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
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