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California State Analyst. Royal Baking Powder is Superior to all in Purity and Strength. " For purity and care in preparation the Royal Baking Powder equals any in the market, and our test shows that it has greater leavening ..... m a M I power than any of which Prof, Ckmiitiy, Univmily of California, Analyst California State Board of Health, etc., etc. No careful housekeeper can afford to use any baking powder but Royal. New Style of Coon Hunting. The inhabitant of the mountains west of this place are great coon hunters. Some nights ro Bill BonchoS and Colonel Yingling started out with half a dozen dogs and two boys to carry the pine torches. A coon was raised on the east side of the Monterey, and the dogs chased it down through a deep and rough ravine and np a rocky spur on the west. After a climb of an hour Bonchoff and Yingling at last came np with the dogs. They had ran the coon Into a tree and were snarling and hark' ing around underneath. The boys whirled tbe torches and Benchoff banged away at what he thought was the coon, but no animal tumbled. Yingling in the meantime had been tearing paper and trying to ignite match, but it was damp and would only splutter. Benchoff was deriding him when suddenly a great ball of fire illu minated space. Yingling had succeeded in igniting his match and was emptying ': a roman candle into the tree. The first ball struck a branch and burst and the second hit the coon "plumb center." Its fur caught fire . and with a yell it came rolling down among the angry dogs. The third ball revealed two more coons in the tree, and Benchoff 's rifle dropped one, while Ying ling, with tbe lost ball in the candle, bit the limb on which the third coon clung with pitiful terror, and it lost its hold and tumbled into the mouths of the waiting dogs. They got six more coons that night with the help of Yingling's candles, and now the colonel regularly shoots the romans and Benchoff shoots the gun. They are the most successful coon hunter-- in all the region. Gettysburg (Pa.) SentineL Olrle to Dry Goodi Stores. 'Tve made a close study of tbe working girl," said tha superintendent of one of the biggest of the mammoth dry goods stores on Fulton street, "and know her, as a class, to be honorable and self respecting. She earns good wages, too, and as she is pru dent and saving often has a modest bank account. Of course my experience does not go beyond the class of girls employed In dry goods stores. I have been in a number of cities in tbe south and west and am in a position to judge of tbe moral and intel lectual status of the saleswoman as she has appeared to me. The chief characteristic I have noticed in the Brooklyn girl is her independence, not the independence which becomes offensive and unbearable, but the evidence of modest worth and respect which pervades everything she dues. Her de meanor is unobtrusive, yet by no means shrinking, and she answers your questions frankly and without hesitation. "In point of dress the Brooklyn sales woman is by far the superior of her New York sister. She is always neat and clean, not so much so from necessity as choice. Do I approve of uniformity in dress P Under certain conditions, yes. In big dry goods stoma, where saleswomen are apt to be mistaken for patrons, some distin guishing mark Is absolutely necessary. 1 do not approve of what you call a uni formthat is, a kind of livery in which the wearer is made to feel her position but it Is well to have all dressed in dark colors of the same shade." Brooklyn Kagle, Aa Unique Method of Destroying: Mice. Mr. Francis Mussel, who for many years was sheriff substitute of Roxburgshire, mentions an extraordinary instance of the Increase of mice which occurred a few years ago in the new plantation mails by order of tbe crown in Dean Forest, Glouces ter, and in the New Forest, Hants. Vari ous plans were devised for the destruction of tbe mice traps were set, poison laid and cats turned out but nothing np pea red to reduce their numbers. It was at last sUKRested that holes should be dug, into which mice might be enticed, and so accomplish their destruction. Holes were accordingly made about twenty yards apart, and in the proportion of about twelve per acre. These holes were from 18 inches to 90 inches in depth, and 2 (cot one way by IK feet the other, and were much wider at tbe bottom, so that the ver min, when once in, could not easily get out again. In three or four months at least 80,000 mice were caught in this way, and, con sidering that large numbers were killed in traps, by poison and by animals and birds of prey, it was computed that tbe destruc tion of mice in the two forests would prob ably amount to Wn.nm -Pall Mall Budget. We Charge You Nothing for Uur Services. All the annoyance of looking for a suitable stopping place in sn rranemeo ODViateo. r.ie saui rooia, private bath, In finest hotels to the ''cheap but clean" for 60 ceuts per night. For particulars (free) address Midwinter Fair Hotel and Boirdlng Bureau. No. 14 Post St., Bin Fkincisco, Cal. 'August Flower" Eight doctors treated me for Heart Disease and one fo, Rheumatism, but did me no good. I could not apeak aloud. Everything that I took into the Stomrch distressed me. I could not sleep. I had taken all kinds of medicines. Through a neighbor I got one of your books. I procured a bottle of Green's Aug ust Flower and took it. I am to-day tout, hearty and strong and enjoy the best of health. August Flower saved my life and gave me my health. Mrs. Sarah J Cox, Defiance, O. C aattTsa ana people who kavewaaShiaoor AMb asa. sboald eat IWsCer for Coouaieuaej. It See em It baa satiate, done, itlsaei bad tolaaa. Ul.lM kaMaoafbamiBr WW if i5 we have any knowledge. ENGAGEO. Hie little bond that links your life to mine Beems slight and fragile; do yon think 'twill hold And bear tbe changes of the coming time. When life is dark and all is bleak and cold? And do you think that, purified by pain. We can take up our lives and love agalnf Or when, like the Inconstant skies of spring. Our lives are clouded as her sunny air. And we know pain that summer could not bring. Will you not And It all too bard to heart And when these storms and weary hours have tried us. Can we live on and let no power divide us? Then If this little chain, so frail and weak It trembles when our lives are fair and bright. Could find a voice and each small link could speak. Would It not say 'twas frighted of thenlgntf If It must break and we must humbly bow. In pity for my weakness, break it now. But If you think that It can bear the weight Of fiery trials aa they come and go, We can take heart and boldly meet the fate That gives impartially of Joy and woe; And be It summer fair or wintry weather, We can be brave and meet all, love, together. Eva MacDonagu. THE "GIRLS' POLY." Some of the Advantages of London's Practical Working Girls' Club. Perhaps the most complete and practi cally successful working girls' club that has yet been organized is one that has been provided through the generosity of a good man and bis devoted wife. It is In London, at the West Knd, in I jinglmm place, Just beyond Regent street, and adjoining the well known Langham hotel. It is com monly known as the "Girls' Poly," to dis tinguish it from an institution with which it is olosely allied, the Young Men's Poly teebnio Institute, which is universally known among young peopje in Ixmdon as the "Poly." The more precise name of the club in question is the "Young Women's institute." The fees for Institute membership are very small eighteen pence per quarter, or five shillings (f 1.25) per year. Tbe estab lishment is open in ail its parts for the btaellt of the members, from 6:30 to 10 In the evenings. The membership fee gives free use of sitting rooms, library, reading and music rooms, game rooms, recreation grounds and numerous other 'advantages, and also entitles the fortunate young women to admission at low tuition rates to an immense range of classes and entertainments. The purely club features of the place are highly prized by the girls. It Is no small thing for them to have a bright, cheerful establishment that they regard as their own, where they may resort In the even ings, and in connection with which they bave access to bo much that Is inverting and instructive. It la needless to empha size the Importance of such a privilege, to any one who knows how the average young worklngmen and women of our great cities are obliged to live. In the refreshment rooms the member may procure her cup of tea and light lunch, at a cost decidedly less than else where. And there is served in the capa cious dining rootif an excellent and sub stantial dinner, In courses, at sixpence, For fourpence, a very good but less bounti ful dinner may be bail by the more econom ical young women of business. These priv ileges are, of course, limited to members. The Institute dining rooms nra vastly more pleasant than the cheap restaurants or lunchrooms to which the girls might otherwise be compelled to resort, and the food at the institute is Incomparably bet ter in quality and cheaper iu price. All the influences of the place are home tike, wholesome and improving. There seems to be a tacit understanding among the youug women who meet iu these agree able quarters that they must be on their best behavior must "live up to thVlr blue china," so to speak. Albert Shaw in Scrlbner's. Impatient. Apropos of the difficulty even their fair owners experience in locating ladies' pock ets an English paper telis a story of a lady who, arrayed in a new frock, took a han som the other day and on alighting hunted vainly for the entrance to the pocket where she bad confidingly placed her purse. The quest was so unduly prolonged that at last her charioteer, who wns not a man of re finement, remarked from Ids perch, "Now, then, mnrm, when you've quite done a-scratchlo of your back will you pay me my farof" Argonaut. His Inspiration Cheeked. "Great Scott!" exclaimed the worried looking mnn with a tooth marked lead pencil, "can't you keep that baby quiet?" "I'm doing my best," answered bis wife, "lie's only laughing." "1 can't help that. It's noise. And I've got to finish this poem about 'What Our Darling Prattler Says' for The Cherub's Own before night or they won't use iuH Washington Star. Mo Harm to See. Mr. Sappy Do you like menf Sbe 1 don't know. You might bring ont around some evening. Brooklyn Life. Ready Appreciation. Guide 1 have brought you to this point, miss, in order that your first view of the great Manufactures building may enable you to grasp In some measure Ita stately, magnificent, yet simple, grandeur. Young Woman (in wneeiea cnair)-Uh, Isn't It nice! Chicago Tribune. Fitting. "1 want to get a professional nurse," said the man whose wife rather enjoys being ill. "What forf" asked bia friend, the doctor "For a Drufeesional Invalid." said the man. with a wan, faraway smile. Vogue. Aa Ia.operab.lj Fatal Obstacle. "I don't believe the detectives will catch him." "Why notr "Thev claim to have a slew." Truth. FELICITY. k eqtiallit, hideous lnwn. srhsre stream rot, black With vomit nf a hiliiilrwl rnarln mills, llillier oot'Mlnn calls iiih. unci ev'n burn, All In I lie aaUlo reek Hint wantonly Defames tbe tunllidil and deflowers the morn. One may at Irui surmise Hie nky itill blue, Kv'n here tho myrlail slaves uf the machine l)enm life a boon: and here. In days' far sped, I overheard a kind eyed girl relate To her companion, how a favoring chance Mrsomo few aliillhiKS weekly had Increased l'lie earnings of her housebold, and ike aald, "Wo now we are happy, havlnn all we wliued." Felicity, Indeed! HioukIi more It lay u wanting little than la winning 1L felicity, Indoedl Arrow the yean To me her tones come back rebuking; me, Rpreader of tulle to inure the wandering Juy Ko guile may capture and no force urpriaet Only by them that never wooed her, won. Oh, curat with wide desires and spacious dreaina. Too cunnlugly do ye accumulate Appliance and meana of happiness. E'er to be happy! Lavish hosls ye make Elaborate prejmrallon to receive A any and simple u neat, who, warned of all The ceremony and circumstance wherewith Ye mean to entertain her, wHI not come. -William Watson In London Spectator. DISCIPLINE. During the winter of 1803-4 it was my fortune to be president of one of tbe court martiuls of the Anny of Northern I Virginia. One bleak December morn ing, while tbe snow covered the gronnd and the winds bowled around our camp, I left my bivouac lire to attend tbe ses sion of the court. Winding for miles along uncertain paths 1 at length ar rived at tbe court ground at Round Oak Church. Day after day it had been our duty to try the gallunt soldiers or that army, charged with violations of military law. But never had 1 on any previous occa sion been greeted with such anxious spectators as on that morning awaited the opening of the court Cose aftor case was disposed of, and at length the case of "The Confederate States versus Edward Cooper" was called the charge, desortion. A low murmur rose spon taneously from the battle scarred spec tators as a young artilleryman rose from the prisoner's bench and, in response to the question "Guilty, or not guilty?" an swered, "Not guilty." The judge advocate was proceeding to open the prosecution, when the court, observing that the prisoner was unat tended by counsel, interposed and said to the accused: "Who is your counsel?" "I have no counsel," he repliod. Supposing that it was his intention to represent himself before the court, the judge advocate was directed to proceed. Every charge and specification against tbe prisoner was sustained. The prison er was then told to Introduce bis wit nesses. "I have no witnesses," he replied. Astonished at the calmness with which he seemed to be submitting to what he regarded as inevitable fate, I suid to him: "Have you no defense? Is it possible you abandoned your comrades and de serted your colors in the presence of an enemy without any reason?" "There was a reason, but it will not avail me before a militury court." "Porhups you are mistaken," I replied. "You are charged with the highest crime known to military luw, and it is your duty to make known the cuuse that in fluenced your actions." For the first timo bis manly form trembled and his blue eyes swum in tears. Approaching the president of the court he presented a letter, Baying as be did so: - "There, goneral, is what did it." 1 opened the letter, and in a moment my eyos were filled with tears. It was passed from one to another of the court until all had seen it, and those Btern warriors, who had passed with Stone wallJuckson through a hundred battles, wept like little children. As soon as 1 had recovered my self possession I read tho letter as the defense of the prisoner. It was in these words: Mr Deaii EuwAitn I have always been proud of you, and since your connection with the Confederate army I have been prouder of you than ever before I would not have you doanytbing wrong for the world; but, before God, dear Edward, unless you come home we mustdle. Last night I was aroused by little Edgar's crying. I called out and said, "What la the matter, Eddie?" and he said, "Oh, mam ma. I'm so hungryl" And Lucy, Edward, your darling Lucy, she nevor complains, but she's growing thinner and thinner evory day. And, before Uod, my dear Kdward, unless you come home we must die of starvation. Your Maiiy. After rending the letter 1 turned to the prisoner and suid: "What did you do whon you received this letter? Did you apply for a leave of abaonco to tho propor oilicersT "I mitdo application for a furlough and it was rejected; again 1 made an application and it was rojected: n third I At 1.. ... 1 .1 T lime I uiauo uppm-auuii uuu me) re fused to grant it. That night as 1 wan dored backwurd and forward hi the camp thinking of my homo, with the mild oyes of Lucy looking toward inl and the burning words of Mary sinking deep into my brain, I was uo longer the Confederate soldier, but 1 was the father of Lucy and the husband of Mary, and 1 would have passed those lilies if every gun in tho battery had tired upon me. I went to my home. Mary ran out to meet mo her angel arms embraced me and she whispered: " 'Oh, Edward, I am so lmppyt I am so glad you got your furlonghl' "She must huvo felt me shudder, for she turned as palo as death, and then, catching her breath at every word, she said: " 'Havo you come without your fur lough? Oh, Edward, Edward, go back! Oo back I Let me and my children go down together to the grave, but, oh, for heaven's sako, save the honor of youi numel' "1 at once returned, and hore 1 am. gentlemen, not brought here by military power, but in obedience to the command of Mary, to abide the sentence of your court." Every soldier of that court martial felt the force of the prisoner's words. Before them stood in beatific vision the elo pleader fur a husband's and i father's wrongs, but tliey had been trained by their great lender, Robert E. Lee, to trend the path of duty thongh the lightning's flash scorched tho ground beneath their feet, and each in turn pro nounced the verdict guilty. But fortunately for humanity, fortu nately for the Confederacy, the proceed ings of the court were reviewed by the commanding general, and upon the rec ord was written: USADQDAHTSKS AHMT NoKTHIKS I VlHOINIA. I The finding of the court is approved. The prisoner, Kdward ronper. is pardoned, and will report to bis company for duty. It. K. I.r.a. tleneiai. During the second battle of Cold liar tor, while shot and shell were falling "like torrents from the mountain cloud," my attention was directed to the fact that one of our batteries was being silenced by the concentrated fire of the Union forces. When 1 reached the battery every gun but one had been dismantled, and by it with the blood streaming from his Bide. As he recognized me he elevated his I voice above tbe roar of tbe battle and said: "(Jeneral, I have one shell left Tell me, have I saved the honor of Mary and ! LiUcyr 1 rallied my hut Untie more Con federate ahull went criixhinu; through, the Fedorul ranks, mid tho hero sank- by hit gun to tine no more. Uenoriil Cnllon A. Buttle in Druko'i Miitfiizine. Duties uf Our Coast Police. In addition to footling the hungry, saving the imuriloil ami guiding the lost, it is ulso tho ruvenuo cnttor's duty to suppress mutinies, prevent smuggling, enforco tho neutrality laws and the quarantine regulations, protect mer chant vessels from piratical attacks, protect wrecked property and guard the timber resorves of the United States against depredations. The con stant and frequent inspection of the vast fleet of merchant vessels that trades along our coast forms a very im portant duty of tho service, and one which, if not performed, would be fol lowed by a very general neglect of the customs and navigation laws. Even with the rigid anil constant In spections, from 1,000 to ,000 violations are detected each year and reported to the propor authorities. It is not alone in the examination of the ship's docu ments and the ascertaining that she has no smuggled articles on board, that she is engaged in the trade for which she is licensed, that her marine docuineiits are in force, that her regularly uuthonzed captain is in command, etc., thut the importance of the boarding duty is most strikingly shown. Soribner's. Motions In a Court of Justice. A rather crude citizen of Segnin. a small town in western Texas, was elected justice of tho peace, and the onlv law book he hud was Cushing's Manual. The first case before him was that of a cowboy fur stealing a steer When the cose was culled the leading lawyer of the town, the Hon. John Ire- land bv name, was thero to defend the prisoner. "As there is no counsel for the other side," be said, "1 make make amotion that the case be dismissed." ' The justice looked over his Manual "A motion has to be seconded," he said. "1 second the motion." promptly re sponded the prisoner. "The motion hits been seconded that tbe case be dismissed," said the court. "All in favor will please say "aye. ' " The prisoner and his attorney voted "aye "All opposed will say 'no. wobouy voted. "The motion is carried, and the case is dismissed," repeated the court. "A motion to adjourn is now in order.'' The prisoner made the motion, and the court adjourned. Lancaster Law Review. A Good Idea. "When my children were little," said a rather original mother, whose meth ods, although somewhat ecceutric, were in the main excellent, "I taught them what we called an 'emergency cate chism,' to which they would answer as glibly as possible, standing in a row and Buying it together to the great am use ment of those who heard them. Here are some of the questions, and the an swers you can easily supply for yourself: 'What would you do if yon were lost in New York? 'What would you do iu case of fire? 'In cose of being in a run away?' 'In cose of Heating off in a boat?' 'In case of drowning, if any one) tried to save your" and a number of other, qttes tions of the same nature." "Did they ever have cause to apply them?" said one amused listener. "Only once," was the answer, "and thut was when a pair of ponies that I was driving ran away. The little dears Bat perfectly still just as they had been told, but it might bave been sheer fright after all " New York Tribune. The O. A. II. Reunion at Indianapolis. In providing for the entertainment of the Grand Army Iu September the executive committee has kept In view the fact that Indianapolis needs to spread herself in order to outdo other cities, in certain lines at least. The Indiana parade and reunion will be a spectacle for all old soldiers to go wild over. Filled with the enthusiusm of old times, they can go from the bivouacs of the Hoosier boys to those of the corps in which thev themselves served. Indiana veterans will of course hold brigade and regimental reunions. Ohio and ot her near by states will do the same. Soldiers from anv state who served in regiments brigaded with Indianians will drop in around the cainpfire toshake tbe fraternal baud. Aside from those chances to meet oiu menus there will be the reunions of various armies and special veteran societies. The armies of the Cumberland, the Tennessee, the Po tomac, tbe James, the frontier, the Missis slnol ram fleet, the United States sharp shooters, the ex-prisoners of war, the Maimed Soldiers' league and the Marine legion have places and days appointed to meet and Round the rallying cheers bo fa miliar when tin- gray bearded men of today were beardless bnvs. Boston (lets an Kgyptlan Antique. The red granite column from the re mains of the temple at the site of the Biblical Hnnes, in Egypt, procured by tho Rev. Dr. W. C. Winslow, of the Egypt exploration fund, from the exca vations, has just arrived at the Museum of Fine Arts. The capital is an exquisite palm leaf design, and the total weight is from six to seven tons. Only the British museum has so fine a column among its treasures. Boston Adver tiser. . h Entitled to Veneration. Stranger So that's the United States steamer Michigan, is ltf I don't see any thing so remarkable about her. Old Settler You don't, hey? Sir, Lake Michigan was named after that boat. Chi cago Tribune. Ills Eiperlence. She Do come to Bar Harbor, Cousin Tom. I know a nice girl with lots of money. Cousin Tom (dejectedly, but firmly) You don't Nice girls never have a cent. Life. All There Was to It. Famous Author (discovering his story in magazine) What did you do to this dialect story? New Typcwrltor Why nothing, except correct the spelling. Brooklyn Life. Turning the Tables. Mrs. Crlmsonlieak The cows are In the corn, John. Mr. Crimsonbeak All right, dear. The corn will soon be in the cows. Yonkers Statesman. An Invention of the Enemy, Aunt Snrepta-What is a pianoforte, Joshua? Uucle Josh Guess it must be a place for the poor players to hide in. Truth. Accounted For. Newman Love is blind, they say. Oldby Yes. 1 suppose that's why lov ers don't seem to have much use for tbe gas. Truth. Happy Thought. ffT As jfr Mr. Gsrson There's going to be a fancy drew bop at our hotel tonight, and I am undecided as to what character to asaume. Miss Summer-Why don't yoa sugar f1 JohT and go ae a pillf-Brooklya BENCH. The tloy Had a Future, the Crook a Paatf the Vacrant Had Nothing. It was 8 o'clock In the morning. The electric lights were still blazing in the silence of Madison square. A number of shabby figures sluriibcred or moved about on the seats beneath the trees of the park. On a bench beside the little fountain sat a group that arrested my attention. Throe figure were reclining here with their beads and shoulders al tnost touching one another. One was but tittle more than a boy. A bundle done up in a calico handkerchief was in lis hand. His sunburned face and his sturdy shoulders gave evidence that he was from the country probably a farm hand who had trudged In to try his luck in the city. His boots were covered with red cluy. He was leaning against a thin figure clad In somewhat shabby gar uients. This man possessed a dark and einistor countenance. He was restless, and his hands, which were thin and white, twitched nervously in bis sleep. His lips moved spasmodically. His was an evil conscience. There was pluinly a shady side to his post life. Here were deceit and honesty side by - side. Next to the dark man slumbered I a very old and decrepit one. He was clad in a linen duster. A buttered gray but sat on his head, and bis toes were peeping out from the tips of his worn shoes. The face of this old fellow was seamed with deep and careworn wrin kles. His hair and beard were snowy white. He was possessed of a palsy thut made him tremble constantly as he lay dozing. It was youth, manhood and old ago typical of life. These three reclined here in a stolon sleep. A park policeman came gliding along from the distance through tho twi- light of tire trees. Uo crept along like a gray ghost on the lookout for those weary souls who were transgressing the law by surreptitious slumber. His eye lighted with satisfaction as he beheld the three figures on the bench. "You see that seedy fellow in the middle?" he whispered. "That's Tony McElroy, who cracked three safes over In Jersey City lust summer. I spotted him at once by his mug. He just come out of the pen hist Tuesday." The officer seized the crook by the col lar and shook him till his teeth rattled. The noise awakened the boy, who grasped the situation at once. Seizing his bun dlo he skurried like a rabbit across tbe grass towurd Twenty-third street. Once feeling himself sate lie stretched Ills limbs and begun to whistle cheerfully The crook arose and stood in sullen 6ilence a few moments until the police man pushed him on. Ho thrust his hands into his pockets, liumped up ins slioul dors and shambled up the avenue. The old vagrant tottered to his feet. Ho was duzed, and it took him quite awhile to collect his senses. He shuffled across tho square with bowed head. He scanned the buildings and the streets about him with a hopeless, helpless glance thut was pathetic to see. Then he, too. vanished iu the gray of breaking dawn. The boy bud a life of hopo before him the crook had a past behind him, but the old vagrant had neither past nor future. New York Recorder. A Legend About Lacemaklng. Lacemtiking is by uo meuus so old an industry as most persons suppose. There la no proof thut it existed previously to the fifteenth eentury, and the oldest known painting in which it uppears is a portrait of a ludytin the acudejiy ut V'Hiiine. nninted bv CaSDaccio. who died about 1523. The legend concerning the origin of the art is op follows: A youug lislierman of the Adriatic was betrothed to a young and beautiful girl of one of the isles of the lagoon. Industrious as she was beautiful, the girl made a new net for her lover, who took it with him J on board his bout, j The nrst time be cost it into the seo he dragged therefrom an exquisite petrified wrack grass which he huBtened to present to bis bancee. But war breaking out the fisherman was pressed into the service of the Venetian navy. The poor girl wept at the depar ture of her lover and contemplated his lost gift to her. But while absorbed in following the intricate tracery of the wrack grass she began to twist and plait the threads weighted with small beads which hung around her net. Little by little she wrought an imitation of the petrification, and thus was created the bobbin luce. Washington star. . The Shlllelah. Tbe shilleluh is not a mere stick picked up for a few pence or cut casual ly out of the common hedge. Like the Arab mare, its grows to maturity under the fostering care of its owner. The shillelah, like the poet, is born, not made. Like the poet, too, it is choice plnut, and its growth is slow. Among 10,000 blackthorn shoots, per haps not more thun one is destined to be come famous, but one of the 10,000 ap pears of singular fitness. As soon as discovered it is marked and dedicated for future service. Everything that might hinder its development is removed, and any offshoot of the main stem is skillfully cut off. With constant care it grows tliick and strong upon a bulbous root that can be shaped Into a handle. tlcClure's Magazine. A Forcible Way of Putting; It. ' A nautical term comes with a kind of S shock in art criticism, but there was a certain pertinency in the remark of the good mayor of Gloucester, Mass., who laid, speaking of the picture of a prede cessor in his office, that it was a pretty good likeneea, but with a man of his Ityle of features a profile view would never be as effective as though it were taken a little more "head on." New Vork TimeSj A New Message It was not without meaning that the hilts of some swords were put into the metal of the Columbian Liberty bell, which is to ring in the victories of peace and international brotherhood. "A new commandment I give unto you. that ye love one Bnother," is the inscription around Its rim. Philadelphia Ledger. Hunting Bears In Maine. "Charles Smith, the Jackson bear hunter," said a trapper, "followed a track through the snow some winters ago and finally it disappeared in a ledge. He was bound not to give it np that way, so he made him a torch, and tak iug it in one hand and his single shot riile in the other he entered the den. He wasn't long in spotting a pair of eyes in advance of him and he fired. Retreat ing until he was satisfied the bear must be dead he again entered, but there the eyes were, apparently as before Again he fired, and when he next entered the cave he found be had killed two bean and both big ones." Lewiston Journal A Woman's Revenge. Husband Mercy on nsl Where did yon get tnia get or Koyai Worcester china? Wife (calmly)-! bonght it Husband Bought it? Ureat snakes Why did you buy inch ruinously expen sive- ware? Wife (with suppressed emotion 1 had to bay it to match that nicked saltcellar yoa got at Joblott's for ten cents and gara me for a present New York Weekly. THREE A II EU A LI) Or TBI INFANT TEAR. Clip the last thirty years or more from the century, and the segment will represent the term of the unbounded popularity ol lloatet ter's Htutnach Hitters. The opening of the year lV4 will be signalised by the aptiearance ol a frenh Almanae ol tha Hitters, In which the uses, derivation and action ol this world-famous medicine will be lucidly set forth. Everybody should read it, The calomlar and astronomical calculations to be found In this brochure are al ways satoulidiiugly accurate, and the statistics, IliuilratioiiN, bumor and other reading matter rich In Interest and lull of nrorit. The llotet ter Coiniiany ol IMttsburg, Pa., publish It them selves. They employ more than sixty hsnds In the mecheulcal work, and more tniin eleven mouths In the year arecotuumedin its prera tlon. It esn bo obtained, without coat, of sll druiigUUi and country dealers, and Is printed III KuKliidi, Herman, French, WeUh, Norwegian, Swedish, llullaud, liohcudan and BpaiiUb. For the buyer a hundred (yes are too few; for the seller one is enough. A GOOD PHYSICIAN. He is the best pbysioian who takes ad vantage of any remedy that offers the right kind of relief. Borne medicines relieve, but for the moment only. Their ultimate effect Is to increase tbe suffering. AwocK't Porous Plasters are a uni versal favorite with good physicians, and are always recommended by them for local pains of every kind. In all cases of lame or weak back, stillness of the joints, rheu matism, indigestion, kidney trouble, they are bv far the best external remedy. Not only do A llcocx's Porous Pi.astsrs relieve pain, but they bave no after ill effects. They are wood, only ooou, tuobouiihlt oood. BaANnaiTH'i Pills reotify the secretions. A contemporary sys thst " Mlluokalanl ought to bluah." She can't. HOITT'S SCHOOL rOK BOY8, Mlllhrae. Hnn Mateo countv. Cel.. nrensres bova for university or buaiueaa. Uraduntca admitted to the Statu and Stanford Univeraittoa without examination. Next term beitlna January 2 1S94. Send for catalogue. Ira U. Uoitt, Ph. D., Master. Pavaloe Murine a heated dispute over hla lit. tie bill) Do vou think I'd tell a lie forlUcentaT Clgaraell Vcs, or three for a quarter. ASTHMA SUFFEKEB8 Who bave In vain tried every other means of relief should try "Nchifftnanu'a Asthma Cure." No waiting lor resulta. Ita action Is Immediate, direct and certain, as a single trial proves. Hend to Dr. H. Mchtirmann, HI. I'sul, Minn., for a free trial package, but ask your druggist first. KEEP EGGS FRESH AND PRESERVE CIUEK. For shinning or for nrlvste use nreserve with and erfect process. For ssl'e by druggists and grocera. Write for circulars. .M.l,, MEITNHU ii WUUUAKU CO., Agents, Portland, Oregon. CATARRH CANNOT BE CORED With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat ol the disease. Catarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure it you must lake internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure la tnken Internally, and sets directly on the blood aud mucous surfaces. Hull's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the beat phyaichins In this country lor years, and Is a regular prescription. It is composed of the beat tonics known, combined wiih the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the in ucoua surfaces. The perh-ct combination of the two inirredieuta is what produces such won derful reaults In caring catarrh. Send for testi monials, tree. r. ). i n Knav a i;u., i-rops., loieao, u. Sold by druggists: price, 76 cents. Use Knamellne Stove Polish; no dust, no smell. certainly cure. It doesn't claim too much. It won't make new lungs nothing con: but it will make diseased ones sound and healthy, when everything else has failed. The scrofulous affection of the lunn that's caused Consumption, like every other- form of Scrofula, and every blood-taint and dis order, yields to the " Discovery." It is the most effective blood -cleanser, strength- re storer, and flesh-builder that's known to med ical science. In all Bronchial, Throat, and Lune Affections, if it ever fails to benefit or cure, you have your money Daca. A nArfne anil Iwmnnont mm 1 rT vaiif Catarrh or fKX) in cash. This is promised ny me proprietors 01 ut, doge's uatarrn i ....... BukindPondeP l arsa . i, Purity arid Leavenin&Poufer UNEQUALED. CASH PRICES To Introduce oar Powder, we have da te nnlnad to distribute among the consum ers a number or CASH PHIZES. To tbe person orclub returning ns the largest namberofcertlucataaonor before June 1 1894, we wll I give eaah prize of S100, and tothaneztlargeat, numerous other prises i noting from J to S76IN C A8U. CL0SSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND Oa Try Okbhia for breakfast. a roSSSPBIiTSHiH, mi -. c one guaranteed ' V 1 remedy Doctor r "ll Wa55al Pierce's Golden ' " 4w I 'n aanced cases, StSr jl .a'" brines comfort J"'1!! Wl!SEP1'.cA f and relief ; if you 'jjar JBJXf haven't delayed &jr mm g5S& AS IvLI' Coat SUCKER The FISH BRAND SLIPKKR la mimnttA w&ler- proof, and will keep yoa dry In tho hinieat itorm. Tbe new POMMEL Ii a Derfect rid in aoL and coren the entire tadille. Beware uf ItuluUuua. Don't our a coat if the " t un Brand" it not on it. IiinttrtH Ilea catalogue mr . a. j. Tuwfc.it, conon, aaa. T. JACOBS BURNS, BRUISES, SCALDS, CUTS AND WOUNDS. DROP "DON'T BORROW TROUBLE." BUY SAPOLIO 'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END. RHEUMATISM CURED BY THE USE OF Moore's Revealed Remedy. W Aorowi. Osoo, Jannarr 10 iJW MOORK-8 RKVKALCD RIMIDY IU K M A I LSM inamrmaaawTww'TO " JinkM eeiaeeimiesiaiasWlU I"ViiJ3Si tot Hood's Cures Sophie MoKelUln When 7 years old began to be troubled wltb eo icmaon the head, causing Intense itching and burning, and affecting her eyes. Iter mother itlQei: "We gave her six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and she Is entirely wolL I bave taken it myself for that tired fooling and It does me great good." Mas. Willux McKildim, 404 Stock holm 6t., Baltimore, Md. GotHoOd'a. Hood's Pills euro all liver Ills, biliousness, isundlce, Indhrostlon, lick hetdache. 2Seonta. SctS- 60c ta.. and 11.00 per Bottle? One cent a dose. Thtj Obia CotroH Curb promptly eures where all others falL Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat, Hoaraenesa, whooping Cougb and Aathma. For Consumption It Das no rival: baa cured thousands, and will CURB Ton if taken In time. Bold by Druggists on a guar antee. For a Lame Back or Cheat use BHILOH'S BELLADONNA PLABTKRJKo, 3 I LO H'SVCATARR H REMEDY, am vou Catarrh ? TB Is remea V IS iruaran- teedtooureyou. Price, 60 cU. Injector tree. RUPTURE PKRMANKNTLY Cl'RED oa NO PAY. No PAY UNTIL CUBF.D. Wo refer to 8,000 Nltlentl. NOOPKRATinN. I DKTKNTION FROM BI'SINESI tWrlteorcalI for circular und bank reference. EiiaiuliN Ins. TheO.E. MILLER CO. Hirqusm Building, PORTLAND, OREllON Incorporate- Capital snd Surplus, 11,000.000. SOCIETY BADGES. A. FELDENHKIM EK. Leading Jew eler of the Pacific Northwest, keejw a large stork of all HKCRET SOCIETY HADItES on hand Best irooda at low est fiKUres. Badges made to order. We have just tasued an elegant 104-page illiu- iraiea cauuogue 01 FIREARMS AND SPORTING GOODS. If you are In need of anything In this line, send us your name and we will aend you one by re turn iuhii. Auureaa THE I T. HUDSON ARMS CO., 93 Flrat Street, Portland, Or. - COUPS' Portland, Oregon. . P. Arm8thono. Princlnnl. J. A. Wksco, Secretary, - Beautiful Catalogue Free. J HAVE YOU GOT PILES ITCIIINO PILES known by molataiw like pssrupirauqji.oau-io inteuw nuuni when warm, Tliii form aud BLIND. BIia01MO or PHOTBUDINQ fLUbd TIKLO AT ONCK TO OR. BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY, which aota directly on parts affeoted absorb tumors, allays ltahlna, effecting apermsmtntfttlre. Frloe 600. l)ruMlnt eruuul Dr. Sosanko, FhUadelphia, fa. EOCENE. Is a Special brand of Burning Oil, which we manuiacture expressly tor rAMiLi unc. IT IM A PEKKKCT ILLUMINATOR. IT 18 HIGH FIKK TKST. IT IS UNIFORM QUALITY. We guarantee It to be the highest fossibli SKIDS or ILLuMINATlNQ OIL. ASK lor 11. STANDARD OIL COMPANY. MASQUERADES, PARADES, 111 AMATKUH THEA-rHICAI.fi Everything In the above line. Costumes, Wigs, oeania, rruperuea, vjKra auu riuy dwuj vlu., furnished at greatlv reduced rates and In supe rior quality or tne oiacat, largest, oeai ronowneo ana inereiore only reuaote ineaincai auppij Houte on thtPartfle Coatt. Correspondence so llcited. aoLDsriiN A Co., 2, 28 and 80 O'Farrell treet, also 822 Market street, Ban Francisco. Wi supply all Theattrt on the Coatt, to whom we re spectfully refer. FRAZER AXLE BsstinthsWorldinnr HOT Get tha CenniBBlllff T U At FRANK WOOL8XT .Agent. Portland, Or TORS on Installments. Best makes. Lowest prices, send lor catalogue. W.C. MEACIt, Klpon, Cal. OIL Perfect Cure of IT IF YOIB BUSINESS DOES NOT PAY. Chickens are easily and successfully raised by using the Petaluma In cubators and Brooders. Our II luairated caialocue tella all about it. V I IVU U II . ffl aX. I I Don't buy any bnt the Petaluma if von want atrong, vigorous chicks We are Pacific Coast Headquarters lor Bune and ClorerCnttera, Mark era, Booka, Canonizing Toola, Fountaina, Flood's Roup Cure, Morris Poultry Cure, Creoaosone the great cnicken-lice killer and every other article required by poultry raisers. See the machines in operation at our exhibit with the Norwalk Ostrich Farm, Midwinter Fair, hatching os riches and all kind" nf regs. Catalogue free: if yon want It, write tons. PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO, 50 Hi Tit 756 Maiu stieet, Petaluma, Cal. I emn stats 1tk Piastre U,al bT Jvs use e est aosband wm reused from an o.d eaaee TOtTB DVe OUR BUSINESS IS selling Groceries at wholesale prices direct to the consumer. All we want to say is this : If you really want to buy your GROCERIES as thry should be bought, send for our price list. Same will be mailed tree of charge on application. COOPER & LEVY, Seattle, Wash. Brooklyn Hotel 201-212 Bosh St., San Francisco. This favorite hotel Is under the management of till ARLKS MONTGOMERY, aud Is aa good If not the best Family aud Business Men's lintel In Ban Prauclsoo. Home Comforts! Cuisine Unexcelled 1 FlHt-class sorvlce and the highest standard of respectability guaranteed. Our rooms eunnnl be iurjKUtfd for neulnen and nmfort. Hoard and room per day, ll.'JA, ll.fs), 11.76 and fJ.UU; beard and room per woek, 17 to 112; alngle rooms 60c to fl. Free ooach to aud from hotel. KIDNEY, Bladder, f rlnary and Llvor Dlsessos, Dropsy Gravel and Diabetes are oured by HUNT'S REMEDY THI BEST KIDNEY AND LIVER MEDICINE. HUNT'S REMEDY Cures Brlght't Disease, Retention or Non-re tentiou of Urine, Pains In the Back, Lotus or 8lde. HUNT'S REMEDY Cures Intemperance, Nervous Disesses, lienors Debility, Female Weakness and Excesses. HUNT'S REMEDY Cures Biliousness, Headache, Jaundice, Sour Stomach, Dyspepsia, Constipation aud Piles. HUNT'S REMEDY ACT AT ONCE on the Kidneys, l iver and Bowels, restoring them to a healthy ac tion, snd CDKKNwhen all other medicines fail. Hundreds have been saved who have been given up to die by Irienda and physicians. SOLD H ALL IHU'lUilNTX. DOCTOR ,1 THE GREAT CURE -FOB- INDIGESTION -AND CONSTIPATION. -A- Regulator of the Liverand Kidnsys A SPECIFIC FOR Scrofula, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Neuralgia And All Other Blood and Skin Diseases It Is a positive cure for all those painful, deli cate complaints and complicated troubles snd weaknesses common among our wives, mothers and daughters. The effect Is immediate and lasting. Two or three doses of DR. Pakoeb's Rkukdy taken daily keeps the blood cool, the liver and kidneys act ive, snd will entirely eradicate from the srstem all traces of Scrofula, Bait Rheum, or any other form of blood disease. No medic! no ever Introduced In this country hss met with such ready sale, nor given uch universal satisfaction whenover used as thnt ol Dr. Pardee's Remedy. This remedy has been nsed in the hospitals throughout the old world for the past twenty- and it has and will cure when all other so-called remeaies lull. Send for oamnhlet of testimonials from those who have been cured by its use. Druggists sell it at 11.00 per bottle. Try it and be convinced. For sale by MACK & CO., 9 and II Front St., San Francisco. BLOOD POISON A SPECIALTY. Hrs-fiBS BypfallH permanently cured In 15 to 85 days. You can b treated at home fur the snmo price and tho ameiTimranteeil with those who prof or to como toe re we wi 11 contract to cure them or refund money and par expense of coming, railroad fare and bou-l tills, II we fall to cure. If too have taken mer cury. Iodide potaahfl and it 111 bare aches and Snlna, Mweoaa jpatchetvln month. More Throatt 'iHplea, Copper-Colored llpotalJ leer on any mart nf thai borir. llnlr or r.vrhrnni fhlllnaT oat. It to this ttyphllltle BlOOD FOINO that we vnarmBtee tocure. We solicit tho most obstinate coaeeandebaJleBg'etheworld for m eme we cannot care 'i niiaivaseriasajway fcoaed the skill of the moat eminent phyi- elans. ftV0O,OOO capital behind our uncondi tional tTUraiiiee. AnsoHileprooni aoncwaien oo application. Address COOK JtF.MKOV C O., UM te 1891 Masonic Temple, Chicago. ENGRAVING! PRINTERS HHOULD KNOW thnt the oiliest Aiid ltt Pboto-enKrttv Ids oftVe Iu Wan Frmi ciwo was eatahlished In lrV77 by th Muimcfr of the liKWEY .X ORAVINd CO., Who ha Berured the lutest snd tx'itt 1 m prove ntntri.fl crH prxfwes snd a full eomplfment of the most npproved machinery, photo ap paratus. powerful elec tric ibEhia..etc. Havtmr S F Mhit institutt Utdal. I" experience and 'F'"ttnHt insttnmMem. mTlian. this pioneer Co. larns oot the highest class of work promptly, reliably and at uniformly moderate prices forall kiuds of engraving. Publishers bv-lped tofftup special lwut-s. Job printers and others ibouldnemT for samples. silmat and information. sV.T. UKWKV.Manager.uMarkett., 8. F, Cat DR. GUMS ONION SYRUP FOR COUGHS. W COLDS amo croup. GRANDMOTHER'S ADVICE. f s raislac e family of nine eaOdren. only rem edy for Cou-ha, Colds and Crvup was onton imp. it la jnsW as rffeettx- to-day as XX ws forty yan a- Jfotr my grandsshildreri take Pr. Onna' Onion Brnp paieh ii already prsMMrvd and more pleasant to ths Uit4 Bo 14 sierTWhera. Lsarra horir bO rymvm. VsMMsttMttiatf ftrtfc Tbsrs a aotfeaf as faos MR? WINSinW'S sootm-no smivi ..va.vi. v arflUF - rOR CHILD!! N TtETHIMO ysesateayellsnaeaKia. MCeaaae kattle. S. P. N. U. No. 6238. F. S. V.T?. 000 Par n s 1? Ww vat7v