THE OFFSPRING
OF HEREDITARY
BLOOD TAINT.
Scrofula is but a modified form of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
who is tainted by cither will see in the
child the same disease
manifesting itself in
the form of swollen
glands of the neck and
mroai, caiarrn, weaic i
eyes, offensive sores
end abscesses and of
tentimes white swell
inn UirA D i rr a nf
be no external sifns for VTC .'
a long time, for the disease develops slowly
in some cases, but the poison is in the
blood and will break out at the first favor
able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this wast
ing, destructive disease by first purifying
and building up the blood and stimulating
and invigorating the whole system.
J. M. Stain, 115 Public Square, Nashville, Tenn.,
says : "Ten yean ago my daughter (ell and cut
her forehead. From thla wound the glands on
the aide of her face became awolleu and burated.
Some of the befit doctor here and elsewhere
attended her without any benefit. We decided
to try 6. 6. 8., and a few bottles cured her entirely."
makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body,
and is a positive and
safe cure for Scrofula,
It overcomes all forms of blood poison,
whether inherited or acquired, and no
remedy 60 thoroughly and effectively
cleanses the blood. If vou have nrtt
.blood trouble, or your child has inherited
some blood taint, take S. S. S. and get
the blood in good condition and prevent
the disease doing further damage.
Send for our free book and write oui
physicians about your case. We make no
charge whatever for medical advice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. OA.
Women That Steal.
Salem, Oregon, is sometimes referred
to as being slow, but the police of that
oity think they have discovered some
female burghtrs there that are pretty
rapid.
Laws in the Klondike.
Laws aie obeyed to the letter in the
Klondike country, says William
Welch, who as a detective has spent
several years up there and ia now back
in Seattle.
Army Worms May Come.
A Wauhingtou state bug professor
Bays the chances are excellent for the
army worm to survive the winter and
hatch out millions in the spring with
awful appetite for growing grain.
Health and Beauty.
No beauty with pimply skin, dull eyes, bud
breath. tUean your system and keep it clean
with fragrant rasearetu Candy C'tUlitu All
ilrngglMM, lOe, tote. :
What Portland Needs.
A writer says what Tortlaud needs to
become a big city are cheap aud plen
tiful coal for ships aud a dry-dock of
unlimited capacity.
Mothers will find Mrs. Wiuslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for thfir
Children during llie teething period.
Dairy Business Growing.
Reports from all over the Willamette
valley, Orogou, show that the dairy
business is growing rapidly.
We have aim cut reached the.
Twentieth Ceulnrv, and no rem
edy has yet equalled AI( M KLD
TK . wbleh la the OK I ft I X A I.
II Kit II MKDK'INK (or the cure Of
Constipation and Hick Headache.
Law and Order in Seattle, ',
A determined effort is being made
In Hcnttle to stop the wide open busi
uei B incident to the Klondike and Nome
rushes.
Stops tho Cough and
Works Off tho Cold.
Laxative lfio'iio-Quiniun Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, No Pay.
Trice 25 cents.
AH After the Burlington.
Every deep harbor town on the
roust from Whatcom, Wash., to Los
Angeles, claims the Burlington road is
headed that way.
Big Rains In California.
Rains the .'past week or two have
been so heavv in Southern California
that business men are extremely hap
py. First big rain in jeam.
Needs More Coal Capacity.
The navy department will ask con
gress to enlarge the 1'uget Sound naval
station aud iuurease its capacity for
coaling ships. .
Lots of Apples.
In one day recently 12 cars of applet
were shipped from Walla Walla.
The Largest Boats Afloat
One of the new things in the jewelry
Hue this season is the introduction of
delicately carved iovry Into the bits o
tilicree work, with which women do
light to adorn their costumes.
The euoalyptas trees In Australia
penetrate from 180 to 920 feet into the
soil with their roots, which absorb all
moisture within a radius of 80 to 60
feet.
There are In Western Queensland
Australia, 64 artesian wells, the mini
mom daily oapaolry of any of which it
4,800,000 gallons.
Bill Wot did 'Arry get for plckin' up
the loidy's purse when she dropped It?
Jim Six months. Tit-Bits.
Returns: "Does he get any returns
from his poetry?" "All he does get."
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
"I don't like to have my friends get
married In. the fall." "Why not?"
"I've got all I can do to buy my winter
suit." Atlanta Constitutiou.
"Yes, he boasts that he has lived
nearly seventy years without ever hav
ing been Inside a bank." "What Is he
a bank director?" Chicago Times-IIer-
ald.
A Reflection: Mrs. Johnson What 1
said to Mrs. Sinipklns was dat I didu't
b'lecb yo' husband ebbah robbed a hen
roos' In his life. Mrs. Black Yo' done
mean to Inslnnlwate he ain't got de
nerve? ruck.
"I can't imagine why Stutterton mar
ried Miss Strongmind." "Nor I. How
ever, she's curing hi in of the stuttering
habit." "You don't say so?" "Yes; she
doesn't give him a chance to talk at all
A Quick Answer: "Paw, what Is
stage fright?" asked the boy, opening
his bag of popcorn. "Stage fright?" re
peated his father, pointing to a veteran
of the chorus; "why,, there Is one."
Philadelphia Record.
In Memorlam: "I presume you car
ry a memento of some kind In that lock
et of yours?" "Precisely; It Is a lock
of my husband's hair." "But your hus
band Is still alive." "Yes; but his hair
Is all goue."-Tit-Bits.
"What In the world Is the matter
with the managing editor?" "He's
worried because he Isn't quite sure
that he ought to cut down foot-ball
space to make room for polities, or vice
versa." Cleveland Tlain Dealer.
A False Idea: Manager I would like
to have you make a dramatic version of
this popular novel. Playwright (weari
ly) But that will necessitate my read
ing It. Manager Not at all. We don't
want you to spoil the play. Bazar.
As Usual: Assistant Here are more
dispatches about that battle In the
Knut. Kditor What do they say? As
sistant It appears that both sides were
croatly outnumbered, but each defeated
the enemy with severe loss. Harlem
Life.
"Do you see that very ordinary -looking
man over there?" "Yes; what of
It?" "He's' a man with a history. A
man with a history! What has lie ever
done?" "Nothing at all. He's selling
the history by subscription." Chicago
Tost.
Lady Some weeks ago I bought a
plaster here to help me get rid of
rheumatism. Druggist-Well, ma'am,
I hope It did Its work. Lady Yes, but
. ILL. S- linl.t It'll
now l want someuuug eie to uciii
to get rid of the plaster. Boston
Beacon. ' ' '
Wife (to husband returning at 3 a.
in.) What time Is it. dear? Husband
One o'clock. 1 think. (Clock strikes
three.) Wife Why, it just struck 3,
sir. Husband Ridiculous, my dear;
that clock must stutter. i uegcuue
Blaetter.
A. How did your automobile journey
turn out? B ueautituuyi Aiuiougu
ran over two pedestrians and three
bicycles aud knocked two wagons luto
a ditch, my motor was not at all Injured
and 1 arrived just on time. Fllcgeudo
Blaetter. . '. . .'
Jack lluggard Miss Pechy's father
nutdo a surprising statement to me last
night. Dick Danser That so? What
was It? Jack lluggard lie sueaked
into tho parlor and cried: "Aha! That's
the time I caught you kissing my
daughter." Philadelphia Press,
House .Owner You didu't pay the
reut last month. Tenant Nor Well,
I suppose you'll hold me to your agree
ment. Owner Agreemeut what agree
ment? Tenant Why, when I rented
you said I must pay In advance or not
at all. Columbus (Ohio) State Journal.
A Youug Wife's Sorrow: "Isabelle
writes me that life with her Hunga
rian count is Just killing her,""You
don't sayl Has he 'already ceased to
love her?" "No; but he talks lu his
sleep In his native language and she
can't understand a word he says." In
dianapolis Press.
Wife (who has been struck by a bl
cyck) Never mind, dear. Dou't make
a scene of It Husband What! Do
you think I'll let hlm go without say
ing what I think? Wife But I'm not
really hurt Husband That doesn't
matter. A little more and he might
have run Into me. Tit Bits. , , - .
"I suppose you would rather play
Hamlet than eat," said the admiring
youug wouion, who Is given to collo
quialisms. "Well," answered Mr.
Stormlngton Barnes, "I never put It In
Just that way. But your remark sug
gests the alternative that usually pre
sents itself." W ashington Star.
. T Help the City.
The Port Townsend, Wash., board of
trade hasjbeen sleepine a year, but has
just been again brought to life and be
gins to hustle for the city at once.
Pacific Coast Fighting Ships.
The first boat built for the navy on
the Pacific coast was the Charleston.
Then came many others including the
Oregon. And now the great Wiscon
sin. The fastest boats ot the navy
were built at Frisco.
HOW'S THIS!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor any
case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Curo. . .
F. J. CnENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We tho undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney
for the past 15 vears, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all busin.-ss transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obligations mods
by their firm.
wbst at lp.uii,
Wholesale Druggists, Tole3o, '
Walsinq, Kinman & Marvin,
Wholeaale Drug ists, Toledo, O.
nail's Catarrh Cure is t- ken -n" -.rnally , aoiing
c'.ireoily on the blood and ra.cous surfaces ot
the system. Pri :o ",lz per bo' tie. fao.d by all
drug? ists. Testimonials free.
nail's iamily fill? r- in uesu
Wants the Canal.
The Seattle chamber of commerce is
agitating in favor of the Nicaragua
canal.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Will Make Laws.
Members of the Oregon legislature
will gather at Salem, January 14 and
get into action.
The Chinese Almanac
Predicts the weather, and notes the days
which are considered lucky or otherwise
for commencing any undertaking, or for
applying remedies to diseases. A lucky
day 'is not necessary when Hosterter's
Stomach Bitters is taken for constipation,
lnuiKesuou, ayspepsm, iuuuuhhg. 1 ' v e 1 i
nil ttlPRR
disorders. :
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begin
Idaho Legislature.
The Idaho legislature, will
business at Boise, Jannary 7.
TOO KNOW WHAT YOU ARC TAKING
When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonio because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. 60o.
Boise Is at It.
Boise, Idaho, has raised $5,000 and
will double it soon for a new Y. M. C.
A., building. . '
The Beat Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Groves.
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form,
No Cure. No Pay. Price EOo.
2
COME AND GO
In many forms
Rheumatism
Neuralgia
Lumbago
Sciatica
makeup a large part of human
Buffering. They come suddenly,
but they go promptly by the
use of
St. Jacobs Oil
which is a certain sure cure.
Big Flour Mill.
Tho now flnnr mill At 'Evnrptt.
TIlB Kind YOU HaVB AlWaYS BOUKht Wash., starts soon with daily capacity
Bears the
Signature of
of 600 barrels, to
fall.
be made 1,300 next
Will Cultivate Sugar Beets.
The beet sugar factory at Waverly,
Wash., operated by D. C. Corbin, will
take all the beets that can be raised
around Pullman next year at good
prices.
This signature Is on every box ot the genuine
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold in one day
Big Ship-Buildinj Yards.
Michigan men, with local capital
ists, have begun operations for a bin
ship-building yard a Tacoma, down
on the flats in the lumber mill distiict.
To maintain good health, it is
necessary to keep the blood
pure and the system cleansed:
Take GARr lHiLU TEA, it IS the
best blood purifier known.
tip.
for a
Portland Do Move.
Snrely Portland is waking
Bains stopped excavating work
new biick blook. A big tarpaulin was
stretched from adjoining; buildings and
the work of making the big basement
goes on.
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IXER
WILL KEEP YOU DRY.
Don't be fooled with a mackintosh
or rubber coat. If youwantacoat
-0
town, write for catalogue to f I -J
WER. Boston. Mass IT,
that will kep you dry in the hard-1"".
Villcker. If not for sale In your
own, write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER, Boston. Mas:
Grandest Offer a...
No. 99 Arlington Kiii; c,
Holiday for Courts.
The Oregon Car Association has
apeed to make February 4 a holiday
for courts and lawyers, in memory of
Chief Justice John Marshall, who be
came such February 4, 1801.
l'iso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken
of ns a coiiph cure. J. W. O'IIrien. 322
Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan.
6, WOO. .
A cousin of Dr. Livingstone, Mrs.
MacQneeny, who was Kate Living
stone, is alive at the age of 104, &,
Salem,! in the Isle of Mull.
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SEND NO MONEY
rt-iv scan ami tested our watch
at Factor Prlc at Out-Half au4
what you h to pay iicwnerv
haa are fittod with tha uueuuallM
Jrweled Siwrlal MaalUd. or 1 lew
nallhan or K'r'" HovcmeBt, know,
the world ovr u tha beat, n
WARRANTED 20 YEAR!
Caaaii hunting .olid goldpattri
angravlnr. axtra U karat foil
plata; good erourh Iot araurom
lireaMent. Bparlal Offer lor tta
nrit 60 dayai Sand your addrea
and wa will aand watch C. O. D
with priviloR of full vamina
tion. Call In any ax part and II
fmtnrl iMtrfectl antiafartorv an
ftba lett watch avar offarad for lucl
rlca pay f 5.76 and axpret cnra
larwlaa not on cent FREE
7.00 chat for next 30 dura with even
ratch. State If Ladlai or UenU watch ia wanted. WriUatoncaai
re may Dot advertiae thla watch at thla price gn. CitaWtiefre
UoeUlor Watch Co.. 847 Centra,. Bank Bid .,Chioag
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fi Drawora.
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WE SHIP FOR INSPECTION
Ah evidence of Rood faith on your part, we
ask you to eeuil us (3.00 with your order.
Write your name, iont office address and rauroaa
shipping-point plainly, we will luen ship by freight,
C 6 D with privilege of exniuinnllon, this perfectly
constructed, lull Bull Hearlnu.Ni. W Arliuirton Ma
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ed, superior in overy way and worth RO.OOiuore than
any other machine you have ever seen advertised in
this or any other paper, pay theairentthe balancedue,
112.45 and ctiarites and the machine Is yours. If the
machine is not satisfactory It will be returned at our
expeuse and your 13.00 will be returned to you in full.
THE BALL BEARINGS
ton alt friction and afford
anaoiuie eae vo ana opera
tor. The balls are large
ixe. made from fine tool
atHl ami run In an oll-tem-
pered ateel cup which can be
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RHEUMATISM
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a bottle todsy and have it In t lie huiixe. It will
save suffering and doctor's bills. Harmless for
children's use. Contains no opiates or other harm
ful inKre'llents. Absolutely pure and concentrated.
Ijirire bottle of 300 doses fur l, prepaid by mall or
express, or we will send you (postpaid) a trial
bottle for 25 cents. Asents wsnled.
IWUSOI sHEUmilC CUffi GOsPUl, K4 Ukl St, Chittjt. III.
PLUSH CASE.
Ons ruflleror (ratherar, one shlrilnir plate, one binder,
set of four hemniers diirerent widths up to X ot an
inch, one tucker, ons braider, one quitter, one attach
ment foot, ons thresd-cniler, also fouthemmcr and feL
let-, needles, bobbins, screw drivers, oil can, oil and
Instruction book.
THE POLI8HED OAK FOLDINQ CABINET
will please you greatly, it Is made or choice quarter
sawed oak, thoroughly seasoned kiln drteil, hatnl rubbed
and polished to a rich piano finish.. When ttie machine
it closed it becomes an attractive stand or center table.
Bend for our Special Sewing Machine Catalogue No. A-877. IT'S FBEK. We manufacture S3 different
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..CHICKEN LICE AND VERMIN..
tCTOnt application is all that is required. It lasts for years. If
yoor dealer cannot supply you, write for circulars and information to the
following distributing agents: Perfection Pile Preserving Co., Seattle,
Wash. Fisher, Thorscn & Co., Portland, Oregon.? Whittier, Coburn &
Co., San Francisco, CaL
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aa w"t J.9 mum
ia aanl with ordar and toola willba shipped by rUtra4
rail. Writ whatbar tlrnla or Ulaa, Jwlry CatLf f ra,
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It hert to fty. It it the Mod Economical
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CUTLER'S CiRBOLATEof IODINE
A guaranteed Crs tor Catarrh and
Consumptlou. $1.00. D Lock Box lii.
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PORTLAND. ORECON.
JOHN POOLE, Portland,- Oaaaon.
can elva yon the best bargains in general
machinery, engines, boilers, tanks, pumps,
plows, belts and windmills. The new
steel I XL windmill, sold by him, is unequalled.
Ml
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10 DAYS' ThlATMEtlT FREE.
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