, 1888-08-23
PICKINGS.

Belva Lockwood will not be elected
but she can work her canvas with
crewel as a sampler for future gsner-
ations.-Ec.
England gave Ireland free wool
and it killed Irish sheep. History
must not be given an opportunity to
repeat itself in America.-Er.
Senator Edmund5 is going to take
an active part liz the coming cam-
paign. He will begin campaign
work as soon as congress adjourns.
4 Harrison and Morton club, cons
posed Of New York business men.
was organized on the 9Th. Thirty of
its members voted for Cleveland in
1854.
During the fiscal year, which ended
about month ago, the earnings of
the Northern Pacific were sufficient
to provide for all operating expenses.
interest on the company's bonds, and
every other charge for the year. and
leave surplus of S51S,OO0-
Blaine does not seem to have lost
any Of bis old-time vigor All his
speeches delivered since his return
home are characterized by the same
vigorous, lucid style for which he is
noted. Blame possesses the happy
faculty of saying something every
time he essays to speak.-Nercnry.
The boom" in the Puget sound
country is not confined to the
two principal centers, Seattle and Ia
coma. Il extends to nearly all parts
of 1.-The Sound basin" Whatcom snd
Port Townsend are particularly act
i've. At both places the demand for
houses out-runs the ability to build
them.-Oreg0nian.
Reports to the New England Home
stead covering the fruit growing re
gions of New England, New York
and Michigan show an enormous
yield of grapes in all sections and
remarkably short crop of pears of all
varieties. curtailed yield of pinms
and full crop OF peaches in Della
ware, Michigan and other sections
where commercially grown, with very
limited production In peach orchards
of Southern New England. High
prices are considered positively Ger
tain for pears and plums with medium
values for grapes and peaches, but
grapes held for winter market will
doubtless command comparatively
fancy prices. The apple crop on the
whole is considerably less than last
years production, owing to droughts
in some sections. cold weather at the
time of blooming, and premature
dropping of fruit.
The Pacific coast mill men are be-
ginning to turn their attention to the
baad saw, according to our Tacoma
correspondent. who sends in thestate-
ment that the discussion of the
relative adaptability of the circular
and the band is the uppermost sub
ject among the Puget Sound mill men.
To the men in the white pine region,
W no are familiar with the successful
operation OF the band mill, it
doesn't appear that there should be q
particle of occasion for difference of
opinion, unless the objection to the
band mill may lie in the quality of
the timber. But all reports agree
that the Washington Territory tim
Der is free from knots and runs
largely to clear. The timber is large
but the best informed men in the
white pine region who have inveti-
gated the matter, are of the opinion
that the band saw mill will be found
to do its best work in the western
pine and timber. The rustless wrste
which goes on in the Puget Sound
saw mills is the thing which i'm
presses the men from the white pine
region the most-and all of the mill
men in this section have not yet
learned that fortunes can be mado
wheIe profits now are scarce, by the
economical methods of many facture
which are imployed ia the best mills
of the country OF course, the West
ern timber does not cost much now,
but this is no reason it should be
wasted If the Washington Terri>
tory mill man dosen't care to save his
raw material he should bear in mind
that by the use of thin saws he can
save at least a .ourth of his logging
bill, and thrt is worth looking after.
l-LunbeTmdn.