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THE "WORD STSTEM."
The "word system" ot spelling that
Is now being employed In the public
achoote la coming in for severe con
demnation from the press of the en
tire northwest The Oregoniaa precipi
tated the discussion when it quoted
letters from high school graduates
who had submitted applications for
nnaltlon. Tha Post-Intelligencer and
Tacoma Ledger have brought out the
fault, which lies In the "word system"
above referred to. The Ledger char
acterizes it as Intrinsically and wholly
bad. and adds that It Is the essence
nf stuoldlty. In a spelling book pre
pared for pupils the "word system" Is
exemplified by the following lines:
"Alfed Ten-l-sun wos a po-et;
HI rote a-bout ft king named Ar-thur.
",. .
The nalts wer ol-wex kaind, and tuk
car of the sic and or the pur."
On th opposite page appears the
English of this idiocy. The Ledger
maintains that such a production, plac
ed before the youth who is at school
for the purpose of learning. Is an out
race. -, It points out that there Is no
reason for filling the mind of a child
with nonsense and expecting that In
later years It will sift this out for Itself.
The Ledger's indignation runs into
sarcasm when It denounces the method
in the following language:
This country takes pride In Us
chocls. They have contributed much
to iraklng the country what It Is. It
baa no patience, nor any reason for
havlnc patience, with the introduction
Into the curriculum of a blithering
and Inane folly that declares In type
that the "Nalt tuk car ov the pur
and exhibits the decent and seemly
word "kind" disguised as "kaind."
The pupil will make mistakes enough
even when there Is an Intelligence try
ine to guide away from mistakes, rath
er than a plot to lead Into error. If
this "word system," or whatever the
abomination is called, receives me
treatment it deserves, it will be rated
as the visible evidence of a crime.
There Is no more sense In It than
there would be In the plan of making
the pupil believe the sum of two and
two to be five, and then expending
effort in'ma king the mistake apparent.
Schools are supported et considerable
expense, and willingly, but they are
supported In the belief that thoy ed
cate. In so far as they are trying
da exactly the contrary, they should
reformed with all speed. The 11
Wagner style of gvography Is
enough, but a spoiler that docs
sp?U Is worse.
u-
to
be
.tr
had
not
The Cigarnwkers' Official Journal
contains the text of an address to re
tail and wholesale dealers regarding
the operations of the American To
bacco company, which Is and has for a
long time past been engaged in an ef
fort lo secure for Itself monopoly of
the business. The circular points out
that the tobacco trust is notorious!
unfair, In that it refuses to employ
union labor. Py employing child labor
it seeks to produce Its wares at so low
a cost that it can successfully under
sll other manufacturers, and in this
manner drive them out of business or
compel them to sell their plants to the
trust. Its efforts to destroy the union
have been persistent. The cig.irinak-
era" union points cut that the only
hone of combatting the encroachment
of this grasping monopoly lies In the
general refusal of all fnirmlnded re
tailers and wholesalers to handle any
brand of tobacco or cigars that dot-
not hear the union lab.l. In conclu
sion the circular contains this Intelli-
eent appeal to the dealers whom I
seeks to enlist in its righteous cause.
tV Ask vou. In the name of good
sound business policy, and in the name
of hu.nanity as well, to lend us your
moral assistance, to purchase and
handle nothing but union blue label
cigars. In doing so you not only as
sist a worthy cause, but do what Is
of Infinitely more vital Importance to
yourself orotct and preserve your
own business Interests."
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
This signature v?mf - on
every box. 25c.
urn 'w 'jwwyn - '!'
AN ALL ABIDING FAITH.
The Illinois Central railroad com
pany has an all abiding faith In thi
future of the great Northwest. A
short time ago, this was manifested by
the establishment in Seattle of an ag
ency to take care iheir interests there.
The latest effort Is to put on a splen
didly equipped new train service run
ning between St. Paul and Chicago.
The new trains will be running Sun
day November 2. They will use their
own rails between Chicago and Albert
Lea, Minn., and the Minneapolis St St
Louis railway track from Albert Lea,
to Minneapolis and St. Paul running
into the union depot at St. Paul, which
is the same that Is used by all lines
in that city.
The train Is to be known as The Chi
cago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Limit
ed and will consist of sleeping car,
buffet library car and reclining chair
car through without chnge between
Chicago and Minneapolis and St. Paul
Dining car service will also be main
tained, supper being served out of Chi
cago and breakfast Into Chicago.
Trains will leave St. Paul at 7:10 p.
m. and arrive in Chicago 9:30 a. m.
Leave Chicago at 6:10 p. m. and ar
rive in St. Paul 9:40 a. m. making
close connection at St. Paul with all
western lines. Tickets can be pur
chased via. this line, in connection
with all western lines, at all stations.
For further Information regarding
rates, time, etc., call on or address:
B. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial agent 111 Cent R R. 142
Third street, Portland, Ore.
PAUL B. TOMPSON,
Freight and passenger agent, 111 Cent
R it, Seattle, Wash.
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true of the building up ol tne txxiy as oi
the building of a house. The tounda
tion of a stron? body is a stron e stom
ach. No man can h-i stronger than his
stomach. A weak stomach means a
weak man.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion and assimi
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it builds up the body and restores
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While Uvinr In Charlotte. N. C. toot medi
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ten yeari' Handing, write I. L Lunuden,
Kq.. of mi Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. "At
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spending hundreds of dollars under numeroua
doctor I waa dying" by inches. I weighed only
Hi pounds, in twenty days after I commenced
Your treatment I waa well of both troubles, and
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A STARTLING SURPRISE.
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at A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, robuust
blacksmith of Tilden Ind., that for
ten years he suffered such tortures
from Rheumatism as few could endure
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ASLEEP AMID FLAMES.
Rreaking Into a blazing home, some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping in
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A FINE LIBART.
Of 144 volumes Is found on each of
the Northern Pacific's "North Coast
Limited" trains. Don't forget that
these are the only trains operated In
the West that are lighted throughout
hv electricity.
1raMiWi
Tho Puritan wife vowed to love, honor ami obey hor husband. She
that "tho husband is tho head oC tho wifo," and she yielded to his will as
We have changed all that. We have, cut the word " obey " out of
the marriage service. We have accepted the doctrine of feminine
equality. Wotneu no longer keep silence in tho church. In business avo
cations and professions they march side by side with men. To-day tho
intellectual equality of woman in frankly conceded, ami yet that puritan
wife, vowed to obedience, whose husband was also her lord, had one point
of equality with the stronger set which tho modern woman has largely
lost j she had the equality of health, and the equality of courage
and strength which enabled her to keep her place at her husbauJ'a
side in times of danger aud of peril
As housewife she was tireless in her industry. As mother she
reared a large family. She knew little of tho aches aud ills which
vex the modern woman who has entered upon the heritage of
woman's rights. Statisticians have called attention to the decrease
in the size of the family. Women shrink from the pangs aud obli
gations of maternity. Tho very pnrticipance of women in out
door sports once termed manly, is only an evidence
of tho fact that she recognizes her physical deficiency
and weakness. But outdoor sports and exercises are
open to comparatively few women, and while exer
cise may promote the health when it is onco estab
lished, it cannot produce health. In fact, where
there is womanly weakness, exercise may bo an
injury where tho weakness permits the possibility of
exercise.
The first and greatest of woman's rights is the
right to be healthy, the right to enjoy herself as a
wife and to be happy as a mother. Give woman
this and all other features of womanly equality will
take care of themselves.
In hundreds of thousands of oases this physical
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"My wife used three bottles of Dr. Tierce's medicine, and I never saw
such results," writes A. B. Havocs, Esq., of Aurora. Lawrence Co Mo
"It was wonderful in its work. We had used lots of medicine, also had
one of the best physicians in Aurora, but my wife got no better- we
heard one pitiful groan after another, day ami night. A friend handed
me a copy of Dr. Pierce's book. The Common Sense Medical Adviser
and after reading the testimonials of Dr. Pierce's successful treatment'
and seeing that the cases decrited were similar to my wife's, I bought
for her a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Before she lud
taken all of the medicine she was up and helping to do the work. She
has taken three bottles and is now well. Has better health than she has
had for years, so perfectly did the medicine do its work."
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permanently cures female weakness. It also cures backache, headache, nervous
ness, sleeplessness and other ills which are the result of womanly diseases.
No doubt you have forgotten me, but after you have read my letter you will remember
me," writes Mrs. Annie B. Moring, aj8 7th Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Vs. "In the year 1897.
I wrote you for advice, which you gave me free of charge. Now, Doctor, I will tell you I
was a wreck When I wrote to you I could not walk straight, for pain in my abdomen,
could not t down, lie down, or get any ease at all. I had what was called the best doctor
here, but did not get any better until 1 went through a course of your medicine. I took
eight bottles each of ' Favorite Prescription and ' Golden Medical Discovery.' I kept on
with the 'Pleasant Pellets' after I had stopped taking the other medicine. I took ten
vials of the ' Pleasant Pellets, and I tell you the medicine made a cure of me. My trouble
was female trouble, and I am willing to have you use my letter, for there are other women
to-day that need your medicine, and it will cure them if they will follow your advice."
Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free. All correnjond
ence is held as sacredly confidential, and the written confidences of women aro
guarded by the same strict professional privacy observed by Dr. Pierce in his
daily consultations with isick women, at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
If you are led to use "Favorite Prescription" because it has cured other
women, do not allow a substitute to be palmed off on you as "just as good."
Insist upon the remedy with a record Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
A MEDICAL ADVISER FREeT
Dr. Pierce's People's Common Sense Medical Adviser contains
over a thousand largo pages and more than TOO Illustrations.
This Is one of the foremost medloal works of the ago. It lolls
the plain truth In plain English. It deals with tho problems of
marriage, reproduction, heredity, and the Important tacts ot
biology and physiology In general, from the view-point ot com
mon sense, it Is a book for tho guidance of young men und
young women, of wives and husbands, and thoretore a family
medical book. This valuable work Is sent FREE on receipt of
stamps to pay expense of mailing OillY. Send 31 onO'Cont
stamps for the cloth -hound volume, or only 21 stamps tor the
book In paper-covers.
Address 1 Dr. R. V. PIEROE, Buffalo, N. Y.
believed
her law,
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FOUNDED A.D.niO
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OKLOX ION
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C. A. HENRY & CO., GENERAL AGENTS.
215 Sansomc Street - San Francisco. Cal.
SAMUEL ELMORE & CO.. AGENT
ONE DOLLAR
cannot be expended to better advantage foi ! yourself
or absent friends than in a year's subscription for the
Semi-Weekly Astorlan
It gives all the city and county "ews twice each week
foi only one dollar a year in advance. -
Some Inter
esting Facts
When people are oonte. relating a
trip, whether on business or pleasure,
they naturally want the best servVe
obtainable as far as Hpecd, comfort and
'flfc'ty I concerned. Employes of tho
WISCONSIN CENTRAL I.INBH are
paid to serve the public and our train
ere operated so as to maks close con
nections with diverging lines at all
Junction points.
Pullman Palace Bleeping and Chair
Corn on through trains.
Dining car service unexcelled, Meals
nerved a la carte.
In order to obtain the first -clans ser
vice, ask tti ticket agent to sell you
a ticket over....
The Wisconsin Central Lines
and you will make direct (ejiiections
at St. Paul for Chicago, Milwaukee and
all points Baat.
For any further Information call on
any ticket agent ,or correspond with
J AS. C. POND. Qen. Pass. Ag"t.
or J AS. A. CLOCK, Milwaukee, Wis.
Foley s Honey d Tar
beid3 lungs aadatopa the cough.
Tho Fccr of All trains
la the Famous Nortwestern
Limited dally between Minne
apolis. St. Paul and Chicago
....via,.,.
if
1
4fr
CO
Without exception the lltioal and
most luxurious truln In the world.
You will realise what comfortable
traveling Is If you ride on this famous
truln. For full InforimuUm address
C. J. OKAY, It. L. tUSl.KU,
Traveling Agent. Qni'ral' Agvnt.
2 Alder Street, Portland, Or.
TICKETS
TO AND FROM ALL
Points East
vu
SHORT LINE
TO
Bt PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS,
CniCAGO AND POINTS CAST.
Through Palm and Turt tU rprrs.
Dining and Buffet Smoking Library
Car.
Daily Trains; fast time.
for rates, fuUers and full Informa
tion regarding iKksta, routs M., eall
on or ulilriw
J. W. PHALON, If. DICKSON
Trav.Paaa.Agt. City Tkik.t At
121 Third Street. PietUnd.
A. B. a DB.NNI8TON, O. W. P. A
SIS First Avenue. Seattle. WaaK.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Curd vl'Triiluw
PORTLAND.
Iwavea Arirves
Pugot Sound Limited. 7. 26 am (:4t pm
Kansas City-Su Louis
Hpeclat 11:10 am 1:45 pm
North Cout Limited 1:30 p m 7:00 a m
Tucoiiia and Seattle Night
Impress 11: tii pm 1:08 pm
Take Pugst Sound Limited or North
Coaat Limited for Gray's Harbor point
Tnke Pugol Bound Limited (or Olym
pic direct
Take Pugst Sound Limited or ICiin
$n Clty-St. Louis Special for points
on South Dcnd branch.
Moublo dully truln service on O ray's
Harbor branch.
Vour trains dally between Portland,
T.u'Oiiia and Bent tie.
i A. D. CHARLTON,
Assistant Oeneral Pnssonrger Aft.,
, ZEft Morrison St., Portland, Or.
NORTH COAST LIMITED.
Is only run by the Northern Pacific
between Portland and Minneapolis and
Ht, taul. through Tai-oma, Seattle,
Spokane, Mtasoula, Rutin, Livingston,
Hillings, tllamark and Kargo. Wight
of Utess trains ars on ths run daily,
four aast and (our went. leads Is a
solid veetlbultd train, carrying stand
ard Pullman tourist sleepers, dining
ear, day coaches, mall, tiproM and
baggSKS car and tht slogan! observe,,
tton ear. Raeh train la brilliantly
lighted with over M lights and ths
beauty of It all la you eair travel juat
a cheaply oa Oils train as on any
other. Alt rsprasentatlves) l bo
glsd to glvs you additional Informa
tion. A. D. Charlton, Assistant Oen
eral Paasengtt Agent, Kl Morrison St,
Port In ml, Oregon.
"WIIWIIB TO HUNT AND riSII."
Northern PaelnCs new gam book Is
now rendy (or distribution. Illustra
tions of live gam a partlnular (eaturo.
Kour full pages from Seton-Thomp-son's
drawings madt specially (or this
book. Bend address with at rants and
booV will be mailed to you by Chaa
8, Vvv. O. P. s T. A- BL Paul, Mian.
LUCK IN TIUllTKHN.
Ily sending thirteen miles Was.
Hlroy, of Walton Furnace, Vt, got
a bos of llurklen's Amd tfcuve that
wholly cured a horrible (ever sore on
his log. Nothing else could. Poet
Uvvly cuurea Ilrulses, felons. Ulcers.
ISrupUons, Rolls, Hums, Corns and
I'll' .4)Qnly Sc aturanteed by Cna.
RoRitii, druulst.
Andrew Asp.
laker, tlattaltk is Itrwukser
FIRST-CLASH WORK AT
KlflAKONAllLIC PRICKS.
Special Attention Olvn to Ship acd
Steamboat Repairing, Ounorsl Hlack
smithing, First-Class Mors- '
Shoeing, etc ,
CO UN HU TWELFTH AND DUANB
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
IJtAVR
I'OUTUNK
ARttlVI
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Ilh'pu) ror Aatotla and Wf I
I I'olliU
twm
tit a
SlOp in
AVTOKIA
"r..i I'nnWd 4 wTy TiVie a m
Pulule , . ... UNaat
hKAMDS filVlHHIN
elorla )ir W armttou. T" as a ai
nve, Kurt a tnw, I M
tsmond en4 Aalorl I I0 44 a et
Seailiie for Wrr.nti., 1 11 So p
Flae, II. aim nil. ."or. ISita
"tee "SMMI Sf'rie t un a
Sunday only.
All trains make dose oonrwetlonj a
Oolite with all Northern Pad no trains
10 and from the Raat and Hound
linl. J. C, MAYO.
Oen'l Prolght and Paae. Agent
1I1 Ui f Ael
11
SS811 Ha.
iuaj
vM a ml
1 Sir.
IpI
OREGON
Short line
and union Pacific
Depart
ChlcaKO
Portland
Special
l:iK) a. m.
via Hunt
ington AtmMo
Kx press
i.M n. m.
via Hunt
ington fit. Paul
Kant mall
t p. m.
via
Spokane
TIME 8CHHD.
ULHJB
From Port'aod
PaU Lake. Denver,
Ft. Worth, Oma
ha, Ksnea City
St. Louis, Chluugo
snd East.
Salt Lake, Denver
Ft. Worth, oma
ha. Kansas City,
St. Louis, Chicago
rid Kant.
Walla Wslla,
Lewlstnn, Soo
kiinc. Minneapollt
St. Paul, Dulutb
Milwaukee, Chi
cngo and East
Arrtva
4:30 p. m
8:10 a. a.
7:00 a. to
MM - Astoria Jfoute.
STR. 'BAILEY CATZERT."
Dally round trips except Sunday.
TIME CARD
lioave Portland 7 a. m.
Ieava Aalorta , T p. m.
Through Portland oonneottons with
steamer Nahcotta from Rwaoo and
Long iieaen Potnu.
Wlillit Collar Line tk-knta inter
I'hsngenlils with O. It. A N. Cs. and
V V. Co. tlcktHs.
The Dalles Route
STR. " TAH0MA,"
and "METLAK0"
Daily trl(s exoeut Sunday.
TIMt CARD
Sir. "TAHOMV
Uave Portland Mon., Wed., ""rl., I a. m.
lxvc Dalles, Tuns., Thur., Bat., Urn.
Sir. "METLAKO"
Lv. I'ortlnnd Tuna., Thur., SaU, 7 a. m.
Lv. Iwilles, Mon., Wed., PH., 7 a. sa.
Landing at foot of Alilm Street, Port
land Oregon
lloth Phoaea, Main ST1.
AORNTS
IV. Crlehton, The Dalles, Oregon,
A. K. Pultor, Hood Ulver, Oregon.
Wolord & Wyera, white Salmon, Wn,
Henry Olmatend, Carson, Wn.
John W. Tottsn, Stevenson, Wn.
J. C. Wyatt, Vancouver, Wn.
A. 3. Taylor. - Astoria, Ora.
to. W. CRICHTOW. Portlnnd Oregcw.
im,
72 houra from Prtland to Chloago
No Changs of Csrs.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
From Astoria
7 a. m.
Dallv ex
cept Bun.
, All ealllng dHlo
.subject to change
For San Fram-la.
. 5?-.Y.er'r-1y. W
Tf'oiumWa River
To Portland and
1 Wav LandlnRs.
sac-Monday
4 a. m.
Steamer Nahcotta leaves Astoria on
title dally for Ilwaco, connecting titers
wim trains for Long Beach. Tlosra and
North Reach polnu. Returning ar
rives at Astoria same evening.
O. W. LOUNSBBRRY, Age,
Astoria.
A. L. CRAIO,
Oeneral Pasnenger Agent,
Portland. Oregon.
PRAEL & COOK
TRANSFER COMPANY.
Telephone X2L
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All goods shipped to our cars
Will receive special attention.
No 831 Duans fit W. J. COOK, Mgr.
A familiar name nt ti r-h
Milwaukee ft St. Paul Railway, known
all over the Union aji th iimi niiin-
running the "Pioneer Limited" trains
every day and night between St. Paul
snd Chicago, and Omaha and Ohlcago.
"The only perfect train in the world."
Understand: Connections axe made
with all transcontinental linen, securing
to jiaaHengers the beat service known.
Luxurious coaches, olcotrlo light, steam
heat, ot a variety equaUd by no ottier
line.
Hce that your Uckot reads via "Tho
Milwaukee" when going to any point
In (he TJulted State or Canada. All
ticket agents sell thorn.
For rates, pamphlets or other Infor
mation, addesa.
J- W. CASKJT,
Trav. I Hum. Agt..
Portland. Ore,
C. J. EDDT.
'I 'n. Agt.
Portland. Or
Sxlt'$ 5antal-Pepsin Capsules
A POSITIVE CURE
For InllammaMnn or r.larrh
of Hi Hlad.lrr aud l)l.rd
K ll(itry. No cur. nrt puv, '
Dun-, uiilrkly and I'rruia
Bn(ljr tk ul eaxra ot,
Uonorrhnra and U iX,
Mi- wall' rul how lonj atnad
Inif. AbMlnlrlr harmli.
noin oy omRiriAt.. i'ri..-v
2 'It no, or by bi.ii, ua.ioAJi,
THE SANTAl-PEPSIN CO.
'iv'1 asuiroNTsiNS.oNio.
Sold by Chas. Roger, 461 CommsreU
al Street. Astoria, Oragon.
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