THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OKEGOlX. J J 9 VERVOUS PROSTRATION CURED BY PE-RU-NA. IIbI. P.,Dcnton. Mr. Hal. P. Donton, Chief Depart ment Publicity nnd Promotion o( Na tional Export Exposition, writes. Philadelphia, Dec. 20, 1800. Tho Peruna Medicitio Co., Columbus, 0. Gontlemeif: "Toward the latter part of August I found myself in n very much run-down condition. I suffored particularly from catarrh of tho stom ach, aggravated no doubt by tho respon sibilities and norrimont incident to the exploitation of a great international exposition. What I ato distressed me and I would lie awako at night 'thresh ing over,' if I may use that expression, the affairs of the previous day. "My family physician said I had nervous prostration and recommended a sea voyage. I gradually grew worse. A kind friend whom I had known In Ohio recommended Peruna. Though skeptical, I finally yielded to his ad vice. After using one bottle I was much Improved and with the fifth bottle came complete recovery. I am in perfect health today and owe every thing to Peruna." Very truly yours, HAL. P. DENTON. If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory rosuItB from tho uso of Peru na, writo at onco to Dr. Hartman, giv ing n full statement of your enso, and ho will bo pleased to givo you his valu able advice frco. Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Exactly. "Do you think it is posslblo to lovo two girls at tho samo time?" "Not if they know it." Melbourne Weekly Timed. fc We arc not to blamo hecatiEo you hsvo rheumatism ;1mt you are if you do not try Hamlin's Wizard Oil. A Story of tht PrairU. Tho Century mngazino is about to print a serial which will have an ospe- . cinl interest to people who aro at home on tho prairies. It is called "Tho Biography of a Pralrio Girl," and tho author is Eleanor Gates, a young woman who spent her childhood in Dakota and who thus writes from tho closest personal obeorvatlon. Tho time of Miss Gates' story is about 25 years ago; it is put in tho form of a personal nnrrativo of tho life of a little girl, and thero la hardly a phase or ovont of prairio life which is not touched upon in tlieto pages the ulizrard, breaking colts, horso stealing by Indians, school days on tho frontier, fighting gophers and badgers, cattlo raising and other typical pharos of hardship or prosperit). It is not a novel,' but tho samo 'char acters appear and reappear in tho story with a reality which impresses tho' reader with confidence in tho truth of the narrative. "The Uiottranhv of a Prnlrin fiirl" 'will begin in the August number of tho Century and it will bo illustrated. ' (Undid. A You seo that lady over there? Sho is Mrs. A. I fell in love with her nt first sight. What do you think of that? II I think it would have been better had you taken a second look. Ex. CITS a'armanenllr Curta no fits r nerronsneM HIV after flrat Uy'.Liirnriir.Xllnc'inrratNCTl 2tttow. Scotl Tor FK E U 8-J. 00 trUl U lis Q1 tread C Ds.&U.KuKcUa..U!ArcbStPbli4rUa.i, "" f , Ptgwii Hw HI Opportunity. , "His poetry," the public complained, "Emells of the lamp." At this Peeasus reverted to his equine tide and indulged in a horse langh. "I suppose it's tho odor of that gaso line vehicle he tied up to after I bucked and threw him," whinnied tho fabled isteed. Automobile Magazine, HairSplits "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for thirty years. It is elegant for hair dressing and for keeping the hair from splitting at the ends." J.A.Gruenenfelder,Grantfork,III. Hair-splitting splits friendships. If the hair splitting is 'done on your own head, it loses friends for you, for every hair of your head is a friend. Ayer's Hair Vigor iri advance will prevent the splitting. If the splitting has begun, it will stop it. XMatoila. HonffUt, I M your ftroMrlat cannot aujapi you, end uf ona dollar aud wo will exprtM yoo a bottle. JJ aura andr-lra the naina of jour Beirut express office. Addreaa, J. C. AYkR CO., towel), UmM. J PREMONITIONS OF DEATH J . "Premonitions of death nre often scouted nt." said n well-known Wash ington newspaper man, "but there aro occasionally authentic Instances aris ing which ralso doubts as to whether thero may not he, after all, some sort of Indefinable spiritual phenomena in tho Incidents. "It mny bo recalled that n well known chief of division In ono of tho departments, iri apparent perfect health on tho last day ho appeared, nt tho.offlce, died recently of aiioplexyjon that night. I have since learned thirt on the evening In question, shortly be- toro ho retired, n large dog in his Household set up such a prolonged and dismal howling In his yard that he went out with a revolver, under tho supposition that there might bo In truders prowling about, although tho dog howled and did not bark. The dog refused to stop howling upon tho np penraneo of his master, nud followed him In tho .louse, whining nnd show- Ing evidences of distress, looking up Into tho official's face In such ti pecu liar manner thnt the members of tho ramlly nt tho time thought It exceed ing strange. The dog continued to follow his muster about the house, act ing strangely In the manner I havo de scribed. On tho following morning tho oillcinl wns found, dead In his room, "The nhovo Incident Is a curious fact, ns Is also tho following, and while not of startling ghostly Interest, Is also local to Washington, tho parties being members of my own family. "Somo tlmo ngo my wife's mother itnrted on a Journey to California. Sev eral days after her departure an elder ly colored woman, who had been a itara'ln her family, having been raised with my wlfo's mother, called nt tho house. As in similar Instances In tho South, thero had been a warm attach ment existing between former mistress onu slnve, which had continued through life. Sho declared she had been 'warn ed' that my wife's mother hnd died at nn early hour on that morning on tllo train.. When asked 'whether sho had reqelved a telegram to that effect she replied that sho had not, but that nt the hour lu question she had been awakened by the ringing of the front door bell. In responding to the catl she hnd found no one on the steps In each Instance, tho bell hnvlug been pulled three successive times. Her house, by the way, was on a down town street, and was recently razed to, make room for n'builness structure. "At about 10 o'clock on tho morning of tho day when the former slave hnd communicated tho Intelligence of my wires motiicr's death we received n telgram from tho o'ilclnls of the rail road, dieted from a far Western Stnte, announcing her sudden death at about luo hour wjlicn tho colored compnnjon of her early childhood had heard the pulls at the bell, Had tho bell been rung during the ordinary hours of tho day we would havo attached no Impor tance to tho former slave's posltlvo as sertion of a spiritual visitation from the deceased lady, but ns Jt wns at about 3 o'clock In the morning the In cident has ever been one of moro than usual Interest In our rurally. If tho pulls at the bell were not supernatural, they vero assuredly a strange colncl uence." Washington star. Voldonlo Dustv Tho Barbadops Agricultural Reporter has sent to this otlleo n specimen of tho volcanic dust which fell on that Island on May 7, 3 and 0. "Borne from St. Vincent," it bays, "in the upper strata of the air, and there suspended, this stuff obscured the sunlight, nnd pro duced the phenomenon of darkness, In color and consistency It resembles Port land ceiuuiit." It quotes tho following description of the dust by W. 0. Free man ,of the local department of agricul ture: "From the calculated results of n 6er1es of observations made In Strath clydo on the-full of volcanic 'ash,' it would seem that, at a low estimate, about thlrteeu ounces fell per square foot between the hours of 5 p. in. on Wednesday nnd 5 a. m. on Thursday, This, perhaps, may not appear a largo amount; hut look nt It from another point of view. Thirteen ounces per square root menus, 117 .ounces per square yard, or. to express It In famil iar terms in an agricultural community, uo less than luVJ tons per ncre. "Leaving for the while minor units, such ns acres, we Hnd thnt 10,240 tons of volcanic 'ash were rained onto every square mile of this Island during tho last twelve hours of darkness. Suppos ing the fall to have been approximately equul In depth over the whole Islund, the almost Incredible amount of 1.009. WO tons of solid matter was added to Barbudoes last night." New York Tribune. Depewr'a Enplauatloit Failed. About a mouth ago a constituent or Seuator Depvw came to him to seek his Influence In getting an otllce. "You write a letter telling wna: yu want and I will forward It with my In dorsement, said the Senator when he had heard the man's story. , Yesterday the, man met the Senator In the capltoj lobby. "You remember telling me to write you a letter," he bald. "0, yes," was .Mr. Depew's reply, as he cordially graspeJ his visitor by the nand, "Let me see. You sent me the letter, didn't you. anjl'lf lt remember rightly, I Indorsed It' strongly.'" "So," said the, man. '?I never wrote the letten Pro 'been' sick." Washing ton Post.,, A girl Is not the real thing unless she has a beau out town. Miss Mary Devereux, well known as the author of "Up and Down the Sands of Gold," spent the winter In Bo'stoii. Her home Is no longer In Mnrhlehead, but In Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Dovercu? has written another novel, which will be published In the fall by Messrs Little, Brown & Co. The period qf recent Southern his tory between the years of 'reconstruc tion and the present new South has heretofore escaped the novelist. This is the period in which Mrs. Mary Tappau Wright has placed her novel, "Aliens," Scrlbners publishers. Mrs. Wright is the wife of Prof. John Henry Wright, professor of Greek lu Harvard. The New York Times tells tho follow ing nniuslng story of a well-known so ciety woman of the metropolis. Shu wanted to do honor to n recently mar ried pair, and wns anxious .to have the guests to know Just who the lady was, so she hnd the enrds rend: To meet Dr. nnd Mrs. Mary Wllklns Freeman." Tills was no doubt pleasing to every body except the doctor. "Give me nn old-fnshloncd, simple love story. I nm tired of the historical romance of Europenii life nnd of Amor- lenn colonial nud revolutionary times, and of the swashbuckling heroes who nre always ready for a tight." So t prominent bookseller of New York re ports Is the demand of his patrons. The Kennebec Journal literary mail nsks If there Is to he "ji reaction from this class or novels thnt have of recent years had such an enormous circulation' The hueecsH of Audrey and a few other re cent books denting with thnt period does not seem to Indicate It." . From n lecture by Prof. A. J. Rob erts, of Colby College,, we take n fow In teresting extracts. His subject was "Books nnd Heading." Ho spoke of Emersou'H famous three rules on rend ing. "Never read a bodk not n year old; never rend n hook not famed; never read a book 'you don't like." Says the professor: "The first ha's little to rec ommend It. Some books directly from the press have more to recommend them thnn those n hundred years old. As to tho second, the reader should use his own Judgment. Many books owe their fame to anything but merit;" nnd of the third ho snys, "very little profit is gnlned where no pleasure Is taken." IIo spoke of tho refining Influence of read ing the best poetry, and advised the study of It for Its own merit. "We should make use of the -books of tho hour, but should not neglect old friends." Tho benefit of a regular course or . rending lie tniiiKs is very doubtful "so many pages a day and so many books a yenr enn bo rend with very little prollt." We do not agree with him, however, when ho spenks o'f whnt he calls the "newspaper habit," nnd thnt It weakens the taste for good hngllsh. We havo the very highest au thority for tho statement thnt a good newspaper Is not only a good history of the times, but, with nil Its faults, it is the best exponent of English ns 'It is spoken nnd written. Mark you, we said a good newspaper. THE SKY-SCRAPER QUESTION. Part Played by Tall IIiiHiUmr in the lienuty of a City. There has been much talk or sky lines nnd sky-scrnpers ngaln, and New York nnd Chicago hnve suffered somo more, becauso somo peoplo who know hnve said tho sky-lines or theso two towns are ugly beyond all expression. It would not do to contradict those who know, nnd thero aro certainly ugly places In New York, nnd oven lu Chicago, ns well as there are lu Lon don and Paris and Home nud llagdud. Perhaps New York's sky-lino Ih more beautirul; perhaps not. It depends it good deal on what bcantirul" is. Tlu perception or the beauty or n lino us such Is n physiological process, the curves we call flowing and graceful. Involving, as George Sautayana puts It. "a more rhythmical sot of move ments In the optic muscles, and certain points In the various gyrations making rhymes nnd assonances, as It were, to the eye that reaches them." Tho painful tension required by tho long straight line was avoided by the Greeks, as Investigation has shown, by tho nrtlflco or a slight curve; by the Northern builders by the Introduction or Interruptions. This much being ad mitted, It would seem that such form al beauty as tho sky-lines or most cities, like tho lines or Nature herself, depends upon no structural considera tions. Hut except nt such moments ns at dawn or nt twilight, when nliuost any line Is beautirul ngalust tho sky, we never abstract ri nicy-lino ror con templation, nnd even then many other things combine to make the composi tion beautirul. At all times the clouds, the sky, even the smoke Issuing from the chimney; the massing of the building's; the colors of the sky; the outlines, the colors, t'io movement, of the others aro nil el nients In the picture which rests upon the physiological processes for the pri mary pleasure they produce. And dual ly, tho most Important, Is tlw vast world of expression, of suggestion; and here the wealth In every lean's mind has play, and tho Idiosyncrasy of his character or of his mood. It Is difficult to resist the sense of cheerfulness ami or power Imparted by a view of lower New York from the water on nny flue day, It la difficult for any one to look oven at tho picture Itself without ab sorbing some of the prodigious vitality, Industry, vigor, and power that such n view suggests. Harper's Weekly. ADVICE TO NERVOUS PEOPLE. Systematic Itctt, Miiasnac nutl Proper Diet Will Work Wonders. Schule, writing on meulnl diseases, nsks, "Is our civilization to blame for this neurotic condition?" and the an swer Is In the ntllrmativc. How can nutrition prosper lu tho body where malnutrition holds full sway? And how can people be happy nnd healthy when worry dominates their lives? For In this human being the lower olliccrs or the nervous hierarchy draw their very breath at tho bidding of tho Higher powers, and the relation is verily re ciprocal, for to keep the brain healthy the unconscious nervous functions must be kept In good shape, proper ac tivities alternating with wisely arrang ed periods of repose. Just as suou ns one notices tho ap proach of nervous Irritability, system atic nerve rest will shorten nn attack, nud by rest I mean to have the patient go to bed nud have massage. The amount of exercise undergone lu a good Bcleutlllc massago Is equal to a wnlk or two or three miles a day, and It goes without saying that such' pas sive exercise should Increase the appe tite, and the food Ingested nnd enjoy ed will be well digested nnd assimilat ed. 1 use the word "enjoy" deliberate 1) because thero are some nervous In valids who cannot enjoy their food un less In solitude. In addition to tho mas sage 1 would recoimuelid, salt nibs, which nre very easy to give. Have a saturated soltttloji of common talilo salt. Huh tho body briskly, especially rrom the splno outwnrd toward the sides or the bo.Iy, and as soon as tho skin Is well reddened, wash ofT with moderately cool water, and tho chances aro all In favor or restful condition. In case persons suffer from cold feet nt night, I would advise tho bathing or the feet In cold wnter beforo going to bed, nud having a hot water bag always at hand. Lettuce, celery spinach, onions, nre nil vegetables especially valunblo to n person or nervous temperament, ami Hi Ilk hot or cold Is Invaluable. 1'llgrlm. A Plucky Woman. "Sixteen years ago, In North Dakota, my mother was left a widow with seven children, the oldest or whom was 13," writes n young womnu to Suc cess. "At the .time mother hnd a fn'rm thnt she could not sell, thirty miles rrom -nny town, nnd $7(i. It was evi dent that more ready money must come rrom somewhere to pay family expenses, so she left the children with nn mint while sho went out t,o do washing, receiving ?1 a day for her work. The next fall a vlllaco was 'built roue, and one-half miles from tho rami, and she wnlked tho dlstailco twlco a day In order to do her day's work. Many times sho was discour aged, but thoughts or the children, who had to bo provided ror, stimulated her determination to overcome her adverso circumstances, Por five years she worked In this way. In the meautlmo tho farm did not nny more than pay the expense of keeping it; but mother wan able to 'prove up' on Iter farm and move into town where tho children could go to school. She bought it one room hourfo nnd lived 'In It until sho had n chaiico to buy n home on month ly pajnU'iitH. She now has, lu town, a good live-room house, a big barn, nud four lots all fcnc.sl In. She has a cow, a horKe, nud n buggy. All tho children have n fair education, and nre now old enough to tnko euro of themselves. Mother's town property Is worth nt least $1,500, nud two farms that sho owns shu can sell at any tlmo for $.3,000, nil earned nt tho wnshtub; hut now she can take life easier. All this has been done by a woman who never washed a pleco or cloth until she was 11(1 yenra old. "ho camo rrom Nor denux, Prance, nnd sho says that lu that country she never could havo ..lm.l fin i.illnh n lilt ii. Illlll 111 tllSY TTllft- ("! States, uo matter how hard she mlKht have. worked. Sho is now 50 years old. and Is still nhle to do a 'big day's work.' I call this making llfol sticcessrul, nntl I am prouu to ue uer daughter." Jefiyt'son an Inventor. Not many people know that Thomns ..letTerson wits n great Inventor. Ills Inventions were all of articles of every day use. He devised a three-legged roldlng camp stool that Is the basis or all camp gt.ooU or that kind today. The stool he hud made ror his own use wns his constant companion on occa sions or outings. The revolving chair was his Invention. He designed a light wagon. A copying process wiih dot lsed by him nud came Into general use. He also Invented nil Instrument ror mens urine the distance he walked, A plow and a hemp cultivator showed that his thoughts were often on agricultural ninttcrs. His plow received a gold medal lu Franco lu 1700. Jefferson nev er benefited financially by his Inven tions, but believed they should be ror tho use or every one without cost. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AVuIkIiIii Thoughts. A thought-weighing1 machine has been Invented by Professor Mosso, an Italhrn physiologist, the rush of blood to the head turning the scale, The machine Is so delicate that It can measure the difference In the exertion needed to read Greek rrom that re quired for Lutln. H wo were young enough to gradu ate, we would prerer a side or bacon nud a sack or meal to a wagon load or flowers. When H bov tees n utrl. lio ntu-nvti commences to atuooth down his hair.' BUSINESS- LOCALS. Always ask for tho famous General Arthur cigar. Esbcrg-Guns't Cigar Co., general agents, Portland, Or. Everybody smokes tho celebrated Monogram ami Pandora cigars. They have no equal. For first class dental work and prompt attention, go to tho Now York Dental Parlors, Fourth and Morrison streets. Money to loan, on furniture, pianos, or any good securities. Notes and mortgages bought. S. W, King, room 45 Washington building. Call at the Casto Saloon, corner of Jefferson and Chapman Btreets. Flno wines, liquors and clgnrs of tho best brands, and tho best brands of case goods always on hand. ' Welnhnrd's beer. J. V, Canipboll, proprietor. The Graham Manufacturing com pany manufacture all kinds of fur nituro, woodwork and fixtures. Oro pon 'phono, Hood 202. Nos. 370, 872, 374 Front street, corner Montgomery, Portland, Oro. French Dyeing and Cleaning Works. All work done at very modrcatc prices. Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of ladies' and gent's clothing. Morn ing cloth dyed in 48 hours. J. Do lean, proprietor, 4C5 Glisan street, The proprietors of tho Oregon Bakery, corner, Fourteenth and Fland ers Sts., Portland, are both old and ex perienced bakers, tnon who woro foro men in the best .shops on the coast, and who make a suporlor loaf or bread of any kind. Pullman loaves a cpcclal tjr. Wo want your trade. Musio half price; musical instruments of all kinds, cash or Installments. II, II. Wright, wholesale and retail dealer in music ami musical merchandise. Tho Music building, 340 Wusighnton street, Portland, Oregon, Pacific Rtjull Company. Manufacturers or badges, buttons, banners, lodgo regalia and supplies. Portland, Oregon. Tht Plonttr Paint Co, Tho firm of F. E. Ileaoh A Co., corner of First and Alder streets, is ho oldest established concern in the paint nnd oil business in the Northwest. For over 20 years this hotuo has maintained its reputation for reliable business dealings with all patrons. F. E. Ucach & Co. car ry tho highest grades of paints, oils and varnishes. They also liandlo all builders' materials, and no order is too small to receive prompt atten tion. DON'T GUESS AT IT. Dut if you aro going East write us for our rates nnd let us tell you about tho servlco and accomodations .offered by tho Illinois Central Railroad. Through tourist cars via the Illinois Central from Pacific Coast to Chicago and Cincinnati. Don't fall to wrlto us about your trip, as wo aro In a po sition to give you somo valunblo In formation nnd asslgtnnco. C319 miles or track, over which la oporated somo ot tho finest trnlns In the world. For particulars regarding freight or posscngor rates, call on or address; H. II. TIIUMHULL, Commercial Agent. J. C. LINDSEY, T. F. & P. A.. 142 Third street. Portland, Or. FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL. .SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS 0ur Frienu-B aro A Cordially Invited To Aten,j, BROWN & GRANT. SHVAVL The Limited," OYenlnK train, and Tho Express,' noon train, from Omaha fur Chicago. UNEXCELLED SERVICE Day train nud evening train from Omaha for MlDue&poIlmnd St, I'auL Tickets or audits of connecting lines, W. II. MUM., Ultt. I'ass'r Agt., Oiualia. -U. II ANSON, O.KA Cfalca. j.r. itKuuv.i.a.px UtlbUQUW For particulars regarding freight or pasbengcr rates, call oy or address U. II. TUU.MRULL, Commercial Agent, T n i wnei'v t i i. n i ' ' H2 Third St., Portland',' Or. TACOMA, WASH., ADVERTISINS. D KNABEI, 1V Proprietor of TltU OKItMAK IIAKI.'KY AND COFFKH I'AHLOKS, Fresh Ilrcnit nnd t'nkcs ilallr. Ornamental Cakes n specially. Only tlio licit nmt purest material used In our linker)-. llrcad delivered tree tonny iirt of tlio city. Telephone I'ark vl. 1117 I'iiclllc Avenue, Tncoma, Washington. - ROTHSCHILD & CO. Tort Townscnd, Washington. emrriNo and commission mfjiohantbl Cliitom Homo ltrokirs and Stevedores. Established 18J8. Ilrnnch offices Tacoma and Scuttle KENTUCKY LIQUOR CO. Peter BiMHlbcrp, Proprietor. WINUS, MqUOItS AND CIOAHS. Pole audit tor fiiilnpkn' Rlntit nnd IIns' Ala. (Ilend llro. Doitling). Kstnhllslicd ltl. To le phone Mnln MW. vy. 1140 rnclflu Avenue; us Tacoinn, Washington. coiumene bt. TilY Frye Bruhn & Co. 1310 PnclOc Avenue, Tacoma, Wash. Wholesale and Retail Butchers Meats furnished for Railroads and Steamboat Lines. TELRI'IIONB 4.1. TACOMA CARRIAGE and BAGGAGE . TRANSFER COMPANY. Ornco 102 Tenth St., Southeast comor ol A, TACOMA, WASH. ' Hicks, Coupes, Carriages, Baggage Wapm At All Hours. Passcngcri and IIihtrbrp transferred from residences and hotels to and from nil bond and trnlns. Hand our checks for ututRnKi) to out iiumoiiKers, who will meet you mr all Incom ing truliis and boats. First clnis I.lvtrr, Open inpt alii) lht. All rigs marked "T. 0. & if. T. Co. irjr. M.' f'n " Grand Central Hotel W. W. IIAUMON, Utsce and Mgr. J Headquarters for Lumbermen Miners and Tourists. First class bar In connection. 1211-121S I'aclBo Avenue. TACOMA, Waih- Tacoma Trunk Factory. Trunks, Traveling Dags, Suit Gates and Tvleicopca, REPAIRING DONE. 730 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, Waal. HUNT & NIOTTET CO. Dealers In General Hardware Mill UNO LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. 1501-1603-1506 Pacific Avenuft TACOMA, WASH. ...OLYMPIC... Steam Laundry 407 South J Street MICHAEL J. BJOBN & LOUIS J. BJORR I'llOI'HIKTOItti TACOMA, WASH. W. C. HOLMAN. Dealer lu Agricultural Implements Wagons, Buggies, Etc. 210, 212, 214 Fiont Street, Cor. 8almon, PORTLAND, OltKKON. WIIKN YOU IIUV Furniture, Carpets and Stoves hOIl llOUHEICKEriNQ Cut This Out and Out a ItrduCtlon al Henry Jennings. 172-174 first Struct, Pendleton Roller Mills W.B.UVKKS. 1'roprUtoi. Daily Capacity 800 BarreU, Manufacturer! of Blue Ribbon and Dyers' Best Foar, Bran and Shorts, Rolled Barley always on Hand. Pendleton, Oregon i -At-JLs.