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Proof of the Rtddkuj
Is in the Eating.
I Bisnotmht w say, bat tvhat Hood's
SarsapariiU? 4oes, that tells the story.
Thousands, of people,' give the proof by
tetHng of remarkable cares by Hood's Sar
siparULt of Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Dys
pepsia,' Catarrh, Rheumatism, and all
ether blood, diseases and debility.
The prevailing nee of electricity has
brought about a large increase in fires,
owing to crossed -wires. Ten years ago
there were: only 66 such fires, and last
year there were 958. . . . . '
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- Itaproved Train Kqnipment.
..The a.' K. & N. and Oregon Short
Line hgve added a buffet, smoking and
library " car to their Portland-Chicago
thioagh train, and a dining car servioe
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair care,
day coaches and luxurious first-class
andrordinary aleepnrs. Direot connec
tion made at Granger-with Union Pacific,-and
at Ogden with Kio Grande
' line,: from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates,; etc. call on
ny -0. R. & N. agent, or address . W.
ST. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland. v :;
A N ew Feature in Western Traveling;.
- The Pullman Company now operates
two grades of sleeping cars via the Bio
Grande Western Railway. The ordi
nary sleepers are entirely new, and the
berths, both upper and lower, are fitted
up complete with mattresses, blankets,
sheets, pillows. ' curtains, etc., ' with
stoves arranged for making tea, coffee,
etc.,' requiring nothing to be furnished
by passengers. Uniformed Pullman
porters are in charge of the cars, who
are jeqnred to keep them in good order
and attend to the . wants and comforts
of passengers. The cars are very hand
some and commodious, and while not
go elegant, are just as comfortable as
standard or palace sleepers.. Both first
and second-class passengers are permit
ted 'to occupy these -cars on payment
of the Pullman berth, rates, which are
-less than half; of the rates charged in
the regular Pullman palace sleeping
The ordinary sleepers are carried
4Uyttt cainii. Kio Grande West
ern Railway between, Denver ' and San
. Francisco, and Portland. On fire days
in each' week the sleepers are run
through between Los. Aflgelias and San
Francisco, prPprtland.' and . Denver,
OmahaL Chicago -and BostpnJ' Z"" " "
1 For additional details write for copy
ef folder to J. T. Mansfield, 233 Wsh
. tngton street,' Portland,, or George "W.
. Heintz,' acting genera passenger agent,
BaltLake.City; r'.' ' '
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' Climate, Beenery and . Nature' Bant
7 ' v'-j tarlum. .
' -, Scenery, altitude, sunshine; and air,
, constitute the factors which are rapid
ly making Colorado the . health and
'pleasure grounds of the world.
Here the sun shines -857 days of the
average year, and it blends with the
crisp, electric mountain air to produce
' a climate matchless in the known
world. No pen can portray, no brush
' can picture the ma jestio grandeur of
the scenery along the line of the Denver
' "& Bio Grande Railroad in Colorado.
Parties going East should travel , via
this line which is known all over the
$ world as the Scenio Line of the world.
! For any information regarding rates,
time tables, etc., call on or address R.
C. Nichol, general agent, 251 Wash
ington street, Portland, Or., or any
' agent of the O. R, & N. Co., or South-
era Facifio Conrpanyf-v: J.JZ.
; A red-hot poker' was used by Harry
Hale at Bellefontaine, Ohio; to open
'a, whisky barrel. He pressed the poker
Into the bung, and the barrel exploded
Into a thousand pieces, causing fatal
" Injuries to Mr. Hale.
Statisticians have been studying up
the Spanish Armada, apropos of the
statement that never in the history of
l Europe has so large a force been sent
by sea as that now on its way to South
Africa. The estimate of the number
sent from Spain in 1588 on the 130
Ihips of the Armada is this: Sailors,
-"B.OOtf; galley slaves, 2,088; soldiers,
, 18,978; v volunteers, 1,882; total, 80,
193. JBur ngliudt. ending 49,000
soldiers and followers, .without count-
Ing the ere ws of the tranepoita. ..
Friction in machinery started 295
fires last year. ., .'
Mothers will find Mrs. Winalow's Sooth-
Ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
f children during the teething period.
i, Judge "Falconbridge, of the high
, court of Canada, has ruled that it is not
-v compulsory for persons to give evi
J flence'that may incriminate themselves
i in liquor cases. - - - - '
v Buffalo bridge and structural iron
. workers want the eight-hour day and
$2.60. ' ' - ' . :
An Excellent Combination.
assmi:
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, The pleasant method and beneficial
,7 t- affects. of the well known remedy,
Btbup of Figs, manufactured by the
Califokkia Fiei Stkup Co., illustrate
"s the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
v tire principles of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form moat refreshing toihg
- taste and acceptable to the systi
Is the one perfect strenj
me, cieaDBin!
M , msrljipg-'
VER and over again John Mars
den had been told that his noc
turnal rambles would bring him
into contact with unpleasant citizens.
If he had contented himself with walk
ing upon the main highway that ran
past his suburban home, his midnight
walk, which he said was absolutely
necessary to his getting sleep when he
went to bed. would have been safe
enough. But there were byways in
that, neighborhood, some of them nar
row, many of -them with evil reputa-
tlons, all of them very dark and entirely
deserted by honest citizens at a quarter
to 1 in the morning which was John s
favorite hour. for a solitary stroll and
these queer byways were his favorite
strolling paths. 'Again, If he had had
nothing about him to tempt a footpad
his friends would not have been so so
licitous, but, for a man in which there
was no suspicion of foppery, John Mars-
den, carried a remarkable collection of
valuable Jewelry about his person.
There was his watch, with a circle of
brilliants and a remarkable enameled
miniature set in the back, presented to
him as a souvenir by a famous foreign
actress wnose lire he. naa saved , in a
railroad wreck; there was also a won
derful old Intaglio bloodstone, an heir
loom, which he wore In a huge signet
ring, and lastly, -there was, as a general
A. S-4.JTD fUW 8TBAWHI AT BIS THROAT
thing, the Moma diamond, which ought
to have been kept In 'a museum or a
safety vault, but which Jobn'Marsden
persisted in wearing constantly as a
cravatpln. : ;:'
' He said he wore the Moma diamond
for luck, but no one who knew him be
lieved that the man had even' one super
stllt'ion. It would have been worth the
while of any footpad to engage profes
sional assistance just to get possession
of the Moma diamond, and hundreds
of persons connected with that profes
sion knew that Mr. Marsden always
wore that stone. In his cravat v It was
a wonderful stone, not by any means as
large as a pigeon's egg, or even a spar
row's, it is true,' only about the size of
the point of a man's Index finger, . in
fact, but of a luster so dazzling and so
peculiar that the jewelers and lapida
ries of .Amsterdam, who still remember
it from the days before it crossed the
Atlantic, say ltjs unmatched in all the
world.' " j '
And at last the warnings of John
Marsden's friends were Justified.. He
was walking on a dark, autumn night
along one of his favorite byways, with
a row of blank, windowless brick walls
on his right, and on his left a ditch and
rail fence, when there was a sudden
leap of something from the ditch, and a
hand flew straight at his throat.
Instantly as If he had been expecting
to meet the attack just at that spot
John Marsden's left fist darted out and
up, and there was a sound like' the
word "Chow, followed by another like
the fall of a bale of hay on the earth.
Then be leaned forward cautiously, and
the next moment be was glad of his
caution. The man leaped to his feet al
most as soon, it seemed, as he had
touched the ground, and then. Instead
of drawing knife of pistol, he went at
John in the most approved pugilistic
fashion. : '
Very likeiy, if the fight had been in a
twelve-foot ring, by daylight, begun In
regular form, the other, man might have
won the Moma diamond supposing it
to have been the prize: As it was the
footpad ' had . been taken by surprise,
and, still worse, Marsden's very bony
fist had fitted itself snugly into the deli
cate space between the triangle of the
lower Jaw and the Adam's apple. The
mere fact that his antagonist had recov
ered himself so quickly after 'such a
blow assured Marsden that he had no
ordinary fighter to deal with. Still,
that first blow placed the other man at
a disadvantage, and the fisticuffs did
not last long. In less than two minutes
Marsden's assailant was back In the
ditch from which he had sprung, only
now he lay kicking convulsively and.
coughing In a way that meant, as Mars
den knew, internal hemorrhage.
Now, when you have been assaulted
on a lonely road In the small hours, and
the assault has been with the evident
Intention of stealing your . valuables,
you are generally inclined rather to go
your way " rejoicing, and leave well
enough alone, if you have been as for
tunate as to knock the intending thief
silly. That Is what most people would
do. But Marsden was in many ways
unlike most people. He sat on the edge
of the roadside ditch, lifted the man's
head, and fanned his face until. In the
darkness, he could detect signs of re
covery.
he said.
juggle to sit
man
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have turned highway robber Just to get
the Moma diamond?" ;
At that question the man seemed to
start. Marsden waited a few seconds
and then reepated, "Tell me about it"
"Where did you get It?" was at first
the only answer vouchsafed him, and
that in a vehement, angry whisper.
Then the man in the ditch -went on:
"You're right I . didn't want your
watch. The diamond is mine.','. -"Aha!"
said Marsden. "I thought so,
I knew there was something . wrong
about that blessed diamond. Did you
see me wearing it?"
"No."
"Did some one tell you I wore It as a
scarf-pin?"
"Yes." '
"Well, you can't go on talking in the
condition you are In. Come to my house
and let me give you a drink. It isn't
far."
There must have been something very
frank and convincingly honest in the
ring of Marsden's voice, for the man
actually did consent to go with him,
even leaning on his arm for support on
the way.
v They entered the ' house together.
stealthily, for everyone else was n bed,
and the lights all out. Marsden struck
a match and lighted his highwayman
friend to his own', den, where he soon
found means to stimulate his powers.
"I am a stranger to you, you .see,"
said tne guest, . recovering after a
mouthful of diluted brandy. .
It was not the face of a thief, certain
ly. It was rather the face of a well-
bred, !f not intellectual, man," but it
was unshaven, and' suggested that Its
owner had fallen upon hard luck. Oth
erwise, it was not-at all an uncommon
face. -."X'; 'V-
"You have treated me fairly," he said,
."so far, at least Tell me where- you
got my diamond, and I'll tell you how
I lost It" ' ' : ": .
"Your diamond if it Is yours," said
Marsden"was won by" me at a game of
cards. Jl staked $1,000 ; in American
money" against It The game was played
tif the smoking-room of an ocean
steamer." . - .' . .
"Was it an elderly, man you were
playing with?" V . .
"Yes. A Brazilian, I believe wore
the stone in a ring."
"The impudent scoundrel! Anything
peculiar about his eyebrow?" -
: "One eyebrow had a cut across it that
gave It a peculiar tilt"
"That's right the left eyebrow. And
the gentleman always spoke as If bis
mouth was full, didn't he?"
"He did. You have described him
perfectly. He was a Brazilian."
"I beg your pardon. He was my ma
ternal uncle,- Charles August Froeham.
My father borrowed money from him to
buy shares In his confounded bogus en
terprises, and gave him mortgages on
everything we possessed. It was un
derstood, when the mortgage was
drawn on our household effects, that
my mother's jewelry was not Included.
At my father's death the rogue put In
a legal claim -for the Moma diamond,
because, he; said, it was set In a ring
which my. father wore and not my
mother's. The lawyer advised my moth
er to let It go, for fear of the expense
and uncertainty of litigation. In that
way the scoundrel got possession of a
jewel worth as much as three times all
the' money he had lent-;, my : father.
When his stock-watering-tricks .were
found- out he had to leave; Engiand.
That was five years ago." . . :,. . .. , :
."That was when c I . met him," said
Marsden. " ": :- ' . '
"And now at last I have been obliged
to come to this country and try to earn
a living as a car conductor; I -can't
complain of that; I was always an Idle,
good-for-nothing fellow." ' J ;
-. ', vn'm," said Marsden. ; MA.nd your
uncle I mean the Brazilian gentleman
8TKANOKK TO YOU.'
said this stone was called the Moma
diamond, from the name of the.negro;
who found It In Brazllr "Was that' cor
rect?': -
" "Perfectly.: ":'S- '-v---': V ' :
' "Now,- please give me your own ad
dress and Is your mother still living?!'.
The would-be highwayman gave both.
That night he slept in Marsden's house.'
A month later he sailed for. England,
a steerage passenger, but lch-,for the
eccentric Marsden bad made him a
present of the Moma diamond.-PUts-
burg Press. ,
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A Witty Peasant.
A thunder-storm overtook-
tne Cin-t
out shooting in 1873 with old Emperor
out suooung in iota wnu oiq. mmperor
William of Germany and Victor rE&aw"
ueL. - The three monarchs go
ed from their party and
They were drencher
f.
- "1 AM A
ESTERHAZY OWES HIM $10.
A Telegraph Operator in New Orleans
: Says French Officer "Bid" Him.
"Count E8ternazy, wuo ngured so
prominently in. the Dreyfus trial, has
been In New Orleans several times,"
said a guest at the Grunewald Hotel.
"I myself saw him on oue of his visits.
and was present when be did some
cabling to France, the cost of which.
or rather a portion of the fee,, he de
liberately defrauded the operator out
jor. It Happened tnus:
"Esterhazy had come In town by one
of the roads from the north and went
to the Southern Pacific depot to boaid
a train for the . West While waiting
for his train he remembered that he
had some cabling to do and walked
over to the telegraph operator In the
building and asked for a blank.
' "The operator gave it to him, and the
Frenchman wrote out quite a lengthy
coded cablegram and addressed it to a
private party In Paris. By this time
there were only a few moments left for
him to get aboard the train, and the
operator had to hurry in looking up the
rate. To arrive at the exact figures
necessitated some little ; calculation,
and the operator, to expedite matters
for the noble count told him the rate
and asked him to make the calculation.
too. - '
This the Frenchman, who was evi
dehtly quick at figures, did, and had
finished a moment before the operator
called out his result and asked if that
was what he made it Esterhazy look
ed straight at the operator a second,
as though reading bis very thoughts.
and unhesitatingly replied: . 'It is cor
rect' " "r. v
"He paid the' amount and hurried
away.. A few minutes later the opera
tor discovered that be had been paid
just $10 less than the correct amount;
be had made an error In his calcula
tions, and the count had taken advan
tage of his error to save the money.
The young man immediately . . wired
ahead of the train asking the conduc
tor to see Esterhazy, explain the cal
culation, and request the $10. The con
ductor complied, but when he bad ex
plained to the noble traveler, the lat
ter only shrugged his shoulders and re
plied that It was no concern of bis.
And the operator made good the short
age from his Own salary. It wild as
clear a case of steal as I ever heard
of." New Orleans Times-Democrat
Smart, but Not Smart rSnoag-h.
While the President was In Milwau
kee, a few weeks ago, some young
sters thought it would be a good' Idea
to " get excused from school that they
might more thoroughly enter into the
spirit of the day. But how to get the
excuse signed? A parent's signature
was, of course, the proper thing, but
both youngsters knew that in this par
ticular case their parents were not to
be relied on. Suddenly one of them had
a bright idea. - They would get Presi
dent McKinley himself to sign the ex
cuse. ; It would be easy enough to sim
ply stay away from school on the day
itself, and with an excuse for the pre
vious absence signed by the President
himself they need have no fear of being
"kept in" .nor punished in any way on
the day following. One of the young
sters ; accordingly pushed bis way
through the crowd to the Presidential
stand,; and, clambering without cere
mony to the top, thrust a bit of scrib
bled paper before anybody could stop
him into the President's hand and ask
ed for a signature. It took Mr. Mc
Kinley a second or two to comprehend
the situation, but when he did he put
his name to the slip without a word.
The youngster slid down happy. ; Next
day at Bcbool the two truants presented
their excuse. . The teacher glanced at
the autograph. 'McKinley doesn't run.
this school." she observed, and hard-
heartedly kept them. In just the Same.
New York Evening Sun." ': "'. v
' f" Alligator Riding ; v ... v.
Jim Frazier; of Florida, is called
"Wild Jim" because he Is the king of
alligator hunters. "Wild Jim" hunts
alligators in the Florida Everglades.
His specialty is in furnishing baby alli
gators to the .Northern trade,, though
he also catches adult alligators and
sells the)r teeth and skins. It is said
that he employs several hundred alli
gator catchers, and has made a fortune
out of his hotel business. ' -...
His favorite pastime is to watch alli
gators eat dogs and cats that he has
thrown -Into the water, to feed them.
During the winter he secures hundreds
of worthless curs and screaming cats,
and ip the spring he drives the canines
and felines down to his alligator ranch
in the everglades, where he amuses
himself - with alligator-back riding.
He is an altlgator -charmer and tamer.
and is the only man. in Florida that
would dare mount the back of an old
alligator in the water, When he wants
to ride, he throws his alligator muzzle
over the head of an alligator nnd jumps
on the monster's back, j The- alligator
cannot reach tfie intrepid rider with
bis tail, and bis mouth Is muzzled.
"Wild Jim's" wiry legs are entwined
-around the forelegs of the alligator.
while the alligator dives and swims'
and lashes his tall, trying .to, be free.
When Jim -gets tired be makes the alll
gatore , swinito. the shore, ' where be
jumps off and dispatches it
y. v One -on Senator, Depew. X .
Nothing Is more incomprehensible
to European writers than the American
custom . of breaking eggs in a glass.
Chauncey M. Depew likes to follow the
American ' custom, - and one day the
waiter at the Hotel de Russe. in Paris,
told him he mustn't do It There was
a dispute, and the head : waiter i was
called. .. "The glasses cannot be properly
washed, lt, .was explained. "They are
ruined." ! . "?K:'rz, f i ' -v.
Nbnsens?," ; said Mr.. Depew, "my
Servants athome do it every day In the
year. -j Csesa' little more elbow grease."
j. pen ais Ajepew oroKe ms egg into
the glass, ai usual, . and the waiter
watched Km..' When the glass Was set
gi(je j
me wjih a dustpan, cracked
. , in i loom
CORN IS KING.
I nteresting; Facts Concerning; the Great
American Staple.
The word maize is derived from the
Greek word zea. It is not definitely
known where the plant bad its origin.
Humboldt asserts that it is American.
Other writers claim that It originated
in Asia, whence it was brought into
America . by the Spanish explorers.
There is nothing so far discovered in
the records of ruins of Egypt to indicate
that the early dwellers along the Nile
ever knew of the grain. In an ancient
Chinese book, however to be found in
the French library at Taris, coin Is
mentoned. In Ch.le corn has long been
grown, and it is called zea curaqua.
There Is an old Javanese legendary
Deom. "Manek Mara." which likens
the grain of corn to a maiden's tooth.
and to-day, in certain parts of the mid
dle .West there is a variety known as
"horse tooth."
Most of the South American Indians
know of corn. Some make a sort of
beer from It A Quicha legend says
that Con. son of the Sun and Moon,
gave maize to man. The Iroquois say
that corn was given by the Spirit of the
South. One of the snake legends of the
Moqui Indians tells of six bachelors.
Red Corn, Blue Corn, Yellow Corn,
Green Corn, Spotted Cora and Black
Corn.
It is not alone with the Indians that
myth and legend endure. " To-day farm
ers of New England, and. In fact in the
newer West have their manifold
"sisns" for the planting of corn. Go
through . the agricultural regions and
you will hear them talk of planting "In
the full of the moon." and the like.
Among the German settlers, in certain
localities, it is believed that in select
ing seed-corn for the next year's corn
all the stalks and refuse must be taken
into the highways and instantly de
stroyed, but not by burning, as that
would insure the presence of the black
fungi, or "smut" as it is provincialiy
termed. . -
- Corn is the great staple of the United
States. It is "the most Important pro
duct of the American - continent be It
grains or the output of mines or factor
ies.' More acres are devoted to the rais
ing of corn than in the annual yield of
oats, wheat barley, rye, buckwheat and
cotton combined. : Corn provides more
employment for laborers, provides moie
work for distributers and makes basis
for more industries and activities than
any other American commodity. In the
past thlrty-sevjaii years the value of the
corn output has been $15,900,000,000.
Last year (1898) a corn farm of 6,000
acres in Iowa yelded a net profit of $a0.
000. About 3.800 acres of corn were
actually planted. Thirty-one planters
were used to put the seed in the ground,
seventy-six cultivators did the "tend
ing" and seventy-five wagons hauled
the crop from field to cribs. To hold
the corn cribs twelve feet wide, sixteen
feet high and half a mile long were
wquired. The corn yield of the United
States for 1899 is estimated at 2,050,-
720,000 bushels, the number of acres
planted being 81,550,000. Corn is king.
John L. Wright In Leslie's Weekly.
The Stage.
The since continues to form the mir
ror of fashion. One need scarcely take
in a fashion paper if one pays constant
visits to the theater. Here one can
study all the varieties of la mode and
the latest and newest designs. Each
play seems to have its own specialty in
dress, its favorite color and its favorite
dressmaker. '-' , :
Possibly spectators never- give a
tfmiicrht to the fact that these constant
changes of costume form no 'Inconsid
erable portion of the fatigue incurred
by an actress In a long and heavy part
Dress cannot be slurred over now.
Gowns must be laced and buttoned up.
gloves, shoes, hats, petticoats be worn
to match. Mt was different in the good
old days,' when actresses shuffled one
gown over another- and fastened them
liirhtlv with a button.- The Japanese
costume is one of the, most intricate.
The real Japanese lady wears three
gowns, one over the other, asmall por
tion of each showing at the neck, the
gowns being artistically shaded, say.
from pale pink to deepest rose, or rrom
violet to sky blue.' : The chemise, too.
must match, and a special touch of
deep contrastive color is given by the
waistband. -
Nutritions Foods.
Prof. At water, who has devoted him
self to the study for a number of years,
declares that there Is no single perfect
food," the nearest approach to It being
milk. No food,- however, contains the
essential constituents In right propor
tions, and thus we, have to get what
we want by combining our foods. It
will be a shock to many thrifty house
wives to learn that beef and eggs are
among the greatest of all economical
mistakes. A single dollar , spent In
wheat-flour will yield as much nutri
ment as 30 spent on sirloin -of beef.
Suear ranks next to wheat-flour as an
economical food, for a. dollar's worth
of sugar contains as much nutriment as
$6 worth of milk, $12 worth of eggs, or
$40 worth of oysters. ' In proportion to
their cost oysters are almost the least
nutritious of all foods. . Beans and po
tatoes run a close5 race "for the third
place among valuable and cheap foods,
and the fourth place is shared between
fat, salt pork and cheese made from
skimmed milk. . . "
; How to Dodge Lightning.
Some of the simplest things In the
world axe the most efficacious, says thej
Scientific American wise man. Now,
for instance, if you are afraid of light
ning,- here's a very simple safeguard to
remember simply put on your rubbers
and then stand up so that your clothes
won't touch anywhere. Whether
you're indoors or out of doors you're
perf ectly safe, " for rubber is a non
conductor and yon are completely insu
lated. This Is worth remembering.
The Dewey Plant.
Jng plant, with
One of the Michigan food inspectors
who has been making a tour - of the
state, says that Michigan's pure food
law is working admirably in diminish
ing adulteration. He says that, of late
years, great quantities of imitation
fruit jellies have been sold; these are
made of glucose "and corn jelly, colored
to resemble the desired fruit. In one
town the inspector stopped the sale of
imitation strawberry jam, which was
made of corn jelly and glucose, flavored
with strawberry extract, - and further
improved by the addition of hayseed.
New Pass In Rocky Mountains.
After numerous hairbreadth escapes a
party of explorers in the Rocky Mountains
stumbled onto a new pass. I n a like man
lier, people who believed dyspepsia incur
able are astonished to find that Hos tetter's
Stomach Bitters used faithfully will make
the digestion strong, the bowels regular,
the liver active. Try it
An ordinance has been passed : in
West Palm Beach, Fla., forbidding fe
males to enter saloons. .. -
HOW'S THIS?
V7e offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ease of Catarrh that can not be cared by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known P.J. Cheney
for the past 15 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin
ancial! 7 able to carry out any obligations mada
by their firm.
Wjest & Tbtax,
Wholesales Druggists, Toledo, 1.
, Walding, Kinnan & Mahvih,
' Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
nail's Catarrh Cure is tc.ken .n tc rnally , acting
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces ot
the system. Prl:e 75c per bo Ue. Sold by aU
drugrists. Testimonials tree.
Hall 'a Family PUls :rr thi best
. Last year 6,891 incendiary fires oc
curred. .-
TO CURB A COLD 1H ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. . W. Grove's signature
is on each box. 25c . . ,
. Lightning caused
tions in 1898.
3,479 conflagra-
Kill Germs of Disease.
The modern way to cure disease Is to destroy
Its germs. Csscarets Candy Cathartic are mod
ern germ-killers, and cleansers. Druggists,
ioc, zoc, ooc.
Natural gas was the cause of 94 fires
last year. - '-i
VITALITY low. debilitated or exhausted enred by
Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic FKEE l. Trial
Bottle containing 2 Weeks' treatment. Dr. Kline's
Institute, Sal Arch St., Philadelphia Founded 1871.
American shoe manufacturers' can
undersell the local producer in South
Africa. . . . ..
sSfesasvpftsS
-i . ,i j , "i
Horace Greeley is editor of the En
terprise at Thornton, la. ' '
Lord Kitchener has given Queen
Victoria a large Arabian donkey.
' Sponge fruit stains at once with cold
water. : '
Bev. G. Hay Morgan, of Stamford
England, is both a minister and a
lawyer.
To prevent steel brooches and orna
ments from rusting keep them when
not in use in a box with a little pow
dered starch or arrowroot.
Are Ton Going EastT
If so, you should see that
your ticket reads via the
Great ' Book Island route,
and you will get the. best.
Pullman palace', sleeping cars, elegant
reclining chair cars "free," and library
buffet cars on all through trains. Best
dining car service in the world. Popu
lar personally conducted excursions
once a week to all points East. For
full particulars ;call on or address any
ticket agent, or A. . COOPEB,
Q. A. P. D., C, R. 1. & P. By., 246
Washington street, Portland, Or.
It has been discovered that What
may be called the first daily newspa
per was a manuscript letter written by
salaried correspondents and forwarded
by them every 24 hours from London
to the, provinces. That was in the
days of the early Stuarts. During the
commonwealth these London .. letters
were printed in type and circulated
in large numbers. Even' so long ago
as 1680 the law of libel was such as to
be characterized by Judge Scroggs as
making any newspaper publication ille
gal and tending to provoke a breach of
the peace.
Brooklyn stair builders . have , the ;
Saturday half holiday and a wage scale
of $3.25 a day, including Saturdays, on
which the same--wage is paid as on the
longer working days.
Lawrence county, in the Black Hills,
claims the honor of producing a greater
amount of gold- ore in a day than any
other country in the United States
4,650 tons, valued at $40,000. ,
' Day county, S. D., has produced two
crops of oats this season.
BEST F00 THE
BOWELS
If ycra baven't a regular, healthy morement of the1
bowels OTery day. you're sick, or will be. Keep roar
bowels open, and be well. Force. In tbe shape of
violent physic or plU poison, is dangerous. Tbe
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping the
bowels clear and clean is to take
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good. Do Good,
NeTeilcken. Weaken, or Gripe. lOo, 20c COc Write
lur i roe sample, ana booklet on Health. Address i
mtmttr nam, omit, sabMl, Inr lak ana
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
NERVOUS
MARIAN1
(STOOD TM TEST OF 35 YEARS
V EXPE R.IEN CCV
FTt Av rwa tsPntriL FACULTY
VER TUB W0RUV
Rupture
treated scien-
tiacally and
confident! .U
. 108 Second St.. PorUant.
lagio Lantern Bargain List
.now reaay Tor mailing, i
fjrS' CANDY . I
tJ TWAOS mash wsaiTwo '
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s-SBBsssssnlfs.wTL 7E3.I
R ann rn fib
.rfrfiGM W I lit? I
Mm
KEwaipg Montgomery j
The Philosophy of Dead Ommih.
"Now," said the man who had
yearned for riches, "I will go forth to
day and risk once more. Success has
attended all my ventures. I have $9,
900,000. If all goes well today I will
be ten times a millionaire. Then I
will risk no more. Then I will be con
tent and some one else may step into
the place that I leave vacant." So he
risked again and won the $10,000 that
he thought he needed in his business;
but the man who lost the money was
not dead game. If he had been dead
game be would have said nothing and
hoped for better luck next time. There
fore, lacking the qualities that make
for gameness, he jumped upon the man
who- had won and thumped him so
hard that he died on the way to the
hospital. There is in the heart of every
man who succeeds here below a soft
spot for the dead game loser. Chicago
Times-Herald.
A Story With, a Moral.
An old sailor once appeared to give
evidence in a case of assault, when he
was asked the following questions:
The Judge "Where was plainiff
standing when defendant struck him?"
. Witness "Who are they?"
The Judge "Don't you know the
difference between plaintiff and defend
ant?" Witness "No."
The Judge "Well, you are a nice
chap to come here, and give evidence I
And you don't know the plaintiff from
the defendant? Where was he when
the man struck him?"
Witness "Abaft the binnacle!"
The Judge "Abaft the binnacle I
Where is that?"
Witness "You are aN fine chap to
sit as a judge I And you don't know
where 'abaft the binnacle' is?'
Its Origin.
cried the owl
"Hoot!"
ever and
anon. ' , . ' - ' '
The fowls of the air and the beasts
of the field stirred uneasily in their
sleep and muttered maledictions.
"Why are they so angry?" asked the
owlet at last.
"They are envious, my child," re-
plied the owl, "of my Scotch dialect.
Hoot, hoot!" Detroit Journal.
The average loss by fire in the Uni
ted States has been reduced in 10 years
from $6,922 to $1,860. The insurance
loss in the same period was reduced
from $3,993 to $1,056.
25c SAMPLE BOTTLE
No DISEASE hps so baffled the medical
skill of all ages as RHEUMATISM.
and no romedy has over been known
to euro It until "B Drop,"
tho Rheumatio Curo demonstrated lis
wonderful curative power
It has novon failed to our-e RHEUMATISM
In any form. Acute or Chronlo
H... la vvliflft at PmmfnMit fvalAlttn tA v vhA a hail fta
- itkads MAJutj . reari m muvb rracuee 01 neaicue I
I have never before in my 3s years of practice of medicine given my testimonial or recom
mendation to any patent medicine, but there is a remedy, the result of which has come under my
own observation ; for there is no Disease which has so baffled the medical skill of all ages ai
Rheumatism and to find a Reliable remedy for the same. At last we have found it in
"S DROPS," manufactured by the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, Chicago, III.
The "S DROPS," has proven Itself wonderful for its curative power In Rheumatism, not
as a Temporary Reliever only, but to give a Permanent Cure even in chronic cases. Sometime
ago, I had among others several Rheumatic cases, under my treatment and prescribed for these
patients the very best Remedies which I skillfully selected, but without desirable results. I then
heard of " 5 DROPS " and of its Wonderful Cures, and prescribed it to a few patients who
found relief from its use within a few days. After that 1 prescribed it to a great number and to my
surprise, I will say that in the course of Two or Three weeks after they had used S DROPS
and "5 Drop" Plasters they were Cured.
Among these were a few who had, fora number of years, been suffering with Cnronla
Rheumatism, who had piloted themselves around oa Crutcb.es.. They came to my office with
out Crutches and told me they were perfectly Well. They give all the credit to"J DROPS "
and to "5 Drop" Plasters and this is their testimony to the Swanson Rheumatio Cure Com
?any for their kindness and for the conscientious way in which they are placing these Wonder
ul Remedies among suffering humanity, which they told me to write to the Company as aa
acknowledgement.
As I have seen the Curative Power of "8 DROPS" and "5 Drop" Plasters, In a great
many instances, I can Truly recommend them and also that the firm is perfectly honest and re
liable to deal with. C. A. JACKSON, Physician and Surgeon, Kearney, Neb., Aug. 39, 1S99.
How Long Harm You Stiff armd srfA RHEUMATISM 7
How Long Havo Tots Road About -B DROPS" Without Taking Thorn
Do you not think you have wasted precious time and suffered enough? If so,
then try the " 5 drops " and be promptly and permanently cured of your afflictions.
" 5 Drops" is a speedy and Sure Cure for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago (lame back) Kidney Diseases, Asthma, Hay Fever, Dyspepsia,
Catarrh of all kinds, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Headache, Nervous or Neuralgic,
Heart Weakness, Dropsy, Earache, Spasmodic and Catarrhal Croup, Toothache,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Creeping Numbness, ilalaria, and kindred dis
eases. " 5 Drops " has cured more people, during the past four years, of the above
named diseases than all other remedies known, and in case of Rheumatism is
curing more than all the doctors, patent medicines, electric belts aud batteries
combined, for they cannot cure Chronic Rheumatism. Therefore, waste no more
valuable time and money longer, but try " 3 Drops " and be promptly CURED. ,
J " 5 Drops " is not only the best medicine, but it is the cheapest, for a f 1.00 bottle
contains 300 doses. Price per bottle $1.00, prepaid by mail or express, or 6 bottles
; for $ 5.00. For the next 30 days we will send a 25c. sample FREE to anyone
sending 10 cents to pay for the mailing. Agents wanted. Write to-day.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO., 160-164 E. LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. -
PORTLAND DIRECTORY.
Vmtcm mtul Wire Work.
PORTLAND WIKE fc IRON WORKS; WIRE
ttiiu iron leucine; onice rat l in sr. etc. 8H4 Alder,
CAWSTON & CO.: ENGINKS, BOILERS, MA
ciilnery, supplies. 48-50 First St., Portland, Or,
TATT7J pnnT w ttv ttv r.nnn
can give you the best bargains in general
macuwerv. eneines. boilers, tanks, numns.
plows, belts and windmills. The new
I. steel I X L Windmill, sold by him, is un
equalled. grow paying crops because they're
fresh and always the best. For
sale everywhere.. Refuse substitutes.
Stick to Ferry's Seeds and prosper.
1900 Seed Annual free. Write for it.
D. M. FERRY CO., Detroit, Mich.
ARTERSI3NK
Bring your childreu
up on it.
! Cant MaBMl5take byTttlp th,8
For it is the favorite through Dining Car
ana jDuaet-UDrary ar iine
For further particulars call on or address
J. K. NAGEL, C. T. A. W. E. COMAN, G. A,
CO. TERRY, T. P. A.
124 Third Street, Portland, Or,
MACHINERY, all kinds
...TATUM A BOWEN...
Z9 to 38 First Street PORTLAND OR.
American
Type
Founders
Company
losses.,-
gh D
East.
OLDEST UAH IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the
Terrors of Many Winters
by Using- Pernna.
Mr. Isaao Brock, the Oldest Man in the
United States. ,
Mr. Isaac Brock, of McLennan
conn ty, Tex., has attained the great
age of 111 years, having been born in
1788.. He is an ardent friend to Pe-.
runa and speaks ot it in the following
terms:
"During my long life I have known
a great many remedies for coughs,
colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. I had
always supposed these affections to be
different diseases, but I have learned
from Dr. Hartman's books that these
affections are the same and are prop
erly called catarrh. '
"As for Dr. Hartman's remedy, Pe
rnna, I have found it to be the best, if
not the only reliable remedy for these
affections. . '
"Peruna has been my stand-by
tor many years,and I attribute my
good health and my extreme age
to this remedy. It exactly meets
all my requirements. 1
"I have come to rely upon it almost
entirely for the many little things for
which I need medicine. I believe it to
be especially valuable to old people."
ISAAO BROCK. "
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old
age. A person entirely free from ca-
! tarrh is sure to ' live to a hale and
I hearty old age. A free book on ca
! tarrh sent by The Pernna Medicine Co.;
Columbus, O. ' , v
! Five fires last year -were caused by
the sun's rays passing through window
glass.
FOR 10c NEXT 30 DAYS
LATEST P"7
and BEST W
DRILLING I
nncmtiEs
has, Tims. oeio. LU
STEAM
AND
GASOLINE
POWER. I
UU L00MIS HTKAV,
floprid Sheamatie Pains
Are caused by the impurities In the blood. Yon
will be relieved of the pain quickly, your blood
will be made pure by
Moore's Revealed fiemedy.
Easy and pleasant to take. One bottle gives
relief. 11.00 per bottle at your draggist's.
R
DR. KABTIL'S BOOK.
elief for. Women"
Mntrni, in piara, nuea enToiope. w mm
fan and TertiaKuiiais ot DR. MARTHIS
French Fecials Pills.
Prmlaed by thoomndi of satl riled ladies mm
afe, always reliable and without an equal.
n&GT on top In Blue, white and Red. Take no other,
frenca .Drug Coaai A 683 sVearlBtw, Hew York City.
duiu uv sui uruuiriaiain mFiai nriY stuiiid
SURE CURE FOR PILES
ITO HIN G Piles produce moiutare and cue ituhin
This form, as well as Blind, Bleeding: or Protruding
Piles are cured by Or. Bosanko's Pile Remedy '
Stops Itching- and bleed ins;. Absorbs tumors, ftoo a '
Jar at drug-gists or sent by mail. Treatise free. Writ
me about jour case, D&. BOS AJi KO, Philada., Pa
0R.Gunrrs
'uver PILLS
ONE FOR A DOSE. Core Sick Headache
and Dyspepsia, Remore Pimples and Purifr the
Blood, Aid Digestion andPrerent Biliousness. Do
not Oripe or Sicken. TooonTince you, we will mail
ample free, or full box for 25c. DR. BdSANKU
CO.. Philada., fcsiia. Bold by Drugginu.
YOUNG MEN!
For Gonorrhoea and Gleet (ret Pabsfs Okay 8pecific It
is the ONLY medicine which will cure each and every
case. NO CASE known It has ever failed to cure, no
matter how serious or of bow long- standing. Results
from its use win astonish you. It is absolutely safe.
raven es stricture, ana can oe oucen witnous inoonTe
ience and detention from business. PRICE, $1.00. For
sale by all reliable drufrvrirt. or sent prepaid by nipiiiss.
plainly wrapped, on
a receipt or price. Dy
Circular mailed on request.
PABST UUL, Cllloafro, III.
CURE YOURSELF 1
Use Big for unnatural
discharges,ln flam ma lions,
irritations or ulceration
of mucous membranes.
Painless, and not as trio
gent or poisonous.
M fey Dranrlats,
ent In plain wrapper,
exnress. nrenaM. t,w
00. or a hnttltt-
Circular sent on request. .
IS. P. IS. u.
MO. 50 '99.
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HEX writing to advertiser please
mention iiii pi per
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We lead and originate
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