HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
LAW WORK1NQ WELL
lac Mat Freaa lacerporatJoas AatoeaU to
Over $100,000 Bnt Year.
Salem One year ago the Eddy cor
poration law went into effect. The
state has received under the provisions
of that law $100,866.03. During thlaj
flrat year of the operation ot the new
law, 465 new domestic corporation!
bare been formed and 200 foreign cor-;
porationa bare qualified for the trans
action ot business in this state.
The total number ot domestic corpor
ations la now 2,025, which number,
with the 200 foreign corporations
makes a total ot 2,022 companies auth
orised to do business in Oregon.
During the next 12 months the re
ceipts from declaration fees ot foreign
corporations will be very small, but
this will be more than made up from
annual license fees from foreign cor
porations. In the past year many of
the foreign corporations paid only for
a fraction of a year, but hereafter they
will pay (or fall years.
The income of the state from the
Eddy corporation tax law will there
fore exceed $100,000 a year and within
a year or two will probably reach
$120,000 or $10,000 a month. The
expense ot maintaining the corporation
department is about $2,000 a year.
FRUIT CROP LOOKS WELL.
drain Fields Promise Bountiful Harvest
and Hay Oolog Well.
La Grande From every quarter of
the Grand Ronde valley come the most
flattering reports of a most bounteous
yield of all kinds of fruit the coming
season, particularly the apple crop, and
should the valley escape late frosts, it
will be the banner year for fruit grow
era throughout this section of Oregon.
The grain crop also promises an
abundant harvest, and the yield of hay
will be much larger than usual.
Owing to high waters of Grand
Ronde river and Catharine creek this
spring many farms in the river bottoms
are yet too wet to plow and seed, which
will reduce the acreage from what it
otherwise would be.
Stock of all kinds are in excellent
condition, and -farmers, fruitgrowers
and stockraisers are in the beat of spir
its at the very promising future out
look. Coming Events.
Western Oregon Conference and
Campmeeting of Seventh-Day Adrentist
church, Corvallis, May 26-June 5.
A nnnal Students' conference, Y. M.
C.JL, Gearhart Park, May 28-Jone 6.
Umatilla Pioneers' reunion, Pendle
ton, June 2-4.
- General election, June 6.
Coast Longshoremen convention,
Astoria, June 6.
Staate Sunday School convention,
Portland, June 7-8.
First Oregon cavalry and infantry
reunion, Hood River, June 16.
Annual reunion, Department of Ore
gon, G. A. R., Hood River, June 15-17.
Linn County Pioneer association
' union, Brownsville, June 22-24.
re-
Pioneer association reunion, Port
land, June 22.
Northwest sportsmen's tournament,
Pendleton, June 24-26.
Christian campmeeting, Turner,
June 23-July 3.
Federated Fraternal Mardi Gras and
Carnival, Portland, June 28-July 9.
Weetern Division State Teachers' aa
sociation, Portland, June 29-July 1.
Eastern Oregon (3. A. K. encamp
ment, La Grande, July 1-4.
American Congress, Portland, Aug
ust 22-27.
For Wallowa Reserve.
La Grande The register and receiver
of the TJinted States land office here
have received a telegram from the gen
eral land office at Washington, D. C,
withdrawing from deposit a large por
tion of timber land to be added to the
Wallowa forest leserve. This land is
in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties,
most of it being in Wallowa, with i
good portion in Baker county" and con
eiderable about six miles east of Union
and on toward Telocaset and Medical
Springs, which takes in a portion of the
ragged edge of Wallowa reserve.
New Creamery at La Orande.
La Grande The new creamery which
is being put up in La Grande by the
Grand Ronde creamery company will
be ready for business by June 1. The
creameries at Union and La Grande
will manufacture over 25,000 pounds
of butter per month, and it is the in
tention of the company to store touch
of the product in the warehouses at
Pendleton and Baker City, as those
places are now sending to Portland for
much of their butter. ,
Salmon Season Disappointing.
Astoria The run of fish has shown a
decided decrease in the past few days.
The season has been very disappointing
up to the present time, and not nearly
as many fish have been packed as at
the corresponding time last year, and
that was considered a bad season. The
cold storage pack is in an even worse
condition.
LO.O.P. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Various Bra aches Report Work
greoelag Very SatUfactorfly.
Astoria The several branches
ot
Odd Follows lodges met in annual
ion here last week. Reports of officer
hows good gains in both membership
and finance. Portland was selected
as the next meeting place. The state
grand lodge elected the following offi
cers:
Grand master, J. A. Mills, Salem;
deputy grand master, W. II. Hobson,
Stayton; grand warden, W. A. Carter,
Gold Hill; grand secretary, E. E.
Sharon, Fortland ; grand treasurer. Dr.
O. D. Doane, The Dalles; grand repre
sentative, Joseph Micelli, Roseburg;
trustee ot the Oddfellows' Home.
Thomaa F. Ryan.
The grand encampmnet officers are:
Grand patriarch, W. M. Green, ot Eu
gene; grand high priest, Claud Gatch,
ot Salem; grand scribe, E. E. Sharon,
of Fortland; grand treasurer. W. W.
Francis, of Halsey; grand senior ward
en, W. I. Vawter, ot Med ford; grand
junior warden, 11. M. Beckwilh, of
Fortland ; grand representative, Thorn
as F. Ryan, of Oregon City.
lhe Kebekan officers cboeen are:
President, Mrs. Nora Barnett, Athena;
vice president, Mrs. Ella Fraiier, Eu
gene; warden, Mrs. Clementine Bui
lock, Portland; secretary, Mrs. Ora
Copper, The Dalles; treasurer, Mrs
Sophie Severence, Tillamook; trustee
of Oddfellows' Home, Mrs Mary Tom- i
linson, of Fortland; assembly trustees,
Mrs. Iceilla M. Sears, of Albany; Mrs.
Bertha Henderson, of Pendleton; Mrs.
Mary Vanderpool, ot Dufur. Mrs.
Cosper, secretary, waa elected for the
eighth consecutive time.
No Sheep on Reserve.
Baker City Forest Reserve Super
visor Terrill has returned from marking
the boundarise of that portion ot the
Blue mountain and Baker City forest
reset ve over which he has charge. The
general land office has recently sent
him specific instructions as follows:
"The secretary of the interior has de
cided that sheep shall not be allowed to
graze on the Baker City forest reserve,
but that the cattle and horses which
grazed on the lands now in the reserve
last season may be allowed in the re
serve during the season of 1904."
Sheepmen Sell Much Wool.
Pendleton In the face of an uncer
tain market sheepmen are selling wool
fast when they can get their price. It
is estimated that over a million pounds
of the spring clip are already sold.
The jump in price from 11c to 12Kc
since last week caused the heavy sell
ing. Growers have been saying they
would be satisfied with 12c. The av
erage cup of the county Is between
two and a half and three million
pounds.
Bays 40.000 Pounds of WooL
Pendleton A buy of 40,000 pounds
of wool at Alpowa, on the Snake river
has been made by E. H. Clark of Pea
aieton, wbo has been touring among
the growers of Walla Walla, Franklin,
Columbia, Garfield ana Asotin counties.
Mr. Clark buys for Eoehland A Co.. of
Boston.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blue-
etem, 80c; Valley, 80c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.50(325.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $4 4.25;
clears, $3.85(34.10; bard wheat pat
ents, $4.404.70; whole wheat, $40
4.25; rye flour, $4.50.
Oats No. 1, white, $1.25; gray
$1.20 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $19520 per ton;
middlings, $25.50(327; shorts, $20
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food,
$19.
Hay Timothy, $15 16 per ton:
clover, $910; grain, $11012; cheat,
$1112.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack ;
carrots, 80c; beet, $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, Z2$c; red cabbage, 2c;
lettuce, head, 2540c pel doz; pars
ley, 25c; cauliflower, $2; celery, 75
90c; cucumbers, $1.75; asparagus
$1.25; peas, 6c per pound; rhubarb,
dc per ponna ; Deans, green, loc; wax,
15c; squash, $1 per box.
Honey $33.50 per case.
potatoes fancy, 91.zu01.z5 per
cental; common, $1 1.20; new pota
toes, 34c per pound; sweets, 5c.
Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 12
15c per pound; cherries, $1.25 per
box ; gooseberries, 6c per pound ; ap
pies, fancy Baldwins and Spitzenbergs,
$4.502.50perbox; choice, $1 1.50;
cooking, 75c$l.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17 Jc;
store, 1213c.
Butter Fat Sweet cream, 18jc;
sour cream, 17c.
.aggs uregon rancn, im 10c per
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12
13c per sound : serines, small. 18
j 20c; hens, 1314c; turkeys, live, 16
17c per pound dressed 1820c; ducks,
Sj per uozen; geese, live, c per
pound.
neeee run cream, twins, new
stock; 1213c; old stock, 10c;
wi 0.
Young America, 14c.
iiopa iwuj crop, Z3(3Z0SC per
pound.
Wool Valley, 17c; Eastern Oregon
1214c; mohair, 30c per pound for
choice.
Beef Dressed, 68c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 56c per pound
lambs, 6c.
Veal Dressed,' 47c per pound.
Pork Dressed, 77$c.
ENEMY ON REAR.
Japaaeoe dose to Russians at Makee
art Oroat Battle Inmlaeat,
London, May Id. No further news
has reached I -on dart throwing light
upon the appearance ot Japanese troops
northeast ot Mukden, or indicating by
what route they reached that point so
unexpectedly. The Japanese are so
successful in hiding their movements
that it is only possible to guess at them
from the vague indications in Russian
official dispatches.
According to the Standard's Tien
Tain correspondent. General Kuropat-
kin has left for Harbin; Viceroy Alex
ieff still being at Liao Yantf with 20,
000 troops.
It is noticeable that Russian official
dispatches seldom name the place
whence they were seat.
A question greatly discussed in the
London papers this morning is whether
General Kuropatkin has succeeded in
ascertaining that the Japanese are
threatening his rear so near the Muk
den line, and has been enabled to be
gin a retreat, or whether he has
elected to fight. In any case, it is
considered that any day may bring
news ot a great battle in this district,
aa the transport difficulties are be
lieved to be so great as to make it al
most impossible for General Kuropat
kin to effect a rapid retirement.
Indefinite reports continue to reach
London of Japanese bombardment of
Port Arthur and Dalny.
The Standard's Odessa correapon
dent confirms the report that General
Kuropatkin's aggregate forces Kit the
pending battle do not exceed lOO'.OOO
len.
Shanghai dispatches report that the
Chinese are greatly gratified at the
Japanese invitation to the Tartar vice
roy of Mukden to re-establish the ad
ministration of Antung and induce
Chinese traders to return and resume
business.
MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR.
Russia Will MobUIze AH Forces
Possible
1 here for Its Defease.
St. Petersburg, May 19. Advices re
ceived by the general staff show that
the Japaneee are practically masters of
all the southern end of the Liao Tung
peninsula, save Port Arthur and the
territory commanded by guns. This
result, so promptly brought about, is
due to the failure ot ' the Russians to
make opposition of any consequence
to the Japanese advance.
A member of the general' staff said
to the Associated Press that the re
moval of the guns from the fortifica
tions erected at Kinchau, and the des
truction of Port Dalny, were primarily
for the purpose of concentrating the
entire Russian force at Port Arthur.
If the men and guns were scattered,
the effect would have been to distrib
ute the means of defense of the fort
ress over a number of points strate
gically weak. To defend the whole of
the southern end of the Liao Tung pen
insula it would have been necessary
to have an army equal to that which
the Japanese could have landed.
The weakness of the Manchurian
army, said this officer, left only one
course to pursue, namely, that 0' mo
bilizing sufficient troops at Port Arthur
to hold it until relief came.
ENEMY SLIPS IN.
Russians Near Ylokow Surprised by the
Landing of Army.
Niu Chwang, May 18. The Russians
were surprised by the appearance of
the enemy at Kaichau, 20 miles south
ol xinkow this morning, rhey were
expecting the Yalu army.
Nine traansporta, assisted by the
navy, landed iuu troops and the re
mainder will land tonight and tomor
row. The number of the Japanese
force is not known. The 'warships
shelled the shore from early morning
until evening.
The Japanese are expected here to
morrow and the Russians are rapidly
evacuating the town.
Oppose Japanese Advance.
Berlin, May 19. Colonel Gadke,
the German military expert, who is
accompanying the Russian army in the
field in the dual capacity of military
expert and correspondent, telegraphing
from Mukden, states that the Japanese
advance against Liao Yang is being
conducted in two lines, which parallel
the railway between Niu Chwang and
Liao Yang. The Japanese right, he
declares, is moving with extreme cau
tion, while the left wing ib advancing
much more rapidly in an attempt to
outflank the Russian position.
Outposts Already In Contact.
Paris, May 19. The Journal's Muk
den correspondent says: "Important
events are imminent. The outposts of
the two armies are already in contact
in the zone northwest of Feng Wang
Cheng. The Japanese army advancing
on Liao Yang is estimated at 100,000.
A persistent rumor, which is not eon
firmed officially, has it that another
Japanese corps is executing a flanking
movement direct on some point be
tween Liao Yang and Mukden."
Wireless Telegraphy for Alaska.'
Washington, May 19. General
Groely has give directions to have the
wireless telegraph stations which have
been sccessfully used on Puget sound,
taken to Nome and St. Michael, Alas
ka, in order to establish communica
tion between these" points. The freez
ing of the sea in the bay has rendered
cable service between these points im
practicable.
JAPS LOSE SHIPS
RUSSIAN REFUGEES REPORT LISAS-1
TEX JIT PCSffJlSTKlX
Kliade's Fleet Was Beortardlag FerU
When a Mlae Waa S track ad a Bat
Uesnto, Weat Dewa la Coaruloa
PoOewtag Crmlaor Also Sank Proas
Contact With Mlae.
Cbefoo, May 20. A party of IS
Russians arriving from Dalny this
morning by Junk ir authority for the
statement that during a bombardment
ot Port Arthur by the Japaneee Mon
day afternoon the Japanese battleship
Shiklshima and the cruiser Asama
struck mines and sank. The Russians
say the Shiklshiam sank two minutes
alter tanning on the mine, and that
Asaam was being towed away by a ves
sel ot the bombarding fleet when aha
also went down.
The 13 Russians seem to have ob
tained their information from the com-
mending officer at Dalny. who showed
them, they assert, a telegram from
Tort Arthur, that the bombardment
commenced at 1 o'clock Monday after
noon, and that two hours later the
Shiklshima struck the mine and wv
soon at the bottom.- During the con
fusion that followed, according to the
story told, the Asama alto struck on a
mine and waa taken in tow and waa
settling so fast that it was found neces
sary to abandon her.
A number of Russian torpedo boats
then went out. but the Japanese re
ceived reinforcements and the Rus
sians retired.
- Today's arrivals say that the en
trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but
one of the sunken steamers was re
moved and the entrance is now open
but it is still dangerous and the Rus
sian fleet baa been ordered to remain
in the harbor until the arrival of Ad
miral Skrydloff, who will take com
mand. Communication north ot Dalny
has been completely severed.
WILL FALL BACK TO HARBIN.
Russian
Staff Gives Insight lato the
Plans of Kuropatkin,
St. Petersbmg, May 20. Confirm-
ins the intimations that it is General
Kuropatkin's purpose to avoid a de
cisive combat with the Japanese at the
present stage of the war, the statement
was made by the general staff today
that the commander in chief is mak
ing preparation s to fall back on Muk
den, and then to Harbin.
While the superior numbers of the
enemr compel a retirement, it does
not follow that General Kuropatkin
will not strike a stinging blow should
a strategical, mistake bo made which
will enable him to throw a stronger
army upon one of the advancing col
umns of his antagonists. The most
exposed portion of General Kuriko's
command is that which is moving di
rectly northward, evidently with the
intention of gaining the road to Muk
den, down which it will march as
soon aa the other columns are within
supporting distance. Unless caution,
heretofore the conspicuous feature of
the Japanese campaign, ia observed,
this column, it is believed here, will
fall the victim" to its temerity, as Gen
eral Kuropatkin is known to be hold
ing it especially, under close sur
veillance.
Kuropatkin's decision to withdraw
from Liao Yan can only mean, accord
ing to the experts, that there will con
tinue to be affairs of outposts, unless
another-General Zassalitch should de
velop. The general staff confirms the
announcement' of the abandonment of
Kin Chou by the Russians after the
dismantling of the forts and the re
moval of the guns to Port Arthur.
Special Stamps for I90S Fair.
Washinston. May 20. Senator
Mitchell was today advised by the post-
office department that his request for
the issue of a special series of postage
stamps commemorating the Lewis and
Clark exposition will be considered
as soon as possible. The department
itself prepared designs submitted for
the Louisiana Purchase stamps, but
will consider all designs submitted for
the Lewis and Clark issue. In no
event will these stamps be placed on
sale befoie the exposition opens next
summer.
War Clouds Rolling Back.
Washineton. May 20. According to
cable advices received by Dr. Calderon,
the Peruvian minister here, the war
clouds are roll ins back, and there is
now little danger of a nostile collision
between Peru and Brazil. The minis
ter's advices are to the effect that ne
gotiations have begun at Rio de Ja
neiro under such favorable auspices as
to warrant the belief that a satisfactory
settlement of the differences will be
made. ,
China Opens Ports to the World.
Pekin, May 20. An imperial edict
voluntarily issued today opens to the
commerce of the world the ports of
Chinan Fu, Wei Shi-En and Chou
Tsun. on the Shan Tung peninsula,
Chow Che-En. the industrial center of
the province, also is to be , opened.
Wei Shi-En is a station on the railroad
midway between Kaichau and Chi-
nan-Fa.
'1 hAZZt'ttt-
Top-Heel lie Air Brooder.
The following Is a description and
a diagram of a brooder which is in
use at the ManUna Experiment Sta
rjoa and la recommended by them.
ll
waa designed by Mr. James Ranker, a
veteran poultry breeder ot Massachu
setts. Ita construction Is aa follow 1
A box la made throe feet aquare and
of four pieces of eight-Inch lumber sur
faced. Upon the top of this box, for
a cover, la nailed a piece of aloe entire
ty coveting the box. This sine has a
hole la the center over which Is sol
dered a pine 1U Inches In dlametsr
and 23 Incbea long. This pipe Is sol
dered en the ontstde, the metal being
the ton of the box. Next comes the
floor over this tine, but not touching
It because an Inch strip, 1 by 1, should
be nailed on around the outside In or
der to make an air space between the
floor and Una This atrip should be
broken; midway on either aide an Inch
opening should be left for the admis
sion of outside air to the apace under
neath the floor. The floor should bo
made of "ceiling," smooth surface up.
Exactly In the center of this floor a
hole should be cut 2 Inches In diam
eter and In thla hole a pipe 2H Inches
In diameter and 8 Inches long fastened.
This pipe should Just extend through
the floor level with the underside of
the bottom. Through thla pipe the
long ventilating pipe will go. This
HOT All BROODIB.
completes the body part of the brood
or and a hover and top complete tho
requirements. . The hover should be
made In the form of a circle two feet
In diameter, In the center a hole large
enough to allow the vent pipe to pass
should be cut, and four legs 8 Inches
long tacked on to raise It to the re
quired height; then tack a light fringe
of Jute sacking around the edge only.
This Is the hover complete.
Next Is the top. Make another bot
similar to bottom, using tour pieces of
six-Inch lumber dressed. Upon oppo-
side aides a piece cut with a doublt
pitch 8 feet long and 1 foot high In
the center should be nailed to form
the ends and the apex and Joined with
piece 84 Inches long and 2V4 Inches
wide cut with bevel to allow tho
screen door, which should constitute
the two sides of the roof, to fit snug
ly. This box portion should have a
little door cat In It and an incline made
for chlcka to run In and out of the
brooder.
The working of this brooder Is ex
tremely simple; a brooder stove Is
placed under the box and It heats the
metal cover; thla In turn heats the air
In the space between It and the floor.
Thla air on being warmed, rises up
ward through the 2H Inch pipe and
flows out over the chicks that are un
derneath the hover. Since this air
comes through the holes between the
1 by 1 Inch strips and does not come
In contact with the lamp, a pure and
constant supply of air Is Insured, giv
ing almost perfect ventilation In addi
tion. These brooders serve the pur
pose very well where only a limited
number of chicks Is to be raised, but
where the business Is to be conducted
upon a larger scale, either coal or
wood beaters with pipe system Is best.
Does Tble Fit Your Cow?
If a boy should come from the heart
of a city, says the Farmer, who had
neither seen nor beard of a cow be
fore, how would he describe it as it is
seen at this time of the year on many
of our. Minnesota farms? Ills obser
vations would lead him to say that it
was used a a sort of scavenger to
keep things picked up about the fields
In winter time, to pull the branches off
the corn stalks and trim up and bore
Into the straw piles, and while not
at work stands on the leeward side of
the strawstacks or In the fence corner
with Its rudder to the wind. It haa a
hump similar to a dromedary, only
I more rounding. It has hair like most
other animals, except that It stands up
more, and on its flanks It has not hair
at all, but scales like an allgator. It
doesn't seem at all satisfied with life,
but stamps- Its feet, shakes Its head
and acts mad.
Fighting; Oleomargarine.
The State Dairy and Food Depart
ment of Ohio has been In receipt lately
of a number of protests from traveling
men against the otter disregard by cer
tain hotels of the oleomargarine law.
In response to these protests warnings
war sent to the proprietors, k drcu
T
lar letter wlU be sent U every total
keeper' ta the I tat calling attention
to the provisions of the law regarding
this matter, together with the Intima
tion that the department Intends to
use repressive measure. Tie law on
the subject prohibits the use of axtlfl-
clal butter that contains any coloring
matter not natural to tho product Tho
statute also prescribed the display of a
card not lest than 10 by 14 Inches in
also, upon which are to be shown la
letters not less la also than one and a
half Inches square. In black Ink, the
words, "Oleomargarine sold and used
here." This must be shown In tho eat
ing room where the substance la served
and must be In a place therein where
It can be easily road. The penalty for
falling to observe the law la a mini
mum fine of $100 for the first offense
and a maximum fine of $300 and nine
ty days In Jail for subsequent offense.
Dairy and Creamery.
To Preveat Bnrla.
plan for preventing a bora from
hying consists of a nose piece passing
over tho horse's noee, aa shown In the
sketch. The strap
doee not necessari
ly draw on the lip
unless the driver
pulls on It, then It
touches the aul
mil's nose, and the
mere touch doe
the whole business.
In describing this
. device Its ortgluaj:
or says: The contrivance consists of
simple head strap, properly braced and
coming down between the horse's eye
and nostrils, to It end In the shape of
a sort of little metallic upper Hp. The
latter little pieces of metal, one about
two Inches long, and not half sn
Inch wide, Is humorously railed a
trolley bit' Its curving side-ends. Ilk
an ordinary bit. are so devised that a
very slight, gentle pull on the rein
brings the trolley bit against the top
of the horse's nose. In complete ab
sorption In the study of a new experi
ence the horse rosy be drtzen right up
by the side of a noisy locomotive, or of
a gong-banging trolley car, that pre
sents to the horse, under ordinary cir
cumstances, the sinister aspect of a
moTlng, perhaps a living, thing, going
without any visible means of propul
sion; snd In his strict attention to the
new sensation at the tip of bla nose be
will take no notice of the car or of the
locomotive. The queerest thing of all
Is the fact that no amount of use or fa
miliarity with the nose-toucher ar
rangement seems to lessen the horse'
Interest In If
Core for Brittle II oof.
Ilorsee are frequently troubled with
brittle hoofs, caused by a deficiency of
water In the bone. Thla condition may
be caused by fever of the feet, as la
common founder; Inflammation of the
Interior of the feet; exposure to fer
menting manure of filthy stables, by
which the horn Is saturated with
moisture containing ammonia. It may
also be caused by leaving the feet
covered with mud, or by continued dry
weather or other unhealthy conditions.
The born may thus become dry and
granulated and often separates very
easily, crumbling and splintering away
until there is scarcely crust enough
left to fasten a shoe upon.
The remedy Is to remove the cause
and restore the moisture. Frequent
wsshlng of the feet with cold water
will aid materially In curing. Glycer
ine and water In equal parts make ex
cellent dressings for the hoofs.
Butchering Outfit.
An Interested reader sends a sketch
for a one-man butcheriug outfit, as Il
lustrated In the Ohio Farmer. A post
8 feet high has pivoted to Ita top a
sweep 15 feet long. This sweep has a
hook on the short end and a rope on
the long end. The scalding barrel,
cleaning bench and hanging gallow
are all on the circumference of the clr-
OKE-MAK BtJTCHEBWO OUTFIT.
cle made by the short end of tho
sweep! With an arrangement of this
kind It Is apparent bow one man can
easily do his own butchering.
Duck-House.
Ducks are very free from disease
compared with chickens, but they are
at times subject to leg weakness, due
to overfeeding or damp floors. The
floors of the duck-house should be
kept well littered with cut straw.
They soon make their quarters very
filthy, hence the necessity of renew
ing the litter frequently. As no
roosts are required,' and ducks are
hardy,' the house need not be very ex
pensive. The roof should be tight
and the floor dry. If the floor Is of
boards, so much the better. In such
quarters they should begin to lay now,
and keep at It until the summer la
well open. '-
The Moequlto Plant.
The "mosquito -plant," species of ba
sil, Is attracting a great deal of atten
tion In England Just now. An army
officer who secured one of these plant
In Nigeria says it Is well known aa a
mosquito defense there, and the na
tives use an Infusion of Its leaves to
cure malarial fevers. As soon as a
hedge of this shrub was planted about
the Victoria gardens, Bombay, India,
the workmen, who had previously been
almost unable to work because of the
warm of mosquitoes, had no further
trouble with either these pest or the
scourge of malaria from which thej
had been suffering.