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Some )ooila ilNplny I lie bet of tnstn
liy cutting out originality from their
IWUKTHIltloll. I
Mnny women linve n wny about thwn
Hint Ih cnlenluted to drive seiiHltle
men to drink.
Mk Siiko will not nlil rich heKgnrg.
"To lilm that bath iball be given" bIio
does not Uile literally.
Governor Miikooii Ih going to nbolUh
dueling lu Cuba. lie must bo afraid
that Moniulxiily will get hurt.
Possibly Mr. Hughes woaro that
beard In fulllllnient of a nihil vow
Hindu at some c-ntller period of hl cu
rwr. Peary linwi't found tho polo, but he
Iiiih iteiitrated futther north than any
other navigator, giving America tho
record.
In view of tho genernl advance In
wiiget tho walking th'legnte la liuIn
iilng to tlilnl; It Ih tliuo for lilin to
Htrlliu for an InereiiHe.
HwIhh hotel are about to bar Itus
hIiiiih, tin; proprlelorH Inning 110 dcHlro
to wo their furniture and crockery
iiitiHHcd up by a homli e.xpluHlou.
When one reailH of thu actions of
Count Moid do CiiHtellanu It hocum a
pity that Mr. Jay (Jould never taught
her diuighterH bow to use a rolling pin.
According to Anthony Comstock,
Adam "hid behind thu skirts of Cvo."
It will be recalled that on that memor
nlile occasion Kvu wore her nillc-greon
suit.
There are likely any number of pa
triotic Amerleaii citizens who feel tli.it
1111 opportunity to kick Count Itotil du
CaHtellaue Hhotitd bo added to thu man
Hold blessings of this country.
(inventor Miikooii Is discharging
government olllclnlH In order to cut
down Cuba's expenses Ctilians will
regard such a proceeding iih a ioor
way to try to save the country.
A mini lu I'ltlHliurg, Alans., killed Ids
wife and himself bec.iuse she spilled
11 cup of tea at the supper table.
There's nothing like thoioughiiom. Ho
never will bo bothered lu that way
iignlii.
All thu old clerks employed by Rim
Hell Sago li!ie had their salaries dou
bled by Mrs. Sage. This must put
them lu tho cnihnrriiKMlng mnHIoii of
trying to mourn Cnchi Russell's deatli
mid look pleased at the saiuu time.
Harper's Weekly publishes a htory
to tho effect that lu tho rendlng-roiiin
of ouu of tho most exclusive clubs of
Itostou there Is a nlgn Hint says: "Only
low rniiverniitluu permitted here." lu
view of tho fact that It Is an exclusive
club, perhaps the Joke Is on those peo
ple who think Itostou doesn't know
how to s.iy what she means.
Certain Chlueco who led the boycott
oh American goods lu Canton last your,
and weie punished by Imprisonment,
were released the other day. A crowd
of enthusiastic Chinese gathered and
applauded tho men, and a magistrate
ltae a luncheon In their honor. Indeed,
the boycott lenders were treated very
much aH the leaders of the autl-Chlneso
iiKltatlou used to be treated lu thu
laud-lot das of Sail Francisco,
Many Americans are astonished be
hiiisc Ihey see nrnt discontent In thu
Inldht of unprecedented prosperity,
ahey can not understand the unrest of
many cltkeiis, untlo horn and natural
bed alike, when the times aro better
than uer before. It Is nothing strniiKC
Human ambition feeds on success. Thu
farther from actual want men and
women net the more they desire. Com
fort Is conservative, but It Is not an
opiate. If It were the world would
tnguiite when It was best able to un
dertake and carry out great enter
prises. Thero Is never enough prosper
ity to go around, lu the luisiitant sense
of appoxlmato equality.
One of the Philadelphia pnerj has
plven considerable spaco to correspond
dice upon the problem of domestic
economy and the cost of III lug. Writ
ers wlniMt resources wiry widely have
Hlen their experience and offered their
advice. One woman wIiomi husband
gives her llo thousand dollars a year
for her family of four Is unable to get
along comfortably on that sum. Shu
wants a sample bill of fare for a week,
and also Information as to where sho
can "net a hat for less than llfteen dol.
lars." Another woman with a family
of three has Ice than lle hundred dol
lars a j ear, jet she says they "have
the best of everything and plenty of
It." She iloes her own washing, Iron
I Dk'. cookliiK, drcssiuaklm; and lucndlui:,
lias a garden and keeps hens, One of
these women ounht to study domestic
science. The other might easily net a
cliaiuv to teach It.
"While this Is an ae of Intellectual.
Ity and brains and all that sort of
stuff," said a jouiii: business man yes
terday, ".MMi've no Idea of the absolute
lack of knowledge of little (IiIuks that
most of us lime. Per Instance, yester
day I was lu conversation with a friend
stud, although wo were talking upon
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some absolutely Irrolov.tAt subject, I
was startled b; suddenly having lilm
ask me: 'What Is the capital of I'lor
liln?' 'rallahass-ee, 1 answered, and bo
thereupon hegan to ask me the naiiieH
of capitals of State alter State. 1 an
swered correctly thirty or more until
we came to a distant State. Think as I
would 1 could not remember the capi
tal of Hint State. When be saw be had
me cornered my friend told me of thu
theory he had that cjily one man out of
etery ten had mole than a superficial
knowledge or thee little things. Ac
cording to lilm I was thu eighth man ho
had tackled and not one of them could
tell without n break the capitals of all
the States In thu L'nloii."
Holding up railroad trains has be
coniu so common that It attracts no
more attention than the killing of a
few people on a trolley car, but thu
exploit of a lone haudlt In holding up
a train near Glasgow, Mo., Is a llttlo
more Interesting. In thla case a single
robber, masked and with a pistol In
each hand, compelled a sleeping car
conductor, a porter and a llaginan to
go before lilm and wake up all thu pas
sengers lu a sleeper, and as fast as ho
came to them deniandeil and received
their money. He then left thu train
and there was thu usual fruitless effort
to follow and arrest him. He got only
a small amount because thu door of
the other sleeper was locked. This Is
tint climax of what has always been
an astonishing thing, which Is the ab
ject and unnecessary cowardlco dis
played by both train hands and trav
elers on such occasions. 'Hint women
will scream and that nine out of ten
men will cower and tremble Is to bu
expected. Tho wonder Is Hint with
100 men on a train never Is ouu found
of sulllclent nerve and daring to put a
train robber out of business. This Is
lemarkablu because It Is something
that could be easily done. It would
not be neeoMsnry to face the bandit and
begin a duel with lilm. Any man with
a pistol ami a moderate share of nerve
could conceal himself lu some dark
nook lu the train and blow tho bandit's
brains out as he passed, without ever
being seen. The facilities for such
strategy on n railroad train are In
numerable. The way most men reason
about It Is: "This man will certainly
shoot mo If I give him any provocation.
My life Is worth more to me ami my
family than my money. It would even
be cheaper to glw up my money than
to receive n serious wound. It Is thu
business of the railroad company to
protect mo and I am not going to do
Its police work at the risk of my life.'"
Xo one will blame a man for reasoning
lu Ibis way, but the wonder Is that
there Is not occasionally some plucky
Individual who will risk his life to kill
a villain and protect a tralnful of pas
sengers. This Is wonderful because
every newspaper contains an account
of some feat of heroic daring lu other
walks of life, lu the last year hun
dreds of people have risked their lives
to save others from drowning or from
burning to death. Rieu women rush
Into lnmiliig buildings to save a pet
dog or parrot. Mr. Carnegie has estab
lished a mill to turn out medals, di
plomas and pensions for heroes and
the applicants are Innumerable. When
will It happen that a Carnegie medal
was glieu to a man who rushed at a
railroad haudlt with pistols lu his
hand and choked lilm to death lu the
presence of the passengers? It may
be that not many men 011 a railroad
train have pistols with them, but If
that Ih h they ought to carry theni
when they tako long railroad Journeys
lu this country.
Color Troiilili of Whlllli'r.
It Ih well known that tho poet Whit
tier was color blind and uiiahle to dls
tliiKulsli red from green. He mice
bought for ninisclf a necktie which hu
mijiifflhcd to he of a modest and milt
aide olive tint and wore It once, lie
inner wore It iik'aln, for his friends
noon made him aware that It offended
iiKnliiHt the traditional ipdctucss of
coNtuiiio enjoined alike hy the hahlts
of the rrlendH and hy IiIh own taste.
The tie was of iluiiiliiK scarlet.
On another occasion, when he found
a little Klrl lu dlstiesH on account of
a new K"wn, made oor from her elder
sister's, which was not hccouiliii; to
her colorliit; and complexion, he tried
to console her.
"I wouldn't mind what a rude boy
says about It, Mary," he said kindly.
"Thee looks ury well Indeed lu It,
like an mead, Mary, drcscd all lit
KriHMi."
I'nfortunately, Mary was not dres-ed
In iireen. She was red-haired, and her
drt-hs was red. That was the trouble.
A I'liit'L)- t'nllct'imiii.
Policeman Jacob i'hitii, of West
Chester, IM.. who has the reputation
of Mm; afraid of no dot;, attacked a
iloK which was apparently mail, draf
ted It from a porch and shot It. The
JK 's ,l10 lHHvh of w- u- '''i"
ami had chewed the leg off a twklna
chair when the policeman arrived. U
did not hesitate, but Kf.isped the ani
mal by the tall, threw It over a fence
mid then shot It In an nlley.
TIik Kulure Fire,
'Do you really telloe," asked the
unnerupulou8 IniHlnesa man that 'hon
esty Is the heat poHO'V"
I hellee," n'illed the Itev. Mr.
Ooodley, "that It I the very best eter
nal tire Insurance iwlley'Phlhulel
phla Pret-s.
These are the real facta nbont th
btandlng of the noblest work of Hod
man. He lx Hrxt known as the sou ot
this mother; then the Inn-baud of hl
wife, and ends by being known us thi
father of hU children.
MMESTOWN, N. D. i
The Seiler Co.
OSCAR J. SEILER. Attorney-atUw
Preiidcnt
Paid Up Capital and Surplus $35,000
Collections
Investments
Real Estate
Jamestown, North Dakota
KING & GILMORE
Toli'jiluinu t'NION IOCS
Real Estate
Dealers
Everything in the
Best Properties
Jersey Street
ST. JOHNS, OREGON
THE BITUUTHIC PAVEMENT
BEST BY EVERY TEST
For Streets, Driveways and Crosswalks.
WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
716 Orcgonian Building, Portland, Oregon
O. C. HCINTZ, MnnnKcr.
PACIEIC IRON WORKS.
STRUCTURAL. STEEL, AIND IRON
Steel Bridges, Upset Rods and Bolts, Cast Iron
Colti ms and all Architectural Iron. Sidewalk Doors
and Lights. All Kinds of Castings.
EAST END BURNSIDE STREET BRIDGE, PORTLAND, OR
SPOKANE
First National Bank of Rock Springs
IIOl'K HfUINOS, WYOMING
CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $100,000
HVUKV ATTIJNTION CIIVI3N TO IIUMNUSS
I2NTKUSTUD TO US
The Model Dry Goods Store
of the Model Western City
VISIT SPOKANE. When you do, visit THE CRESCENT,
its model store, and one of the most interesting show places in
what Elbert Hubbard has called the model city of America.
Visitors will find here a Bureau of Information where
reliable Information of all kinds regarding the city may
be obtained. Alio free Parcel Check Rooms, Public
Telephones and comfortable waiting rooms with lava
tories for women.
Spokane Agents for North Star Blankets, the kind used on
all Pullman coaches.
CHICAGO
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THE EAST
' When purchasing ticket to Chicago and
the East, see that it reads via the Chicago
& North-Western Railway. Choice of
routes via Omaha
Minneapolis.
It is the route of The Overland Limited and the
direct line to Chicago
fast daily Chicago trains make connection
with all transcontinental trains at at. ram
and Minneapolis.
The H est of
All agents
For further Information rply to
It, V, HCIDSM, OM'l C. H.-W .,
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roatkANo, orc.
NWjM
H. HENDERSON
Real Estate
IO8H1 Jersey Street, ST. JOHNS, OREGON
I have choice llusincasnnd Residence
Tracts In all parts of the city.
Corr Hpondonce solicited from non
resident owners of property or thoso
f coking in vestments heie.
ABBETT
All Kinds of Galvanized Iron
and Tin Work a Specialty
ALL WORK GUARANTEED NOT TO LEAK
Agent for
Quaker Mfg. Go.'s Sleel Furnaces
149 Union Ave. North
Shop Phono Kant 0177
Residence Phone Kast 1S0S
Phone Cast 57
Watson Drug Co.
Wholesale and Retail
The most complete stock of Drue and
Patent Medicines to be found in the Inland
Empire. Prices guaranteed as low as the
lowest. Our Prescription Department
merits your confidence.
421 Riverside Ave.
Marito Block
mrUE SpnKANfc
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JIUHL
or via St. Paul and
from the Coast. Four
Everything.
sell tickets via this line.
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SEE
Nature's Wondrous Handiwork
THROUGH UTAH AND COLORADO
Cosllc Gate, Cenon of the Grand
Clack Canon, Marshall and Ten
nessee Passes, ond the World
famous ROYAL GORGE.
For Hlustratc'l and dct-criptivo pamph
lets wiitu to
V. C. McBRIDE, acncral Agent
l.'l Third ttrcot
PORTLAND. OREGON
Columbia River Scenery
REGULATOR
LINE
TIim excursion steamer " DAII.KY
GATZKIl I " makes ruund trips to CAS
CA PH LOCKh every Sun lay, leaving
I'OUTLANI) nt 0 n. in., returning at
riven 0 p. in.
Dully Hcrvico between Portland and
Thu Palio, except Sunday, leaving
Portland at 7 n. 111. , arriving about & p.
111 , carrying ireight and piiPHcng'Tri.
Splcud d accomiuudntioiiH tor outfits
nnd livestock.
Pock foot of Alder street Portland;
footot Court htieat, The Dalles. Tole
phono Main Oil. Portland.
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THROUGH PARLOR CARS
lll.TUKKS
Portland, Astoria a Seaside
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Arrives.
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Vtottorl.Clllloii,
Dally
twi a. in.
Dolly.
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Imrt t'ltrl mid sea
fldf. AHorln A Pcalior
r.xiif l tally.
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CA. MT.W.UtT. J. C. MAYO,
Comui'l AKt..'-'H Alitor ft O, K. i J. A.
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On Your Trip to the East
TRY
NORTH COAST LIMITED
PULLMAN STANDARD SLEEPING CARS
(Kl.tL'UUO U(ill'lb)
PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
(KLfct'llUO Uulllft)
DINING CAR-DAY AND NIGHT
(KLfcUllCIC UGitlb)
OBSERVATION CAR
(LLKUTIUU LlUUTs)
ELECTRIC FANS
BARBER SHOP
BATH
NUMEROUS OTHER COMFORTS
THREE
Daily Transcontinental Trains
TO THE EAST
The Ticket Office at Portland is at 255 Morrison St.,
Corner Third
A. D. CHARLTON
Assistant General Passenger Agent
PORTLAND, OREGON
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Ask the Agent for
T I O K E T S
VIA
THE COMFORTABLE WAY
To Spokane,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dulutlt, Ch'cngo,
St. Ljuls and All Points Cast and South
TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY
Th 0P.ILNTAL LIMITED Tht FAST MAIL
VU ScatJc or SpoWtn
Splendid Sorvlco Up-to-dato Kqulpmcnt
Courtee ih Kinployes
Dayllgllt trip bcium the CiMcado and
ltocky Mountains.
Tor Tickets, rates, folden and full Infor
mation call 011 or address
H. DICKSON, C. P. t& T. A.
i:2 Third Street, I'UKTLANI)
S.O. YliRKES, a. a. P. A.
SL'ATILU. WASH.
A Pleasant Way to Travel
The above is the usual verdict of tho
traveler using thu Missouri I'acllc Hall
way between thu l'aeilli! Coast and tln
Hast, and wo believe that tho service
and accommodations given merit thin
statement. From Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo there aro two
through traiiiH daily to Kansas City
and Ht. LouIh, carrying I'ullman'H lat
ent Htandanl electric lighted bleeping
earn, chair cam and up-to-dato dining
carw. Tho name excellent eervico la
operated from Kansaa City nnd St.
I.ouIh to Muiuphit), Llttlo Hock anil
Hot Springs. If you aro going KiiHt or
South write for ratea and full informa
tion. V. C. SIcIIHIDE, Gen. Agt
1LM Third St., Portland, Or.
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