pith Needs
le Farmer
Lith win ry r
tr'. i ra Hum
ktchnriroeuii""
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FRANK I SMITH MEAT CO.
Tlghtinir tho Beef Trust"
PORTLAND, OREGON
. from tho VmiU
Lacduff had amputatod Macboth's
mIfi f iJ m ffilklncf to mo as
I? a,fl" - """m ;;:, xn alnod Mae-
rt. -but I couldn't stand 11b hldoous
Ibfanlty. 'mores uiruuu?
ht on tho tntfol
Feeling that no una uo" " ""'y
then took a layoff
iinraluloiclonl
i-Efllo," Bald Margie, who was labor-
iisly spoiling words n oin n urBireaa
"how can 1 ton wmcn iu a u uuu
la n 'br"
F'Why," ropllod Efflo, wisely, "the
has Kb tummy on ito DacK. " 'iic
lu. .
Lother wilt find Mrs. Wlnlows Bathing
pmuviicio ti ... , tn f fty thnlr children
King the toothing porlod.
ICinlniliiff lo Kxclnatve Credit.
Editor Mlgglcs, that wai a good
vmiri in Interview the sausaire
anufneturors as to what they thought
I tho wholosomonoss or a mixou met.
I was a regular inspiration.
nnortor Er no. Mr. Bumble:
e Idea wns exclusively my owa.
Never lluna Dow.
Innpon Why doesn't soma bufldlntj
inluB build a clock that won't run
Ibwn.
lEfjbert Why, hoW could hoT
"nulld it on tho prlnclplo or tho gas
More tfutfur fefcaittiftL
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ow years ago a well know Lea
den solicitor, recently deceased, suc
cessfully defended a man charged with
burglary, and a few days later there
came by post a valuable gold hunter
watch, with an Inscription to tho effoct
that It was a gift from a certain Lon
don society, presumably of doubtful
practices. Years nftorward tho so
licitor had tho watcli stolon from his
waistcoat pocket, but Jt camo back to
him by post with a letter of apology,
stating that "wo nover rob ono of our
pnls."London Answers,
Spring Humors
Como to most pcoplo and causo many
troubles, plmplos, bolls and othor
eruptions, bosldoa loss of appetite, that
tired feeling, biliousness, indigestion
and hoadachc.
Tho sooner you got rid of them tho
bettor, and tho way to got rid of them
and to build Up tho system Is to take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Tho Spring Modlclno par excellence
as shown by uncqualod, radical and
ponnanent cures.
Got It today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs.
An aeroplane dovelopod by Japanese
army onicoro Is said to maintain a
speed of sixty-eight miles an hour tor
considerable distances, tho best that
has yet been done In the history of
aorlal navigation.
A largo railroad In Brazil will oond
four mechanics to. tho United 8tatt
each six months to servo In the factory
of the concern from which tho road
buys its locomotlvos.
lTHE KEYSTONEi
TO HEALTH
IS
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
Poor health can nearly
always be traced to a dit
ordered stomach, weak
kidneys, sluggish liver or
constipated Dowels. The
Bitters acts directly on
these organs, making them
strong and healthy. Try it.
JNmj "Jfcspsssss,i
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llsordcrs of the blood as boils, pimples,
Ipuatule. blotches, sores and cutaucout
.- - tr 1- .l...IiJ 4- tw
:ho best remedy for that lack of encrg?
md the peculiar debility bo prevalent
luring me close ot winter ana uie openms
f spring. I'or derangements of Uie dl
jestlve organs it is a natural corrective,
operating directly upon the liver and ali
mentary canal, gently but pcrelstentlj
itiinulating a healthy activity. Iti
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svery portion of the system, aiding in the
aroceMes of digestion and assimilation ot
i?ood, promoting a wholesome, natural
ippctite. correcting sour stomach, bad
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' itipation and the long list of trouble!
directly traceable to those unwholesome
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kidneys and digestive tract. It is a
itrcngthening tonic of the highest value.
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rests, towei racic, nna every up-io-anw
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cause it will cook any dinner and not
beat the room. Mo heat, no smell,
no smoke, no tml to bring in, no ashea
to carry out. It doea away with the
drudgery of cooking, and makes It a
K- asure. Women with the light touch
pastry especially appreciate it, be
cause they can immediately have a
Quick fire, simply by turning a handle.
No half-hour preparation. It not only
to lea trouble than coal, but it costs
taut. Absolutely no emcil, no smoke
ssd It doesn't heat tho kitchen.
The nickel finish, with the turquolea
blue ef tha enameled chimneys, makes
th ittova ornamental and attractive.
Madtwlth J, 9 nd 3 burners j the 1
wd Sburner stoves can bo bad wita
or without Cabinet.
vary dealer everywhere l If not at yours,
to for Descriptive Circular to the nearest
agency of the
Company
attH teks.
The shade of the Ice bares feasl la
reduced himself to Chares as the
river trip.
"Quite a roomy bit ef water, this
Styx," he commented. "Never freezes
over, does it?"
"Not bob to Interfere with naviga
tion," said Charon smilingly, "and,
by tho way, that very fact gavo Mo
phlsto tho Idea for his favorite Joke."
"You don't say! What's tho gag?"
"Why, when a guest In hades com
plains of the scarcity of Ice the old
boy oxplalns that It's due to the un
precedented perversity of the past
winter." Buffalo Times.
Ants tin A Colors.
It was proved long ago that ants
havo tho power of seeing the to us
invisible rays of tho ultra violet por
tion of the spoctrum. They fear the
light for their larvae and when al
lowed choice between different degrees
of light always carry them to the
darkest plaeo accessible. When given
tho cbolco between a compartment
lighted with yellow light and oao dark
to our eyes, but undor the actinic ray,
tho ants unhesitatingly chose tho yel
low light, showing that to their eyes
it was darker than tho other, to man
'oylalblo. Argonaut
MsiklHfic a Dtsttneitaa.
"There Is not a particle of evidence,
your honor," said tho attorney for the
defense, "to show that my client was
within a dozen miles of the scene when
the crime was committed "
"I beg your pardon," Interrupted the
othbr lawyer, "but his brother-in-law
testifies specifically that he saw him
there."
"I know It," rejoined the defendant's
attorney, "but his testimony isn't avL
lence."
MorttfytBkT tkc Flesau
"No," said Mrs. Lapsllng, "we are not
eating any meat at our house now, ex
cept on Sundays. It's f-lhtfuUy ex
pensive. Beside, luring Lent eme
ought to praottcs as sauoh self-exasperation
as one possibly aan." Chica
go Tribune.
Consul General JTatsea W. Rags-ale
states that another example of the pol
icy In Canada to produce tho finished
flsh product la the recent venture of a
cold storage' company at Halifax to
putting up fillets of flsh. This Is a
Droduct virtually unknown to tnts
country, but very popular la England.
Sand Is the oiroe' of Portuguese
Coot Africa. It blocks the rivers and
harbors and stretches In a voat sea
toward the Interior, effectually cutting
off tho coast towns from the highlands.
Besides, it makes the problem of
transportation the bugbear of the
planter.
OmlssloB of History.
Pope Gregory bad revised the calen
dar.
"The spelling needs reforming, too.'
he said, "but I'm afraid to tackle that'
Which shows what be missed by not
having Prof. Brander Matthews handy
to brace him up and (rive him courage
Siamese) UBgllafew
Hero is an amuslsg, extract .take&
ivisMeirag
.TTvwwB i 5 m.mn-v, i lab-
goon and on his return accidentally
shot at by some miscreant scoundrels
Untimely death, oh fearful I All men
expressed their mourn. The cowarulc
dogs is Btill at large."
SORE EYES, weak, inflamed, reo,
watery and swollen eyeo, use PETT
IT'S EYE SALVE. All druggists or
Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
Recent statistics of tho German
army show that neurasethenla Is thrat
and a half times as prevalent among
tho soldiers as it was a decade ago,
while hysteria cases are twice aa nu
merous.
Somawli t Baspleto-a.
"Why do you refuse me an Inter
vlow, Mr. GotroxT I only wanted t
ask you how you earned your first
11.000."
"Excuse me, young man, I thought
you wanted to know how I got my
last million." Louisville Courier-Jour,
nal.
Htivvpard'- Plaid.
Of courso ovorybody knows tho po
ular black and white check patternod
cloth "Shoppard's plaid." but ninety
nlno poople ot every hundred ascribe
the origin of this cognomen to some
connection with tho pastoral personage
which Is apparently Indlcatod. Indeed,
tho description is gonerally written er
roneously by tailors as "shepherd's
plaid." Sheppard was the manufac
turer who first introduced this fabric,
and ho exhibited his invention at
tho great exhibition of 1861. London
Scraps.
Alcohol
not needed
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is not a
strong drink. As now made,
there is not a drop of alcohol
in it. It is a non-alcoholic tonic
and alterative. Ask your own
doctor about your taking this
medicine for thia, Impure
blood. Fellov his advice
every time. Ht knows.
A
' ImiturMMlilui
yers
rt ys Is
MU
teste
ai.ysu
Ask your doctor. "Whit Is th firs, real
rule ef health?'' Nine elector sut el
tea will aulckly reply, " Keep the towels
regular." Then ask klm aaottaar ouee.
tlon. ' Watt to you think ( Ayer's
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izeT ,
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
King Edward is seriously ill with
bronchitis.
Tho theatrical trust of Klaw & Es
langor is declared to bo broken up.
It is estimated that 80 per cent of
tho shingle mills of tho Northwest aro
idle.
Jamt-d J. Hill has announced defin
itely that a new passenger depot will
be built in Portland for his lines.
An explosion in No. 3 coal mine at
Palos, Alabama, entombed about 200
men. Bodies aro being recovered.
Four hundred striking miners at
Pittsburg, Kansas, wrecked several
coal mines and drove away the" men
who were at work.
The pure food commissioner of Lou
isiana has condemned and ordered des
troyed thousands .of cases of canned
salmon that was put up on the Colum
bia river.
Cartago, the picturesque and ancient
capital of Costa Rica, has been almost
entirely destroyed by an earthquake.
At least 500 persons were killed and
as many more injured.
Speaking in the National theater at
Christiana, Norway, Roosevelt gave
hope of universal peace and reverenced
the name of the gerat Norwegian poet
Bjornson, who died recently.
In order to avoid a collision with an
other car containing a number of wo
men, a Los Angeles auto driver turned
his own car into the curb and was
killed in the smash which followed.
An excellent photograph of Halley's
comet has been taken at Lick observa
tory, in California. The comet Is now
plainly visible about 3 :30 a. m. about
10 degrees above the eastern horizon.
Two French counts exchanged six
shots in a duel and neither was hit
A daughter of RichardCrocker, ex
Tammany boss, married a groom in a
riding academy.
Mark Twain left all his property to
his only surviving daughter. He left
about $180,000.
The jury returned a verdict of mur
der in the second degree for Charles
Wezler, Tacoma murderer.
A flncnnrl mnn Vina hnpn finnnd vahn
"i-.--fsf "f-SIl- . sgw;s
slMlatMnTfitl'
J'by'oh vote to pass li resolution
en-
dorsing the Federal income tax.
The police chief of Council Bluffs,
Tn.. hnn hpon ousted bv the courts for
complicity in the Maybray fake fight
xrauds.
Woman suffragists will campaign
the entire state of Illinois during the
summer in an effort to carry the fall
elections.
A Mexican multi-millionaire, who is
dying in San Antonio, Texas, has sum
moned his. children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren to the number of
105. A small hotel has been leased
for them.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, a noted opera
singer, sung to convicts in the state
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. Among
tho prisoners were Charles W. Morse,
Greene and Gaynor, Loupe "The
Wolf" and many bank officials.
President Taft eulogizes Secretary
Knox and his work.
Ninety bakers in Victoria, B.C., are
on strike and the city is about out of
bread. "a
A raid on gambling houses in Se
attle revealed all kinds of games in
full swing.
Roosevelt dined at Conenhairen with
the royal crown prince and is a guest
at the royal palace.
Countess Szchenvi. formerly Miss
Gladvs Vanderbilt. has lost a casket of
jewels valued at $40,000
The Pittsburcr Plate Glass 'works
were burned, causing a loss of $1,500,
000 and throwing 3,000 men out of
work.
Tho administration railroad bill is in
rrrpnfc rlnntrnr. insurrents havincr
enough votes to kill its important fea
tures.
An InvpnUrrntlnrr commission renorts
that Chicago has been badly buncoed by
bad castings lor improvements in its
water system.
Prnnlr ft. TTpllnrro-. a noted "trust
buster," will meet Roosevelt in Eu
rope and tell him all about conditions
1 A
in tins country..
Pnttnn nnrl hln frfnnrla on tho Chi-
cacro cotton exchange cleaned up $320,-
000 In one day.
Canadian settlers threaten to blow
up a big dam which is ruining their
property by jaackwater ana causing
many accidents by flooding roads.
Speaking boforo a joint convention
of Farmers' unions in St. Louis, Sam
uel Gompors strongly urged a union of
farmers and regular labor unions.
British 'Democracy has forced tho
Lords to pass the budget which was de
feated last fall, ono; expects zurtner
triumphs.
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