The Poultry House Roof.

Tbo ruof Is the most espeoslre p«Tt K the pouKri- house. If tsrretl paper, ke two-ply. be well'laid on antJ corirrd with coal tar. It will last for years tad be better each year If a coating of ler be applied annually, but unless the »wjh r is well batu-aed down at first the wtnus will Hp It all to pieces, says P. H. Jr..'Otj. in CoBBortlcut* Karmcr. k rx*> I rool U the mala thing for prc•erilug the health of the poultry, and S UtfveJ |>apcr be used the wind as veil as the dampuers may be prjrertid. If the paper Is not well put on tbs met will be greater than the shingles, Che failurr's of tarred paper rooCs ms;

fa nr leg as In any othar business. ’An growing of crops to add humna Is the prersllng custom among good farmers today- The amount of such malarial that may be put under depends upon the soil, the season, and the crop that Is to follow. Out it la Idle to grow staff to release tou^h mineral material In the soil and then plow It under at a time that the soli Will be soured os deprived of the water that should be able to rise from the sub-soil. Manuring with green plants, root and top, la no cure for soli Ills, but if most agricultural land were all stocked with humufi the way to profitable farming would be easier.—Indian spoils News.

Cleaning Milk Cana.

No ajpali amount of the sour milk received nt the creameries Is due to the fact that the milk cans are not properly washed, says Colon C. LUIle In the

Michigan Parmer. Thla U an impor-

■ly always be traced to oversight In | Uat < J u '* Uon S' 00 rallk 10 k «*!’ tut properly fastening the lower edges ***** for a good length of time. Where »f the la?ers as to prevent the ' the can la not properly washed and alnds i.-pa gettlbs under. ^ “Hit >• In U»* »3ams of tho ' can (torn one day to another thla acts lndic«tlon Among FewU. | «* * •^ter to put the milk on There‘tjno^or lesscoalro eray be- to the awlll mb Instead of to - iwevn wltryman as to wheth.r food lbt rrcalving vat. In many Izmancei thoukl be itpi before the fowls all tho ,he Improper washing comes from peo Ume It Is adnf!tied that It la citremcly not knowing how to do It. As soon <MQci.lt to gnage the sppeUUs of a ,!ie «« of shim milk is delivered it •ock of lay leg hena. and It Is aUo should be emptied and rinsed out w ith

" fo-d will cut co’-d wat* r. If allowed to stand the egg for that ‘ «=* 1k will dry on the can so it la quite

taj-, _ j a dincult Job. The milk doesn’t Kick * Prop this last knowledge has grown “> «he can until after It Is delivered ihe plan of feeding which keeps food in ! home psd Is allowed to stand. -If It the troughs at all tlmos. The question I »® <mrtled end rinsed at once the milk • a difficult one to handle, but tho > 1* removed and more than half the

arltcr has found that after beginning ] work Is done.

he feeding of milk, which is given In j The clh should be washed now. in- . he mcralag usually, tne plan of feed- and om. too. In hot water with a ‘ih* reyularly throe tlmos dally gave ; little ml soda In It If one hasn’t steam hotter results than keeping food con- cat* should be rinsed In hot water Kantly before the fowls. This latter "be water ought to be hot enough so y*-" resulted In many well cfcSned that the can will dry wrltbout wiping, cases of indbiestlaa. some of which re- i One of the worpt things to do is to Mlted totally.—Indianapolis News. | wipe the clean can on the Inside with

_ j an old doth that many times la none New Variety of PAim. ’ too clean. After the cans are washed Fruit growers .are indebted to Lu- j U l« » Rood thing to give them a sun

•dier UrrbanK'of California for a new j bath. Let them stand In the suit by all variety of plant w hick Is excc-ediogly tneaos rather than indoors, because the promising. Mr. Burbafik says the va- I direct rays of the sun are a great

riety which he has canlkd Miracle. Is j cleanser and puriEer.

-a hybrid seedling. wriUt vtbc French; Tho milk palls, the strainer and prune as one of its parents. The va- ' strainer cloth should be washed in the riety is practically s"ed#sv. the stone | same way. If these things are done heir* a single small kernel near U.» ' when they should be and In the proper steam end of the fruit. ! way If Is easy to keep them clean, but The Miracle is dark in color, with , ii neglected it Is not easy. If the milk the heavy blue bloom so familiar In the i can be emptied and allowed to stand mamaoa class. The flesh Is. yclioV. i without rinsing the milk will dry on It with a purplish tinge, and is sweet arid I .so It takes a lot of good hard scrubbing iuicy. with the highest Cavor. The ve- .t^get It off. and the result Is It Is not riety has not yet been fully tested on:- 1 usually all removed. Then the trouble -•Me of California, tut Mr. Burbank ; begins. The milk sours and Is sent sprolui favorably of Its ability to stand back from the creamery. The value of the more rigorous climate of the north, j the milk is lost, the creamery 1* cursed, and If it docs. It will be a decided ac- and every one blamed, when the only WthtiUon to the alreaCv long list of trouble comes from not knowing hOw good sorts brought Into being by Mr. ! to wauh properly a milk pall or can.—

Burbank’s skHl. , . Iv*. '■* . -. V®

— • L Horticultural Notes.

Orchard Trees and Rodents. [ Violet growers fear prices will not • * Annually we hear a great many re- pick up until hors* show week, ports of injury U> trees from rodents I violet raisers around Rbtnebeck, N. uf various kinds, mostly rabbits and j r ^ reported to make $10,000 a year

mice. Fortunately trees that have j

reached the bearing ase are safe from : American carnatloas are said to en•nefa attacks, -the danger period being ! j oy y,, greatest favor In fax away Aus-_

when the bark Is soft and somewhat tr aii£.

.awccnlcnt. The labor of protecting th" .More than two-donen of fine new orchard l* thus greatly reduced, /or it .cactus dahlias from Europe are being

ta comparatively easy .to look after th» - introduced.

trees two years old ahd under, which T Quite the most desirable wedding are most liable to attack. A goo-1 decorations show each decorated roam

many methods ’haae been devised for | ln K ^p^ratc color. sroucUM the.tr™ trot, IS™ caf | „ a lp , cU ,

coiled school, thi weave of which ha* always bean a favorite with the bast basket makers In the world, because if la capable of such a large variation. The foundation of these baskets is of grass and sedge, the cornhuaka being used for padding and to carry out the

design.

For Instance, to make a Urge scrap •basket the first step U to procure a' pound of manlla hemp. Begin the basket with the hemp, as the coll U eo small It U difficult to use the etlff. hard grasses. Sew with raffia, as the stitches can be made finer. Then proceed to build as the name indicates, with a oonllnudDs coll of the grass or fibre bound completely together with the familiar stitch of the southwestern Indians. This U done by sewing with a strong tapestry needle, threaded with raffia, over the coll and through the stitch .underneath until the top U

reached.

When ready to build the eldcs, take several strands of grass for a foundation and wrap the cornhusk about it; then sew as already Indicated. It will thus be seen that the baskets are really of grass, the cornnusks being merely for ornamentation. In fact, they can only be used wben wrapped over grass, for the pieces are too short for any-

thing else.

The cornhusk baskets are especially commendable, as they are handsome, solid and give wide range of coloring at for yellows, greens, browns, purplvr ' and reds, which may be woven to suit the Individual taste. The cornhusk* should he gathered now. and great care taken In selecting good colors and firm husks. The larger they are the better, for sometimes one can be split In several pieces, and used to wrap s

Women'* Btreng* Jobe, revived for evening bodices A In England and Wales alone, we are told, there are 44,000 women bootmakers, UI'J ropemakers. 4170 uddle-mak-ers; sad to mar. there are 71,707 !wrmalds; 3850 butchers. But It Is a hopeful sign that S140 women eah> their llv-, Ing by gardening. There are 3000 cycle makers. 117,(40 tailors, who arc women; there are 270 undertakers. 13 shepherds, and almost every trade has at loaal one woman representative In It. even the dock laborers and road

workers. •

Fashionable Writing Paper.

Hleratlca. which was the writing paper of old Egypt, la actually reproduced at the present day and Is In all respects now what It was then, a vegetable parchment on which were inscribed the writings of what Shakespeare calls "the antique world." Hleratlca Is absolutely prepared from the

papyrus, as of old.rknd is n

a price w hich makes It possible to the most ilp- and modest Income. It can be had In all sorts of si sea., while for thoroughly satisfactory results It stands now, as In days when the world was young, quite alone.—Detroit Free

Frcsj.

—*— coll of grass.—Indianapolis News.

Injurious Vella.

A German physician has discovered that the wearing of tight face veils may easily produce akin troubles. The j nets catch and bold dust and entrap all general Impurities of the air, and so, unless kept perfectly clean, they endanger not only the complexion, bnt the Incgs. The dotted nets of course cannot be washed, and they should be

discarded after reasonable wear or If | combinations of the year, they show any evidence of soil. Other ! ^XfcMntd-f ash toned very long pointed veils can be easily cleaned by dlpplWMWrowt waist, quite high on the hips, is

Soaking Mackerel. Avoid eoaklng the breakfast sal! mackerel too long. It Is often made Into a flabby, tauteless rag by the soaking process. Brush It lightly with olive oil before broiling, and It will present a handsomer appearance and be more Juicy to the taste, •prickle with lemon juice just before sending to the table, and always serve watercressea with it

COMKEKCIAL REVIEW CvetrsMre* CesdUleet

R. G. Dun & Company's "Weekly Review ol .Trade'-' »»yl: Seavonable temperature and ^ holiday _purct:a*ci stimulated retail'trade, inalcing revulii more satisfactory during the past week ihan at any recent datr Improvement was most conspicuous in heavy wearing : apparel and kindred lines that have re mained dull because of the miljj weather. Another encouraging (eaI iure was the resumption of work at many mills, although there it vt:!l much idle machinery, especially In the textile

and iron industries.

In view of the numerous wage redmlions there is noteworthy harmony b - tween employer* and workers, indicaling that labor leaders appreciate the necessity of sharing in the readjust Railway earnings for three weeks of November averaged 5.* per eent-

larger than last year.

kadurcs this week numbered 258 in the United Slates, against JIJ la>t year, and 14 in Canada, compared with 16

brads!

says: Wheat, including

Folding the Shirt.

To fold a ahirt place a atud In the j neckband to fasten it. and make a box j

pleat down the front .where the full- j ••*«*•. c»pon» iur 10c ween agness la. Turn the shirt over, haring i 8 re K Jllc .J-H.Si-Tfry bu>lirl.v. against the back uppermost. Fold the Sleeve j f-974.27' *»>« 4.'79A H 5 this wrei. over so as to form a alright line with ' £“ r ’ 5-"7-47$ '» «9ui and the seam of the thin. Take a pleat j * pre- I MARKET QUOTATIONS, having the buttonhole of the cuff level Flour—Spring Hear, . best with the neckband. Fold the xecond < *Y.*P l ^5*5: choice Family $4 15Sleeve to correepond. Fold over tbs I v ' oYk K vr a?' *0 sfde* of the shirt, having It the width ! Z'^So 3 g-c Balt ‘ of the Unen front. Pin It to keep It In I Corn-New Vork. No. 2. S jHi Pbr.a

drjphia No. 2, Baltimore

Fashlbn -Notes.

Lace Is being used on cloth gowns

as much as evei.

Braiding done by hand. In the most elaborate pattern. Is seen on the new-.-r; gowns * Pale gray combined with yellow or •1th green are two of the chic color

, but mostly they have proved of wo value. In some cases they have wren destroyed the trees themselves. In several cases men planted corn to t the trees, using the stalks to 1 about the trees in the winter. t kept off the rabbits, but sttract-

at* of them are prescribed for each

ceremonial in Japan.

The first experiment In cross-breed-Ing was performed two centuries ago

upon a common pink.

Some Hollander has thought well

wf the young trefs good eating. At some of ths conventions of 'rult -growers, orcbardlsts have declared Chair belief In the efficacy of fish oils aad crude petroleums, but others'have trial them spd lost trees from the ef tecta of the dressing they received.

'lectlvo

wd the mice, which also found the bark enough of Queen Wilhrimlna'a hus-

band to name a dahlia after him. Philadelphia debutantes are numerous this year and during October they received any number of tea rosea. 6L Joseph, Mo., florists are Intynsef because the city park superintendent did not confine his wholesale plant giv-

ing to the poor.

sldcal, the new pink and delightfully fragrant roe* that originated out ou Market street, and to- a sport of La France, la a great favorite with blossom buyers of Gotham. It la not generally known that there are Ullea that have nocturnal habits— night bloomers as well as day bloomThey are very punctual timekeepers. too. opening and closing with commendable regularity. Pile the sutnmn leave*,' sprinkle them with a few good wpod ashes and add come manure from the cow staFork the mixture over once before it freeses and again early la the spring, and you will have some valuable cor* - post for potting purpose* a year tr

bat has been known to prove fatal the trees. They are not yet well aamrti understood to make their appUretlon safe except by men, that have had an abundance of experience In such matters and have experimented on their own trees till they have found not the proper proportions to apply

with safety,

• One of the commercial greases—coebcdo* axle grease—is used by, aom* orchard lets with success, and oae large grower In Illinois claims it to be entirely effective.—Farmers' Review, On Green Manuring. Mo term is more Indefinite or loosely weed than thht of green manuring. Many understand by it the return to the soil of any crop as a fertiliser. Others think .that it applies only when a crop is plrwed down during its rankcat and greuteat growth. No fact in agriculture stands out more clearly than the one that moat old land la deBcimt in organic matter. As Ullage a the contest of humus the-soH

matter into available plant food and haea power to hold moisture. The great natural strength of good land cannot be drawn upon freely withaat the presence-of decaying organic amlrrisl The need of thla and the tack la supplies of stable manure lead as to grow crops whose roots, stubble, or tops are left to decay la the ground. When a winter ye. or other sni 1 the fnll. makes its addition of ha•sas tl> the doll, plaqf food 1* Increased. On the Other hand, a large amount •f green growth, plowed down eo late Ip spring that the top soil is robbed of moisture, or turned under la whether aa hot that the soil Is mads quit* add. may ruin the chances far a crop. It la

months, has been solved at last. The robber has been caught, tried and coovi ctod. For months the mall carriers oa a certain rural delivery route In Utah have been troubled by mysterious thefu from n email mail box near the town of Spanish Fork. One day a circular letter was found In a plowed field. .Another was Immediately dropped In the boa. aad a carrier stationed himself sear by to watch. In a few minutes, n large black

« letter 1 flight was followed, its aest de1, aad Uw&e In a crotch of a big

them Into clear tepid water Into which a few drops of alcohol have been sprinkled. They may be dried by stretching over a pillow.—Detroit Free Press. Rainbow Ostrich Plumes. Wonderful Indeed, are the ions In ostrich'plumes. Long, curling specimens, capable of completely encircling a very large bnt. are beautifully tinted In rainbow fashion to show the belting colors of a prism. A long plume may be' colored white cream, buff, gold-color and orange; or It may be a marvellous harmony of while, tender blue, deep blue, purpleviolet. lilbc. mauve, pink, reae-color and crimson or wine color, in some portion of Us curling length. The changeable feathers are exceed•ngjy "proaounced.'’ and sober Philadelphia wlll-no doubt take Its time In adopting It. But In time It will come. Chinese Fan# and Puff Boxes. The fans carried by Chinese' ladies re of the fist, stiff description, the foldable kind being mainly used by men. When a la&y’a ton la of silk It Is often beautifully painted. Even now lb* beet of the painter's art la'at the maker's service, bnt It consists not In new and original designs, but In copies of the masterpieces ot other ds/s which are still considered*—at any rate In China—the most beautiful

timings on earth.

The puff box le a Chinese lady's constant companion, and .wherever she looks at herself in the Uttle mirror on 1U lid she la sure to put on Just a touch more powder. For special occasions. such as a formal call or a wedding party, she often paints her rlth a paste made of rice flour. Thla dries and Imparts a deathlike 'hich she finds charming. With a wet cloth she removes the paste from her eye* and lip*, which are almost full and pouting, and then she wets her finger and draws it thrice down her throat She has then finished ail that custom could require in the way of her “make-up," and la as fsarin* Ling as she 'can make herself.—

Detroit Free Press.

Influence of Women'* Clubs. ** Through women and women's clubs the arts and crafts movement Is spreading rapidly. Mention has been mad* of the traveling exhibit to be established by the Sooth Carolina Federation, and ot the efforts of the Individual clubs of the state to revive an Interest In weaving among the country women and the mountain folk. In

revived for evening bodices. The latest walking skirts now hang back Instead of forward, flare well below the hips, yef lit cfbae to the figure. The disposition 10 bring in flounced wide skirts In' place of the close-flttlng , -clinging ones. In favor ao long. 1* Host

marked..

Deep collars and cuffs of embroidered saljp are the.latest notion as an accessory for waists of accordion or aide plaited chiffon or net. Sleeves are finished at the bottom with wide cuffs or In flowing, flare fashion rather than gathered into a band-11 ke cuff in bishop style. Light cloth dresses, trimmed with dark furs, are idea! for the early wlnand this combination will be much evidence during the next fair

Tennessee

In the encouragement of native arte, and the leading newspapers are giving space to the Subject, and highly extolling the work of the women. Hlngham. Mass., has an Ideal an* and crafts organisation. The old town was formerly noted for the production of wooden artlclee for the home and tom. tuba, buckets, plgglna, troughs and similar articles, aad this craft la on* of the principal ones followed there In the present ronaMeance of baad work. The dipping of barberry wax candles was, aad la, another industry made profitable there. Quantities of beyberrias grow oa Jhe sandy barrens, around thrown, and the berries, after crushing and steaming, yield a pale green, fragrant wax, from which - “ ' T*7

place. Turn up the bottom about three inches, fold the shirt in two. making It the exact length' of the linen front, *0 that 00 turning It over only the'

j starched front is seen.

Table Vegetables.

There is no way of preserving the fresh and tender crispness of the table iupply of vegetables like storing In pits provided the work is properly done But to this plan, there is the serious objection of having almost dally, to visit- the pits for needed supplies; and the chances are that wc often go without some of them at least, rather than make these daily trips. If the house or root cellar la to be used for the table supply, then keep all the roots intended for this purpose packed In sand or loose garden soil. They are enough better to make up for all extra trouble. Cabbage, turnips and rutabagas ought never to go Into the house cellar, for the strong and unpleasant odors which •hey throw off contaminate everything

No. 2. 49c.

Oats—New Vork No 2, 42c: 1’hHa delplna No.- 2, 41 <hrye; Baltimore No

A j8/,c.

—No. 1 t

f (IS 15 00; No halo, S Is 15 c $ ft 1400, No.

inoihy. large bale* j; No. 2 t;mothy 3 timothy, Stzoatjt

All transparent materials In embroidered muslins and batistes, aa well aa embroidered pongees, are being more trimmed with embroidery or embroidered or lace applique figures than 1th lace this autumn. Many small wrist bags of reindeer akin are set with watches. At one time the fad for watches In different articles of use and wearing apparel appeared to be on the decrease, bat recently It has revived to some extent white liberty gauxe waist has res tucked In wide borisontal tucks from the shoulder to bribe the elbow. The sleeve gradually widens from the top, and la quite voluminous where the tucks cease. The loose material is gathered In a band at the wrist. The waist la not tucked, hut is laid In several wide box plaits In tbe front. A pointed collar of yellow lace fall* low over the front and back

the waist.

Fortunes In Songs.

Mr. W. & Gilbert and Mrs. D’Oylj Carte have explained the apparent drop in the value of the copyright of the Savoysopera*. Tbe subject recalls that the sale rights of popular songs are also assets of more value than one would imagine. For instance, the copyright of MascheronTa "For AU Eternity" sold for £2240, "Anchored" realised £1120, “Tell Her 1 Love Her Bo," £465; "Goodby, Sweetheart. Goodby," £4(2; "Ms Curly Headed Babby ” £000; "The Arab's Farewell to Hla Steed," £640. Even pianoforte studies possess a-valuable copyright, Mr. Oscar B*ringer's series, written for the benefit ot musical students, fetching the largs sum of £2200. What songs like "Nasareth." “The Lost Chord." "Tomm* Atkins” and "Soldiers of tho Queen” pave realised In their time Is only kndwn to tie music publishers; bat the proflu must have been Immense. The copyright of “Ehren on the Rhine." purchased by the publishers for a trifle, proved a small gold mine. 50,000 copies bring told In nine months. “Nancy Lee'’ U responsible for • sale of over 260,000 copies, and Uka “Charley's Aunt," '• «tlU running.

Gladstone as a Giver. Among other thine* to be (leased from John Moriey'a new Uf# of GlaJstone U that Mr. Gladstone was not a poor man. H*warden, after great ex erilcas on hla part to clear the feet ot hit brother-in-law. became hla. with a 50,000 real roll, comparatively early in hla career, thopgt be transferred the reHgton*

Green Fruits and Vcgctablcs.-r^Ap pics—Mary land and Virginia, per brl lancy. Ji-SO&i.JS; do, lair to good 51.aXai.25; do. Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, parked, per brl $150(0. 2.25. Beets—Native, per bunch H >1 2c. Cauliflower—New York, per bar rel or crate $1.50^2.25- Craiibcrriev— Cape Cod, per brl Sy.ooftU 00: do. di.. per box $t.75'd.2.oo. Celery—Ncu York State, per doacn. J0@-40c; do, native, per bunch J&a. Carrots—Native, per bunch ifrl-lt-aC- Cucumber*—nor ida. per basket $t.5c<S'2.5a Eggplarr —Florida, per basket $3-000 3'5'j Grapes—Concords, per 5-H> basket 1 - fitb; do. Catawba, do, M'S IS; do, Sa lems. do, 14&15- Horseradish—Native K r bushel box [email protected]. LettuceMtve, per bushel box 40^ 50c; do South Carolina, per basket $1.0031.50

Kale—Native, per bushel box 15ft-2o;-

Put them right on to the fresh earth | Onions—Maryland and Pennsylvania, of the pit, bottom, and also make the g 1 ' 0 .*. I-cr bu sof^oe. Oranges-

flrvt covering of soil. When covering allow all the soil possible to sift down

nl

lover them After this on and as

Ins. [asperating lewlfe than ild articles, rh needli

ate C

1 by ulds, when oftentimes ectlve. The Javelle waremoval of (oods. Put Into an agbolllng wattes. Then chloride of pa with a cold, put It to settle ready for ild for unfor cotton iccome dlsishlng. Use aid in two ■aa the fabthen rinse to destroy rial Is left 1 It will be troyed.

aad slice sliced and If n cupfnl cover with illy aweeted mayon-

1 of batip of milk, tired with ag powder, id fill with egg. add

tiered pan sc Cut In re hot and

t Into nar-

patty pans Uh stowed e with an•How rind Ickly with 1 in are-

Florida, per box. as to size. $2.25ft 2 50. Pumpkins — Native, each 4$l<>c Quinces—New York Stale, per brl $4-00^500. Spinach—Native, per bushel box 50@55c. String beans—Florida, per box $275(33.00. Turnips—Native,

per bushel box 20&25e

Potatoes—Native, per bu box 601ft 65c; do. Eastern Shore, Maryland, pet bu 55(360; do, Maryland ami Pennsylvania. prime, per bu 60^65; do,_ do C seconds, per bu SO(?t55; do. New York prime, per bu 65^70 Sw^hs—Ye! lows, Maryland and Virginia, per brl. 90c&$i.oo; do, per flour barrel. $1.15(3 1.20; do. Anne Arundel, per brl. $i.ocxft; 1.25. Yams—Virginia,, per brl ysgqoc; do, Potomac. Maryland, per brl 7;ft)

90.

Provisions and Hog Products.—Bulk clear rib sides, 85$c; bulk shoulders, Syi; bulk ham butts. 7#; bacon clear rib sides, 9%; bacon shoulders. g'A; sugar-cured breasts, small. 12; sugarcured shoulders, narrow. SA; sugar ruted {boulders, extra broad, to; sugarcured California hams, 85i; canrased and uncanvascd hams, to lbs and over, ijfei; refined lard, second-hand tubs. 854: refined lard, half-barrels and new tubs. 854; tierces, lard, S'/iLive Poultry.—Chickens—Hens, per lb n@—c; do, old roosters, each 25® jo; do. young. large. laSjty; do, young, small, 154 lbs and under. —(314: do. young stags, u@i2. Ducks—Puddle, per lb ll®l*c; do, Muscovy and mongrel. per lb il@ll54; do. Muscovy drakes, each J0®40;.do, white Pckings, per lb I2&1254. Geese—Western and southern, each 6o@8oc. Turkeys—Old. per tt> 13(3-140; do. young. 7 lbs and over, per lb uVrfa'tS: do, small and » thin, per lb ia@<3Eggs.—Choice. Maryland and Penn-

(irginia, per dozen. 28&-30; West Vi ginia. per dozen, loss off, —@29. Butter.—Separator, 34^125; gathered cream. 22@23; imitations. —@ao; prints. 54-lb, 25®a6.

Uvz Slack.

Chicago.*—Cattle—Choice, steady to (OC higher; others Heady; good to prime steers. $5 ta@5^o: poor to medium, $3 5C<$4-90; stackers and feeders, iMHtoBHcosrs, $1.soft - 4 25; heifers.

40; bulls

_ Texa,I'cstcrn steer*, logs—Mixed and butch42K.; good to choice - 44°: rough heavy. $4.00 @4-35: light, $4 0)®mo; bulk of sales. $4-15(34-30. Sheep—Sheep and lambs, 10 to tjc higher; good to choice wethers. $37S@4 J5; fair to choke mixed $2 75®JJ5: nal'vr lambs. $37«SlS-60i Pittsburg. Ha.—Cattle slow; choice S Ijo: prime $485(3> do; lair $.VOC ' Hogs active; prime, heavy, 55; medium* $4 45®4^d: heavy $4-45; light korkers ik-goH [ms: pig* $4-J°®4-5S: roughs $3.0*3 4-25- Sheep slow; prime wethers $&8f * 3:4 00; culls and common $1.25^2.00; choice lambs $5J5SS5o; veal calve*

$7 5*2800-

IKOUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES. j In the United Stale* there are Sff-fip* dry goods, merchantx' The Russian government has expend ; ed over $300,000,000 m Manchuria. About one tenih ol the buyers in —*■— —* tores are