crr - w Lr Pw VV oure i tissue. ClPCtlVtl disc- wrlted. 1 hemselve ? cutaneous eruption, rfna, plmptea mt bolls, twos, general debility. "they uHW( ny ndx Snrtnnnrltltt Aalw bulM up tystero that ba , i rroro worn. i (U bet I Th I i rial u a ,Joug hiiHful bMi mullein lur all bunion. leader'! Dtflnltkm, contract?" asked the YOlna hiuh.l 'l. 'hcr, the greet labor lender. iiooiieit 9 from hi paper nd amlled rajth phfur at thla evidence of a de- '".fad you asked the question, oyJ he said. "There la consider- I Wlionceptlon as to the meaning ""ford, and It la wet that you .1.. A a . . ... ... ... n mo twng straight wnna vt th thing atralaht arjhtlll young. A contract la 'thK that blnda tha othor f'llow Hiliffootluf you." Chicago It. Baal th TyptwnUft take 100 worda a minute." a ahorthand writer, "I orton ior than that." rvmarked the ln aorrowful aoovntt; " but thn A III UlUI 1 IVII. TM Muhu On. my little hoy In the ctaaa," taactter, "ti'll me what la aV" parr iV.;i't, and the teacher In: "Tommy Jouet. perhaps yon ,f tell me wtaat'i 'aliov parT " "Ma. I gueaa," aald Thntmy, Miulier wtll And Mm. Wliulow1 South. m Srrup th but idiiiihIt to as tor Uirtr klldtvn durtug th teriliUig (wriod. I n Took it ;"No8t So aorry you have to be going. 1 Wat Indeed, I am too. lly the v t I'm not aure atwut my train. It's I auethtng, but ) kwt'a Eldest It 9:33. I'a aald he cd you'd take that one. Pblladel- if Kecord. Thy Alwv Loell It llgga There goe Stoneyfeltow. the jttlinllllonalre. He'a a aelf-niade in. Mr. Blgga Well, anyone could aee i a glance that he Un't tailor made. .. Chicago Dally New. fit PitinMUMtitlf inline. Ko Bu m h- Tl I V klUr nml l'.trir Klm'lrNkl Nm . MM. Mlhw'KKKtt.altMlb.',ll.".IU'rt. a. ULa.il fcn.l.M..iuir.o,n.. rniua.iwui.ti Did Not Mind Drop. City Barber (to Scotch visitor, after shaving) Little Day- rum, airr Scothch visitor Well, I'm nae round o' rum. but I wadna rafuee a drap o' whiskey. Philadelphia Preue. Th RdorflMr'i Wiy. "That aoclnl reformer haa a tery spectacular way of preentlng aome . titraordlnary theorlea." ; "Yea. The man I either poalng or ' iiippoeiug all the time." Washington 8tar. Caujht the Tcithtr. "What have you been doing down at Tattertown?" "Jack haa been teaching me to flab." "Catch anythlugr "Yea. I 1 caught Jack." Ta th Ceiei. s: la your preacher aanaa- ' i..u nay o! Why, he a aermou laat Sunday and he took for hla subject "It Hard to Keep a Good Man Down." "Well?" "Oh, It waa all about Jonah and the whale." Aa 111 Wind, Etc. Mr. Pepprey There' that Miss Netdore pounding the plnno. Mr. Pepprey Yea, the landlord will be here ahortly, and we'll uae that at) an excuae to have the rent reduced. Philadelphia Pres. BESTFORTHE DOWELS CmaU trj dsn. H'U r Uc. nr will M. Kwi ?oui bowali own. nd b wIL im, In tliibf rlolanl pbfiln or pill potion. It daniaruua. Tl nfaruua. Th III MUlUl oii oiear ua Ma i ie mm CANDY I tAirwn i iu CATHARTIC raaMiwaa I 1aant. paitubie. Vmtnt TutcOooa. TV) Good, raver ritokan, WeaJieo, or Urlpa. 10c, .. Vn Wrlu tr frenipl. aod booklet oa bHtv Addreaa uHtaf aaaair 1 1 niay, CklalK, lialMil, Mtm law. W KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN Steered Straigh. "If I thought that any girl would ac cept me," casually remarked the bash ful Mr. Doylers. "I'd propose tomor row." "Why not this evening?" asked Milss Fosdlck coyly. . The affair will take plnce In about a month. Detroit Free Press. One Ajiinit the Hone. "There's one good thing about an tutotoioblle." j, "What's that?" It doesn't try to run up to every watering fountain It comes to." Puck, 1 a -aTu if - all.. Eczema, Tettrr, Tsoriasis, 6ai,t Rhkom, Acnu and a grent ninny other diseases of like character are classed as skin diseases, when they could jtmt a properly be called blood diseases, for they undoubtedly orif-innte in the blood, like Cancer, Catarrh, Scrofula, Rheumutistn, Contagious Blood Poison, etc. ; the only real difference being in the intensity and nature of the poison. The more serious diseases, Cancer, Catarrh, etc., are caused by some specific poison or virus, which to either inherited or in other ways gets into the blood aud attacks certain vital organs or appears in the form of terrible sores and ulcers, while the milder nno laik dangerous skin diseases are caused by blood humors or an over acid condition of that fluid. Thcte acid poisons, as they ooe out through the pores of the skin cause great irritation, with intense itching and burning. The eruption may be of a pustular kind, with excessive discharge of thick, gummy fluid, or the skin may be hot, dry and feverish, swollen and fissured. Skin diseases, whether they appeal as sores, blotches or uiiiiiik-s l own cneonuijy ana moot aiuoariiy onuoroo yonr spoolllo as a ours for Eoitma, th most Irritating- and annoying; disease, I think, that flash is belr to. I was troubled . with it for twnty-flve years, and tried many remedies with no sjood ffot. After usintr your medlolne a short time X think I am entirely relieved. Ton eaa ! thl itatement any publlolty yon may doslra, as It is voluntarily mod, more tor those aflioted than notoriety for myself, Vsry rsapootfully. WM. CAMPBELL, 818 West Osntral. Wlehlta, Kan. clogged up by this treatment that the poisonous matter thrown off by the blood cannot pass out of the system, and settles on the lungs, heart or some other vital organ and endangers life. To purify and build up the polluted blood is the right treatment for skin diseases, and for this purpose no other medicine is so deservedly popular as S. 3. 8. It is a perfect antidote for all blood humors, end when taken into the circulation, gently but thoroughly eliminates all impurities and cuts the blood in a healthy, normal state.. The skin can't remain in an irritated, diseased condition when nourished with rich, new blood. 8. 8. 8. is the only guaranteed purely vegetabl rsmedv, and the ssfest and best skin beautifier. Write our physicians if you have uj blood or skin disease, and they will cheerfully advise you without charge, THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. OA. In Hit NcMti, Mil. lUrdran-lto you have to ask your husband for money? Mr. Sly No, Indeed! Mr. Hsrdrun -How generous of him. Mr, sir Ye; it in awfully good of hint not to sleep In hi trouers.-Ohtn State Journal. Twe StoltUh Ntwinaptrt, The moat Influential newspaper In Scotland la the Kdlnt'irsh Statesman, anil the oldest la tlie Dundee Ailvr User. They are edited, respce lively Ity Sir John ln ami Charles Cooler, both of whom are Kngllshmen am! na tive of Hull, Yorkshire, Kllli !." ttr.niml. Theeniieirv UiwiiiMiogegliaied ever lite mii-mrni ilml rrliin-m i loaing xmiim!. Till rpmillM in fiiiiiitlailli-tiainiia inilil KKitniioit rum it mur., ami still re ligion nnurtahe. It la only ui-lw UiIiim llmt iti-trrliirale, T'tc lntfl recuniiiirwla nun uf Ihwlntler's tHunisch luitrtu, be a. ....t. .Im.iI.II1.i 111. 111 III feet lion II li lived fr tifty year In time " ""- . a.1 iVkH lla HUN .if tUsllClMIM. ItlttlSaNllilll. r..'.' ... .i , r,.in Qutr JpMi Cuitum At the birth of a Japauxa baby a tre I planted that mnat remain un touched until the marrlaga of the child. When the nuptial hour arrlvea .1. A J k .1 ....I It... M......I I. I me tree ia cui uuwu hum i w"m traimformed Into furniture. Debt Collector I railed to rolleot thoae bllla which Mr. Hulpa. the tailor, aont you. Mr. Snullla You are pe foctly welcome, to them. Here they are all In oue pocket. Km hi Ground, that reporter. Aid What! Stop lKiu't you want to have him send home an account of your herotam? No, I don't want to be an American hero for a week, and a punching bag fur the rent of my life. Mo' t'wre caiiNot l tun hiRhlv pokim of a emh cute. -J. W. O llmm, ,T.-i Tliltil Ave., ?., Mtiui)li, Minn., Jan. . 11MI. . Tljtht Acrou th Cht "See here! You are alwayi laughing at my eunniae." "Well, that all I can do at your ex penae," Holding Him OulllUi. tie Have not all my action ihown you that I love you? She I'm ure I don't know. Papa ay you are not aimwerable for your action. Harper" ltair. The Intrtcaclu el It "Why didn't you study the time table and then you would not have mled your train?" "That waa the trouble. While I waa trying to tralita the lime table the train pulled out" nrveitlng end rillu Mlvrwt. Tim InimlliiM tv full nfillnmi iniilll hitintn rlli lnl lUlicurmn 111 rewUlllim, (''n-u kill and riel lliciu. (ruiiiMk Iw, aae iwo. Ltt tht Old Mn Sttl. Dr, Curem llut I don aee why you will not pay my bill. You anld I had made a new man of you. Mr. Gooph That jiml It. doctor. It waa the old mau who ordered the work done, and he ought to pay for It. Tirttom. "I'm o tired." he alghed to tho wo man next door. "Whnt dolugr "I've been the luat four hour at the photographer's having au intantane- oua picture of the baby taken." CASTOR I A For Infant and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature Hard to Suit "llllllnger I a little too captious." "What the matter with him?" "He prayed for rain, and then grum bled becaime the water waitn't Iced." Cleveland Pluln Dealer. I Ju( lik Woman. "Why did thilt woman keep you standing at the door for half an hour?" Mrs. Hetihttin "She said she hadn't time to come In." Appropriile Sub-editor 1 like the style of this writer; his story has quite a swing to It. , Kditor Then we'd better publish It with our hammock literature. Unfamiliar. The Squire I don't seem to know your face, my man. Do you live about j ,', .. ., . i Old Hustle Yes, sir. But ycr seo, I ain't often at the public 'oi.s!-P,inch ' ... here? Summer Resolution rxKK 1UK Kocloy Cure Sura roller liom llqunr, opium n,t toDSOM habluv. Sana lor parlleulu to Kieliy Instlluta. ' M.r.u. o. Matt-nil to aio willlmM Ave., at Nlilo. go. 3T-1S01. Warns wrltlnf t ailTertlsors plo moiitloa tills por Thirteen Siorlet, O'lluollhiiu Phwat wild yos do If yci wor't full off this rufe? O'Harrlty Faith, O'ld niflka up mo mind goln' down Ohio rJtute Journnl. become more deeply rooted and intractable the lonirei neglected, the skin in time having a thick, hard, rough and unsightly appearance. You can bide tlie blemmhei for a time with coma-tics; and washes, lotions, soap and powders may relieve temporarily the itching and burning, but eventually th pores of the skin become n .SWrfrfW a She-You were a long lime tn th Philippine, wern't youJ lle-Oli, e Krer allic III Dnt time the war ended, -Life. Trolley Car Cimductr-8y,tlil nick el U uo giKKt. Mr. KuiUcal-Wcll. never niludi give It to the etimimny.-ltrook Iju Kagle. There I one way that King KdwaM ran keep hla ohanlaln liuay. "What "lirHvliiii r.,r a Ian if relinl.'' Vlcvrltiinl l'lalu Dealer. Ml IVrie-l wuiildu't marry ninn mile I could look up U him. MU tMilgyrlctlli, well, Millie, you're yuiilijr yet. ttummervllle Journal, , Jckonl lirar your bnby wat kid iiated. Currle-Ye, The kldnapd liavo olTcii-il u fA.tHK) If we will tnk him back, but we are holding out for more.-l.lfe. reileiirlMU-WIII till road take me out Into the country, II it In buy) l.liilr Hoy-1 iluu't think It will; hut If y' whII mebby a nagguu 'U cum along. -Ohio Biate Juurual. She You don't think a girl I wl to marry a man lu order to reform liliu 1 He Well, 1 mink he I apt tn bate the tuck of the average reformer, llrouklyn Life. City HoarderTell me, did you ever buy a gold brick, I'ncle Joh) I'nclr tleehaw tor Hay Corner. UUgmnedlyi .Naw, llut I hev Ixnight lot of prick I thought wa gold,- llrouklyn Kitgle, "Ye, Mr. Ituuiicer wanted to (end her daughter to Itryu Mawr, but she tie chled on Yaanar." "What Influenced her decision?" "!lie couldn't proiiuunce Itryn Mwr."-Ptillndeliil Hullctln. Parson Jsckaou-lu do matiuh ub wataliuii'lon, I 'inie you b'llebe tolrn fruit am alwsy weetet? Situ Jolinoii-l duiino. I nln't nebati va, any but de oue klud.Pbtladvlplilt Pre. Mi-Court-Yen know something about horse racing. What I meant by "Hie favorite? Sport-A fsvmlie I a hurte that would surely win If people mily wouldn't bet on bliu.-Pbllttdelpli Itinwrd. Teacher-What I an Island? alright Hoy (who had been rending the lie paper since Itewey nailed Into Manila llayv-Au Inland Is a hotly of laud en tirely surrounded by the I'ulted Slate. New York Time. Mini Slnppem-That Clara Wilder I a gooil as a circus! Think of her be In l! engaged three lime this smuttier! Mr. Uoodhenrt leileituatluglyl Well, she wouldn't lie au up todaie clrcin without three rings! -Judge, Mr. Krunipcw- I am glad yeu ln-lting to our church choir, my dear; It U sut'li an orderly orgsuUatlou; I uever tee you i whispering to one another during ser Vice. Mrs. Krontpew-No, nnne uf us are on pcitklu u-rnn.-tihlj Htnif Journnl, Mr, Pitt These quarrels annul Hie battle of Jtnutlugo make me cxceanlcely weary. Mr, IVnn-Me, loo. Pretty mm Spain will i t It Into her bend Hint she wasn't licked at nil. ami then she will demand rrposesalon uf Cubs. Pblladetpbla Press. She ipetulstitlyw-l don't si-e why you should hesitate to get married un HJ a year. Papa says my gowus never cost inure than tlmt. lie- Hut, my dr ling, we uuiHt liuve sometlilng tu rut. "till, William. Always thinking of your sti.mnch:"-Tlt Hits. The time for reduction: "Itlddy," Pat began, timidly, "did ye Iver think sv mnrryln'?" "Sure, now. Hi' subject bin nlver Intered tnw thotights," demurely twilled Itldilv. "It's sorry td niu." said Pat. turntiig away. "Wan minute, Pat!" culled Biddy, softly, "ye've set tue a-thlnklnV'-Buitar. Kcoiitimy lu tlie Kast: "ilrlggs must be getting queer lu bis top stury." "Wbnt's the proof?" "He bad his bnre head out of his olllce window lit noun yesterday, mid when I asked trim wlnit he whs doing, ho said be couldn't nfTord a regular Imlr cut and wns trying a slngc."-Cleveliuid Pluln Denier. Stranger-Dldn t 1 utuierstauu you to say you'u Jut come from the UulTllIu exhibition? How did you ilka Itn Chance ncqunlntiince-Pooh! Id's a poor little pnltry two penny hiilf penny affnlr. Don't begin to compure with Strnnger-lndced. Hy the wny, how ore tilings In Chlcngo now?-Puck. Transparent excuses: "Nuw, dnn'l tell mo uny story about nilsrortuiie, an' , . i ......i .,.. .. wnt ' '"" kl ' ' that," sold Hit) hard fiiced lady; "I enn seo right through you," "Gee!" ' said DIsiiiiiI Dawson; "I know I nln't had uotlilii' to ent for three days, hut I didn't know It hud thinned mo dunu I like tlmt.-Leslie' Weekly. ' ClrciiniHtiinlliil evidence: Pnpa- I Where's niy umbrella? I'm sure 1 put It In tlie llllll StlllKI W illi i ne CHUNK IIIHI evening. Willie I guess Mallei's beiiu took It when he went h o lust night. Mabel-Why. Willie! The Idea! Wil lie Well, when bo wits snyln' gontl nlirlit to you I beard bliu siiy; "I'm going to steiil Jimt one." Plillndelplila 1'rcss. "Tbnt whs rnlher n-well, a In me ser in on of your this morning, Mr, Mild man," suld the rector, JiihI returned from n holiday, "Was It, sir?" re sponded tlie curate. "It wasn't mine. I've been too busy this week lo write one, iiimI I took It f nun n litimllo In your handwriting out of the library." Tit Bits. I .nil I Kelvin. Lord Kelvin, who recently celelirnled his 7:M lilrtliiliiy, "him the iIInIIiii'IIhu," ' snys the Loudon Hliiiidiiid, "uf having I ,.,,,., I, ,,1 u tti I vnpull v l,ilt f,i a l.,i,,... w. , MM,...",.,, , iw, ,.,i,hi- consecutive period tlinu iin.v oilier uni versity professor now living, lu liln 'Vnt'slty diiys, (hough Hie fiiet Is for gotten, Lord Kelvin wns nn ill hide of much iniirc tlinu onllnnry prowess, iind at Cuuibt'lilgo, In Hplie of I lie work which wem him the pi'oiul piiNllluu of Second Wrangler, be round time to win tho Sliver Sculls. A liiltlvc of ItelfiiMl. Sir WIIIIiiiii TliiitiiHiiii, ns the eminent inventor tint! eleeti'lclmi wiin known un til lHIKi, wheu ho wns crciiled a liiiriui, held the clnilr of niiliiriil plillnNnpliy lu (llnsgow University from lSPI to 1SIHI, nttd (with tlie exception of Sir (1, (I. Stokes) Is (he oldest Fellow of the Uoynl Society." Unit 1 v. onl for linn, Bunks Dumlelgli Is not such a dunce os tliey uiaku liliu out. He getN off a good tiling onc In a while. Illll-Ilut It iHii't orlgliml. Bntiks-Bllll It's lii'lght In liliu tn re member It. Boston Transcript. A dentist finds work for tilt; own tuctb by depriving ullicr people or theirs, CRITICAL PERIODS In Woman's Life Art Mad Danger' out by Pelvic Catarrh, air. Mmliild Hlrhlar. Mr-. Matlilldu Iticliter, Ihinlpliati, Neli,, says: ' "1 suffered (roni cutarrli (or many years, but since I have In-en taking 1' rii iia t lid strong and well, I would uttvlseall nulc to try IVru-na, As 1 usetl pe-rii-na and Mun a-lln hi ie I w as passing through the c hunge of life, I am tmsitively con vinccil ytmr Uuieltcia) reuieilim tav relic veil me from all ley ills." l'e-rii-na ha taisivl more women from beds of sIckniKa and set them to work aguin 1 1 hi it any other remedy. IV I vie ciitiirrlt la the lwino of wiiinsn kind, I'e-rii-nii I the bane of catarrh in all forma and stages, Mrt, lot. Hamilton, ('iitunihui, 0 says: "1 recommend Pe-ru-na to women, lie lieviiig il to ls eKH'iilly beneficial to Ihnm." CM tnl for a fro Isxik written by Dr. Iliirtuiaii, niitilliil: "Health t'd Beauty." Address Dr. llsrlnisii, CoIiiiiiIhis, Ohio, If you can't ssy anything good of a man you can at least have the courtesy to sit around and hear other people ssy bad tolnge, A Coed Enough Way far f Ira. 1 wouldn't cry like that, my little man," Well, you can cry any way you waul to; this Is my way," It Wat Secy. Customer (to waiter) Here, John, take my order ox tall aoup, roast lamb, fried sole, green peas, onlona, tomatoes, cucumber, mince pie, cheese and coffee, and be spry about It; my train leaves In etnetly six mluute. Wemaa t Riddlt. Siticus Woman Is a riddle. (the keeps US gtlesslllg. l yuicus-Allu yet, we woum minor h .....t .n..ln than ! her un. I'biladclphia Itenird. . Coflitdetiea sad Comlort Who is it t list due nut wish to he out in the mien air or alive in some field of mirl, whether It ls with tlie bat, nl or gun; wlietlier wo go coast -is t ac over the hills and vale on lint w heel, or sailing over rough wave or into m rnic coves, it Is all sisirt, and the springing minieles seem to need it. 11 I ImiiiihI lo ImpiH ii that some . .. !l ....... -Cl...- 1. I. I1..I 1 IIIIMUIJl win occur, llll la 1 limn when we have spiaius In abuiidauce; light sprains, sprains that cripple, sprHiua that give great pain, sprains that rob lis ol slwp, but siMirtsuun oi all kinds have come to know Unit t lu re is nothing better than the old reliable Hi. JacoU Oil. Have it with you (or use; you may rely on Ms cure ol the wornt spmiu and restoration to the comfort ol life. How fit Did IL Mimes tune? How did you make your for Levi By horse racing. Moses Not betting? ' Levi -No. I started a pawnshop Just outside the race course tor the people who wanted to get home when the race were over. Hi ConlaVl Connect Mrs, Handout I think a little water would do you good. Hardened Ilohbs So do I, mum. But folks ain't giving away Amalgamated Steel Stock, not much." Hit Pavorll. "What Is your favorite play?" asked the friend. "Ordinarily," anlwered Mr. Stormlngton llarnes, "It la Ham let. But when I need the money It I linclu Tom Cabin." Whir Hi failed- Clarke Mr. Shlverly I passionately fond of art. Miss Jameson Yes, and yet not found enough of It to atop painting. Eaiy Come, Eaty Go, The man who creeps along bent over, with liis spinal column lecling in a condition to snuti like a ilHetotn at any minute, would readily give a great deal to get out of his dilemma, nml yet this is only Hie communes, form by which lumbago seizes on ami twin! out uf shape tlie muscle of the buck. This is commonly known us luickitclic, n crick in tlie buck, but by whatever name it may Im known, and however bud it may 1st, 10 minute, vigorous nibbing with Ht, Jacobs Oil on the iilllicled part will drive out the trniiblu mill completely restore. It is a thing so easily caught, it may be wondered at why there is not mora uf it, but lieciuisn it is so easily cured by St, Jacobs Oil may lie the very reason tlmt we hear sn little of it. Bourt-co'l. Mrs. Bulgnro Rut they are rery fiiHlilontihlc, lire they not? Mrs. Swellmiin Knslitonnhlo? Most assuredly not, Why, they permit the euro of their children to Intorfuro with their social obligations. till Favorite Dish. "What Is your favorite dish?" In quired Mrs. Krontpew of the Rev. l.oiigfiicn, the new pastor. She felt sura it was chicken, but It proved not, "Ur-tho contribution plate," gnswored the liov, Longfuce, absently. Clinrlty and bookbinders covers a multitude of faults. ICvory man Is like the company he Is wont to keep. Kurlpldcg, Too Cruel. "False! Fulsc!" shrieked the hero of the latest dramatization tn falsetto tones. .. "Do you say thnt to my face?" screamed the heroine. "I say It to your very teeth!" roared the hero. Cleveland Plain Dealer, N Couldn't Lot. . Jones Do you object to your boy playing football Smith-No, Indeed: the policy I made out lu my favor. Still Wort. . s She Wore you out In Monday's bllx? zurd? , lie iNo, 1 was out inTfWwa talk about Monday' blizzard. ? r 1 f I rJKKjHKSS OF PACIFIC COAST STATES - .. . NEWS AND COMMENT THAT INDICATE A STEADY FORWARD MOVEMENT IN OREQ0N, WASH INQTON, CALIFORNIA AND IDAHO. 0lantk Casl Depeilt, Perhaps the largest body of coal that ha ever been discovered In tli United Htati'i In the last twenty yvaia la that un the sUte boundary between Washington snd Oregon. Till gtest body of coal land la located In Asotin Basin. The basin Includes about 100. County. Washington, and Wsllowit ouo acre of sage brush land and about County, Oregon, gnd I easy of access by way of Asotin, the county seat ii Asotin County, thenca by way of Ana tone to Hanson Kerry on the Grande Bolide Hlver, which I the dividing line between the two slates at the pulut mentioned. Thla body of coal crops out at points ...... i j.I..uu iitia.iil.uii turn m. H I attain m uf twelvi mlle; on either side of the river and there are thousands of acres that have been Died upon under th home, vempmen, ft''?? .tea.) lawa, that now show fine coat ed ca p It of ' llemopo will con l -4 rn.,la T uira ara nllilir thutissni IS of acre that hsve been covered by local men with coal bind declaratory statement, and still other land that baa not been covered at all, but which show strong coal measures, This body of coal Is lignite of fine quality, o bllimilnous at arester distances from uie sunace, K are many indication, of natural n and oil. but no prospect ing has been done for either.. In the coal deposits, the local men have run several tunnels and sunk shafts through twenty feet of solid coal, In fuct have found so much coal that but little digging was required to get It. There I no question but that the de posit Is s very large one. These coal measures are fifteen miles from tint mouth of the (Irande Honda Hlver. This river I not navigable, but the Snake, Into which It emptle. has a reuular line of sleamboata running to the mouth of the river, and the mat ter of getting thla coal to market would requite the building of a road for fifteen mile to connect with (mats at the mouth of the (Irande Rondo. However, It Is probable that a rail- road will run throuah these coal fields in the near future, aa they are on the route mapped out by the Burlington for reaching the Const, where the nest ' possible grades can be secured down the (Irande Itonde Hlver. The Oregon Hallway and Navigation Company haa slresdy run It preliminary survey through this coal realon. and It would appear, that the day I not fur distant when snug little fortuues may be real-. Ised by those who may have the good Judgment to get holil or properties in - - ., , -..... ... ,.i,. ,,,. - ....... .. ' "" "" "."" original location. Indeed the differ ence In price at which It may now Iw bought from the government over that which must be paid for It as soon aa the railroad la completed, would ; mean 100 per cent profit on the Invest- ment. ' The act of March J.I87H (Coal land law) requires the payment of ten dol- Inrs per acre. It the land Is over fifteen miles, and twenty dollars per acre ir the land I flfieen mile or less from completed railroad. There seem no doubt but thst the Burlington system tn extending It line to the Coast will puss down the (Irande Hondo Hlver. and through the center of thl Immense deposit. There I fine timber, gold and silver, agricul tural and grating lands In this Imme diate vicinity and the natural resoure e afforded by thla particular auction could support a community of ten thousand people without any connec tion whatever with the outside world. tUtllethlp Coaitrutlioa In tht wait. Work on the vessel of the Cnlted Rtates Navy and on one for the United Slates Army la delayed because of tho present labor trouble In San Krsn clseo. The Union Iron Work has con tracts for six warships and two sub marine torpedo boats. The most Im portant of these war vessels Is the battleship Ohio, She was Inunched a few months ago by President Me Klnley, Moored close beside the Ohio ... .....u.. Vl'u...l.. U1..1 u... B inn minium juium. .-. l I I....I l- U... I,... .! la n.,t Ml llllliii iiril mm c-i''n-iiw-, .,, ... f completed. The torpedo hunt destroy er. Preble, Perry and Perry June are ' ...J nil i., wri,. n,i ti, also at the Union Iron Works, and the work of altering the bouts bus not been sturted, The transport Sherman hn been at the Union Iron Work tor over ix month. Bit; Sunnyildt Canal Extended. The Washington Irrigation Company contemplates an extension of the Hun nylde canal to tho Proxscr district. Work will prohably begin some time thl Fall, A new line of railroad to tap the country cast of the Yakima Hlver Is also under advisement. The road will leave the main line of the Northern Pacific at Pressor and con nect agnln nt Toppenlsh after extend ing thrntiKh the Sunnyalde district. Several thousand acres will ho added to the cultivated area of Ynklmn Val ley by the completion of the new branch canal. New Collet; for Sookanc A now society, having for Its object the establishment of a strong new college In Spokane and minor school for feeders In the surrounding towns, haa beon orgnnlxed In Spokane. It will lle known as the Kast Washington and North Idaho Kducntlon Roddy. Dr. O. W. Van Osdel, of Spokane, I presl- dent, The school will he under the direction of the Iinptlst denomination. 1 Special Trtln for Potatoct, A special train of about 40 carload of potatoes left Stockton, Cnl Septem ber 1 for the Middle and Southern Slate. The demand, for potatoes, onions and cabbage through the Mid dle States Is large, owing to .).. 1 let UrollVU. Bllll liumu run ui itumnMB mil J .1. ... .1 k. ..!.., I. .1 ...,..1,.H ...111 nn Belli lucre iroui vuiiuniiiu iiiih year. Local dealers are paying from $1.R0 to $1.09 a hundred pounds for potatoes on the river bnnk. This shipment Is the Inrgest single con-1 slgnmcnt of potatoes ever sent out of, the state. Anthracite Coal It Found. A prospoctor who had spent several months In the Cascades brought out recently a number of snniplus of conl, which ho found early In the Summer and which he says Is true Anthracite, He states he brought out samples cur lier In the year and sent thorn Kuat for analysis, and that the examination by an expert bears out his Idea of the character of the find. He Bays he has located a vein thirteen foot In thick ness which Is practically froe from slate. It Is located up the Notches River. Big Steel Plant Reiumti. Information comes from Irondale, across the bay from Port Towsend, Washington, thnt the tedious and enor mous task of putting the blnat furnace there In condition for operating again, I after'ten yenrs of Inactivity, Is almost completed, and the Pacific Stool peo ple' are now figuring on the date for starting up and renewing the big In ditry that In former years menat so tich for the huHlness men of Port iwaend, and which promises to ring about a repetition of that con- Itloti of affulrs. Million Dollar Irrltailo Plao,', Kleld work on another big Irriga tion enterprise In Crook County, Ore gon, will be started soon. It contem plates bringing under Irrigation a lit tle vnlley on the upper course of the Deschutes Itlver known a Walker .ouo acres of that area ran bo brought under the proposed Irriga tion system. The soil la eiceptlonal ly rich and I free of atones, water unty being needed to make It Ideal running land. But the altitude Is about 4,uUU feet above the aea and the temperature Is so low that only the hardy crops flourish there. It I ndnpted particularly ' 'or the market. 1 ha Oregon De- Eastern uu.aii ,,i,.-,r. capitalist will supply the money for It. but a small amount of the stork being held In Oregon. A surveying crew has been put In the field to lo cate routes for illti lie and make esti mate of cost of Improvement. The "-m JjU. from the "" - - :v . .i " will be on the ...! s de of he stream, th west side ascending to the Cascades, With Irrigation, that sec tion could hardly be surpassed. It Is said, for funning and stock raising. The Inud haa long been surveyed by the Government but almost none of It hue been tsken up by settlers. A strip of timber lies between Walker Basin and the forest reserve, but that was scrlpped a few months ago by eastern timber men, Walker Basin Is about 30 miles south from Prlnevllle. Deep Sea fUhl by Eltctrlilry. W. H. Med, the New York million aire, proposes lo catch flsh by tem porarily blinding them. He has fitted out four busts, esch seventy five feet long and will send them to the Pacific j Coast. In tills connection he hss coq, suited leadlni Ysle tMoltiKleal nrofes aoi-a and other leading scientists, and had them confirm hla theory that the Yale submarine electric light, flashed n the eyes of the fish, will blind them. cause them to come to the surface and then land them In the nets which will be hanging from the boat's side, ,Yalo aclnntlsts hsve told him deep flshlng wtll be revolutionised by this new method. Kneh boat la to have a separate electric plant of Its own. The dynamo, directly connected .-" " l "'"--im miiss, ( U to be plsced with Its switches near the ehglne, permitting the engineer to : attend to all conveniently. Wires sre to be run from this nolnt to different parts of the host to supply the current 'or a new portable naval aearch light projector, tu be used In finding buovs. r-tc, for general lllumlnstion and for four huge Yale submarine are lamps of aeveral thousand candle power each, which are to do the actual fish- Ing. $4,000,000 Bond Uiue. A Joint bond Issue of $li,OUOO00 lis bon o quietly authorised and partly placed at Krlsco that It escaped atten tion despite It unusual site, The money derived therefrom haa been em ployed In part payment by the North ern Commercial Company and the Northern Navigation Company In the purchase of the Alaska Commercial, the Km lit re Transportation and the Alnska Ktploratlon Companies. The nuthorlxed Issue of the Northern Com mercial Company la f t.SOO.Ono. That of the Northern Navigation Company 1 $1.5(0.0o, th Ihhuis are secured by trust deeds given to the Union Trust Company, of thla city, as trus tee of the bondholders, and are ie cured by mortgage and property of me corporation. Real Ettatt Valuct Cllmhin,. The lt selected by the Oovernment for the new federal building In Seattle -,,,, n,. vUei IIIO sum of $174,750. This lot measures 1S4!40 feet, and upon It will " 7 " '"" The lnttfr sum Is the original appro priation, hut Heattle people Insist that It Is ton small and the Indication I point to an Increase of 1250,000. or one j million In all. Twenty years ago thla I piece of ground could have been pur chased for $2,800, a circumstance that I toll the whnln at hnnortance of Puent flmimt riii... a. a reactionary transaction, a corner lot 120 feet square one block from this federal site wa a few day later sold for $30,000 cash. Another big deal closed the same day wa the sale of the Donnelly Hotel in Tacoma for $110,000. Siixtr Recti Will Pav. Eastern Washington advices Indi cate thnt the outcome of the beet augur campaign at the Waverly fac tory thl Reason will demonstrate the success of the Industry, both from an agricultural standpoint and In Justify ing tho extension of the manufacture. Heets taken from plowed land Inst Fall averaged 13 ounces In weight and yielded 17.01 per cent sugar and 85.5 per cent purity, lieeta taken from Spring plowed land averared 15 011 no es each and yielded 16.90 per cent sugar and 84 per cent nurlty.i Tho price will average about $5.28 per ton, and at nine tons per acre will yield a gross Income of 1 47.20 per acre. Irritation In Idaho. ' One of the most promising Irriga tion enterprises that has come to life of late Is the organization of The Grand Teton Canal Company, with Its tit.(w,(,tn1 iiIk.ia ... I,. . (.!... 1, .1 I v,l"" I'.w. c , uiinuifna ai 1'IIUKH, I. Tl.M ,...u..ii....,t. ... .... iiiniiu. 1110 l-liillfllixilllllll H lor Sllll).- ()()() nnd three-fourths of the stock wns subscribed by twenty local men. This company will divert the water of the Teton River In Fremont County and will Irrigate several thousand acres of hind that Is practically worthless at tho present time, but as soon as the head gate Is raised will have a produc ing value of one hundred dollars per acre. The land along this canal will he reached by the Utah Southern Railroad. Ort Worth $200,000 s Ton. a wonuerruiiy ncn strike was made lntoly In the old Virtue mine, eight miles east of linker City, Oregon. The mine has been noted for rich pockets 1 or snoots or ore. The one Just opened is larger anil ricner tnnn any hereto- "", " ni nnur steeping, insioaa 01 fore discovered. It is on the 400 foot being tired as I was forniesly. I soon level. Ore has been taken out of this became entirely well and' able to re mine In times past that went as high sume my duties." as $100,000 to the ton. The ore which "Then you believe the Pink Tills in now uiuiiK irmen oui is sum to De 50 per cent pure gold, which Is over 1 $200,000 to the ton . f the new discovery Is not known. u . Monster Slttmert for Chin Trtdt. 1 The Northern Pacific Railway Com- l.nH .ln.t,l,l .A I...11.. . 1 pany has decided to build two Im mouse steamships for the Pnclflo and China trade of about the same size as those now building at New London, Conn., for the Great Northern Rail way. They will be of 28,000 tons, or three times the capacity of an average ocean freighter. Roy) Astlar, The Queen of Holland, It I stated, la a total abstainer, and ostentatiously refuses, on all public occasions, to par take of wine. Th Quern la patron of the Total Abstinence Society and of the Women's Social Purity league, and It la said I among the most active of workers. Wanted Retry Sheet. On of Mame'a little friend trad a pair oi ruet shoes, and aba thought It would be nice for her to have a pair of that kind. Ho when she and her mother went to the shoe store, and the clerk brought out aome black ones, she said: "That la not the kind I want, mamma; I want pair of rusty ones," Tretn.it tilher Way. Mr. De (Jood Why aren't you going to church? Mr. 1) Good last Hundsy the roof leaked, and three or four drops went down my hack. Mrs. De Good The roof bas been re paired since then. Mr, De Good Huh! Then they'll be wanting money to pay for the repair. New York Weekly. A Crest Man. I count him great man who Inhab it a higher sphere of thought. Into which other men rise with labor and difficulty. He bas but to open bis eye to see things tn a true light and In large relations, while they must make painful correction and keep a vigilant eye on many sources of error. He la great man who la what he I from nature and who never remind u of other. Emerson. To Smart ;' "Huh!" exclaimed Mr. Rox after reading bl morning mall. "Our boy' rolluxe education la making him too blamed mart" "What's the matter?" asked Mrs, Rox. "I worte to blm the other day that I thought It would be kinder for me not to remit the check he aked for. Now he write, 'Dear Father, I shall never forget your unremitting kindness.'" Philadelphia Pre. FARM MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES. n.,i,-biaiouli,i n.i m.i.r. iia pm - imra' a,rlra,v. ll 't SKI i. l.tM . t t A v an i ii., im ia I -riui ma., i-aiikwd.iir rw.i.un. rrw id,n., rRnnw Wholesale Boots & Shoes KRAUSSE & PRINCE, tj and 89 First Street. Portland, Oregon. TVtuehon, Uk 1WI. All Kinds Carried In Stock. '109 esooo ros? CftiCKria tarne PRUSSIAN POULTRY FOOD It tatkaa Heat Lt Kastt Mm DlMtna, H llraaatkaii tawis ckldit, an Mr tomaff SIkMi aoaitoaiipaa Sylnf . and .Off ir.lu fr Ooaam aiw aiiMtam ol inl l-HI MIUS KiCLTkY SHOI). aliK-a al'mrd trM d, lay aad I MMalaallr a .pi II w aa, Jual ahal la aa.4.a la nuala poalU7. K. J. HOW 4 from Bad to Wont. Ilrown Do those dogs up your way still continue to howl all night? Jonese No; the dogs have given up In disgust line our twins arrived on the scene. A Botloa Charity. 8ho They aay Charley la In love with Dessle at first sight He llcfore he ever taw her. She That' funny. He Chorley had heard about the money her pa had left her. Chat,d Clrcumtlsncu. "It seems strange to hear you speak o bitterly of him. You used to say you admired him for the enemies he had made." "Yes. but I'm one of them now." Philadelphia Press. 1 THE TRilNED NURSE An Occupation Which Attracts Many Refined Girls. Many girls of education and refine ment are turning to the profession of trained nurse as means of liveli hood. It is s serious nccnimtiinn and a responsible one, lor tho word of an experienced nurse carries great weight in matters relating to her professiou. It is this. foot thnt prompted an interesting interview with Miss" Kathryn Nash, of North and Plnltsburg avenues, IStirhngtoti, Vt., published in the News of that city. To a reporter she said : "I had been caring for a patient steadily (or nine months without rest and was run down and tired. I had very little appetite and some times I would skip one or two mea. and not feel it at all. While visit ing in Doston an alw.-is formed back of my ear. I had no strength, and ait tiougii l was always drowsy sleep . did not seem to refresh me. After I came home I had seven abcesscs on my back near the waist lino and was unable to sit up much for three or four mouths. The doctors who treated mo said I had blood-poisoning Ironi wlncli 1 would never recover. That must have been very dis j cotiraging," said the reporter, "It was. It took all the ambition out of me for awhile, llut one day, when I was finding particularly dea pendent, a friend advised nie to try Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. She was taking them with oeuen. ami uiougiii iney might, also lo'P me. I bought some at once and lw,or 1 ,,ad "l,ed one of the pills 1 fou"l 1 WHS R,lilline. strength. My "Pi"'"" tun uigiinuun un proven ana j cured vou?" "T .m ,,talr thee did ..! T tn. ,0,Ml t0 kepP Dr- Williams' Pink rills for Palo Peoplo by me all the time. so that I oan take them if needed. I .,..., thm . . ,: . well as to every one who is suft'erinB r 1.!... 1 . . 1 . . w from any complaint brought on by derangement of the blood or nerves." Dr. Williams' rink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box; six boxes, V $2.50, by addressing Dr. William Medicine Co., Hcheuectudy, N. Y, Nss. yass Caarma, MarriU Slraal, A mbvy, Maat, 1Mb Mtae thoudtwrFrntth mndOonvloilnn to thoHmmrta ol mil Stak Woman. " I offered with lunammatlon and falling of th womb and other die agreeable female weaknesses. I bad bail spell every two week that would last from eight to ten day and would have to go to bed. 1 also bad head ache and backache mont of the time and such bearing diwn pain I could hardly walk across) the room at time. I doctored nearly all the time for about two years and seemed to grow worse all the time until last September I was obliged to take my bed, and the doctors though an operation waa tho only thing that would help me, but Utla l reruarj.w stw oiBwrr "Then ai A " T PInkbam'medk-lne, wtlich. I did, after iing the first bottU I began to Impiove. 1 took In all five bottle of f,ydl E. Plnkham'B Blood Purifier, four boxes of Lydia il Plnkbam' Dry Form Compound, three boxes of Liver Pills and used three package of Kan, tiva Wash, and 1 am aa well now aa I ver waa, I am more than thankful very day for my cure." Ma. Kaas Cahtxb. t Merrill St.. Ameshnry, Ma. Ensilage Cutter. Bat snd oaly aH-et blowareui. tor on llie mttrkoi, Heua fur etrcular. VlK-hfll, UU A Kiavar Co. Ponland, Or. JOHN POOLE, Portland, Oregon. gsolot MorrltM SUMt, i un give yon tn twst nargains in 1 Bnwiea. I'loris, boiler and hnitinea, niii.-ninii mtiu irim inn utiiisrm'. .. .. - . . i. j Machinery. Sea us belore buying Catalogue Furnished Upon Application. X Curat Roan, CSeltra ant1 msaSB tS (rra, Phot 2ic ami Mb ii!50t. I y" I oar V . ta 1 . r imaKd aa ' aa tVaak. 111 a a SaaS aaar .iihw I nan rai O. a. OIOOIS. Lalaa, Waak. UN, Coaat Agont, I'orlUi.d, Oro, Alt She Took. Gowanus I had $2 In my pocket laat night, but this morning there is only a penny or two. Did you need soma money for a spring shirt waist and take It, Arabela? Mrs. tiowanus (astonished) Yes, but I only took $1.98! Grim "Mcdkos." The medical students of Syracuse university have adopted the folowing college yell: - "Well man, alck man, dead man stiff! Dig 'em up. cut 'em up what's the dlff? Humorous, tumorous, blood and gore! Syracuse medicos, 1904!" A Safe Prophecy. "" " Vermllye The coming race simply means another defeat for Sir Thomas. Beefcroft Ves; he'll find out that there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the "lift." Brooklyn Eagle. REPAIRING FENCES. By Utlnj "Anchor Clamp." You Can Mak Your Fences at Good at Ntw. Every time a man eoos out in the morning and looks around his place lie thinks of his fences. Are tlioy in coul condition? Are they what is they last? These i needed? Will i questions he asks himself, and , ' ., ..,. iiinu, l.;..,,.Bl. I.i I- . vim no nuns iiiiiiscii in sore Straus as to what to do to provide himself with economical and durable fences. The matter of fences is the largest and most important item of necessary expense to the landholder. There are thousands of miles ol old barM wire fence In the north west. The wire ia fairly good in , them half as good as if it were new. And yet because ihit wires' have sagged and. some cf them pave become loosened from the punts, the fence m , nearly worthless.' It is when the", wires are loose and wabbly in a barbed wire fence that damage is done to stock. " -"" Have you ever noticed a fence in that condition? A few upright stays and some "Anchor Clamps" will repair an old barbed wire or smooth wire fence and make it as good as new. It makes tho fence as rigid and firm as when new and will make it last for years. aow is tne time to save monev. Wire is high, excessively, high, and an entirely new fence is nn ernenaivn 'affair if you get the best. The best , is one oommuicil nf all lr,m ,l strong wires which cost more at firRt , out will last forever. You cau get 'along without buying a new fence for j awhile by repairing tho old one. The "Anchor Clamp" is the only positive lence iock on the market- It pre vents sagging; it prevents looso wires; it can be used on any kind of wire) it is simple, can be applied by any one, and it is cheap. It will payuu to send for free sample and full informa tion to the Portland Anchor Fence Co., 742 Nicolai St., Portland, Ore. Trouble, Trouble would be a great deal easier to bear It those you dislike were not having the best time of their lives, Just when you are going through It. Atchi son Globe. 1 f 9 V ' -5. . J