HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
FIRST CUPS SOUX
Scetuiag
Mtn at The Dene Werkiag
Night and Day.
The Dallee The ocouring mill in
this city ia now running a doubla ciew
o( aortera daily, and the mill night and
day, taming oat 8,000 pound of
roared ttrodact everr 24 bourt. The
wool purchases made tboa far have
been from atationa along the Una of the
Northern Pacific in Yakima county,
and at Columbia river point, aucb aa
The Dalles, Arlington and Echo, whera
the sealed bid plan that waa inaugurxt
ed in the aUte three yeara ago doea not
obtain. The first clip ahorn are near
ly all from the warm Columbia river
rangea, which woola are more or leaa
earthy and are Bought only by dealer
in the acoured product.
There aeema to be no disposition on
the part of the growers to hold thia
class of wool, and buyers are apparent
ly glad to take them, aa they are being
absorbed by the dealer aa fast aa they
are offered.
The choice Eastern Oregon woola
ought for shipping in the grease
which are grown back in the interior,
are now being sown. This class that in
former years was marketed at The
Dalles, and-gave this city the distinc
tion of receiving and shipping more
wool direct from the grower than any
other place in the United States, has,
since the completion of the Columbia
Southern railway .been transferred to
Shaniko. There the woola are all
offered under the sealed bid system
The first sale there is set for June 2,
the second for June 14. and the third
and last for July 1.
Pendleton leads off with the first
sealed bid sale of the season on the 23d
instant, and Heppner folio, s on the
26th with its first sale. The other two
points in the state where wools will be
offered upon sealed bids aie Baker City
on June 17, and Elgin on June 28.
Indian Work With Japanese.
La Grande Nearly 100 Japanese are
in La Grande from Poitland and points
in Washington to work in the Grand
Ronde sugar beet fields this summer,
and more are expected to arrive a little
later on. The work will be to keep the
beets thinned out and free from weeds.
F. S. Bramwell, field superintendent of
the sugar factory, stated that the sugar
company alone baa just completed seed
ing 2,800 acres of good land to beets,
while many of the farmers have put in
laree amounts, the acreage being tar
ahead of last year.
Union's Fight (or Coauty Seat.
La Grande The citizens of Union
are determined to keep the county seat
if possible. Knowing that there is
no possibility of securing the restrain
ing order to prevent the county clerk
from printing the official ballot with
the relocation claaee thereon, a w rit of
review wherein they attack the juris
diction of the county court in ordering
an election for the relocation of the
connty seat from Union to La Grande,
its former site ia made returnable
June 24.
To Extend Ditch.
Freewater Survey for an extension
of the Milton, Freewater and Hudson
Bay ditch has started about 12 miles
west of here for the Pine Creek Irriga
tion company, whose incorporators are
Chris Bowers and Paine brothers, all
of Walla Walla. The company pro
poses to cover between 5,000 and 6,000
acres by the extension. . Tbe Incorpor
ators hold a franchise covering the
waste waters from tbe Milton, Free-
water and Hudson Bay ditch.
La Qrande City Had Boad Sold.
La Grande At a special session of
the city council 'he bid of J. W. Scri-
bei for city hall bonds was accepted.
Mr. Scriber offers a premium of $175
on the entire issue. The bid gives the
city the right to isssue bonds in books
of $5,000 as the city may need the
money to erect the city hall, and the
city is to receive the accrued interest
on bonds issued but not UBed after July
15, 1904.
Population of Eugene la 5,829. '
Eugene P. J. -McPherson, enumer
ator of the school census for the Eugene
school district, has completed his work
and reports that within the city limits
of Eugene he -counted 5,829 inhabi
tants. The enumeration was carefully
made and there is everj reason to be
lieve that the count is correct.
Wheat Caught by Frosta
Pendleton Estimated damage to the
wheat crop of Umatilla county on ac
count of the last two frosts will reach
500,000 bushels. All the damage is in
the Helix country and many farmers
are cutting wheat for bay.
Ship Grain to New York.
Pendleton Ten thousand bushels
whea1. at Warren, a wheat station
the W. & C. R., near Helix, will
of
on
be
shipped in a
state.
few days to New York
School Money Borrowed.
Salem The state land board has just
approved 12 applications for loans from
the school fund aggregating $27,450.
MAY SAVB VATE.
Oeveraaaeat Expects ta laveetlgate Ir
rlgatM n Uautflta.
Waahlngton A consulta'tloa of Irri
gation experts baa been ordered at Pen
dleton to determine the merit of , the
Umatilla irrigation project. The re-
eUmation of between 100,000 and 200,
000 acre of land, lying directly west of
Pendleton, at an elevation ranging from
S00 to 600 feet above the sea ia consid
cred feasible. Examination baa ahown
most of this land to be unpatented, and
that the Northern Pacific controls the
greater portion of the patented area
It has been found impracticable to l
vert water from the Snake river, near
Riparia, and bring it onto thia land,
and the experts will determine the
feasibility of storing the flood waters of
the Umatilla river in a system of res
ervoirs. ll it is louna sucn a system is
a . M . I
practicable and that dams can be con
structed on the respective reservoir
aitee, and litigation can be avoided,
aoch as is threatened in Malheur coun
ty, the government will turn its atten
tion to Umatilla, and leave the Mal
heur project to be disposed of liter.
The government ia now satis Bed that
one reservoir in towusnip s norm,
range 25 and 26 east, can be built to
hold sufficient water to reclaim 60.000
acres, but before this project is adopted,
it is desired to know how much addi
tional land can be reclaimed by waters
stored in smaller reservoirs in that vi
cinity which can also be supplied by
flood waters fiom Umatilla river. If
the board reports favorably on its ex
amination, a special effort will be
made to perfect the plans for this irri
gation project.
Better Wool, Worse Mutton.
Pendleton The fact that $2.75 and
more was realised for dry ewes and two
year olds, two and three years ago.
while buyers are not offering more than
$2 for the same class of stock now, is
not altogether due to conditions in the
mutton market, though prices have
fallen considerably. The tendency of
Umatilla county sheepmen to breed for
wool since good prices prevailed is low
ering the mutton qualities. Sheep
bied for selling purposes usually have
coarser, lower grade wool than those
raised for their fleeces.
Dickering on Sheep Price.
Pendleton Seven eastern sheep buy
era have just come into Umatilla coun
ty to see if they can pick up large con
signments to take to the middle west,
and while they are atlil quite a distance
apart from growers on prices their pres
ence makes tha prospect more encour
aging in the congested sheep districts,
where it was feared sheepmen would
have to carry over all their last year
holdings, together with the spring in
crease.
Can Start OR With 100 Cow.
Echo it is estimated tnat lou cows
will be available to start should the
Hazelwood Creamery company carry
out its intention to install a branch
here. Several farmers in addition to
those already posssesing dairy animals
are scanning their herds for dairy pos
sibilities, and with a district a "dozen
miles long up and down the Umatilla
river to draw from, it is thought 200
cows could be secured by midsummer.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blue-
stem, 80c: Valley, 80c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled
$24.50325.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4(34.25 ;
clears, $3.854. 10; hard wheat pat-1
whole wheat, $44.25 ; rye flour, $4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20(31.22;
gray, $1.151.17J, per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $1920 per ton;
middlings, $25 50 27; shorts, $203
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $15016 per ton;
clover. $10311; grain, $11312; cheat,
$11312.
Hops 1903 crop, 23325 c per
pound.
Wool Valley, 16317; Eastern Ore
gon, 11314c; mohair, 30c per pound
for choice.
Beef Dressed, 538c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 637Kc per pound.
Veal Dressed, 6(t 7c per pound.
Pork Dressed, 737$c per pound.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, 22c; red cabbage, 2te;
lettuce, head. 253 40c per doz; hot
house, $1.75 per box; parsley per doz,
25c; cucumbers, $1.75; asparagus,
$1.25; peas, 56c per pound; rhubarb,
3c; beans, green, 15c; wax, 15c.
Honey $333.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, $1.2031.35 per
cental; common, $131.20; new pota
toes, ZH 34c per pound; sweets, 5a
per pound.
Fruits Strawberries, $1.6031.75 per
crate; cherries, $1.6031.75 per box;
apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzen
bergs, $1.5032.50 per box; choice,
$131.50 rcooking, 75c$l.
Efrgs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17Jc;
store, 12313c.
Butter Fat Sweet cream,
sour cream, 17c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed,
c;
13c per pound; springs, small, 1820c;
hens, 13314c; turkeys, live, 16 il7c;
dressed, 1820c; ducks, $738 per
dozen; geBe, live, 738c per pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 12K13c; old stock, 10c; Young
America, 14c.
TO B8 ENOINEUL
Paaaaaa Caaal PmIiIn (Uvea t Mi
P. Wallace.
Chicago, May 12. John F. Wallace,
general manager of the Illinola Central
railroad, will be chief engineer of the
Panama canal. After having the' alar
under advisement for some time, he
today wired Admiral Walker, ehair
maa el the cemm lesion, his aoceptaaee.
The peaitten will pay 111,090 per year.
Mr. Wallace will leave for Waahlng.
toa te enttr upon his nsw duties early
aaxt month.
During the recent trip of the Pna
ma canal commissioners to the iathmus,
on ox the subjects ol discussion was
the appointment of the chief engineer.
It was agreed by everyone that the
man selected must possess exceptional
qualifications ..must be not only an
engineer, but an adminiitrator and ex
ecutlve; must have mature judgment
and yet energy of accomplishment, and
most be well and favorably known, as
a very great measure of tbe success of
the commission would depend upon the
chief engineer.
While the committee was at sea on
the way to the isthmus, a letter was
written to Mr. Wallace asking him to
meet the members in New York on
their return and talk over the matter.
Subsequently there was correspondence
rith Stuyveeant Fish, president of the
llinois Central, who thus spoke of
Mr. Wallace:
"There is no professional engineer
in my acquaintance who, I think, has,
in a higher degree than Mr. Wallace,
the special commercial and diplomatic
tact which I conceive will be required.
Ie not only has commercial sense,
knows the value of money, but also ha
very rare capacity in dealing with
men, whether they be above him, his
peers, or under him. It goes without
eying that he is upright."
RUMORS OP FIQMT.
Roaslaaa Overtaken at Mae Tleeg
Ling
Paas and Defeated.
Tokio, May 12. Admiral Togo -re
ports that since the 6th of May many
explosions hare been heard ' coming
from the vicinity of Port Arthur, but
their cause has not been ascertained.
The impression here is that the Rus
sians, despairing of their ability to de
fend Port Arthur, are destroying their
ships before leaving the place.
Paris, May 12. The Matin's 8t
Petersburg correspondent says it ia per'
sistently rumored that there has been
a big fight near Mao Tien Ling pass
between the Russians and General
Kuroki's army. The Russians, he
says lost heavily. Lieutenant General
Zssalitch was among the killed. '
Another Japanese Victory.
London, May 12. The Daily Chron
icle's correspondent at Shan Hal Kwan
says the Japanese first army from tbe j
Yalu river is already threatening the
Russian position at Haicheng. The
second army, marching in three divis
ions in order to co-operate with General
Kuroki, has defeated the Russians
near Wafungtien with great loss, the
correspondent ssys. He adds that the
Japanese artillery was splendidly
handled.
The Daily Chronicle notes that there
are two Wafungtiens, one on the rail
road north of Port Arthur, 20 miles
from Pitsewo, and the other 40 miles
west oi Kaiping, on the road to Feng
Wang Cheng.
CREDIT FOR VICTORY.
Japanese en the Yalu Did Net Take
Feag Wang Cheeg.
Tokio, May 12. It appears that the
capture of Feng .Wang Cheng was
effected not by the troops which fought
on the Yalu, but by a mixed brigade
under Major General Sassaki, which,
by marching eastward on April 20,
crossed the Yalu at Changseng and
moved on Feng Wang Cheng by a
mountain road.
The sole objtct cf the Japanese for
eign loan is to secure a gold currency
system and to maintain the convert!
bility of notes. The loan will not be
used to finance the war. and therefoie
the entire proceeds will be kept as a
currency reserve, probably in London.
Japan Buying Submarine Boat.
Newport News, Va., May 12. From
a reliable source comes the infoimation
that a contract has been awarded the
Newport News Shipbuilding company
for tbe construction of four submarine
boats destined for service with the Jap
anese navy in the Far East. Shipyard
officials here refuse to confirm or deny
tbe report, but it is believed here that
the yard has reen rushing work on
warships contracted for in an indirect
way for the mikado's government for
some time past.
Protest to the Power.
St. Petersburg, May 12. Russia has
protested to the powers, signatory of
The Hague and Geneva conventions,
against the action of the Japanese in
firing on the Red Cross trains from
Port Arthur, May 6, when of 200 sick
and wounded, two were struck by the
Japanese bullets. The general staff is
authority for tbe statement that the
health of the Russian troops is excep
tionally good, considering, the filthy
Chinese hovels along the line of march-.
Says Transports Were Sunk.
Paris, May 12 According to the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Matin,
a high official of the naval general
staff, declares that the entrance to Port
Arthur is still free, and that the squad
ron went out on May 9 as far as Pitse
wo, wnere tne torpedo boats sank a
umber of Japanese transports.
ON TO HAICHENG
JAPANESE ARB PUZZUNQ ADVER
SARIES BY RAPID MOVES.
laveteat ef Ma Cfewaag WUI PoOow
ra Short Order Karekl BUa
Working la Maachwta, Is Keeping la
Mta4 the Necewtty et OuUiaaklag
Ktarepatkta at Uae Yaag.
St, Petersburg, May IS. Impending
events of great Importance to tbe mili
tary situation in Manchuria are foie-
shadowed in- official dispatches given
out late last night by the war comrai
tion. On May 8 the Japanese forces
cautiously moved from Feng Wang
Cheng toward Iralcheng, which Is 32
miles east by north of Niu Chwang,
and it ia the opinion of the general
staff that they should certainly reach
their destination within two days. If
the Japanese occupy Haicheng with
Port Arthur effectively cut off, Niu
Chwang would pass into their hands.
The entire Liao Tung peninsula, in
fact, save Port Arthur and perhaps
llaiping, would be commanded by
them.
The troops sent by General Kurokl
to the southwest of Feng Wang Cheng,
hich troops, it established, do not be
long to a third army, none having
landed at Takushan, ciossed the Tay
ang river May 7, and should by this
time be operating in the I.iao Tung
peninsula, provided they continued, as
is regarded probable, the plan to torn
plete the mastery of Southern Man
chnria.
Besides acting energetically in South
ern Manchuria and moving on Hai
cheng, General Kurokl kept in mind
the necessity of outflanking Genera
Kuropatkin at Liao Yang, as is shown
in the fact that on the morning of May
10 he started a formidable force, con
sisting of a division of Infantry and 40
guns and 1,500 cavalry, toward Saim
atsi. In view of General Kuropatkin'a
statement that an examination May 10
of the line between Saimatsi and Feng
Wang Cheng failed to show the pres
enceof Japanese, the autboritis are
puzzled as to where the Japanese force
came from.
A Japanese detachment is reported
officially to have occupied Kwangtien
sien on May 6, but it ia believed likely
to be a small scouting party belonging
to General Kurokl s army.
CrllNBSB WARN JAPANESE.
They
are Thus Able to Escape Ambus
cad Arranged by Cossacks.
St. Petersburg, May 13. General
Saksrohoff sent a dispatch to the gen
eral staff today communicating a report
of Lieutenant General Zassalitch, dated
May 10, aa follows:
"Troops which appeared to be a di
vision of the Japanese guard have been
advancing for the last two days from
Feng Wang Cheng westerly in the di
rection of Haicheng.
"It is reported that a Japanese force
consisting of about a division of in
fantry intended to march on Saimadsa
with 40 guns and 1,500 cavalry.
"From reports received from the
river Dasaw, it may be concluded that
the Japanese army is concentrated in
tnree groups, tne two sootnern groups
being on tbe lower section of the river
Tayang at Hondouhanya, on the left
bank of the river at Dayan and at Don
amyo, in the same locality, and tbe
northren group opposite Habalina on
the road from Feng Wang Cheng to
Salidza, 14 to 16 miles from Feng
Wang Cheng.
"It is difficult to obtain information
from the local Chinese. In one case
we discovered that the Chinese had
warned Japanese troops of an ambus
cade, which had been arranged by cos
sacks."
Admiralty Scouts the Idea.
St. Petersburg, May 13. The idea
that the Russian squadron at Port
Arthur has been destroyed to prevent
its falling into the hands of the enemy
is scouted at the admiralty. "We are
not going to repeat tbe mistake . made
at Sebastopol," said Vice Admiral Rc
jestvensky, commander of the Baltic
fleet. "If the worst comes to the
worst, the squadron will put to sea, en
gage the enemy and inflict as much
damage as possible before going to the
bottom. But you can say that it is a
little early yet to talk of such despera
tion."
, New Powder Qreat Success.
Vancouver, B. C, May 13. Issa
Tanimura, P. H. B., LL. B., of Tokio,
Japan, trade commissioner to Canada,
arrived on the Empress of Japan, and
gives details of the new explosive used
by Japan, referred to in an Associated
Press dispatch from Bt. Petersburg,
He says it was invented by a Japanese
chemist, an is aparently a development
of lyddite, the basis being picric acid.
He declares it explodes under water,
and may be used in all weapons.
Caught In Ambush by Moras.
Manila, May 13. Lieutenant Win-
field Harper and 39 men of company F
of tbe Seventeenth United States in
fantry were caught on May 8 in an am
bush by several hundred Moros. Two
American officers and 15 men were
killed and five men were wounded.
The ambush occurred at Simpatem, on
the east shore of lake Ligusan, island
of Mindanao.
.. if'r -i
Mtock Dack.
la selecting stock ducks from which
to breed your market ducklings, It Is
lees essential to look for clearness
Mil and perfection of tint than gen
eral suitable conformation. The drake
In the accompanying llluatratloa la a
perfect type of breeder tor market
birds. Tbe body la large, but not
cumbersome, the carriage of the email
head, alert, out not apprehensive, the
feathers white and plentiful, but tight
and compact, aa though cut from a
piece of Ivory, the deep full keel and
short, atrong leg are all points that
go to form sn Ideal breeder, either for
TBJO or MODEL PXXXHS.
a duck or drake. In chooalng breed-
era. It la alo Important that the
ducks are fully as large as the drakes.
The duck In the aketch Is In reality
somewhat larger than the drake, and
won flrat prise when she was but flvs
months old. Large birds like these
Peklns are very heavy feeders, but the
ducklings are soon on the market, and
the old birds with long, ran gey bodies.
such aa these here shown, will bunt
their entire living when allowed to
roam at will. Montreal Star.
Potatoes and Potaeh.
Here are two axilla of potatoes,
the difference la development of the
plants and alao In the product of the
yield of tubers. A number of expert
mental plots were laid out Three
rows, each one rod long and 3.3 feet
apart were planted with potatoes of
the White Bur variety, riot No. S
celved ne fertilizer of any kind. Plot
No. S bad an application of kalnlt and
add phosphate. The illustration Is
taken from the West Virginia Expert
mental Station, Bulletin No. 20.
Now for the results: The potatoes
produced by the three rows of plot No.
weighed 21 pounds, and the plants
and the potatoes are represented on
tbe left side of the picture. The pota
toes produced by the three rows of plot
No. 8 weighed 55.8 pounds, and the
plants and the potatoes are shown on
the right-hand side. The increased
yield due to the use of kalnlt and acid
phosphate was reckoned to be at the
rate of 161 1-3 bushels per acre.
Foar-Horoe Taadea Equaliser.
The accompanying Illustration rep
resents a very simple form of equalizer
for two teams one before tbe other.
Attached to the load is a pulley
through which the chain works, a team
f two horses being attached to each
fOTJB-HOBSS TANDEM EQUiXIZXB.
end of the chain. The front double-
trA la provided with a ring in the
center, to which the chain is attached.
On the end of the chain is a grab hook,
bv means of which the front team
mar be hitched long or short as de
sired.
Tbe Packers' Power.
The only rational cause for the
great falling off in prices paid by the
packers for hogs and beef cattle is the
determination of the packers not to
give more. . They are not in the pack
ing business for either health or recre
ation, but for the money tney can ac
cumulate. - Of course the less tney pay
for tbe animals and the more they get
for the animal products tbe more mon
ey they make. This accounts for the
high price to consumers of beef, pork,
etc., as well as the low. price of hogs
and cattle. Farm and Ranch.
Btrawberrie.
I know of nothing that brings in
money quicker or faster than the
strawberry, providing the land is
adapted to strawberry growing. The
strawberry gave me my start when I
was a poor man. . The longer I grew
fruits, tbe more the people around me
bought them. X never had a surplus.
--so
i 7 - rw.
"fry
a?
Dora will easily became greatly later
sated net only la strawberry growing
but black raapberry, blackberry and
I rap a. My plan was te have aa as-
ortmant of the various kinds ef fruit
se If one clsaa of fruits" tailed for a
year the ethers would bring me la
money. Stiff clay sell that Mies is
not adapted to the strawberry er black
berry. Exchange.
A BetUs Ilea
Whea a hta I bound t Mt,
Seem taeogh tala't etlit
Dewala her la water till
She's connected with a tfcltt.
Bmibs a tBoaih 'twa karehT right
Glvln' fctr a dreadful frlfM,
Tjia' rtx around br tall.
Poundln' a aa eld tin pau,
Chala' ktr around the yard.
8 vat thonih 'twas kind et kari
Btla' kicked and dammed and ebooed
fan li. .... . M I . a kaaaA
1 h'd y It' lettlu' gay
Jeat 'eauto natur want It way.
WblU ago rujr neighbor, Pna,
Started btutln up a hen;
Went to yauk btr off tit cert,
lien, though, mad a peck and Jt
Grabbed hi thumb nail good and atoot,
Llk te yank the darned thing out
Penn be twitched away and tbta
Tried (ln to grab that hen.
But by glngtr, ah had punk
'Caua ab took and nipped a chunk
Big' a baa right out hi palm,
8wallrd It and cool and calm.
Ulattd np and ylld "Cab-daft r
Sounded Uk b tld "Hoor.hr
WL air, wha that hen don that
Penn. he bowed, took off bla hat
8puuk Jeat ult htm, you can bt
St ay h. "got dam ye, tr
Aaonymeua.
Cera Floar,
The high price of wheat and ef
wheat flour In Bulgaria has led the
Minister of Agriculture te suggest the
use of corn flour, mixed with wheat
flour. A Bofla Journal says that a com
mittee was nominated by the Mayor
of Sofia with a view te alleviating the
distress among the poorer classes. Two
kinds of bread were submitted one
made with three-quarter wheat flour
and one-quarter corn flour, and the
other with half wheat flour and half
corn flour. Those who tasted the first-
named bread declared It to be very
good. and. the Mayor hopes by the
extended use of corn flour to furnlah
the necessitous population of Sofia
with Its dally bread at a cheap price.
Cincinnati Price Current
Btable Ventilator.
This plan of ventilating a stable can
be put In without Interfering with the
window proper. About two Inches
from the top of the
window three hole
are made two Inches
or more in diameter.
A frame Is built over
these holes In which
to run a slide or slips
of sheet iron may be
placed in position,
as shown at tne lower pan or tne
picture, between, which tbe sliding
board may be run.
Equal to Oreea Feed.'
Cut corn stalks about equal green
feed If put In a silo. Two lots of cafr
tie were sold In Chicago, fed on the
same farm and owned by tbe same
person, tojiacertain wnicn was tne
better feed, com stalks shredded or
ensilage. The two lots were so near
the same in flesh and fat that both
brought $5.70 ' per hundred gross
weight This statement should have
force with farmers In Inducing them to
cut their corn stalks, stack and shred.
Tbe appearance of the cattle In the
yards aroused considerable interest
and the best critics were unable to
distinguish between them.
What I Bucccwf
Many men who have died poor and
who have ever been poor have been
great successes. Our Savior was a
poor man, the poorest of the poor and
yet no life was ever such a success
as His. The mistake of this age is In
Judging success by wealth. .A man
mav Ka ,.-!, CinrtiWlftOO an1 vaf li.
an absolute failure. That la, he may
be rich and yet be a hog. He is suc
cessful who goes through the world
doing the most good, brightening ths
lives of his fellow creatures not only,
but making life more comfortable-for
the lower animals, the horses, ths
cows, and chickens and wild birds.
Bant Whitewash. -
A whitewash that looks much better
than the bare boards and which will
stay on about as long as a coat of
paint is made as follows: Slake halt
A bnsnei or quicklime witn polling
hot water. Add two pounds of sul-
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these being first dissolved In water
before adding to the whitewash. A
pound of lamp-black and a pound of
raw amber will give a pleasant dark
color. It may be applied with a spray
pump.
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Wood Ashe.
Unleached wood ashes are rich la
potash, varying in value according to
the hardness of the wood burned.
Hickory ashes are more valuable than
basswood. Besides, potash ashes con
tain lime and a little phosphoric add.
Most clay soils have sufficient potash.
Bandy soils need potash more than oth
er soils. Do not mix wood ashes with
any kind of manure before applying to
the sou.
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