Delicious
Hot
Biscuit
are made with Royal Raking
Powder, and are the most appe
tizing, healthful and nutritious
of foods.
Hot biscuit made with im
pure and adulterated baking
powder are neither appetizing
nor wholesome.
It all depends upon the bak
ing powder.
Take every care to have
your biscuit made with Royal,
which is a pure cream of tartar
baking powder, if you would
avoid indigestion.
ROYAL BAKING POWDCR CO.. NEW YORK.
At a ipititO(l foot bah mntoh near Tlio consumption of ooffM the world
liinjjow tho (jaine became go exciting over is growing rapiilly. The averagi
that aeveral spectators leaped into the animal conrmpmtion in tho decade
arena to take part. The police tried to
restore peaoe, but were so detenu ined
ly opposed that It) policemen Were
overly maimed aod ha I to be sunt to
the hospital.
The smallest salary received by the
head of a civilised government is that
of the president of the Hepublic of An
dorra, in the Pvrenoes. His nay
amounts to only $15 a year, lie is the
chief magistrate of 12,000 people, and
the territory lie rules comprises an area
of 150 square miles. The little state
has been Independent since the year
790.
A fondness for animals led Chutes
Wagner, of Frackville, Pa., to caress a
pet goat and tickle the animal's nose
with a 10 bill. The goat snapped the
bill from tbe man'6 band and swal
lowed it. The money-eater was
promptly cnt 0en, and tho pieces were
found in his stomach. Thev will I...
sent to Washington for redemption.
Frank V. Ualling, of Bluo Islam!.
III., was troubled with a stiffening of
the ankle joint, and Cls physicians
tried to ascertain the cause by subject
ing tho limb to the X-rays. The in
tense light caused the flesh to decom
pose, and three amputations of tho
leg were necessary. He sued his doc
tors, and the jury awarded bitu $10,-000.
1870 and 1H80 was 703,000,000 pounds
in the next decade it was 1,320,000,
000. Last year it wus 1,(80,000,000.
liussia has four universities at Kliar
kof, Juryeff, Warsaw and llelsingfoers,
each attended by more than 1,000 stu
dents. Tho univeristy at Kief has
3,200 students, that at St. Petersburg
3,000 and that at Moscow 3,400.
Since 1883 military operations in the
Bond IB have cost tbe British govern
ment nearly $40,000,000. The exact
tlgures are as follows: For 1883 and
1884, O00. 007; for 1884 and 188S,
2,383,509; for 1885 and 1880, C4,
848,044; for 1890 and 1897, 798,803.
A correspondent of tbe London
Academy writes that a bookseller in s
huge provincial city recently discov
ered an assistant arranging four new
copies of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of
(4rans" on the shelves devoted to bookt
on gurdening.
"(Jelototherapeutists," says the New
Ymk Tribune, "is a namo given to
physicians who troat patients suffering
from various diseases ranging from
bronchitis to anaemia, by prescribing
hearty laughter. A medical journal
suggests that thero is a great opening
for physicians in studying various ways
of exciting laughter, such as tickling,
farcial comedies, puns, etc."
A correspondent of tho Frankfurter
Zeitung says that Madrid is becoming
more ami more demoralized every day.
The present population, he says, in
cludes 20,000 professional beggars, an
eqoalnnmber of abandoned women ami
6.000 thieves; and there are hundreds
f kMinhling houses. The total popula
tion of Madiid ie but 472,000.
Hawks have been seen to follow in
the wake of moving railroad trains, to
swoop down on small birds that were
suddenly disturbed and (lightened by
the noise, and therefore for the moment
were off their guard.
Dixio Thompson, tho "bean king" ol
on tarn county, California, planted
20,000 aorea nf beans last year. The
crop was 1,300 carloads, ombrncing
more than 1 DO varieties. The beanB
were sown and cultivated in tho aiiiin
manner as com, uml were havested by
special machinery.
A number of farmers in Sumner
county, Kansas, have filed with th
county ooniuiissioneis n protest against
the continuance of the bounty on woll
scalps. They claim that the wolves are
of great benefit to the country as rah
hit exterminatois, and thut they do
little, if any, harm.
In the north of Brazil, in the dis
trtcts in the vicinity ol the. Amazon,
are tho forests containing the rubber
trees, tbe amount of this product ex
ported last year being valued at $50,
000,000, and the supply asy it showing
no signs of exhaustion.
During tho past year the exports ol
watches from Switzerland i.mounted to
over $13,000,000. The watches went
to almost all parts of tbe civilised
world.
An artilicial sandstono u now made
in Belgium which has many udvan
tages over the natural atone, Detail bet
tor able to resist cllinatio ir.niii'iicet
and susceptible of manufacture at
small oxpenso.
The pincei claws of the female of the
blue crab, in both tho hard shell an
tho soft shell state, nro tipped With
led, while those of the rualo crab are
blue to tho ends.
AUF WIEUERSEHEN1
Th eittle gate was reached at lst.
Halt hid in lllsis down the lain-:
She MaM it wide, and. as he passed,
A wUifui hHik he backward east,
And said, "Anf wicdi-raclicii:''
With hand on latch, a vision nhits
Mum-red reluctant, an.l again
Half doubling if ska did aright.
Soft as tbe dewi that fell that night
She said, "Anf wiedenchen:"
The lamp's clear gleam flits up the stair;
I linger in delirious pain:
Ah, in that chumher, arkOM rich air
To breathe in thought I tea N4 dare,
Thinks she, "Auf wledoreoiieu:"
Ti thirteen rears, once more I prvs
The turf that silences the lane;
I hear the rustle of her dress,
I iaMU the lilacs, and nh. yes,
1 hear, "Auf wiederaehi'ti!"
Sweet piece nf bashful maiden art!
The Knglish words had seemed too fain,
lint these they drew us heart to heart,
YeL hehl us tenderly apart;
She said, "Anf wiodcrschcu!"
James Hnssell Lowell.
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An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
"ecu of the well known reined v.
rHiror Fins, manufactured by the
At-IKnuh-iA KlO Sraur Co.. illustrate
"e ralue of obtaining the liquid laxn
"e principles of plants known to he
medicinally laxative and presenting
pear, in the form most refreshing to the
'' d acceptable to the system. It
ine one perfect strengthening laxa-
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A ,,, "St WIC BYNK-III a ror I ,
QutDg colda, headaches and fevers
Intly yet promptly and enabling one
"overcome habitual constipation per
"Oently. Iu rw, feet freedom from
til y obJectionable quality and sub
BJJKi and iU acting on the kidneys.
" and bowels, without weakening
JWjaUasJ them, make it the ideal
ri ProcM of manufacturing fig
o used, as thev are pleasant to the
Zvksrl the medicinal qualitlesof the
oih ,r bUined"trom senna nnd
J'r aromatic plants, by a n-e'liod
own to the CAi.iroRHiA Fio Brctn
only. In order to get its beneficial
u nd to avoid Imitations, please
r?"il!!i th ful1 n,n"' of ,hr r,,mPan.v
JJ at" n the front of every package
California fig syrup go.
. aa ra.jfcreco. cal
IW-TT!" irirw to, it t.
T H Dnajglete.-price 5ur per bottle.
In a criminal prosecution recently
tried in York, Neb., tho jury after a
hiief deliberation, tntumcd the follow
ing verdict: "We, tho jurv in the
ib-ive nameil case, do not believe) one
wnid that the witnesses have sworn to;
i, cither do we believe that any of the
attorneys have spoken tho truth, nor
that eithei of them could do so even il
he should care to take the tioublo t
try."
In 1898 Tennessee coal mines pro
duced 3,084,748 tons of coal. Tho
maximum number of men employed
during the year was 7,20. The
amount of coal conveited into coko was
730,280 tons. The production of othei
materials was as follows: Iron ore.
Ml?, 777 tons; pig iron, 263,430 tons;
OOppat, 80,712 tons; sine, 454 tons;
manganese, 1,250 tons, ami phosphate,
273. 101 TOfTs. All minerals have shown
incieases over the previous year, tlnvr
most marked being coal Bra I iron orv
The increase in coal was 309,764 tons,
ami in iron ore, 60.013 tons.
In Ureal Britain during March
changes in the rate of wages Affected
331,400 work people. Of these, 820,
000 received advances in wages, aver
aging 0td. per head, while 1,500 per
sons suffered a decrease averaging 3d.
per heal. The net result waa aai ha
crease of about tSJ- lr Pron in the
weekly wages of si I affected. The in
crease was mainly in the mining indus
try, where 104.808 peisons partici
pated; in the iron and steel mnnufac
turies, where 43,025 participate!, and
in trie textile trade, m which 76,164
persons participated.
ANTED In a publish.
Ing house, n well edu
cated woman; must be
over .10 years of ago."
"Isn't It mean. 1 don't seem to lit In
nnywhore. Young girls and old women
ure 111 demand, but a girl of 23 Is neith
er young nor old; n drug In the mar
ket:" WOhatmlna Thurston looked dis
gust d.
"Von WOOM Jst tit In there. Will."
an d her stater, retlectlv.lv.
WUbetmlna veal to the mirror and
took the plus from her luxuriant naif,
which was rolled bnck loosely from her
face nud colled on the crown of kef
bead. She parted the hair down the
middle and drew it back plain, braiding
it and draaalng it low. it was unbe
coming, for her rnther severe typ. of
beauty was rendered stern by the
change.
"I have made lip my mind." said Wll
helmlna, going to tbe closet and taking
therefrom her darkest gown, it dull
gray, "to apply for that position. With
n stiff collar anil no color to brighten
me up. 1 shall look antiquated enough
to escape detection. It will Injure no
one but myself, ami I want work badly
enough to add eight years to my age. I
shall claim to be 31."
Alice Thurston laughed. "You nro
desperate, Will, and no wonder; but I
fear one He w ill not suttlec; you are not
an adept In deceiving."
"Y'oii wait," was tho answer.
Sidney Spencer sat In his private
Office, With I bored look on his face and
a pile of manuacrlpl at his elbow, Out
ride In the main Office the clerks
nudged each other and tutored, as
young men will when the proprietor is
and of sight.
"Another antiquated female!" whis
pered John StulTWood to his neighbor,
ns it light step on the stair was heard,
A moment later illieltnlnii was usli
end into Spencer's office.
"How old arc you?" was the first
query.
"Thirty-one," she said, bravely.
"What experience'.'''
"Ten yean in a newspaper office.
Tlria was true, for while a mere child
she had assisted bar father on tin
I tally Bulletin, now among the missing
lonrnala. Bnencer looked Intently at
the applicant she seemed more prom
Isillg than the rest. "Are you sure you
are 811 You look young, very young."
Wilhelmina rose to the occasion. Her
assumption of offended dignity would
turn deceived a keener man than
Silencer.
"I'm sorry, sir, to hnve troubled you;
net-nans virii reunite u certificate of
birth. Unfortunately I have none.
Good afternoon."
"Walt a moment! I "a i dem me. You
do not understand why I am so partlc
ular In regard to age. there are a
down young Idiots In my employ who
waste their time 111 attentions to a
younger woman. Harmless enough, I'll
admit, but this Is not u courting school,
and the work requires undivided atten
tion." "I understand. I was young once
myself." She sighed. There was au
awkward silence.
"Thirty niie Is not old," said Spencer
encouragingly. "It only seems old to
fellows In the twenties."
' Thirty-one Is n respectable age and
Beedl DO apology," was the tart reply.
Baf gray eyes snapped anil she looked
fierce.
"She'll do," said Spencer to himself;
"there will lie no flirting." Aloud he
said: "Can you stay this morning nml
help me out with this?" Indicating the
pile of manuscript.
"I shall be g ad to begin at once,"
was her reply. A half-dozen times dur
ing the morning WHln-lnilim caught
her employer looking curiously at her;
she wondered If he suspected her de
ceit At nlgbl be Mid pleasantly: "I
am well satisfied with what you have
done." So she w as engaged.
Much as she longed to appear her
own pretty self, Wilhelmina dared not
put aside her dark, iiuoniatiiotiled
gown and tightly drawn back half.
With tliea she assumed a dignified,
old fashl.'iied manlier of s eh and
action that kept her youthful cowork
ers at n distance.
tier desk being In Spencer's office,
nnd the fn' t that much of their work
was done Jointly, placed them on a
famlnr foot ng. It was greeaMe
tvork. ami nan sue not ix-en acting a
part Wtlhelnilna would have thorough
ly enjoin! It. A date In an article one
day led Spencer to tell his age. '.!.
After this she felt still more uncom
fortable, saying to Alice: "I wonder
how be likes working with his grand
mother?"
One morning w hen Rps-ncer rntne In
Wlluelmliia knew something had hap
pened. In the months they had worked
together she hail learned to note every
chanfe In bis expressive countenance.
She had also learned to care deeply for
bis taoud opinion: the lb- she had told
him weighed heavily. She found her
self wishing thst he knew she was only
23; flee years younger than bluiaelf.
Would H make a difference?
This morning he looked at ber so In
tently that eh- blushed. Then he said
abruptly: "What wakes women so se
cretive In regard to their aue? Are
added yea a crime? You are the Ural
one l have ssel who ranfraaai to :ti;
fOU are really younger q oklug, and ar
bears not to He about it."
1001 W'tlhelmlna. Ithoitt thinking
of th - ei tise ,u 'Uccs. she said hurried
l.v: "I did I e. I am only M, I H
peetad to b. caught some time, and
I'm foolish enough to a'ep Into the trap
Shall I leave this morning V"
Spencer rose and closed the door lute
the outer office. By this time Wllhel
mlmi was gathering up her belong! ngl
and crowding them Bclter-SkoUof lute
her I ag.
"What's your hurry? Spencer nsked
putting n detaining band on her arm
W 11 helmlna looked up Into a face s
full of sympathy and tenderness that
the tears of vexation on her lasbOO uilr
fored the wonderment In her eyes.
"I want you to stay, little girl, be
cause well, because, 1 can't live with
out you."
Wllhelmlua concluded to stay. Bos
ton l'ost.
DtUS IN MANILA.
A rc loans tt.it IllrTcrciit from thr Klin'
We Havr II. re.
"Look here! It Is 0 o lock and my
Ik(I Isn't made up yet." 1 heard a new
comet expostulating to the interpreter)
III the COrrldOf of the Hotel Orlente
We old stagers all laughed, We knew
what was coming, but wo BOUtMtet
ourselves with a smile.
"What are you laughing at?" ttii
neWCOmef asked, "it may ls a Joke u
you. but this blooming hotel fuinlshe
the Woodwork and that Is iiImiiiI all
There Isu't a stitch of lOd clothes. I
mattress, or anything but n Isdster."
We still laughed. The Intcrprclci
looked Imploringly at us nnd then a
the raw recruit.
"What Is It that you deslre7" he said
filially.
"Heslre?" the newcomer sunped out
"I desire a tnattrcai at least, twt
sheets, a quill and a pillow.
"I will go now and see the proprle
tor," said the Interpreter, for that WW
what he always said.
"I got all ready for bed, raised tin
mosquito netting and found that then
wasn't a thing for me to sleep on."
We all smiled pityingly nnd went or
with our talcs of camp and the tlrlnt
line. There was no use of trying to tel
a newcomer tint here In Manila w
never used a mattress, a sot of springs
n pillow or n sheet We would havi
deprived him of what he had come sr
far to learn by pergonal experience had
we read him a h unlly on Philippine
customs. The Interpreter soon re
turned and I heard him saying:
"The proprietor says, sir, that he wll
send nu a sheet, hut he Is sorry to say
sir, that he has not a mattress or s
quilt, nor a pillow, except the Isdstei
that Is on your bed,"
The language of the newcomer thai
followed Is unfit for publication. Tin
maltresslcss and qUllUeoa Filipino U 4
is a characteristic r the country, it h
ttie one thing that Is suitable for th
climate, and we soon learned to reapaC
this ske'eton of a bad, the perforate)
cane i' of which enabled us t
keep cool in the hottest weather. It h
quite a jump, though, from n comfort
able tick and linen sheets to n bed in
softer than the s at of a eane chair
but once taken, like Other tropical lux
hiii a. it becomes essential to comfort
and rest. Leslie's Weekly.
liar as In i o.ini.,a.
Repot 11 from all over Oregon re-
reived ul the xeatliei bureau indicate
thai Mm ii i rep ol tin- Mua u in nut
SMMltlkMSi lii I. o t. many lis lure tint
ii aa aeeei setter, It is Ut m ssoal
lo,., lines, but it gmid every when,
ftlS recent lalna have not injured the
crop to any aOtlcaahle silent Har
vesting bad already begun when the
rams came, but the wet weather did
not last long enough nor waa the raln-
lall softie t tu hurt the hay thst been
.'tit. The only effect it had was to de
lay bar Tasting, nklch it already late.
hagway a Palate Mining Dealer,
Theie is now every prospect thst
Skagway's future aa a gieat mining
PaMlf ia aatUIOd, ll all the leporta that
keep coining in in regard to new dia
lovriicsnl ijuarlt in tint vicinity are
true. Did proiieclort hate been at
work foi a long time on the hills east
uf the city, but have kept then nitra
tions so very quiet that only a limited
lew knew anything about it. When
svel these men were cornered they
SfOUld make a general denial o! having
made any find,
rtii lining sjerltei
The I'nion Steamship Company's
estasMr Oapilaao art lead last iraak at
Vancouvei, II. I!., (mm Kkagway,
WbltksM she went with "0 head of cat
tle and 7f head of awine, twinging to
Harebell Ac HOWey, She will take an
other load ol cattle and sheep, the
propel ol I'. Hums. Dn this trip she
will take op tl head ot cattle an J
kbuut 100 head of sheep.
li ia lavlladi
The city clerk of Nelson, II. C, hss
invited bills for the new issue ol delicti
lures from sail the banks and financial
agents in the l.a-t Biill ate asking
for ul I or any pail of tit) debentures of
f I.UUO each.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
John Was Ready.
In these days of proposed Interna
tlonal alliances It Is Interesting to rent
of the little difficulty hi which a Chi
CagO newsboy found himself Involved
and how he extricated himself there
from.
He hail wandered over Into one ol
the "foreign quarters," on the Wis
Side, where one can hear almost evor.i
language except our vernacular, otii'
he was set npon by two or three boys
Ho defended himself bravely am
was holding his own fairly well, null
the tWO or three- were Joined by Bl
many more, nml then the battle begat
to go ugalnst bun,
"Say!" he yelled to a group of boyi
watching the light from the sidewalk
"is there an English boy in ti rowdf
"Yes," shouted a itocklly built arch
III of about his own size.
"Come yore, then!" panted the yoiini
American, laying about liim with al
his might, "an' we'll clean out tbe huJ
gang!"
Mid they did.
i I Iteaaon.
Storekeepers at times resort to In
geulotiH methods to attract trade. Tin
following Is said to be au exact copy
of a placard displayed In front of t
store lii a Southern town:
"Step Inside and get the greateal bar
gains you'll ever get again."
Here is an an no tin 06 men l posted bj
a llussian shopkeeper III I rout or tin
place of business:
The reason why I 1 ire hltherti
been able to sell my goods so inuel
cheaper than anybody else la that
am a bachelor, ami oo not need ti
make a profit for tbe inalutennneii m
wife ami children. It Is uow Bty duty
to Inform the public tnnt this advan
tnge will shortly U- withdrawn froir
them, ns I rim ShoUl to lie married
They will, therefore, do Well to mnki
their purchases at once at the old rate.'
Himpir Calonlatod.
For finding the average number ol
years which p is u s of any nK,. n,nj
expect to lle tin-re Is a very sltnph
rule. If th" , r'-soiit age be dedtictci
from eighty. tWO-tblrdS of the remain
dor Is the answer required. This resul
not absolutely accurate, but It h
la
near enough. For Instance, a Ml
aged L'n might, by this rule, expect K
live forty years longer, which Is Jus
what the latest actuarial tables give
At 40 the expectation f life works aw
at nearly i'7 wars, while the tablet
give It as more than twenty five years
At 00 the ab-.ve rub- allows Just oVe
thirteen years,
little less.
am! the table shows I
FtSOtoHOOg "ied Dewey.
Twenty-eight poatotBeea In as man)
States have Usui named Hewey nfte
the hero of Manila. This number L
only four less than the number of tho
named after Washington.
oattla Marhals.
Onions, UOc per 100 pounds.
I'olatuea, new, trpsi lb.
BeetS, per sack, flr.it I 15.
Turnips, per sack, MOiJVUc.
Turrets, per sack, f I.
I'srsnips, per suck, f 1.
t'anlitlower, 7 6c per dos.
Cabbage, native and California
t'J 00 per 100 pounds.
Apples. l :.Oo M per hoi.
Pears, 50t 1 11.60 per box.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter I'reameiy, IHo per ound
dairy and ranch, 11018c par pound.
Eggs, sic.
Cheese Native, 14c.
Poultry Did hens, 10c per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 10c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed Iwef
steers, prune, Uc; eowa, prime,
t0! mutton, Uc; pork, 7o; veal, otg-lOo.
Wheat Feed wheat, '40.
Dats Choice, per ton, I.'; . .'S.
Hay Paget sound mixed, tD.ood
N; choice Kiisteru Washington tim
othy, $13.00.
Coin Whole, 933 AO; cracked, fit;
leed al. $14.00.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
HI I0j whole. $13.
Kloui Patent, per barrel, $8.50;
straights, $1.1)0; California brands,
$S.10; buckwheat Hour. $8.50; graham,
er barrel, $3,110; whole wheat Hour.
S3 T6 rye Hour, $4.60.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $16;
Shorts, per Ion, $16.
Pood Chopped feed, $11(4 31 per
ton; middlings, pet ton, $11; oil cakt
meal, per tou, $33.
rnrllanit Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 6Sc; Valley,
li'.h , Hluestelll, file per bushel.
Flour Baal grades. $3.10; graham,
$1 lii; SUperfinOi $1. 16 per barrel.
Dats Choice white, 44c; cboict
gray, 4!i't43c per bushel.
Barley Peed barley, $1 tint 30; brew
ing, $3l .(i0 per ton.
hfillstuffs Bran. $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $33; shorts, $18; chop, $10.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy. $8(39; clover. $7
(g8; Dregon wild hay, $tl per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 30(rt36o;
seconds, liMUOo; dairy. 35(Oll7o store.
18(4 330.
Cheese Dregon lull cream, llo:
Young America, 15o; new cheese
I Uc per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3n(4
per dozen; bona, $4. 00(4 6.00; springs,
$1.16(43; geese, $0.00(47.00 lor old,
$4.60w5 lor young; ducks, $6.00(3
6.60 per dnson; turkeys, live, I614I
16c per pound.
Potatoes $1 (3 1. 10 per sack; sweets,
1c er pound.
Vegetables Boots, $1; turnips, 90c
per s.n k, garlic, 7o ier pOMM) cab
huge, $1(31.15 tier 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o ier dozen; parsnips, $1
per sack; beans, 8c h-i pound; celery,
70(3 76c per dozen: cucumber!, 60c per
box, peas, 8(43 c per iiund.
Duioiis Dregon, 50(4 76o per sack.
Hops 11 (3 1 3c; 1897 crop, 4 (4 60.
Wool Valley, lltJIHo par Kiiuid;
F.astern Dregon, U(310c; mohair,
37c per pound.
Mutton Dross, liest sheep, wethers
ami ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7 'c,
spring lambs, 7'wc per lb.
Hogs Dross, choice heavy, $4.60;
light and feeders, $1.50(38.00; dressed,
$6 OO140.OO per 100 pounds.
Beef Dross, top steers, 4.00(3$4.60;
cows, $1.60(43 00; dressed beel,
5(4ti'lc er pound.
Veal Urge, (1(3 7c; small, 7S'i8c
per pound.
Pattens ininm.
In China giu-sta at dinurra run around
betaesu the oounes, Tim Is sajppnsed iu
keep the digest ion In guoo eotrfnloa but
tin- biiibug AmerVau seeds sotneihlng
rle. and ibere ia nothing Is-tirr llinn Hes
tellers Si eh Billets If a Man or
oman Is suffering nti eonstlnalMin. In
dlgi -ii r nm stomal li I rouble, it I heir
fault if they don 1 get well.
The coal prislu, tuur of the Cnited
States is at present nearly live times as
great as in s;n
"4 Gertie Wind
of Western Birth"
Tttls no settler story fo humtnity frua
the an-kiinccncT thtt tht httlth gnt
nd htditH-linfftr, HiXxf 1 SrspnlU.
ttlls of tht bvth of an Sag of good htslth.
h U the ont rtluUt sptcifu: for the cuu
of ill blood, stomtch And Inter trouble.
11 intir ' ' I IT
Clerks in Havana t ve from $:l.t
to $05 nr month, according to their
value, thoae : . ,k t g Knglish coin
Uaurl the InsI wages. A suit uf
clothes costs from $36 to $50; a dress
suit anywhere from $00 lo $100.
A New Brnnswleki N. J., burglar,
being unable to sec 010 any money in a
house he bfOkO into one night lecently,
accepted a small check 111 lieu theieof
ft OO the owner of the premises.
The Lancet rcporta the cae of a man
who. while sharpening a knife, cut otf
a portion of his nose. Tbe piece waa
found ami sewed on, and the operation
was crowned with perfect success.
"Topeka is ready lO greet the Twen
tieth Kansas with boundless hospital
ity," remarks a newspaper ol that city.
This announcement might be eatbu
aiaatically lectured by the voluntceis
but lor the (act that on the piece ling
day the same papei had said: "Dur
dream of luxury is ol a drink of pure,
cold water and a hteath ol fresh air."
FITS
IVrtiiatteiiUv Ciireil
all. r nr.! l.o n u-.
N.ro I .l in, s. 1. 1 It. 1 MO K S.OO I
tsilllraii.llreatl.i-. I ll It II. KU.VU, Ud..
Nu SI, ft nrrviiiae
or or. Klin- . 1 1 . a
Hal
at
Area itm-i, 1'Ullaili h i. la, fa.
More newspapers are printed in the
Called States than ill Kiiglaud. Fianno
and Dei many cnuibined.
Mothers will And Mm. Wlnslow's nootha
lug Svrup tbe best remedy to ue for thrlr
Bhlldrsa during the teething peii.-d.
The ami of Haiti la eo rich that two
crops ol POffOQi ciHoa, giugei and bene
pin are ruined year y.
auAKK into vot h euose
Allen's Ko. t KaSS. a powder lor the feet.
It cure palllful, Itrotlen, roartliiK, m r
VOUl bit and inataiitlv taken the sting out
of corns and bunions. It'a the SISSlSsI
comfort diacovrry of the age. Allen Kiait
Kase makes tight or new shoes leel easy.
It Ir a certain cure for Ingrowing Fulls,
sweating, callous and let. tired, aching
feet. We bue over 80.000 testimonials.
Try It ... iy. Sold by all druggists am!
si Mores. Ily mall for ''.' In Stamps,
Trial package KKi:i:.t Address, Allen a.
Olmsted, l.e K .y. N Y.
A ton o! oil has been obtained ftom
tlio tongue ol a single whale.
Remember that you can bttyJOOSS Moon
A A win-He, i..r lire -nun- price thut i
paid for Ordinary w hiskey. For sale by all
lirsrciu-s Healer- ami uriigglsls.
Ill ten years the production of steam
engines in Ucrniany lias been more
than doubled.
1VANTI.M Men ali.l a.nii.-ii rv. rval.rra In ills
Iriliill,-.Hln.li-a ami aitverllaa Oraliga
Si rili; t- l'r ilav ami assesses al.l: ca.li evert
weea; lairriculara tnr 2 i-ehl -oour . A I I I .01
N I A 0IIAM1K xV. I rio.Han rralHilieu, I al
Berlin has followed the exitnple of
London In forbidding cabmen to use
eOtala streets unless they bavo a paa-
saagaTi
riso's Cure for ConSUmntloO has bSJSJ a
lamlly medicine w ith ua since I-'" -J. It.
Madison, fatfJB nkl Ave., Ohleago. Hi.
The value ol diamonds mined in
Capo Colony in 1898 was $17,761,
040.84, and the net profit thereon was
$8,061, $$$.$7.
Kitileale VattS lliiwala.
Your Imiwi'Is ran te trained aa well as ynur
miiai'leaiir SSU I, rain rstnstsll I'ainlr Cs
llrsrllc train your lmcl tu do rlahl. All ilrus
(tall, lUc, Oe.
Japan im oonilderably more than
hall lis many Inhabitants as the United
States, though our countiy is 31 lliuea
its area.
Wale, simple llreakraat.
The I'rlii'v of Wabw' breakfast MfW
varies. It eaMMa of lea, toe at at
g".
Wrxil Hpi ing Nevada, 10(3 13c pe
pound; Oregon, Kastern, 814 llo; Val
ley, 16(4 17c; Noithern, 8(4 1 0c.
Millatriffs Middlings, $17.60(830;
bran. $16.50(4 19.50 per ton.
Onions Silverskin, 60 (g 90c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17(3 1 80;
do seconds, 10(4 17c; fancy dairy, 16o;
do seconds, 14(3 14.4c r poond.
Kgga Store, 16(4 !7o; lancy ranch,
18(4 19o.
Hops 1898 crop, I60.
Citrus Fruit orange. Valencia, $3
(31.60; Mexican limes, $4.605; Cali
fornia lemons, 76c(3$1.36; do ohoioe,
$3.60 per box.
Hsy Whest. $18(315.60; whest sn I
oat, $13(319; oat. $14(316; best bar.
ley, $13(318; alfalfa. $11(313 per ton;
ttraw, 40(4 70c per bale.
Potatoes Early Hose, $1.60(31.76;
Oregon Burksnks. $1.96(3$!. 86; rlrer
Burbanks, 76o(3$l; Haliuas Bui banks,
$1(S1 10 per saok.
Tropical fruits Bsnsnss, $1.60(1
1.60 pat bunch; pineapples, $3.60(1
,4.60; Persian dates, 9(36 c per
pound.
li. " .1. nt ointments tnr Catarrh Thai
Contain Merrnry,
As mercury will surely (letlrov the Senas nf
smell and t-nmplelely derange, the whole sya-
1. in when entering It lliioii(ii tlio mucous sur
farm Such a r 1 11' lea .In 1 11 Id never tmuaedes-
SSpt on pri n rliliiun friuii rsputabls pliyal-
Clan-, a. the -In in 11 ye 11,,-y will d.l ll I' II told to
llo- y. .ml ) mi can po-ll.ly derive Ir.mr Ilium.
II.., - Osiarrs ( ore, inaniifaeliired hjr K. J
('In ney A I n , Toleilo, (I , 1'iilllatlll rm rnarcory.
sad It lakes lautaally, a. -una iiirveiiy aeee
the t.l I and inuruua mrrfacea uf the lylteru.
In l lo Ins Hell' Catarrh Cure he sure you gel
tin yeiodiiu. ll U taken Internally, and BMI
In Tub do, irliln, by r. J. I'lirni ) .4 t o. TesH-
nnnilal - Ir. .-.
Hnl. I hy l'riiryl-i", roliv 7V per bottle.
Uall'a rauilly I'llla are the tail.
A gigantic scheme is on fisit to hoy
up the vast timber ami mineral lauds
throughout West Vltgini i and Kastern
Tennessee, and build railroads lo all
the principal points tu open thum to
trade.
INSOMNIA
"I have been : f ASCAHKTS for
Inaiuiinla. altli nliu h 1 bare been afflli-tea for
oter twenty years, anil I ran say that r 'a. carets
have tlven me more relief than any other reme
dy I hare evrr tried. I shell certainly rei-iim-
menu tli.-m in my ft inula aa tieint all they are
repreaenrrd ' '1'uos UiiXaMU, hiyiu
noiTT't actiooL,
M.-nl.i I'.irk S.in Mateo Co., Cat., arrred
ire.l .it the Universities Location, climate,
and i sr. fid sttention to Mental, Moraland
fhyaieal irannng, plaees llnitt'a anumg
'he lot i Ht i It for Boyi mi the
Coaal I y, Caeeejl Is, Will re arasei in
J hs nee building Aneusl 1Mb, (inn year.)
Ira I). II., ut, pn i , principal.
I.i. on, a will probably pave nearly a
uiil.- uml buif ,,f trects this sum
mer with lir blocks.
The Urgent loaves of bread baked in
the WOrld are those Ol France and Italy.
Fhe "pip" bread of Italy is baked in
loaves two or three feet long; while in
Fiance the loaves are made in ahae ol
very long tolls, (our or five feet in
length, and iu many cusea oven six
feet.
In Sydney. New South Walos, the
treat at lines are owned hy the mu
incipality, an. I no fans are charged.
Homeless folk, it is said, use I hem at
night instead ol going to cheap lodging
bouses.
Far away from civilization gesture
language is still extant in Australia.
Some of the tribes possess such an ex
cellent cole that it is almost as elll
cient as the siukeu language
Schillings
Best
J.-pan
Oolong
Ccyloa
Kngl-sli Drcuklnst
Tea
Ideal Bleu.
PORTLAND DIRECTORY.
DENTISTS.
Ns sain sea steeetsi tin ani.t wort nu
LAMUWORTH V, N.VJ cur I bird and Morrison
Fence eml Wire Vtnrke.
POHTI.ANI) WIRI ,(, ik.is WOttki: II(K
ami Iron leru lna: ullti-e raillrrB. etc t a Aider.
SlMhlaerf ami aasiidlee.
C.tWMTtlN a CO.: KNiilNKH, IIOII KHS. MA
cblBcry, sasSaiSS. t ;i Klral Hi., I'm l land, or.
mm
RAKES
MOWERS
BINDERS
Writs lor Catalogue.
J. t. FREEMAN. ip,
ll Ka.l Water Streel,
POaTLAND, oh.
rfaejfja
MACHINERY
...TATUM A
19 Is SS r - si llretl
ALL KINDS
BOWIN...
rONlt AND
UH.
.IHIIN POQUL PpSTUVD, Oaroos
i no give you the best bargains In general
niacntnerjr, ruglnea, boilers, tanks, pumps,
plows, belts nod windmills. Tbe near
steel t X I. windmill, sold hy him, is uii-
sq us lied.
HiVVMlH III.. HIS; MACIIISKKY ANI
VShtSttitl send br catelosue. USHt Kronl Hi.
VVholeaale llrualali ami riiulngrapltlo
nu.
iiille
III I'M ll Kit t ins K I'ltl il I'll 144 ANI IM
Koiirth Hlreet, I'urtlatnt. ureson
a - ...
Rupture
...OO EAST...
treated aelen
illli al I r ami
i-niiil.lentl al
ly.
C. M. WOOUano CO.. I0S on i tt . r-e lliat.
Th rtiUK h I'm I Mr I Tou rial - I i i
li I it i UK it ut i it unt-1 iiMtfc inn
LfpntsTf ' (i -....FAST
TIME. ..
Pert nihl Ht-f iutjt I'ih nintllt l
I f Ttoktl U'l kII tnlurintaltoli rti-i U tu
your MMm ,,! " 1 11
a ii Mr.elMHIIIcl,
V V nthl T A , iSirtUiut.
i: i HTKVKNH, n I' A.. Heati.ti.
IF
PENSION
Kington. 0. C . they will re
BODILY PAINS
riAIMANllFOH
Write le NttHAS I
sicsrusu. waininsten. u. t . iih-t
reive ii ii le k renllei H Mb N. II lull.
Nleff '.'Ulli Dtps PlUSSBUtlBI claims sun e l-TS.
HORRIBLE
hurt' thrlr fou nlnt Ion In the 1 if It U
purt. ht'siitlijr mi'l tiniirlihln, the t'litlr' t !
will inv wi ll I 1 1 i -it it 1 1 ut ulftTlliK i't-i'.lo
have t.i . n rurt'tl by
Moore's Revealed Remedy
A i int'ily Ilml uUm hfKllh mitt liHilMiiki
fjulckly iu1 plfAiftiitly- tutu dtitUr per bnttltt
I ytmr itriitCKUl'i.
Rr ll MlRTCI.fi Ihutic,
elief for Women"
a-sayS. f""t I" I'lesin. saraajt-sl ertltelrm VTrlH
TJ
ME
1 lna
Pllsa
la r,
Ure All I I t i 1 1 1 I 1 a !
- '
French Female Pille.
I'tsils-.l . thmisssniU of aatlsflex lav. lir seat
eaaf al y rrilaliin am) at 1 1 hunt an i-iiiaI
IM lit ail ilius'f lerein in. 11 it.-a, ri.u.O
X
W CANDY
art w -Jm
WAWXFW WW VVWW not n air lei rate
L j ; fc-rrs.enle te.leaiea
WeV -mor fSltsiliMiCai.
aWr7aaa eaaSffeTaST ! TaSSaaV C-it ml 0 BSl
Piemen nl. Pilntmt.f. potnt. Tftll (nn6 Do
OtAtt Smvmr HI' kn. Wfiten. or Urlp Ilk- tc We
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
..'.. f H.m.4f t.asM.t, I a Ir a. e. ..Ir,.. ... Sfft, II
iHtild and (MiarantafsMi by all dm.
lUtu I'iBITnttrro Habit
MO-TO-BAC ;
DEWEY
THE
LIFE OF
II M latttlrw
II the wnrid'a treairit
liero. t-r Mural Hal
tna.l lateti SMitt Uulr
l RUtt I aiu li
Jmowa iu rtii fws.
lirat irub Mrup TatHsM lititKi. Vm El n,
ililltn.' k. 14 by dnifglaU. LeW I
tl li fl 11.. A I Its- lle.l ImMv tin I i,T.
rrvucb Druaj Lo.,si ftU tVaeultt.. Waw Ywk Ut
CURE FOR PILES
pi'".', - hi 1 if' sti'l riioi J. T. I ii at.
form, vsrli aa ll I. M liuar r Pf..tf n hug
are) riira I lf Or. Utnanao'i Plla Ksimatti.
.St ia llrti I iisi ami In- ..i.r.at Al. . rli I titm.r. tv &
Jar at 'ti nr t t t t m" 1 1 rr! TtP Writ
a about ywuraaew. DU BoHANkO, niHeUa , Pa
0R.GUNNST;"voErPILLS
ONE FOR A DOSE. Cure Sick Headache
en.1 Pt... . lui.u.te 11 to i, lee end Purifj Ibe
. . i .n -is-....ul ami rrevani ni linn tnets lis
nulilrtpeurNi. ken Toeoavlaet ru. e will mall
ample free, nr full Imi tnr He. MB. IIONANKU
CO., fl.lla.l,, . fcuaa. Hold I.; Kruaaltu.
CURE YOURSELF!
I eat. Hla for initial oral
tli.iliartft-a, ludaBiuiallna.
u Million ur ahetfNtiona
ut III II t i li IIM ml. f . til. ..
I'alulfH, aiu) ut aatfin-
iGo- r uf awtewavua.
Hula a..f lit ...el. f.
"tr aanl In plalb wrapaetr,
i tu nr.'M. araaaalJ fn
l in, Mr J bottla., $t.7t.
riri nUr aw i.i ejej i-.-u.tit.
VOUNQ MEN!
r rbV aerriesea and i.lt-rt stl PalsafB oketf KiwolsVt II
La Hi. i N y itwxlu ine alilt-B wlU t-ura eWli and avary
. Ha I'AiiK li in ns ii n baa f.ar failf.1 to ctira, no
ut.iur how wrrUrm or I horn saaiaj Meui'tlnij Keaajulia
frt-ta Ita uaa will aeptoawh you. II la ahsttilnUly eaaev
prweroU eanVlura, ami rata ha taaeaa wtilioul ln.-on.iw
ai,(1,-. and .le-ta-nU.-n fi mi Irtisunre I'Kh K. $H Fur
ami M all rHatt.W .lnieTsf prrpwMl hy uxprvaa,
blatuty wratyiaaal, ufft rt .ittt ,.f prv . by
Ll- uiaw ulUd m raquf.i.
r. n. u.
NO. tt '.
uiDtlwii lb
a.l.erlleera
c ' c i