Mrs. Plnkham person
ally attends to her tre
mendous correspondence
with suffering women.
Her trained assistants
are all women.
The letters from women
,are opened by women
only.
They are read by wo
men only.
They are answered by
women and only women.
The correspondence Is
sacredly confidential.
Write for a book Mrs.
Plnkham has Just pub
lished which contains let
ters from the mayor of
Lynn, the postmaster of
Lynn and others of her
own city who have made
careful Investigation.
Mrs. Plnkham has
helped a million women
who suffered with female
troubles. She can cure
YOU. Her address is
Lynn, Mass.
A Confederate's Idea.
"1o succeed in war," General Miles
observes, "is to get ready before you
commence hostilities." One of the
confederate generals ia 1861 said his
idea of success was ' 'to get there fust
est wih the niostest." Detroit Free
Press.
According to Prescott, the money ol
the Aztecs consisted of quills full ol
gold dust and bags of- chocolate grains.
Before the introduction of coined money
into Greece skewers or spikes of iron
and copper were used, six being a
drachma or handful.
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Allen's Foot-ICase, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, sniartmi;, nerv
ous feet, and instantly takes the sting om
of corns and bunions. It's the preatesl
comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot
Kase makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
It is a certain cure for Ingrowing Nails,
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. AVe have over 30.000 testimonials.
Try it today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. II y mail for 25c. in stamps.
Trial package VllKE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, Lc ltoy, N. Y.
Rifle clubs are being formed all ovei
France to perfect the members in
marksmanship. The system is in imi
tation of the custom fo long practiced
by the Boers, who instruct even theii
children in the use of firearms.
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Ktrup of Figs, manufactured by the
Califoknia Fig Syrup Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
Is the one perfect strengthening laxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
' liver and bowels, without weakening
, or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from 6enna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the California Fig Sykuf
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVtLXK, ST. NEW YORK. N. T.
For sale by all Druggist!. Price 50c. per bottle
"N. tlMlt mm, mm
-"liw ncALi n rtcSTuKLR.
USE IT'
UuHtS WHlHt ALL llbr. rILS.
Bast Cough Syrup. T tales tiuud. use
In ttm. Sold by nnurglata.
ess. wxtt
INGENIOUS NEW SHOES.
One lias Pneumatic Soles and the
Other Opens at the Back.
A French Inventor has Just patented
a shoe with pneumatic solos. The air
chamber is contained between an upper
aud lower soh and
is so anangud that
n new supply of air
can be pumped luto
it from a valve open
ing at the heel. It is
claimed Unit a man
wearing a pair of
these shoes will be
saved the constant Jar resulting from
walking over hard pavements, and that
consequently his health will be greatly
Improved and his lfe prolonged. They
are particularly recommended for u e
by city dwellers and by those whose
business requires thein to be coustaut-
ly on their feet.
A Chicago m a n
has just secured a
patent on a shoe
which opens at tha
back instead of the
front,, as Is custom-!
ary. The part which
serves as a tongue in the new arrange
ment is so large that when it is unfast
ened it gives free access to the shoe, so
that the foot can be slipped in over the
counter. Iustead of laces or buttons
the shoe is fastened with ball fasten
ers, one row on either side fastening on
to the tongue or "quarter," thus secur
ing the shoe to the font and doing
away with overlapping edges.
A Legles Wheelbarrow.
Metal barrows are coming in slowly,
but none the less surely, this being an
other of the many instances in which
steel and structural Iron are supplant
ing the time-honored wood. They are
designed for work in mines, and boin '
indestructible and cheap they nre es
pecially adapted for the use of contrac
tors. The body is hung very low, and Is of
such a shape and strength that little
damage can be done to it, even though
It be severely handled. The frame
bars and handles nre formed of one
continuous piece of pipe. The wheel Is
also especially designed, the hub con
sisting of two interlocking clutches,
between which the spokes, consisting
of pieces of bar iron bent so as to
form two spokes, are held. Not the
least valuable feature of this barrow,
the invention of William .Tames Freed,
of Eureka, Utah, is the fact that if
damaged It can be repaired by ordinary
mechanics, all the parts being simply
put together and designed with that
end in view.
The absence of logs, it will be noticed.
Is interesting, aud allows the barrow to
rest flat on the ground, so that it may
be quickly and easily filled and
dumped. The legs, it is asserted, nre
one of the weakest parts of the ordin
ary wheelbarrow, and are apt to be
come loose and rickety.
Hunger the Best Sauce.
There nre many good old stories that
nre worth reviving. Here Is one about
Henry VIII., who took to the crown
nil the property of the church, and
who, during his reign, had ninny jokes
at the expense of the abbots and tlic
clergy. On one occasion he had been
hunting in Epping forest, and lia.l
come to Waltham Abbey alone, dis
guised as one of his owu guard. Dinner
Mas Just ready, and he was Invited to
the abbot's table. His appetite was so
good that the abbot at last exclaimed,
unaware whom he was addressing, "I
would willingly give a hundred pounds
on condition I could food as heartily on
beef as thou dost!" A few days later
the abbot was mysteriously sent for,
taken to London, and committed to the
Tower, where for some time he was
fed on bread and water, wondering the
while what crime he hnd committed.
One day, however, a sirloin of beef was
set before him, and his hearty attack
thereon showed that the strict regimen
of his captivity had worked wonders.
Upon this the merry monarch himself
suddenly entered and demanded a
hundred pounds, the reward the abbot
had so rashly promised for the restora
tion of his appetite. The money was
In due course paid, and the prisoner
went home to Waltham rejoicing.
Both Vrg tarian and Cyclist.
Count Tolstoi Is an enthusiastic cy
clist. He declares that he has to thank
his bicycle and his vegetarian diet for
the robust health which he has so long
enjoyed. Twenty years ago his phy
sician advised Tolstoi to avoid too
much muscular exorcise, but the pa
tient was obstinate, and did exactly the
contrary; In fact, he has ever been a
lover of sports of different kinds.
Int rest I riic Facts.
America sells nearly three times as
much as she buys; Germany buys over
two hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars' worth more every year than she
sells; while Great Britain last year
actually bought twice as much as she
Bold.
Sturdy Oom Paul.
President Kruger by his first mar
riage bad one child, who died young.
By his second wife he has had sixteen
children. His grandchildren number
104.
Borne people wear glasses because
they can't believe their own eyes.
Toujour la Folltesae.
"During a recent sharp skirmish,"
6ays "The Sphere," "an English officer
"in South Africa noticed that one of his
guns was in danger. Calling an officer
to his side he requested him to go and
help the captain to try and bring it in.
'Pardon,'-he added, as the officer turn
ed to obey, 'perhaps you do not know
the captain.' The otlicer had not the
pleasure. 'I'll introduce yon, then
charming fellow,' said his lordship,
anil, regardless of bursting shells and
puffs of dirt which marked the pitch
of bullets all around them, he can
tered along the hillside with him.
'Captain,' he shouted, 'let me intro
duce my friend. Mr. 1?.. Captain A.
He will lend you a hand to bring in
that gun; hope neither of you will be
knocked over doing it.' " Collier's
Weekly.
tOO ItKYVAKI) Si 00.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
fearn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science lias been able to cure in all its
stages, and that iscatarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, arting
directly upon the blood and mucous sun faces
of the system, thereby destroying the founds
tlon of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution ami
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its curaiive
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
lor any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address I
F. ,T. CHENEY & CO., Toll' lo, 0.
cum u iiruimrt.
Hall's Family Tills are the best.
A doctor of Breslan has been ex
peri-
men ting with lieu, and he gave
0 of
them gout by leeding them on likirse
flesh without fat. Then lie part
ially
relieved them of the gouty pains by the
administiatiou of powdered egg shells.
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
New York City, Feb. 15, 1900.
My Dear Carlton: I know it will
please you to learn that my homeward
journey iroin San Francisco was more
than pleasant. One striking feature
that added very much to my comfort
was the dining car service on the liio
(irantle Wef-teru and the Denver & Rio
Grande. This is the finest service of
this description I have ever seen any
where, either in this country or abroad;
the food and cooking was all that could
be desired, and at very moderate prices.
If yon happen to know the Rio Grande
AVestem people, I wish you would say
to them that it will afford me the
greatest pleasure at all times to bear
testimony anywhere to the above facts.
Very trulv yours,
(Signed) J. ADDISON BAKKR, 2nd.
-sit Lake Tribune.
The Rio Grande Western Railway
now operates through Pullman sleeping
eais between San Francisco and Chi
cago, without change. The route via
Salt Lake City is unequalled in attrac
tiveness and wealth of novel interest.
Three through trains daily. Write for
information, rates, etc., to J. D. Mans
field, General Agent, 253 Washington
street, Portland, Ore., or Geo. W.
Hejntz, General Passenger agent, Salt
Lake City.
No able-bodied men need be idle in
New Zealand. The government gives
every applicant work, and pays him the
rate of .2 a -lav.
IjABASTINE Is the original
and only durable wall coating,
entirely different Xrom all kal
somines. Heady for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
tints by adding cold water.
ADIES naturally prefer ALA
BASTING for walls and ceil
ings, because it la pure, clean,
durable. Put up In dry pow
dered form, In five-pound pack
ages, with full directions.
LL kalsomlnes ar cheap, tem
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays, etc.,
and stuck on walls with de
caying animal glue. ALABA3
T1NE Is not a kalsomine.
KWART3 of the dealer who
ays he can sell you the "same
thing" as A IiA BASTING or
"something just as good." He
Is either not posted or la try
ing to deceive you.
NT IN OFFERING aomethingr
he has bought cheap and trie
to sell on ALABASTINK'S de
mands, he may not realize the
dr.mage you will suffer by a
kalsomine on your walls.
BNSIBLE dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling e:,d consumers by using
Infringement.- Alabastlne Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS of
every church and school should
be coated onlv with pure, dur
able ALABASTINE. It safe
guards health. Hundreds of
tons used yearly for this work.
N BUYING ALABASTINE,
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomlnes under
different names. Insist on
having our goods In packages
and properly labeled.
UI8ANCB of wall paper 1s ob
viated by ALABASTINE. It
can be used on plastered walls,
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush It on.
It does not rub or scale off.
STABLISHED In favor. Shun
all Imitations. Ask paint deal
er or druggist for tint card.
Write us for interesting book
let, free. ALABASTINE CO.,
Grand Haplds, Mich,
SURE CURE FOR PILES
ITCH I Nit Piles produce moliture sndcsuiw Itching.
ThU form, aa wall ai Blind, Bleeillhgor Protruding
Piles are cured by Dr.Bosanko'a Pile Remedy,
Stops Itching and bleeding. Absorbs tumors. Mies
Jsr atdruKRiot or sent by mall. Trentte f res. Write
ma about your esse. lilt. UOdANKO. l'bllada. Pa.
PATENT I
BKCUItKIt OK
FEE REFUNDED.
Patent advertised 1rmm.
Ill Free at vice as to pa-
V, Send for "Inventors' Primer."
ILO B. 8TEVf N- CO.,
tentablll
r REE. M
Kstab. IBM. HI7 14th 8t., Washington. D. C
Braucn unices: llilvsgo, Cleveland, Detroit.
A Guilty Conscience.
Rastns Whad yo tiuk is de mattah
wif me, doctah?
Doctor Oh, nothing but chicken
pox, I guess.
Kastus (getting nervous) I clare on
niah honah, doctah, 1 ha int bin uo
whar I could ketch dat! Judge.
ItritUh Aristocracy Klameii.
Many people attribute the' recent rever
ses of the British to I lie degeneracy of the
aristocracy. The lite of luxury certainly
does not produce vigor. 1 ndige'stinle sup
pers, lute hours, constant nerve strain and
lack of exercise upset I he stomach and
weaken both physical and mental vitality.
The Mood thai makes men heroes must
come from active, healthy stomachs. Hos
teller's Stomach Bitters 'purines the blood
and strengthens the stomach. It cures
constipation, indigestion, dvspepsia aud
biliousness.
The street cars of Havana are heavy,
cumbersome, old style cars, drawn by
three ponies, one in the lead of a span
at the doubletree, all of them hitched
too far from the car for economy of
effort on the part of the little beasts or
successful handling by the driver.
Don't I.et Constipation Kill You!
It will do it, openly or in disguise. Constl
I'Htlcm ha niHiiy long seieiitilii; aliases, hut
t'asearets Candy t at hiulic will save von. Urug
gists, luc, '2m, .VH'.
In San ltafael, Cal., is is illegal to
shoot game with a repeating or maga
zine shotgun.
The Shortest General's Long Titles.
"Hobs, who is sometimes known as
Lord Roberts, has, next to the royal
family, the longest lists of titles in
Great I'ritnin. pra i )is ofiH'itil
designation: l?arou Roberts, of Kan
dahar and Waterford, P.O., K.P.,
G.C.R., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., V.C.,
D.C.L., LL.D. And yet he is the
shortest general in the service. Should
he be triumphant in South Africa he
may count on a few more letters to his
name. Collier's Weekly.
STFORTHE
BOWELS
If yon haven't a regular, bealtlir movement of the
bowels every day, you're sick, or will be. Keep your
bowols open, and be well. Force. In thoahupoof
violent physio or pill poison. Is dunnerous. The
Biuuottiesi. eublcbt. uuist purfuct way of keeping the
bowels clear and clean U to take
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. DoGoort,
Kever sicken. Weaken, or tirlpe. 10c, ' 60c Wrllo
for free sample, and booklet oil bcaltn. Address
SLrllnl Rd; I onpaoj, tblo,,, Honlif.1, S,w York. 932a
KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN
BE
ff ffijy CATHARTIC
TRAD! MASK RIOISTgaio
Malaria,?
'fftV II u -trf " ml-
Since 1863,
immediate lasting
BUFFALO PITTS CO.
MANU K A CT U It V. KM OF
Xew Double Cyllixlxr Kami Loco
motives and Threshing Machinery
Write for Catalogue.
320 K. Yamhill Ht., PORTLAND, OK.
Mention this paper.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
Ruildinp or remodeling residences and
stores. Wecsrrra ciniiplcie line of Mantels,
(iratctt and Tillnit, Tile Flooring, Tile Wain
scoting. Andirons, Fenders, Kcreens, Klietrle,
(ins and (.'ouililniitloii Chandeliers, and all sup
plies pertaining to Kleclric and tias Lighting.
Vc also enrry all kinds of IlHllerle, Hells anil
Indicators. I'hoiogriiphs cheerfully sent on
application. KKANK HOM OM It Si I t).
it 4 ft Washington I'm timid, Or.
fHAItSi IM
Hand BESTM
m a vasjfcM
l00"" DRILLING
2000 ft. MACHINES
LdU I00K18 k RYMAir, TIFFIN. OHIO, UU
CURE YOURSELF 1
Han BIrU for unnatural
dlacliarKcatlntlaiiiinailnris,
irritations or ulcerations
of mucous niruibranns.
la I to t d?.
UUWIdtMi
IrHf Ev..CHtMI01l'Co. tP-lltor poiaouuus
f return t'ootacloo
1'ainlnaa, ami not aatriu
jk)lOISMTI
1,0. "' 7 DrntgUta,
I. JrY pr "n In plain wrapper,
arsil l'r Press, prepaid, for
EJrTJ jl.ai. or S bottles. .'.7ft.
"V' Circular sent on ri'uucit.
V. 0.
BAD SPRING BLOOD
Requires Some sort of a tonic that cleans out
the impurities. One thai really does this and
more is
noore's Revealed Remedy
An tW It thoroughly. Metuant to take. 11.00
at your liruggiht'i.
ELLA
m i
Of
4
Old as the Hills
:
:
nre the pains and so lies of
RHEUMATISM
NEURALGIA
SCIATICA
Pure as taxes is the cure of
them by
: St. Jacobs Oil i
Incurable.
Wife John, you have a very annoy
ing habit of saying "What's that?"
whenever you are spoken to. Can't
you break yourself of it?
Husband (reading) Eh what's
The Maker of Carter' Ink Say:
"We can't tnakeany belter ink than we do;
we don't know how to. We can make
poorer ink, but we won't." Carter's Ink
is t he best.
Theie is a time in every lfie when
one must concentrate or fail. It is so
in business, in the choice of a profes
sion, in respect to religion. Rev. D.
C. Rarrett.
I'iso's Cure is the best. medicine we ever
used for all all'ectious of the throat and
lungs. Wm. O. JCndki.kv, Vanburen, Ind..
Feb. 10, 1!KK).
The British government keeps 11
vessels at work soumlinir aud chartintr
j the ocean beds to find out where dang
ers lurk. Last year 10,000 square
miles were carefully charted in differ
ent parts of the world Asia, Africa
and the South Pacific.
Refuse, choose and endure! They
are truly tlie great things of which this
life of toil and suffering are made.
Rev. D. O. MacLeod.
The rag pickers of Paris, of whom
there are aobut 40,000, are enraged be
cause the new rubbish boxes, just in
troduced in that city, cannot be opened
by any one but the carlmeu who are
employed to carry off the contents.
The Ideal Trench Tonic
FOR BODY AMD BRAIfy
Endorsed by Medical Faculty
efficacious agreeable
Jllll
Makes the BEST PUMPS for IRRIGATION and
RECLAMATION. MINE DRAINAGE. Capa
cities from one gallon to 100,000 gallons per minute.
Thyaleo T7DAPU TWO STAMP MILLS,
build the IV 111 III 11 Oinent tiravel Mills, and the
Celebrated Dimkk Amamiamatoh.
Special Machinery for CAPK Mt.MK, Sena for Catalogue.
nnuun UlSn U tU. tiii li, 134 A tao Main t.. Frani-lxco
PORTLAND DIRECTORY.
tl mi'Ii ln.-y noil
CAWSTOS A CO.: KMilNliS, HOI1.F.KH, MA
chiuery, supplies. W-tM hirst Ki., I'm I mini. Or.
JoTlN POOLE. PonTirAHn7"bRK00N
can give you the best bargains in general
liiuchinery, engines, boilers, tanks, pumps,
plows, belts and windmill:. The new
steel I X L windmill, sold bv him, is tin
equalled. Rubber Growing in Mexico
ATiriiiuutei rtcheit Klnmlyke trnurii: INK) tamIi
InvtsMltiil ilriiww tW intr rnut lntreit five yfturn,
worth $IIHK) lhn; ylttlilft fl.UNti r thereafter;
land moist fnriila, title ftunnliite. Two dolli.ni
monthly without tnttrnt, iutnrient timt. necuttm
nnnie rami I Ik; fo-oimntti vm pi tin, duHth cnnritU
unpaid iiiNttllinfniH; Htiftir ttmn Mtvinu bit nil or
lift IniturMm"!, irop fHilurta impoimihln, litrtfttr
inrnnt iimntH UHlIy pnirttHhle, othwr rropt end
huHineuM ninke (juiek fortunmt; rifwirnhle employ,
mum lo olitahmtile; reliahle Information nhout
ftura nourt'M of wealth, Incltidlntf colored mttp
end elaborate nhotouraphii, 11 vo hundred dollar
cannot liny eLHwhnre, hecaiirte othera do uot
poMHHtta, mailed poptlpald on receipt of One Dollar
rKiNtiri(i or money ordnr. Addretm or cell oil
HlTNKKl' O MJl'KllATI VK CM., Axonm. ueitry
Htreet, Sun ! ram ipwo, t'ul. Cut thin out.
MACHINERY. kinds
...TATUM St BOWEN...
29 Is 36 First Street PORTLAND OR,
YOUNG MEN!
For (lnnnrrhra anil (lleet rt Paoat'a Okay Specific. IS
la the ONI.V inrillcine which will cure cai-b and nrr
com. NO CASK known It has ever fallrri to cure, no
rnatler bow a-rloiia or of how long- atannlnfr. Keaillts
from lis line will aatonlah you. It la almolutalr aata.
prevents mntiir. anil can he taken without Incoiira.
mrnre anil rii'O-ntlon from biiKlm-m. I'KICK. tJ.uo. for
sale hv all reliable dniforlflU, or Bent prepaid t espraaa.
plainly wrapped, on receipt of rrlce. hi
, , . PAHHT CHEMICAL TO., Culca-o, lit
Circular nailed on reuuest.
N. P. N. U.
No. 18 1HOO.
w
HKN wrltlnr to adfertlaers liloasa
mention this paper.