K
n
Peculiar to Itself
In combination, proportion and process, Hood's Sarsaparilla
is therefore Peculiar to Itself in merit, sales and cures.
It is made from the best blood-purifying:, alterative and
tonic ingredients by such original and peculiar methods as to
retain the full medicinal value of each and all.
The severest forms of scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh, rheu
matism, dyspepsia, and debility are cured every day by
fLfl ,, k. rl
Sold by druggists. 100 doses
Sarsatabs
Kor tlioio wlio prefor
Imxllclno In talilot
form, Hood's Hnntitimrilln In now jitit up In churn
Intoil tiMota culled Knmntnlm, m wll M In tin)
tiiual liquid form. HarsnlaliR hnvs Montlrallr Die
Ouaiiantkki) under thu Food mid
Cruel.
"Cholly tells mo tlmt ho Iimh received
n very llalterliij; offer for his serv
icer." "Do you believe It?"
"Why, yen. Any offer nt nil for bis
btvIii'H would bo llattcrlng." Wuoli
lUo'tou Ilernld.
Proof of Merit.
Tlio proof oft lio merits of d plnitcr li
tbu etircx It t-llLCtt, iind tlio voluntary
t Ntlliiolilnli oftlioo who Imvo used A II
i cU'm I'IikIith during the putt Mxtv yours
U unltniiM('hitlilu cvlili'iico of llilr h p
crluilty mid hlionld convince tlio ino-t
tits tlcitl. Bt'ir-tirnlmj 1 1 no recount i-n-dnlliiu,
but certllk'utu from those who
have uii) Ilium lire.
AllcTk'M nru the orlglnnl nml gciiulnn
porous iIiiIitm nml Imvi' never been ciiiiil
il by tboe who lunu nought to trudo upon
their ii'ptitiitlon by iimk ng jplii'tura with
hue In them. Avulil hUbsiftutcs us you
would tuiilL'ifelt money.
OltPtl llllllMP,
Tnther hnd Jimt sunk tlio cnrvlng
Itnlfo In the turkey when thero came
the tmiiiil ring ut the bell.
"Look liere, .Maud," ho snld, Rtornly,
"If Hint young mini of yours Is going
to en II four nights a week regularly,
tell him to come after dinner.'.'
"It Isn't necessary, father," replied
the young girl. "That's what ho comes
nfler." New York Press.
DOES YOUR BACK ACHt?
Curo tho Kidneys nnd tho
Cain Will
Novor Return.
Only nno suro way to curo nn nclilng
Lack. Curo tlio cause, tlio kidneys.
TIioiihuikIh toll o( cures
iiiado by Donu's Kid
ney TIIIh. John 0.
Coleiiiiin, a prominent
inorcliant of HwaitiH
boro, On., sayH: "For
rioveml years my kid
neys woroufTcclod, anil
my back iicluil day
Hid night. I was Ian-
pild, iiervtiiiH nnd lainu in the morning.
Dunn's Kidney Tills helped mo right
ii way, ami tlio great relief that fol lowed
'luts been permanent."
Sold by nil dealers. CO cents n box.
Foster Mllbtirn Co., Huffnlo, N. Y.
gBPP
.awsHtYV
aaavSSasBBKi
f IF YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT WHEN
i YOU WANT IT
X ALVAYS KEEP A DOTTLE OF
ST. JACOBS OIL
IM TUB IIOUSB AND YOU WILL HAVB A
QUICK. SAFE AND SURE REMEDY FOR PAIN
WllliRB YOU CAN OBT AT IT WHEN NBEDBD.
PRICD 23c AND 30c
In the Art Onttt'rr. I
Kvn Look at that wonilerful paint-1
lug entitled "The Sunset." ,
Katharine Yw, anil they sny dust
causes bctiitllul sunsets. i
Kvn Well, 1 guess It would tnko n
great deal of "dust" to buy thnt one.
SKIN DISEASES
HUMORS IN THE BLOOD
"When the blood is pure, fresh niul healthy, the skin will be soft, smooth
nnd free front blemishes, but when some acid humor takes root in the circu
lation it.H presence in manifested by n fikhi eruption or disease. These
humors j;ct into the blood, (jcncrnlly lccnuse of nn inactive or sluggish
condition of the members of the body whose duty it is to collect nml carry
off the waste nml refuse matter of the system. This unhealthy matter is left
to sour nml ferment nml soon the circulation becomes charged with the ncid
poison, The blood begins to throw off the humors nml ncids through the
jiorcs nml glands of the skin, producing JJczemn, Acne, Tetter, Psoriasis,
Walt Klicum nml skin eruptions of various kinds. Kczema appears, usually
with u slight redness of the skin followed by pustules from which there
Hows n sticky fluid that dries nnd forms a crust, nnd.the itching is intense.
It is generally on the back, breast, face, anus nnd legs, though other parts
of the body mny bcnffcctcd. In Tetter the skin dries, cracks nml bleeds;
the ncid itt the blood dries up the natural oils of the skin, which nrc intended
to keep it soft nml pliant, causing a dry, feverish condition nnd giving it a
hard, leathery appearance. Acne makes its appearance on the face lu the
T.i,irn,iiisr...n,.fn.fe.v fonu of pimples nml black heads, while
yoVriuVa'iTofa.n' Psoriasis comes in scaly patches on differ-SIlffityAViLyjUS-tSkeh.
VHt l,art? ! ." HX One of the worst
inir niul uuraiiiKfpuatuloa would lorms
lorm irom which tnoro nowoa a
yuuid
kin n
OllW Vi
wliuu I uauii H, B. a, I louud u ior
loot cum, T.'iora tin navor boon
ny lo turn cf tUo troubln.
Otookiuun, Ifob.
lies
PURELY VEGETABE
DklUUV I1UIU1U1 IIBLB V IIUIll UUI1III UII
tho t.kln mid when aoratoliod otr sometimes causing baldness. Poison (Jak
tho Bkiu wns wt na ruw as iteco nml Ivy nre nlso disagreeable types of skin
&,brmi.TBwrSli Sn?ioU Jut disease. The humor producing he trouble
skiu uuccuona, can never cure me irouute
tiecausc they do not reach the blood. S. S. S. goes down into the circulation
nnd forces out every particle of foreign matter nnd restores the blood to its
normal, pure condition, thereby permanently curing even' fonu of skin
affection. Hook on Skin Diseases nnd uuy medical ndvice desired sent free.
to all who write. S. S. S. is for sale nt nil first class drug stores.
TH SWIFT SKCmO CO., JkTtAMTA, 4.
arsaparilla
$i. Begin to take it today.
nmn curative prorertlei an the liquid form, bi alilra
iicruia y nfrtfmc, eonvc nlfiico, eton'ruy, ilicro
l n n los liy evaporation, break ntte or Ivakago
Hold by drututltn or itrn promptly by mull.
C. I. II u oil Co , Iiowcll, Mm
Drug Act, Jnuo 80. 11)00. No. 321.
flamnel Wm All In.
The minister of a negro church In
Richmond gnrc out a funeral notice
one .Sunday ns follows:
"1 havo to nnnounco to you, bred
ron find sisters, dat do funeral of da
only survlvln' son of do Into Thomas
Tinkers an' his widow, Martha Jnne
Tinkers, both deceased, will tnke plnca
nn come to occurrenco on Tuesday
nc.it nt 12 in., noon precisely.
"An' I Imvo to sny, bredrcn nnd
sIsteM, dnt contributions for carryln'
out dat funeral will bo In order nn'
acceptations, or else do funeral can't
take place, cxccptlu' nnd snvo only
ns a plain burial ; fo' .Sninucl Tinkers
has got Jes' money enough to bury
himself without nny obsequious ccro
monies, such ns ho deserves." liar
Der's Wecklv.
Mothers will find Mr. Window's toothing
Bjrup tho txst remedy to uo for their cblldroa
during tho toothing period.
Htnrlc Amwr,
".Mr. Dlggn," snld tlio hostess, who wns
giving nn "nt homo," "tlmt Mr. McMtin
ticyN, whom you Introduced to me, docs
not look tlio least bit llko n llternry man,
yet you sny ho tins mndo a fortune by his
pen."
"Ho lie lins, Mrs. flrlggs," nnswered thu
privileged friend. "Cattlo pen." Chicago
Trlbuuc.
Unntiimn of TlilriK".
The Doctor It's linrd to clmrnctcrlr.e
In fitting terms such abomlunblo weather
ns this.
Tho Trofcsxor Not nt nil; but It's
hard to characterize It In terms fit for
publication.
flt. Vitus' DancB and all Nervoiu Dtaiwcs
permanently ciiriM by Dr. Kllno's Urrnl
treatise Ur. Ik JLKIInr, 11., 831 Arch Hk, l'litln.,1'.
rvM iirainrnr. HAnn ror rur.i. uirmi nouia nnu
Tlio Olilrat llnnk.
Tho llnnk of Naples Is tho oldest
bank In existence, for the Monto Vec
chlo of Venlco mid tho Ilnnco San
(llorglo at fienoa, both founded In tho
twelfth century, Imvo ceased to exist, I
ns hns nlso tho Hank of Ilarcelonn, '
fnllfiilwl In tlm fnnifi.(.nli rnntiipv. H'lTi.
Hank of Naples was founded In 15.19
nnd Is n state bunk with it considera
ble capital
n'othor?-0 TJnyttlV and scnuiiied ,,,ul ff;., ho
Ji,lS, ..," J0,,,tl.ennl n slight noise, nnd, looking up,
k. with no shareholders. .... ... ..,.' ... .. ,,mi.liv. nia .ifn
claim. I
stock bank,
Kaalfy Natlafleil.
"nut," protested old Ootrox, "I do
not wish you for n sondn-lnw."
"Well." replied young Do Short, "If
tlmt's tho wny you feel nbout It glvo
mo a good salaried position In your
ofllco nnd we'll let tt go nt thnt"
ot sum trouble is bait Klicum;
its favorite point of nttack is the scalp,
donnnnt in the blood through the
Winter to break out nnd torment the
sufferer with the return of Spring. The best
treatment for nil skiu diseases is S. S. S.
It neutralizes the ncids nnd removes the
humors .so that the skiu instead of being
irritated nnd diseased, is nourished by a
supply of fresh, healthy blood. External
, applications of salves, washes, lotions, etc.,
while they soothe the itching causal by
POKTIjAKD
Ml ' H-H-lH-M-H-t' .
4 1
GOOD
I: Short Qtofles"
vH"l-H "H-HtlfH .! I 1 1
In London n Indy snld ono dny to
Whistler : "Do you think, Mr. Whistler.
that genius Is hereditary?" "I enn't
tell you, nindain," Whistler replied.
I "Heaven lins grunted me no offspring."
Tho poet, John O. Hnxe, nnd Oliver
Wendell Holmes wero tnlklnjt nbout
brain fever, when Mr. .Snxe rcmnrked:
"I onco had n severe attack of brain
I fever myself." "How could you hnvo
1 brain fovor?" asked Dr. Holmes, smll
lug: "It Is only strong brnlns thnt hnvo
ibrnln fovor." "How did you find thnt
out?" nsked Snxe.
Chnncellor .Timies It. Day wns onco
ndvlslng u young undergradunto of By
racUFKj Unlrerslty to cultlvnto tact
"Hut, nlns," ho snld, "I fear thnt nd
vice on such n subject must alwnys bo
wnBtetl." On tact tho Inst word wna
Bjwken by Hnrboy D'Aurovlllo when ho
said: "If tact could bo bought, only
thoso nlrendy jwssesscd of It would
wont to buy It"
This letter wns received nt tho post
ofllco department nnd sent to the poHt
funster general. Thu letter canio from
n Western postmaster at n small ofllco
nnd rend: "In nccordanco with tho
rules of tho department, I write you
to Inform you that on tint Haturdny I
will close tlio imstolllce for ono day, as
I nm going on a hear hunt. I nm not
asking your permission to cloo up nnd
you can dlscliargu mo If you wnnt to.
Hut I will ntlvlxo now that I nm thu
only man In tho county who can rend
and write."
A witness was being examined ns to
the sanity of one of the Inmates of the
asylum. "You hold that this Inmate Is
Insane, do you 7" a lawyer nsked. "I
do," was the llrni reply. ' Why nro you
ho sure?'
'Tho man," thu witness said,
"goes about asserting that ho Is Santa
Clans." "And," snld tho lawyer, "you
hold, do you, that when a man goes
about asserting that ho Is Sitnta Clans,
U'h a clear proof of his Insanity?" "I
do." "Why?" "Ilecause," said the wit
ness, In a loud, Indignant voice, "I hap'
pen to bo Santa Clans myself."
Sidney Dallas of Melbourno told n
group of reporters In Treniout Temple,
Hoston, this temperance story : "A Mel
txmrno husband stayed out till about
,'i a. in. This mini, when ho got home,
thought that ho would go boldly to the
bathroom nnd tnko n bath. That wounl
Toinovo from his wife's mind nny sus
'. . ,
8"oxv "or
to his condition. It woti.l
In n word, that ho was nil
right. So ho undressed, lined tUo tub,
and plunged In. Hot and enfevoreu ns
ho wns. he enjoyed tho bath. As ho
say Ills wife In the doorway. Ills wlfo
was regurdlng lilm with nn expression
of unsiwukabio contempt. Ho wns rath
er nmazed nt that. Hut ho snld noth
'lug. lie lowered his head and went on
1 scrubbing. 'Well, what are you doing?'
1 sho nsked. 'Cnn't you seu what I'm do
ing?' ho answered. Ho rubbed up somo
moro lather. 'I'm taking a bath.' Slio
'sniffed and said as sho turned to go:
j'Why don't you tako off your under
.ii.tii.. .im.i ii
viunil.-n, iiivi.
Hulled I'rrNlilttiit'n Dliilii'r.
Kx-Senator Coekrell probably Is tho
only man In Washington who ever
kept President Uoosevclt waiting at n
dinner. It was one of tho cabinet din
ners that wero given by the Secretary
of tho Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock
threo years ago. The President aud
Mrs. Itoosevelt arrived In due time, ns
did all tho other guests except Sena
tor Coekrell.
After n delay of almost an hour Mrs.
Hitchcock Invited her guests to the dlu
lng room nnd dispatched a messenger
to tho residence of Senntor Coekrell
to mako Inquiries. Great fear was felt
that tho MlB.sou.rlan had r-tarted and
had fallen by tho wny, as tho dny was
n cold and wintry one. Tho fact was,
however, that tho senator was sitting
quietly at homo when the messenger
got there, clad In his dressing gown
nnd slippers and congratulating him
holf that he could bo tudoois. He had
put tho date of thu dinner In his cal
endar lu largo and nttraetlvo hand
writing, but had forgotten to turn u
leaf and wns, ncoordlngly, a d.iy be
hind time. No ono appreciated tho
Joko more thnu did the president, nnd
thu dinner thnt began In anxiety and
apprehension ended In n big laugh at
tho dear old senator. Denver Times.
Ilunn Up (or flood,
"This bill U too high," said the cus
tomer. "Too high?" ejaculated tho laundry
man. "Thnt's what I said ; too high."
"Hut, man, do you know how long It
takes to do up a shirt?"
"Why, about four washings!" You
Iters, N. Y tateinnn.
Itraxounlile,
Lady I.lttle boy, how much do you
sell this lemonade for?
Hoy This kind Is 3 cents it glass,
and that Is 5.
Lady Why, what makes tho differ
ence In prleo?
Hoy Well, you see, me dog Ml u
this a-cent kind. Cornell Widow.
1IU Hye uu thu Mlu Chuiit'e.
Father Young Upperton Is going to
propose for your baud soon.
Daughter How do you know?
Father I heard ho has been making
Inquiries ns to my financial staudlus.
Illustrated Hits.
new age
Personal knowledge
competitive age and when of ample character it place, it. fortunate poaaeeeor in
the front ranks of Informe, of h WorId.
A vast fund of peraonal knowledge ! really cential to the achievement of
the hlgheat excellence in any field of humfcn effort.
A Knowledge of Form, Knowledge of Tanctlona and
Knowledge of Produota are all of the utmewt value and in question of
life and health when a true and whoWome remedy U derfred it ahouU be wnem
bered that Syrup of Figs and Elbdr of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co, i. an ethical product which haa me with the approval of the moetem.
tnent phydcians and give, unlverwl wtUfaction. becau. it i. a remedy of
Known Quality. Known Excellence and Known Com
ponent Parte and ha. won the valuable patronage of million of the Well
Informed of the world, who know of their own pewonal knowledge and from
actual ue that it W the firt and be.t of family laxative, for which no extra
vagant or unreasonable claim, are made.
Thi valuable remedy ha been long and favorably
known under tha name of Syrup of Fig and ha attained to
world-wide acceptance a. the moet excellent family laxative. A
It pure laxative principle., obtained from Senna, are well known
to phyrician and the Well Informed of the world to be tho
beet we have adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of
Fig and Elixir of Senna-a mora fully decriptive ot
the remedy, but doubtleMly it wiU alway be called
for bythehortet name of Syrup of Fig and to get
it. beneficial effect, always note, when purchasing,
the full name of the Company California Fig
3
COarSVILLE.KY:.
The cow trco of Venezucln gives off nn"
excellent sap very closely resembling ani
mal milk In Kb chemical nature.
Only One "BROMO QUININE"
Tli at lii I.AXAT1VK 1IUOMO quinine. Ftml
larlr named remedies nompllmca ilorclvo.
Iliu flnl and orlKliml Cold Tablet l aWlliTK
l'ACKAOK with Clack nml red lettorliifr, aud
bean tho ilgnaturo o( K. W. UltOVK. tto.
Enclno drivers working from Crcwo to
London and back havo to notlco no fowcr
than 570 sljnuli.
PlltS CURtD IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT li Ruaronteet to curs any
cane of lchlnu, blind, bleeding or protruding
pile In A to II dayi or money roluudod.&Oc.
There ore four millionaires in Great
Urltaln to ono In France.
Thera li moro Catarrh tn this lection of tho
country than all other dlicasei put together,
and until the latt few years wu itiiipoaed to ba
Incurable. For a great many yearidoctori pro
nounced It alocat UUeaio, and pretcrlbedlocal
remedial, and by ooiutantly fulling to curo
with local treatment, pronounced tt tncurablo.
Hclenca hai proven catarrh to bo a conatltu
tlonal dlteasa, and theruforo requires oonitltu
tloualtroattnent. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manu
factured by J J. Cheney & Co. .Toledo. Ohio, Is
the only comtltutlonal cure on the market. It
la taken Internally in dotes from 10 drops to a
teaipoonful. It aots directly on the blood and
muo us surfaces ot the nystom. They offer one
hundred dollars (or any rue It falls to cure.
Send (or circulars and teatlmonlals.
Address, K. J. CIIENKY d CO., Toledo, O
Bold by Druinjlits, 7.1o.
Hall's Family I'llli are the best.
Female bouse servants command from
$5 to 1-0 a month In South Africa.
CASTOR I A
lor Infanta and Children.
Tki Kind You Hava Always Bought
Bears tho
Signature of
&v.
liouax and Short of It.
Scribbles Now tbut you bnvo begun
to write iwetry I suppose you will
wear your tmtr long.
Dribbles I'll bear it ns long bi I
can, but, of course, I expect to becomo
buld sooner or litter.
ERRY5
prove their worth at harvest
time. Afteroverfiftyyeamof
success, they are pronounced
the best and surest by careful
Slanter everywhere. Your
ealer sella them. 194)7 See
ft mil free on request.
av M. rtUil tN vmtmi. auaa.
MISTAKE
OILED
CLOTHING
wul alve you cosh
pwie protection
Mid long service
You ctuvt afford
to Ury any other
Every garment
guaranteed
ThsMatVMsaraaIM
av 4 !,.
MAKEW
m
Ilrlfl'
Ms
A&JUB
ow
Personal Knowledgi
is tha winning factor tn tho culminating cdnteet of this
Syrup Co. printed on the front of erety package,
whether-you call for Syrup of Fig
or by the full name Syrup of Fig
ana immu w
i n.'!. c a.
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DOMINATIONS TRCE
OoM Crowns, J Ilrldio Work, per
tooth, fit l'l atta, 3t Hilver l-llllpg,
toot Uoljrillluri.ll.
YALE DENTISTS
WH First Btret VOlt'l L.KSD, OnKQON
PRUIT TREES, VINES, PLANTS
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PACiriC NURSCRY CO
Catalogue Free. Tantcnt, Oret on
AUSTIN WELL DRILLS
Mads In all atylra ami all alans, Ut wttrr and oil
aaywlirre. Heat Drilling Tools Diade. U cata
logs ana prices. BEAIX tt CO.
321 Hawthorns Avtu Portland, Of.
muleTeam
BORAX
makes clothes snowy white, hyalen
Ically clean and will not Injure the tin
eat fabrics, shrink flannels or cause col
ors to run.
All ttelera. Famplo Dorax, Doohlet and Soitv.
enlr i'lcturo In 10 colnra, S renta ami your ilt-al.
er's name. Aililreas l'AOIFlU COAST 110KAX
CO., Oakland, Cal.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3.00 AND $3.50 SHOESt
W. L D0U61A8 $4.00 SILT EDGE 8H0E8 CANNOT K EQUAUEO AT ANY PRICE.
SHOES FOR EVERYBODY
Men'tnnoM, aatoaji.ou. iioya- tiitoes, SM to sli.aa. Woiurn'a
SIkms, S4 to l.fiO, Mlasea' Jt Children's hlio, SJ3.85 to 1.0.
W. ti. Douglas shoes aro recogulzod by
to do me ooji n styio.ut anu wear prouueeu in niu country. JS
part ot tha shoe aud every detail of the making is looked after
and watohod over by skilled shoemakers, without regard to
time or cost. It I could take you Into my laree factories at
Brookton, Mass., and show you how carefully W. L. Douglas
shoes are made, you would then understand why they hold their shape, tit bette
Tear longer, and aro of greater value than any other makes.
ng'
prlwa an4 Interior alw. 'Ik fin Nahatllulr. Sola tyih Wtl tho trtWn tltriwhtlK
OM
Are always reported when
Seeds are planted. Why ?
best on this Coast Our
Annual tells all about our
rerumers. incuoators.
Wt Boli N.
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. SI i Until. Hllv.ir.7Jct (loltl.
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10,1
mil price Hat sent on ;
uu unco uai irnma n
illcatlon. Control and Um
inroworn qi
iloual llauk.
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ENGRAVING Write Us
PLATES
FOR PRINTING
HICKS-CHATTEN
Portland OrestMl
EXCURSION
To Sunny Alberta
CANADA
March 25 and every
two week thereafter;
$42 for round trip,
which includes berth
andmeaU. Trip costs
you nothing if you
buy land. Write and
learn about our Spe
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curston. H. E, Barnum Land Go.
Portland, Oregon
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P. N. U.
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WHEN wrltliiK to advertisers plM I
Bianllua this paper. I
AT ALL PRIOESl
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