6 [A fmiitier' 7 . I A OK ONCK ,he Fa " TOgfcW i|y ther of Ilis Coun lil try t, to b< ; Ar4w&A I properly honored TjjLi If in Wathena. The settlers had de «,n cided that it ought to be done, and the method of its carrying out was left to a committee consisting of the storekeeper, the teach er, and one of the leading cattlemen who, rumor said, had once owned a li brary. "Of course it ain't proving nothing aboat our honesty that we do this sort of thing,"remarked Borden, the ranche foreman, "but it's the right thing to do." "Yes, Washington was a fine old gentleman," added the storekeeper, "an' we Virginians always will stand by brim." "Mighty nice thing to be honoring the leader of a revolution," broke in a g-riiff voice from the rear of the store. 1,1 was the Englishman who was over seeing the fencing of the Olympic Cat tle company's new lands, lie had been a farmer over in the Cimmarron coun try, and was always objecting to what ever was 011 Sent. "Hush tip, you got too badly licked to talk," was the rejoinder from Bor den; and Glade, the foreigner, sub sided. The celebration was to take place in the schoolhouse out on the edge of the tiny settlement. From its door could be seen the haze that covered the tops of the Spanish peaks off to the west and also the sunken lines of the Cimmarron. It was oil the concep tion of the pretty school mistress, who thought to thus raise enough money to buy a flag for the building's roof. There were other inducements for the two men who helped in the prepara tions— Horden and Grade. The cattle man thought there was no one like Jeiinulile. The universal article of diet in that country, depended upon and indispensa ble, is bread or biscuit. Andtomakethe bread and biscuit, either in the camp 01 upon the trail, yeast cannot be used—it must be baking powder; and the pow der manufactured by the processes of the Royal Baking Powder Company, miners and prospectors have learned, is the only one which will stand in that peculiar climate of cold and dampness and raise the bread and biscuit satisfac torily. These facts are ver3 r important for every one proposing togo to Alaska and the Yukon county to know, for should he be persuaded by some outfitter to take one of the cheap brands of baking powder, it will cost just as much to transport it, and then when he opens it for use, after all his labor in packing it over the long and difficult route, he will find a solid caked mass or a lotof spoiled powder, with no strength and useless. Such a mistake might lead to the most serious results. Alaska is no place in which to experiment in food, or try to economize with your stomach. For use in such a climate, and under the trying and fatiguing conditions of life and labor in that country, everything must be the best and most useful, and above all it is imperative that all food supplies shall have perfect keeping qualities. It is absurd to convey over such difficult and expensive routes an article that will deteriorate in transit, or that will be found when required for use to have lost a great part of its value. There is no better guide to follow in these matters than theadviceof those who have gone through similar experi ence. Mr. McQuesten, who iscalled"the father of Alaska," after an experience of years upon the trail, in the camp, and in the use of every kind of supply, says: "We find in Alaska that the importance of a proper kind of baking powder oan not be overestimated. A miner with a can of bad baking powder is almost helpless in Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and have been obliged to settle down to use nothing but Royal. It is stronger, and carries further, but. above all things, it is the only powder that will endure the severe climatic changes of the Arctic region." It is for the same reasons that the U. S. Government in its relief expeditions, and Peary, the famous Arctic traveler, have carried the Royal Baking Powder exclusively. The Royal Baking Powder will not cake nor lose its strength either on board ship or in damp climates, and is the most hightly concentrated and ef ficient of leavening agents. Hence it is indispensable to every Alaskan outfit. It can be had of any of the trading com panies in Alaska, but should the miner procure his supplies before leaving, he should resist every attempt of the out fitter to palm off upon him any of the other brands of baking powder, for they will spoil and prove the cause of great disappointment and trouble. BIRDS EAT 400 SHEEP. The Keaxt Took IMaee 100 Mile* From DttUHon and Coat 9«U,()OU. Jack Collins, who started for Dawson City with a band of sheep last summer, has been heard from. He sold part of his flock for $20,000.' The other and biggest half of the flock fed the birds of the arctic zone. This is how it hap pened : He drove the sheep in over the Dal ton trail. Some time before Dawson was reached cold weather came on, and Collins decided to kill his sheep. He killed and sold 300, and received nearly $20,000 for them. Then he concluded to hold the re mainder for a better market. He killed the remaining 400 in a sort of secluded place off the line of travel and suspend ed the carcasses on poles far enough above the ground to be out of the reach of bears, wolves or other wild animals. He left two young men to watch the mutton, and proceeded to look for a mining section. Having found one, he located a claim and proceeded to test it. After he had dug out a few thou sand dollars' worth of trold he thought he would, as the French say, "return to his muttons." His stay had been so prolonged that the young men had become weary of holding a wake over the sheep, and, imagining Dawson to be only a few tniles away, had started for that city lo enjoy some of the pleasures a met ropolitan city can afford. It proved to be about 100 miles to Dawson, so their absence w&s more extended than they had inended, nnd when Collins reached the place where he had left the car casses of 400 sheep he found only 400 bleaching skeletons. The eagles, ravens, crows, kites, hawks and other birds of prey which inhabit that region had been feasting on mutton. "Where the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered," is a proverb which applies to other birds of prey. Collins had left so many car casses that invitations had lieen sent out and a general round-up of all the vultures aind things in that region, from Behring sea to the Mackenzie river, had taken place. Whether the claim Col lins secured will make good the loss of the mutton or not remains to be seen, but when he drives in his next band of sheep the birds of prey will not get so large a percentage of them.—Port land Oregon ian. A Town ItlilvH In Tliln Klevntor. Probably the only elevator in the world that is used to connect two parts it ? tow n is the one in Heligoland, the little island just off the coast of and be longing to Germany. One portion of the town is on a cliff over 200 feet high. The other is at the base of the cliff on a flat stretch of land. There are no paths up the cliff, and all communica tions betweem the two portions of this unique little place must be held by means of the elevator—an elevator that lifts an entire community to and from the scene of its daily labors. —y Journal. THE FARMING WORLD. MANAGING ON SHARES. The Ki| ii 11 uItI •• Myatein Adopted Uy m WlNconNln Farmer. Of late much has been printed on the above subject, but none seems to hit the mark or the plan that will always warrant success. Here in this very fer tile district the farm manager gets one half the proceeds of the farm for his salary. He owns one-half of all the live stock kept or raised on the farm. He has house and outbuildings, free of rent; he furnishes teams and all the tools, does all the work, and is required in a written contract to do all the work in season, and in a good work manlike manner; he is allowed to keep a team on the undivided grass and hay, but must feed his own grain. He can sell his crops at any time he sees fit, and must sell the proprietor's half at the pleasure of the owner of the farm, and gets one cent per bushel for hauling the grain not to exceed four miles; all other proceeds he must take to market free of charges. He must work the highway; he must repair all fences and make light repairs on the outbuildings, the owner furnish ing all material. The proprietor must pay all cash taxes and one-half of tha thrashing bill, and has one-half of all the proceeds of the farm of every na ture, except the proceeds of one-fourth acre, which is assigned to the tenant for a garden. The owner must be ad vised as to the crops to be raised and the different fields in which they must be grown. The manuer must be drawn out every fall and put where it is most needed. The man on my farm commenced the first of November last on his fourth year, and as yet there has not been dis satisfaction between us. The tenant gets his pay as he goes along, and is satisfied in all things; one-half of the products of the farm is his salary. Most of the farms in this vicinity are managed oh the above terms, which are considered advantageous for the tenant, especially in a dry and unpro ductive season, for he has no rent money to raise.—£. Reynolds, in Coun try Gentleman. UNEVEN WOOD PILES. How They Can lie Meiimired wltfc Some Sort of Accuracy. It is often desired to measure a tiei of wood that is irregularly piled up Select a portion of the tier that has the top gradually sloping. Measur* the height at each end of the slope, add together and divide by two. Thii will give the average height of the portion taken. Multiply this height by its length, and then by the breadth and you have the cubic contents. Now C D S a * c Pr lr MEASURING WOOD PILES. take another section and proceed ai before. In the cut we measure th< height at a and c. The half of these two heights will give the average height. .Next take the section froir c to d. This maintains an even height so the length, breadth and thickness can be multiplied together. In the elope from d to b, proceed as in th< first slope. Add the cubic contents ol the three sections together and divide by 128. This will give the number o! cords. Tiers vary In their regularity but the principle here illustrated car be used with any of them.—Orange J udd Farmer. SAVE THE FEATHERS. A Source ol Income XcKlectcil l>| Many l*oultry K.eeiiern. Poultry feathers should be kept foj stuffing pillows, sofa cushions anc other home conveniences, even where it is not deemed worth while to sell them Geese and duck feathers, being inucli more valuable than others, should al ways be preserved with care. Dowuj feathers of hens and turkeys serve t very good purpose, and unless you wish to make dusters of tail and wing feathers, the soft, feathery portions ol these may be stripped off "the quill anc added to the rest. Un.iess the flock is large, it will take some time to secure enough feathers to stuff even a cushion and as they are gathered from time tc time, they must be put into whole cot ton bags, tied securely so that no moth millers can enter, and placed forashorl time in a warm oven, to dry thoroughly If hens are scalded before picking, the feathers can be dried in a tin pan, in a moderately warm stove oven. Remove all bits of skin, as they produce an un pleasant odor hard to get rid of. Feath ers well cleaned answer very well foi bolsters, chair and soft cushions.— Rural World. Cow I'en* on Clayey Soli. An Ohio farmer says that he has con tinued proof of the value of cow peas as a preparation for potatoes in clayey loams. This year his peas w ere worth more as plant food for potatoes than was an average crop of wheat. He has 18 acres of peas growing to be turned under for next year's crop. They add plant food and mechanically im prove the condition of the soil. His neighbors are following his lead, and all feel that they have made one more step forward. —Prairie Farmer. Work of the lluwy lien. It is estimated that this country con tains 350,000,000 chickens, and that they lay nearly 14,000,000,000 eggs each year, worth $105,000,000. The value of the poultry meat each year is esti mated at $125,000,000, the total annual poultry product beisg $290,000,000, which exceeds the value of swine, wool and sheep combined, being also greater than the production of oats, tobacco, potatoes, wheat or cotton. A. PEIIt'ECT IIUMfS SErtKED AT LIT. TLE COST. nieda, West , " , era Canada, before taking up their home there visited t thn country as delegates. They reported to the Government of the Dominion ot Canada the result ot their observations, and from this report extracts have beeu taken, which are published below: "We have visited a number of most desir able locations, and are highly pleased witb the country as a whole, it being beyond out highest expectations. We find here a proa {erous and well-contented lot of people, hey have, comfortable homes, and their vast fields of wheat and other crops in addi tion to their herds of choice cattle, indicata prosperity in the full sense of the word. In conversation with the farmers throughout our trip we learned that the majority of them came here with very limited means, and some with no more than enough to bring them here, and they are now well-to do. x hey all claim that this is the only coun try for a poor man, or one with little means, to get a start and make a home for himself and family. As you are aware, we were a little shaky and undecided before leaving Detroit, but have determined since that we, i with our friends, will make this country our future home. It is far from being the wilder ness we had pictured it to be; it is, instead, ' a land having all the facilities required by i modern civilization, such as railroads, mar kets, stores, churches, schools, etc., in fact, an ideal home for those having the future welfare of themselves and families at heart." The Messrs. Striovski selected the Ala meda district, but what they say of it appeal* in a general way to most other districts in that vast country. They speak of the fuel, which is to be had in great quantities, of the water that can be had by digging from 10 to 20 feet, and of the good grazing land to be had almost everywhere. There is plenty of wood for building timber and for fuel, while coal is convenient, and sells at low prices at the mines. In driving throuptfi the country they passed many fine patches of wild rasp berries, and say they can speak highly ot their flavor, as they could not resist the temptation to stop and eat. Having already transgressed on your valu able space, I shall defer further reference to Western Canada for another issue. An illustrated pamphlet recently issued by the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Can ada, giving a complete description of the country, will be forwarded free to all who write for it. Yours, WESTERN CANADA. Likely. Dr. Smiley—Ah, professor, is your little one a bov or a girl? Prof. Dremey—Why—er—yes. We call it John. It must be a boy, I think.—Judge. The Government'!* lioninln. The commissioner of the general land of fice has submitted his report to the Secre tary of the Interior. Compared with last year, it shows a decrease of 3,298 homestead entries, aggregating 378,625 acres, tjuite proportionate to this is the falling off in gen eral health when no effort is made to reform irregularity of the bowels. This can easily be accomplished with the aid of Hostetter * Stomach witters, also a remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism and liver trouble. It's difficult for a man to check his cred itors unless he has a bank account.—Chicago Daily News. Lanal and a Living; Are best and cheapest in the New South. Land $3 to $5 an acre. Easy terms. Good schools and churches. No blizzards. No cold waves. New illustrated paper, "Land and a Living," 3 months, for 10 cents, in stamps. W. C. RINEAHSON, G. P. A., Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati. Lots of men mistake a coarse, harsh v HOOK, 11 K»r« W A Smil Simpln, worth 010 to jr»t a at art. or lOr. and thli ffS ■otlee. 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