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SALEM, Or, March II. The conven-
tion Of the assessors Of Oregon, called for
to-day at Salem, was very slimly at
tended, but three assessors being iD at
tendance, those of Polk, Benton aud
Marion. Nothing was done but TO dis
cuss the different methods of assessment
and take recommendations.
, 1890-03-13

IpAno Cry, Idaho, March ii.-loui,
Archambault, a well-known citizen Of
this county, committed suicide at Con.
tervilic last evening. He was observed
to rise from the sidewalk where ho had
II was discovered that his throat had
been cut with tin tobacco sign, He
died late at night No cause Is known
for the act,
, 1890-03-13

wAsnIsGros, March li.-Acting upon
the advice of the attorney general, Sec
retary Window has decided that Chiuess
merchants coming to this country foi
the first time provided with the certlfi
cafes prescribed by section d. OF tho act
of July =, 1884. can no: be permitted e
land In the United States. notwithsfand'
, 1890-03-13

the payment by the city Of IS, 0oo 900
worth Of bonds, issued for the opening
of Montgomery avenue. The propsrty
owners ON the line Of tho avenue won,
assessed for Its opening over twenty
years ago, and were paid BY the ci,y in
bonds for the damage TO thor proper,v
but tho bonds were subsequently, do.
clared invalid, and 1t was 10 oyerrufe mi.
decision that the suit was begun.
, 1890-03-13

SAN fnASciscoi March ii.-.Judee
Hogc has decided that the Lick trustces
must comply with the terms OF thelI
trust and found and endow California
school OF mechanical arts. Tho sum
Of 5000 In to be used In prosecuting
tho work.
, 1890-03-13

VIndISrA Cry, New, March I.-Mrs.
Edward Boyle was burned so seriously
this morning that she died few hours
later. She bathod herself with coal oil
to cure cold, and some oi the fluid
dropping on her clothing was ignited BY
the ilame Of u lamp.
, 1890-03-13

wAsHrserox. March s--Seserai sp
peals have been made to ths secretary o
war by wilters. OF San Francisco, shs
signs himself president Of the executive
committees Of unemployed for, tho issu'
Of government rations to a larga nunib~
of persons ir San Francisco who ore rep
resented a. out OF work and suffering
from lack OF the necessaries Of lite.
Secretary Proctor ';clcrred him TO thu
civil authorities, with the stAeomou
that thers was NO fund at his disposa
which could be used for that purpose.
, 1890-03-13

QuxBEc, M.rch II. lin the local iseis
lsture yesterday aftcriioon a RESOLUTION
was passed In iayor Of railway Non
Quebec 10 81. Charles bay. on tho lahra
dor coast. This line would reduce ~
distancs 10 Europe !, asa naiisA
, 1890-03-13

San FRASoIsco, March 1.-THE case Of
Cohu against the board of supervisors
was argued aud submitted in the supe-
rior court this afternoon. II involves
, 1890-03-13

LONDON. March l0.--Silyer ore IN
quantities has been discovered ut Nagoll,
near Ekaterinozlay. Russia.
, 1890-03-13
MONDAYS rnocntnINGs.

W.uuNGrog, March 10. The report
Of the committee on privileges and cleo
tious on the Montana case will likely tie
made this week, but the debate that
must cnsuo will not begin until the
Blair bill is out Of the way.
Tho urgent deficiency appropriation
bill vii be reported from the committee
on appropriations this week.
In the morning hours the oklahoma
ownaitc bill may bc considered in the
senate, and further progress made in the
execution of the order to dispose of the
public building bills oII the calendar.
Tho work Of the house this week will
probably be devoted principally 20
adding new stars to the national hnl
Tho Oklahoma bill will hc taken mp
Tuesday and passed Upon finally, rs far
as tho house !s concerned, Then, nc-
Cording to the notice already given, the
territories committee will present for
consideration he Till tOuluit Wyoming,
and this will be followed by the Idaho
bill, If any time remains,
, 1890-03-13

tratlon Of the pension oflicc should be
investigated and ovcrhaulod by the
committee of tho house.
MIR. Merrill, chairman of The commits
tee on invalid pensions said that he had
never heard of tho resolution until to,
day. lie had been informed by the
been presented to him.
Mr. Sodcr, momber of the commit
tee, corroborntod this statement.
In view of Mr.. Merdll's statement Mrj
Enloe Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Baker, from the committee on ter
ri,ories, reported the bill for the admis-
sion Of Wyoming. lie asked for the
immediate consideration of the bill,
which under the rules was u priyiledgcd
measure.
Mr.. Springer protested against the ac-
tion. II had been agreed, ho said, in
the committee on territories that the bill
should not he called up until the consid.
GRAFTON of the oklahoma bill was com
plotcd.
MIR. Baker, although not denying that
such an agreement had been tuade, said
that Mr. Perkins, who Is in charge of the
Oklahoma bill had given his consent
that the Wyoming bill should be pro-
CeCded with.
Mr. Springer raised the question of
consideration.
The house decided to consider the bill
by strict party vote,
on o point Of order raised by Mr.,
Springer the bill was referred to the COM
mittec of the whole and Mr.. Baker
moved that the house go into such COM
mittee
Mr. Springer interloctcd u motion to
adjourn, which was defeated.
Mr Bakers motion was agreed to, AMI
accordingly the house went into com
mittec of the whole.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Baker
denied that lie had acted IN bad itiith in
calling up the matter at this time. The
purpose of the member from Illinois
tSprngoD, he said, was to delay the
CON Iteration of the measure until lie
hnd an Opportunity 10 bring in an Omni-
bus bill.
Mr. Springer reiterated the statement
that the bill had been called up IN viola
ton of the agreement made by the com
mlttee. Mr.. Perkins had told him that
he was much surprised when the wy
oming hill was called mp. All that hc
(SprngcD asked was that reasonable
time should he given to the minority to
propose the amendments which II had
decided to Ollpr.
Pending further discussion, the com
mlttee rose ana the house adjourned.
To Facilitate the Census work.
WAsuISGToE, March l1.-Most OF the
rcgimentn associations of surviving
soldiers OF the war Of the rebellion keep
as nearly ns possible, correct rosters of
their living comrades. and 10 that end
they revise the lists at each recurring
annual meeting of their organizations.
The SUPERINTENDENT of the census Is
very dcsirous that the officers Of these
associations should forward to him the
latest copies of the rosters referred TO-
which he believes will be efficient aids
IN the preliminary work OF cnumcra-
ton III connection with the eleventh
census, of the names and length Of
service of the surviving soldiers, sailors,
marines and widows, and such as have
died
, 1890-03-13

bill. without making much progress
the committee arose and the house nd.
iOuruel.
, 1890-03-13

representatives. Hermann aud Butter.
worth Given u Hearing.

WAsuiSGroS, March lO,-rhc ways
and means committee heard further ar.
gnmcnts to-day upon the proposition Of
increasing tho duty on hops.
representative Hermann, of Oregon,
denied the statement which he said had
boon made that tho people of the Pacific
slope did not desire an increase of the
duty on hops. Chinese labor was be-
coming very scarce and Indians
could no longer he had. All these
things meant an increased cost of the
production of hops. At present the
actual cost of growing them on the Pa
ciiio coast was from 3 to 10 cents u
pound.
Representative Butterworth argued in
opposition to an increase of the duty.
Tie affirmed his protection principles,
hut held that this was o case where an
increase OF the duty did not mean added
protection, and that Now York state was
IN the position Of Northern ohio, IN that
she was trying with worn out lands, un-
suite Il climatiCully. To compete with the
fertile aud productive West. one sec
tion Of the country could not be pro-
teoted against another by any such de-
vice rs an increase of the duty.
, 1890-03-13
Working for III" Bridge Biii.

A. y. Tyner, of Portland, or, for
mcrly of Fargo, n. d., is in Washington
in the interest of the bridge bill now
pending IN congress. The bridge Is to
cross the Columbia river from oregon TO
Washington on an important post road.
Moscow Idaho, March S,--lho hrcot
last night destroyed q block OF buildings,
including the Barton house. The fire
originated in the Barton hotel, but from
what cause Is unknown. The guests
were all saved.
The following are the losses; II. II.
Barton, hotel, loss $1,000 insurance
$500; John Eanaly, saloon, loss 81, go;
Jonas Johnston, hotel and other dam
age, loss 5000, insurance $1,000; MIR.
Manning saloon, loss 500, no
insurance.; John Shafcr, store building
loss ~ 500 insurance $1,000; Henry
tullon, store, loss 81 500, insurance $500 ;
Hopkins telephone, loss $500; Barret
house and effects, 5000; ". j. Shields
plate glass fronts, 500; q. Weber, loss
500 The minor losses of the guests and
bu0rtlcrs are not ascertaincd.
New water works are under contract,
and the work is to commence next week.
steps are being taken to erect fine
thrcc-story brick and iron hotel ON the
site of the Barton house, with all modern
iuuroycmcuts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
The Cart Before the Horse.

The Atlanta Journal publishes a descrip-
ton of what it describes as "the queerest
looking vehicle that ever came from the
carriage makers hand" 1t is the property
of DR.. Thurmond and will cost him about
$500. The doctor believes in having things
Just like he wants them and he went to a
carriage builder, who drew up n plan like
"A large wheelbarrow with ii canopy top,
and IA gentleman who saw the picture said
i, was just the thing if the horse could be
found to work with his head toward the
buggy and tail at the end of the shaft, 50
that he could be led by the man sitting in
side, thus pushing the buggy instead of
pulling it. The plan pleased the doctor
and he ordered the vehicle made. 1t was
finished and Il wonderful looking affair it
was. 1t was nineteen feet long from the
big velocipede wheel behind to the end of
the shafts in front.
DR.. Thurmond carried it home and gave
it n trial. 1t worked all right, except that
there was too much of a twisty motion
about it, and the doctor decided to add two
little wheels to the front of the vehicle,
two very little wheels. They do not work
on II pivot like the rollers on enter table.
If the horse turns to the right the little
wheels will flop quickly to the right, while
the big wheel behind turns slowly and ma
je~stically in the same direction. The only
harness to be used on the horse is the
wooden collar and a very wide bellyband,
to which the shafts will be fastened.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24

In view of the universal dissemination Of
newspapers the mass Of the public remain
in IA startling condition of ignorance with
respect to the manner in which they are
prepared. | remember once, n number of
years ago, sitting in n railway car just be
hind two farmers, who, to pass the time
on their journey, bought a New York
Tribune of the t%rainboy. One of them
slowly put on his spectacles and prepared
to read the news aloud to his companion.
1t happened that the paper had been fold
ed wrong side out, SO that the advertise
ments were uppermost, and the venerable
mar was soon RECALLING his companion
with II long dissertation Of the merits of
Dir. Ja~bberway's Celebrated All Sufficient
Specific, whi.h cured everything from
chronic rheumatism to water blisters.
He toiled patiently on, ~pronouncing the
Latin names after n system exclusively his
own, and d%evouring with unconcealed
wonder all the elaborate descriptions Of
the eternal economy of humankind, while
his listening partner sat with bent head
and mouth agape, nodding approval from
time to time. When the last line of the
advertisement was finished the reader laid
down the sheet. and the eyes of the two
friends met. Both were for n few seconds
too deeply impressed to speak. Then the
one who had been silent all the while found
voice enough to gasp: "Wa'al, WOW! That
Teller Greeley docs know a heap, naow,
don't he?'-kate Fields Washington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
A Skeleton in the Closet.

The most modern Bluebeard is a farmer
near Bristol, Del. He employed Katie Ma
man as a domestic, and warned her against
peering into a certain closet. OF course
that meant that Katie peered, and she saw
the lead body of a man lying on the closet
floor, and the circumstances attending in
dictated that the body was in an advanced
stage of decomposition. Katie fled. These
heroines always flee, and in this instance
she notified the authorities, who made a
raid on the Bristol farm. After consider
able circumlocution-an easy term for pre-
v~arication-they got into the house and de
manded entrance to the closet. This was
granted after Il time, n as the door
opened the doors emanating almost over
came the officers. They persisted in their
duty, however, and %found-not the corpse
which Katie's imagination had produced,
but a scarecrow, which had done good serv-
ice while the corn was young and tender.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
Sarm Copies.
0THE FERTILIZER QUESTION.

From a paper by Prof. Whitcher of the New
azssEl Hampshire Experiment Station.I LIZ
The question has often been asked ::
''Can chemical fertilizers compete with
barn-yard manures?" The question,
Prof Whitcher said, is a very important
as to farmers in the vicinity of cities,
when farm-yard manure is available.
For the past four years an experiment
has been carried on at the station to
determine this point, which has given
very satisfactory results. Two acres of
land which had produced hay for three
years previous to 1885, and prior to that
oats and sugar-beets, were selected for
experiment. One acre had 13 loads, or
five and six-tenths cords of manure
plowed in, and nine loads, or three and
eight-tentns cords, spread on the surface.
or - loads (nine and four-tenths cords
in alb. This manure was from fatten-
ing steers, well fed with hay, straw,
cottonseed. and corr meal, which would
sell us it lay under the stables for S33.
The other acre had yearly applications
of chemical fertilizers, mixed as follows:
Dissolved bone-black, 346 pounds; muir
late of potash, $50 pounds; sulphate of
ammonia, JG pounds. The average cost
of this manure was Sll, and as there
have been three applications since 1888,
it follows that each acre has received S33
worth of fertilizer, one having 1913 worth
of manure and the other 1913 worth of
chemicals. The first two years the crop
was corn, the third oats and the fourth
grass. The value of the two corr crops
was estimated at S90.S7 on the acre en-
riched with manure, and that on the acre
where chemicals were used at $500, the
former having the advantage. The value
of the crop of oats raised with barn-yard
manure was S34.10, with chemicals S39.-
10. The value of the hay crop with
barn-yard manure was S20.4O, with
chemicals $3l .01 showing a net gain by
the use of chemicals of S3.Si. The cost
of applying the manure was $3.50 and
for the three applications of chemicals
Sill. This experiment has been carried
out with the expectation of continuing it
for two or three years more with grass,
after which the same fertilizer should be
repeated.
1t has often been said that fertilizers
are used up the first year, but the soil
has power to store them up and hold
them for the mex crop. The crop of
hay was not only larger but a larger pro-
portion of clover with the chemical fer
tilizer than with the barn. yard manure /;
the potash favors clover, which is worth
more for the production of milk than
other hay. When part of a field was en-
riched with a fertilizer containing , per
cent of potash and the rest with one con-
tanning 10 per cent of potash, the line
dividing them VAS clearly marked for
five years by the increased production of
clover OH the latter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24

dough in the bowl again, and set 1t where
it will rise at a warm and even tempera-
ture. When light make the dough in
three %loaves, or two loaves and a pair of
rolls, put in buttered tins, and let them
rise until twice their original size.
Gems without baking powder or short
ening are made from the whole wheat.
Beat one egg, one and o%ne-fourth pints of
milk, and a teaspoonful of salt; stir in a
quart of the sifted flour; beat till you
have a batter that is very light and
smooth, and bake in hot gem pans. TO
make gems of the wheat and use short
ening and baking powder, sift one quart
of the flour and mix with it a tablespoon
full of sugar, a %teaspoonful of salt, and
three %teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Beat an egg until light, add to it "A table
spoonful of melted butter or other short
ening, and one pint of sweet milk. When
well mixed, pour over the dry mixture.
and give a thorough rapid beating. But
ter and heat the gem pans, and when hot
pour in the batter and bake 20 minutes.
= Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
Che Pouseholo.
BREAD FROM WHOLE FLOUR.

Bread made from whole wheat has be-
come so popular that it is now to be had
from the baker in many cities and towns.
1t is not made from graham, as many
seem to suppose, nor is it made from
gluten flour nor wheat meal, but from a
fine flour containing the whole kernel of
wheat with the exception of the coarse
woody fibre that covers it, The light
brown loaf made from it is delicious, sweet
and nutty, as well as nutritious for child
rem. brain-workers and invalids, and all
other sorts and conditions of men. The
best brand of the flour is to be had di-
rectly from the mills that manufacture
it in barrels, half-barrels and smaller
measure, and is also kept by grocers.
An excellent whole-wheat bread is
made in the following way: Scald and
cool one pint of milk, measure one pint
of water that is blood-warm, dissolve IA
half-cake of compressed yeast in a little
of it, then put the yeast. the remainder
of the water and the milk, and a half-cup
of granulated sugar into the mixing
bowl. Have ready sifted three and one
third quarts of -four slightly warm and
stir two-thirds of it into the above mix
ture until you have a stiff sponge. Beat
thoroughly and set the sponge in a warm
place to raise. The length of time, if the
temperature is about ZOE will probably
be seven hours, possibly a little longer
or chortar TINA NEIan l,nht oll -
half %tea>poonful of salt, the rest of the
flour, and give a thorough kneading.
Divide it in three ~loaves, raise the second
time, and bake in a hot oven. The same
method is to be used in making this
bread as in that made from new-prccess
or other white flour, except that less of
the entire wheat is used for the same
quantity of water, as this -four absorbs
more moisture in baking. If a loaf that
is light and spongy is desired, the dough
must be soft, and not stiff.
Those who do not care to use milk in
mixing the bread can make an equally
good loaf after the second recipe. Meas
ure and sift two heaping quarts of the
flour and out of it take one cupful for
kneading the bread. Dissolve half a
cake of compressed Yeast in a very little
warm water, then put the remainder of a
pint and a-half of water, the yeast, and a
tablespoonful of soft butter into the mix
ing bowl. Stir in the -four. and beat I'M
til your dough is light and evenly
mixed, then knead on a board for 20 or
20 minutes, using the -four set aside.
After "A thorough ~kneading, put the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
Don't "Knock Under"

"I'm ruincd-utterly ruined!' said a
cleaned out SPECTATOR in our hearing the
other day. The gentleman had invested
his cash in several tempting bubbles and
they had all burst, leaving him with
out anything in tie world that he could
call his own, save his watch, his wardrobe,
"a lot of unsettled bills and the i'll will of
his creditors. And so (and he might have
sat for a picture of Despair when he said
it,, although he was IA stout, hale man of
80, he said he was "ruined, and might as
well knock under"
Knock underl No-neverl Always rally
your forces for anotherand more desperate
assault upon adversely. II poverty come
upon you like ii thief in the n~ight-what
then? Let it rouse you as the presence of
"A real thief would do to energetic action.
No matter how deeply you may have got
into hot ~water-always provided that you
did not help the father of lies to heat it
your case, if you are made of the right sort
of stuff, is not desperate; for it is in accord
with the divine order and sweep of things
that life should nav no difficulties which
an honest, determined man with a fair
share of brains and heavens help cannot
surmount.-New York Ledger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
LOOK TO THE COLTS.

Heavy rains in the fall will do no end
of injury to the colts if left unprotected
in the pastures. The old theory that
''roughing it" made the colts hardy has
long since exploded. Careful breeders
take their Young stock from the pastures
at the commencement of the fall rains
and put them where they can find shelter.
If the pasture is provided with IA shed
open to the south under which the colts
may stand out of the wind and rain they
will do well left out as long as the feed
lasts. But to leave them out in such
chilly rain as that of late is a serious
mistake. They may not take cold, but
are liable to, and lung fever is not an in
frequent result of too much exposure.
A colt will not take on flesh or increase in
size while shlvering in the rain. The
aim of every breeder should be to keep
his colts growing every day until they
are fully matured. Fat Is not desirable,
but good solid flesh is. A shed or stable
and plenty of hay and oats are necessary
to keep the youngsters growing. Don't
neglect them just when they need care
the most Farm and Home.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24

Away back in the forties It was my good
fortune to accompany a picnic" managed
by Uncle Sam to Mexico. This ''picnic'
Is recorded in history as the mexican
War" Our jolly excursionists left Vera
Cruz one morning for a visit to the Capital
city, arriving that afternoon Mt the river
Don Juan, where we camped for the mig ht.
After shaking the burning thirst that lad
possessed me for hours lay down beneath
a tree in the grove that skirted the river,
with my knapsack for a pillow. ! was
scarcely settled for a good rest, when a
parrot, with labored flight, crossed the
stream and alighted on a limb above me.
1t instantly occurred to me that the bird
would be an acceptable addition to the bill
of fare for supper. To think was to act,
and ere the bird had time fairly to scan the
intruder of his haunts he came to the
ground minus his head. | soon had him
plucked and could but admire his plump
form, and my mouth watered at the
thought of quail on toast as it were, for
the menu regularly served consisted prin-
cipally of bean soup, wormy side bacon
and moldy bareback. Now, whether it
was because | am more selfish than the
average man, or the demoraliZing influence
of surroundings was to blame, ! let others
judge; bu | candidly confess that instead
of taking my prize to the camp fire, where
the c~ompanycook was making coffee, where
perhaps | would be asked to share the bird
with others, | sneaked off to IA thick covert
to banquet alone. | found plenty of dry
twigs and limbs handy, and with whit
things, a bit of cotton from the lining of
my cap, powder from a cartridge and the
hintlock of my musket | soon had a good
fire, and, splitting the bird with the ramrod,
| did him to a turn, and remembered it as
a rare tid-bit.-Forest and Stream.