;t .ImuHx Oil curua Rhtnmfttim. '
f it, .irii-di-t! Oil cures Neuralgia.-
hi. ,h,coii (iil c 1 1 . Luinlmo,
t, Jncoiia (lit curia HuSiitioa.
St. .iuccbs Oil cures Sprains, - ,
i-'t, Jacobs Oil cures Bruises."
Ht. Jacobs Oil euros Soreness.
h,t. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
St. Jacob Oil euros Muscular achoa.
Washwoman's Help.
A Minnesota woman haa invented
a boilur, having wire basket curried
by a Unused ring. Which rests on the
top of the boiler, the basket inserted
liofora the clothr-s are put in and lifted
out when ihn clothes have boiled suffi
ciently, hi inking nil the garments
with it
NEED OF THE CANAL.
NICARAGUA DITCH WOULD SAVE
TIME AND MONEY.
t. m Huainea Ventura Alnna tlta
Fropoaed Artery, It la Claimed,
Would lt Ilia Bananaa In lbs Way
of Tolla and Lock Charge..
he Li mat ism
m i
Is caused by acid In the blood. Hood's
r-arsapariila neutralizes lit Is acid and cures
the aches and pains of rheumatism. Do
not sutler any longer when a remedy ia at
bund of n h icli thousands of people say it
has caused all symptoms of rheumatism
to disappear. . . Remenibei
Carsa-
O parilla
Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price, fl.
C2ood
Hood's Pills eore sick headache. 25 cents.
Fork Cleaner. '
A recently patented invention will
please those housewives whose sonlo
have beeri vexed by the problem of
polishing forks. It consists of a treble
strap ol "Selvyt," hold in position and
stretched hy means of a wire frame and
handle. The forks to bo polished are
inserted between the straps, eaoh ol
wliloh (its into a corresponding space
between the prongs. A few movements
up and down then suffice to thotongbly
clean and polish the fork, either with
or without plate powdei.
chilling':
". 3esC .
tea
sold only in
That the proposed Nicaraguan canal Is
vital to the interests ot the United States
wna emphatically demonstrated during
the recent war with spam when our bat
tleship Oregon was compelled to malt her
long voyage down around the Horn to
reach the scene ot naval operations. The
apprehension of the American people dur
ing the long detour was painfully and just
ly excited, while the Government was de
prived of several weeka service of its
finest man-of-war during the time it re
quired to sail down the west coast of
South America and up on the eastern side.
Then, again, the commercial benefits to be
derived by the completion of the proposed
ahort-cut waterway are Inestimable. A
most comprehensive article on the subject
of the Nicaraguan canal has been written
by Henry I. Sheldon, a Chlcagonn. Th"
is said by experts to be the most cotnpleu
atudy of the cautil question yet undertak
en. Mr. Sheldon visited Nicaragua three
years ago and traversed the entire route
of the projected waterway, examined the
work done, and secured reliable data as
to cost and methods of construction, Mr.
Sheldon went not as the agent of ani com
pany or of the Government, but merely
aa an individnnl having no interest, pe
cuniary or rriendiy, who the present com
pany constructing the canal, and was
careful to Incur no obligations which
would prevent his taking an unbiased
view.
"It may be well to say at the outset."
writes Mr. Sheldon, "that I reached the
conclusion that the canal In Nicaragua ia
practicable, and can be constructed at a
cost on which fair returns can be earned.
It also seems clear that, for many reasons,
It is not a suitable work for private cap
ital to undertake, and that It will be bet
ter that our Government should assist the
undertaking. There are strong equities
on the side of national aid, Inasmuch as
the chief benefits will never be the toll
collected from passing vessels. The canal
may so develop our trade with Eastern
Asia that a single rear of that trade will
exceed in volume the total coat of ;
construction. Its opening will douhle
value almost every acre of agricultural
land in California, Oregon and Washing
ton, and the population of those State
win be more than doubled. For mnnv
years I have occasionally visited the. Pa
cific const, for either business or nlensnm
and always the most striking aspect of
its condition has been the absence of sat
isfactory markets for its orodueta. Not a
bushel of its large wheat crop comes to
the Atlantic coast by rail, as wheat can-
If W N 1 V V Vfll I
cuator
PA CI.O.C
I-- Xjg-Vpg HOW
MAP SUOWmo PKESEST ROUTE AROUND THE HORX AVI) THE SIIOUT-
CUT MADE BY THE PROPOSED CANAL.
- Kpa th Reins In Plana.
' To prevent 'lioreos getting the reins
nnder their tails, a Virginian has de-
aiKuniBiiHiui-gB binuuiuub cuioptiseu ( uui oear tne cost or so long carriage,
of a number of wire bows, to be se- Neither can its lumber or ores come by
cured to the breeching on either side. ' rail- n many places, after the farmer or
nd extend over the tail, and movent ;t!le tnit grower has paid the charires of
the horse from switching: it hiah i tranappftation companies, there is little
vnvogn to get over trie reins. '
or nothing left for him. The pooulation
continues small because the markets are
so inadequate. Twenty-five years' trial
has demonstrated that If railroads are to
be the sole means of communication the
TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-KASK,
'A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At tills season tout fefc feel awnllen npp.
vous and uncomfortable. If you have development of the Facific States will be
smarting feet or tight ahoes, try Allen's ; very slow. The only promise of relief is
Foot-Ease. It rests and comforts; makes in securing for these States some shorter
coma and bunions of all pain and is a cer- f'?0 to LnrP'- by wtcr- ow, every-
tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp inS earned by water must pass around
or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou- Cape Horn. The only shorter route, ap-
sand testimonials. Try it today. Sold bv parently practi"able, is by way of a ship
nltdruggists and shoo stores for 25c. Trial canal across the Isthmus, through Nicara-
F-am kick- Aaaress, Allen 8. Olm- ' ru. This will u m.nm mil. r., v,
sled, to Roy, N. Y.
A Salt Water Fire Service.
A salt water fire , protection service
has been established in Boston for a
limited area. A line of pipe has been
laid to a point near the postofBce and
a number of hydrants laid on it.
Pumping is done by an engine on a fire
boat. This, it is hoped, says Engineer
ing News, is the beginning of a com
prehensive system of independent fire
protection for the business district of
the city. Such a system has been ad
vocated for a number of years. ,
No household is complete without a bot
tle of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. It
is a pure and wholesome stimulant rec
ommended by all physicians. Don't ne
glect this necessity.
distance around Cape Horn, and wrill en
able an ordinary steamer to go from San
Francisco to New York in fourteen days.
TL. . , . "...
I Auc Mia uisifiucc, vj mica canal, will
dining room. The cups and plates are
English, the cutlery from Germany and
the waiters wear a suit of German
clothes. There probably will not be an
article imported from the United States
in the house except a sewing machine. The
demand is there, but we hare care'essly,
almost good-naturedly, made no effort to
sell. ' .
"In building tip a foreign trade our nat
ural course will be to begin with the coun
tries where we shall meet least competi
tion. In order to be profitable, trade re
quires to move along the lines of least
resistance. Our geographical situation is
such that we are the natural producers
for all countries bordering on the Pacific
ocean, the relative distance ot European
manufacturers, as compared with our
own, gives ns-a great advantage. The
idea of trying to sell much of our products
to China and Japan is new to oar people;
but those countries are entering on a ca
reer of great development, and why should
not the American people have a share in
supplying their wants? The trade reports
tell the story of their awakening. The
purchases of their silver were:
In 1885 f 28,000.000
In ISM , 113.000,000
China bought from foreign countries:
In 1883 .1132,000,000
In 1S5M ,.. 243.000,000
"We have not been alive to this demand.
Of Japan's purchases abroad of $113,000,
000 in 1804, we sold her only $11,000,000.
We excelled in paying money to her, how
ever, for in that year we bonght of her
goods amounting to $143,000,000. Of
China's purchases from other nations of
as an aid In building up " our carrying
trade, could be made by the same author
ity. If any European complications as
to the use of the canal arose, our Govern'
meut would not be hampered by the exist
once of a canal company, nor by- being
obliged to obtain the current action
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but would be
In a position to decide for Itself what
course to take. The possible claims of
England to joint control of the canal nn
der the Clayton-Bulwer treaty should be
ignored. Tliose claims could never be a
lowed, and we probably would hoar little
of tbem after we had constructed the
canal with onr own money and were in
full possession. The Sues canal has been
neutralized by an agreement between the
great powers, but that waterway is close
ly connected with tne Eastern Question.
the balance of power, and other large sub
jects Involving the nations of Enrone.
There Is no analogy aa to neutralization
between the situation at Sues and that at
Nicaragua.
Estimate of Probable Revenue.
: Mr. Sheldon's estimates of the probable
revenue to be derived from the canal are
encouraging, "Ab the conditions are so
similar, it is necessary, in taking a broad
view of probable earnings, to consider th
business transacted by the Suez canal.
The results there shown are more helpful
than mere estimates; they are ascertains
facts. That company deals with th
world's commerce, just as will be done in
Nicaragua. In 1805 its business amount
ed to 8.440,000 tons. . It had then been in
operation twenty-five years. The first
year, 1870, Its business was only 430.000
iV Whew, tfae Balls Gon.e From.
The largest center in the world for
; the manufacture of steel balls for ball
bearings is situated at Schweinfort, in
: Bavaria. A conple qf factories there,
owned by one firm, produce close upon
800,000,000 balls annually with the
labor of 800 men working ten hours
daily. The total prod notion of Ger
many is stated to be about 650,000,000,
while England and France combined
turn out only about 70,000,000 addi
tional. Chicago Chronicle.
KeT "IjffruHTic
MAP SnoWIKQ ROUTE OF TIIE PROPOSED NICARAGUA JT CANAL.
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mra. Piakliara Believed Hor of Art
HerTroublee.
Mrs. Madge Babcock, 176 Second
St.. Grand Rapids, Mich., bad ovarian
trouble with its attendant aches
svnd pains. now she is well. Here
are her own words:
" Vonr' Vegeta
ble Compound ha
made me feel like
uevr person.
A Before I be
gan taking1 It
1 waa all run
J down, felt tired
and sleepy most
of the time,
had pains In
my back and
side, and such
' terrible
Yj all the time.
.'1 I rirloiilrl nfc
sleep well
nights. I al
so cad ovarian,
trouble Through
the advice of av
friend I heg-an
the use of Lydia B.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and since taking
It all troubleshave gone. . My monthly
sickness used to be so painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking1
your medicine. I cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much. My
husband and friends see such a change
in me. I look so much better and have
some color in my face."
M rs. Plnkham invites women who are
ill to write to her at Lynn, Mass., for
advice, which is freely offered.
SS
: 1
I
w.. j .ut u its ma.
; Best ' M!U brup. Tufrtw t,t'i. tJse
it
be 4,i 00 miles. The ordinary railroad
freight service consumes from seventeen
to twenty-one days. The canal line will
be only about CO per cent longer than the
rail line.
Needed In the Time of War.
"Our country is so widely extended,
8,000 miles from east to west, that cheap
and speedy water transportation like this
la almort absolutely needed to bind and
bold It more closely together. At present,
la time of war. such parts of our growing
navy as might be on either the Atlantic
or the Pacific side would be for a consid
erable time of no use on the other ocean.
The canal, when built, will promote the
development of better markets for our
manufactures in foreign countries border
ing on the Pacific These are less exposed
than those on the Atlantic to European
competition. This nation cannot be con
sidered a first-class power when our peo
ple are only buyers from the rest of the
world. Exporting agricultural products
does not make a great nation. The French
and the Germans do not engage In such
exportation, finding other activities to be
more profitable. A glance at the principal
foed-exporling countries shows the truth.
They are such countries as Southern Bus
sis, India and, latterly, the Argentine
Republic, and they are poor, and they stay
poor. We need to keep our wheat, feed
our operatives with it, and send abroad
the products they manufacture. The
cnange cannot come suddenly, but we
should plan and work for it. Some neg
lected markets are near us. The Bio
Grande is quite a small stream. One can
ride a horse across It from Texas into
Mexico snd entering the first hotel, ne
finds an English cloth on the table in the
$243,000,000 In 1804, we supplied only
$10,000,000. We were good buyers, how
ever, taking $25,000,000 of her products.
Our diplomatic agents report that with
more alertness and enterprise we could
have furnished to Japan, and at a reason
able profit, 60 per cent of all her foreign
purchases in 1804. One reason why the
people of our gulf States are so unani
mous for a canal In Nicaragua, is that it
will open an additional market for their
cotton. The United States is the chief
producer of the world s cotton, and prices
for this product have been deplorably low
of late years, entailing great privations In
many Sontnern Homes. It Is the old story.
We have been producing more cotton than
we could find markets for. The new bur
er ot cotton is Japan. That country is
going strongly into the manufacture of
cotton goods, such as are used by the peo
ple of tne warm countries, and now not
only exports these goods to China, but
undersells the English manufacturers In
their own dependency of India." .
Favors Government Ownership,
Mr. Sheldon takes strong ground in fa
vor of absolute ownership and control of
the Nicaragua eahal by the United States
Government, : "Congress could prescribe
the tolls to be paid by ships nsing the
canal, making the charges sufficient to
meet the expenses of operation and a suit
able Interest on the capital invested in the
undertaking and also. If considered advis
able, for an annual payment into a sink
ing fund, to meet, at maturity, any Gov
ernment bonds which might hare been
Issued. -
"As commerce Increased, the tolls could
be lowered, and any other reduction in
favor of American ships, found desirable
tons; in 1871, 760,000 tons; In 1872, 1,100,-
ow tons, ana tnere Has been a fairly
steady increase ever since, np to the
amount In 1805. During all this time the
volume of the world's commerce has stead
ily increased. Not only has trade more
and more adjusted itself to the Suca route,
but also the aggreg-ate amount of trn,l
has become much larger. Some allowance
should be made for the advantages pos
sessed by the Sues canal as a now well
established route. Taking Its business
eight years ago may be a fair offset for
this Item. The amount for 1888 exceeded
6,000,000 tons. The earlier Sues tolls were
$2.77 per ton, which have been gradual
ly reduced the past twenty years, and
traffic is not prepared now to stand heavy
charges In any direction. A moderate
tariff will be in every way desirable. A
favorablo, but approximate, estimate of
the possible revenues In Nicaragua would
be as follows: With tolls at $1.50 per ton
at the ontset, and a business of at least
6,000,000 tons after the canal Is fairly in
operation, a gross income of $9,000,000
would be obtained. Administration, main
tenance and operation for 1805 cost the
Suei canal about $1,800,000. Taking Into
account all the dam and embankment
work at Nicaragua, as well as the heavy
rainfall, an allowance of $3,000,000 as an
annual average for expenses may be fair,
leaving a net income of $0,000,000. An
undertaking ot this character Is to be
gone Into only as a long-term Investment,
and the earnings for the first few years
after It Is completed are not to be consid
ered as sufficient for a final judgment. The
greatest earnings will come later on.
"The canal route, as at present project
ed, ia to be 174 miles long from Brito on
1 the Pacific t Qrcytown on the Atlanlh!,
The II rat lutlf mile from Hrllo Is at e
level. Then In two utiles tile oiliinl rises
110 feet, throngh three locks to the sum-
I i..:t Unci, 151 miles long, then In 414 mile
It descends, through three locks, to sea
level again, and then coiillimes at Sea
i level 0,i miles to Ureytown. The call"
! mated time required for sn ordinary
steamer to cross from one ocean to tlie
other Is twenty-eight hours. Electric
lighting Is to mnko passage by nlgt quite
feasible. The allowance for passing
through locks Is forty-five minutes for
each lock. Only twenty-six miles of tho
MS miles of canal la to be through excava
tions. Some tweuty-ono miles is through
liMsins, and 121 miles through the hike
mid tho river. Provision should he made
from the first for Increasing the accommo
dation when It shall become necessary.
Widening ru be carried on at the snmo
time that vessels are passing. So can
deepening. To Increase the slse of the
locks, however, will cause all traffic to be
suspended. The locks In the present plans
appear to be too email for permanent use.
'1 hey are each to be 050 feet long; 70 feet
wide, and 28 feet deep." . "
History of the Cntiol Frhrma,
In December, 1881, Senator Miller of
California Introduced a bill In Congress
to Incorporate ''The Marine Cuiml Com
pany of Nicaragua," with the purpose of
constructing the canal. (Jen. U. S. Grant,
Howard Potter. E. D. Morgan, II. J. Jew
ett and other prominent capitalists were
concerned In the proposed enterprise. The
bill met with bitter opposition In Congress,
and was utterly defeated hy the failure
of the Murine Hank of New York, In
which tho Grants were ruined financially,
Tho Nicaragua Canal Company was in
corporated In 1887, with former Senator
Warner Miller as president, and for a
time nuule good progress. Its success in
duced opposition, and In 1881) the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua, which
received the sanction of President Cleve
land, was incorporated. Hiram Hitch
cock was the first president, hut he was
subsequent ly succeeded by Thomas 11.
Atkins. The work of digging the canal
was begun and continued until financial
misfortune overtook the enterprise, the
construction company falling Id the terri
ble panic ot 1803. The contract for the
construction was then awarded to Warner
Miller Nicaragua Company, which still
holds Its concession. Many attempts have
since been made to secure the aid of the
Government, but the bills have tailed to
pass both houses. Congress, however, au
thorized the appointment of a technical
commission of civil engineers to re-examine
the canal line, and It Is the report of
this commission which will be presented
to Congress In December.
The principal authorities on transporta
tion statistics have made estimates that
the Nicaragua route should divert from
2,000,000 to 3,000,000 tons of low-rate
freight, snch as flour, dry goods, machln-
Pops Has No lbt.
Plo Noiio bequeathed to tho church
r. nun. ooiiti friMoi In fihl, l-.co aiii
has already donbloil that sum, lilili Is
deposited nuiuntf various fturopimu
hunks. The holy se ns no uihkb,
those whioh existed having, brton paid
by the present pope. Alhany Argus.
Tha Rnnrmuus OoUt Prodilul ef ts
From South Africa, the Klondike ana
Australia gold is bolilg shlpptd in largo
quantities. This year's output will nearly
double that of nuv previous twelve mouths.
The sales of Huslotter's Htomach Hitlers
are also increasing very fast. This famous
remedy will cure dyspepsia, Indigestion,
constipation, nervousness ami-weakness.
Tha Japanese are, a race, so mmill
that it is necessary to build specially
low bioyolos lor them.
There is In the oonstellntlon AndrO'
moila a stui visible to the naked y
which the smallest telescopes show to
be double. Seen through a poweitul
instrument, it is found to be triple.
fallow tl t'p.
Sit down and oool off suddenly, and
then regret it, for stiffness and soreness
is bound t follow. Follow it np with
St. Jacobs Oil and you will have nothing
to regie t from a prompt oore.
A Texas woman bus patented a new
toy for children, consisting of a jack-in-the-box
to be roleasod from the box
by striking the spring catch with a ball
attached to an elastic cord.
IIOITT'S SCHOOL FOR HOV8.
Now at Biirllngame, will remove to its
beautiful new home at Menlo Park, Sun
Mnteo County, Oil., and re-open Jammry
ltlth, Witt. Address Ir U. Iloltt, I'll, 11.,
Uenlo Park, Oil.
Thero aro 110 mountain- In Colorado
whose prink are over 18,000 foot above
the ocean level.
'- .
When coming to Sim Francisco go to
Brooklyn Hotel, 2t-2ta Uilfli street.
American or European plan. Room and
board tl.0uto$1.60Kr day; rooms AO cents
to $1,00 per (lay; single meals 25 cents.
Free coach. Cluis. Montgomery,
There are houses still standing In
Nuromlwrg, Buvarla, that were built
In 1080.
To Core a Cold In One Ilay
Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablet.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. !i5c.
Waltham has joined several other
Massachusetts cities in adopting a cur
few ordinance.
: Heems In (ift Vt,,,
Om t!0!iit!nint ("coins to got rlpa In
Autumn, and 'that I tu'i'iiiUjin, To
StHithn tliu pain, slicillmii the liorves
and rid the system of It, n tit. Jueoln
Oil, the best known cum.
A handy device for lmnijiiuj nlotlio
la formed of a ring to ba aurewud to the
top of a post to support a niiinhnrof
arms, which are diopped into a hole in
the end of th pout v. hcu not In un.
CANNOT 1IIB t'l.'KKO
Jly local applications, they cannot roach tin
oTaPSffcil portion ol tin ear. 'I lier In tuny una
way lr li lut, unit ihnl l by f.uiailm.
tlonal rnineihoa. llasbiMS Hteainwtl by an In.
flHllii-il PfinilltloK ot th"! mucous llllltin ,i th
Kuki H-h la, u IuIki. When Oils tub si In.
Ilainnl ou hav? rumbling sound or linr
ioct bi-atrltitr, " when It Is tmtitely cli.w
i(,'ini' Is ino iui'1 mib'SMits lollamiua.
Hon can ha taken out ami Ibis nib rmtorad to
its normal roiulilloo, honrluii wlllhiuti .ir..v(,,i
lornvuri nlnp itaae llH ot I- aieauaed b
ealarrh, which la iimliliiK hot an Inllaiuel
eomllllonol lh muecmaiirfac,.
W will give tin Hundred Dollars lor any
CaasofJicailteastcaoiMrd hy catarrh) thai nun
not he cored hy lull's Catarrh Curs. Bund lui
""'""r-.J. CHKNKYCa, Toledo, ft
Bold hy triif nlt, 7iw .
Hall's Family fill r th tmst.
A Missouri woman ha designed an
loe creeper to slip on the sole ot the
hoes, a steel plnte, with cuvred ends,
to grip the edges of the Solo having
teeth to engage tho Ice a tha wearer
walks.
fflll CillfS fill
If you want the best wind mill, pnmns,
tailkS. BloWS. Kliniil. tualla l all
ery, coal, etc., from the overland traffic wrikJfn! ?M?i irV "'f0 u,y . "
Sonnose 2 500.000 ton. an.- Hi..-.i A?." N. VP0lK foot of Morrison
... . . . .. ..... ' etreot, i oruonu, urcKOtl.
steamship lines from the Atlantic and gulf
ports, going ny tne canal route. With the The California woodpecker will
usuoi oceau loiiaage irom ew lork to carry an acorn thirty milos to store il
the Pacific, and other vessels whlch.would in its nest.
go through the canal, a conservative cal-
dilation nlaces the annual frelrrh, tfTl r na-uy Cored. nitternrTt,uaa
7 IVK1 000 tons. At tho Wear " "l V" ,"'"?' !'tl Ki'ae'a Url
., - . - - " - vMimi I -' - .-.n-wi mjq lu, g l&KSI
rate mis wotua give an annual revenue of I rr"L ' 1L
S12.R10.000. The route in fame ,,. t. H". A",
Greytown on the Atlantic coast, via the
AGENTS WANTED.
''AmrlnNaVArila A,nfa ntn,1ivi
San Juan river and Lake Nicarairaa to I. i.t. r .t i
itrn An tha f'acine 'I ha fntnl .11..... I n
t - - ... ' umiaucv
is 174 miles, divided as follows:
Miles.
Brito to lake. 17.27
Lake Lajas to San Juan river 50.50
Slnck water in the San Juan 08.54
San Francisco Basin Ochoa to East
ern divide ..12.01
Cut through the Eastern divide. .... 8.00
Canal to Greytown.... ......16.48
jne nicaragna canai route was stir-
DIATOMS Vesotsble and metalllo, a freak
ol nature, noted as the beat l'oiiaa In the
worm mr silver, (told, brs, etc.. aenl In quan.
litr lutncitmt for years, lor 2ft coma v. O,
cracks In atorea
Addreaa.K. II. IIAI.U-
Blamtn. It Is Inbianrlal an
may be renslred with II. Ai1
IiSUKIt, Hul Mutual l.llo Bulldimt.tsjattle.Waah.
A brceoh-loading esnnon made in
1659 has been discovered in an old niu-
veyed first by Col. O. M. Childs In 1S52 eura ' Hamburg, whloh explodes the
for the then existing Transit company belief that suoh weapon aie an invon-
wbicn nad established transisthmian com-1 tion of the prosent century.
mnnication witn uanrornia by steamer
from Greytown by way of tho San Juan
river to Virgin bay on the west shore of
Lake Nicaragua, and thence by stage to
San Juan del Sur, about eight miles south-
east of Brito. The route selected by Col.
Childs, who was an eminent emcineer.
lias not been improved upon very greutly
by subsequent surveys. The last survey,
made by Mr. Menocai for the Govern
ment, lays the line along the Lajas and
Rio Grande rivers on the west. Between
the headwaters of these rivers and the
divide Is lower and the route more practi
cal than anywhere else. From there the
route leads across the lake, thence by way
of the San Juan river and canal cut to
Greytown.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills. O. U Rnker,
Regent Bq., Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. I, 'tti.
A colorless ink for nse in writing on
postal cards, elo., I made by mixing
together sulphuric add and water, the
writing becoming permanently visible
when the paper is heated.
Tolstoi's Colonies. '
Tolatol colonies are Increasing in
Russia. The Totatolans, of course, live
together, having constructed their own
houses and their own furniture; there
Is nothing new In this, the tale has been
told before. What is remarkable 1
the arrangement of the mutual dining
table In the Tolstoi table d'hote. The
bowl of the community a bowl ol
soup Is shared among six persons,
each dipping Into tho same dish, but
having the right of personal property
In the matter of a wooden spoon and
salt Bread also Is private to the In.
dividual Thus the sit consumers get
fair start and then thoy are all off
together. But one would have thought
this a fatal arrangement,. Age, teeth
and digestion are sadly unequal. What
Is there to prevent the venorablo grand
mother from being left hopelessly bo-
bind by Ivan the Terrible, hor youth
ful grandson, who treats the whole
course as a point-to-point race, and so
show forth the eternal Inequality of
things? It la added that there Is a
beautiful simplicity and decency In
these repasts, and that there are three
napkins to each symposium. Thus we
have six consumers to one bowl and
three napkins to six consumors. But
some will do well to avoid the table
bote a la Tolstoi. .
Baker's s
Chocolate,!
celebrated for more
than a century as a
delicious, nutritious,
and flesh -forming
ucverage, nas our 13
The following letter from Henalnr
Oaorg Chandler speaks volumes fur lr.
Darrlni
. (Orcgnnlsn.)
Dr. Dnrrtn Dear Hlr; I am pleased to
Inform you thai mr son Charles, whom
you treated in January, IWHI, fur heart
trouble, and irtmernl tlelillltv. bus full v re
covered and gullied 30 pounds, for willed
pieaso sect-pi inv iiinoss.
UEOltiiK CHANDLER.
Baker City.
A SwedUh fleiitleman'e T.aek.
To the Editor. I have been alllleted
with deafness and ringing noise in my
head, Dr. Darrln trtintcd in with elec
tricity ami cured m. Will answer quue
iuii mi iwv inuring aireei, Aiuuin.
C liAlU.K OA It I.HON.
Wool,! Nni Take rteoo.
To the Editor. -I have been a physical
wn-ck (or the past four years, being af
tlicted with kkliiey, liver and heart trou
ble and dysiiepsiu, accompanied with pain
in my Ihu-k, aliomu-h and breast. One
month ago I went under Dr. DbitIii's
electrical and medical treatment. Now 1
am cured and able io work. I most em
phatically commend Dr. Darrin's treat-'
moot, and will anawer any question, at
M& Wood street, Portland". Would not
tak $3000 and b placed hack whew t was.
WALTER MORGAN.
Pearneaa Oured In SO Mlnulea,
To th Editor. For six months past I
have been troubled with deafness. But,
thanks to )r. Dnrrtn nnd his method hy
Electricity, for hy him and in SO minutes
1 was entirety cured. My Uaughler was
cured of rheumatism six years ago, 1 ad. -vis
all who mny tie troubled In any wy
to call on Dr. Dartin. They will Hod him
eilidcnt in he professes to be. Refer to
me, t61H Third street, Portland.
Mli8. A. BOHOErS.
Dr. Parrln' Man of Hualneaa.
Dr. Dnrrln gives free examination to all,
and when necessary gives medicine in con
nection with electricity. The poor treated
free from 10 to 11 dally, except medicines.
Those willing to pay, 111 to fi; evtiilug, 7 to
8; Sundays, 10 to Vi.
Deafness, catarrh, oye, nose and throat,
heart, liver, stomach, lung troubles, crroi .
of youth, blood taints, gleet, lui potency,
varicocele, hydrocele and stricture a spex
ialty. AU chronic male and teninl and
private dlseaws treated at reasonable rates.
Ko cases published except by permission
of the patient. All business relation Willi'!
Dr. Darrln strictly confidential. Letters
of Inquiry anaweud. Circulars and qui
Hon blanks scut tree. Hut (cries
Itirtitshect when necessary.
Morrison street, Portland.
and belts
Olllcoa, ura
t(- ' (- ' ,r' .- ""a
-St
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ft I Mil
well-known
Yellow Label
on the front of every
package, and our
trade-mark,"La Hell
Chocolaliere,"on the
bauk.
N0NB OTHER OENUINB,
MAO OHLV BV
WALTER BAKER & CO. ltd,
nnrr.hwii)4. Mati
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MACHINERY
Pot Mills, Mines, "bops and Farms; Steel
- Ill US!fe!il!a!fii2!" id? j? c",toi
T AT U f1 i B OW E FJ
to S Flrat Street Portland, Or.
w-30 Framunl otroet, Haa Francisco.
BUY THE CENUir.Z
SVRUP GFFEGS
... IAWtJTACTUIlKO rT..
CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO.
Jr ttmnnrfi'' tHKtatwttiti ctwtX
f Ol CUttlfattioD Wdntnd ot. lfer(tr
l alwuya Urcnir tiwt- tb
I f irilll coat M ihm btMtt awnd to
etiMjM. rjr trill nun lur
FERRYS
Alwitr ir ftnt mT
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wonit, firm Mtit ir
a)vnrywii-rw. AIW
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A SWORN STATEMENT.
1. C. R. Rollins, M. ., olOrsas Vslley, Or., voluntarily make the following itatcmcnt,
"";" '"-'' I have had nvo set mad at InWrvabTolaUnt months
three In Portland one In Han Frenolaco and ons In Hkne. With i.olihgr ol II e.i havel b ,n
able to eat a jneal's vlotnala or even an at.pleor rln peach. On Iieoamber i law ) V.a ZZ
sixth set made by Dr. Htrvker, I. O. O. F. Umpl., r ,.tP.n1 Al I "r, WlTsml. Or , ?nd will? I
in. llavo ea
Thunderstorm in Jamaica,
At Port Royal, Jamaica, for six
months In the year thunderstorms are
of almost daily occurrence, and guests
to picnics and garden parties ore usu
ally Invited to assemble "after the thun
derstorm." ,
All Husband Jlo.
He When we are married I will lie
at your feet ,
one tinierruptiugj xes, ana to my
luce, i suppose.
The French may be fickle in every
thing else, but they are always faithful
in tncir love of change.
-,;r ,7i. yumaun, ana ei ttiis time, December 18
meal since with the greatest eomlort and with no tronUe at all. They
attsftctory in every rnapect. ' "' V' it
Kelcroncea: French Bros. Bank. Th Dallaa. Oe.t flhar .n n
ITrnnAH Esial Tin V, M.a . "
Holder, 8heri ol Bh.rm.n Clri k. . NlS"indr7!rouTe?"l",rVlM
svo eaten every
are a perfect fit and
Ktll.l.lMH, M. I).
Woimio, Or.i Wm.
Bubscrllwid and sworn to before m this lath day o( henamher. iw
PlL ' JHN OOlLUmc, Kotary Publl for Oregon.
MAKCrACTUItERS or
I
Saw Ulill and Mining Machinery.
DeaJer-lnFlo Repair-
Cement Shipment.
The British ship Fort Elgin has ar
rived at Seattle from Belgium with
B,000 tons of cement, most of which is
for the government fortifications at
Point Wilson. She is discharging at j
tho West Seattle elevator, and will j
later load wheat for Balfour, Guthrie
& Co., destined for the United King'
doni. The Blairgowrie is chartered
to bring cement torn Antwerp. The
City of Florence will ha due in a,
month with general cargo from Liver-
poo) for Victoria nud Vancouver; the
with general cargo from Liverpool, and n Airitr "" 1 A V
the Drombnrton is out from London UJli I UlaUATim
since September 81 with a cargo chiefly j in wenrlng the tomimbta a cikncy
ror layyj one aay a aetay may roHHH in yfinr
eompetlior ltl!i It. We are the only bicycle
bouse having a delivery point In tha North
wiiet. Prompt delivery of all ordra aaured
Dealers who handle the OOI.iimhi a and
HAAtroHl) line will have a double advant
age over otlwra who do not. We have tin.
firoved the quality ol our produots, while our
ncrcaaed out put enable us to reduce our
prices, as foliowsl
Columbia rhalnleas ......, .1711 rt)
Columbia Models 67-M 80 l
CeJumbta Models 46-19, '88 pattern, 'PS im
provement...., to 00
WORK TDE BEST. PRICES THE LOWEST.
Iiiiinilanrlg ie cb roule to Vancouver i ish Columbia,
. nop Lands In Demand.
It seems that California hopdealera
are tnrning their attention to the
Northwest, realizing It is a splendid
field for trie bop Industry. For many
years San Francisco dealer have had
resident agents in the center of onr
principal hop districts, and this year
acreage has been acquired also in Brit-
cra., -
fln y5 'S'Z&M CURE YOURSELF!
-- w. 3---fi.(l. j JoM Uraa-aista,
-PORTLAND, OR.
YOUR LIVERS
Columbia Model 40, Sjito.
Hartfords
Veditr., HtrliHly tlp-to-0at....".'"i;
Vth)b blcvele miiidrlt-,.
Writ for terms and dlwjounts.
..' 00
,.26w
ir.
,rrong?
Right
Keen It Rlehf'
Koara's Re.ealad Remedy will do It, Thra
a-oso will make yoa fool bstur. Out It from
your drumrlst or any wholewil drug houas, or
om Btewarl A Ilolihss iirns Co.. lum.
pops r.iAfiUFACTuniric co.. '
extirewi. hrr.nul.l "t.X I
,ISP. (ir M lllitll-a, SI a ..
irouia, ,nt m TrpTM AiTi,ini iTm"TrTrrtr
. BS '. Ttnoto Drowned.
WHSHt wvltlng t. .aT.rtl..r. pi....1 n. TS 'lfuT "rT'" , -manUoa
tUla caper. Ufa I. II. Wh!t i" i Worrlaon,
a a a, V V SH l-Vf J.oriaU(i, 0-
N, P. K. U.
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