The Corvallis gazette., March 19, 1896, Image 4

"iiruitest U-s-
Harder Than Diamond!.
When boron is made to act upon car
bon under the beat of the electric fur
nace, two bodies are formed, one of
them stable, the other attackable by a
mixture of potassio chlorate and acetic
aoid. The first of these has the formula
Bo 6 O. M. M. Moissan, in La Nature,
ays it is obtained by the direct union
of boron with carbon in the electric fur
nace and in other ways which are indi
cated by the author.
Boride of carbon belongs to the same
class of compounds as silicide of carbon
(carbide of silicon). Like the latter, it
possesses great stability and great hard
ness. It occurs in brilliant black crys
tals, having the density of 2.51. Heated
to 1,000 degrees O. in oxygen gas, it
burns slowly and with more difficulty
than the diamond, yielding carbonio
acid and a black residue coated with
melted boraoio acid. The most curious
property of this new compound is its ex
cessive hardness. While silicide of car
bon scarcely polishes the diamond and
does not cut it, facets may be produced
on the diamond by using the dust of
boride of carbon. The latter is very
friable. It can be pounded fine in a
mortar, then mixed with oil and used
instead of diamond dust for cutting
diamonds.
The hardness of this boride is appar
ently less than that of the diamond,
since it grinds, more slowly, but the
facets are cut with great clearness, and
it is the first example of a definite sub
stance capable of cutting the diamond.
The compound therefore is harder than
silicide of carbon. Popular Science
News.
Do Wo Eat Too Much?
If yon require proof that we do, sup
pose that we have for breakfast a nice
fresh roll which eats like a piece of
cake, will we not eat more heartily than
if we had to partake of bread two or
three days old?
Can it be affirmed that it is absolutely
necessary to have several courses for
dinner? After the second course we only
eat for the sake of eating. There is no
doubt that we eat more than enough to
satisfy our hunger.
If we compare the quantity of food
which satisfies a peasant and that which
la considered necessary for a rich man,
we shall be inclined to think that they
belong to a different species.
A fisherman will be contented with a
piece of bread and cheese, but the tour
ist who goes with him takes a tremen
dous hamper crammed fulL It is not be
cause physiological necessity is more ex
acting in the one . man than in the
other, but because the gentleman is ac
customed to eat, not according to the
dictates of hunger, but until all the
courses are exhausted and in many
eases until it is materially impossible to
eat more.
The Arab who accompanies the sports
man on an excursion in the desert finds
a piece of hard bread and a few dates
sufficient for his wants ; the sportsman
is afraid of dying of hunger if he does
not take with him several baskets of
provisions, boxes of preserved meat and
the like. London Tit-Bits.
Goats In Barg-age Can.
Some years ago the baggage depart
ment of the Northern Pacific road issued
an order that no goats should be trans
ported in baggage cars. A peculiar inci
dent brought about tbe general order. A
goat had been placed in a baggage car
that was bound for ' tbe Pacific coast.
During the trip the animal had eaten
the leather straps that held the brass
checks to the trunks. When Portland
was reached, the checks were all on
the floor of the car, and there was no
way of identifying the trunks.. It took
nearly three months to straighten out
the tangle, and the general order was
issued. Minneapolis Times.,
Spoiled His Fan.
"Who is that sour looking man?"
said one pretty girl to another at the
ehuroh festival. "He doesn't seem to be
enjoying himself a bit."
"He isn't. He's the man who makes
jokes about church fair oyster stews,
and I bad them give him more oysters
in his than he could eat " Washington
Star.
ON ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
fenily jet promptly on the Kidneys,
liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cares habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects,' prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for . sale in 50c
end $1 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. I)o not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO.
Powder
li
Al40lutcfy Pure
Writer Who Are Seldom Seen. .
Of some celebrities we hear a great
deal, because they deem it advisable to
keep themselves well before the public ;
of others we hear nothing at all, but of
their work a great deal Of literary men
Bret Harte, George Meredith, George
Gissing, W. Clark Russell and "Q."
keep, as the expression is, themselves to
themselves and shun publicity as they
would the cholera. Bret Harte white
haired now and not so slim as when he
"put 'Sandy Bar' together" clings to
the shady retirement of St. John's Wood
and neither lectures, preaches, edits nor
endeavors to get into parliament. But
ever and anon we have a new collection
of his delightful stories of "Woolly
West" life, and so are made aware 4 hat
he is still working away as hard as ever.
The fact that Mr. George Meredith re
cently spoke in public for tbe first time
qualifies him for the -title of "retiring
celebrity;" Mr. Gissing avoids London's
roar and dirt with a steady persistence,
and Mr. Clark Russell prefers his house
at Deal to the most sumptuously fur
nished west end mansion. "Q." seldom
leaves Foweyi a solitary little township
in Cornwall, whither Messrs. Cassell &
Co. for whom he acts as literary ad
viser dispatch great parcels of MSS. at
regular intervals, to be passed judgment
upon. London Sun.
Mortality of Physicians.
Dr. Cortright, in the Brooklyn Medic
al Journal has written a paper on the
"Mortality and Causes of Death In
Medical Men." This paper is based on
the records of 450 physicians who died
in New York and Brooklyn during the
past eight j ears. The average age of
death was 54. 6 years, and the mortality
was about 25.23 as compared with a
mortality of 16.93 in clergymen and
20. 23 in lawyers. There is a considera
ble mortality from the self administra
tion of drugs ; that from consumption
is about half the general rate, while
that from typhoid fever is very high.
There is a high death rate due to arte
rial sclerosis and other degenerative
changes.
The practical conclusion deducted
from Dr. Cortright's statistics, says The
Medical Journal, is that doctors should
take at least three weeks' complete rest
and change yearly ; should be extremely
moderate in the use of stimulants;
should be regular in their meals, never
worry and never hurry. This is the kind
of advice that doctors give, but do not
take. The further suggestion, however,
that they all join some medical sickness
and life assurance society is a wise one.
Medical Record.
He Must Have Been There.
An anecdote a perfectly true one
told me tbe other day of the late Duke
of Clarence, reminded me of another
about the Duke of Wellington, who,
when a party of friends were busily
poring over a map of Waterloo, remarked
in an unconcerned way, as if they were
unaware of the fact, "I was there, yon
know."
But about the Duke of Clarence. He
was visiting his friend and tutor, Mr.
Oscar Browning, at bis rooms in Cam
bridge. There hung upon the walls an
engraving of Windsor castle, taken from
a point of view unfamiliar, perhaps, to
the young prince. "What a beautiful
place 1" he exclaimed as he looked at
the picture. "Somehow I seem to know
it I think I must have been there I"
"Windsor, sir, Windsor," said Mr.
Browning. Of course the duke laughed
heartily with every one present. Lon
don Gentlewoman.
A Judge's Reply.
At one time a delicate question as to
the construction of a statute was dis
cussed before the venerable chief justice
of the New York court of common pleas,
the Hon. Charles P. Daly, and after
elaborate arguments on each side, the
chief justice decided tbe question in
open court, giving his reasons in a few
well timed remarks which caused a lull
in the courtroom. The silence was speed
ily broken by the successful attorney,
who stood and said, with an air of pat
ronizing approval, ''May it please your
honor, I, for one, agree with yon entire
ly. " The chief justice, with a twinkle
in his eye which betokened his enjoy
ment of the joke, but a perfectly grave
face, quietly removed his glasses, and,
amid a breathless stillness, said, "I
have, counselor, generally found in my
experience that the successful party
agrees with the court "
Da Maurler, by Himself.
They are telling a good story on the
other side of Mr. Du Maurier in connec
tion with a collector of Trilbyana, who
wrote to him for an autograph contribu
tion to a volume whioh he is making
up. The book was sent back to him with
a pleasant letter from the artist and a
sketch representing the creator of Trilby
with angel's wings, a forked tail, his
left hand in his pocket and his right
holding a cigarette, in the curling smoke
of which might be read tbe following
modest legend: "Some seem to think
he's got wings like an angel, some that
he's got a cloven foot and a forked tail
He is quite an ordinary little man, I as
sure you uri vieux petit bourgeois ni
bon ni manvais et tres malheureux
qu'on s'occupe tant de lui."
Stags.
Pliny says that among the Romans of
his time there was a belief that stags
could, by their breath, draw serpents
from their holes in the ground, and aft
er getting them out would then trample
them to death. The early hunters of
this country relate many incidents con
cerning the enmity between deer and
serpents of all kinds. It was well
known that stags would -often without
hesitation attack rattlesnakes, and by
jumping high in the air and descending
upon the serpent with the fore hoofs
drawn closely together would cut the
snake to pieces.
How Pepper Grows.
Tbe common black pepper berry grows
THE CRAZE FOR GOLD
CONDITIONS RIPE FOR THE GREAT
EST FRAUDS OF THE CENTURY.
Cripple Creek the ' Great Center of the
Frensy Mining Experts Give No Warn
ing Blehest Gold Camp on Earth, bat
Claims Should Be Examined.
I have just come from the great camp
at Cripple Creek, where 80,000 delirious
people are swarming on the hills and In
tbe valleys with gold in their heads, gold
In their hearts and gold In their veins. It
Is a soene of breathless excitement The
discovery of gold in paying quantities has
converted the whole region Into a .vast
gambling house. Every train Is crowded
with adventurers, men who want to get
rioh in a day. Even as I write these lines
word has been received that hundreds of
poor men are on their way from Chicago
and other cities without the slightest idea
that they are going to a desolate region of
snowclad mountains nearly 10,000 feet
above the sea level, where there Is scarcely
any prospect of a living exoept for those
who have money to invest or praotloal
knowledge and experience to apply.
Unless something is done to check this
fever, which is spreading all over the coun
try, Colorado will soon be crowded with
paupers and oriminals. There is little
chance in Cripple Creek, except for ex
perienced gold miners and men who have
capital to Invest in honestly developing
the porphyry belt. All others had better
stay at home.
I rode for five hours over the gold hills
In the teeth of a driving storm, and still I
oould see, In spite of the white whirlwinds
whistling over the ridges of pines and as
pens, hundreds of weary men picking at
the hard hillsides in the drifting snow,
and on all sides thousands of empty holes,
outs and trenches the graves of tbe hope
of multitudes who long ago abandoned the
place after months of toil, exposure and
starvation. Yet the big camp supports
80,000 people, and at least 8,000 miners
are getting their living out of the ground
today.
As I hurried along from mine to mine
I encountered double teams dragging pon
derous wagons loaded with gold ore down
the hills toward the railway. Tbe wind
rose higher and roared up the vacant val
leys. The snow fell faster and thicker.
But the gaunt fever eyed prospectors
stuck to their holes and trenches, digging,
digging, digging down to the seams and
Assures in which the mineral bearing wa
ters foamed up ages ago from the Interior
of the earth and loft their riohes lnorusted
In layers of hardened mud among the up
heaved rocks of the great volcano and Its
geyser vents.
Day after day I wandered among the
hills, talking to miners as tbey came out
of the shafts and tunnels, watching the
sorting of ore in the sbafthouses, chat
ting with the prospectors, sometimes ao
oompanied by a working miner and often
aided by a distinguished mining expert.
Since then I have seen the dividend checks
of many mines, the return sheets from
smelting works and ohlorination mills,
and I have even been able to trace out
bank deposits. The result of all this work
is a firm oonvlotion that Cripple Creek is
one of the greatest gold mining camps In
the world, and that it is the only one
whioh has been developed to such an ex
tent by poor men.
But the reokless stories of Its riches
which have been spread broadcast in Eu
rope and America have turned the beads
of Investors, and it is almost as easy now
to dispose of a semlworthless ten acre lot
as a real mine. Cripple Creek is turning
out many a millionaire, and the difference
between the millionaire of Colorado and
the millionaire of Wall street is that one
produces wealth without Injuring his
neighbors, while the other preys upon his
fellow man.
Tbe speoter in this soene of honest toll
and sudden prosperity Is the man who se
oures a piece of ground, or perhaps a lease
upon It or an option to buy it at the end
of a few months of prospecting, and
straightway organizes a company with a
capital stock of a million or two million
dollars and unloads tbe shares upon the
too willing public, even If he gets but a
few oents a share. And although the pros
pects of the mine may be merely problem
atical or the title insufficient or condition
al, although the treasury may be empty of
stock or funds for developing purposes,
the publlo will buy because the stock looks
oheap and the position of the claim upon
the map is alluring.
Not more than 15 or 20 of the compa
nies having stock for sale have registered
their shares with a bank or trust oompany
to protect buyers from an overissue, and
In tbe case of the Golden Dale mine, which
has 2,000,000 shares at a par value of $1
each, there was an overissue of 406,000
shares. It is true that the men who make
mining a business have done much to pre
vent frauds upon the public, but the field
Is so vast and companies have multiplied
so thickly in the past few weeks that noth
ing but the glare of a thousand searchlights
In every financial center and the vigilanoe
of stock exohanges throughout the world
will prevent swindling upon a glgantlo
scale.
Two or three nights ago a brisk little
man arrived at Cripple Creek from New
York. "I want to buy some very oheap
claims," he said. "I tun anxious to get
some lots right off."
After a few hours be found a miner who
had five practically worthless claims in a
region many miles from the camp. The
price was 9300 and 50,000 shares in the
oompany which was to be organized. The
New Yorker looked at the claims on the
map, saw that their position would sup
port him In a good deal of plausible talk
about the splendid ohanoes of finding a
mine so near to Cripple Creek, and without
further investigation he paid tbe money,
gave the guarantee for 60, 000 shares, pock
eted the titles to the claims and took the
next train for the metropolis. Can any
one doubt the purpose of this transaction f
A new oompany will be formed, a glowing
prospectus will be printed, with a hand
some map showing the position of the com
pany's magnificent mining properties not
far from the greatest mines in Colorado,
the organizer will tell enchanting stories'
of how penniless adventurers In the hills
have been suddenly enriched and stock
selling at 8 oents a share has suddenly shot
up to 1 upon the discovery of a rioh chute
of ore; he will tell tbe old familiar story
of Mr. Stratton and his almost incredible
luck, and point out tbe sites of wonderful
mines which only a few months ago were
"turned down" by famous mining experts
because tbe strange geologioal conditions
of Cripple Creek confounded tbem. And
he will be unconsciously aided In his
scheme of plunder by enthuslastlo news
paper correspondents and boastful mine
owners, to say nothing of millions of cir
culars issued by stockbrokers east and
west
There never were better conditions for
uooessful fraud than exist at Cripple
Creek today. Let a prospector unoover a
vein of any kind, and although it may not
have a trace of gold in it the fact of a
vein at all Is sufficient to make the min
ing expert dumb, and the cornerstone of
a million dollar oompany is at hand. A
mere lease upon such a olaim, with scarce
ly any chance of ultimate ownership,
! seems to be sufficient to justify the float
! lng of stock. One or two reputable mining
, exchanges may frown upon the enterprise,
' 1 . .LI I 1 .1 ... 1 1 . V.
hundreds of brokers to buy and sell for
the publlo and plenty -of so called ex
changes to assist in the transaction. Mil
lions upon millions of shares in such oom-
London and Paris upon the strength of
sweeping and unguarded statements made
by the notable mining engineers who have
visited the camp and have been Infected
by the general gold madness.
There are plenty of good mines In Crlp-
le Creek. I can bear witness to that A.
u Diokerman, the mining engineer upon
whose reports Mr. Rockefeller recently in
vested in the northwest Iron mines, told
me just after coming out of the main shaft
of tbe Independence mine in Cripple Creek
that he had seen veins of gold ore so rich
and extensive that If It had been Iron In
stead of gold he would consider the mine
a very valuable property. Hamilton Smith,
the renowned English expert who Investi
gated the South African goldflehis for tbe
Rothschilds, made a very thorough exam
ination of the Independence a few days
ago and then offered Mr. Stratton $3, 000, -000
on a basis of the ore actually in sight
Clarence King, who is perhaps the high
est authority upon such a subjeot in this
country, made a trip down the Independ
ence shaft last week and fully confirmed
the opinion of the other experts. This
judgment Is also confirmed by Charles J.
Moore and A. T. Hathaway, both experts
of very high rank In the west and practi
cal mine managers. Besides all of which
and much more of the kind a practical
miner, representing The World, secretly in
spected every part of the mine three days
ago, and simply repeated what the others
had said. The Independence mine is not
the property of a stock oompany. It is
owned entirely by Mr. Stratton, who re
fuses to sell It at any price.
There can be no doubt In the mind of
any man who has visited this country
within the last few days, and who Is
aware of the character of the letters and
telegrams that have been pouring in from
New York, Chicago, Boston, London,
Paris and Stuttgart not to speak of tbe
thousands of messages from the towns and
villages all over the country, that the Crip
ple Creek craze Is spreading and that there
is a danger In sight which may overwhelm
thousands of men and women who have
been foolish enough to believe that it Is
possible to become suddenly rich by ex
pending a few dollars on the strength of
the stories of newspapers or stockbrokers.
- I can say from personal knowledge that
there are no properties, exoept those which
Involve high gambling, for sale at a price
that a conservative man would care to pay
for tbem. There are hundreds of millions
of dollars In the hands of Colorado men
seeking good investments. Mr. David H.
Moffatt for instance, president of the
First National bank of Denver, principal
owner of the Victor mine, and one of the
most extensive proprietors in the Cripple
Creek camp, could furnish, on ten days'
notice, 125,000,000 if it were necessary for
the purchase of property that would justi
fy such an expenditure. There are no "bo
nanzas" kioking around the camp for lack
of purchasers; that might as well be un
derstood. But there Is a good chance to
Invest money in substantial mines that
are paying and will continue to pay 10,
12 and sometimes 15 per cent or even
higher. The Portland, for instance, which
is on the southeastern slope of Battle
mountain, and within a stone's throw of
the Independence, is paying 160,000 a
month in dividends on a capital stock of
$3,000,000, and has expended within tbe
year, outside of Its dividends, at least
$1,600,000 in mining equipment and the
acquisition of new properties. I have seen
the dividend checks.
It would make me miserable to be an
Idle, useless fellow. I have an active, rest
less, energetic temperament I must work.
Now, if my mine Is worth $5,000,000 or
910,000,000 or even $15,000,000 to any one
else, It is worth just as muoh to me. I don't
know any better business than mining. I
love It; It suits my nieohanical taste and
habits. It enables me to get my living and
tbe livings of a great many other people,
while adding to the wealth of the world
and without taking a penny that belongs
to any one else. Then there is an element
of adventure in gold mining, the tracing
out of new veins and the discovery of new
ohutes of ore, the study of the hiding
places of nature. It is all very delightful
and very satisfying to' a mechanic, espe
cially to one who values his wealth a thou
sand times more because it is not taken
from the pockets of other men. James
Creelman in New York World.
SPOKE 'BY MACHINE.
Congressman Smith Addresses an Audience
While Eight Hundred Miles Away.
Congressman William Alden Smith, 800
miles away in Washington, delivered a
rousing speech before the Young Men's
Republican club of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
the other night that made the biggest hit
of any political speech ever delivered in
that city. Congressman Smith was on the
programme, expecting to be present, but
was called to Washington by the presi
dent's second special message.
The Idea was conceived that Mr. Smith
might talk his speech into a phonograph
and ship the cylinders, to be placed in an
other phonograph, and then have tbe
speech delivered in spite of distance.
The cylinders arrived on time and work
ed to perfection, and tbe big audience went
wild when the familiar sonorous tones of
Grand Rapid's favorite son came rolling
out of the machine.
A Novel Secret Society.
Something novel in tbe way of a secret
society has been evolved in Maine. In
stead of going back to medieval times for
inspiration, tbe founders took the condi
tions lying next their bands, and In place
of loading the officers with grandiose and
grotesque titles tbe understandable com
monplace Is drawn on. The society is
called tbe Annabessaoook Hayloft No. ,
and the offioers are: Chief haymaker, as
sistant haymaker, overseer, past chief hay
maker, boss driver, hornblower, guard of
barndoor, guard of hayloft and grand
keeper of bundles. "
Power Consumption In Piano Playing.
The amount of power expended in.
playing on a piano has recently been
figured out in a way which, if not alto
gether accurate, is at least interesting.
Commenting on tbe statement made
that "it requires more force to sound a
note gently on this instrument than it
does to lift tbe lid of a kettle," Tbe
American Art Journal says that this is
"easy to verify if one takes a small
handful of coins and piles them on a
key of the plana When a sufficient
quantity is piled on to make a note
sound, they may be weighed and the
figures will be found to be true. If tbe
pianist is playing fortissimo a much
greater force is needed. At times a force
of six pounds is thrown upon a single
key to produce a solitary effect With
chords the force is generally spread over
the various notes sounded simultaneous
ly, though a greater output of force is
undoubtedly expended. This is what
gives pianists the wonderful strength in
their fingers that is often oommented onj.
" "A story used to be told of Pad ere w
ekl that he oould crack a pane of French
plate glass half an inch thick merely by
placing one hand upon it as if upon a
keyboard and striking it sharply with
his middle finger. Chopin's last 'study
in C minor 'has a passage which takes
two minutes and five seconds to play.
The total pressure brought to bear on
this, it is estimated, is equal to three
fall tons. The average 'tonnage of an
hour's piano playing of Chopin's musio
Tariea from 12 to 64 tons.
"Wagner baa not yet been calculated
. .1 ,pr -yt, 't
NEVER TOO LATE
PREMATURE OLD ACE MADE
IMPOSSIBLE.
A U'e-Time Habit Easily Broken It's
Easy If Ton Only Take the
Right Boad.
From The Press, Everett, Pa.
A number of
our great and
most inveterate
tobacco smokers
and c h e w e r a
have Quit tbe use
eof the filthy
weed. The re
form was started
by Aaron Qorber
who was a con
firmed slave for
many ya-s to
roe use ot tobac
co. He tried tbe
use of No-To-Btc
and to his great
surprise and de
light, it cured
him.
Hon. C. W.
Ashcom, who had been smoking for sixty
years, tried No-To-Bac and it cured him.
Col. Samuel Stoutener, who would eat
up tobacco like a cow eats hay, tried this
wonderful remedy, and even Samuel, after
all bis years of slavery, lost the desire.
J. C. Cobler, Leasing Evans, Frank Dell,
George B. May, C. O. Skillington, Hanson
Robinett, Frank Hershberger, John Shinn
and others have since tried No-To-Bao, and
in every case they report, not only a cure
ot the tobacco habit, but a wonderful im
provement of their general physical and
mental condition, all of which goes to show
that the use of tobacco had been injurious
to them in more ways than one.
All ot the above gentlemen are so well
E leased with the results that we do not
esitate to join them in recommending it
to suffering humanity, as we have thor
oughly investigated and are satisfied that
No-To-Bac does the work well and is a
boon to mankind.
The cost is trifling, and three boxes are
guaranteed to cure any case, or money re
funded. One box in every instance Btated
above effected a oure, with one or two ex
ceptions. No-To-Bac has a wonderful sa'e
upon its merits alone, and can be secured
at any drug store in this country or Can
ada. It is made by the Sterling Remedy
Co., Chicago, Montreal or New York. Our
readers aie warned against purchasing im
itations, as there are several on the mar
ket. Be sure you get No-To-Bac. Then
you're all right
There was a young fellow that golfed.
And thus it occurred oft and olfed
They saw him at play
Carried with them away
The belie! that his head was quite soiled.
ONE THING LEFT OUT.
In acrobatic, gymnastic and athletic
training one thing seems to be entirely leh
out; a thing which, if practiced, might
prevent many serious consequences and
thereby become the useful part of training.
How to fall down easily and gracefully,
with tbe least amount of resistance by the
muscles, might be made a fine art. Why
not adopt a slide and practice feet-slipping
with these objects in view. Everybody
knows that at this season the worst injur
ies result from not knowing how to tali.
There seems to be nearly always a compli
cation of injury in every fall, such as a
sprain, bruise and often broken limbs. Ii
is true that for all these mishaps, either
separately or in complicated form, and es
pecially for sprains, St Jaco bs Oil is the best
known and surest cure. Speaking ol
sprains, the very worst oftt n result from
falls, because the muscles sustain such vio
lent twists from resistance. But Whether
there is practice of the art or not, the great
remedy for pain is sure to cure.
When asked why she rejected me,
Her leasonB were most I rank ;
She weighed me in the balance and
1 had none at the bank.
CONSUMPTION CUKED
AN ABSOLUTE REMEDY FOR ALL
PULMONARY COMPLAINTS.
T. A. Bloonm offers to Bend Two Bot
tles Free off His Remedy to Cure
Consumption and All Long Troubles
An Elixir of life.
Nothing could be fairer, more philan
thropic or carry more joy in its wake than
the offer of T. A. Slocum, M. O., of 183
Pear, street, New York. Perfectly confi
dent that he has an absolute remedy for
the cure of consumption and all pulmon
ary complaints, he offers through this pa
per to send two bottles tree to any reader
who is suffering from lung trouble or con
sumption, also loss of flesh and all condi
tions of wasting. He invites those desir
ous of obtaining this remedy to send their
express and postolfice address, and to re
ceive in return the two bottles free, whioh
will arrest the approach of death. Al
ready this remedy, by its timely use, has
permanently- cured thousands of oases
which were given up, and death was looked
upon as an early visitor.
Knowing his remedy as he does, and be
ing so proof-positive of its beneficent re
sults, Dr. Slocum considers it his religious
duty, a duty which he owes to humanity,
to donate his infallible remedy where it
will assault the enemy in its cidatel, and,
by its inherent potency, stay the current
of dissolution, bringing joy to homes over
which the shadow ot the grave has been
gradually growing more strongly defined,
causing fond hearts to grieve. The cheap
ness of the remedy ottered freely apart
fmm iM inhmnf fltrAncth. in Annnph to
' commend it, and more so is the perfect
1 i- 1 t - 1 . 1 A 1 .1
commence oi me great cueiuini. maa-uig iuc
offer, who holds out life to those already
becoming emaciated, and says : "Be
cured."
The invitation is certainly worthy of the
consideration of the afflicted, who for
years, have been taking nauseous nostrums
without effect; who have ostracised them
selves from home and friends to live in
more salubrious climes, where the atmos
phere is more congenial to weakened lungs,
and who have fought against death with
all the weapons and strength in their
hands. There will be no mistake in send
ing for these free bottles the mistake will
be in passing the invitation by.
AN ELECTRO
r
8ENT POSTPAID
For ioo Coupons ) ( For 2 Coupons
and $1.00 j OR, (and $2.00.
You will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce
- ' -! bag, and two coupons ''aside each 4 ounce bag of
Blackyells Genome
Durhah Tobacco.
The watch Is Electro Gold Plated, a good time keeper, quick
stem wind, and stem set. It is offered far below its value o induce
you to try this Tobaooo. Bend coupons with name and address to-
BLACK WELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO.. Durham, M. C
Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco and I read the
Couson which gives a list of other premiums and how ;
to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED.
Ho Wanted the Watch.
A young English barrister in Africa
was once retained to defend a Zulu.
charged with stealing a gold watch.
The evidence was entirely circumstan
tial, and the lawyer made such a good
defense that his client was discharged.
The same evening he was sitting with
the magistrate on the porch of the hotel
when tbe Zulu came up and said in
English :
"Master, can I wear the watch now?"
pulling out the stolen article at the
same time.
The magistrate roared with laughter.
and tbe young advocate was somewhat
confused. New York Mail and Ex
press. '
Where Custer Died.
Custer battlefield in Montana, where
Custer and his command were massa
cred, is to tte greatly beautified next
spring and made into an attractive park.
The government is to put in a system of
waterworks and plant trees, and a sub
stantial stone wall three feet high will
be built to take the place of the present
stake fence inclosing the battleground..
DON'T BE TOO LITE FOB THE
8TE IHEB,
And don't omit whin you are packing ap your
effects preparatory for the voyace, to include
among them a supply of Hostetter's 8 omaoa
Bitters, tbe great remedy for sea sickness.
Travelers for pleasure or business seeking for
eign climes, or who loc mote by steamboat or
train, besides yachtmen and mariner, testify to
the remedial and preventive efBcacy of tbe Bit
ters, which is incomparable for names, head
ache, dyspepsia, biliousness, rheamatiam, nerv
ous and kid L ey tr uble.
Musty They always have a chaplain to pray
for congrefa. Crusty They do not. They gen
erally get a blind preacher that can't see tbem,
and he prays for the country.
100 BEWABD loo.
The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directlv
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease and givifcg the patient
strength by Dunaing up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dolfirs for any case that it fails to
cure. Send tor list of Testimonials.
Address,
F. J. CHENEY4 & CO., Toledo, O.
sT-Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best
FITS. AU F1U stopped free by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after tbe nrst
day's use. Marvelous cares. Treatise andtXOO
'Tial bottle free to Fit cases. Bend to Dr. Kline,
1 Arch Bt,, FBllaueipnia. ra.
Tkt Gkbmka lor breakfast
I nsist
On a good (the best) skirt bind
ing as strenuously as on a good
cloth for the skirt
Ask for (and take no other) the
Bias Velveteen Skirt Binding.
If your dealer will not supply you we
will.
Send for samples, showing labels and materials,
o the S. H. & M. Co . P. O. Box 699. New York City.
If you want a sure relief for pains in the back, side, chest, or
limbs, use an
Allcock's
Bear in Mind Not one of the host of counterfeits and imi
tations is as good as the genuine.
it the name of Woman's Friend. It is m-m a i a uniformly success
ful in relievmg the backache, headaches f"H C J IT:, and weakness
which harden and shorten a woman's life. Thousands of
women testify for it. It will save health
and make life a pleasure. For sale by
ojli u aiA u j&ii-r hai iv. jjauu VAJ.f jrOBTLAND, Agents.
Sfi&R. V.V
BUB IfJIfJO
marine .
WARE-HOUSE
Chichester 8 Emsush. Red
THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE.
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AU pUla to psMMhisBTd box, plat wrappers,
pUla tm pshiirtiMd swx-m, plat wTtvppTa.
. ta stsfflM far PtsrttswtaLrm. jartMWlsj , w
buiCHiC8TK CBllfJCU HU
"IT IS IGNORANCE THAT WASTES
EFFORT." TRAINED SERVANTS USB
SAPOLIO
rrtv r1 n rrn tTn
Is the season for purifying, cleansing, and
renewing. The accumulations of waste
everywhere are being removed. Winter's
icy grasp is broken and on all sides are
indications of nature's returning life,
renewed force and awakening power.
pirimig
Is the time for purifying the blood,
cleansing the system and renewing the
physical powers. - Owing to close con
finement, diminished perspiration and
other causes, in the winter, impurities
have not passed out of the system at tbey
should but have accumulated in the blood.
P IT fl DU O
Is therefore the best time to take Hood's
Sarsaparilla, because the system is now
most in need of medicine. That Hood's
Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier and
Spring medicine is proved by its wonder
ful cures. A course of Hood's Sarsaparilla
now may prevent great suffering later on.
nfoodS
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists; ft.
Prepared only by C. L Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass.
I mU O I-1 1 IS take.easy to operate. 25c.
Mr. A. H. Cransby, of Ko
158 Kerr 8t- Memphis, XetUL.
Writes that his wile had can
cer which had eaten two
large holes In her breast, and
Which the beet physicians
Of tbe surrounding country
treated, and pronounced in
curable. Her grandmother
and aunt bad died of
and when told this, the most
eminent specialists of Hew
York, under whose treat
ment she was placed, de
clared her case was hopeless.
All treatment having taUfd,
she was given up to aie
8. S. 8. was recommended,
and astonishing as it may
seem, a few bottles Cured
her sound andwelL
Our treatise on this dis
ease will be sent tree to
any address.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Atlanta. Ga
"TBE
SHAKERS '
Agents to handle (he latest
Novelty, which takes place ot
f.rbld.ien Slot Machine and pays better. Every
Baloon and Cigar Store wants one. Exclusive
territory. BIO MONEY. 8ample game com
plete, 75c. Particulars 2c. Forestry Novelty Co.,
ItO Saosome St., Ban Francisco.
OPIUM
Morphine Habit Cured In 10
to 20 days. No pay till cured.
OR. J, STEPHENS, Ltbanon.Obio.
AMERICAN
TYPE HIIIK Cll
Patentees of Self-Spacing Type.
Sole Makers of Copper-Alloy Type.
The very remarkable and certain
reliefgiven woman by MOORE'S
REVEALED REMEDY has oi van
and strength
all druggists.
MACHINERY ST
BY OORRE8POND,Na WITH
THE WILLMTTE IRON WORKS
Portland, orecon
Cima Dimoho Braho
The raly 8sf SwuidrtJiaMcFill tor Ml.
MM iVIdfWM Mramm
s. trims!- IUm 3mAUtina mmd JmUaUtU.y
mrm danirervms terfeltsv At Onrjuti, or MM m
& Mi fill I'Ul LAVELP11IA, PA
- -
kfor them
I eet them, plant'
rthem. Thev are thel
'standard seeds every
where: sown by the'
areest olanters in the world. 1
' Whether vou plant 60 square feet
Of gronnd or 60 acres, yon should j
Dave r erry'i seen annual tor w.
xne most vaiuaoie ikhjk lor wr-
mers and gardeners ever given
away, juauea iree.
D. M. FERRY A CO-.
Detroit, Mien.
THE AERMOTOB CO. does ball me rarlra
srmdmlll business, because It has redueed tbe cost ot
tnnd power o IJS what it was. It Has mans branch
nrhouses, and supplies Its goods and repairs
eVWT TV atjoordoor. It can sad does furnish a
aV T mi oeuer srtide for less money than
aw as3 J others. It makes Pumping snd.
B VV "l Geared, SteeL OalTanlsed-after.
11 Completion Windmills, TllUns
and Fixed Steel Towers, SteelBon Saw
i Frames, steel Feed Cotters and Feed
JSj erinders. On application It win name one
fit of these articles that It will furnish nnol
January M at 13 the usual price. It also makes
Tanks and Pomps of all kinds Sent Mr ostatocna,
Cancer
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: MRS. WiNSLOW S HWuV0-
- rOK CHILDREN TEETHINO
tU fcysll Prjts-.j. caoeat a battle. ,
I p-q J"'T'7t'ftthivred np and present-
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