White Wyandots. It is probably a fact that no variety t>f fowls lias so quickly and so com­ pletely taken captive the heart of the practical poultry keepers as have the White Wyandots. They are encroach- Ing upon the popularity of the Barred Plymouth Rock, which for a decade has been the most popular breed of poultry. by far. in the list. The reason for the high estimation in which the Wyandot is held is not far to see.. In the first place, it has a splendid market form and Is, moreover, a most excellent lay­ er. The fowls are quiet and the hens make excellent mothers.—in fact, they cannot be excelled in this respect When wanted for market, the Wyandot Is always plump ami fat, and this 1- a condition, too, that is true of them at almost any time after they are ten which eat but little. It is of no advan­ tage to have what is termed a "light feeder," as it is Impossible for a cow to yield milk in large quantities unless she consumes sufficient fool from which to produce the milk. Do not re­ duce the food because of a scarcity, but buy bran and linseed meal. Economy in the saving of food means a loss in the product. Food brought on the farm Is not only an addition to the raw ma­ terial to be utilized, but Increases the manure heap. !Do You Like Boils A Supply of Ladders. j j ; | : One of the most Important tilings In harvesting fruit is to have a good sup­ ply of ladders. The modern methods of pruning trees do not require tlie long ami inconvenient ladders that were for­ merly used by leaning them against the tree and picking the fruit from the out­ side. This always destroying many small limbs aud strip­ ping the bark from larger ones where the ladder rested. Light, self-support­ ing ladders that can be set under trees, so that the picker need not climb through them, ore what are needed. The saving in fruit by picking from these self-supporting ladders will repay their cost any year when the fruit crop is abundant. Wood Ashes. WHITE WYANDOTS. All farmers know that wood ashes are valuable for fertilizers. But this value is due very much to the material from which the ashes come. Thus ashes made from hard wood are more valuable than ashes made from soft wood. It lias also been found that the value is largely governed by the part of the tree from which the ashes is made. It is declared by chemists that the ash of the young twigs is of more value than the ash of the trunk of the tree, and the ash of leaves still more valuable. , weeks old. Another point in favor of the Wyandot is its quick maturity. It For Mendinir Harness. ?an be got to laying in five months after Take two pieces. 1x5 inches, 2’5 feet hatching. All varieties of Wyandots are of great practical worth, but the long, trim one end of each to a nice white variety is accepted everywhere edge to hold leather, and nail to block as being rhe practical fowl par excel­ 4x5 inches, cut five Inches long and champered off so as to bring points lence.—New England Farmer. of board together at top. Saw one Fruit Tree Pests. board off one-half inch below top of Orchardists In Tasmania are subject block, and rejoin with hinge of leather to a tine of from $2.oil to $5. with costs, or rubber belting. Nail two strips 1x2 f they fail to bandage their trees to inches and 20 inches long, one on each keep down the codling moth, or if they end of block to make stand up. Make fail to gather and destroy an infested fruit. Wormy apples sent to market are liable to confiscation and destruc­ tion. and the shipper to prosecution. In New South Wales all infested fruit coming from other colonies may be seized and destroyed, or returned to the shipper at his own expense. Fruit growers are generally assisting the Government in enforcing these laws. Similar lan s in tills country for a few HARNESS CLAMP. years would seem a hardship to many parties, but would be of benefit to fruit hand lever, as figure 1, with a cylindri­ growers and to the country if they were cal roll at end, 2 inches in diameter and 2’5 inches long. Put hole one-half inch strictly enforced. from upper side, fasten in place with two pieces of stray iron running The Guernsey. If there is what is commonly called a through slots in clamp boards, and with special all-purpose cow, that is. one holes In each end to receive sixteen- which is excellent for the dairy and penny wire nails, one through hand good for beef, it Is doubtless the lever and one on outside of opposite Guernsey. It belongs to the so-called board. An old bed spring will do for Channel Island races, the origin of spreader.—Practical Farmer. which seems to have been the cattle of Ripe Isabella Grapes. Normandy, the nearly adjoining pro­ The Isabella grape is an old-fashioned vince of France, but being a part of variety that came into general cultiva­ tion years before any of the newer varieties were originated. As a conse­ quence, being a late-ripening variety, it was long grown by farmers whose locality was not adapted to it and who could not get It to ripen. To be at its best, the Isabella requires as long a sea­ son as does the Catawba. It should hang on tbi* vine two weeks or more af- f ter turning black. Then it is nearly or quite as good as the Catawba, though with quite a difference In flavor. Great Britain for many centuries. The cut Is one of a prize cow which re­ cently gained the first prize at the Eng­ lish dairy exhibition, and the Lord Mayor's cup in a milking contest in London. She is an excellent type of this breed, which is noted specially for the high quality of butter, and its fine color, beating the Jersey in as regards the fine grain and high rich flavor of her product. This cow will surpass the Jersey, one half at least, in the weight of carcass, and stijl more in the quality of the meat. In this respect this breed stands very high, and very nearly ap­ proaches the Devon. This cow gave 275ti pounds of milk in a week, of which was made sixteen pounds of butter weighed before salting. The breed generally is noted for gentleness and good disposition. ABROAD. Women and the Wheel. Smoking was not permitted in Eng­ Frov the Gazette, arr, (thio. land railway carriages until 1846, The liealtlifttlness of bicycle riding In some parts of Norway com is still for women is still a disputed question If you do not. you should take Ho.si's used as a substitute for coin. between eminent physician* and health Sarsaparilla and it will purify your blood, There are 27 royal families in ?ure your boils and keep your system free Europe, two-thirds of which are of refoi mers. Used in moderation it surely «reates from the poisons which cause them. The German oi igin. for women a means of out-door exer­ zreut blood purifying power of Hood's Sar­ it is said that the first weeping wil­ cise, the benefit of which all physicians saparilla is constantly being demonstrated low in England was planted by Alex­ concede. Used to excess, like any by its many marvelous cures. ander Pope, the poet. other pastime, its effect is likely to be The cartmen who haul sand to Rome dangerous. Is America's Greatest Medicine. $1 ; six lor $5. for builders work 19 hours a day for The experience of Miss Bertha Reed, 35 cents, and sleep in the stables with the ¡7-year-old daughter of Mr. J. R. Hood's Pills cure Sick H 1 their mules. Reed, 335 Lake street, Delaware, O., Captain Clark's I'et Cat. As an effect of the South Wales coal may point a moral for parents who, For years Captain Clark, of the bat­ strike, the Great Western railway has like Sir. and Mrs. Reed, have experi tleship Oregon, has had fot his especial sustained a direct loss upon a carriage enced some concern for tlieir daughters pet a cat which beats the mysteriously of minerals of £138,000. who are fond of wheeling. In the fall shosen name of “Old Muggins.’’ The No restaurant in St. Petersburg is ' of ’96 Miss Bertha, who bad ridden a nified member of the feline tribe is allowed to have its bill of fare exclu­ gieat deai, began to fail in an alarm­ China. “Old Muggins’’ sively in a foreign language. By a re­ ing manner. She grew steadily paler was born in the city of Hong Kong, and cent edict a Russian version must al­ and thinner, and it appeared she was is a mere kitten was the private prop­ ways be added. going into consumption. Rest and erty of a noble mandarin of the realm. quiet did her absolutely no good. A There are 400,000,000 people in the He is a pure white throughout, from physician fouud her pulse at 104—a the tip of tail to end of whisker. One British empire, and the queen would very high rate. Thinking this may have to live another 70 years to enable svo is violet in color, the other is bright yellow. "Old Muggins’’ became her to see all of them pass before her, the property of Captain Clark so long if marching night and day for all that ago tiiat he remembers not the day. time. A recent report issued in Germany The American naval commander was in the port of Hong Kong on a United says that 3 574,501 hectoliters of beer States man-of-war. He became ac­ were absorbed in Berlin in 1897, “so quainted with a number of rich man­ that each inhabitant drank 206 liters.” darins in the court service, and so won In 1892 the average consumption was their esteem that, as the highest mark 169 liters. The si stem of vaccination is so per­ jt favor possible for them to bestow upon the American officer, he was pre­ fect in the German army that smallpox sented with this cat.—Chicago Chron­ has been reduced to six cases annually. All recruits are re-vaccinated, and ' have been due to temporary nervous­ icle. there must be at least ten punctures in ness when he examined her,he watched Prosperous Woman Farmer. j each arm. her closely, but her pulse continued at One of the most prosperous farmers It is stated that Turkey lost less than that rate for two weeks. He was satis­ in Oklahoma is Mrs. Jane Crumm, who 1,000 men in battle in the Greek war, ' fied then, from her high pulse and lives near Calumet. Four years ago but 19,000 died in Thessaly of disease 1 steadily wasting condition that she was tier husband died, and since then she and 22,000 were sent home invalided suffering ftotn anaemia or a bloodless »nd a 14-year-old boy have cultivated and of the latter 8,000 subsequently1 condition of the body, she became 320 acres of Ipml, and this year ìaised died. Among the dead were 17 army extremely weak, and could not stand Tver 5,000 bushels of wheat, besides officers. the least noise or excitement. In this jorn, oats and other things. The condition of affairs t« v were reecom­ Why Teeth Decay. widow plows every day and has paid a by an old friend The question to what extent the : mended large amount of obligations of her hus­ get some of that famous alkaline earth salts in drinking water to band since his death. medicine. Dr. Williams’ affect tlie decay (caries) of teeth has of blood The production of electric energy by late been studied in several quarters. Pink Pills for Pale People. They did the direct action of the atmosphere is Statistics have been collected by Rese so, and almost from tire first dose Ber­ now claimed to be possible with a bat­ in several localities in Bavaria and by tha began to improve. She continued tery in which there is a peculiar treat­ i Foerberg, in Sweden. These have re­ to take the pills and was by means of ment of plates of compressed graphite. vealed the interesting fact that the those pills made entirely well, and extent of decaying teetli bears a definite more grateful people tiian her parents No household is complete without a bot­ cannot be found in the whole state oi I tle of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. It relation to the hardness of tlie water; is a pure and wholesome stimulant rec- in other words, to the quantity of cal­ Oil io. Dr. Williams’ Pin' Pills have □niniemled by all physicians. Don't ne- cium and magnesium salts in the eartli jlect this necessity. tlirough which tlie water passes. Tlie proved a boon to womankind. Acting The first vessel to carry tlie American harder the water the better the teetli; directly on the blood ami nerves, they flag around the world was the ship Co­ the smaller the quantity of these salts restore the requisite vitality to all lumbia, which sailed from the port of the greater the decay of the teetli.— parts of the body; creating functional regularity and perfect harmony Sudd. Ap. Zeitung. Boston September 30, 1787. throughout tlie nervous system. The A Remarkable Plant. CITS Permanently Cured. No ntsor nervousnes pallor of the cheeks is changed to the Ilio after first .lay’s use of Dr. Kline's Great A flower known as the laughing Nerve Restorer. Send for FKEK Hv.oo trial delicate blush of health; the eyes bottle and treutlse. DR. B. H. KLINM Ltd., 9.0 plant, which grows in Arabia, is so Arch street, Philadelphia. Pa. called because its seeds produce effects brighten; the muscles grow elastic, ambition is created and good health re­ There is 87 per cent of water and 13 like those produced by laughing gas. turns, per cent of solids in milk. The sugar The flowers areof a bright yellow.while Tlie skin of the reindeer is so imper­ in the solids is in greater proportion the seeds resemble small black beans. vious to tlie cold that anyone clothed than in any other solid. WHEAT A BUSHEL. in such a dress, with the addition of a Use Dr. Plunder’s Oregon Blood Purifier now. Some farmers are holding their wheat be­ blanket of the same materia) may bear The basin of the St. Lawrence river cause they think the price will go to *2 a the intensest rigortofan Arctic winter's covers 530,000 square miles, of which bushel. The price, however, may godown night. 160,000 are in Canada. and tints great losses will follow. In all Nearly 1,000,000 women in Spain matters delays are dangerous, particularly work in the field as day laborers; 850,- Shawl for an Empress. so in sickness. At the nrst sign of bilious­ One of the most wonderful shawls in ness, dyspepsia, indigestion or constipa­ 000 women are registered as day ser tion cure yourself with Hostetter's Stom­ vants—that is, they work for their food existence is a woolen wrap presented as and lodging. There is no such class a wedding gift to the empress of Russia ach Bitters._________________ the fall cleanse your svsteni by using anywhere else. by women of Orenburg, a town in the Dr. In Pfuitder ’s Oregon Blooil Purifier. hollow It Ip. southeastern part of the empire. When spread out it is 10 yards square, but is A novel cure for consumption, it is Sit down ami cool off suddenly, and so exquisitely fine that it may be said, has been for some time in use tiy then regret it, for stiffness and soreness passed through a finger ring, and when Dr. J. B. Murphy, of Chicago. The is bound to follow. Follow it up with folded makes a parcel a few inches remedy consists in tlie hypodermic in­ St. Jacobs Oil and you will have nothing square. jection of pure nitrogen into the lungs. to regret from a prompt cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla Temporary Fencing. The zigzag plan of building tempor­ ary board fences is recommended by a correspondent, who says: If the boards are 16 feet long, set the posts 7J5 feet apart and in a straight line. I’ut the ; boards on as shown In sketch, nailing one panel on one side of the i>ost and the next one on tlie other, with the post in the center of tlie board on the oppo­ site side of the board. This method of putting on boards bends them slightly, and the boards are inclined to hug to J_____________ : I ZIGZAG BOARD FENCE. Hutter Making. Butteriue cannot compete with good butter. There is no such tiling as me­ dium butter. It it is not choice it de­ serves no place In the market. Much of the butter sold Is unfit for use, and the cause is Ignorance in making it. In Europe dairy schools have been es­ tablished for many years, the result being a rapid advance in the methods of butter-making. In this country dairy schools are beginning to be established and are well attended. Butter-making begins wien the milk Is drawn from the udder, the strictest cleanliness be­ ing observed. Filth and carelessness are the obstacles in the way of good butter. _______ FROM 0K(GON0LOOCfWM. *7^ HEALTH RESTORER. The waters of the Grand FallB of Labrador have excavated a chasm 30 miles long. Seems to Get Ripe. One complaint seems to get ripe in autumn, and that is neuralgia. To soothe the pain, strengthen the nerves and rid the system of it, use St, Jacoba Oil, the best known cute. Copra is n preparation of the cocoanut made in great quantities in tropical islands all over the world. When coming to San Franciao go to Brooklyn Hotel, 268-212 Bush street. American or European plan llootn and board $1.1)0 to $1.50 per day ; rooms 50 cents to $1.00 per day; single meals 25 cents. Free couch. Clias. Montgomery. Try Schilling * beat tea aud baking powder. There is a cafe in Venice which haa never been closed, night or day, for 150 years. *1OO KE WARD SI OO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to 'em n that there Is at least one dreaded disease ilmt science has been able to cure tn all its Stages, and that lscatarrh. Hull’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional die- ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the founda­ tion of tlie disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro­ prietors have so much faith in its curative bowers, that they offer Ono Hundred Dollars for any case that It tails to cure. Bend for list oi testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Bold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. If you want the best wind mill, pumps, tanks, plows, wagons, bells ot all sizes, boilers, engines, or general machinery, see or write JOHN I’GOLE, foot of Morrison street, Portland, Oregon. The average weight of a brain is greater in China than in nnv European country excepting Scotland. No danger in Schilling’s Best tea. It is delicious besides. the post. In case an animal pushes a board loose from the post if it is not broken it will spring back to its place, making it appear tight, thus present­ ing no inducement to stock to jump. —Farm and Home. . . . ...Willamet Iron Works... Maae money by succesful speculation in Chicago. We buy and sell wheat on mar­ gins. Fortunes have been made on a small beginning bv trading in io- ' ------- ‘ . particulars. Best : W ” rite for full ’of re»- erence given. Several years’ experience on the Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough know­ ledge of the buainess. Send for onr free refer­ ence book. DOW’NTNG, HOPKINS c English Sparrow. of the hive as in 1L JU the recent meeting in Boston of In wintering it is always best to take Hi/ Society for the Promotion of Agri­ away all but one queen. cultural Science, it was stated that the Do not allow any drone comb to re-1 English sparrow eats ths caterpillar of the brown-tail moth With avidity. main in the hive except the colonies you It would seem to have met this moth wish to breed from. A piece of ground taken up with bee In England and to have acquired an ap­ petite for it. It lias doubtless kept it I hives is of little value for anything else In chock there, and may do so here. 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