Ana ine nseaay awwap m iuw . v
Kver chants a progressive, happier hymn.
The a 's'ad New Tear, thla my earnest
I send In hopeful. Jubilant tone;
"That the coming year, rich-freighted with
Mar'proTe the beat that you ercr hire
knows. , "
-Exchange- v - . " "..
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t Ulla's Xmas Presents, t
I
r JIXA SPRAGUE seemed to blow
1! . in at the door with a gnst of wind
i and a drift of snow. Then, having
kicked A pair of anow encrusted orer
hoea Into a corner of the hall, Miss
Xjilla run upstairs in a harry. .
; "Si here, mother," said Lilla, "Ifg a
Te now." " . - .
-What, 4iu-r . Mrs. Bpragne asked,
looking up aWutly from a letter she waa
writing.
-Ifa all OTerr y. if a aU orer be
tween Bandolph oh, whifr Ja-'o0
fool le beer ' And she flaOlhewclf,
sobbing, on a big horsehair sofa. js-
"But why, tailar . .. ;
, "Don't k me like that, mother. Don t!
Tre told yon before. And this this la
the sec sec second time. OhF More
oIm ''
, 1 don't nnderstand yon- daughter."
aid her mother, leaving her batch of
Christmas correspondence and going to
' carry comfort to the tragic figure on the
horsehair sofa. ' -
"He run away agator Una roared.
"Done what, dcarr , -
"The ne aa be did before." - '
"What did he do before i
"Mother. I told yon, day before yes
terday -raa away from me. Bethought
I didn't see him." ' ; "
"Mr. VVatt ran away from you?" .
"lea, mother, and I'll never speak to
him again. Day before yesterday he at
least had the politeness to bow.' This
time he just turned and went down a
aide street. He waa with that frump of
a cousin. I Just hate her, and him, and
the whole lot" , .-v
"Don't be foolish, child. Mr. Watts
til lv n s-rnlnln It slL Ton'll see."
Ia answer to thin Lilla only rose from
the sofa, grimly took off her wraps and
bat, muttering: "Tea, X'll eee," and dis
appeared through a door that led to her
own room. .
at-- e.MinM Jlil Tint follow her dansh
tor with any further attempt at conso
lation, neither did she guesa what Lilla
waa going to do, and that was to writ a
note:
Deir Sir la cae yon may wlsntomakeany
explanation ux yur ' -"
- - vi . K.a.V l wish vnn wnu III
srare yourself the trouble of doing any sucb
thtpg. either peraf.nsllr or In writing;. JJou
"LILLA 8PRAGUK.
That little projectile which Lilla fired
t her Canr very nearty cnlei-t Ji.
of Kandolp'i Watts; at lea;
aid. lie could n
have
i
ILILLA.
V said
lgrfa
"Very welL"
"And then I'm going straight to Mrs.
Sprasue'a." ' ! '..
r.re your'
First to Hlfigina' Mrs. Sucher went.
where she took possession of a- remark
ably pretty and uncommon gold bracelet,
a, tiny old-fashioned watch and the min
iature. Then to Moore's, where she Jeft
the bracelet, the watch and the minia
ture. Then to Mrs. Sprague's. ..'
As Mrs. Sucher entered Mrs. Spragne'a
private and Individual sitting room she
heard a whisk and rustle of sicirta ana a
door closed behind a rapidly retreating
figure. " - ' V
,"Lilla not welir said Mrs. Hucher,
wHh an - incredulous laugh. "Too bad.
These Christmas preparations are npde-
niably. fatiguing. - I have spent tnree
weeks, my dear ..Mrs. Sprague, running
abfiut town In search of the right present
for 'the right people."
"You must have laid yourself out to
be generous," said Mrs. Sprague. . .
"I am generous. I give my time ana
labor to help other people give present.
That brings me to the object of this visit.
Can you keep a secret 7"
"Tea," said Mrs. Sprague. "and I ;am
burning with curiosity. So make haste
and tell me." . ; j.
"Oh, then yon know?" : t
"You were with Bandolph Watts when
he ran away from Lilla yesterday.' Bow
was it?"
"Ton nromlse not to tell her? te keep
It for three days? Very Well. You see,
he wants to give her a bracelet he had
made for her, with a very pretty motto
on It in enamel. Then be want to give
her a beautiful little watch that belonged
to hi poor mother, and be ha had a lit
tle miniature of bla mother made to fit
in behind the watch. First he took the
OH, IT' SO TJSK KOW, COVin MATTIB.'
watch to Moore's. That was the day he
ran up against Lilla, when he had the
whole nackace in hi hand, and : waa
afraid she would ask him. and ran. Yes-
terd 1 a.L. waa taking me to bold
m f iit wonoenui uraLtr-
HE CHILDREN,!
rtalkln' the t1k
MOlt ' ": -": . J .
tua a-comiri aa What
tei
er scolds ui of tails em
f r .
aUlar-fnc
sweotest wui
boy si
aow that Bantj Clans knowa
8 they do, v - -
8 loading np bis sleigh he's
Eof m, too!
t nilndg tbelr mothers,, they
Vost Of tOJTB
-ttte sweet
foi UUUijboysl
sweetest utlM gina tn
TheySrc 5ost been wrttln' letters to Banty
Clans each rtafN .
Am tellln' him Jnst rbat ther want ao
. ahowln' him the Way
Tov where the bouse Is, eo he'll know Just
where to lear. the toys. '
Fet lust the sweetest llttla f iris the beat
4 f ttttlw boys! . ju
They're gtttin nrla-hty anxious far the days
, , -..ao, nights to- go. .
An' air of 'em are happy ao' they1 make
:" their mothers sol ,.k
8h never has to scold 'em or tell 'em 'bout
1 - the noise, . - - 1
'Causa they're Jnst the swevteat Httls girts
theest of llttla boys. X
Atlanta Constitution. ' , :? ". 1 .
Iellght "and pathos are inextricably
Wingled with the thought of New :Xer'
day; say the Boston ,WatehmafjU:;K la
only a conventional point of tlituei any
other 'would do aa vrelL. Every day closes
an old year and begins a aew one. bat for
all that we cannot help feeling that this
day, which ia agreed upoa throughout
Christendom for the beginning of a new
year, is somewhat unique. The pathos
comes i from' the review t the paatv and
from the sens that another notch has
been cot for: us on the stick of time.' The
delight arise from - the anticipation ot
new . and better experlenoesiol .the-.
zgm. What Interest any rational
hate In hariagto -fortune
;rne sest.and enaftn of
jr!yTn"D fact that each
lew page la the tt&tr. If
njoy your book youvdo not.
f read, torn to the closing
chapter to discover now It turns out. You
do not thank anyone for telling, you the
plot . .It Is ao with life. ?. There-: is-In
finite satisfaction In each day' contribu
tion to the record. You do not-want to
anticipate it. It would be a curse if any
one could tell you just -what the year
would bring. : It la just: as reasonable -to
sappbW thai the. year-; will, be. happy! as
ad.--rVho can tell? '''Who can'. control
that? Are we not In the hands of Qpd?
xnac is tne reason tor a nappy nev
Year' day. - ',
THE DECORATIVE HOLLY.
Wreaths of Its Glossy Leaves .Woven
Bonnd the Eartb at ChrUtmu,
TJCH of ; ,th
Christmas v sen
timent la due; to
the holly, which.
with : it bright
berries and glossy
leaves, is ; one of
the most decora'
live greena sed
at the Christmas
season,"' and la
adapted especially.
well . to fwreatlf
form, -,;the - color
lasting longer and
the general': hnue
"being morfc- satis
factory than -when made of .the ever
green. Strange as It" may. teem, hun
dreds of holly wreath are sent out to
the cemeteries, their green and red
brightness signifying the loving remem
brance for dear, ones passed- away yet
somehow a little incongruous even from
a sentimental standpoinL- One Is so apt
to' associate holly"; with crackling wood
fires, ' rollicking jollity, good eating . and
drinking, and ether material; enjoyment,
that in memoriam it' seems a trifle out
of "place; yet in the poem of that name
which Tennyson has made immortal, we
read: s "With trembling finger did we
weave' the - holly round the . Chiistmaa
hearth.".. So that the holly has before Its'
present rogue In cemeteries been asso
ciated with the memory of those no long'
er in oar 'midst.. ' . " -.
fe'otanically speaking, the holly is I
gent of -trees and ehrnbs of the natural
order Aqui foHaceac. chiefly native of
temperate climate, with evergreen, leath
ery, shining and generally apiuousileavefl.
The -comcwm holly, the. only European
species and a native -of some parts; of
Asia, also Is a well-known ornament of
woods, parks and shrubberies in Great
Britain, the. stiffness of Its' habit' being
so compensated, oy the abundance' of its
branchiets and leave a to make It one
of the most beautiful evergreens.. It is
found a native plant In Scotland, al
though Britain is nesrly its northern lim
it. It attains greater else and. displays
greater luxuriance in ue northern than
In the south"! n pans of its ceogTaoHi-
range; often appearing in the fi
tree of considerable, si
high while in the Jfi
bush.
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ERTAINLY there waa nothing
aboutAbram Smollet nggest
the sky Lothario. He wm the
most comrflojjiplace, not to say plainest,
looking of mortals, a respected member
of the board; of trade and a thorough
business man I don't snppose any
woman except Smollett's J wife : ever
looked at bird twice, and yet Mrs. Smol
lett was Inordinately Jealous. ' 4 ! .'
Lydla got la her foolish head that
Abram -was spending more time la his
office than lie ought, and became frlght-
she pictured In her own mind as a siren
of unHmtte4 power over the other sex. .
When-' who made an unexpected ae-
scent ; apon the ; efflce, however, she
found a long4egged, red-haired boy bat
tering the keys of the machine, and the
only, woman on the premises was tne
scrub woman, of , whom even Lydla
could not be Jealous. - .
Smollett Is as methodical In his habits
as a well-regnlated town clock, On a
certain day every spring: he leaves off
flannels,, and on a certain day In the
fall he puts on overshoes. -Once In
every tw years be : has , ; hla. watch
cleaned at tho Jeweler's. The time tor
renovating bis chronometer came
around lately, and Smollett left It -with
a Jeweler on Broadway, in the shop
ping district " " ;", : ' V : - . :
Stocks were rather shaky, about that
time. anS he had to be at his desk early
and late to watch mattera. He couldn't
find lime to go aromd after his time
piece, and its absence-was always both
ering hfm, for he had to depend upon
church blocks, a French mantel clock
that was never known w be right lhalf
a day. at a time, or his wife's chatelaine,
and was always missing cars and being
late a appointments. ; J 3 ? .,
: So dear Lydla. with the best f Inten
tions, found the jeweler's ticket land
went herself after the watch.- saying
nothing to Smollett about It. When she
presented the. ticket .t the Jeweler, he
looke& aT ft and Ihen at hetj - j - v
- "This Is a gentleman's watch, miss."
- Lydla blushed prettily. - "Oh, yes; if
my busbahd'a," she said. - . : ' . : "' -!
- He brought It from the safe and said:
"I think it's; all : right, ma'am." - i He
snapped the case and opened the back
of the .watch to look at the works. As
he did 0 a tiny lock of hair slipped oat
upon the show case.:. , ' i f .
The jeweler glanced at ft and then at
Lydla. ; . Her hair Is" a; golden brown.
The lock which bad dropped out of the
watch was yellow. -.
The Jeweler was a wise man; he was
married himself. ; He glanced slyly at
Lydla. vHer eyes were flashing and a
red spot burned In either cheek. She
had seen, tho lock of hair, but he, ont of
the goodness of his heart, tried to ahield
the vIctiiin4A.He closed the watch with
out putting back the hair, and started
to pack the timepiece In a box.
"Yoo have forgotten something," said
Lydla, In a hard voice. - -;
':. "I beg your pardon." . ' :
:"You have forgotten something," she
repeated, pointing to the yellow lck,
which he had sought to bide with his
coat sleeve.. ... :. . , .: :
rOh, thatr said this, blessed Ananias.
"I guess you're wrong, ma'am, That's
si "bit of nalt a customer of mine wanted
me to pnt In a locket for him ;
-;"I .saw It "drop, said Lydla. with a
calmnessfhat quelled the jeweler's glib
wuguc. rui u oacit in tne watch."
He obeyed; she paid his bill and swept
regally from the store. -, That Is ; why
Smollett, going home that night after a
peculiarl3Kexlng day, and longing to
forget business for a few hours In the
society of his charming little wife,
found In her place an iceberg. ;
Smollett was puzzled, but made, no
comment. With women, as In business,
Smollett's was a waiting game. He al
ways weapon the theory that. If be
waited long, enough, the other fellow
wouhl show his hand. ; So after dinner
he retired to the library with his paper,
i His theory was again proved correct
She soon appeared, but a glance at her
face assured him that there was little
change in the weather, ... He wished he
had ordered James to light a fire in the
grate. She stood beside the table and
placed a box upon It '
' "There Is your watch." r; '
"Oh, thank you, my dear," said the
unsnspIcbjias'Smollett "I'd never fotfnd
.time to go around for It" J,
She made no comment but . watched
him take.it out, snap It onto his -watch
ChaLn, and slip. It Into Its accustomed
place In the left breast pocket of bis
vest 4:''-4
'Tlou beast! yon brute r ahe cried,
tragicaUyTand as the hurricane of tears
burst she ran from the room and shut
herself into her own. apartments again.
Poor Smollett was thunderstruck.; He
tried. In a. sneaking way, for the ser
vants were greatly In evidence, to gain
audience with his wife; but she would
not operi her, door and be spent the
night on the touch In the JIbrary. and
went down town the next morning In a
most bewildered state of mind' and . an
empty state of stomach.1 j. "
. Lydla's actions so worried him that
he could not keep his mind on his busi
ness. Ho was Irritable and generally
fractious, and the red-headed ; young
men suffered accordingly. ' Abont noon
Charlie Paget, an old friend and a good
lawyer, x-aramo . In. Charlie's . eyes
i 'twinkled, but bis manner was solemn,
?SeberjAbramrs be a1d"whats
OF HAIR.
that you could continue In sucb a course
of Infidelity without being found -out
some time?" .' " ' , -
"See here!" 8moIIett arose In hla
"might seized Paget by 'the shonlders
With no gentle force and seated him in'
a chair. "This has gone for enough,"
be said. In a passion. ; "Explain your
words: . What has my wife been to see
you about?" - . ;':..:
"Divorce!" said " Charlie, In a sepulchral-voice.
- J '. i '
.' Smollett simply wilted Into his chair.
Charlie leaned .forward and tapped blm
smartly on the knee. i. . : , . j -
"That's it Abram. The poor child
has put her case In my hands;'. but I
begged her to let me see you before we
began drastic measures"
; Smollett's face was pitiable. "How
what ..- .- ;.. :
"How did she discover your infamy?"
demanded Charlie, without compassion.
"She saw that lock of the. other wom
an's hair In your watch " r . r
."The other woman!" gasped Smollett
"What other woman?" . .
' "In your watch."
"A. woman In my watch?" -
; "No, no. The lock of hair."
- Smollett drew out his timepiece. He
gradually grew. calm. He opened the
back case and the yellow lock fell into
his band. He looked from It to Paget
"Is this It?" . .
' ."That I presume, la the fatal evi
dence "
But Smollett withered him. "Do you
mean to say my wife haa been to see
you?" ' --
"Yes." - V-. - : v- .
l "Where Is she now?" v
i "I prevailed upon her to go home and
wait till I had aeen you," said the law
yer, chuckling wickedly.
- Smollett put on his hat and did not
appear In the office again that day,
much to the disturbance -of - certain
stocks In which he. was known to deal
heavily. But In the afternoon he was
aeen driving with his wife in the park
and later they occupied a box at;, the
theater. - ' ; . ' . ... 1 -
Paget dropped in on' him a day or two
later. 2 ; -.r'l .:
"Has the divorce been settled out of
court?" he asked. ;-.'.
"Now I suppose you think you're
smart don't youT returned Smollett
"Well, I'm always glad when I can
bring families together instead of sep
arating them, If . there Isn't any money
In. ft for me," said Charlie, sanctimo
niously. V ' ' ' ;' .
"Huh r grunted Smollett
"And Id this case the evidence was
so dead against you. Any woman could
have made a perfectly clear brief out of
it " j. . '. i
Oh, I don't suppose you will be satis
fied till you know It all," growled Smol
lett 'That lock'of hair was " :
"Yesr said Charlie, with Interest'
"Was Lydla's.:. Her hair has grown a
good" bit darker than It was when she
was a. child of 6. . Her father gave me
that lock and I've carried It well, a
good many years. Now are you satis-fled?"-'
V;
"Yes," said the lawyer, slowly. "But
was Lydla?" - : v'
" And then be barely escaped with' his
life to tell the rest of us of Smollett's
detection In the character of "a gay
Lothario." . w
Sacceses Gained in Early Life. '
Although most authors do not achieve
distinction until they reach middle age,
many eases are on record where young
men. have done' able work. Dickens
wrote "Pickwick" when be was 21
years of age. Bobert Browning pub
lished "Paracelsus" when he was 23,
to say nothing of the Immature "Paul
ine," written when he was 2L
.' Nothing that Mr. Swinburne has writ
ten Is better than "Atalanta In Caly
don," and it was published whn he
was 23, and after he bad written much
other verse. - The late Christian Boset
tl published a book containing some of
her prettiest poems when she was only
16. ";.:,'' "". " - '"'
The "Defense of Guinevere" was
given to the world by William Morris
when the author was but 24. Coventry
Patmore waa already a contributor to
many leading magazines when, at the
age of 21, his first book was printed.
Lord Tennyson's: early efforts are well
known; and although Oliver , Wendell
Holmes did not win fame as a poet till
after middle age5, he was a writer of
verse In his undergraduate days.
George Meredith wrote "The Ordeal
of Bichard Feverel" before he was. SI;
and Bobert Louis Steveason woajhl
first success when 28. ', , j '
. An Artfnl Trick. . '! i
Some years ago,1 a traveling French
doctor was In the habltof employing
an Ingenious artifice, when he went
to a town where be waa not-known, he
pretended .to have lost his dbg, and
ordered the public crier to offer a re
ward of five hundred francs to whom
soever would bring It to him. . u V
.' The crier took care to : mention' nil
the'-titles and academic honors of the
doctor, as well as his place of residence.
He soon became the' talk of the town.
: .tijo you anow, says one, -mat a ra-
clever fellow; he must be very, rich
for he offers five hundred francs for
finding his dog."-. - . ; - ., ; '
'The dog was never found, but pa-
ienti
awere.' ,
CYANIDE'S DEADLY ATTRACTION!
' -: r. ' r L - : f -'"' ;
Tboae Who Handle the Drag Drawn Al-
moat Irresistibly to Swallow It,
. "Just now we are engaged In ' the
making Of tons of cyanide of potas
sium," said a member of a firm of man
ufacturing chenilsta, "and of all poisons
this, to my mind. Is the most dangerous,
because of a singular quality it pos
sesses. It Is in appearance so very at
tractive to those who handle It that
they are often seized with an almost
overwhelming desire to eat It To one
man It probably suggests sugar, If he
have ac fondness for saccharine sub
stances and to another snow newly
fallen, but to both It Is so alluring that
they may only overcome the temptation
to put It In their mouths by great force
of will power. .,
"The very men who make it and who
are most familiar with Its deadly pro
perties are pursued by an unreasonable
desire to eat the poison; and as long as
they remain ;ln its vicinity this ex
traordinary, craving - endures. - They
know that to give way to the craving
means death almost Instant and hor
rible, and as a consequence are usually
able to resist the strange temptation,
but during the last ten years we have
been engaged In the manufacture of
the drug four of our most Intelligent
and steady workmen have committed
suicide In this way."
" "Ever feel like eating it yourself?"
asked the reporter. V c
"Yes," the ; manufacturer replied.
"Many times when In contact with the
cyanide fumes, and I have had to leave
work precipitately In consequence, . So
well is this curious fact known lr all
works where cyanide of potassium Is
made that there are always two men
at work together, and a Jar of ammonia,
which Is the antidote to the poison, is
kept at hand."
JOKE WAS ON THE DOCTOR.
Answered an Emergencr Call mad la
8HU Lookina; for Hla Pay.
One night recently a physician o
West Adams street was called up about
12 o'clock by a tremendous ringing at
the door belt . He rushed down stairs
to find a woman trembling with, ex
citement who grasped out:
' "Bun, quick, doctor that little house
across the street my husband poison
Suicide," ',
The doctor hurried orer and found a
burly fellow rolling about on a bed and
groaning . as If In terrible pain. His
wife and three other women his two
daughters and a sister-in-law were
crying and wringing their hands.
There was a "bottle on the table labeled
"Poison" and half of the contents were
gone.
"I sized up the situation In two min
utes," said the doctor, "and turned the
women out of the room and shut the'
door.".-:',.. . - :.l '
"Now, what dp you mean by this?"
I said, giving the fellow a good shaking.
"Oh, nothln', doc," he said sheepishly
as his groans subsided; "jest foolin' the
women folks." j ..; i
It developed that the supposed suicide
had come home drunk the night before
and that his wife had remonstrated
with him. And now there Is a bill to
pay. The "doctor sent It first to the
wife, and it was returned with a brief
note to the effect that she wasn't pay
ing her husband's bills. The husband
returned It with the suggestion that as
bis wife bad summoned the medical
man, she might meet the expense.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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The Stan Painter's : Trinmpb. : .
"What was the hardest job I ever
tackled, , did you ask?" said . the sign
painter to a New Orleans Times-Democrat
reporter. "It waa an 'ad' for
smoking tobacco I painted on the side
of the Grand Canyon on the line of the
Denver and' Bio. Grande Railroad.: I
was working for a Buffalo concern that
had a contract to put up 6,000 land
scape signs for a 'tobacco company, and
a gang of us traveled oyer the country
looking for good effective . locations.
This place in' the canyon was as tough
a proposition as any sign writer ever
went against The side there . went
straight up about 200 feet and at the
top there was a big overhanging ledge.
It was easy enough to let down, a lad
der from above, but on account of the
ledge It hung at least forty feet ' our
from the face of the rock. . . . : . 1 7
'After studying It over for a while
t spliced a couple of fishing poles to
gether and fastened a soft sponge to tho
end. That was my brush, and by lying
fiat on the ladder I managed, to do a
very decent piece of work; at least you
could read It like a book from below,
and that was the thing we wanted.
When the railroad people found out
what I bad done they were as mad as
blazes, especially the chief engineer,
who was an aesthetic sort of a gent
from Boston, and he tried for nearly a
month to get It off. letting down China
men' with scrubbing brushes on poles,
but they only made It all the brighter.
At last he got some brown paint
about the color of the rocks, and smear
ed it out hut it took at least a dozen
coats and cost a heap of money.- U
they had only let that sign stand. It
would have been a great addition to
the canyon." ; :
Merely a Question of Spelling.
He was the engineer of an ocean liner
and prided himself on his knowledge of
electricity. On one of bis brief stays at
home be accompanied his wife to a
party. " The subject of electricity com
ing up, he indignantly combated "the
idea' that it was possible for two people
to produce an electrical current through
the body of a third by simple physical
contact His wife and a friend said
they would prove It and,- leading blm
to a window, told him to pull up his
Sleeves and place both hands flat on the
glass.. They then, on either side, took
a firm grip on bis wrists. , At the end
of a few moments his wjfe said ' :
"Don't you feel a pain, Willy?"
"Not" he replied, and returned a like
negative to a second and a third in
quiry,: "'-
At this third response most of the
company began to laugh, and it sud
denly, flashed into his mind that the
pronunciation of pain and pane was the
game. - . -:" . ' -
A Good Fire Ktndler. : --
me of Our outings to the moun-
s we secured a quantity of very rich
pme which made such good kind-
wood that when it was gone the
way of whittling shavings seemed
atlsfactory, and we set out to
something better. . Pouring kero-
jxo on makes the fire start quickly, but
Je 'have a prejudice against . being
turned alive. After various experiments
ar hit upon the following which Is safe
nd cheap and good. ' Take a flat ten
Wind lard palL Break corn cobs; In
w and stand tbehalves on end In the
Hluntil the bottom Is filled. , Then
r kerosene ennnch nror them tn nrat
is and leave a little In the bottom
so that halt aa Inch or less
will stand In the oil. One
of cob laid In the grate
eadlly from a match and
;ly enough to start quite
and prove a great heln
r mornings. : .
la a heroine to her blrad
Vttl
1
ling
: Tito Marriageable Ag. ' . - f
A spinster who Is still living In hope
says the marriageable age is anywhere -between
the seminary and the . ceme-1
tery. Chicago Daily News. . J
r The Typewriter Invention.
a .t.ti.tioioii Ha, nmve.n that the inven- '
tion of the typewriter has given employ
ment to 500,600 people, but he fails to state
how many cases of weak stomachs it has
induced. All people of sedentary occu
pation need Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
It helps nature to bear the strain which
ensues from confinement.
Foolish men make feasts and wise
men eat them. .,
hows Taut
We offer One Handred Dollars Keward for sxry
esse of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hail's
Catarrh Core.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney
for the past 15 ear, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all busin transoctlonj and fin
ancialW able to carry out any obligations mads
by toeir firm.
WsstATbcax,
: Wbolesaio Druagbts, Toledo, O.
W ALBINO, KIMHAM A llARVIB,
' Wholetale Drugr-isU, Toledo, O.
Call's Catarrh Core is trken .nt:rnally, aetlnt
Clreotly on the blood and m . eons surf ooea o.
the system. Pri 75c per bo- tie. Said by at:
drugrrlats. Testlmonl.'ls free.
UaU'a Family Pills - x thi besU'
Mexico sold the United States $2,
000,000 worth of hides last year, 1
TO'CUKK A GOLD IN OXK DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if : it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature
is on each box. 25c. V v.-
. In Austrian hotels it is still custom
ary to charge extra for candles.'
Kst Them Like Candy.
Dainty, fragrant tablets ill confection Cas
rarets Candy Cathartic, the medicine of today.
Pllla and liquids are out of date. All drug
gists, 10c, 25c 60c.
. He who is not true to himself , is a
traitor to Heaven.
Mothers will find Mrs. Wluslow's Sooth
Intr SvruD the best remedv to use for thrtv
Children during the teething period.
' Michigan, Ohio and Indiana lime
makers are forming a trust.
' We will forfeit $1,000 If any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. Thk Piso Co., Warren, I'a.
Wyoming's coal mines are producing
22,000 tons per day.
VITALITY low, debilitated or xbanstt enred by
Dr. K line's Invlsrorailns T011I0. FKKK SL Trial
Bottle containing 1 Weeks' treatment. Dr. Kline's
Institute, Ml Arch St., Philadelphia. Foonded 1871.
At Roberta, Ga., cotton seed costs
15 cents a bushel.
ffeetlve KeverfaiUng Kemedy lor
La Grippe, Catarrh,
Rhtumatlsm.
Will cure any ache or pain known
In the tinman body. Bend for trial bottle, 2no.
This offer lasts 80 days only. Large bottle (800
oosesol 6 LiKuro eacni fi.uuor a lor s.au.
BWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO
167 sad 169 Dearborn It. Chieag. t ,
Iraprovad Train JEqulpment.
The O. B. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have added a buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland-Chicago
through train, and a dining car servioe
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious first-class
and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec
tion made at -Granger with Union Pa
cific and at Ogden with Bio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon,- Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, etc., ' call on
any O. R. & N. agent, or address W.
H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland. , v
Am Ion Golnz BastT
If so, you should see that
i3Hi,r your , liciei reaua via wie
1 1 . I ..
Great Rook Island- route,
and you will get the best.
Pullman palace sleeping cars, elegant
radioing ohaircars "free," and library
buffet cars on all through trains. Best
dining oar service in the world. Popu
lar personally conduoted excursions
once a week to all points East. For
full, particular call on or address, any
ticket agent, or A. B. COOPER.
G. A. P. D., C. R. I. & P. Ry., 846
V Washington street, Portland, Or. '
Climate, ; Scenery and Nature's Banl
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, electrio mountain air to produce
a climate matchless in the known
world. No pen can portray, no brush
can picture . the majestio grandeur oi
the scenery along the line of the Denver
& Rio 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.
Eor any information regarding rates,
time tables, etc., call on or address R.
C. Niohol, general agent, 261 Wash
ington street, Portland, Or.,' or any
agent of the O. R. & N. Co., or South
ern Pacific Company. . ,
Hla Misfortune.
' Teacher Try to remember this:
Milton, the poet, was blind. . Do you
think you can remember it?
Bobby Smart 'Yes. ma'am.'
"Now, what was Milton's great
misfortune?"
"He was a poet." Columbus (O.)
State Journal.
44 A Miss is As
Good as a Mite
If yoa are not entirely vetL, you are SL
Illness does not-mean death's door. - is
a sense of weariness, a " tired feeling" a
Ufe filled totth nameless pains and suffer
ing, it 90 of cases the blood is to blame.
Hood's SarsaparSta is Nature's corrective
for disorders of the blood, yfyncmber
' "-' ivi'is
American
Founders
Company
. Cor.
195 Bttrre foe S3 1 .4 1. Bsre tka
.1 ln PiooMm the Wbfilesalera
ProflsTaae adTaatasa ot our contract
lurcaaae. Otaere bara advance tnelr
prices of Parlor 8tovee, bat our eontraoa
with tbm tnmanf satui at a rwn r i . tk-m
to famish as with these, eo we can sell
f them at a smsll profit at SaLsl, fUJO sad
SYi.71. VOW wouja us proud ox either
onset thou parlor stores. The pioturee
sire but a faint idea of their aiftcsaoe.
beat U. U. 1. oa noslptof tie, yoa to
aa belanee to roar banker or EMlahS
scent on. airival at yew depot.
UlieRealestbaisaiBsemreneraa.
ALarae Stoea takes less fuel thaa a amaU one tor aaat
w
S :. A T
X, M. StOBKBTr BVm.T HOCBK, MfJinEArOIiS, JUMK.
bunts Itncnc aj
Bast Couirh Syrnn.
m time, noiq py arnggista.
asm at rsi.
Tastes OoodV tJaa I I '
lESTFOiiTEI
BOWELS
If yon haven't a regular, healthy morenent of tM '
bowels every day, you're sick, or will be. Keep roof
bowels open, and be well. Force. In the shape of
violent pbysle or pill poison. Is dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way ot tee pins the
bowels clear and clean is to take
CTeasmni, roiataoie, rown. ww, uu wot,
ReverSlcken. Weaken, oi Gripe. 10c. 30c, Wo Writs
for free sample, and booklet on bealtn. Address
Isilll Sismst (wa Cblisil, BeMMl, Urn Isrk. StSS
KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN
BUY THE GENUINE
SYRUP OF FIGS
... ICAITOTACTTjaXS BT ...
CALIFORNIA FIO 5YRUP CO.
triOTI TBI MAM K.
PORTLAND DIRECTORY.
Fsara nl Wire Works.
POltTLAND WIRK IKON WORKS: WIKB
:'.anl Iron leucine; office railinir. etc 1W4 Airier.
ftl acblwery ami smiiII.
AW8TON CO.: ENG1NKS, BOILERS, MA.
eblnery, supplies. -5( First Bu. Furtland, Or.
JOHN POOLE. Pobtxako, Okkqoh.
can give you the best bargains in general
machinery, engines, boilers, tanks, pumps,
plows, belta and windmills. The new
steel I X L windmill, sold by him, is un
equalled. ARTER'SIINU
Ever use It? You should.
80LK AGKNCT
Worthlngton
8 team Pump,
and Water
. Meters.
Pumping Plants . ol
Any Capacity
ia-riTM Jb HOWKN
SB to 85 First Street. Portland, Or.
Macninery au
Kinds.
PHOTO
and Magic Lantern Bargain Mat
No. 15 now ready for mailing.
T. P. ANDREWS, 109 Montgomery
St.. Ban Francisco.
WOMAN'S BLESSING
PREVENTIXK, the greatest antiseptic and
germicide known. Will cure all female trou
bles. Positively safe and certain. No woman
safe without it. Mail orders promptly filled,
tl a box. Agents wanted. Big money made.
RENADO DRUG CO., A 161 La Sail street,
Chicago, 111. .. .
HoFPid Rheumatic Pains
Are caused by the impurities In the blood. You.
will be relieved of the pain quickly, your blood '
will be made pure by ;
Moore's Revealed Remedy.
Easy and pleasant to take. One bottle gives
relief. tl.OO per bottle at your druggist's.
W-V DR. HABTEL' BOOK, ...
.Relief for Women"
Lrv, eeoc jrm, in piain, smuki aDTeiops. wriw :
Ltn and TMt.mon.iili oC DlCMAKTitL'sl
'i French Fenala Pills.
Praised by theraamnda of satisfied lavdliMM
safe, alwajBreUabs aad wtthou aa eqasU.
fta on top In Blue. White and Red. Take no other.
Vniiab ifruff Out. 861 U3 fmrl BU, tr Yora; CUy
Mrtin nvaii aratriPiBiraiaB motsu dot. -i?feiiAcia
Yin Can't Make a Mistake bj Taking the
For it is the favorite throogh Dining Car
and Buffet-Library Car Line East.
For further particulars call on or address
J. K. NAGKL, C. T. A. W. E. COMAN, G. A. .
i-. C. O. TKUKY, T. P. A.
124 Third Street, Portland, Ob. .
' Protruding
Piles are eared by pr. Bosanko's rile Remftdy
BtopsifcchioaandblfledtDfj. Abeorbe tamer, hue ft
JarBidrufTRieteoraent bjrmail. Treatise free. Writ .
me about roar oaee. Dli.BOSANltO,Phaavda.tPek,
CURl; YOURSELF I
CTJKES
TJae BiaCI for annatnral
sltosssn.
dlscbarges,lnflamniations.
Irritations or ulcerations
. --T vmsrasiM
La set to strtolan
est to strioiar. oi aieoti memoranes.
Frenau Csuitoa. ' FaiDless, and not astria-
ItheEva-GhuII0iCo. seat or poisonous.
VHKOIWUTI.O.
aw aa sy Prsiilris,
n. a. a.
or sent la plain wrapper,
br ekbress. nrenald. foe .
SI .00, or I bottles. ..
troular sent on nones.
YOUNG MEN!
For QonorrbtBa and Oleet set Pabsfs Okay Bpeainc. IS
Is the ONLY medicine which will curs each and every
oase. NO CASB known it has erer failed to onre, no '
matter how serious or of bow long staodnur. Results
from its ase will astonish yoo. It Is absolutely sale,
prevents stricture, and can be taken without Inconve
aneoc and detention from buslaeas, PRICE. St-00. For
sale by all reliable drunrlsts, or sent prepaid by sipissaj
tUanaly wrapped, en receipt of price, by
PABST CHslCal. 00 Cbloago, HI
Cirotuar malted on request.
OReGUrifl'S
IMPROVED
LIVER
PILLS
ONE FOR A DOSE. Cure 8lck Headache
and Dyspepsia, Kemora Pimples and Purify the
Blood, Aid Digestion andPrevent Biliousness. Do
not Gripe orSicken. ToconTinceyou.wewill mail
sample free, or full box for 25c. DR. llOSANKO
OO., nuioda., feaaau Bold by DrugglsU.
If. P. K". V.
SO. Bl '89.
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HEN writing- to ftdTrtUrs pl49M
menu on. cuia ppr
EVERYTHING FOR THE
PRINTER....
CANDY '''
If CATHARTIC -a
b. VHAOS MASK sawsw igff
HIS!
. Always cheaper '
- in the end than susy seeds -v
If that only cost half aa much.
1 1 Tasted, trne to name, fresh and I 1
- I 1 reliable. Always the beet. Ask I I
' I tor Ferry's take no others. I
'A V Vrie for 1900 Seed Annual. S I
- , w D. at. FERBT A CO- J ,
V SBetrelt, Mleh S
i5
SURE CURE FOR PILES
TTn INliPllM nrrMlacn uotatnr ana eanae itchtm
Thia form. well aa Blind, Bleeding or
We lead and originate
: fashions in....
TYPE
Second and Stark Sts.
PORTLAND, OREGON
CLEAR TBtm
PRES
LAND Oatalomiaa
for tlMid
roWPS. stamp- A-
c ornttare.
B Harness
and Vehicloa
8 tores and Bsnges.
D Aarlealtaral lmnlemsnta. .
Baby Carriages, f Urugs and Patent Medicines.
Musical Instruments. H Organs and Bewtng
na eportlBS uooas.
Dry
iars.
ilntm UUnmm A Tl' (Ibdcs and Cloaks.
Bend M cu and oar Larae Supply Catalogue oontaln.
tnaawar 10UO paces and over one handred tllWllaBllailS
ia pnOM Will oeeBBsezpreseiMua.
Rupture
treated solen.
tiacallr and
oonSdentiat.
I:
P. H, WOOQaHO 90, 10t NommI St. ParHaaw.
amlrTre.n.TSt Jt
rniwiiiniiii thwi rnsi r r mw
famul CAatF2Sc.fTinan sr-JfZ-I M.
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