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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-21
Dress Goods.

Our entire lot of 36-inch all-wool Tre-
cot, Fancy Mixtures, &c, embracing the
most desirable shades and effects. Never
sold for less than 80 and 60c; these are.
reduced to 25c.
A fine assortment of all-wool Checks
and Plaids, Wool and Silk Mixed Novel
ties, &tc-goods that have found ready
sale at 75c, 85c, 81 and $1.25;. balance to
close at reduction of 335 per cent.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

The water pipe enters near the top OF
the tank, which places the valve out of
water, thus relieving it Of all danger
from rust or the collection Of sediment.
However, where necessary, the pipe
may enter nearer the bottom of the
tank, and If the valve is kept clear the
device will still serve it's purpose. An
other point in its favor is that, if de-
sired, the valve can be closed just as
effectually when the tank is one-fOurth
full as when filled to the brim. The
lower half of the long, jointed lever
connecting the valve and float has a
shorter one attached to it, the upper
end of the latter having number Of
holes in it. BY having a hole in the
upper half of the jointed lever and
using a pin, the angle at the Joint can
be changed at WILL Making it as large
as possible will necessitate the float be-
ing lifted near the top of the tank be-
fore the valve is entirely closed but by
decreasing the angle the valve will be
closed while the float is still near the
bottom A sealed can or bottle makes
a good float A board Or block Of wood
soon becomes soaked, and in conse~
quence it's lifting power is greatly
diminished
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Take Care Of the Forests.

Fortunes are being made in the lum-
Der business by those who understand
it. Where there is reasonable assur-
ance that wood and. timber land will
not be destroyed by fire, it's purchase at
a reasonable price is almost always a
profitable investment. Improvements
in handling and manufacturing are
such that "a log can now be brought
from the pineries by railway put into
the BOOM sawed, kiln dried, matched
and be ready for use in the construction
of a building in sixty hours" Destruc-
tive methods of numbering still prevail
and only in a few cases is care taken
to preserve the underground and young
trees. 1t is probable that the State of
Maine will soon enact a law restricting
the cutting Of timber to trees above a
rprtaiD size
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
A Costly Job, but 1t Pays.


The cost Of applying paris green as
protection against potato bugs has
been estimated by Prof. Fernalds at a
sum equal to about two cents per bush
ed of the crop. At this rate it costs
about $4,000, 900 a year to insure against
potato bugs throughout the country!
That may be little high, but what a
saving if the Colorado beetle had been
stamped out upon it's first appearance
twenty years ago! A concerted cam
paign at that time, at state and nation
al expense, would have done the bust
ness Just so we advocate Congress
providing the money to help Massachu-
sets stamp out the gypsy moth-a pest
which that State alone has held in check
for some years at cost of half mil
iio1. + allowed e spread oyer the
country, the gypsy fiioth would do m6fe
damage each year than potato bugs,
rose bugs, grasshoppers and chinch
bugs put together. Here is a chance
for government work to good purpose
and in a way that would benefit the
whole country.-Farm and Home.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Hints.

Boiled water tastes fiat and insipid
because the gases it contained have
been driven off by the heat.
Ripe tomatoes will remove almost
any kind Of stain from the hands, and
they can also be used to great advan-
tage on white cloth, removing ink spots
as we'll as others.
EiderdoWn comforts are apt to lose
their lightness after considerable use.
To restore them beat well with u rattan
beater, and hang on the line few
hours in a strong wind.
Sour cherries stoned and served on
lettuce leaves make an excellent hot
weather salad. Dress with Mayor
naise colored a pale green or pink.
Cherry currants are delicious served in
the same way.
Young carrots make an excellent
salad sliced and served very cold on
crisp lettuce with a French dressing,
and served in cream sauce containing
minced parsley, or in drawn butter sea-
soned with lemon juice, salt and white
pepper.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Dry Lima Beans for the Table.


Few of those who like the Succu1nnt
green Lima beans know that they are,
If not equally good, at least supe-
rfor to common field beans when
dried for winter use. We used al
ways when growing Limas to put up
those that we could not use green, and
the winter supply was usually exhaust
ed before spring. We think profit
able market for Lima beans in their
dried state can be found in most cities
or VILLAGES if farmers will tell their
city friends how good they are. Lima
beams have, even when dried, much
Of the rich, nutty taste that makes
them popular when eaten green. There
is; another reason also for saving the
late. beans left at the end Of the season
for'use. i'm winter. They are quite often
used for seed, with the result OF max
ing. time Lima bean crop each year a
, little, latter, so that in some places very
few woalld be fit for use until frost came
andi nipped the vines. The first fruits
Of anything i'm which earliness is i'm
portant should always be used for seed.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
velvet sponge Cake.

Yolks of six eggs and the whites Of
three, two teacups of graduated sugar,
one teacupful of boiling water, two and
one-half teacups of sifted -four, one
tablespoonful Of baking powder. Beat
the yolks of eggs and sugar until very
light; then add the well-beaten whites;
add slowly the boiling water, stirring
all the time; then add the flour with the
with the juice and grated rind of
lennon; bake in a rather hot oven, that
is to say, hotter than is usual in baking
cakes.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

bowl together How they kept their
health know not, any more than how
| kept my own.
And yet in other ways it was an easy
service There was no cloth to lay: the
meals were either OF oatmeal porridge or
salt junk, except twice week, when
there was duff; and though [ was clum-
sy enough and mot being, firm on my
sea-Iegs) sometimes fell with what | was
bringing them, both Mr.. Riach and the
captain were singularly patient. | could
not but fancy they were making up lee
way. with their consciences, and that
they would scarce have been SO good
with me, if they had not been worse
with RansOme.
AS for Mr.. Shuan, the drink, or his
crime, or the two together, had certainly
troubled his mind. | cannot say | ever
saw him in his proper wits. He never
grew used to my eng there, stared at
me continually sometimes, | could have
thought, with terror and more than
was serving him. | was pretty sure
from the first that he had no clear mind
Of what he had done, and on my second
day in the roundhOuse l had the proof
of it. We were alone, and he had been
staring a. me a long time, when, all at
once, up he got, as pale as death, and
came close up to me, to my great terror.
But | had no cause to be afraid of him.
''You were not here before?" he asked.
mo, sir" said |.
''There was another boy?" he asked
again; and when | had answered him.
''Ah!" says he, Il thought that" and
went and sat down, without another
word, except to call for brandy.
You may think it strange, but for all
the horror l had, [ was still sorry for
him. He was a married man, with a
wife in Leith; but whether or no he had
a family, | have now forgotten; | hope
not.
Altogether it was no very hard life for
the time it lasted, which las you are to
hear) was not long. | was as well fed
as the best of them; even their pickles,
which were the great dainty, | was al
lowed my share of; am had | liked, /
might have been drunk from morning to
night like Mr.. Shuan. | had company,
too, and good company of it's sort. Mr..
Riach, who had been to the college,
spoke to me like friend when he was
not sulking, and told me many curious
things, and some that were informing
and even the captain, though he kept
me at the sticks end the most part of
the time, would sometimes unbuckle a
bit, and tell me of the fine countries he
had visited.
The shadow of poor Ransome, to be
sure, lay on all four of us, and on me
and Mr.. Shuan, in particular, most heav-
lily. And then | had another trouble of
my own. Here l was, doing dirty work
for three men that looked down upon,
and one of whom, at least, should have
hung upon galows; that was for the
present; and as for the future, [ could
only see myself shaving alongside of
negroes in the tobacco fields. Mr..
Riach, perhaps from caution, would
never suffer me to say another word
about my story; the captain, whom |
tried to approach, rebufed me like a
dog and would not hear a word; and as
the days came and went, my heart sank
lower, and lower. till | was even glad
of the work, which kept me from think
ing.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Cow Peas for soi1frrc.

AS Northern farmers become better
acquainted with the cow pea and it's
advantages, they are likely to largely
use it in conjunction with and partial
substitution for corn as fodder crop.
1t is much richer than corn in nitro
genous nutrition, and that is always the
kind that is most costly and hard to
procure. Besides, the COW pea gets its
nitrogen as clover does, from air in the
soil. 1t is one Of the leguminous order
of plants, all of which have this power.
The chief objection to growing COW
peas in the North is the difficulty in
ripening their seed. One or two kinds
will ripen in New England in faVora-
BILE season and if put in early. But we
can procure the seed cheaply FROM the
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Lennon Filling.

Take one large, fair lemon, one cup of
white sugar, half a cup of water, one
egg, one teaspoonfuI of corn flour, the
same Of butter. Crate the rind of the
lemon and put it i'm a saucepan with
the juice, the water, sugar, beaten egg,
Bllttar and the corn -four rubbed smooth
in q little water. Boil them all to-
gether untiI the mixture begins to
thicken. When it is cold spread it be-
tween the layers Of the cake.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Strawberry Whipped Cream.

Rub two pounds. and half of straw
berries through a sieve, and add half
pound of powdered sugar and one quart
of whipped cream Place layer Of
macaroons or any small sweet biscuit
in dish,. add layer of the strawberry
Whip, then another layer Of biscuit,
and continue alternately until the
cream is used up Set aside in a very
cold place or on ice, and serve in the
dish in which it is; prepared
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
A Movable Chicken House.

Al chicken house that can easily be
moved about is shown herewith. In
size it is convenient for hen and her
chickens Stats are vertical in front
and far enough apart to allow chicks
to run i'm and oGrt In front is base
board, nailed to bottom strip extend
ed ffolm each side, on which chicks may
be fed. 1t is we'll to provide shade or
shod rain by board awning as shown.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Relief for Inf1amed Feet.

The first thing to be done is to take
off tight-ftting boots, which hurt the
tender feet as much as If they were put
into press. Then take one pint Of
wheat bran and one ounce of saleratus,
and put it into foot bath, and add one
gallon of hot water. When it has be-
come cool enough, put in the feet, soak
them for fifteen minutes, and the relief
will be almost immediate. Repeat this
every night for a week, and the cure
will be complete. The burning, prick1y
sensation is caused by the pores of the
skin being closed up so tightly by the
pressure Of the boots that they cannot
perspire freely.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

Regulating the flow Of water into
troughs and tanks is something which
causes farmers more or less anxiety
and trouble, for the reason that many
of the patent regulators now in the
market fail to work satisfactorily for
any length Of time. Many simple home
made devices, however, can be made to
work. The one shown in the illustra-
ton, which is from the American Agri-
culturist, has number of strong points.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

kitchen wall If desired. Light strips Of
wood are used, and these are supported
by wire attached to the outer ends and
to the hooks in the wall. The inner end
construction is also shown. The stout
bit of wire fits into screw eye in the
wall The hooks above are screw eyes
opened little, as shown. These driers
can be made much longer if desired,
and can be turned against the wall
when not in USE
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Protect Haystacka from Rain.

Where hay is stacked out of doors for
several months, it will pay to secure
large sheets Of old canvas and stretch
over the stack, pinning the corners by
driving a peg in the stack. The plan
Is a modification of the. smaller hay
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Crea med shrimps.

Mix the yolks OF two eggs with tea
spoonful Of anchovy sauce and q ell Of
cream Lay in some bottled shrimps,
allow them to heat, not allowing the
eggs to. curdle, and pour over strips of
toast
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Cake Without Eyes.

One coffee cup of sugar powdered
two large tablespoonfuls of butter
rubbed into, the sugar,, ONE and q half
cups Of -FOUR; one-half cup of sweet
cream, one-half teaspoonfuT of soda.
Bake quickly in small tins, and eat
while fresh and warm
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

caps used extensively i'm the field, dur
ing the'hay harvest, when rainy wealth
err suddenly comes.0M Such cap will
effectually keep rain and snow from
the hay, thus rendering it far more
nutritious and palatahIe to stock
Farm and Home.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Cherrv ROXY Poly.

Make rich biscuit dough, roll to half
an inch thick, lay the cherries on the
prepared paste or crust, roll up, tuck
ends IN, prick, deeply with fork, lay
in a steamer; and place over kettle
Of boiling water. Cook an hour and
three-quarters. Cut across and eat
with sweetenedl cream, or butter and
sugar.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Ginger snaps.

One. pint of molasses, one teacupful
of sugar.. one teaspOonful of ginger, one
Of allspice,. one cup of butter, five cups
Of flour. Roll thin and cut into small
cakes Bake in quick oven.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

South, and if farmers found they could
never ripen it's seed, they could still
afford to grow some every year to feed
in alienation with fodder corn or to
PUT in the silo. 1t is not, however, so
good for the silo as corn, as the nitro
genous material of which it is composed
heats too rapidly, making it as hard to
save sweet as clover ensilage is.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

The American Duchess of Marlbor-
ougl is second only to royalty as a
drawing card" ut bazars and the like In
England.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27

Clothes Driers on the Wall.
Almost anyone can make clothes
driers which may be attached to the
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Sweet Corn i'm Succession.

BY planting someAof the very earliest
sweet corn on rich land the last Of
April it is possible to- have it on the
table from the middle. of July until long
after frost has nipped the leaves. 1t
is the late varieties, OF corn like Ever
green that are in order for late use, and
there should be at least two paintings
Of these, one for early and to ripen
seed, and the other late and not in
tended to ripen at, ALL If the corn is
cut before frost and the green ears are
Dlucked! from the stalk and put III
cool cellar, the oorn. will be nearly as
good most Of the winter as 1T was IN
the fall. We know some farmers who
only can or dry CORN for late winter
and spring use, as they keep green
ears of their latest planting fit for use
until January OF later If the ears are
left on the stalks they will ripen too
much to be in good condition, but II
plucked off and kept very near down
to freezing temperature and in dry
Dlaoe to prevent mold, late Evergreen
corn,can be kept I'm condition long after
frost and snow have come.--American
Cultivation.
Caring for Spring Planted Trees.
IF half the trees planted each spring
lived through their first season the de-
naand for nursery stock would not be so
large as it now is. Yet we doubt wheth-
or the lack Of care in planting and
Keeping the tree in condition after
planting is in any way beneficial to the
Rurseryman. The cost Of the tree and
an the labor bestowed upon it becomes.
q total loss if it dies. This is very dis
couraging. and after few such eXper-
.ments the planter concludes that fruit
growing don't pay, which for him is
probably proper enough conclusion.
Breaking Down Onion Tops.
There is some difference of opinion
among onion growers as to the necessity
for breaking down the tops before har-
vesting. If the stand is uneven and Of
varied degrees of ripeness, the tops will
die down so that the crop can be gath
cred without breaking them down. But
most onion crops are not uniform in
growth or ripeness, and for such the
old-tjne practice is necessity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
STATE FAIR PRIVILEGES.
Bookmakers Who Will Do Busi.
ness During the Sacramento
Meeting.
Odds and Ends of Live Sporting Cos
sip From All Over the United
States.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 22.-Tbe
State Board of Agriculture met to-day to
consider matters pertaining TO the fair, it
being the date set for receiving bids for
privileges. The first considered was the
sale of the field book. Harlan & Co. bid
S3O15; Ed Wallace, $3.50; A. ]. Rhoads,
S34S5, and Fitzgerald & Co., $3,826. 1t was
awarded to the latter.
George Rose, Harlan & Co. aud Joe
Rose drew in for the first five days book
ing. Their applications were received,
and inasmuch as there was some misun-
derstanding as to the dates Get for draw
ing in the time was extended to August 81.
On auction pools Leach & Co. bid TN
per cent on the gross receipts on per
cent basis or 60 per cent on 3 per cent
basis. Whitehead & Killip bid 65 per
cent on gross receipts and ID. j. Sim
mons 20 per cent, providing the board pay
cashiers and clerks. The privilege was
awarded to Whitehead & Killip.
The race programme privilege was sold
to ]. C. Langendurfer OF San francisco
for $776.
Thursday, September 8, was set aside as
butchers day for which special races Will
be arranged.
The com mIttee appointed to confer with
the,ra1lroad company reported that excur-
sion rates would oe the same as last year
namely, one-third off for the round trip,
except distant points, from which half
rate would be made.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

The proposition to hold an intellectual
tournament, as proposed by W. Fl. Mills,
was accepted under rules agreed upon,
and a committee consisting OF Directors
Gird, Boggs, Mathews and De Long was
named to take charge of said tournament.
Mr.. Mills was elected chairman of the
meetings with power to carry out the
rules of the board.
A com mittee from the Federated Trades
appeared before the board and asked that
Septem Der be designated as Labor day,
to which the board agreed, ana that James
g. Mcguire be invited 10 speak that day
upon the question of free silver and its re-
lation TO labor.
B. NJ. Woodruff was selected as poultry
judge.
A communication was received from
Major Il. E. Alvord, chief OF the dairy divi-
sion of the Department of Agriculture. ac-
cepting the appointment as Judge of the
dairy classes at the State Fair.
TIE racing programme for the first six
days running was adopted, and will be
ready for publication tomorrow. Two
elegant silver trophies were offered for the
finest turnouts of coach and four.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 22.-Pittsburg sur
prised the local talent by running away with
both games. Attendance 675O Score, first
game: Bostons-4, IL, s.; Pittsburgs-S, IL, 8.
Batteries-Stivetts and CANCEL; Killen and
Sugden. Umpire-Lynch. Second game: Bos-
tons, z, 81; Pittsburgs-6, IL, l. Batteries
Hastings and Sugden; Klobedenz and Bergen.
Umpira-Lynch.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 22.-The champi
could no. solve Cuppy's delivery to-day. and
Cleveland WAS ali easy winner. Attendance
796. Score: Baltimores-3, 9, Q; CIevelands-
10, Is, g. Batteries-Esper and Clark, Cuppy
and thinner. Umpire-Hurst.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 23.-Philadel-
phia and st. Louis played two games here this
afternoon, one, postponed from the series
scheduled for the Mound City. Philadelphia
won the first game. In the second game the
locals could do nothing with Donohoe, while
the Browns hit Taylor with ease, knocking
him oHt of the box in the fifth Attendance
9666. Score: Philadelphias-9, 13, 3; St.
Louis-1. a. q Batteries-Carsey and Grady,
Breitenstein and Mcfarland. Second game :
Philadeiphias-5, 9, 8; St. Louis-1O, 13, 2.
Batteries-Gumbert.T Taylor and Grady; Dono-
hoe and Murphy. Umpire-Conahan
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
REJOICING At SALINAS.
Farmers Meet Claus Spreckeis' PROPOSE
ton and the Beet Sugar Factory
win Be BuiH.

SALINAS, CAL, Aug. 22.-This has been
an important day in the history of Salinas.
Three weeks ago to-day Claus Spreckels
met the farmers and business men of this
valley in mass-meeting here, and made
them the grandest offer ever given to
municipality. viz, that he would erect at
Salinas the largest sugar factory in the
worDd-one that would consume 5000 tons
of beets every day and turn out 45O tons
of refined sugar-and that the only condl-
ton he would exact OF the people here
was to raise the beets necessary to supply
such factory. To supply the beets nec-
essary for such factory requires an acre.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
NEW TO-DAY
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boxes 81; three for 81. so by mail,
postpaid.
ROOTS PHARMACY,
Pacific Coast Agents.
Sixth and Howard Streets.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
LAST MOTIFS ECLIPsE.

Professor Perrtme's Report Of It's OBJ
serration at Mount Hamilton.
SAN JOSE. CAL, Aug. 22.-Director e.
s. Holden of Lick Observatory sends out
the following report of the partial eclipse
of the moon tonight. The observations
were made by Professor G. D. Perrine.
Light clouds partially obscured the first
contact of the shadow, but they soon
cleared away and the sky was clear during
the remainder of the eclipse. The first
certain darkening by the penumbra was
at S:35 The first contact with the shadow
was at 9:23 81.
The last contact with the shadow was at
II 81 80. The obscured portion of the
moon was quite bright, the more promi-
nent markings being easily visible. The
earth s ahadow was copper color near
its center, shaded to a somewat greenish
tinge at the edges, the penumbra being OF
light pink tinge.