there Is so much better use for sklm- mllk on most farms that It Is usually dilute»- with water, and then re-en forced by additions of gruel made from oat meal, sifted so as to remove the husks. If this should cause scours, change the oatmeal for a tablespoon ful of flue wheat flour, which should lie cooked Into a porridge and mixed with the skim milk and water. Every Package of Schilling s Best tea is a sample. Your money back if you don’t like it. eoa ABOUT MINES AND MINING. Alaska Gold in Relation to Affecting Price*. “What effect will the new gold yield have upon prices?” is u question which is being debated by statesmen and financiers. The North American Re view treats the subject at length and draws the deduction that even though the Alaska yield is enormous it will not affect prices to any noticeable de gree. It reasons that there are too many avenues ojien to the use of gold —its monetary use, use among the arts ami the foreign demand for it to ever change prices. The article says: With a gold production for 1897 esti mated at $240,000,000, it is evident tiiat tho new goldfields will have to prove exceptionally productive in or der to add a great percentage to the world’s annual supply of gold. If they should yield $00,000,000 per year, carrying the total annual production to $800,000,0000, they would still be adding only 25 per cent to the previous annual increase. The effect of new supplies of the precious metals is great ly restricted by the fact that the addi tions have to be set against the whole mass already in existence. An addi tion of 25 per cent to the annual pro duction. of wheat or corn, or even of more permanent industrial products, like iron or copper, would have a marked effect upon prices. Gold is un doubtedly influenceed, liko all other articles, by the law of supply and de mand. but the supply in any one year is only a small addition to the amount already in the market. All the gold of the world used as coin or bullion in monetary exchanges is constantly in the world’s money market, capable of being purchased by commodtiiee di rectly or by slight premiums in rates of exchange. It has been shown that the visible stock of monetary gold existing in tho world today is about $4,360,000,000. Reasons will soon be given for thinking that another sum of $1,000,000,000 is concealed in private hoards. The mathematical elements of the problem, therefore, are: An aggregate gold pro duction within historic times of $9,- 000,000,000; a visible supply of gold in use as money of $4,360,000,000; and a possible annual increase of the sup ply from $240,000,000 in 1897 to $300,- 000,000 in future years. The second question—what portion of the new gold will be devoted to monetary uses—suggests the interest ing inquiry, what has become of the difference between the whole amount of gold produced and the amount now visible in coin and bullion? The amount to be accounted for is $4,800,- 000,000 and represents more than half of the gold which has been produced since 1492. There are three channels through which this difference has been absorbed, which may be briefly treated thus: Abrasion, the arts and the foreign trade. State Mining; B orh I r . State mining boards, Mr. Batchelder of Portland, believes, would be of great assistance to the mining inter ests of Oregon and Washington. Like others, Mr. Batchelder realizes that the mineral districts have been sadly neglected. With the character of ore, the fuel, the timber, transportation, the grades of ore for fluxing each other, and tho mild climate, Oregon and Washington, he says, should be the greatest mineral-producers in the West. State boards could be of advantage in many ways. For one thing, they coil'd constitute themselves a fountain head of reliable information, by keep ing in touch with all the districts, where capitalists, strangers and people at home could draw from for investing, etc. AN ALL AROUND FRIEND. We need not talk about the weather when we come to discuss the cause of so many aches and pains which afflict mankind. Much of these afflictions is from heritage of infirmity of the nerves, muscles and joints of the human body. Many pains and aches, it is true, are brought on by exposure to cold or by sudden chill, but as to a general condition to which we mav be subject there should be a remedy which in a general wav is curative for all. This is one reason why St. Jacobs Oil is so pop ular. It cures aches and pains in all forms, and they are wise who keep it steadily on band to'be used in emergencies at any time in the cure of the most acute attacks. ITEMS OF INTEREST. The chemical name of Epsom salts is sulphate of magnesia. By starting for the Klondike now you will get there in the spring, when the thermometer is only 30 degrees be low zero. If China could load her cannon with the characters she puts on tea boxes, no enemy on earth could withstand the fusilado. A Kentucky young man who had the measles kissed hie sweetheart and she caught ’em. Now she is suing him for damages. Very satisfactory trials have been re cently made of a life boat made of pumice stone, which it was found would remain afloat with a load, even when full of water. PEAKY THE EXPLORER ON DARING POWDERS. Those going to the Klondike must remember that a reliable baking pow der is an absolute necessity. If, after a long and expensive trip and the great cost of transportation, the baking pow’- der proves inferior or has lost its Americans the Rest. strength, the miner will be practically It is complained that the British | helpless. It is no time or place to ex have made no money out of mining in periment. What is required is a bak- this country. They should not send | ing powder that has actually stood the over tho proverbial younger son, and I test of the arctic climate. luxurious mine managers, who “dress The well known explorer, Lieut. for dinner” in remote mining camps Peary, U. 8. N., says of Cleveland’s and have French chefs, and violinists baking powder, which he used on his to soothe them during the hour of di Arctic Expeditions: gestion. Americans are mining to bet “Cleveland’s stood the tests of use ter advantage here; they are mostly in those high latitudes and severe tem plain, practical men, and when they peratures perfectly and gave entire eat- buy amine they send one set of experts I isfaction. Mrs. Peary considers that to check up another, and then pay a there is no better baking powder made price for the property, and no more.— than Cleveland’s. I shall take it again Mexico City Herald. on my next expedition.” Brought in Samples. A Woman’s Daily Paper. Mr. Cole, of the Copper creek min There has just been launched in ing district, Skamania county, Wash Paris a daily paper devoted solely to ington, has brought to Messrs. Colfelt the interests of the fair sex. it is pro and Sebecki, of Portland, samples of duced entirely by women, and not only are the editors, the managers and the staff of reporters women, but the type ABOUT IRREGULARITY. is set by female compositors, and it is reported that even the printers' devils are feminine members of' the genus A Chat With Miss Marie Johnson. “gamin.” The name of the paper is La The balance wheel of a woman's life Fronde. Used as a noun this means Is menstruation. the implement of ancient warfare with Irregularity lays the foundation of which David slew Goliath,while to the many diseases, and is in itself a symp verb “fronder” the translation to sling, tom of disease. It is of tho greatest to censure, to blame, to criticise and to Importance that regularity be accom opiiose all equally apply, and, judging plished as soon as possible after the from tho first number, are singularly flow is an established fact» appropriate, since it is full of abuse of Lydia E. Pink everything that can ]H>ssibly be con ham's Vegetable strued as the handiwork of man. Compound is the Mme. Severine, whose writings have greatest won for her a world-wide reputation, regulator is editor-in-chief, and the enterprise is known to said to be backed by plenty ot money. medicine. Keeping Dickens’ Birthday. “My The birthday of Dickens was cele health be brated in London by some ceremonies came so organized by Mr. Edwin Drew, and it poor that I ! is of interest to note tiiat hail the no had to velist lived he would have been 86 leave yearB of age. The grave in Westmin school. I was tired all the time, and had dread ster Abbey was visited by Mr. and Mrs. ful pains in my side and back and head. Drew and a party of friends, and a I was also troubled with irregularity of wreath was de]iosited upon it. Seeing menses, and lost so much flesh that my many strangers near Mr. Drew began a little speech, but it was nipped in the friends became alarmed. •* My mother, who from experience is bud by a verger—being, of course, a firm believer in the Pinkham reme technically, perniciously near the legal dies, thought perhaps they might bene <>ffense of “brawling.” Taking the fit me. I follow ed the advice Mrs. ' wreath with them, Mr. Drew’s party Tinkham gave me, and used Lydia E. proceeded to an evening entertainment Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and in St. Janies’ hall, when various reci Liver Pillsand am now as well as I ever tations, songs, speeches and so forth, was."—Miss M aki F. J u HS& ox , Cen more or lees connected with Dickens, tralia, Pa> formed the programme of the evening. ’ CON S UM P TION Seedling Strawberries. I ore from the 20-font level of the Yel low Bird shaft, which assayed 15 per | cent copper and $13 in gold. Mr. Se- | becki and Mr. Colfelt expect to take tho machinery for a smelter on the ground just as soon as the trail can be put in shape. There are a number of promising properties in Copper creek district in which Portland parties are interested. The weight of a man’s brain has, it is said, nothing to do with his mental power. It is a question of climate, not of intelligence. The colder the climate, the greater the siao of the brain. Sorghum Forage, The value of sorghum, either cured or put up in ensilage, has been fully dem onstrated during the pnsit three yeura. Under ordinary conditions two heavy rrops can be raised each year from one sowing, running anywhere from eight to fifteen tons total per acre. As tills crop stands the drouth well, can be easily and cheaply handled by the Im proved machinery now In use, and Is good for yearn when properly put up. it would «'em to be the sure feed crop for this section. The cured sorghum is more easily handled In feeding, but It Is more expensive to harvest and cure, ind Is subject to more waste than the ensilage crop, which is cut and bound In one operation by the sorghum binder and plle-d green in huge stacks, where by Its own weight all air Is excluded and it Is without further expense con verted into the best of feed for use ns required. It would be well for stock men and farmers to carefully investi gate this matter, and if convinced of the value of sorghum as the feed crop, then plant largely for this year. Ex perience seems to favor sowing in drills is best, with broadcast sowing next— Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller. An Overlooked Crop. A great many suggestions have been made In favor of renovating the land, and to secure Improvement at a small cost by plowing under green crops. Of the crops recommended may be men tioned clover, cow peas, soja beans, rye and even corn and millet. There is an other crop, however, which lias been somewhat overlooked, and which can be grown on almost any soil, and that is turnips. The turnip crop need not be planted until July, or even August, and It grows rapidly, being off t.lie land In a short time. On medium land from thirty to forty tons «tn be grown, and the tops are more valuable than the bulbs for turning under. The English farmers grow turnips, allow sheep to feed on them, and turn them under as 1 manurlal crop. Turnips may be broad casted on well-prepared Land, using plenty of seed, and will soon cover the ground. Crops are grown In that way In the Southern States, and the cost Is but little, as they require no cultivation when the seed is broadcasted. ' J I The amateur fruit gardener may And In the production of seedling strawber ries an occupation of fascinating Inter est. It may lie easily done. At fruit ing time select the best berries from plants of the best varieties obtainable. Crush the berries and carefully wash out and dry the seed. Plant the seed In a protected spot. In rich ground, par tially shady. Transplant the most promising plants after the fourth leaf appears, and afterward cultivate them the same as other plants. Probably there will be no two plants exactly alike. They w ill differ in foliage, fruit, time of maturing, and In the manner of their growth. They may liear but slight resemblance to the plants that produced the se?d. There may be no variety better than that from which it originated. And jet there may be one new seedling of superior quality, to ob tain which may richly reward the efforts of years. toes that are most popular in the South will not succeed with Northern grow ers. The sweet potato requires a long season to grow in, and only the early kind will succeed in the Northern States. It is usually a mistake to send South for sweet potatoes to plant. The Northern varieties, propagated In slips for planting by seedsmen, are much better, ns well ns cheaper, than trying to winter the sweet potato and cut It into sets for planting, ns Is done with the ordinary white imtato. It Is a groat advantage in growing sweet po tatoes to have well-rooted plants ready to set out when soil and air are warm enough to Insure rapid growth. Most of the successful Southern varieties of sweet potatoes nre watery and poor from knolls and deposit it In depres when grown North. sions, thus grading the land very nice To Protect Tree* from Borer». ly.—Orange Judd Fanner. Mix cement with skim milk and ap Gates in Place of Rars. ply with a stiff brush. Mix only a A gate that easily swings on Its small quantity at a time, as It may hinges is not much more expensive In ‘‘set.’* Apply It somewhat in a thin first cost than a set of bars. If all the condition, and then make a second ap time required to let down the bars and plication. First remove tlie earth from put them up again Is reckoned, the liars the trunk of the tree and apply the ce must be seen to be much the most ex ment mixture 6 Inches below the sur pensive. When stock are driven face of the ground and a foot above. through liars let down on one side only, I It will also protect against the gnawing stock driven through will often Jump I of rabbits and mice If put on two feet over the port of the bar tn the mldle, I above the surface, os It becomes stone. and will thus learn the habit of jump ing. When a gate swings open It Spraying Hfock for Vermin leaves a clear passage, and the contrac The common fruit tree sprayer used tion of bad habits is impossible. by orcbardlsts is a much more con venient way to destroy lice on cattle Feeding Young Calves. While there Is no food that is better than It Is to apply it by liand. A hose for calves than whole milk from cows, with a fine nozzle Which will throw it Is much too expensive to feed to any very fine spray Is best, lint Its point except those that are being fattened should be hold close to the skin. Two for the butcher, and to them only for or three applications may lie needed, three or four weeks. For calve« that as some of the lice may be In the egg, are to be raised, whole milk Is much too and not be destroyed by the first applk fattening. Sklm-mllk la better, and cation. One who has tried It would tie sur prised to find how much execution the device shown in the cut will accom plish. Insert a narrow plank In front of the rear teeth of an A harrow, and the land will be harrowed, tho lumps crushed and the surface leveled, at one operation. One can also, by stepping on and off the crosspiece, drag earth ENAMELED PHOTO BUTTONS Mothers. Children, Wives. Sweethearts! Made to order from any kind of photograph. Fuatena like a brooch. An artistic, elegant present, a beautiful souvenir, useful, durable, tnaf- penaive. Send any size or kind of ihoio W th ni oe aiul ad«tresa plainly written on back, which will be returned to you unharmed or disfigured In any manner. Idtrgv size. Like cut, one for 50c. three for $1. Including a 14 K rolled gold enameled brooch. Small size, one for 25c, three for fiOe. Hand printed ISO eaeh extra. Owing to the special low price we are makln*ttoiatroduceuWM goods, we must invariably have cash with the order. We solicit correspou.le'ii’v Mend stamp lor nighly Illustrated catalogue. SALESLADIES and SALESMEN wanted, per week and expenses. No experience necessary. OUR GUARANTEE : If roods are not satisfactory, money will be refunded, or new photos furnished. Estimates furnished from one dozen to one million. Dept. Bt CHICAGO, ILL. L. P. DAVIS ¿c CO. Footballers Strike. The thickest known coal seam in the world is the Wyoming, near Twin Creek in tlie Green river coal basin, Wyoming. It iw 80 feet thick and up wards of 800 fuet of solid coal underlie 4,000 acres. Professional football players, repre senting the Scottish League in the In ternational League, struck five minutes before the kick-off in their match against Ireland, refusing to play un less they were given £1 each. They SHAKE INTO VO fit SHOES. were in receipt of the regular wages, Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. but rather than have tho international It cures painful, swollen smarting feet and match stopped the committee league instantly takes the sting cut of corns and granted the extra pay. bunions. It’s the greatest comfort discov ery of the age. Alien’s Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp, callous and hot, tired aching feet. We have over 10.000 testimonials of cures. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Bv mail for 25c. in stamps Tria package F'ltEE. Address Allen 8. Olin sted, Le Roy, N. Y. Russian Iron Duty. The Russian manufacturers of iron have asked for a decrease ot duty on east iron to 20 copecks per pound. These works have an annual output Brush for Kindling. amounting to a value of more than 60,- In pruning the orchard, or In clearing 000,000 roubles and employing about up the top branches after a tree has 35,000 workmen. According to the been cut In the forest, uot much ac Sardines are now being packed in count Is usually made of the smaller glass bottles, low, wide-mouthed shape. present Russian customs tariff cast iron branches, or the brush, as It Is usually They look much cleaner,and they are far pays a duty of 30 copecks per pound ($1.42 per 220 pounds). called. But these small, round twigs, liandier than the old-fashioned tins. when dried, make the very best kin dling, and If tied in bunches could be INNOCENT CHILDREN SACRIFICED. sold at a profit In city markets. In the Established 1780. The “slaughter of the innocents” continue, X old countries of Europe, the trimmings until it is estimated that iullv one-fourth of the human race die before attaining their fifth from hedges done up lu small bundles birthday, owing in great measure to our rigor constitute an Important part of the fuel ous and changeable climate. And there are thou-amis of adults,even in th! » land of plenty, supply of farmers. In this country the that stomach, liver and bowel complaints nre fact that wood is plentiful has caused reducing to confirmed invalidism, whom Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters would promptly relieve us to neglect all except the smooth, and invigorate. Malaria, rheumatism and kid easily handled body wood, rejecting ney trouble yield to the Bitters. '3 both the brush and hard, knotty pieces, The Congregational church in Gil- O’ burning all these In a great out-of-door sum, N. H. completed 125 years of ex O' celebrated for more I bonfire. istence the other day. The damask than a century as a linen cloth, woven on a hand loom, Keeping Odors Out of Milk. delicious, nutritious, It Is well known that milk remaining about 1790, is still used to cover the and flesh-forming '31 « communion table. In the stable quickly absorbs odors that beverage, has our O’ Injure butter flavor. It Is an incon AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. O' well-known venience on many farms to carry away We ate asserting in the courts out right to the Yellow Label to the dairy room each pail as soon as It exclusive use of the word ’‘CASTORIA,” and Is filled. The sketches show’ a handy shelf built outside the cattle quarters, but reached from within. As each pall Hog Raising. It Is neither prolltable nor always en is filled the slide Is pushed back and the tirely safe to keep great numbers of pail is sot out on the shelf, where it is hogs together. Besides the liability to protected by the top and the grating disease getting among them, there is from cats, etc., while It is surrounded always a certainty that the stronger by pure air. Fig. 1 shows the inside will crowd the weaker from their feed ing places, so that the Inequality In fixe will increase Instead of decreasing. In every litter there are always one or two weaklings that were born runts, and unless given a better chance than their fellows they will always remain runts. The best way to manage this is when the pigs are 7 or 8 weeks old, take out the strongest ones and wean them, giving them plenty of the best food-that can lie got to make growth. Then the runts left to suckle the sow alone will in two or three weeks more take a start that may make them as good as tho others, so that in later life all can be fed together. No other feed, without the sow’s milk, will do this, though and Fig. 2 the outside arrangement of such other feed should be given and this ventilnted barn milk-closet.—Amer the pigs be encouraged to eat all they ican Agriculturist. can be made to eat.—American Culti Sweet Potatoes. vator. Some of the varieties of sweet pota Clod Crnsher and Leveler. LATEST SOCIETY FAD Baker’s Chocolate, “ PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “ PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now bear the fiic simile signature of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on every wrapper. 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