d two
Representative Jackson's bill taxing of its mitumrre.
Washington, Feb. ».—The senate d«-- the ground t»y a *|*«« ul agent, was th««
*ubj«*
t
of
the
criticism
and
many
sen
mortgages was indefinitely pretponed.
voted m<»«t <>f the .lay to the r.-a.iing of
the Indian appropriation bili for the ators from Western •t«i«’» by «xiatiai in tumble taxation was feared by the op
Work of Land Thisvex.
adoption ot committee atncn<l menta, terruptions *lmw««l their appro«uI of position.
Si lem—B««caniie of the recent land-'
the
m-iitimciite
cxpriw*««!.
There
is
some
daagvt
of
the
hill
giv
Several bills authorising the ron«tr<K-
fraud investigalion and other pressing
tion of bridge* atxl one «lending th«-
Washington, Jan. 30—Tlie house ing <«ti«i|sithr an Independent examin rrow -ns Slat«- latriti Agent < »swaid West,
terms of I«*«*«-* in the Yellowstone Na toiay cv>miih-t««l the agricultural appro ing btaxrd Iwing shelved in «lie senate. in In* regular biennial report to the
Among the 23 new measures in the
tional Park were pasm id. After a brief priation bill after adopting sundry
governor, luut recommended several
executive m - xmkmi the senate adjrmrned amendments. The feature was a sp«««« h house bslay was one to annex a ]«rt of changes in tlx- lami law* am! in the
I
at 3 30 o'clock out of respect to the mail«« with a view to ju*tiAc»t|on of tlie Grant county to linker county; creating n-gulnti.-n* of the land rommisaion.
memory of the late Representa!! ve m«-«t Inspestioti law by Wadsworth, «if the Twelfth jwlx'ial district, to pro The repoit *how* that aironi AiMI.OOO
Flack, of New York.
New York. wh«i retinxl from congr««»* hibit "treating" in saloon* and to re- acre* luvl l»«»n <.btaine«l by frau<luh«nt
nt the ckase of the sension.
Hr t«ok pwl the poll tax law.
methods. Il II. Turner, of Halem,
Friday. February I.
One of the iimsi I sw.eping bills of Its
the president Seriously to tank for his
e ■««ciite.l a Inrge jsirtion of the CertiA-
Washington, Feb. 1 —Senator* ¡mid letter of last summer in acvere criticism character to make its appearance in
c«t«-s and *ol<l them to A. T. Kelliher.
tribute bsUy to the memory of tb<> Ute of the bill.
the seate legislature is that of Repre
Both were indicted by a Marion county
Senator Arthur Rue Gorman, of Mary-
Th«« diplomat ic and omaular appro sentative llrix, introduced yesterday grand jury, but Turner turn«*! state's
laml.
All business for the .Uy was priation bill was «ent to con (er cure, the ami providing lot appropriation anti use
. evidence ami Kelliher, who xa* con-
siia|w-nd««d at 2 30 o'clock, ac.or.ling to
manager* on the |si:t of the house la-ing of the streams of ttie state by corpora I victe<i and sentencad to Ave year* in the
a special order, am! eulogire were de Cousins, of Iowa, C. B. lAiidia, of In tion» or |>erson> Toe bill <fe>-lar«« that
penitentiary, »p|«'al<«l, ami In* caae ia
livered expressing the profound sorrow diana, and Howard, of Georgia.
The all streams, sloughs and water* of the still pending in the Supreme court.
an.I regret of the senate at the death of river and liarl*>r appropriation lull, state which have not sufficient wnter
the Maryland senator.
Jameatcwn Fair May Win
tarrying $H4.(XMi,iXHi in roundnnnilrn, <n)«city ol serving the u«e* ot coin-
I’revioiu to thia onler many hliU of wn* tatken up, no time l««ing agr««««l meree or of profitably tl<«ting, during
Salem — The senate committee on
minor Importance were ¡ uumm «I, includ upon for the clrer of the general debate. any j«ri of the year, up>n natural
federal relations has decided to repirt
ing one fixing the Mlari«-» of city mail
Th«« ««nnskleratfon of the riven* ami water or frreliet, log*, tie», shingle faiorahly the hill to appropriate $65,-
carrier*, making the first year's saUrv barlxir* bill was I «•gun In the hotw to lolls or other prslmte of the forest,
(AMI for an exhibit at the Jamestown
|AOO, with an annual Increase of ||OO day. I n view of the importance of the shall be declared public highwny*.
expailiun.
until a niarimum salary of $1,200 has mcaauro, carrying mwrly $H4,<K)0,000,
There la a propeilion on fot to raise
been reached. Another bill ¡*« m *I in- there was a very larg«- proportion <>t the th«« mlartra of memlw-r* of the legisla
PORTLAND MARKETS.
. tivwmw the pension of all Indian war im-mls-r» present and there were indi ture fr.m |12O to $'«<*» for the session.
survivor* from |H t<> |IO per month. cations of a Iwttle royal over numerous
Fruita—Apple*, common to choice,
Wednesday, January 30.
There are now 3,000 survivots of the««- proj**^» which (ailed to«t*«ure favorable
5i*.i 73c p«-r box; cboica to fancy, $1(«>
war*.
Salem, Jan. 30.-— Plan* for free lock* 2.50; peare. $1(41.30.
consideration In cominltt««e.
at WiiUmette Kall* Imve tuni«*i from a
Veg<4tabl«e — Turnin* Urtai '.'5 par
Waahingt.«, Feb. I.—Appropriations
Tuesoay, January 28.
state appropnati.m of $400,1 XX) for 'sack; carrots, $ 1 QM.25 per sack; becta,
for river* and harts.rs again .««cupled
Washington, Jan. 21». — The agricul building new locka, or buying lock* $1.2301.50 per rack; hone-rad ish, 70
the attention of the house t<«Uv.
The
now existing, to an appropriation of H<- [wr pound; sweet potatoes, 3i*c per
»jwwhe* again d««alt Urgvly with the tural appropriation bill oonipied smart
$3oO,<sx>, cvMitingeiit on an additional j poutxl; caldnge, 2'*«« per pound; cauli-
of
the
>lay
in
the
house,
ami,
as
usual,
pmpsmd canal hom Chicago to Mt.
appropriation from engrees sutlicient flower, $2.50 per duaen; celery, $3 50
IxMiis and Ute dee|tening of the Mixais- when the amendment striking out the
for building new l.cks, or the purehaae (■i
_ 4 prr crate; _ pumpkins,
_
__ 2c per
_ pound;
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sippi river from Mt. !>>uU to the Gulf Ire« distribution ot seeds was reported,
the member* from the farming district* of the old <ux-s by the national govern- squash, 2c |a*r pnind; spnHita, He p r
to 14 feet.
ment. Much was the outcome b«Uy of p>uml.
Clark, of Missouri, delivered a cluxr- outvoted t'.ose from the citire, revers
a tiuwle In the house over the bill ap-
Onions—Oregon $l(s>1.33 per hun-
•cteristic s|«eech on Iw-iialf of the Mis ing a ruling of the cliair by a vote of
•iaaippi river proj««t. Others who dis- 136 to M3, and rretored the ¡uragraph, proprUting $400,000 for building new ,dre<l.
lock».
Potato»*—Oregon Burlsniks, fancy,
ciuawsi the bill were:
R.alenborg, ot aa lias lieen the law for years.
But for • defect a bill would pr<>t>ab- $1 4o<«. 1.30; rominon, $I(s 1 23.
Illinois. Rainey, of Illinois, Cru)«cker,
Washington, Jan. TH. — The senate ly have Iwen [«uwa'.l by th«« house re
Wh.-at—Club, (Me; blueateia, 70c;
■>f Indiana, Madden, of IllinoU, Graff, »«wion today began with a lecture from
quiring )«Meenger* on cars who are un valley, fWs.fl'c; red, IMIc.
of Illinois, Hhackelford, of Mnwnurl, Hale, who contend««! that too much
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able to ’ obtain
’»’»«ill FH-niR
stwts »«»
to pnv
jwy HUI
but lutii
half iwrv.
fare.
<Uta—No. 1 white. $21»; gray, $2».
Chandler, of Miwussippi, Mahon, >>f talking
Md txrt enough work was Iwing h W1U
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Itarley—Frol, $22 jwr ton; brewing,
I'ennsylvania and Garrett, of Tenne-mw. «lone, lletaki ¡Mrticular reference to
The corn,.ulrory cl.iration bill pre-
$23. rolled, $240 24 30.
Rill* were |«»sol fixing the bounda- hi. inability to srs^ure the |««ragr
s
h.u ,,.lt ,(t
A, ¡,«-iiu«n j
R«<—$1 4<<«.l 4<-> prr cwt.
Superintendent Ackerman I
rica of land adjoining the Coeur d'Alene the <iqnomati«' an. consular ami fort -
, ,he
h
d
I
I«usuiI the senate It requin a teachers ’
Com—Whole, $26; cnsckt'd, $27 per
reservation in Idaho, and creating two ............. - »l'l'” | r;«tx>n
bills
which
, v,.rv
compare their register* «‘very two ton.
additioual laml districts in Alaska, lu were «m th. mlendar. Before the sea-; to
m„ntU wilh ,h„ (V,1F1„ <>f u
,
Hay—3’all-y tim.dl.y, No. 1, |i4(s$
cat««l at Nome and Fairtmnk*.
sion end««!, the two nnauiurea had Iwri
ami report to th*ermnty nr city super- 15 per ton; Eastern (>reg«»n tinudhy,
<11.pre«4«I of. Beveridge conclu«le«l his
i int- ndrnt Hns«e children not attending $17(«>1H; clover. $W; cheat, $'•; grain
Thursday, January 31.
three-«isy sjx<<<ch on his child-labor bill.
The wnate indcAnitely |*«tpom«l the tiav, $t>&10; alfalfa, $14.
Washington, Jan. 31 .—The river and His argument today was devoted to the
bill appropriating $65,000 for the j Hutter—Fancy creamery, 32'w(«>33c
liarts.r appropriation bill <*«cupi<*l prac constitutional |»>w«4niof congrews to pro
Jamvetown exposition.
The reason per j»>un<l.
tically all of the lime of the house to hibit interstate commerce in child-
was the large appropriation* ncohwl for
Rutter Fat—First grade cream, 36c
a short colloquy over th»« I made gorda.
day. i After
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other. purptnacL.........
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! prr poond,
gxl gr*«!* cream, Sc Iras
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Oregon'» Fats la In Doubt.
Washington, Jan. 31».— Repair* to
the Inttlrehip Oreg«»n are held up h««-
cam«« nt sh«»rt*gr of money. Tho bouse
naval romtnittre ha* agreed to report a
»|>eclal bill appropriating $1,000,000
to put tlx« new turret on the < »regon atxl
Massachusetts and make other imports
ant alteration* which will m.derniae
Is «th ships. It thia bill |* mm «*, the de
partment will utilise jstrt of Ils general
fund to «««mplete repair* to the Oregon.
I Th* total c«*t will I»« about $1,230,01s).
I There la some opptwitiun to th ia
courwc.
Alaska Camp Out of Food.
Seattle, Jan. 30—On January 12.
th«« Rush rereived n telegram from Art-
ing («ovvrnor Ibstin, of Alaska, saying
tliat th«« oinditionjvf the little mining
camp of Yakataga Bea. h was critical,
The Rush iinm«*l lately put «ait with a
supply of provision sufficient to last the
village f<>r at leart Ave months.
HLc
arrived of! Y aka toga Reach on the 14th
in * heavy gale. They found twenty-
Ave men, nine woman and six children
just at the last of their provisions, and
If the Rush bail not come, starvation
was inevitable.
In parts of Michigan larger quant!
tlrw of apple wood log* are cut and
sold for aaw handle*, says an exchange.
Apple timber Is bar«!, tough aml wlth-
out much grain, and one* It la *h»i»x1
It aeld<xn «pills or *h««!a. No other
Mulkey at Washington.
Navy May Ralleva Famine.
lumber Is so well Attml for raw han-
Washington, Jan. 30.— When the
Washington. Jan. 21»—Repr««enta-
dies The supply In Mkhlgan nimea io aro«te n.i . ts at norm tomorrow. Senator five Humphrey today laid lir'fore the
short logs six or eight feet long from Fulton will present the err*lentisla of ; Navy department a novel plan for re
abandoned orchards.
Senator* Boon»« and H«»urnr. and will Having the fuel famine ian the North-
ask that tbe oath beadminstered to Mr.' wrwt, particularly in Washington.
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He
Ilare* I at beri ta
Mulkey. If Mr. Mulk«>y'a credentials foundth thè navy Ima at ita «Mlling sta
G«xwi sense ami docility, aa well aa are approved, he will be sworn in, and
tion» Urge quantitira of enei for which
Ucg ot sense and treachery, are mat- at once enter upon his duties.
Mr. It ha» no immolliate use. and other de
ter* at transmission by Inheritance, Rourne will not take the <*ith until li ver ire are l-eing regolaily rnade under
This la true of alimenta. habita of ac- March 4.
Mr. Mulkey arrived too late contrari. Ile »uggente tirai all thia
tlon. dls¡*wlt!«>n and all thnan things today to lie sworn in, and did not go to cosi he aold to thè prople of thè Nortb-
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which gu to make a g *.*1 or ba J horse. tbe senate at all.
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The bouaa [n»M«l the bill increasing per pound.
the appropriation of tbe Oregon Library
Egg* — Oregon ranch, 3D>»fl per
commission from $2,000 to $6,000 per d«»*en.
I annum
. - old hens, !?*#f5^13e
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Twcnty-Ave new measures were add- p»-r pound; nixed obickena, 11 AftiatlXc;
<*| in the house tolav, bringing the spring, 13lg(«|14; old rooster*, 'Xu,10c;
total up to 318. The senate ad«i*d the dr»'«M«l
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chickens, 14i«13c; turkey»,
unlucky num tier of 13 to their 153.
live. 17 J 17 ',c, tur'seys, dr u sw u l,
There was very strong <>pp>«ition to choice, 20(421?; g««e*e, live, 10(«;l2c;
the new quarantine law prop««ed by duck», lAteilAc.
the bill of Senator Smith, of Umatilla,
V«al—!>rwa»r«l,
per pound.
giving the state board of Koaxlth quaran
Baef—Ikreawed bull», 2(^Sc per pound;
tine power* in town* and on train*, bet cow*. 4(«l3c, ¡«wintry steer*. 3te.3i^c.
it |su«*<d tlie M«nate by a g«*«i majority.
Mutton—I>rr -awl, fancy, Hf« Ht,c per
Miner* of the state are intere*t««d in poun«l; ordinary, 6<s>7c.
a bill by Representative Moore, of Bak-
Pork—Dreraed, A(4Ht*c per pound.
Curbs Land Barons.
State Aid tor Tillamook.
Salem. Jan. 30. — Representative
Salem, Jan. 30.—Curbing of C««» lay
Real», of Tillam.sik atxl Yamhill, in a lami Imron». who hold lands granted by
bill introduced yssterday, asks an ap rtuign«** in lHfltt for the Coos hay wag
propriation from the state of $.30,000 to on r>««l on condition that the grant««*
la> expended in deepening and improv or their assigns would sell it at not
ing the harbor in Tillamook lay.
Tl»e more tiran $2.30 an acre and in not
bill authorixes the appointment by tire , larger titan 160-acre tracts *nd only to
governor of a commission of Ave per- actual settlers, . is tlie
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purpasie
ol a bill
sons, reliable resiilents of Tillamook intr«>lucrd t.wlay by Senator Malarkry.
cvwrnty, who shall havs charge of the it would compel the lar.ns to .|er«l to
wert ItkMeutal to tire Mpenditare ot any bona A.le purchaser who shall offer
tbe appropriation asked.
| tbe $2.50 an acre stipulated in the grant.
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