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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1899)
THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON. 0ETG1N OF CUSTOMS. WHY DO WE DO SOME FAMILIAR THINGS? ftlnny of tlic Mont Common Practices of livcrydny Life Arc Derived from Old Siipcrutltionti or Iturburltk-u of Otir Dlutaut AuccutorH. It 13 surprising wlint n number of lit tle things wo do without knowing the reason. Why, for Instance, do widows wear caps? Perhaps you may say because they make them look pretty and Inter esting. Hut the real reason Is that when the Romans were In England they shaved their heads as a sign of mourn ing. Of course, a woman couldn't let herself bo seen with a bald head, so she made herself a pretty cap. And now, though the necessity of wearing It has passed away, the cap remains. Why do we have bows on the left side of our hats? In olden times when men were much In the open nlr and hats couldn't be bought for half a doltt.r It was the habit to tie a cord around the crown and let the ends fall on the left side to be grasped on the arising of a squall. They fell on the left side so they might be grasped by the left hand, the right usually being more usefully engaged. Later on the ends got to be tied In n bow, nnd later still they be came useless; yet the bow has remained, and will probably remain till the next deluge or something or. that sort. What Is the meaning of the crosses or X's on n barrel of beer? They signify degrees of quality nowadays. But orig inally they were put on by those ancient monks as a sort of trade mark. They were crosses In those days, and meant a sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the manufacturer that his barrel contained good liquor. Why are bells tolled for the dead? This has become so familiar a practice that a funeral without It would appear unchristian. Yet the reason Is quite barbarous. Bells were tolled long ago, when people were being burled. In order to frighten way tho evil spirits who lived In tho nlr. Why do fair ladles break a bottle of wine on the ship they are christening? Merely another survival of barbaric custom. In the days of sacrlllco to the gods It was customary to get some poor victim when a boat was being launched nnd to cut his throat over the prow, so that his blood baptized It.- Why nro dignitaries deafened by n Falute when they visit a foreign port? It seems a curious nort of welcome this firing off of guns, but It seems the cus tom nroso In a. very reasonable way. Originally a town or a warship 11 red olT their guns on the approach pf Important and friendly strangers to show that they had such faith In tho visitors' peaceful Intentions they didn't think It necessary to keep their guns loaded. Why do wu sometimes throw a shoo after a bride? The reason Is not very complimentary. From of old It hns been the habit of mothers to chastise their children with a shoe. Hence the custom nrose of the father of a brldo making a prosent to the bridegroom of a shoe, as a sign that It was to be his right to keep her In order. JACK" LOGAN'S FAMILY. The Itcnutifiit Home Ih Darkened by n Hcro'a Death. Mnj. John A. Lognn, whoso death In tho Philippines Is mourned throughout the country, lived at Youngstown, Ohio, nnd was especially fortunate In his do mestic relations. He possessed a wife whoso first thought was her husband and children. She contributed in every manner what a loving heart could sug gest to their pleasure nnd comfort. Her family possessed groat wealth, but from her girlhood her chief pleasuro was In MRS. JOII.V A. LOGAN. helping others. The three fatherless children are Mario Louise, aged 11; John A. Logan III., aged 9, and Edith Josephine. "Jack" Logan III. possesses the snnje dark features and black hair as his father and grandfather before him, and, like them, Is perfectly fearless. The adage that blood will tell it Is evi dent will bo borne out In the qualities of tho children of Mnj. Logau, and shown in a marked degree in youug Jack. As nn Instance of the absolute fear lessness of MaJ. Logan nu Incident oc curred shortly after he took charge ns manager of the Carbon Limestone Company, near Youngstown, Ohio, some years ago. The uearly 1,000 em ployes were Italians, Slavs, Huus nnd Poles. A demand was made for higher wages. This was refused nnd tho em ployes left the qunrrles and organized n strike. MaJ. Logan went down to talk over the matter with the njen and, If possible, Induce them to return to work. All bnd been drinking and their ugly dispositions were Inflamed to a point that MaJ. Lognn was advised that It wu a dangerous experiment to attempt any efforts In the direction of a settle ment. Disregarding the advice given him "" Arum Gain n Distinct Trl LLW, TL defear'oMhevIsh 'forces In 'V.HU4 null, nit- uuiii-rviiiirii were hi it sullen mood. Through an Interpreter ho learned that they had formed a plot to mob him. Calling some of tho leaders to one side he attempted In n concilia tory manner to Induce them to advise the others to return to work. They ro turned evasive answers. Looking oack Mnj. Logan observed the mob ndvnnc liny. Tim mn ,.... .i ...m. i..i He shouted In a voice that could have been heard blocks away: "Stop, men; you don't know what you are doing." b MA.T. i.ooan's cini.niii:.v. But still the mob advanced. "I'll kill tho first one who comes near me." When twenty paces away MaJ. Logan opened fire with his revolver. At the first shot one of the leaders fell and the echo of the next had not died nwny when a second rolled In the dust. Tho mob wavered and ran away. Lo gan then sent for surgeons and had the wounded men cared for. OPIUM SMOKING IN THE ORIENT "IHttlng tho Pipe' in the Chinese Kmiilrc ami in Foriuomi. To learn the actual number of opium smokers Is Impossible, but we know the ninouiit of the foreign Import of this drug and tho naive confessions of re formed opium smokers tells us precisely the amount of opium required to pass the yln or' craving. It Is one-fifth of nu ounce dally. An ounce or Hang Is con sumed In live days, and a catty sufllces for eighty days. Four catties are enough for 320 days, and another half catty will carry the smoker to the end of a year with comfort. A plcul la enough, then, for only twenty-two per sons, and fiO.000 plculs Is sufllclent for not more thnn 1,100.000 persons. The law of compulsion In the smoker Is Just as Imperious for native opium as for foreign. It Is a matter of great Interest to know the extent of tho evil. In regard to Szechucu, that very pop ulous nnd wealthy province, Mr. Schjoth, lu the Trade Report for 1808, Informs us that Szeehuen produces 100, 000 plculs or opium, and the cultivation Is nlways Increasing. At Chungchlng, where he Is commissioner, ho Is told that 30,000 plculs sufllco for cousump tlon In tho province, and that 0.-.000 plculs nro exported. Wo mny conclude that tho Btnokers of that provlnco can not be less than 0(10,000. Since the pop ulation is 07,000,000, tho number of smokers Is one In a hundred. In Shensl one lu one hundred and forty smoke; In Szeehuen one In a hundred. In Formosa one In fifteen Is the proportion In cities where the people are sunk to tho lowest point of degradation, and this Is the largest proportion yet known of opium smokers as compared with tho general population. Shanghai (China) Mercury. I'unnut Ituttor. There Is an Interesting little exhibit nt the export exposition which dally at tracts a large number of visitors. They do not come to see, nor yet to hear, but ' rather to gratify a recently acquired ' taste for peanut butter, which the kind old Inventor of tho butter-making ma chine hands out lu small amounts on diminutive soda crackers. Tho Inven tor, who Is kept busy grinding out the nlluiiug product, Is Just such a looking old fellow as one would expect to Invent fe-iy-p n contrlvnnco that makes everybody ants of tho sea. who approaches happy and comfortn- Tho method pursued in flHh'ng for ble. He Is kindly eyed and smiling. ' anchors Is very simple. A chain is let Ills voice Is like the sound of bubbling down In n loop long enough to drag soup, and his Idea of happiness Is to ' along tho bottom, nud tho vessel con have somebody open wide his mouth, tlnues on her way, with nil hands on pop inside the bit of cracker smothered . hoard eagerly nleit for a "bite," nud with peanut butter, and then raise both eyes ecstatically, smack his lips audi bly, and say: "Wow, but that's good!" Every motion of the consumer Is keenly noticed, and If tho verdict Is favornblo the old Inventor Is your friend for life. Philadelphia Record. flrr-eu Grow the KuHlics, Oh SI" Why tho Mexienn 'calls tho American n "Gringo" can bo explained much easier than why the American calls the Mexican a "Grinscr." When the Americans went to war with Mexico n melody, every verso of which ended with "Green grow tho rushes, oh," was very popular. It pleased almost everybody's fancy, and was sung by o'd nnd young. While In camp the soldiers would slug it constantly, nnd nil tho Mexicans could hear was "Green prow tho rushes, oh." They Immediately begun to call tho American soldiers by the first two words, as it sounded to them, "grin-goes." They mado It Into one word, by which they will ever know the Americans "Gringo." Waverley Magazine. Of Much Importance. "What does a lordly title amount to?" ho nsked with a burst of One scorn. "It makes nil tho difference In the world," answered the heiress. "It's the consideration which decides whether a man comes Into the family as a superior being or a poor relatlou." Washington Star. Arc of Tree. A well-known scientist furnishes some information in regard to the ages of trees. Ho assigns to the pine tree 500 to 700 years as the maximum, 425 years to the silver fir, aud 170 to the ash, DERVISH POWER BROKEN. the Soudan nnd tho killing of their leader, Khnllfa Abdullah, will to mnny be the first Intimation thai Great Brit ain Is simultaneously wnglng two wars In Africa. The war In the Soudan be gan over three years ago, when Gen. Kitchener led a strong Anglo-Egyptlnn (ulZ th,B N,i ? W?aTtSHi il Oiuduriiinn In September. 181)8. he n"" i DwJ" " to "m ' "ck"V . , r "".M" I R Til I Ulf '"; fury that has ever char- I acterlzed them and In solid masses ad vanced to the muzzcls of the British artillery and quick-tiring pieces. Their slaughter was terrific. Over 10,000 of them perished on the Held of battle and the remnant under the Khallfn made good their retreat. Since then tho Dervishes hnvo been reorganizing for tho struggle that they knew was to follow and tho British, too, In a leis urely way made necessary prepara tions. Lines of railroad were extended, bridges built and a government organ ized In the region so long terrorized by the Khalifa nnd his predecessor, tho Mn lull. The battle In which tho Khalifa per ished was fought Nov. HI, near Gedll, n town south of Khartoum. The Brit ish advance was led by Gen. V. K. Wlngnte, commanding tho Anglo-Egyptian forces. The Dervishes fought stub bornly and were mow'ed down lit, masses by the machine guns. Tho Khalifa, with many of his lenders, fell with his face to the enemy nnd then those of the Dervishes that remained surrendered. This effectually breaks tho Dervish power It; the Soudan, mid reclaims to civilization tho long-lost province of Egypt. The Khnllfa was the successor of tho false prophet, the Mahdl, who, In 1882 overthrew tho Egyptian power In tho Soudan. Ho was the chief lieutenant of the Mnlitll who took nnrt In the storming of Khartoum, when Chlneso Gordon fell. After the Mnhdl's death tho Khnllfa Abdullah succeeded him. AlMlullnh was a man without mercy. It was he who gave the order of "No quarter" at tho storming of Khartoum and who subsequently authorized the wholesale massacre of women mid chil dren. Without nny reason but his niero whim he caused the death of thou sands of people. He was as licentious as ho was cruel, and Ills passing Is a distinct gain to the future of civiliza tion l'u northern Africa. AiikIIiii; Tor Anulior, There nro many extraordlnnry ways of gaining a livelihood practiced In New York, but tho queerest of nil is tho occupation of dingglug for lost anchors, At least six sloops and sclioouers nro engaged almost exclusively In this trade, and tho anchor hunters are ns faiuli:ar with tho ground whi re anchors are likely to bo found In tho bays nud rivers along tho coast, nud oven In tho open Ben, ns the fisherman Is with tho favorite hunts of thu living Inhabit the "blto" generally results In a catch Tho recovered anchors nro usually sold iiguin ut 5 or 0 cents a pound. Five cents Is now the prevailing price, as that Is Just one cent under tho market price for new nuchors. A big anchor will weigh 5,000 or fl.000 pounds; thus the anchor flshermnn makes n gross profit on his lintil of from. $250 to 5300. But more often the anchor recovered weighs from 1,000 'to 2,000 pounds. Nevertheless,' there Is snld to bo a good profit lu tho business, even nt that. A Itaoy Kejolmter. Recently an eyjo-glnssetl young gentle man, uccompnuled by a stylish feminine ft lend, was promcmidlug Blackpool beach wheu a man with nsses accosted him thus: ' 'Ere ye are, sir; two champion don keys for you nn' tho lady. Nico time for a ride, sir." , "Ah get nwny; I'm er not used to that-ah sort of mount, my man," was the lofty reply. Much to the Johnnie's nud his fall companion's amusement, the Jackass owner Instantly retorted: "I was afeeard ho, mister; but nevei mind, my iiiate'll fix yer up. 'B owns tho 'obby-'osses. (To boy.) 'Ere, Jimmy, show Tod Sloan to Bill Bores ford's merry-go-round!" Louden An ewers. "It is very seldom," snld Hamlet Horatio Jones, "that we are permitted to adopt the career for which we are ambitious In youth. I alwnys wanted to bo a comedian and. mnko people laugh," "Dear me," said the sympa thetic young girl, -"you ought not to be disappointed. I'm sure you make peo- pie laugh very often as It 1." Stra Stone KHALIFA AUDUM.AIt. NEW GAS LAMV. tt Is Partlciilui ly Adapted for Use ns n Table Lamp. A new acetylene gas lamp hn been invented by Peter Josserand, of Josser- md, Texas, which Is particularly adapt ed for use as a table lamp, and which Is ar ranged to Insure a uniform, perfect, nud brilliant light. The lninp comprises a base supporting a bowl forming a gen erator lu whleji the calcium carbide Is co n t a I lied and lu which gas. Is getier crated. A cap screws on tho generator and OAS LAMP. terminates In a pipe by which a water reservoir Is supported. A tube pro vided at Its upper end with a burner, extends through the reservoir and serves to conduct the gas. Water Is supplied from tho reservoir to tho gen erator below by menus of a pipe pro vided with an automatic valve. As shown In the enlarged detail view this valve hns a downwardly extendlngstem fitting loosely lu the end of the water pipe, and nu upwardly-extending stem receiving the end of a rod screwed In a cap closing the vnlve-chtunbr. The screw-rod Is provided with u collar en gaged at Its lower end by a spring colled n round the stem. A tube opening Into tho valve-chamber above the valve, conducts the water to the generator. When the screw-rod Is screwed down, tho valve is seated to cut off the water Riipply, but when the rod Is screwed out until the collar abuts against the under side of the cap so as. to allow the spring to hold the valve looely to Its sent, then tho water rises In the valve chamber and flows drop by drop to the generator. When the gas pressure overbalances tho water pressure, the valve Is seated, thus preventing the further generation of gas. When the gas pressure has dimin ished, the valve Is opened by the witter and generation Is resumed. The supply of carbide can bo replen ished by unscrewing the generator cap nnd placing the required quantity of the material within the bowl. The water reservoir can bo tilled by menus of a lining cap. REV. DR. STORRS RETRES. Ills Father nnd Hu Hcrvcd 115 Yearn In the MInlHtry. Itov. Dr. Ulchard Salter Storrs, pas tor of the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, hns resigned nfter fifty-three years spent lu Its service. The church was organized only it short time before Dr. Storrs was made pastor and he nev er had an assistant, and the vacations he took, which were few, his pulpit was supplied by neighborly rectors. The church Is a large and fashionable one nud Dr. Storrs was a line pulpit speak er. His father, also Ulchard Salter Storrs, was pastor of tho Congregation al church In Bralntree, Mass., sixty two years, so that tho combined pastor- ate of father and sou was UK years. Dr. Storrs is 78 years old and wai born In Bralntree. He graduated froic Amherst College lu 1831), taught for u time lu Morris Acedemy ami begun to study law with Itiifus Choate. He finally gave this up to enter the min istry. Ho took the course nt Andover Theological Seminary and was ordained lu 1815. Tho next year ho began his long pastorate In Brooklyn. Fulling health led to his resignation. For thirty years he divided with Henry Ward Beocher the honors of theological elo quenco In Brooklyn. Harvard Univer sity, Princeton University nud Union College hnvo conferred on him tho title of doctor of laws, ami Columbia Uni versity that of doctor of philosophy. Olil-T tun Writer In Want. Henry P. Cheever, who under tho pen name of Si Slocum Is famous as tho author of many humorous sketches and stories for boys, and who wns recently, nt 73 yenrs of ago, committed to the workhouse ns a pauper by a Now York police magistrate, thinks that all men over the age of 50 who nro not pro vided for nud nro liable to become a charge on tho public should be put to death by tho government Mr. Qheovor Is a war veteran, and was provost marshal In Washington during tho years 1803-05. Philadelphia Times. AinorlcnnlHiii Ahmad. In tho poet's cornor of Westminster Abbey a bust of Lowell has found Its place, and American enthusiasm rises high nt the sight aud feels that It must leavo a record. Calling cards of nil ports nnd cond:tlons are consequently posted about thu bust of the American poet. New York Evening Sun. Visitor I wonder that you allow your servant girl to kliidle tho fire with kero sene. Aren't you afraid she'll be burned to death some day? Mr. Howson Lott There's no danger; she's too green to burn. Harper's Bazar. It is possible to make n great reputa tion with a very little sense; a man with a little sense is really quite a i genius. IIKV. 1)11. II. fl. STOMI". Tho Mnrrlitgcnlilo Aro. A spinster who Is still llvlug In hopo says tho iiinrringeablo ago is any where between tho tomimtry and tho cemo tery. Chicago Daily News. Tin- Typewriter Invention. A stntlticiuii liux proven that the Inven tion of the typewriter has given employ ment to 600,000 people, but hu fulls tit Mute how iniiiiy nice." of weak stomachs It lins Induced, All people of sedentnrv orctt tuition nerd Ilostetter's Stomach' Uitter It. helps nature to bear tho stiuln which ensues lrom conlinemcut. Foolish men msiko feasts nud wise men eat them. HOW'S THIS Vo offer Ono UundrcM Dollars Reward (or any case of Cntnrrh Unit cini not bo cured by llnll'a Catarrh Cure. P. J. tJIIKXKY CO., Props., Toledo, O Wo tho undersigned, huvo known V.J. Cheney for tho past 15 ears, and bellova lilm perfectly honorable In nil biiMn ss transactloni niul fin-nnelnll- ab'.o to carry out utiy obligations made by tuulr linn. West & TnfAX, Wlio.ealc Dnnclsts, TolcJo, WAI.DI.M, KINNANA A"VIN, Vtnnlojiilo Drue tuts, Toledo (. nail's Catarrh Cure 1st ken rnaUy.iic'lr" . lreclyoii tbo blood nnd in cous surfaces oi thosyst.m. I'ri oTJcperbo to. o.d by ei. UriiBrlsti. Tcstlmoul Is free. Hall's Pftiully vu r th 1 est. Mexico sold tho United States $!, 000,000 worth of hides last year. TO CtTlti: A COM) tN O.VK DAY Tako Laxative ltromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho money if it fails to cuio. K. V. Urovo's signaturo is on each box. 20c. In Austrian hotels it is still custom ary to charge oxtrn for candles. Kilt 'Iliem I.lku Ciimly. Painty, friiKrnni tablets of confection fits carets I'andy Cathartic, the medicine of today, rilli nnd Uiiildsaru out of du to. All druu' gists, lev, iiv, We. Ho who is not true to himself is a traitor to Heaven. Mothers will find Mrs. WluslowN Sooth hiK Syrup tho best remedy to uso for thrlr smldrvii during tho teething period, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana limo makers are forming a trust. Wo will forfeit $1,000 If any of our pub lished testimonials are prnxcu to be not genuine. Tut: Pino Co., Warren, l'u. Wyoming's coal mines aro producing 22,000 tons' per day. VITALITY" lmr.iti'hllltiiti'ilnr pxImmtiM cured bv Ur. 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Diieot courniu lion Hindu at Granger with Union l'u cillc, and at Ogdeu with Itlo Griintlo line, from all points in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities. For information, rates, etc., call on any O. It. & N. agent, or address VY. II. Iliirlburt, (Jeueral i'litwungor Agent, I'oitlaud. Cllmiila, Neniinry mid Nut tiro's Hiuil liirliiin. Pcencry, altitude, Hiinshiuo and air, constitute tho factors which are rapid ly making Colorado thu health and pleasuro ciouiuIh of tho world. Hero t lie nm shines !lfi7 dnyH of tho average year, and it blends with tho crisp, electric mountain air to product) a climate mntchlcps in tho known world. No pen can portray, no brush can picture tho majestlo grandeur of tho scenery along tho lino of tho Denver & Itio Cirando ltailroad in Colorado. I'artics going Kast should travel via this lino which 1h known all over tho world as tho Kceuio Lino of tho world. For any information regarding rates, time tables, etc., call on or address It. ('. Niehol, general agent, 251 Wash ington street, Portland, Or., or any agent of tho O. It. it X. Co., or South ern l'aoiflo Company. Ills Mlriirtiiiiu. Teacher Try to remember this: Milton, tho toet,vas blind. Do you think you can remember it? Hobby Smart Yes. ma'am. "Now, what was Milton's great misfortune?" "Ho was a poet." Columbus (O.) .State Journal. 44 A Miss is As Good as a Mile." If ym are not entirely ivell, you are ill. Illness does not mean death's door. It is a sense of iveariness, a " tired feeling" a life filled with nameless pains and suffer ing. In 9CTi of cases the blood is to blame. Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature's corrective for disorders of the blood. Rf member dfficdb SaUafuvU TIllHti Hto for S2I.4I- HTh x Kattijlar.' Proflt-aaxttis WbolMalur 1'ront, lakHitilrautuK of our cuuirucl purcliaa. 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PonTi.AND, Oiikoon, can give you tho best bargains in general machinery, engines, hollers, tauk-4, pumps, plows, belts nnd wIihIiiiIIIm. Tho new steel I X L windmill, sold by him, is tin. equalled. Barters ink Ever use It? You should. SOI,K AOKNOY Worthlngton Stonm Pump and Wntor Motors. Tumping Plants d! Any Capacity TATUAI IUIWKK at) to 35 rirnl Street, Portland, Or. Machinery All Kinua. nud Mnulo Lantern llargAlu Mt No. 15 now reiuly for malllnir. T. I. AXIlltKWH, ulDMontKomerr Hi. Han I'runclH'o. "WOMAN'S BLESSING l'ltK.VIINTINK, lliogrriitent antUeptlc and uertnleldo known. Will cure all female Iron bleu, 1'oKitlw'ly Mifu and certain. No woman eiife without It Mall oidcm promptly filled, tl n box. Aiientx wanted IIIk money made. itlCNAl'D DHl'U CO., A 1(11 I .a b'allu otreut, I'hlciiKo, 111. Horrid Rheumatic Pains Are eatiKcd by the Impurities In the blood. Yon will bo relieved of thu pain iUlukty,)our blood will bo mado pure by IVIoore's Revealed Remedy. Kimy nud plenmnt to lake. Ono bottle i;lea relief. 11 (tl per bottle, at your dniKKUl'n. " Y nn- MAUTKI.tl HOOK, Relief for Women" nnisiin )iun,wiiriirfini4. writ tinlr fur thu llonk,contAliitiiir I'urtlm Ur Mid TntlniuuUfi of DIU MAItTLL'H French Female Pills. l'rlirllijr ttintiMmlof Mtliflnt Uillrtu nfo, kIokti rillalil ami wiiliout hii pUL fliliHirl(ilrii)(irliialii inrul Ixn, rrvueh m nn mil in iiiuo, ivuno mill iiihi, lata no umrr. rnuoli Uruu Co.,3ai a ssj t'vurl Bu, Hun Vurk Cltj. .SURE CURE FOR, PILES ITUII I Ml l'll'aruaiii'iiiinlliit mid ua Hulling. Th I form, well llllml, Illto-iUinr ur 1'rulrinlliig I'll am curl. I ljr Or. Bominko'o PIIh Remedy rll'ipa IIi'ihi(iii lilixMlnv. Alianrlia tiimuM '' .lrt ilruKKi.tnur)iit lir mll.'l'fcil Inn Writ ui aboul uur cava. UK, IIO.I ANKO, I'liilatla., Pa. CURE YOURSELF! Urn IIIkJ for uiiiiJiirnl (llM'lllKJfOllllulIIIUIIIHia, Irrltiiltinia er uln-tutluui uf in lie ii u a iiii'iiiliraiiix. PuIiiIiki. uinl nut untriu- ltMtv..CHluinuCo. f"1 "r ll""0tr. BClNCINKtTI,0.H N'l" "T ltrilCKl"t-S ii r nini in riuln wrniiiwr. li niiirrii, pri'pHhl, for 1 1. in, ur 3 iMitlh'H, f;7j. ' r-.i i, irnijaE YOUNG MEN! KnrlliiiiMMliiraanil lllit-t vet I'uUI'aOkay Mjwlfld II la Hi" IINI.Y imilii'liin wliliii will run' inrli ami error rur, NUCAHK known U liu pvrr fallnl lu curr, no rnaltrr linw anluua ur "if Imw lunyr (.iintliit llnaulta rruin lla iim will uU.iilnli run. It la al-xilult'lr aafK, ir-vi-lit ulilrturr. mit ran l laktn hiiIiuiii InconTw nlrnrr ami itili-nUiiii fruiu liii.lniM. I'llICK fur Mlf liv all rrllalilv dmirKl'ta, ur a nt iirrpaiit li riprtu, iilalnly Mraiiiwil.ini nivliit of pilrr. f.jr lAIIHrL'lirIUAbUO.,CMca-o,iL f Uvular inalkil un requtial. DR.GUNN'S IMPROVED LIVER PILLS ONE FOR A DOSE. Cure Hick ll-.id.cli joil Kyapfpalu, llcinoe I'liiipleaand I'urlfr th llluoil. Aid Mnntluiianill'reri-iit illliou.Nf.i Do nut (Irlpe or Hlckrii. Tocunrlnce jrim. n will mall miiilo frr, or full hoi for 23-. Itlt. lldANKO JO., flilludn., aVcuin. Hold lriik'Kit. N. I'. N. V, NO, 5 1 -'00. w IIK.V M'rllliitr mlvortWern pleua niuiitliiii tlila iiiinr. f-.PRICE.jaD.7S. lCiiwiiiuiUncCiUiE.J ClfAD YOUH FREE IIM(SII2X.nilHI4 LANO DatulocuM "' (ornVvsuC ll.ll MtH IWII 1 IlKBlbMMt iajv.3WPir.B(uiiip. r 0- P"7I.!.rn" " 'CJ iti.il Vnl.lr , . Q-8tOTwand JUniitM D-Aiirlcultural lpiiilamanta. C llabr (Mrrlanea. f-l'ru.'unU 1'atwit Maillclnca. Q-.lu.lcl Inatrumnuta. H-Oriiana and Howlug MarhlriM, ( lllorrlea. J-Oun uuil HiHjrlluiI (looila. K Ijidl ' unit tlanta' 1'urnlnuluil Uuuila. L,-I'l7 flooda. M-!taJr-mait(!lutliluiJ (or Mau nil lluja, r lloolaimilHIifxa., O lJla-M'apwtiiiil Ulnuka. (Jan. Iftnt. ian,Tniir Tjirua Hi. hiiIt I'utalnuua &Mllltltlna tnuoror WOlailnJoTaronliUijjdtlJjldVir-a aud pilraawi'l Iwasiiteiprvaapald, Rupture treated tclon tltlcally ami conllduutl al ly. CgrritpMduu 0. H. WOOOAHO A CO., 108 Second St., PorUtn. f In tho end tlmii miy hcoiIk k m that only rout luilf im much, m m TeNtud, trim to imino, IrcHli nnd B relluhlo. AlvryUiot. AHk for Kerry'- Uko no othon.V Writ for l'.u) tlsod Annatl. V o. m. rr.ituv a co., V O.trult, Mlrt 'ia Tr oiiniw- Amjm to t uftilayf, lfl a)Vw llualtauitj tk M ut Ku airMlur. 1 Ht.ltDI I'llla.lon. ! k. II. H. A. li jTtI ". " f v 11 wr-L..ri uw 3