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4411 Hill I M 1 t I I 1 H 1 GOOD gboft Qtofie$ m i i m 1 1 n iti 1 1 1 1 1 A short-sighted woman, who was ac quainted with twin brothers, one of (vhom was a clergyman and the other a doctor, congratulated the latter on his admirable sermon. "Excuse me. madam," was his reply, "over there is "my brother, who preaches; I only prac tice." A lady of Cape Town, on meeting De Wet for the first time, cried: "Oh! general, I am so pleased to meet yon or should. I," she added, naively, "ad dress you as ex-general, as the En glish have It?" "Ex-general will do, madam. You see I am a Britisher now, and as the English are so fond of pre fixes and affixes to their names, I must be one of them. I am ex-general to day. Who knows, some day I may be excellency P And De Wet is said to have laughed at his own audacity. George William Curtis, one of the most popular lecturers, once went to a village m the State of New York. In view of party differences, they begged him not to talk on politics. He bad uothing In readiness except a lecture on Thackeray. Nobody In the audience had read any of his novels. Curtls's allusions and criticisms fell upon the void. At the close of the lecture, the chief personages came to greet him. "Mr. Curtis," said the schoolmaster, "you must bring about an agreement among us on one point For a week we hare been disputing over Longfel low whether he's dead or isn't dead." "I dined with him," answered Curtis, "a fortnight ago." "Ah," said the schoolmaster, visibly disappointed; then presently: "Anyhow, I'm sure somebody is dead." The late James Tlssot, who won fame as an Illustrator of the "Life of Christ," had an unfortunate experience in London when he went there after the Franco-German war. He fought in the ranks, but after the Commune started up in Paris, he was startled to find that an accusation of being a Communard was being brought against him. It was another Tlssot, who was In the Commune, but . he thought It wiser to leave the country than to try to explain matters, since very often no time was given for explanations. His reputation as a Communard, however, clung to him after be had reached Lon don, and begun to flatter his hosts by painting like an Englishman. When the mistake was recognized, a number of "high personages," who had avoided him like the pest, visited his studio and made much of him. DUSTY OLD MISSISSIPPI. Theory as to a Concomitant of Travel on Father of Waters. "The Mississippi River is the dusti est road in the whole country," said a man who travels on the river a great deal, "and If you don't believe it put on a white shirt some time and make a cruise up the river a few hundred miles. Really, no thoughtful man would be stupid enough -to question the statement if he had ever had any experience on the river. - "I was reading an article some time ago about the dust on the sea and from the description given of the fine, dry sediment which falls from the damp mist of the sea, I am Inclined to think that the deposit is not in It with the dust of the Mississippi. The water of the river Is charged with fine parti cles. The heavy particles in the water do not leave the surface except to sink at some point where an obstruction di verts the current and causes a tem porary poise. It is this condition which forms the Immense . bars, or sand"4 banks, which we find along the river. These formations are due altogether to the resistance encountered by the currents of the river. Mind you, the heavier particles of the river figure in these formations. The lighter parti cles, and the kind I have In mind at this time, form a sort of river dust which is wafted here and there by the winds which sweep the stream. "I have heard a great many men ad vance the idea that this, dust was blown from the sand bars and banks of the river during the dry season. But there is nothing In this claim which will explain satisfactorily the constant settling of dust on the boats plying the Mississippi. It blows into the cab in, settles on the deck and other ex posed portions of the boat, and is just like any other kind of dust which one may find In an ordinary road during a dry season. There Is this difference, that It Is possibly not so dry, and hence has a greater cohesive power. It sticks to the thing It falls on. I have been traveling on the river for a quar ter of a century in the lower trade, and I have paid considerable attention to this question of river dust, and it is really a very interesting subject, and one which should receive more atten tion. It may be pure or impure. In my Judgment no kind of dust can be very pure. How this dust gets out of the river I cannot say, but since no scientist has explained the matter or set up a standard of Judgment in this respect, I have a right to my opinion on the subject. "There are. In my Judgment, two ways of getting the fine particles out of the water. They, may rise with the mist of the morning, and when the sun dries and dissipates the mist these fine particles become the sport of the winds and are blown hither and thither. Or It may be that the influence of the sun on the surface of the water will suffi ciently dry and bake these finer parti cles to make them an easy prey to the winds. The wind which constantly sweeps the surface of the river would brush them from the water and waft them with the direction of the wind. I do not pretend to say that this is ex actly what happens, but it seems to me to be a reasonable explanation of the existence of the strange phenomenon we call river, dust. New Orleans Times-Democrat, DEATH TRAPS OF INSECTS. Perils to Which Creatures that Fly and Crawl Are Subject. . The life of Insects la beset with many perils, and chances that they will live to "a green old age" are ex- f ceedlngly rvnurtto. Honey bee and to- sects and bags of less degree find pit falls and often death In the beautiful blossoms of tie milkweed, otherwise known as the Virginia 8 wallow wort. If these flowers are examined any bui ny day one will be pretty sure to find I them decorated with a miscellaneous assortment of struggling or dead In- sects with their legs fast In the slits of the peculiar blossoms. The pollen of this common plant. Instead of being la powder, as In the case of most Bee 80 Yer grea duu omy a mo i niant. ponaiata of Hkv waxen mass-. ment's thought is necessary to see that ! es hidden within the blossom. - When a visiting Insect thrusts a proboscis or lee Into the oDenlne of such a flower some of these masses stick to It, and! vvnen lue raiiroaa consisted or omy the natural course is for the Insect to 180 miles of ill-laid track, all running fly off to another flower and fertilize. In one State, the name of "The Rock this with the adhering pollen. j Island Route" was- adopted and for All Insects, however, are not strong many years served Its purpose, bringing enough to extract their legs from the f ame to the little terminal point which sticky places, and then ensues the j 18 now only station on the great sys slow terture of hanging there until J tern... But ..when that road grew into a death or a helping hand releases them powerful organization, with 7,000 miles from misery. Besides being beautiful, j ot track, the name was not comprehen it could be quite a useful plant If we aive enough, and a few weeks ago the cared to develop its virtues. Thus its edict went forth that hereafter "The milky Juice contains caoutchouc; j Rock Island System" would replace the brown rnisrar tino hppn mnrW from the flowers; the silky hairs of the seeds are serviceable in the manufacture of textile fabrics, as cotton Is, and-a fiber of good quality for rope-making ' may be extracted from the stalk. CLOTHES AND NATIONALITY. Eng-Hah Tailors Can Tell Americana at Sight. There ts no mistaking the American when he wears the clothes he brought with him. He almost always wears a jacket of the lounge type, which some bow seems cut with the special object of maklng him appear to have very round and uncommonly fat shoulders. The Jacket hangs away at the waist, and this, together with his singular fondness for straw hats, which, both in shape and texture, suggest the idea of a carving from a corncob, gives a dumpness to the figure which is still further accentuated by the closeness of the fit in the trouser legs. - The Frenchman favors fancy vests of wonderful elaboration. He wears a frock coat wlth'short skirts and is fond of a lot of trimming on the collar and lapel. The coat grips at the waist like a belt, and the skirt springs out like an Infant crinoline over the baggiest part of his very baggy trousers, which, by the way, come in suddenly at the foot and look not unlike knickerbockers which have been left growing too long and have reached to the ankle instead of to the knee. His hat is usually a silk one, but It Is flat-brimmed and of a pyramidal shape, such as is traditional ly supposed to have been worn by Welshwomen and Irish gentlemen of the Kyrle Daly and Hardress Cregan period. He also wears an extraordinary ample black silk tie, which of Itself would be a sufficiently distinguishing feature. The Germans are more bulky as re gards physique than most of the conti nentals, and carry themselves with an uprightness which suggests military training. They are broad of shoulder and deep of chest, and they favor the morning coat suit which English tail ors, If they are wise, recommend to those of their customers who are stout ly made. The cut of their clothes fol lows English lines; in fact, were it not for the prevalence of Prussian blue as the dominant color of the material It would be difficult to say in what respect any decided marks of distinction could be found. The Danes and Swedes are fond of blue cloth, and in most of their suits the evidence of real good, old-fashioned tailoring is noticeable. Their garments appear to be mostly hand-sewn, and, though the cutting in most cases Is In different, it is easy to understand when looking at the garments how It Is that so many of the West End workshops, especially in the ladies' trades, employ workmen who learned their tailoring in Denmark and the adjacent peninsula. London Tailor and Cutter. Trusts In Former Days. The cornering of foodstuffs by mon archy and their agents is said to have been the easiest form of trust that ever existed and as they had the pow er to prevent any bear movement In opposition their deals could not help belug successful, ones. Accounts ot such transactions are to be found in Assyrian records dating back 7,000 or 8,000 years, and the Bible describes a very large operation of this kind car ried out by Joseph, when, out of the wealth of the seven fat years, he pro vided for the poverty of the seven lean ones. The Romans did the same thing through their tax farmers, who laid embargoes on the food supplies of the provinces against arrears of tax es, and the probability is that similar operations were also conducted with regard to (manufacturers. Another form of monopolies, known as trade guilds, has existed from very early times, and these, In the middle ages, amounted practically to the cor nering of certain arts and industries as well as means of distribution. The greatest of them was the famous league of the Hanse towns. So close a "combine" was this that It possessed Its own fleets of armed merchantmen and even armies of mercenaries In or der to guard Its monopoly. Large Impor.i ot Precious Stones This is a busy season among import ers of precious stones and they are doing a business this year that Is tm prcedented. Appraiser- Whitehead, of New York, says that the appraised value of precious stones Imported through that port since Jan. 1 last was about $16,250,000. Of this sum fully $2,000,000 was for Imports since the beginning of August. This was far beyond the record of any previous year. All sorts of precious stones are included In these figures, but they are chiefly diamonds, with pearls, a good second on the list. Her Little Joke. "This Is certainly a funny occupa tion." remarked the cook, as she sliced the bacon. "I fall to see the point," rejoined the auburn-haired waitress. "Why," said the cook, with an audi ble smile. "Isn't slicing bacon a side splitting affair r . A little learning often saves a man from Jury duty j CHANGING A RAILROAD'S NAME. It Involves a Tremendous Amount of Labor, Painters and Printers. John Rattenburg, ' master painter of the Rock Island system, is in Denver for a novel Purpose. He Is entering upon the work of changing the name of lne ureat UOCK 18IaM Konte to "The Iiock Island System." over the entire Property or that company. At first glance such an undertaking would not -IL w111 take a long time to accomplish , the object and that the cost will be up . m lue LUOUSailus' ... - . Old trade-mark.; That little order meant that every piece of stationery In hundreds of of fices; window signs, literature, adver tising matter, box far names, and doz ens of other accessories of. the system would have to undergo a change as soon as possible. The master painter has only a part of the work to do. He must transform the name on the win dows and doors of the offices and on signs at stations and on the billboards. The corporate trade-mark Is made to embrace all the various lines which have recently come under the dominion of the Rock Island, and the change was made much of a necessity by the man if old names which could be so much more easily used under one title. Den ver Post' There Is a considerable trade In live quails from Messina, Sicily, to England. The birds are caught In the nelghborH hood of the port. They are kept from three to four days In Messina in cages before being shipped, are fed on hemp seed and ground corn and are watered freely every day. It Is estimated that from 90,000. to 100,000 are caught an nually. . The manner In which they are caught Is with running nooses . and traps, and in Messina they fetch from 8 to 10 cents a head. The birds are shipped In cages fromMessina to Ge noa, whence they are sent by rail to England. A recent writer, describing a pet par rot, says: "He was, like all good par rots, a wonderful mimic, and among other diversions he used to imitate to perfection the voice and tone of my wife calling to the cook. This led one day to an unexpected result My wife, in the middle of writing a letter, sud denly remembered an order that she had omitted to give, and since, as usual on a hot day, the communicating doors were' open, she called, without moving from her chair, 'Elizabeth To which came the startling answer from the cook: 'Shut up, you old fool!' Where upon the parrot danced with joy." The ornithorhynchus, or duck-billed platypus, combines the attributes of two of the great orders of the animal world those of the mammalia and aves. Like the bird, it hatches its young from the egg. At the same time the female is provided with teats, like other viviparous animals whereby she is enabled to suckle her young when the latter have arrived at sufficient maturi ty, for which purpose the tongue of the Infant platypus is pushed to the front of the beak. As It is an inhabitant of Australasia, it Is not surprising that' an examination of the skeleton reveals the presence of two short bones, which In the higher organized marsupials serve to support the pouch. The duck-bill is purely nocturnal In its habits and is pro vided with cheek-pouches wherein to store Its food for consumption at leis ure. Its general color Is dark brown, shading to light brown on the abdomen, and the fore feet are webbed beyond the claws, which web the animal folds back when burrowing, at which It Is most expert. The hind legs of the male are armed with a spur, which is per forated and connected with a poisonous gland. The beak which, of course, is the most extraordinary feature, of this creature is after death like a piece of old leather, but In life is very sensitive and reddish at the tip. It is furnished. In lieu of teeth, with four transverse plates, with which the animal crushes j the small mollusks forming the main portion of Its diet. Physicians in Pern. Some of the young medicos of this city who have Just graduated might get rich in a hurry by setting up in business in Peru or some other of the South American countries. United States Consul Charles V. Herdliska, of Callao, Peru, has just written a letter to the State Department in which he states that the people, both of that country and Bolivia, "have great faith In American pTiysicJans and surgeons on account of the advanced state of medical science In this country." He also states that the American physicians now In Lima and Callao are doing far better than they could possibly expect at home, and that "be fore a physician can enter upon the practice of his profession In Peru he must pass a state examination upon medicine, conducted in the Spanish language. : Canse ot Steam-Pipe Explosions. Many steam pipe explosions are due to water hammer action. A plug of water only six Inches long propelled only two feet under a pressure of fif teen pounds can exert a pressure of 6,400 pounds on being suddenly stop ped. "" . ": ' South Africa of Volcanic Origin. South Arriea is of volcanic origin, and the land In the vicinity of Kim berley Is so sulphurous that even ants cannot exist upon It 'When you look at some people the first thing you think of Is a dub. LONE TRIBE OF ESKIMOS There has been discovered upon one of the islands of the Hudson Bay, the remnant of a lost tribe of Eskimos, a community which has been for centu ries without intercourse with any oth er representatives of the human spe- I "WW llH-IIHdO UUI quite recently, had an opportunity of seeing a white man. The facts of the discovery are well established, having "P"riea to me eaerai authorities at Ottawa bv the Rv A W Ttwtrln nA .Mr. Buckland says that these strange people will "virtually live in the stone J age, -knowing no metals.- Their habi- i -v'vuo cue, uuui vuitrexjr ox uie .BKUiia of whales, . ,- ' - - The home of the tribe is upon South-: 1n.fi , , - A. - r. . . - aw ucarijr aa large as me oraie ot Maine, lying at the extreme north end Of Hudson Tlfl V Thofia rumnlA Vio! ancestors have undoubtedly inhabited the" island ever since pre-Columbian j days, and at the present time they ex ist exactly as they must -have done then. Having been Isolated for so long fa period it Is natural that they should possess many peculiarities. A very re- j markable .collection of their utensils, weapaus oi tne cnase, ana otner ob jects, was secured by Mr. Buckland. but, to the great regret of the Canadian authorities, it was allowed by him to pass Into the hands of private persons. . The huts on the Island are built by putting, together the great jaws of whales and then covering them with skins. In tfie middle of the primitive dwellings Is a slight elevation, on which stands the stone lamp, employed for lighting, heating, cooking, and melt ing snow and drying clothes. This lamp Is nothing more than an open dish of whale oil, with a wick of dry moss soaked in fat " The whale is the chief means of subsistence of these poor people. They use the bone for. many purposes, mak ing plates and cups and toboggan-like sleds. They also manufacture sledges of walrus tusks, with deer antlers for crosspieces. The members speak a di alect peculiar to themselves and they are-the most daring of hunters. Not more than sixteen members of the tribe now survive. Mr, Buckland agrees with the explor ers who believe the' story that Andree was murdered by the Eskimos. He has lived for years with these people In their tents, and can not say too much for the kindliness of disposition and readiness to assist strangers. He explains the finding by them of Instruments and other property by the hypothesis that" they belonged to the Tyrell brothers, who In 1894, nearly lost their lives near Marble Island, Hudson Bay, and left many valuable articles behind, including their cameras, plates, etc. . Mr. Buckland is confident that An dree will never again be heard from. When he was asked by the Norwegian government last year to undertake a search for him, he declined, believing that to do so would simply mean a waste of time and money. New York Sun. : . . ' THIS ELEPHANT IS NOT REAL, Here is a "freak" photograph. At first glance one would suppose that it was a. picture of a young lady riding on a baby elephant. But it is not a real elephant. It Is a mere silhouette cut out ef boards and is intended for an advertisement, a sign being painted on it. ' The lap-robe of a carriage Is thrown over the sign to conceal It, and the young lady Is managing herself with difficulty on the sharp edge of the elephant's back for all that, she looks comfortable. The photograph was taken in the out skirts of the City of Washington, the elephant being set up by the roadside. A Convenient Deafness. Mrs. Hall was just wishing she had some one to send down town after a spool of silk with which to finish her sewing, when her neighbor's little six- year-old boy came in. "Well, Bobbie," said Mrs. Hall, "if I pay you 3 cents will you go. down to Stone's and get me a spool of silk?" Robert jvas very willing to go and waited while Mrs. Hall wrote the num ber and color of the silk she wanted, and as she handed him the slip Bobble said: "Mrs. Hall, I guess I must be a little hard of hearing, but did you say 4 cents?" Little Chronicle. Aluminum as a Substitute for Paper. It is stated that experiments with aluminum as a substitute for paper are now .under way In France. It Is now possible to roll aluminum into sheets four-thousandths of an Inch in thickness, In which form it weighs less than paper. : By the adoption of suit able1 machinery these -sheets : can be made even thinner and can be used for book and writing paper. The metal will not oxidize, Is practically fire and water proof, and Is Indestructible by worms. lake Papa. "I saw Klumsey's baby yesterday. It's a regular chip off the old block." "Why, I couldn't see any resemblance at all." "No 7 Well, when I saw the kid it had just opened Its mouth and put its foot In if Philadelphia Press. A wife can read her husband's mind all right. The difficulty Is h getting him to acknowledge that she reads him right " An Excellent Reason. ;r Aa old sea. captain, under the im pression that he was eaymg a good thing, asked a . lady passenger why - men never kiss one another, while ' ladies waste a world of kisses on fetni- ' nine faces. "Because," the lady replied, "the men have something better to kiss and the women haven't." For forty year's Piso's Cure for Con sumption has cured coughs and colds. At druggists. Price 25 cents. . Showed Profound Conceit. Phyllis Harry is the most con ceited man I ever met. I Maud'- What makes you think so? . ' J Phyllis Why,' he first asserts that I am the most adorable woman in the j world, the most beautiful, intellectual, andt in every respect a paragon, and then he wants me to marry him! : Vila A A .I.-- r n- i- -i . vt . Bastarar. Send for FREE 8X00 trial bottle ud treafr Anything Bat Funny. ; " ' -Myer The average man ' takes life much too seriously. . .;- "' 1 ' Gyer Oh, I don't know. It's no joke to be arrested for murder. Millions of sufferers use Hamlin's Wiz ard Oil for pain every year and call it blessed. - Ask your druggist, he .knows. Giving Papa Away. ' "Mamma," said 5-year-old Tommy. "I'll bet my pony can beat you." . "Why, dear, what do you meanj" asked the astonished mother. , "I mean in a race," replied the youngster. "I heard papa say that yon could talk faster than a horse can trot." Eat Cora Off the Cob. -"I can bite an apple as well as I could when a child, and I can eat corn off the cob as well as any person alive," said a lady sixty-eight years old and a customer of Wise Bros., the famous dentists, of Portland, Oregon. She had been fitted with full sets of upper and lower teeth by Wise 'Broth ers, and was perfectly astonished to find that she is now as . well supplied with teeth that she can use as she. was when a little girl. Wise Brothers have revo lutionized modern dental methods. There is no more . pain to be feared by people who have their teeth attend ed to, and the cost is very moderate. They make a great specialy of crown and bridge work, and even when it is necessary to take out all of the old teeth and put in fnll new sets, the re sult is simply wonderful. The false t ieth, of course, cannot be told from natural ones, and the person using them can do everything he, or she, could do with natural teeth. The sets of teeth are made to fit the gums so perfectly that there is no slipping,, and the strength of the possible bite is just ' like that of a natural healthy set of ' teeth. The experience of the lady customer here related can be yours if your teeth need attention. No one can afford to postpone having their teeth put in order. Ne one need suffer a single day longer because they have lost the use of their own teeth. We hope our readers will carefully watch the advertisements of Wise Brothers in this newspaper, and be persuaded to consult this splendid dental institution. - - A Natural Question. "At your age I never told storiest" said 'Myron Leffingwell to the youthful one who had been "yarning" as is a way sometimes with imaginative youngsters. "At what age did you begin, papa?" was the disconcerting answer. New York Times. How the Miracle Occurred. "Why did the evil spirits enter into the swine? ' asked the Sunday ' school teacher. - j " 'Cause hogs will eat any old thing," replied little Sammy. Must Forget One. Flannigan -Phat's the matter wid Hogan these days? Hooligan He invinted an armor that nothing can pierce,' and a shell that will pierce any armor, and he doesn't know which to fergit. New York Times. Shoes Wouldn't Fit. Clerk So you want to exchange . these shoes because they aren't mates? Mrs. Hogan Oi do. Fireht Oi put wan on me left foot an' 'twor made for -the roight; an' thin Oi put wan on me might foot, an' 'twor made fer the left. The Truth Will Out. The Pat son (to straneer) This is the first time I have had the pleasure of seeing you at our church. Where is your regular place of worship, may : I ask. Young Man Why, er at her fath er's house, to be sure. The Kind You Have Always sa ml liMMMiai & tfxaasssxsess ture of Chas. II. Fletclrer, aud lias been made under his personal supervision for over .30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-grood " are but Experiments, and endanger tho health of Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR I A . Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare groric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic OTbstaHcevts age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms ' and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food,- regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CCfrrAUR QtWMUV. TT MUHfULT TUtlT. NEW TO list CITY. kHi air ' I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for a great many years, and al though I am past eighty years of g yet I have not a gray hair in my head." . Geo. Yellott, Towson, Md. We mean all that rich, dark color your hair used to have. If it's gray now, no matter; for Ayer's Hair . Vigor always re stores color to gray hair. Sometimes it makes the hair grow very heavy and long ; and it stops falling of the hair, too. - - - Sl.tt a fettle AUentrW. If yonr drnrrist cannot supply yon, send us one dollar and we will express yon a bottle. Be sura and give the name of your nearest express office. Address. . ,y, J.CAXfck CO., Lowell. Mass. I'RtS WHfcKt alL ELSE rAHS. Hurn Sjran. Tastes Good. In time. Sold by dracsista" Lady Prompters. ' Women prompters have been tried at th9 Berlin theaters with success, as it has been found that their voices carry better across the stage andare less audible in the auditorium. Too Can Get Allan's Foot Ease FREE. Write Allen & Olmsted. LeRov. N. Y for a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease. It cures chil blains, sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet. It makes new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bunions. All druggists sell it. 25c. Don't accept any substitute. s His Choice Jury. Lawyer Brief I see that case of yours is on. Jury drawn yet? Lawyer Skinner Yes, and it's a splendid one. Lawyer Brief Above the average in intelligence, eh? : Lawyer Skinner No; way below it. False Economy. It is the experience of every good housewife that to practice economy on such articles as spices, baking powder and the like is generally at the risk of health and comfort. The few cents possibly saved may be very expensive if tbey result in impure and indigest ible foods.. If you want to be sure you are getting only the very purest and strongest spices and baking powder made, Bee to it that your grocer sup plies you only with . the Monopo!e brand. If your dealer doesn't handle them send us his ' name. Wadhams & Kerr Bros., Portland, Or. Preference. . "You say that young woman com plimented my singing?" he exclaimed, anxiously. "In a way," the young .woman re plied. "She said she would rather hear you try to sing than try to con verse." Washington star. 0H OBD PEOPLE, Do not always receive the sympathy they deserve. Their ailments are imaginary, or natural and unavoidable at their time of life. Disease and infirmity should ated with old age. 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