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' Tiire.or a liocompti., . ( Rome careful experiments which hove tieen made In Euglnnd prove that the '.Ife of a locomotive Is about 600,000 "train miles." In other word-, that a locomotive of tho latest approved pat tern will run 500,000 nillea before-wearing out ho afl to be nwlim Iu making this run of .600,000 mlh'H the fire box will have to be renewed three times, the wheel tires five or six times and the crunk axlea from three to five times. la a Hurry. J Mrs. Ilowson Lot t The tax collector left a bill this nwrulnjr. .They have changed the name of the roailjn front from a direct to-an avenue auddouuk'd the tax rate. . IIowbou Lott-Ry .Invr! I'll pay that bill at ouee, before they make another change and call It u boulevard. Judge, An Honcat Corifeaaion,-. Ktc. "Mr. riuher," wild the g-cnt email's wife, lu a ' horrlUed toiie,.--Vyou lire druuli!" " "UucbIi 1 mush be," assented ritcher, "or else I wouldn't f ii.'J let you alien nie in this elltlcil."-i'liik 'L'n. At.Lnnt. "Mary," said the nick man to his wife, J when tin; doctor pronounced it a cane of small-pox. "If any of my creditors' call, tell them. that I am at last In a condition ta'Klve them tioiiu'thlng."-. l'ort JervU 'Gazette. . Since . 1881. . according to .Mulhall, Great Britain's stock of gold and silver baa remained nearly stationary. '.1 'V PEACH OS. EAUTfl. Thin In owe more PiHoywHi the rhr-umfitlc inu eiuiiiKli Hi i'ciiniima tlieir iirinrrrakive ruHlmly wllh xIIobU'IUm htiiniiu li HJi kth. Nii It'HIImnny is stroiiKcr than Unit which IimII calcx It HM H HDliri'l- of rolh'f in. llils minplHillt. It ix hIsci eminently rffi'i-llvc ii trtuiiiK'iit fur kidney troiihlr, ttvpejslii, iluliility, liver com plaint anil i'iiiiKtiiuli(iii. I'm it Willi i.tTnint euve fur tliu uliove. In New York city the 'percentage of deaths from apoplexy has quadrupled daring the past thirty years. I shall recommend I'iso's Cure fur f'on umptioti fur and wide. Mrs. Mullipin, I'luiiiNtvud, Kent, Knglaiid, Nov. 8, If ANUS For nil kind ol'work ftirnlaliH free on ahurt mitlue. AiMri'-w J 1 iicl.-v'h Kiuploymeiit OI ttas, IWTIilril Hired, l'ortlunn, f)ri-uii. The life of Willinm H. reward has been written by Thortou K. Lothrop for the American Statesman ISeries. HOWS THIS? We offer Oil" Hundred Dollar KcwaH tor any rant of CHiftri'h that cannot be cured by UhII'm Catarrh Cure. K. J. CI1 KS K V A CO., Toledo, O. We, the HitderH'Kite I. have known rV .f. ('huue for tlie invi IA yeim. unci bi 1 eve him periertly h'lnnniiita id all liiantK triiiiMiellniiM anil tlnano ally mile to carry uitt any oljliKntluns made by lh Ir firm. VVK8T .VI TlUIlX, Wholena'tt OrinrFlit. Toledo. O. Wai.iiinu, Rinnan Ji Marvin, Wunlt-Mile DrtiKitiias, Toledo, O. Hnll' Catarrh Cureti tuk.cn iuiurimlly. HctiH! directly iinoa the bloo I and uiiiimia stlrhiiVH of tne ayateui. Tcxlirnnnlai-, sent free. l"rloe75c. per bottle. Hold hv all dmifi i-ita. Hall's Family Cilia ar the lioit. Gladness Comes With a better understanding1 of the transient nature of tho many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gen 1 1 c e fforts pi eusun 1, e if orts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of bickness are not due to uny actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, syrup oi jugs, prompt remedy with millionsof families, and is what each considers knook-down argu . , - . i 1 1 i ... evervwnere esieemeu bo niiruiy uy uu who value trood health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, aud the system "is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest aud is most largely Jhed and gives most general satisfaction. WHEAT. Make money bv inirc asfnl (peculation tn Chicago. We boy and veil wheat there on frar cina. Form e have been made on a email he (tinnlnn by trading in future. Write (or (ml particular. Beat o( reference (riven. Hereral Team experience on the Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough knowledge of the bimt- i.e-n. Downing. Homim a i:o.. jnicao uoim of Trade Brokers. Office tn Portlaud Oregon and dpokane Wash. ' - DROPSY TREATED FREE foaltlv ly Cured with Vegetable Remedial Hare cured thenaandt of eaM. Core eaam pro aounced nopeleae bf bettphyalcian. From nmdnet ymptomi dlMppear- In ten dafiatleaat two-thlro ail ayniptomi removed, tend tor tree book leeilmo otall of mlracoloni enrea Ten daya' treatment free bf mail. If yoo order trial, eend lOe. In Mropi or pay poatage. DR. H H ORSSo!a.Atiantia. It ton order trial return ula adTeruwment Iu iu MAILED FREE To any addrem, oar ..M.Kpeelsl fries Llet of HOUSEHOLD COODS. ETC. Thiarirrolerie leaned for the bene"' of rmr ron n try ruaiomera arro cannot arail themeelree of our liaily fp-clal Salea, Send n your -dieea. You wiil flod both Mc'fan1 rrt- right Wll L A FINCK CO S1V83) Market atreeL Ban Fraariteo. Cal. SURE CURE Foa PILES iicia a4 tt.iart. 8. Jim r CrwtrlitT r. ral.a e. BO-SAHMCC'S PILE REMEDY. t. awf ta irnn. A pa-i' "-if r-.r. n- frt. ma ML UH. awaaa ;aa.ww rai . rm TOJITLANI) LETTER. Cliangra That Hare linen Wrought Within the Year lit the Thrlv 1 1 k Alrtroolla. fpcclul Corretpondenee. Portlaud, Or, Oct. 21. 8noh weather as Portland has been having all during the Exposition, is simply delightful. Never warm, at any time, ( have not at any time fult tho nerd of au overcoat. The nights have heen e'eur, and the moon beautiful. vVl'h such WHiithcr, it has been pleas ant to want'or about the city of nights, and look iu the windows of the big stores, runny of which are lighted even when closed to business. Since yon were here Portland ban four elegantly paved streets. Moni son street and Third and Washington have fine, smooth, asphalt pavements, and Fourth streot from below the now city hall, up to Union depot nearly, is paved with wooden blouks which are on a concrete and sana inundations. The wood pavement is an experiment. The blocks are of a soft dr. The ohiuks between the blocks are filled with tar,. It. make a smooth and "givey'1 roadway. If it shall prove to wear well it will be the pavement for this section 'as long as our fir forosts exist. Ben Tillmau, the South Carolina senator, spoke here latt week for Bryan, aud Ben Butterworth, ex-member of congress from Ohio, followed the next night for McKinley. The former is a rugged, quick, vigorous, dashing cam paigner; the latter is as smooth, genial, cosy and persuasive in manner as what Mariah says I used to be. It takes all mannor of men to make a world. From the gallant South wo find in Oregon a man as rough fts a miner in earlier days, whilst from tha middle west, Ohio',' Oregohiam are listening to a Chesterfield in manners; and one who evidently thinks a soft answer tuineth uway wrath. B th had large and enthnsiastio audience Tillman had an open air meeting, and fully 6,000 people beard him; Butter worth spoke indoors to a packed house with 1,600 seating capacity, but hun dreds were" turned 'away unable to cot standing, room. , The exposition closed Saturday night the 17th inst. without any particularly special feature uiiUmh it he the email' ness of the crowd. The campaigu and hard times were rather disastrous financially. Whereas, last year the guarantee fund was roturued to sub scribers, and a surplus of $4,000 left over, this year there is a deficit of about f 2, 600. let the entertuiuuieut provided for visitors this ' year quite equalled lust. There were eight big speoial nights for the various secret orders this year as against three last year; yet the excitement of the cam paign, the oounter attractions of elo quent speeches to be board free, ooupled, with the stringency of the times, com bined to make the gate receipts too small, ''by several," to oover the ex penses. However, Portland is a plucky town, and no doubt next years' exposi tion will be a success such as was last year's. This is truly a great campaign of education. On many corners right in the heart of the city there are gathered orowds of men, from ten to even 100, listening to disputes on the money question. The listeners "put in" every now and then, and the debate growing general often becomes warm, but never boisterous. Nor are these gatherings composed of only idle men of the poorer people; by no means. As a rule the crowds are made up of rather well-dressed men, aud not in frequently men of position and means take a turn at solving a sticker, or of proposing a crusher. The oorwds most always seem to be in good humor, aud the American's love of fair play is never more oonspicuous than when the opponents in these street corner gather ings get to thumping one another with .iicuir, Competition is the life of trade, we are told. Portland now has two tele phone companies, and one has to have two phones' to reach the people who would all patronize one company were there only one. The rival company brought down rates, but when one pays both companies he finds that that kind of competition has cost him more than he bargained for. It is suoh facts as these that give rise to the agitation for municipal ownership of telephones, gas, street cars, etc.; but on the merits of that I express no opinion, as the editorial columns of yonr paper are ex clusively for expressing opnions. A correspondent should at least let the editor do bis own editing i : Almost as many women here ride the bicycle as men; and my belief is that about each of one-twentieth of the population has a bicycle. The folks with money, "keep up the style" in bicycles. Their '96 wheel is turned right over to the dealer for tome small sum, probably one-quater of the ori ginal retail cost, and that amount de ducted from the '97 model. Tbjs makes second-hand machines of last year, almost as good as new, sell for about balf price. Yon see, it would not do for one of tbese tony riders to be seen next spring astride a '96 model; that would exclude bim or her from his or ber '9? model set VTell, after all, it is those kind of folks that give employment to labor, and cbesp, good bikes to poor people. EZEK1EL. A Heary Failure. Hartford, Conn., Oct 21. Judge Henry E. Tain tor, receiver of the as signed banking firm of Q. P. Bissell & Co., today filed in the superior court a partial inventory, wbicb shows 800 de positors, with total deposits of $290, 000. All assets that oould be found make a total of 1307.236, but tbe re ceiver is unable to give any approxi mate statement of the liabilities and asset further than the failure is known to be a heavy one. ;. A WAR ' REMINISCENCE. Scenes at Hatcher's Creek and Peters birg Recalled. John II. Scare tpaaka to ItepnrtM of Mtlrrlna; Hcenea-Kacapnil With m (Might Wound, but, I.Ike Other Voterana, Una Buttered Since A Story That Manila Mkf a I'.ga From II la tor. From the Allmny,' X. V., Journal. '. When one encounters in print the life story of some soarred veteran of the civil war, a feeling of admiration and sympatliy is the certain result. Accustomod though we are to tales of horoimu and suffering in every day life, thero is something peculiarly attractive about these old war records, serving, as they do, as a sacred pasxport to the heart of every true American. Thou sands found their rest on ' the field of carnage or in the hospital, but their comrades, when the struggle was over aud the victory won, returned to their homes and began anew the battle of life. . . John B. Scace, the widely known contractor and building-mover of Al bany, N. Y., has anuuusually interest ing life, aud when seen by a reporter recently at his homo, No. 15 Bradford street, told of his many experiences and adventures while serving under the old flag in the late war. Although having endured all the hardships and privations of life in the ranks, Mr. Scace bears bis more than balf a ceh tory of years with au elastic step and a keen mind, taking an active interest in private aud publio affairs. Mr. Soaoe is a member of Berkshire Lodge, No, 62, I., O. O. F. He en- i litter! in the army in 1802, in Company A, Fortv-ninth Alasxchusetts Voluu- j teer Infantry, serving under Col. W. I F. Bartlett, First Brigade, First Divi- siob, Nineteenth Corps, with which he participated in somo of the hottest bat tles of the war, inoludiugPort Hudson, Donaldsouvillo and Plain Store, where he was wounded His time being out, he was discharged, but soon re-enlisted as sergeant in Company A, Sixty-tint Kngiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Ir fantry. He was in the battle of Hatcher's Run, the fight about Peters burg and the battle of Sailor's Creek. .' After bis honorable discharge, Juue 4, 18(15, Mr. Scace returned to Albany aud settled down onoe again to his business und social interests. He has resided in the city ever since. It would seem that now, of all times, bis peace aud happiness would have been uninterrupted. Suoh was not to be the case, for tour years ago, while engaged in superintending the raising of the immense smokestack of the ' Albany Electrio power bouse, the lever of a loosened windlass struck him a heavy blow across the back. The effect of the blow was not at first apparent, he being able to leave his bed in a few days. But the worst was tq follow, for without warning he was seized with soiatio rheumatism in all its virulence. Untold agony followed. Said Mr. Scace, "I could not sleep for the pain. No one will know the tortures the rheumatism gave me. 1 don't known how I lived during those days. I beoame little more than skin and bones, and it seemed like life didn't have anything but suffering in it. Cures? I tried every ao-oallcd rbeumatio oure that was ever invented. I gave all of them a good trial before I stopped taking them. My friends and neighbors recommended remedy after remedy that tbey beard of, but my rheumatism ' went on just the same. V- ell, after I had almost bad the life tortured out of me, I came across a newspaper account of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I thought I might as well add another name to- the list as not, so I ordered some of my druggist "I tell you, I was glad in those days to bear of anything that oould give me any hope at all. Yes, I got them, and before I bad taken two boxes that pain began to leave me. Why, I couldn't understand it I couldn't imagine my self being cured. But before I bad taken a half-dozen of those boxes I was cured. The suffering wbioh bad made my life almost unbearable for so long bad disappeared. I was a new man. "I began to get strong. I picked up in flesh, and I went back to my business with all the vigor and vim of a young man. I think everyone who knows me will tell you what it did for me. Pink Pills is the grandest medi cine ever discovered, and if my recom mendation will do it any good I want yon to use it I hope others will hear of it and be benefited as I have been. Everyone should bear of it I can't say too much for them," Mr. Scace ex claimed, enthusiastically, in conclu sion. This is but one of the many cases in wbicb Pink Pills bave taken such a beneficent part in the history of hu manity. ' Mr. Scace is now enjoying the fruits of an unusually large business, managed solely by bimself.-and cover ing almost tbe entire eastern portion of., the state. Mr. Scace is also an ivory carver of marked ability, which You know coffee is used fresh - roasted. Tea ought to be for the same reason the taste. Ours are the only tea firing works in the United States; Schillings Best is always fresh-fired when it leaves our hands A Schilling ft Company au r raacuKo CI oa follows solely for bit own pleasure. Many little trinkets earved by the light of the camp-fire, atteet bis skill iu this direction, Far from being solicited to reoom moud the eurative which had taken uob a load of mircry from his life, iu bis gratitude bis praise for it is uu tinted and unceasiug. And from his awn statement one may emilj see that when be does cease to sing its virtues it will be to answer the las mustering iu. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ooutain, in condensed form, all the elements nec essary to give new life and richness to the blood aud restore shattered nervejj They are also a specifiu for troubles pe auliar to female, such as suppression, irregularities and ail forms of weak ness. ' In men they effect a radica! mre in all oases arising from menta! worry, overwork or excesses of what aver nature. Pink Pills are sold in box us (i.ever in loose bulk) at 60 cent! box or six hoxai for floO, aud may be had of all druggists, or riireot by mail from Dr. Williams' Mudiuiu Company. Schencorady, N. Y. CURRENT EVENTS. Cynthia (looking at photograph) Ill ram, Just turn your head a little, ill rum You have turned It already, Cyii :hla. .Now Vork World. He It's reported around that wo are Higngcd. She Well, you know It's a mistake. He Yea; I called to see If 1 :ouldn't rectify It. Tuck. Arthur Are you sure she loves you? lack Yes. When I told hpr 1 hud no money to marry on she asked me if I wouldn't borrow some. Puck. "Sometimes," saltl Uncle Klien, "or nan puts ou or long face an' says he's discouraged when he's simply too lazy ter try again." Washington Star.. She Everybody says you married me only for my money. He-Hut I didn't, dear. I know you look It, dear. ihut I dltlu't.-lndiaiinpolls .loiirnal. Her Father Una my daughter piven you any enciuirngpnit'tit, air? Suitor Well, she said you wore always n very Bonorous parent. I'hlhidt'lplila Ameri can. Maine I hope you didn't let that Mr. Muggins put his iirui about you? : Mabel Why? Is there anything tho matter with his arm? Washington Star. . , Mrs. F.lmore I wonder how many stops that new organ of De Smyth's 'has got? Elmore Only throe. I should I Judge. Out! for each meal. FSuffalo Times. "I see they are applying ball bearings to a great ninny things now." "Yes; thoy have a ball bearing sign down where I keep my watch." Washington Times. Stern Parent You say he Is a genius, noniuses seldom amount to much. Daughter But, pa. he promises that he will not work at It uner we are mar ried. Boston Transcript Hoax Poor BJonwrrmn to 'run all the errnuds and cook his own meals. Jonx 'What's the trouble? Hoax He was i foolish enough to buy his wife a bi cycle. Philadelphia Record. When in tbe brassy skies above No hope nor help I see, I gladly seek the girl I lore She's always cool to me. -Cleveland Plain. Dealer. Spirit (at Lily, Dale seance) Don't you know me? I'm the spirit of your mother-Iu-law. Invcatlgntor-You can't fool me. My mothor-lu-lnw always brought her trunk with ber. Buffalo Times; "I suppose you know nil about tho finunelnl question?" snld the Intimate friend. "1 dou't sny that I know all about It," replied the Candidate, "but I kuow enough not to talk about It." Washington Star. Miss Chllledame Don't you know that nature rebels against laziness? A man can gut nothing in this world with out labor. Wresting Offen-IIiiniph! Can't he? He can git hungry, I guess. nat-per's Bazar. Peasant I spoke to our herb doctor and he advised me that I should Doctor (interruptlng)-Oh, be gave you some Idiotic advice, I don't doubt. Peasant He advised me to see you. Humorlstlsche Blnetter. "Mas your wife lenrned to ride a wheel?" "Nup; but she has been tak ing cooking lessons, and about every morning she gos Into the kitchen and has a scorching competition with the cook." Indianapolis Journal. "Isn't It too bad about Charlie Newed? I understand that since hi marriage he and Ills wife have been living from hand to mouth." "Oh. I guess they're all right. It's her fath er's hand, you kuow." New York Press. . Nell Miss BJones uses French phrases In the most peculiar manlier. Belle Does she? Nell-Yes, Indeed! Why. at breakfast yesterday I asked her how she liked her eggs, and she said they were very chick. Philadel phia Record. "Have you got It on you yet?" asked little Petey of bis sister's bestest best. W w what?" Inquired the three night a week beau. "Why. a move. Sister said the otber night she wished you'd hurry up and get a move ou you. Philadelphia North American. "I say, captain," said a young Eng lishman on board an American clipper, "that flag of yours has not floated .ti every breeze aud over every s-a for a thousand years, has it?" "No, It ain't." replied the captain, "but it has licked one that has." Youth's Companion. Fenderson I consider It a good rule, and it's one I bave tried to follow, to say bright things only once In a while; In that way my good things are remem bered. If I was all tbe time getting off bright things they wouldn't be no ticed. Fogg A very good rule; but, Fendy. don't you think you observe li too closely ? Boston Transcript. Hie Iron Duke. As the Diue of Wellington was stand ing, one day, opposite bis bouse In I'lc dadllly, waiting an opportunity to cross the street, an entire stranger to him of fered his arm to the duke to assist him In crcmlng. Although Wellington baled axs'stanrc of any kind, he ai'i-epteil the Mirnnger'a arm, and the latter, having secured a passage by signing to the drivers of the vehicles to stop, con ducted tho groat man In sufety across (lie Kireet. "1 thank you, sir," ;ild the duke, releasing his arm and proceed ing io his honso-door. But the stran ger, Insioad of moving off, raised his hat and delivered himself to the follow ing effect: "Your grace, I have passed a lung and nut uneventful life, but never did I hope to reach the day when I ni'ght bo of the slightest ass'.slniice ti tliP groaient man that over lived." "Don't be a damned fool!" responded the duke, and tuned on his heel. Mazrppa Uoaltlenue In Decoy. The estate of Vaturlno, the old h.Ktor leal residence of Mnzcppu, the lletiuan of the I'kraine CoMKiicks, In the (iov eminent of KlolT, onop famous for It beauty and splendor, has now fallen into ruin aud decay. Blackwell's You will ft ml one coupon inside each 2 ounce bng and two coupons tniUlc each i ounce bg. Buy a bug, read tbe coupon aud tee buw to ttt yuur suaru of fi'm.txw lti proaenls. Walter Baker & Co.'s Cocoa is Pure it's all Cocoa no filling no chemicals. WALTER MM "Big as a Barn Door." 0J For 10 cents you as much "Battle Ax" as you do of I other high grade goods Before the days of "Battle Ax" consumers paid JO cents for a small i quality. Now, "Battle Ax" High est Grade, twice the I true economy. - "IVi will Uav It F.ntfrcfy In yonr haixla." If you purvha a Hraci'l.r i. oa 4lwn.tK Kv bOlK, and if it A- not no ail waay it will, yon can return it at our rt Pti. trrd for CataiofiM aou Prk Liat to American Type Founder Co. SttMtf ia. Start SU r artUn. Or. old Or silver dollars invented In Hood's Bar miparilhi at this, season will yield large returns lu the greater strength and bitiar health ol mind and body which will foU 'ow the tia of this medicine. A run down systmn at the approach of colder wealhor will hardly h able to withstand the chilling ll' hi if winter. Hood's Sar Miparilla unilii's rich, red blood, and Htreiigtliena the entire system. (Jet Sarsaparilla Tt.e tx-at lu fact Hie Onr True Itlnnd Purifier. Hood's Pills euro l.lvcr UK; rnay to tiuc, y toniiurate. 4 FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or "Juat Don't Fool Well," ?SUIVER PILLS arc tha Ona Thing to uaa. Only One for a Dos. Sold hy Pruggtata at 850. a bos BamplMinallrdfrae. addroaa Dr. BoiinkoMed. Co. Fhlla. Pa. This is the very best Smoking Tobacco made. Genuine 3)1 BAKER & CO., Ltd., Dorcheater, MaM. (I get almost twice plug of the same1 quantity. That's ft AJ. lib 1 1.1.5. fJ -un. Tim (Mail, lM " I ri-TTH-rra. fl'f Flf'-n. ia Ife Putt A S. P. 21. P. Ifo. 672.-8. F. S. U. X 74?