Tho Army Worm. While -we do not think there Is'much likelihood of a recurrence of the army worm pest nest year, yet it may be-well l;i eao we should have another nnlc tios to know a little more about it. Ihe New York Agricultural Experi ment Station has devoted Bulletin No. 304 to an investigation of tne beast and from It we extract sorre facts t hlch our readers would do wall to bear In mind. ' ; The eggs are very small, globulnr in foim, and nearly white in o'ior. Xhey are usually laid in the leaf sheaciis of grasses and grains, and the eaviy brood, -which does, the mischief, ovi posit freely in the cut straw of old stacks, In hay ricks, In old coin shocks, and In bits of corn stalk that have been loft upon the surface of the ground in , T-'iftures. This will explain a fact that has been noted by many; that the worms started In blue grasi pastures on which cord fodder bad b--ou fed to cattle. f The young caterpillars come forth In ancut ten days from the tir.e the- eggs are laid. In case the eggs were placed on fresh grass or grain, the young lar- v&e feed for a time in 'he sl;e;itii where the eggs were placed, but tinnl- ly include the whole blade in the bill of fare. They are full grown In about four weeks. At this time a single lar rae measures about an inch and d half In length and a quarter of an lnj:h in diameter. They may be briefly d scribed as being smooth, naked cater pillars, moderately dark in color, with longitudinal stripes running the full length of the body. The third stagre in the Insects' life begins when the cater pillars go . into the ground or under stones to make the wonderful change from an active caterpillar to an appar ently lifeless creature. This stage is THF, ATIMY WORM. called the pupa stage, or, in the case of the butterflies and moths, is more familiarly known as the chrysallc stage. A single chrysalis measure about three-fourths of an Inch la length. :- Cnpaclty of a Corn Crib. ' It is a safe rule in estimating tho size of a crib, to allow two cubic feet to each bushel of corn. By a cubic bushel is meant 70 pounds of ear corn, "which Is equivalent to 50 pounds of shelled corn. The rule is to allow 14 pounds for cob in the fall, and 12 pounds in the spring after the corn has been dried out perfectly. Two cribs thirty feet long, six feet wide and ten feet, high, will by this rule hold 1,800 bushels. Ten feet is too high to throw corn easily with a scoop shovel, but there can be two openings for each crib extending down to within four tor five feet of the floor, and when the crib is full to the bottom of these, short boards can be placed across them, as the crib is filled, and most of the filling can be done with case. When the cribs must be filled to the top, a boy or man can throw corn back to the ends and fill it, so as to utilize all the space. Froacrve a Record, ,- It would be no bad plan for every farmer,' and particularly for? every young farmer, to make a resolution and keep it to preserve in intelligible record of all his transactions, the ' times, the seasons, the crops grown, the dates of planting, with such his tory of their progress as will throw light upon the results reached. How one's time has been employed, what work was done, when, and In short every fact relating to the economy of the farm mlght.be briefly but intelli gibly noted. Such a record, even for n single year, would be of value in planning -for the next year, enabling the farmer to better plan his work, be cause the points at which he succeed ed, as well as those at which he failed during the previous year, , would be full of suggestion and reminder. , " The Advance In Wheat. The price of wheat has advanced in all parts of the world, and is due to legitimate causes. First came a drouth in Australia, which cut down the last crop in the colonies very materially. Later the advices from Adelaide indi cate great need of rain, and the next crop there may be dwarfed on that ac count, iwo bod years In succession in Australia are . Improbable, but not impossible. -The crop in the Argen tine Republic is short .for, the same reason, find this is1 also true of India and Russia. The spectacle of Califor nia shipping, wheat to Calcntta is one the world has nevef Ufcfore beheld. Toy Off and Quit."' Whenever there Is any misunder standing between omployer sxd em ploye on the farm, and one or the other feels that they have not had their just deserts, it is time to pay off and quit. These sores never heal up entirely, and it doesn't pay to doctor them up, and have them break out in a new place worse than ever. A Time for Liberality. A little neighborly help and counsel may go a great ways toward keeping some people from failure. There are in every community those who are in a position to.either distress or to help their less fortunate neighbors. In most cases it will do these people no good to draw the lines too tightly, while such action may cause the failure of some who would otherwise have avoided It. A man may be pretty hard up financial ly, and yet be all right. If his creditor knows this and takes advantage of It in a time of financial unrest the debtor and the whole business community are wronged,' usually with no advantage to the creditor. No one is urged to take any great risk for the sake of accom modating a - neighbor, yet all should realize the good that a little leniency may do, and the harm that may result from the opposite course. " Poultry Feeding Rock. For the bottom take a board 1 Inch thick, 6 Inches wide and C feet long, ends J inch thick, C inches wide and 18 inches long. Nail solid to ends of bot tom; their ends flush with underside of bottom. Two strips half an inch thick and four Inches wide are nailed to the edges of the bottom, thus making a trough three inches deep with ends 18 Inches high. Then take strips one quarter inch thick, 3 Inches wide and GHAIS WASTE PREVENTED. 18 inches long, pointed at upper end, and nail them to the sides of the trough, leaving a space between pickets of 1 inches for chicks or 2 Inches for fowls. This gives a complete and durable feed rack, where the weak have equal chance with the strong, and no waste of feed. Farm and Home. No American Fat Stock Phew. There will be no American Fat Stock Show in Chicago this year. The Illinois State Board of Agriculture has decided that the time is too short to allow for proper arrangements being made. The stockmen, too, are of the opinion that it would not be convenlenyor them to at tend, the time being too short for them to get their herds In condition. It is probable that another cause" has oper ated to some extent. The Springfield fair involved them in debt about $15, 000, and they had asked to have a guarantee-fund of $20,000 raised if the fat stock show was to be held. Only $15,000 of the latter sum had been subscribed. Dead Furrow n Nuisance. The dead furrow is always a nui sance in' preparing land for a crop, unless It Is upon wet lands, , which must necessarily be thrown into ridges a' couple of rods wide to carry off sur face , water. - The reversing plow Is how . used and highly recommended when it . is desirable to have lands level. We shall Investigate this revers ible plow and report upon its practical utility another season. . '"'.'.'.. - Dairy Dots.' ''-.u; ' It is well to remember that culls will come with the best of breeding. If a cow has va sore teat, milk very carefully, and apply extract of witch hazel. . . If a cow's teats are muddy or covered with other filth, they should be washed with water and then wiped dry before beginning to milk. With temperature under control and churning direct at the right time, the butter will come solid so as to be easily handled and free from buttermilk. When the butter, is marbled, it Is either caused by leaving too much but termilk in the butter at the last work ing or the salt has not been distributed evenly. . . ". ,' - '.. Much of the average farm buttr con tains many of the essentials of good quality, but because it falls in one or more essentials it falls to bring, best prices. .." : The laws enacted during the past two years with reference to oleomargarine seem to be slowly but surely reducing the output of the stuff, and they are cer-' tainly of great benefit to the legitimate dairy interests. '"' ..''- i Agricultural Atoms. Chinch bugs winter over among dead grass, in com shocks, piles of rubbish, and along fences, especially hedges. ; The potato blight Is on the increase. Bordeaux mixture for blight and Paris green for bugs will have to be kept in stock by the potato grower. For storing corn fodder, either shred ded or bulk, any sort of a shed that has a rainproof roof will do. All that is necessary Is that it be kept dry. Land that Is, rich enough to produce crops on the "intensive" plan does not need rest, but a judicious rotation must be kept up, with clove? mixed in somewhere. , Make your cellars frost proof, white wash them, and let them at all times have light, and be capable of frequent ventilation.' A cellar may be of great er value, or a nuisance. The preponderance of evidence seems to be against the repiowtng of com land for wheat. The land is in good condition without plowing. Cut the corn off low and drill in the wheat. . To tell when pumpkins are ripe chip them with the linger nail. If the nail makes a snapping noise when break ing through the rind it Is ripe, but if It makes no noise or the chip coinrs off soft It Is not ripe. USEFUL BOOKS GiVEN AWAY. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING ART AND FANCY WORK. Mrs. Nella Daggett of Boston has recently written a book, ".Fancy Work and Art Decora tions," that gives practical instructions foi making doilies, table covers, scarfs, tray cloths, pin cushions, etc., etc., with riltv illustrations. J n 18 DOOK, TOgeiil' er -with 'Success- COUPON NO. 718 "0." Jul Home Dye ing," will be sent fee to any reader who forwards the attached coupon and a 2-cent stamp to Wells, Richard son & Co., Bur lington, Vt. The above liber This entitles any reader of this paper to one copy of "Faney Work and Art Dec orations" and "Successful Home Dyeing." ''.-, al offer is made io advertise tho reliable Dia mond Dyes, and to get their book upon home dyeing into the hands of women who want to dress well by making their old clothing look like new. , . The fact that Diamond Dyes have been the standard home dyes for nearly twenty years, and that their sale increases from year to year, is proof positive that they have never had au equal. , - ; SWINDLING ADVERTISERS. f cotland Tard Detectives Keep an Eys TJpon tang:erou9 Eharpsrs. ' t There is one official at Scotland Tard who is but little known to the public, but who all the same works very hard and successfully for the public-good by closely scanning, day in .and' day out, the advertisements appearing Id every London newspaper. , : " This official's primary duty Is to keep a bright lookout for the very numerous swindling class which advertises for managers and so on prepared to invest money; but, quite beyond this, lie, iu the most careful manner, notes all ad-, vertisements as strike, him In any way as being suspicious, handing them over to the heads of different departments. He is himself an expert in all matters that deal with cipher writing, and part pf his duty is to translate every cipher that may appear, handing over a eopy of the translation to active members of the staff when anything is revealed that Justifies, such a course. The writer, had the privilege the oth er day of a short chat with this official a bright young fellow, speaking sev eral languages, who said: ; , ; "I am afraid that I am not allowed to tell you much, but I may say that no day ever passes without my 'banding over some advertisement for inquiry. Our scrutiny in this way has become very keen recently, for it is an open secret that certain foreign catch ad vertisement , swindlers are expected . here ere long. , ... "Besides, there have been exposed in court many cases of swindling recent ly which have depended solely on al luring advertisements. In two of them I gave warning lpng ago, but no prose cutor would come , forward, Were 1 allowed to do so. I could show vou hundreds of most mysterious cipher advertisements in the book over there, the bulk of these, of course, being be tweett lovers, but many of them con taining warnings from one educated swindler to another, "Of course, yu know that the thieves even are all specialists nowadays, and it Is surprising how soon a bogus ad vertisement swindler gets to work again in the same direction when he is released from Jail. I am advised of the release of these men, and the char acteristics of their style are soon ob servable again in the advertisement columns. . ; ; " : "We, as a rule,' warri them at onci; that we recognize the new plant, and in this way hundreds of warnings are sent out yearly and do an amount oi good that the public knows nothing of. My duty is very monotonous, and I dart not get even a single edition behind hand." London Tit-Bits. "'" . . , - .' i : ' )'.: V .V.'l PHYSICIANS WISE IS TIIEIB OM. 4 KBVTIOJf. ' ' - The above class of scientists recosmiM'. nnrt have repeatedly borne testimony, to the efltoaey j of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy and. I preventive or lever ana ague, rneum&usm, want of vigor, Hver complaint, and some other ailments and infirm conditions of the system. Experience and observation have taught there Its value. They but echo the verdict Jong since pronounced by the public and the press. Only the benighted now are ignorant of Amcr lea's tonlo and alterative. . The multitude is like tho sea; it either bears you up or swallows you, aocording to tho wind. DEAFNE-iS CANNOT I5K CCKED. By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only on way to cure deafness, and that. is bv constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Jiuslachian Tube. Vhei.his tube is lnfinroed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will he destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but aninilamedcondifionof the mucous sur.-aces. - We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (cansed by catarrh)'that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, tend for circulars; free. '.' P. J. CHENEY &CO., Toledo, O: Eold by druggists, 75o. . Hall's Family Pills are the best.- ' ''!.. -- , Great things are not accomplished by idle dreams, but by years of patience and wisely directed study. ,- fILERKS AND SALESMEN MADE AND FE I male Employed and unemployed; send stamped self addressed envelope at once for registration application blank to Employees Industrial Association. Home office, 246 Wash ington street, Portland, Oregon. We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our pub lished testimonials are, proven to he not genuine. The Piso Co.,. Warren, fa. We want your tea-trade for the rest of your life. "Do you see now how we can afford to say : "Get every sort of Schilling s Best of your - grocer, and get your money back ''on what you don't like"? . A SchlllitiK & Cnmpany Vtiui Krauciseo r J ECS TRUMPET CALLS. Barn's Horn Sound' a Warninar Note, to the Unredeemed. TO be a lion Is to have a lion's en emies. 'To give less than we should Is not to give as God would. " -' ' The' man - who gives help to an other learns how best to help him self. No gift will be too small that has a heart full of love behind it : Blessed are the meek. . The rabbit survives, but the wolf Is gone. ; Suffering often puts into the human voice a tone that seems divine. , The strongest of all men Is the one who takes God to be his strength. - Something is sure to be accomplished by the man who sticks to one' thing. If we see nothing good fn others, they will not be likely to see much good In US. -. '..- ' , I A , v. Not until . we know a man's heart have we any right to say that we know him. We would all have les3 cause to blame others if we had fewer faultsof our own. .' Only God can tell how much wrong doing is prevented by one man doing right ' ' ' ' Before we can know much of God we have to findxmt a good deal about our selves, y -'.-. ..'.'. 1 As much bitterness and hate can be expressed In a word as can be fired out of a gun It Is better to be able to suffer long and be kind than to be able to talk like an angel. - . , The man who says no' to himself in nothing has- the devil for a traveling companion. The Christian who does .not look happy when he' gives dims the polish on his gift. The man who would have a large life, must work and; pray that he may havo a large heart i A good man, finds good wherever he goes, because the good in him brings out good In others.- The slothful man can never find that sweetness in tread which God puts in It for the diligent man. We often all upon God to take away our trials, when , what he wants is to give us grace to. stand them.-1 , The devil almost gains our consent to stay, when he proves that nobody else Is doing anythingito make him go. There is probably a time in the life of every man when his -hand almost touches the nhflosopher's stone. There wilL be no' revival when the people can see dear across the house that the preacher" Isn't expecting much. . Every mo'ther should train her chil dren as cajretfully as she would If she knew they Tvere to be kings and queens. , Many a man cheats himself out'of a blessing, because he is not willing to trust Gad with the way In which It shall came. ' - Dav&d found the valley of the-hadow of dearth a better place than the green pastures, but it is hard to convince those who hawe not tried it that it Is that way. .-. '' 1'llters. ". - . Prof. .Tyndalfs Idea, expressed many years ago, tjiat filtration through a plug of cotton wool was a 'most ' efficient method of , freeing air from mlcrobic forms, led to attempts being made to i j. e water in the same way. .Little BufTiasi hitherto been attained, but quite recently M. Henri Potevin claims that Tie hais evolved a method of so con etructing such filters that he can com pletely sterilize water in large quanti ties. The fibers of the cotton -are finely powdered and s-'fted, and then.suspeW ed in water and allowed to settle. ) Tbls they do in compact mass, if orm tag' a paste, which, allowed to dry. slowly, gives filter plates quite Impervious to germs, etc. The best results are: gained by placing the plates between two plates of sandstone or perforated metal, and if they are arranged' ina battery, like the filter presses so commonly ; used In Europe for sewage, sludge,' etc., very large quanti.tles of watcrjean; be rapidly sterilized. , Periodical cleanings are nec essary, as no matter w.iiat enre is taken,, the rule which holds good id all other filters serving the same end, that the microbes 'are able to gjet through 'the filtering material evnfiually by a ipro cess of growth, obtains. There is, hxsv ever, no great difficulty in this, as the cells of the material are easily purfffled T3y a fresh puflping ha bodMng water. 1 , Woninnti Jtcaaon. 4 Surprised Dame What? And you have refusefl Mr. De.Goode? 'I thought you liked him. , ' , Lovely, Daughter I did, bat; to tell you thetruth, none of the other girls seemed to care a snap for him. New York Recorder. ' -( A-Sure Way. An agricultural exchange asks: "How can wet prevent cider from working?". You might get it a government posi tion. STexns Sifter. V ' Wheel iNews. ' ' ' "It Is queer how 'you inexperienced riders aPways flake -stick long rides." ." ; "No, it isn't a bit queer; we are afraid to stop and get off for fear we can't get on again." Detroit Free Press. . , A man wfthout enthusiasm is a very poor friend, but 'he takes good care of himself. This is the season wUcin those ' per sons who ii.ve never ;tred 'possum long for it ...,: 4 -'. sv f Get X . 'Your I Christmas J two ounce bag, and two ll coupons inside each four l ounce bag of Blackwell's Durham. Buy a bag of m this celebrated tobacco J and read the coupon pi which gives a list of val i uable presents and how f to get them. " ' Cheapest Power..... IN GUARANTEED ORDER.. i-i H. P. Hercules, Gas or Gasoline. ' s-z H. P. HercuKs, Gas or Gasoline. 1-2 U. P. Regan, Gas or Gasolin i-3 H. P. Oriental, Gas or Gasoline. ' .';' 1-4 II. P. Otto, Gas or Gasoline. 1-4 H. P. Pacific, Gas or Gasoline." ' i-6 H. P. Hercules, Gas or Gasoline. i-io H. P. Hercules, Gas or Gasoline, State Your Wants and Write for iOS-7 Sansome Street San Francisco, Cal... Gas, Gasoline and Oil Of the Breast. Mr. A. H. Crausby," of 158 Kerr St., Memphis, Tenn., says that his wife paid 110 attention to a small lump which appeared in her breast, but it soon de veloped into a cancer of the worst type, and notwithstanding the treatment ol the best physicians, it continued to spread and grow rapidly, eating two holes in . her breast. The doctors soon- ! pronounced her . incurable. A celebrated New York specialist then treat ed her, but she con tinued to grow worse and when informed that both her aunt and grandmother had died from cancer he gave the case up as WJ0' hopeless.. I Wrr Someone then re- P' ' ; . commended S.S.S. and though little hope remained, she begun it, and an improvement was no ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and when she had taken several bottles it disappeared entirely, and although sev eral years have elapsed, not a sign ol the disease has ever returned. , , A Real Blood Remedy. ' S.S.S. guaranteed purely vegetable) is a real blood remedy, and never fails to cure Cancer, Eczema, Rheumatism Scrofula, or any other blood disease. Our boots will be mailed free to any ad dress. . Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ga. MAILED FREE To any address, our ... . Special Price JAt of ' 1 HOUSEHOLD COOOS. ETC " This circular Is issued for the benefit of our country customers who cannot avail themselves of our 'Daily Special Sales. Send us your ad dress. You will find both goods ana prices right. WILL & FJ.VCK CO., . 818-820 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. WHEAT. Make money by suc cessful speculation in Chicago. We buy and sell wheat there on margins. Fortunes have been made on a small beginning by trading in futures. Write for full particulars. Best of reference eiven. Sev eral vears' experience oh the Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough knowledge of the busi ness. Downing, Hopkins & Co., Chicago Board of Trade Brokers. Offices in Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Wash. , , , i. FRAZER BEST IN THE WORLD. AXLE CREASE - Its wearing qualities are unsurpassed, actually outlastlug two boxes of any other brand. Free from Animal Oils. OKI THE GKvUINiB. FOR 8 A LB BY OREGON AND Jp-WASmNTN MB K CHANTS' . . ana dealers generally. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or "Just Don't Feel Well," HJvLIVER PILLS are the One Thing to use. Only One for a Dose. Sold by Droarsists at 25o. a box Samples mailed free. Addreu Dr. Bosanko Med. Co. Pbila. Pa. A Risky Service. ;.;' ; ' tThe African Lakes Company has be come so careful that It compels Its agents to pay their own funeral ex penses; so many agents died that an order was actually issued compelling the agents to die at their own expense. For a long while the company has en Joyed a monopoly of trade. . ; Governesses in families of the nobil ity seldom, if ever, dine with the heads of the establishment. They take their meals alone or with the younger members of the family. Cancer Many thousand dollars worth of valuable articles suitable for Christmas gifts for the young and old, are to be given . to smokers of Blackwell's Genuine. Durham To bacco.' You will find one coupon inside eacn Genuine. lj Rebuilt Gas and Gasoline Engines. FOR SALE CnEAt Prices., Hercules Gas ...Engirte Works Engines. 1 to 200 H. r. ' . We will Pay the Postage, and send you '" ' THIS SET OF HOUSEHOLD. KNIVES Consisting of a 14-inch bread knife, 12 Inch cake knife and a paring knife, .......At 21 Cents for the Three...... These knives Cut bread and cake with out crumbling, and if hot as -well as if cold. Also , Rogers Bros.' Genuine Trij le Plated ; Knives and Forks A T C3 fif or "ie Be ' B knives and r I 4O.OvJ forks, as shown above. Or same stvle, only single plated, AT St 90 for the set. Postage paid by us. To each cus tomer who has not received our new Fall Cat alogue we wul sendit iree. ,; ' ; olds & nmc, 302 Washington St. P. R 'LAN3, OR. how to be beautiful; Hei hrti Boston. : Philadelphia) h'M, Er, MME. A. RTJPI ERT says: "I appreciate tha, fact that there 1 re thousands and fhousands or the ladies of the United States that would Ilk to try my World Renowned FACE BLKACHr but nave been kept from doing so on account of the price, which is $2 per bottle, or S bottle taken together fa. In order that all of. thes may have an opportunity, I will mail free a ample bottle, safely paeked, plain wrapper, on receipt of 26 cents. FKKCKLh.8, pimples, moth, sallowness, black heads, acne, eczema, oillness or roughness, or any discoloration or disease 0 the skin, and wrinkles (not caused by facial expression,) FACE BLEACH removes absolute ly. It does not cover up, as cosmetics do, but . it is a cure. ., ,. I Send for my book "How to be Bcanti fnf," free on application. Address all communication '. or eall on . - - . , nttl. A. KliPl KHT. Room 8, Golden Rule Building, Portland, Or KT" Special Terms to Agents. ' ," HEADQUARTERS I" GUNS BOTTOM PRICES. , Send fbr Catalogue. C. W. SHREVET, 730 Market Street, San Vrnm Ucn, Cel. SUPTtTBE and I'll. ICS cured; no pay until cured; send for book. D'rs. manshkld k tTEKFiELD, 838 Market St., San Francisco. SURE CURE for PILES Itching and Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Plies yleltl hi udm t DR. BQ-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY. P. itch- tun, .Moro. tuiuora. A petiitive cure. Circulur. sent fre. PrM Mm. Uruuliu or mil. Dtt. HOSANKO. I'hlla.. Pa. WHERE AIL EISE FAILS. i Oonsli Syran. Tastes Good. Use i in lime, eoia oy aruiiriHis. - rT..'1 hi iMitfap'rfTr mi 1 1 iii.iii ! -1 HUE A. RUPPERT'S FACE BLEAfcl. V CURFS if1 El i N. P. N. 0. No. 677, -S. F. N. U. No, 754