j ' i ;-, I t I "Tfcrec yean ago I was in a pitiable cooditkot I hai .. ' crttical stag, to a girl', life wh she rTbom m woma! J hood. I had grown too fa and the rapid rowth had ved CooeqeaUy,whea the charge wWirtoeaSfrf took place, my tyrtem wai unequal to it and I broke down comckteHv l I was scarcely aWe to bginIl from one chair to another. MyfX V ,ncet 1 tWfc I bad not drop of UoodS me totry them.! I did to, and improved rapidly. I gamed in weight. ' grew strong, my cheeks took on a healthy color, and I looked and kULke a hf fctent gtrL In fact, I was made weU enough in three month, to U ! abU to ac.positi and start to work. I cannot praise Dr. ViExams ' ' ? P",k.Pxl PfEU 100 " they have made of me a strong s and healthy girL- : t- . ' LM-RobersceT Subscribed mn& iwora to baton m EXAM VrtA( 'P-asf sriac MinsItJEStllto Pale lPeD)ple At B draesMs or street from Dr. WnUsms Medietas CoM-r4Tt H.T- . postpaid oa receipt at pries, SOc. per box ; sU boxes. SXM. THE STRA?DED,EXCURSIONISTS. (This "poem -was corn posed by Mrs. Ella Watt, on the steamer Ruth, while that vessel vMs aground on Lambert's bar,' near W"neatIahd. od.-July 4th and rvrh. and was-read by her to the First M, 11. Sunday" school, gathered on the ; stranded vessel). ! c , Smoothly glides the loat Pomona : On Willamette's peaceful breast; Flowers shed their sweet aroma, ; And the day seemed one of rest; All on lward were bright and happy. Warbling songs o full of eheer. Thinking only of the pleasure And the dny they prize most dear. $iildren dear roametl o'er the deck- " ways, i . r iiving many jos'ons "cheers; Shouta'ikf -laughter eatne through chiM ' play," ' I - M As the Ituth.' fom.na nears; Captains called a halt of vessels. Soon were all on Isiard the Until ' Sailing back to home and parents, Solemn agr ani 'happy youth. ' Calmly glUles the lnth.o'ef ; billows, I'nt we b-vl iMit gone m far, . i rushing off U,Ikj Iiof anil willows, ; IjukUii; ut on IiiuluTt's bar). sir All the crew; wurknl oil M inajaly,' . ;. Trying luard to; cUnr tlw sand-, Still IU waters rolled on grandly, And otir boat was doomed to stand. . ,- : i " : Thanks, are due to ;Mr, Sla.rshal-j-T 4 - KugimM'.rj. so triel and true, ' "And. to Hiulth.,tbe les't of imrsers, . lr they tried to. help us .through; Thanks t Itiggs, our worthy pilot, Aul the night wtttch guartUl well;' KulxTtson, kJiirl to, be was wtyh us, " Alst our good Captain Bell. 1 v Worry seemed lu-liel to enter' Minds till t hen. so frH from fright; ThotightM on home lM-gari to c-enter, As we setthil for; the night; I-nt Tlie morning brought us snnshine (in WillaniettH's winding east. For provision enme In just time, . I'ouring fu; ; from Neighbor I"ost. What n bKsm here we all find! Mi life's river we set sail; Smoothly glides our lmrk so blind. Till we meet a heavy gale; Then our pilot's skill Is-brought in To relieve us from the strands, Often downward sink we in sin, Iielng htl by uuskillel hands. Settling down In Mn's dire darkness, Christ he is ounliread of life Taking us in arms of greatness. Pilot our'sl through world of strife; Wien death's dark Vale at last .we ;nter, i :s :' . j . :- f)yershalowel by. Christ's love, .,. Thoughts' u that, bright home . center.-. . . Where we won shall meet alve. , T " i" ELLV WATT. STUAWlskuniES ON Til EES. -'r -: - - ; v M.ilfciltet. the print French. fqeelal ist. has been enablnl to grow straw Uiris on plants of. a hH-ideily tne likes nature. The method is simplicity Itself. The runners are trainwl ver tically ami tied to ft stake In the same way that a iot tomato plant Is, and then the lateral Intds arc pim-hcl.out. Iiesult-a strawlH-nry tret on a small s-ah. The f.vMciu, as regards the strawlH'iry . plant,! has Ihm'u utilized in the produerk.!! of trif heliotroies, or "cherry pie" as the: fragrant nowm ar usually -sI1hU"oh account of the strong cherry-liko perfume they give out. The liuext siwK-imeus i of tlMse are to I-e rrfeu in the season in the lovely ganlens of Walmer Castle-, the late Marchioness! of Salisbury having lieon very iirtial to them. It Is pre dicbil by several eminent memlers of the Iloj-al Horticultural' Society; thiit the tre strawls-rry will 1 a pmnib nent feature of the coming fruit shows lu England during the present year. V. - - if-'vT'::r. . 0slousas. li.il iHMists the. unhjue distinction of issessing one of .the ory few. if uot the ouly. woman s brass lsuds in the South. The organ izatioti Is known as the Opelousas Academy IjtdiesV Urass Itiind. and was organ7.el"ene J-ear agv,with an ae- ' eompllNhcl male .musician as leader. Then are cigu!ctn inemlers, and they are pnsrnimnt girl of the town. After ft ve;r's training" the. IwiuU it Is stated, has nti-i'iied greait prOlicieney. In 1 April it appeared tn-tore the p4usas public for the UrM time in n concert. S su.-ecpsrul was this entertainment .nth:isi!istlc were the many friend of the organisation that it 1ms Uhii dchl.l to give other concerts. v-Cr- Ttornftoad. Salem, Or. Best farm I'ircu. .lotted weekly. $i a year. 1 I . .1 N.Y, ten. how this th day of July lWsi POKHlB. AfetBiy Pu&Uow PZttfajnisipniA" PIX1$ axe nfirrraXfedL I TLENTV OF PIMJXESi McMinnvllle Itegister: " A visit to Dr. Wnghfa prune or cluird one day last week' convinced this writer- that the crop of fruit in that orchard at least is tar from a fail ure. Already hands have been through the orchard thinning the fr"ut timt the work may have to be repeated. 'The Italians will Is? nearly a full cron. Th prosiHft Is - bright tor a prosperous season. , FOIt CHEESE. Sheridan Sun: The machinery for the. cheese fac tory is daily arriving and the propri etors think they will Ite able'to start up by next Thurshiyi. Six or seven haulers have been, engaged, and one man near (Jnfnd lEonde, who lias a goisl many cows and a numlier; of tMys, will -start his wagon from there every morning In time to reaeti Sheri dan at U o'clock, a distance of twelve miles. - . - ' Fine, printing. Statesman Joh Office'.5 SOUSA THE BANDMASTER: ' i - A i i - ' ' t . ' - Has Carried :nmores Work to Higher Devcloiiment. ! ' , 5 ' ; (From Alnslee's Magazine.) ' " ' ' "Not only Is Sou'sa a writer of pntty tunes; he Is 'also a gisslbaml conduct or, which Is a tii lent on the- same line as being a good general, only, about ten times more dilheult. It Is no fool's Job -to direct au organization of fifty men when ; they are all ' highly psiki, thoroughly '-comicteiit musicians, vir tuosjs on their particular Instruments. Consider, then, wliat It'laust ls to inakf a -tine tncert organization out of enlisted men receiving $13 a mouth. Some directors tis; quite plain lan guage n't rehearsals; some even go so far as to humiliate publicly a jer form er making a mistake at a concert.; The tmndmeu sjiy that Mr. Sousa never dws anything to hurt their . feelings. If an error is made at rehcarssil, it is called at out but no abuse goes with it. In the profession it is considered something remarkable that he Is able to lick a new band into shaisi so soon, o give them their cues and to nmke u v lheu uiiderwtsmd his sigunls in so sliort u time, purl icularly as lie has a way of ''conducting that is different from other men, and has a set of poses and gtstures lor each ieoe. All hon or Is to -le, given to Patrick Sarstieid Cihuore as the groat- man who made it oss3bIu lor the military I mud to live as a foutert or orgatiiatioii.by so in cteasing the. clarionets, t which corres lnd to the violins lu an orchestra,- as to enable orchestral works to lrt put on the military 'baud, but John Philip Kousa has taken hold where tiilniore left, oft and has climlstl to greater 1'eights. Stmsa's band is a purely eon cert orsgnlsMtttou; it never marcltes. "Isjok over its roster, and while, there are naines there undoubtedly Gecrnan. FreiK-h, and Italian, there are, plenty f others as frankly Amer ica ii as a cornfield. ; His .1 means of livellhootl the band nun do not -onM quite so near starva tion as the prophets of tlieir town prolmbly foretold when flie Imys starteil put. - Salaries lu the sason range from $40 a week up to fl.'iO a week and more. Of course, that is not as lii'ieb as railroad presidents make, but It is likely that the bandmen Have a goMl deal more pleasure put of life than the railroad presidents do- ' Tim fiiiiMinn of domestic service In Chiua Is by far au easier proi-th'U than In most other countries.- in na na a rich -man gets as many wrvants as he wants, ami yet ho pays them no wages, wiuie tue conimou ieopie ji ..w Oioiii welL Even then tbey are- hard to g'U for the reason tyat I he employe of the rwu man fii:-uis.c more than triple the oramary wages lu ierquisites. . 1 ' - r CATARM1 Tn .n its staces Uiere abosid h ctesBlin". "Fiva Cream Balm cJcacses sootlieandhe the heed mctnbrans.. It cores est rrh snd dHves oi4 ta Us tcad S LY EKOTOEKS. M Warren SUeW r Tork. FCH A SPiEHDID FA!H n, STATE BOABD 19 1IAKLNG EXTENSIVE '.' ARKA50tMEJ(TS. . ror m Good Exblbltloo-Laixe Strtags of f the Beat Horses Entered for Special Parses. The management of the State-Fan-Is making every effort to make-! his year's exposition one 'ofrtbe bst In the history of that Institution, and the en couragement that U given the board by prospective exhibitors, not only in ! this state, but throughout' the Pat-loci coast territory and in the Northwest, Indicates that very little trouble, vrill be exierienced in bringing about the culmination of their cherished hopes. flie exhibits; of live stock. f every grade and breed, will be far more nu merous than ever before seen at a Pa cific coast air, while, other exhibits of every sort will Ih. : better and niore varhtl tlian the best friends of the State Fair ever hoped to see ; here. Imong these will be the exhibits of farm products of every description, by counties county exhibits. They have in many cases already been arranged tor. and President W. II. Wehrung and Secretary M. D. Wisdom are vis iting many points for the purpose of arranging for the participation of those counties, in this competition, that have not already signified their intention to do so.; The premiums for this year's county exhibits liave. been largi-ly in creased over those of last year; in fact, they have been nearly doubled and are suflicieutly large to be an .inducement to prepare a fine exhibit,.;.-- ' i r V - The entry list for the State i Fair stakes of $UX)0 each,' for the 2:11 pace ami 2i( trot,' is' a large one, and is an indication of what, the , races at the lair will be. The list is not only a large one, but . represents air the hlgli class honM-s In t lie Northwest, .' which assures good racing. Never in the his tory of the State Fair have sueh large fields b-eii entered, and the stakes of fered are of sullfcient value to encour age everyone in the race to get to the aire first, and the management as set ts that there will be no laying; up heats to win a few paltry dollars in the iool box The splendid strings of liorses on hand to comiete for the large purses, and the efforts of the management directed. toward securing giMsl, clean, racing. irresiective of ; the lMM)I-seller's profits, 'promise a splendid exhibition,'. and this fact will doubtless ls appreciated by the nubile-. ' Following are tls entries for the two big, sicial races arrauged' for by the Salem Chamb-r of Commerce: i Capital City s inirse, $KsW, 2"40 Trot. Cliris Simpson Ik g. Phil J, 29, by Ikjnuer N. lt.-uracie, , ,. .. Joe Huber, k g. ,CoL .Turner,, by St. Patrick-Woijslnut. ,' . i Jim Misner. b. s. Vinmount, 2.21, by AItajuout-, eutitia- . . ; tJeo. It.' McAuiey. b. m. Kitty Cau tion, 2:2o, by , Cautioii-Bcllfounder., ', ; -Van It. Ielashmutt. b. m. . Nettie Ham, 2:liV4. by llambletoniau Mam- brino-Altamout. a 11 n. Tongue, b. lu Ijo vela ce, 220, by Egotist-Crepon. L C. Moslwr, blk. m. -Noonday Bell, by Noonday-l'elle H. ; Van De Vanter. of F.. b. g, TickrJ ets. 2:2't,i, by Conductor-Cereal. Van Do Vanter. of S. V-J. g. Alta ho. bv Altas-Minnie M. Win. Frazier. b. g. Twilight, by Dily-tJen. McCIeland. . M. F." Watson, ch. g. Ned Wilkes, by Elwnv WiIkes-Iolly. J. A. Baddely. b. m. Oveta, 2:224. by Caution (loldcn Ser.i. , W. C. Eelknap, Ik m. Alteuo. by Al tago-Alta. W. II. Boyd. b. h. Bitter. Root, 2:23 by Ird Bvroti-Easi-1. P. P. Shawhan, blk. m. I,yla, by Al ts nint-Tecra. Sriiiger & Ormsby. b. m. Iady Al fmI,.2:llH, by Alfrel ti.-I.ady Salis buty. - W. C Eaton, Kg. Road Boy, 2:1?4, by Kosemon-l'nknown. C. W. Kahler, br.'g. Vovo, 225, by Ante Eeho-Tylwiult. . Aug. Erickson. blk. h. dayniont, by Altsmont-Twora. ... . Citizens' Purse, 11000 2:14 Pace. Aug. Erickson. blk. g. BUI Frazier, 2:11.1 bv Pricemont-Aillrondack. W.. II. 'Bradford., ch. m. Estella, 2:1 IV. bv Iemont-Nasby. J, W. knrsetter. b. m. Alfa Dell. 2:1. by IIolm lel-Altamont. E. It- Clark, b. g. Kittitas Ranger. 2:15, breeding unknown, ; F. W. Baltes. b. g. Altas, 2:13. by Altsmont-Adirotidack. . . - Joe Hnls-r. b. h. tJe. W. Wakefield, 2:14. iy ItozenmtirMaxim. v ' Jas. McDonongh. b. m. Bell Air, 2:llV'i. by Pathmont-Sleepy Kate. ' C. E- Peringer, l. h. Path mark, by Pathmont-Juliet. Chris. Simpson, br. m. Alta Norte, 2:1S. bv IHI Norte-IbckwooL , W. J. Bruce, ch. g. Mack. "2:224. by I emocrat-Thourouglilred. T. I . Camion ,r. m. Ana j, 2:1T5J. by Conlfer-lMsher. , Van IH Vanter. of S. F br, g. Tn celver, 2:15, by Altamont-Kislmr. Thos. Clancy, blk. h. Freddy C, by Diwt-Ibtsa . K. B. Tongue. f. g. Ben IWrft, 2:invi. bv Ab-xN-Maggie. .' ;- I. c. MwImt. b. h." John ' A. Craw ford. 2:17. by Couer d'Ab ne-NHIie. " F. . Iloe, ch. h Barnacle, , by .Mox Mox-Laura West- ." :.,-t.,-.;v:.. ; mil bcmoyc msnat tCCK. J The Oovernment Takes Steiw to -Make the Entrance to tin laqnma i Bay Harbor Safer. ... , ..... ' r .... The Ooverouient Is at hist pria,rr Ing to do some work for Yaquiu Ikty.. lv ih followinir excerpt taken ' from hist evening's, r"brikyid Telegram: . ; -Pinnacle Rock, which has long.been a menace to tsavigation in Yaquiua About six months ago Captain HartsJ itar.- is t io removel lorxuwu ri. United States llnglnecrs. completed a project for the removal or ine rocs, ami this was reiorteil to. Washington by the lKWinl. and aetl 011 favorably by the department, orders Jclng 1"-"ucl to carry the projfxt out. A party left Portland Tor Yaaulaa this : morn and f-cy fr m bcptn.work Immediately, ' n-aacle Jiock Is located ' In the middle of jt he channel, and alnrnt half a mile beyond the end of the Jetty, At low tideMbe top of the roek an pnth within six feet of the sur face. Tt rock is conical in shape; re-' sembling a ctunh steeple. What would happen to a vessel should it strike tarrock can easily'W lmas!neL The United States steamer Wright and her tfrew, and a diving crew will be requiri! to do tht work.' which is all dona by the government. Work ,can ""luwceil only in the ' mouths of Jirty and,AjigTtt, lwuse of tlte ex posed location, iieing in the pen sea more thaa a, mile rom shore. It Is the mosti' dafigerous hn-ation. on the coast,' a far a ptvsent. OovemmeMt m ork ' Is icoueermsl. p it Is bots'd to complete! the . Job iK'fon it Ieeotues e"essary to kmnk off work by rea son of unfavorable weather.? ; ' t - 0L2 ClXIIl CtlEO rtOM. One of the iUlem (iiants at the Con vention in Kansas Ciry i reels - -: His Co-laljorer at Home. Hon. Daniel J. Fry, one-of the Dem ocratic C hints f Salem .I'recint-t No. 1. who has been attending the 1 enio cratie National Convention at Kaum City, yesterday sent to Hon. P. IP. D Arcy. ialso a uiant of Salem Pre cinct Xd. 1, the following dispatch: "Kansas City. July . 1900. 3 p. m. . -Hon.P. II. D'Arcy, Salem. Orego.L Bryan jnd, Stevenson. Country sare. tireetings from the lone Uiant. Dan iel J. Fry." M It will now be In order for the GIauts )emocrUc Conveiitiou. to meet and Unable to be present at the National Democratic Convention to meet and !reparei suitable resolutious as lias oeeu loeir cukioiuj in live pusi ou ine liapienihg of any great .event In the party. .: ;v' ;C;;- NEAlll.Y COM PITTED. The new prorsTtf of the Salem Hospital people on Asylum Aveuue. opiAiite tlie state hospital for the insane, ' which has lsen . uiulergoihg. some 1; extensive im provements, is nearly reaiy for oecu pancy. i The plasterers, have; alout eompleled their worlf and. the hospital IHopte txpct to remove uuo ineir new home about tlx1 2tth int. It has re quired kbout f2MJtl to make, the nee-.-vsarv lianires. in the building w hich is now quite completely equipled. The work of making , the changiw In .-the building was not- contract ed to any Imlivhfcual but separate contracts were awardHl lor each iwirt of the work and h performing their various as- signmeaits t ue mecnanics were eie cially ; f-Iberal with the. hospjyal man agement and did ' the ; work at very reasonable rates. . At the time of the oKuing f the institution the ladles who have been Interested in the hos pital, are planning to hold a public reeeptfem lu the nature of a sociable, when jrefresbriieuts will be tsenetTon the lawn at, a. nominal fee, the pro cetnls lo be appropriateil to the fund to defray the ejt(emse contracted In fittiugj up the new hospital. . , .; I A NjEW Sl'IT.3-Ah cjeetnien't ;and (iamagf - suit w-as yesterday Instituted In lH-iiartment' No. Xi of tbeMarlou Comtr Circuit Court by W. H- Fletch er agnlnst Jeo. Appleyard aud JP',I FreehMl. The property involved In tlie litigation Is some mining proiHrty, kuowa as. the "Silver IoIIar Ixsle? lo cated n the west fork of, .Gold Creek, tliis tiounty. The plaintiff alleges in the complaint that since January 1, 1808 he was the iowner and in posse sion of the property in disinite and that the dfetpdants took possession or the proirtyl on May 1, i.lSK), when the nlaiutlff was ousted and .ejected from If is claim. The plaintiff seeks to re oo er rposstMioni of jlhe premisi's to getiief with flO. damages for with hold ink the iHJSsesslon .thereof and for his its ami disburKements. John A. Jeffrey is attorney for the plaintiff. i , . " j.:.., ' x- OFC THE BAR. Tlie O. R. & N. Coniiifiny's steamer Ruth succeeded In pulling herself otfi tbe bar near WlMat land at au early! hour yesterday morn ing ajid continued on up the stream, reaching Salem b " o'clock yesterday morning. After !a two hours stop in this vity; the loat lert for Portland. The RutJt sustained no damage what ever (y reason of 'the r mishap the uly lneonvenietce oxierieiiced Is'ing tlie dlsartangement iof tl company's1 reg ular in-hedule, the craft beiug detayed an entire lay. ; . ' ' '--.., ; - i : ' y 1 1 1 .' ' ' - -, A NEV REtlKNT -f-Gor; T. T. O.-er yesteNlay apHihteI Associate Justice C. E.Wolverton. of the Supreme Court, a regent of the State Normal School at Mpnmiouth, to succeed J. J. Duly, late 4f Da IL-is. removed from the state. Judge Wolverton will fill out Mr. I lalj's unexpired term. thaf.Is to May. lIs)Cki Tills apistiiitment will doubth-ss meet-twit h much" favor, as Judge- W1 vertria Is a graduate of the (Normal Schoid. sand tak-s a lively interest In his Alma Mater'and n elu'ation gen erally. I 1 . j ri V , Prevented a Tragedy Titmrbr information given Mrs. Geo Lonis of New j?traitsvillc, Obk prc ventfd a dreadful tragedy an saved two live j. A frightful cough had Jong keptlbcr awakef every, mgl. She had tric many ; rcnttrdwe?' ani doctor but se3k!y grew wirse until urged to try Dr. Sling' New Discovery. One bot tle wlwdy cured her and the writes this maricJou medicine also cured Mr. Long of a severe attack of Pneumonia.-! Suc3t cures are1 osrttve proot ot the m4hl5 merit of thi grand remedy for raring all throat, chest and long trouble. Only 50c and $ too. Evry bottle ruarantccd. Trial bottles free at DR STONE'S drug stores. . ' ' . Tb dry tmttery, jm calle.1. has al most coropletety s)Uidautel the ol ler wet t- battry fr electric leH work, cttCf 011 account of its greater conven kmVand lack of i the disagreeable slopjry itaiitieH p! by its imv dectrwxor. SoBeiiy lias b-find a drvmttery as one that Is always wet Inside aud a wet Iwttery as one that often dries upJ : It Is precisely so;,the drv j battery is ?iermanently Wet In sldcl It 6 generally twute up of a jjiu cylintler or. cup. In which is sup ported s carbon stk-k r rtnl. sur rounded ly some " porous ' su!sta nee. I such ; ;as Vxcclsior"; or other ; fitr. nilicral w-ool, fr piaster rn. i Is Kitarated with 1 he aHive chemh-al. sabammoniac guHwrally, In a solution iiia.lf stiff wllh sr-fcliie. The wliok isHen wltt. idtchi or ' ibir- enmnound. ad Is ready for u--. TlwUf bafteric '; made in vast quan tities and so rheaply that when one trnes exhausted it i simply thrown jirway. and replaced with a one. I A SllEfiDID -OUTLCOM VEKT rEtr LICE HATE AIT EARED IN - WILLAMETTE VaLLET YAttDS ' . ;j rrrscnt CossIllioM Meat PropUloas for a Saeeessfsl Urrest Tbs EactUh ; Crop Reports. So far as reports have tecu receivel. there appears to bo an unusual scarc ity of lice in tlie Willamette Valley hop ! yanl.?, causidcriug this stvasui of the ytar. With two more months of f-mii favorable weather as the valley Is enjoying at the present(tlnie, a grow er of several years exierlence yester day sa Id t heye would be a la rge crop of an exceptional quality. A few weeks 'ago them'wert indications that there would be a shortage In the Ore gon crop, bu tail such fears have been dispelled by. submiuent developments and now everything Indicates a full crop.' . -" ":' ,--"'-. ''". . i:eiMrts from the English hop crip do not picture conditions as em-oursg- Ing as exist in the Wcbfoot state. The prevalence of lice In the yards Is very general, ami spraying is being resort ed to In all sections. The Kentish Observer of June Uth, prints the following reiwrts from the English hop plantations; "Asbford -The liops have grown very rapidly indeed during the imst week of warm weather, but their enemies have Increaswr -lu still gnater proiswllon. the attack of fly having assumed seri ous projmrtions during the past few days. Hundreds. of aphuks and. thou t-ands f l.ce have b en sieu on a s.rg e I lenf Ml nf the bine, a nd wash- iug will stxnt'be uei'essjiry uhhss a change takes 'p'-ice., June fly are not much dreaded by. growers as a rule, but there wins to le a certain amount of danger in the present attack. "Blddendeu The bine has grown very fast the last few 'days,' but the best are backward for time of . year, while some are only just; being tied for . the first time, having beeu kept back bv the flea. Fly and libit are very thick everywhere. Some growers talk of washing, 'bur don't like the ex pense. "Eower Hardres Lnder the intiu ence of this very warm weather the hops are. growing rapidly aud ought to make up for lost time. The bines are very uneven, the jh1cs are not fully furnished, and there are au unusual numlier of dead roots. There Is some thing very unkindly about many , of the ravages of the flea. etc. We have not had so heavy an attack of fly and lice for many years past. I . Vahiiugr Although unusually luuk ward for tlw time of year, the blue" n this district Is looking fairly well, and will soon come along if the '-'present magnificent weather continues. Un fortunately there Is a heavy attack of vermin, which will necessitate. wushf Ing being! i,fguu in a .few days. , . , Faruham t Surrey) Prosiccts have much Improved during the "past few days, thanks to . the warm, sunny weather.. , Bine very Imckward,, but looking healthy. Cultivation uot so gosl as last year. . Fly is getting very troublesome. at places. j ; 'SuKex-In nil the parishes in this county tlie line has grown rapidly since the middle of hist week, 'and tlie color has greatly improved. A con tluuani1' of the present fine growing weather Is urgently net-ded; a mouth of It would work wonders. There are many complaints of fly and at places lice are lejug deposited. Washing will shortly lwgiu. ; "Worcester Under t lie Influence, of warmer weather the. plant now makes more favorable growth, but is still very kbackward, while the attack of fly has rapidly lncroaned. so that washirg will bo conimttiieed in many plantations this week' TOR AN AOMIMSTRUOS. E. J. Farnhnm Apisdnted to Adminis ter the Instate of II. D. Oster ' " : houdt, Ieceased. E. J. Farnham was yesterday ai polntexl administrator of the estate of II. D. Osferbotidt. de-'asHl, and letters ti-stamentary will Is Issued utMn his filing an acceptable Iwiid lu the sum of 10.fsi. . The appointment was made it 1011 ie tit Ion of Allie f. Farnham. a daughter of the deceased 1 who, In her petition, recites that Osterhondt died Intestate 011 June Mb,'-aged 70 years, and leav ing proKrty valued at 5tM. The heirs-at-law of the estate are: Mary A. Sweet, a daughter, aKed 32 years, of Polo, Illinois: Edwin It. Ok terhinlt, asn. agel 4S years, of Mai den, Massachusplts, and Allie . Farn ham. a daughter, aged 43 years, and residing near Marhm, this county. Oh, father's gone to market towu. he was up Iiefore the day. And Jamie's after robins, aud the man Is making hay. And whistling down tlw hollow goes the hoy that minds the mill. While mother front . the kitchen door is calling w ith a" will, "Polly! Polly! The cows are In the corn! Oh. Where's Polly?" R. W. Oilder. RECORDS OF THE OREOON. Performances of Alt Other Battle shlis Sunassel by Tliis Oue. When she saibd from Hong Kong for Takn on Satuniay afternoon June 23.1. it w:as exieeted that by stecial effort tlie Oregon would make the run within six days. More than thre fourths of the distance must hare tecn coverel Iiefore she refiehed Hoo Kk, the island on which she Went ashore. ;. ' It was early in ISStH. during the war Wlth Spain, that the Oregon made lier reord lreaklng voyage of 17.4;k miles in elghtyirne days. For a battle ship 'FPAflTTFH "Ano miimjv ' JlifnAm U til TVT MOTTO Tb rts& rctoedy tor dto5 yrotra.ti'n snd sll tUrz of tbs fnr-rntlra " omcsof sitber snx, sueb u fr rroii t Iriratlfn. Kitiiini? cr Lost Mauhxl. of Tobacco r Owom. wbica irrrn IjetVC order w raa'anfj toeiri r-r irp;it t!: mwj. f-vkt tt tl.OO par hox. Ml Li Uiw.SJ. c for ti.(a iJILmoTT? CtllJ'.llCAL.OClcrUandiChio. i '. . ..FOR SALE BY A LL DKUGGISTS..i 1, .: it was the longest. trip ever mad.', and it included an-"t!Tn?l'rr-T,m ' 'r 4.Di knots without a st Ivtweeu San Francisco and Calhto, 2.1M knots covenM at an average hpeed of thir teen knots, and a run of l.V knots i" ten hours. ITnder Captain Charle-j K. Clark, she" left Pnget Sountl on -March tuh, all being left to his Judgment as to bringing her to this side of the con tinent, and on May 2ltb she anchored at Key West. In the battle of Santiago, on July 3, the Oregon was conspicuous throughout the action, for the rapidity of her fire and her motion. Oue of her 8-lmh shells whlch penetrated the tur ret of the Admiral Oqueudo exploded and killed every person in the turret. Her 13-Inch guns were fired thirty lour times, her Sduch guns .wenty elght times and her tMnch guus twenty-four times. She tlrtnl in 1 shells. 1,070 of which were from her 0-poumh-rs. from the time at which lrl vate O'Shay sent - tlie first from the forward. tVtsjundex - to the time when the Christ obal. Colon turned Pt shore. After the war she came io this irt for repair! At Admiral Dewey.- re quest she was sent to Manila, trailing from Honolulu on February 21, ln, and nrrivlug March ISth. Built at tlie 1'nion Iron'. Works, the Oregon was launched at San Ft t.ticls co u tctober 2, IMC llor contract price-was $3.180,0it). She Is sted built,' Her hull Is protected lv l.tavy armor blts s.'ven and one-half feet wMe. Her water line length is 31S , fiet; extreme breadth 004 fwt; draught forward and aft 24 teet, and displacement 10,2 tons. Her Iatte rles comprise foiiir"13-iuchl and eight S inch breech loading rides, twenty im pounder rapid tire and four t.Wling guns. She carries six 'torpedo tules. Her engines are twin screw, vertual , triple exuinsiou, lnvertHl cjlimler tyie. Her normal complement- com prlses 47."j itersons., The Ongon rtH-elvel fnun the Zafhn . at Hong Kong a detachment, of sea- men and ;t men and marines which were-Intend-' ed as relulorcenieuts for . UearAdiiurnl KempfT at Taku. . - , - Captain George Francis Faxon Wilde, - commanding the Oregou, was appoluted to the l-'niteil Stats Naval .icadeusyj-on NovenilH-r 30, IstSI. lie was graduated - In lSr au.l w.ts at-, tachetl to; the steam sloop Susqvi h.i 11 nn.of the Brazil squadron, and wrve.l for a year, when he 'was seat to the steamer Nipsk. of the South Atlantic squadronj where lie remaincil tititll 1.W7. While od the Nipsic he was pi o motid to! master. He was eKiuimls slontHl a lieutenant 011 March 12, IMhS. In the same jcar he was commission ed n lieuteuaut comuiaudei. He commanded the Canonlcus, of the North Atlantic siuadron. in 1873 71, aud thereafter served fu arious caiwfitk'S until he was promoted to couimauder in lSSo. He wtfti assigned to command the Dolphin I111 ISSd, and was lu charge of that ve.-!oluiitil 18s;, when he entereil the light noiisti serv ice to remain until 1SU3. While serv ing 011 the Vaudalia, bh -iho Vohh At lantic station, from 1870 to ISSl.' he twice earuid the thanks "of the Svn.ro-' Liiry of the. Navy, lie vas promoted to the rank of captain 011 August loth, . . : - f .. .- :; , ' During the Spanish-American war ho commanded the ram Katahdin. , , Admiral Dewey has repeatedly 40 keu in hlgli praise of the , work done by .Captain W'ikle on , the. Rotoii, the command of which he assumeil on March lt, 1808. Upon the detachment, of Captain tnow Rear Admiral A. S, Parker from the command of the Ore gou, In 1800, when Aluiirfal Dettey started for the Uuiti-d Stals. Captain Wlldcwns transferreil to conimaud the Vessel. HIiki he. has been in com mand of tin. Oregon the battleship has visited the waters of tlie Phr'ip pine Islands, which are worse than tni cluirtetl, . lHca.use the only available charts give information which is usu ally 'false, but the vesd ban moved sliout without having undergone dam age.. : .. , '..;' Captain Wilde Is ait xci ptionally eareful officer, and .while m command of the Tulser Boston had I reqm nt ly visited t'het 00 niuL had Imcii to 'li.ku, binding a force of marines last year, which went to Peki'i and remained there until the trouble which then 11 Isted'Tlad subsld-L Tne fact that ihe Oregon sliotild have 1j.h-ii wre ked un der his command lu, in view 0" his ktiowlebe of. Chinese -watcru, ' conso quentlyrrfill the more 'r.urin.M'ii ; to !? ollicials. N. V. Herald. At Bed Time ' I take a pleasant herb drink, the next morning 1 feel bright and my com plexion is better. My doctor. : says it acts gently on the stomach, liver and ktdncyi, and is a plcasait laxa tive. It is made form j herbs and is prepared as easily as tea. It is called Ianc's Medicine. All drug gists tell it at 25c. and 50c. Lanes Family Medicines moves the bowel each day. If you cannot get it, send for a free sample. Address, Orator V. Woodward. Le Roy. N. V. S- A "plan 1 is', on fot to develop the water ower of the Susquehanna river at aiwint a1wut .thn-e mlh-s south of where that strenm crosses the Maryhmd-Pcnnsylrnnla line. A" great dam will In built Jnt over the line lu - Pennsylvania, aud a canal Will lead the Water to the power 1wium. wlM-rt a fall of forty feet, will le available. It Is expected that 40.-' text iMttst-isiwiT can lie develood. and that ihe cost vt the works will In alslut I'.fmo.Ot'O. The fsiwer Is to Is transmitted ehi-trk-slly to Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia,' and other places in th nelghlfOrhood wlwre It is lelicvcd that it can It mH at pik-es kiw enough effectively to com-' pete with steam. , Does -the road lnd tip hill til the .way? " :'- .-' '' Ves to the Very end. Will the day's journey take the whole . . long i lay? ' ' 'l From morn to night, my friend. Christina ItossettL "That girl accepts rings from men she doesn't know." , Iiow ran khwy r-iu. '.. I.-. 4,.!.... !.,... ll - Philadelphia Bulletin. lead to 'AmnrtspUjn a&d Ircitr. WUS evrrv I