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THE tfOKMMl A8T0KIaN, THUHSIMV MUBNING, SEPTKViBKK 28, ACTJ GENTLY ON THE Kidneys, Liver and Bowels" ruANSESTHC $YSTEM BfL, EFFECTUALLY OVIRCOMW ' CSk . -ilUMV PERMANENTLY 1 BVf TMt &t NUlNt MlH' D 6 (AUlvKNU JTO YRVP(S fo IW MMWI Ml SSI. . A til detriment tnr In New Tork liKa offered Preyfus a million franca fur lila tory of hla famous ease, to b published in book form. Thin la ir",) an l may imiii a very big price unless tti advertising value of Iho odor la In cluded In th esllinat. Tmotrf retire akin purifying and bsaa tl tying p. H pur and " tar twirl, blb. 'l tiw"?- I strlk the mum of bJ coiu'lriluu, red, rough hml, tailing hslr. and bhy blemishes. ,;,, (ha cIokkihI, Irritated, liiitsmrjd.over , ,ik,d,or alugi:i-ii Jm. ..! rtT. Ii.ia .an Cmtw C... t , .,, -i,.. I . km-Mi r . "U...CIHHa4.'H . Tli landladies and (Irl students at Ann Arbor ar making a crusade another one galnal the tobaco smoke nuisance com nil I to J by th college bi.ya. Th boy have not yet Insti tuted a campaign against peppermint drops nml chewing rum, but thy ere till amoklnr, , tin Shilohi and &0nsuittpfion;. will C ThUti bryond qnpitlnn the iiu cvnr kuuwn to K.anc. a flrw tlimra Jnv.ulaMy ctn tha Wort c.trt ol i.Miun, l roup Cnim.ln V . NV. nn.l l i. nn.l U W,. r , I -' mV nnnnninnnt S.CWells&CoI LEROY, N.Y. HAMILTOK.CAN. MMHlaA 1 hese tiny Cipiulei tre superior to Balsam of Copaibay. Cubebi Or Injection! nrli,nw CURE IN 48 HOURSVU IPf I the m dne8iwithV kmr M out Inconvenience, It a a wry poor mule that don't vrnk both way 1 -v-. I Soap not only for toil et and bath but for shaving. Pears was the inventor of shav ing stick soap. PIBflPLES k PREVENTED BY 1 1 nnil WenililtU, wnua tin win. 11 m ilerltil autre... in 4h vitta ol VS 11 rfW r.i ' I inumiien iwum'im pnr- j a iff allrliiithcliiXoryiMlmoliciiia, 111 - Mlico lt Hut iliwuvirf llh, jl V" t-n M ii tiiifp, f.l A tttt whh li mi nllior iiKilirlne tr It run mml. II yi Imvr ,i O?, il Couuli, rninrily nuk "mi w to 1 1 v 1 1 . In I'nlliM ,u , mi,! l-j W fBim.lnl'V.NV. mln. nn.l FINEST SERVICE IN THE WORLD Perfect Sjslrm on Board the Govern ment Transports. HOW TIIK FOOD IS SEKVKI) A Generous Supply of Nations Is Served to Each of Uncle Sara's Voluntwrs. The eyatera which hae bmn prrfrotrd b)' Uie fovernmant for feeillna; troope on tha UnIM Statva tranaporta ta conIJ-rrl th n.oet aljut In the worlj, TI1 la tb more wonderful be- tu It Ihui Wn rM-rfwleO In a year. Tha method employed at Drat were crud", and Involved a great dral of bar-dahlp, A year ago the tropt ( t Cu'v, and evun tu the I'hlllpplni, hud only travel ravtiuna, whlrh emulat ed prlncltwlly of cunml beef and hard tack, with nothing hot xr,-pt coffee. II look often avra4 botira to dlalrlbulo the Mtlona for enoh inn I. eo that the iiWi were Irregularly fed, and not un imimo4ily t were oblived tu wait till noon befurv they had any bn-akfael. Thla alate uf arTnlra la practically end ed, and while murh depend upon the Indlvliluul ttllllty of the ahlp'a quar lermiutlvr, rertulu efti-ctlv regulation are uulvrimlly carried cut. Th t'nlled Hlniea government own twenty-threw trutiapuru. Tho flnet of the r thi Hherldan, tho Hhirnian. Iht, Uniiit. the Logan mid the Thumaa Tr.eai live gr-at alilp are exactly alike. liJ feet over all and J.tiW ton each. They ar caibl of rr'lK en llled men. bealde nearly one hundred ornoer In the cabin, There are three iiir.' on board the ahlpa (he rnliln or offliYire' men, the crew' mem and the meae of the cnllatetl men. In ply ing arrma the rnelrlo to Manila, a one month trip with only one atop for coal at Honolulu, a perfect ayetem, not only In the provision but In the dally feed ing of thla tremendoua paawnger Hat, I an abaolule necvlly. The mriaei of th ufflcera and crew are erved regularly, and are eijual In variety and quality to thoee of alrnoet any of th Atlantic liner. The great pnhlm which haa been eucceeefully eolved l the festlng wlib equal regu larity and with food of good quality (he two thoitannd enllated men, A long, narrow galley haa been built amlilnhlp on (he meea deck at the right hand aide. It-re are aet four meat bollera of 110 gnllona capacity each, mil two coffee boiler containing ISO gallona each. Tour regular cooka take (harge of the cooking, which l done entirely by ateam: a deinll of four aol- Jler give (hem dally amlatance. Twelve men arv alao detailed to peel poiluu and prMire the vegutablea, and twelve more are a fatigue- party o bring uptillc from the etorerooma, and. taking Into conaMerntlon tho total amount of aupplle c'iaumel each day, th! duty I not a light one. Healdca the cooking galley. It ha been found ncceury to eatabllnh a butcherahop, where the refrigerated meat are taken from the cold atorage room, cut ijp and lued to the cotika. Three regular butcher and three de tnlled from am kik tl.e eoldler are keiit buay here during the day. HOW TUB FOOD 18 8ERVED. Tho ine cull for' the men are at t 20 a. m., 12 m. and S p. m. Imme diately ten men from each company form In line In regular order, each de tull being provided -with f'm at: to ten bui ket of fourteen quu(n ctixtclty, allowing at the lot aovonly qunrt of food for one hundred men, Tho cook In tli galley till the buckets with meat. vegetable and coffee, and then they are curried to the neM table, where tho fcod It IhhucJ to each member Of the uomp.tny, who Ih waiting. In lino with hi tin plate and cup. A each man I served he move on and generally goes to the upper deck to cat. The me deck, where tho galley and moss table are altuated, correspond to the main deck, and la just below the spar or upper deck. After all aro served the frt time, tho men begin to return tor "second," as they call It, and an, served Just ns plentiful again.,,. ' In addition to the food cooked In the galley the men have fresh bread morn ing nnd night and hardtack at noon Tho bread IS Issued separately to tho m'S fables, and the men 'receive It with the rest of the food. In order to keep the supply of bread equal to the de maud there I a sqUnd of twelve bakers on board, four of whom are at work all night, Tho cabin ranges are used, tho bukeshop bul'ig near tho cabin galley. As the rung.'S are In use for the cnbln cooking during tho day, all tha baking must bo dono at night. The regular "Btralght" army dour Is used, 2,400 pound of It every day. It Is linked In lari biscuits, which the men call "cobs" and they cat two or three of these at a meal. Hardtack Is Issued at the cute of 2,300 pounds every three davs. The fresh bread Is piled on shelves In a large cogo which occupies the center of tho mess deck, from which It Is Issued to the mess details morning and night, - an abundance OF Gnnn mnn A few figures may convey an Idea of the generous provision made for each man on board. The regulation coo, cirnlng th flld or travel ration ar duregiird'il, each man being allowed to have practically a much aa ha wanla and a ninth greater variety than tha pnacrlbed ration, if haa fnnh meal twlc a day, an allowance of on and oriv-fourlh pound for each man. Th vegetable comprise carrol, onion, po tatoc, tomatoes, rhe and cabbag. Oaluieal I frequently given out In the illuming, and at night aonin kind of drlrl fruit, ui h a peochea, prune and ai ri'.'oti: ornntlme picket In addi tion, The following amount are often laMtvd from tho nlonirmmi In a day; Ulxteen crate of potato.- () pound), 100 pound of onlona, 100 pounds of car rola, 10" pounl of turnip, l.trOi to ,l"0 pound of meat, l.VK) pound of l-M meat. Eight pound of eorTee I sjlowed to every 100 men over lio pound a day. To weeten thl over .00 pt und of sugar I iMUed dully. ICuch company ha two liir table, and thl faxllltale the quick distribut ing of food. It often happerfk that every nian a aerved at the end of li mlnutri. Forty minute 1 the tongiit time coniumed In the distribution ut th food. Everything uej la of thor oughly gol quality, and It I only neeeaaury to av the men eat to real lie that It I appetising. The comfort of the men la alao con- aldvred between meal, eight hundred pound of Ice being luel three time Uy at II a. m and 4 and 1 p. m. ll la placed In gr.-jt caska of freh wa-J ter, which are convlently ltua(ed on thn spar deck, fore and aft. The m- outBt lu..-l to tnsip and carrM In (he havirraack consult of two' (In piat, knife, fork, pooti and cup. These llale ere loo aliallow tu use c jmfortably on beard hlp. o each man when he conv on board receive a round tin plate of more than an Inch In depth, which 'ic use during the voyage M the end of which he can lihr keep it throw It away. The fad and flgur here given refer particularly to the Hherldan, one of Ihe live great IUT hlp which, with the exception of the Logan, carry troop acro the l'aci:ic. and are run on pnu tli-ally thu uiue principle. Al- ihougli rnuiy of the other tranfKirt have not the fiuilllle for cunylng out tho iirw ytem In It entirety, they are all comfortable, and present a sulking and happy contrast to army iransport of year ago. When the Sheridan stopp-d at Malta on it first voyage to the J'hlllpplne the Knglish oftlcer were force,! to admit that In this Iii'an?e t leant the L'nlteil fitate tranportol her oldler with more tomforl than Great brltaln. I'LAINTIVE I'LEA FOK PARTY UNITT The plea of the national silver dem on acy fvi "harmony" 1 plaintive and pjtliellc. H I framed with uch fervid supplication and eameatnes that It ennnot fall to touch the hearts of lima who know the dire distress of a party that Is without an Issue and Is engaged In a long und wearisome search for harmony. The plea for party unity Is In the front of an address to the democrats of the I'tilled States Issued by the na tional committee as a result of Its re c.'nt session In Chicago. Although the committee Is confessedly without har mony or any well defined Issue, It pro claims lis belief "that the prospect of democratic success next ' year grow brighter and brighter every day." If thl I true the committee. I foolish to advertise for harmony. If tha proa pect of uccv grow brighter and brighter every day without any har monious action or agreement aa to what shall be tho Issuen of the cam paign of 190 the committee will do well not to Imperil the prospects of the party by Injecting anything like har mony or live Issue Into Its manage ment. , Th commltte urge th party In the various state to put aside all "local ;k : i i c a.". 'J i u r. When we rcsd of s railroad wreck (a Which hundred people are killed, we are filled with pity and horror. There are oilier datiKer in this life s thousand times greater than that of the railroad wreck, only we do not have them brought so forcibly to our attention. Consumption does not kill n hundred people t once, in one train. It does kill fc-tn of thousand for every one that is killed by accident. If a suflcrer will resort to the rlRht rem edy before it is too late, consumption can. be cured. Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Kiscovery cures per cent, of nil cases if taken in the earlier stapes. It has main tained this record for thirty yeurn. Many of those whom it has rescued from the verge of the gTave have permitted their names, addresses, experiences and photo graphs to be printed in Mr. Pierce's Com mon Sense Medical Adviser. This useful book Is free, and any snftcrer who wishes to investint may procure it and write to those who were once sufferers themselves. For a paper covered copy send 91 one-cent stamps, In cow fosl of mailing only, to the World's nispensnrr Medical Associa tion, llulialo, X. Y. The "Golden Medical Discovery " is the great blood-maker and flesh-builder. It rt ores the lost appetite, corrects the impaired digestion, makes the liver active and the blood pure. Any med icine dealer who offers you something else said to be "Hist as good " is thinking about his pockelVnik and not about your health. "I hnve taken Rr. Pierce's Golden Medical nUowerv nn,l ' Tivorlte I'sescnplion wiia romlertill results." writes Mrs. Annie M. Nor. num. ol ftimuuuk. Vinvii Co., I lino eniiMimption ; the doctor said I'd die. Tu ' Golden Medical Discovery cured m." dl'frence" whrevr they exlt and to "support th regular party ticket Mtrnetfy and enthusiastically," Among the "local difference" that ar to be put aside In the Interest of party uc- ces In i'M I the protest among Ken lucky democrat against the corrupt and disgraceful method by which the nonilnall'in of Henator (hx-M for gov ernor wa arcnmpllahed. Th demo crat who condemn dishonest method and losism In politic are asked to for get that thHr rights Were trampled un der foot by tho machine In the Loul vllle" convention. They aro asked to Con don fraud and to Indorne method In the control of convention by support ing (loelicl In the Interest of the Ilryan campaign of IW). Th" plea for the party harmony will bi of no avail In Kentucky against the outrage perpetuated at Louisville, nei ther will It secure party unity In the nation until the Issue upon whlrh It will go before the people are more clearly defined. If the party contem plate an anti-American campaign or another assault upon the atablllty of the currency such a thing a harmony will be Impoaslbl. OYSTERS FIIOM JAPAN. Lovers of the "toothsome bivalve." tl.elr pent-up appetites awaiting th first day of September, will be Inter eited to learn of an enterprise organis ed for the coming autumn, aaya th Washington Poat, which ha for Ita ob ject the acquisition of a, atock of. for eign oyter for 'planting In our own bay and river. They will be fetched all the way arross the Pacific: ocean from Yeio, which I an Island to the north of Japan, and will be deposited In Ihe itream and eetuarlea of Oregon ti'd Washington. It I expected that they will promptly accuatom themeelve ti the new habltate Juat chosen for lh'-rn. and that th-y will build up mwi profitably the oyster fishery of the state mentioned, particularly In Wlllspa Hay and the region of Puget sound. .Most of the oystera will be planted in Wlllapa Hay. Washington. Crippled by Rheumatism. Thoaa who have BhetimatUm find UMwnelTa growing tteadily worse all the while. One reason of this ii that the remedies prescribed by the dooton enntain mereurr ajxl poush, whloh ol tiniately Intenaify the disease by caus ing the Joint to swell and stiffen, nroducing a severe aching of the bono, p. 8. S. has been curing Rheumatism for twenty years eren the wont esse? which seemed almost tnourable. Capt. O.K. IlaghM.th yopalar rsllroae onduotor, f Ooiumbts, S. had an axpert tec irith HhasnnsUsm waieii oavtnerd bla that l&ece 1 only ena mnKstist nelr'til dla aase. BMya: "I sraaa great taSentr from bu aular MUHMnutlan tar two yssna, 1 eould nl ao frrntasal nilf tram OT SMalatn pr aerlSeSSriaythrslelsa. I took aUula 3oea Ut tlmm nf ur a. A. And ' uv t am u veil IU I v" ' araatuaivlln. Ism?: ' alu that your medlelne f , mmsmuJ It to in, iuflarlug fram aoy Wood tfls,' ' fiverybesly knotvs tkat Rheumatiur, is a diseaseA state of the blood, and only a Won weenedy Is the only proper treatment, but a remedy eont&inlni potash and mercury only aggravate; the trouble. aasMiood being Purely Tegalahle, goes direct to Ihe very eatssw of the disease end a per Muteofotm ahrayt results. It is the mtf blood lewiee'y fgawestteed to con tain aepoi. uereajsy et other daa yejouf mtmgeij. ImM mM tres lay IVriit Ipeoifls (knree&y, AKaeitn, Ceotgte. Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It artificially d Igests the food ant! aids Nature la strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gatis. It U the latest discovered digest ant ana tonic. No other preparatloi can approach it In efficiency. It In stantly relieved and permanently caret Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, SlckIIeadache,Gastralgla,Cramp8,and all other resultsof Imperfect digestion. Prepared by E. C. DsWitt A Co- Chicago. For Sale by CHARLES HOG KM. fJERVITA PILLS Restore Vitality Lost Vigor and Manhood, Cure Imnotencv. Nltrht Kinlsslonsand wasting diseased, all effects of self- abuse, or excess and indis cretion. A nervo tonic and blood builder. Brings the jtsW restores the fire of vouth. n i(t man ovc per wxt ooaco lor u.OO; witn a wrntton irtiaran. tee to cure or retind tho money. Send for circular. Address, NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton Jackson Sts CHICAGO. IU For Sale by Charles Koaer. Drugglat Astoria. Oregon. BEEGimr.VGi ) PSLEmS worthlMng j core DMous ui Pitrvoos Disorders, c ) 10eeuUuSeenra,MraM $ -r -s ) For many year science haa studied liquors. Result th whole world usea whiskey. It ha proven the beat stim ulant and does not Injur nerves and tissue like coca wines and other drug ged compound. And Harper Whiskey I th ideal whiskey. Bold by Foard k Stoke Co., Astoria Oregon. 1 . While everything I being made ready on this aide fur the honoring of the vic tor in the battle of Manila Uay in Spain the loser la being tried by court-martial and the prosecution asks that h be dismissed from the service and im prisoned for life. A WOKD TO MOTHERS. Mothers ol children affected with croup or a sever cold need not hesi tate to administer Chamberlain' Cough Remedy. It contains no oplats nor nareotlo In any form and may be given as confidently to a babe eg to an adult. Th great succes that haa attended it us In the treatment of cold and croup baa won ror it th ap proval and praise It has received throughout th TTnlt1 R(ta in many foreign lands. For sal by Cbas. lUflll. Evelyn B. Baldwin, of the United States Weather Bureau, who was a member of th Wellman expedition, say the electric energy which produces the aurora boreall can be, and one day will be utilized, Just as coal Is now, to generate heu, steam and other forces. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Is a sclenUfle compound having the endorsement of eminent physicians and the medical press. It "digests what you eat" and positively cares dyspepsia. M. A-Ket- ron, Pdoomlngdale, Teno says It cured him of Indigestion of ten years' stand ing. Cbas. Rog'.-rs. Patrick Smith was a laborer in Tat erson, N. Y., until two years ago, when he Inherited a fortune of $4j,Ooo. Day; before yesterday he paid out the last dollar of thl as a fine for being drunk and disorderly. 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Brown, Kalamaxoo, Mich., say: "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured me of a severe case of indiges tion: can strongly recommend It to all dyspeptics." Digests what you eat without aid from the stomach, and cure dyspepsia, Chaa. Rogers Most women prefer husbands and letter paper well ruled. 'They are simply perfect." writes Rob'L Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., of DeWltt's Little Early Risers, the "famous little pills" tor constipation and all liver ailments. Never gripe. Chaa. Rogers. The mercury never gets warm in its race to lower the record. E. E. Turner, Compton, Mo., was cur ed of pile by DeWltt's Witch Haxel Salve after suffering seventeen years and trying over twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons endorse It Beware of dangerous counterfeits. Chas. Rogers. Talk Is cheap, but somehow gtjsslp manages to gain cunvney. A WONDERFUL CURE OF DIARRHOEA. A PROMINENT VIRGINIA EDITOR Had Almost Given Up, but Was Brought Back to Perfect Health by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. READ HIS EDITORIAL. From the Time. Hlllstllle. Va. I suffered with diarrhoea for a long time and thought I was past being cur ed. I had spent much time and money and suffered so much misery that I had almost decided to give up all hope of recovery and await the result, but noticing the advertisement of Cham berlain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and also some testimonials stating how some wonderful cures had been wrought by this remedy, I decid ed to try it. After taking a few doe I was entirely well of that trouble, and I wish- to say further to my readers and fellow sufferers that I am a hale and hearty man today and feel as well as I ever did In my life. O. R. Moore. Sold by Charles Rogers. The unexpected happens about as of ten as the expected fails to. There's always hope while there's One Minute Cough Cure. "An attack of pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape and I was near the first stages of consumption. One Minute Cough Cure completely cured me." 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Tb well known pabliahlng house of Harper sad Brothers ha Just put out little volume tbst will be a reflation to sullion of people and perhaps csua a revelation in modern methods of instrvc tiomi The title of thla intrreatfng work i "-Methods of Mind Training." sod it is chiefly devoted to tb study of the concen. tat ion of sttention and memory, Th bets discloae that a little boy, followine ant tbia new method of teaching, could te , Ihe number of dots from aeven to twenty pouped irregularly oa s black-board, at a tingle glance, snd without hesitation, and could remember and repeat thirty line of proac after hearing the si on.;: zrjil. 1 . Tbe children ataad with their back to the board while tbe dot are made. When the ela is ready they turn round snd me is aaked to name, inaUntly, tbe numb of dots, obaerved in that moment There is ao time to count. The ere take in tbs group s whole, and recognizes it a tea, iftcea. eighteen, or twenty, a thw ease may be. And these children hare grown so observant, have ao acquired tbe power of concentrating their faculties on the object before them that they can name accurately (gain and again, tbe number of dot re vealed in that momentary glimpse ot th board. Yon and I can't do thia. Houdin, tbe great French Magician, eould walk past a store window and enu merate thirty or forty articles, seen as he passed, with a turn of the bead and a glance of the eye. What enormous possi bilities are in n of which we live in pro found tinccmsciouaneas I We think that memory is in the mind alone. Bnt the fingers have a memory or the pianist could not find the keys in the dark. There is (tremendous elasticity in nature. Development of deficient organs is juat a possible as development of deficient facul ties. Now and again tbe progress of con sumption is arreHed in aomeone. Tbe doc tors bsd "sounded" him. One lung was "entirely gone." It was a booties case. But something arrested the disease, and the man went on living with one lung. Hi laugh was lust aa hearty, bis voice lost a loud. Ana the poor man had only one lnng. How could he do it ? Easily enough You can do Uu same. You have two lungs and you use about half their volume. If you lose one lung and nse th entire volume of the one remaining, yon have still as much lung power as ever. Doctors go on treating lung diseases as if there were no elasticity or recuperative power in nature herself. They decline to take into account that reserve lung power. Nature can't do everything. She works to her ends through natural means. She'll make blood but you must provide blood making material. The sick man or woman, the consumptive, can't give Nature the means she is used to. What is needed is blood food, nerve food, brain food, lite making material in a condensed and con centrated form easy for the sick to receive, ample for the operations of Nature. 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