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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.
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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
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life. Disease and infirmity should
ated with old age. The eye of the gray haired grandsire
may be as bright and the complexion as fair as any of i
his younger and more vigorous companions.:
Good Blood Is tho socrot ofhoalthy old ago, for it regulatef
and controls every part of the body, strengthens the nerves, makes the
muscles elastic and supple, the bones strong and the flesh firm ; but whr-t
this life fluid is polluted or poisoned and loses its nutritive, health sustain
ing elements, then there is a rapid decline of the vital powers, resulting '
in premature old age and disease. Any derangement of the blood quickly
shows itself in an ulcer, sore, wart, tumor or some other troublesorr-e
growth upon the body, and rheumatic and neuralgic pains become almost
constant, accompanied with poor digestion and cold extremities. ;.
ailments disappear. S. S. S. is just such a tonic as old people need tp
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will search it out and remove every vestige of it from the system.
Write us fully about your case and let our physicians advise and help
you. This will cost you nothing, and we will mail free our book on blood
and skin diseases. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. Atlanta. Ga.
arise.
Ihave been nslno; Pro
ami have enred 1 1 nones
The Fruauan Remedies
:fk. at Dealers. Mail. He Free 68-Paee Hand
PORTLAND SKKJ
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- Foot of Morrison Street.
Can rive you tho best bargains in Boilers
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" : PORTLAND DIVIDEND CO. .
L M. DAVIS. President.
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- Om Cm SMITH. V '-
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; WONDERFUL f.
HOME
TREATMENT
This wonderful Chi
nese doctor is called
great because he cures
people without opera
tlon that are given up
to die. Be cures with
those wonderful : Chi
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barks and vegetables
that are entirely na
kuowa to medical sci
ence In this coumry. Through the useorthose
harmless remedies this famous doctor knows
the action of over 500 different remedies, which
he successfully uses In different diseases. He
guarantees to cure catarrh, asthma, lung,
throat, rheumatism, nervousness, stomach,
liver, kidneys, etc ; has hundreds of testimon
ials. Charges moderate. Call and see hinr.
Patterns out of the city write for blanks and
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THE C. EEE WO CHIMESE MEDICINE CO.
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3-M ention paper. '
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. Tennysonian.
"Why do you call your neighbor's
pig 'Maude?' "
I "Because it always comes into the
garden."
Mothers will find Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Somewhat Uncertain.
"He's what you'd call a professional
public speaker, isn't he?"
"Well, I don't know. He speaks in
public every chance he can get, but
the public never waits to hear him."
and attention which
regarded as purely
not always be associ
I
S. S. S. being purely vegetable, is the safest and
best blood purifier for old people. It does not shock
or hurt the system like the strong mineral remedies; "
but gently and thoroughly cleanses the blood and
stimulates the debilitated organs, when all bodily
CURE Your HORSE of HEAVES
tf U Distemper or Pink Bye with Prussian Hrati
WMnm Powobk. They ABE A GREAT MOOD PURIFIEI
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CURED 34 HORSES.
Minn Heave Powders the past eight months and In that
or Heaves a oi Ulatemoer ana u or unronio (Joaen.
have gained a great reputation id this section.
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Book, Prussian temedy Co.. St. Psal, Mlmt.
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W. LsTbOUCLAS
$3 & $32 SHOES made
W. Lu Douglas shoes are worn by
more men in all stations of life than
any other make, because they are the
only shoes that in every way equal
those costing $5.00 and $6.00.
W. I. DOUGLAS 94 SHOES
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
is i i a oa I ioi uim. to Sift AAA
Best Imoerted am A -irlcan leather: Heul'
Patent Calf. Enamel, B"x Calf. Calf, Vlel Km, Corona
Colt, Hat. Kangaroo. Fnst Color Eyelets used.
Haiif inn I The genuine have W. I DOVOIiAST
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N, P. N. V.
No. 461908.
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