A DAQTflB WHO WAS BEFRIENDED
rHOlUn BY AN EMPEROR
SAVED BY PE-RU-NA
Kev. H. Stubenvoll, of Elkhcrn, Wis., is pastor of the Evangelical Lu
theian St.John's Church of that place. Kev- Stubenvoll is the poseesor of two
bib es presented to him by Emperor William of Germany. Upon the fly
leaf of one of the bibles the Emperor has written in his own handwriting a
text.
This honored pastor, in a recent letter to the Pernna Medic. ne Co., of
Columbus, Ohio, says concerning their famous catarrh remedy, Peiuna:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. ,
Gentlemen: "I had hemorrhages of the lungs for a long time,
and all despaired of me. 1 took Peruna and was cured. It gave me
strength and courage, and made healthy, pure blood. It increased
my weight, gave me a healthy color, and I feel well. It is the best
medicine in the world. If everyone kept Peruna in the house it
would save many from death every year." tl. STUBENVOLL.
Thousands of people have catarrh If you do not derive prompt and eat
who would be surprised to know it, be- isfactory results from the use of Peru
cause it has been called some other ; na, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giv
name than catarih. The fact is ca- j in a full statement of your caee, and he
tarrh is catarrh wherever located; and "will be pleased to give you his valuable
another fact which is of equally great , advice gratis
THE CARDIFF GIAKT.
FAMOUS HOAX RECALLED BY THE
DEATH OF ITS MAKER.
Twelve Feet High and Apparently the
Petrified Body of a Man Oliver Wen'
dell Holmes, ' Emerson and Otherv
' Believed It Genuine." '
importance, is that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O,
For bronchial troubles try Piso's Cure
for Consumption. It is a pood cough
medicine. At druggists, price 25 cents.
'Uneasy Lies the Head."
A chiropodist now in Berlin adver
tiaes that he "has removed corns from
all the crowned hears of Europe."
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Can jrtve you the best bargains to Boilers
and Engine. Windmills, rump and Gene
ral Macninery. Wood Sawing Machine a
specialtT. 6ea us before buying.
lil til KK'i WrifSf All CiSE faHS.
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CO-OPERATIVE PIANO CLUBS.
A New and Popular Move by the Famous
Eilers Piano House.
This house, whose progressive meth
ods are coming to be known and recog
nized throughout the Northwest, has
recently inaugurated a system of piano
club Eel ling which exceeds anything
ever attempted in thin country in the
way of providing the people with
standard pianos at low prices.
By this method members joining the
clubs secure their pianos at strictly
wholesale prices by paying down an
exceedingly small sum. The piano is
immediately delivered and they are
given a wide limit of time in which to
finish their purchase.
The principle is merely, that applied
to wholesale purchasers, the club
standing in the light of the wholesale
buyer. High grade as well as medium
grade pianos are included in these
clubs. The world famed KimbaJls,
Chickerings and Webers can be secured
by this method at a saving of from one
hundred to one hundred and fifty dol
lars. All the pianos included in the
club are on the floors of the pales rooms
at Eilers Piano House in Portland, and
prospective cluW joiners may thorough
ly inspect their instruments before
making their selection. All the in-'
etrumenta in the clubs are standard
makes and are brand new. In addition
to those above mentioned, there are
the famous Decker. Col, Hobart M.
Cable, VVeser, Lester and man others.
Pianos are delivered to club members
upon their making their first payment,
and a written guarantee for five years
comes with each piano, signed by its j
manufacturer and also by Eilers Piano
House. The clubs are four and each '
numbers 100. Members of Club A pay
but $5. CO and finish their purchase '
with weekly installments of $1.25.
Club B members pav but $7.S0 upon
delivery of the piano and finish paying
at the rate of f 1.60 weekly. Club C
make an initial payment of 12.00, and
balance in $2.00 weekly. Club D
members pay $20 down and the re-t
mainder of the purchase price in $2.00
weekly payments. Those desiring to
pay all cash will save the additional
interest. I
Pianos that sell regularly for $225.00
go to club members for $137.00;
1275.00 instruments for $168.00;
$300.00 ones for$187.00; and the very ,
best medium grade pianos that cannot
be sold under the regular retail condi- j
tions for less than $350.00 will go to
club members for $218.00. The saving
throughout is equally great and these
contemplating the purchase of an in.
strumnet will do well to investigate
thia proposition. .
Good Cakes and Biscuits. I
The finishing touches which the good
housewife gives to a cake .or pie or pan
of biscuits or other dish is what makes
it either delicious and healthy or in
sipid and nnhealthy. If Monopoly
Spices and Baking Powder are used no
fear need be had about the result, j
Monopole Spices are stronger and more
fragrant and Mouopoje Baking Powder
better in every way than any other
brand. You'll thank as for calling
your attention to it after you try thefQ.
Get them from your grocer. YVadbams -&
Kerr Bros., Mfgrs., Portland, Ore.. (
I
C1TC Permanently Curcq So fits a nervonsneei
1 1 1 fc after first lav's lwof )r Mine's Ureal Kerr
2astorr. Jend for FREE Si.tM tftpi bottle and treat,
tea. DM.&.H &JJN. Lld..ll Archdl. j'hiiadelpbia.l'a.
The Cardiff Giant, the most famous
hoax of the nineteenth century. Is re
called by the recent death at Bingham-
ton- of - George
Hull, who gave
the " thing promi
nence and gained
notoriety" for him
self by . means of
it The whole
country was dup
ed. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes and
.Ralph Waldo Em
erson believed in
george hull. . the thing. Judge
William C. Rnger said-. "No one can
look upon that calnr. grand smite of
mingled sweetness and strength with
out being convinced - that the giant
once lived and had a being."
Cardiff, where the giant was found,
is in Onondaga County, New York
State, a few miles from Syracuse. Near
by Is a depression in the earth known
as Onondaga Hollow. In this hollow
are to be found petrified fish and rep
tiles. Geologists , say this "hollow once
formed the bed of an ocean.
It was here, on the Newell farm,
that the giant was ostensibly discov
ered on Oct. 16, 1869, while William
Newell, nicknamed "Stub" Newell, and
his men were digging a well. To at
test the authenticity of the find at the
time, Newell, Gideon Emmons, Henry
Nichols, John Parker and Smith A.
Woodman solemnly made affidavit to
the circumstances in order to be able
to meet any possible charge of fraud.
The news of the discovery of the
giant spread across the country in an
incredibly short time, and soon vehi
cles of all sorts were headed for the
pit, loaded with peoplecurious to look
upon the face of this wonder, this pre
historic giant With admirable promp
tltude, Newell erected a tent over the
pit and charged an admission fee of 50
cents. In .this way he made over $7,
000 in a few weeks. He sold a three-
quarter interest to some Syracuse men
one of whom was Dr. Westcott father
of the author of "David Harum." It
is said that Newell got $30,000- for this
three-quarter interest
It was not long before the giant be
gan to attract the attention of eminent
scientific men. One of the first to
view the giant was Prof. Hall, the
New York State geologist who pro
claimed it to be the petrified body ot
a man. The newspapers and maga
zines of the country went Into a learn
ed discussion of the subject Heated
arguments between scientists were
published, some declaring that the
giant was a petrifaction, others deny
ing this, but asserting it to be an Im
age of great antiquity. Among those
who held to the latter theory were a
committee from the Geological Society,
of Boston, composed of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, Prof. Jackson and others.
Judge Uuger gave the delightful tes
timonial already quoted. Powers, the
sculptor, whose statue, The Greek
Slave, is known all over the world,
declared that no" chisel could have
carved such a man.
Both Snaked Bad Ones. . f
Hewitt How do you like the cigar
I gave you
Jawett -Oh, I have smoked worse
cigars.
Hewitt Yon have if yon ever smoked
any of the kind you gave me. Judge.
Mothers will fina Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth -me
Syrup tbe best remedy to use tor tbeir
shudrea during the writhing period.
Families Quarreled Over It.
It is said that in central New York
families were virtually disrupted by
the aggressiveness of the discussion
over the genuineness of the giant - It
is doubtless true that the four or five
men who became the owners and ex
hibitors of the giant were as badly de
ceived as the public, the originator of
the humbug having in that way made
a master stroke. One of these was
Dr. Amos Westcott, the father of the
author of "David Harum." Dr. West
cott was a gentleman of the highest
respectability to Syracuse, and when
the giant was finally shown to have
been a fraud, his health gave way and
he died shortly after. It is said, of a
broken heart. He felt the world
would never believe him innocent of
an intention to hoodwink it.
At the time the giant flourished P.
T. Barnum had a museum in New
York, and he recognized the" worth of
the giant for his show. He offered
$60,000 for it for three months. This
offer was rejected, but Barnum was
not to be defeated thus easily. There
was a chemist In Syracuse named
Otto, who knew something about mod
eling. Barnum commissioned ' him to
make a plaster giant as near like the
original as possibje. Otto produced a
duplicate giant Rjade of plaster on a
wire madel and weighted Sith iron to
give the weight pf the original. This
imitation Barnum .exhibited in his mu
seum, and many who saw it wonder
ed how such a composition could de
ceive the learned men ,eyen for a mo
ment Meanwhile the original gint w&s
shown in different cities, causing no
end of wonderment On one day in
Syracuse 4,000 people paid 50 cents
apiece to see it. The Mayor and all
the public officials of Rochester made
an official Journey to Syracuse to. see
It Trains on the New York Central
road stopped ten minutes at Syracuse
to afford passengers an opportunity to
run across the street and see it Even
tually the fraud was discovered and
then Hull, made a confession that he
was the originator of the gigantic
"fake."
The idea of the Cardiff Giant Hull
got from an argument foe had wjth a
Methodist minister. In which the min
ister claimed the earth was at one time
peopled with giants, as the Bible says.
His 'resourceful mind grasped the Idea
of a great .and grand sell, and he at
once set to work to materialize it
After a long search for the proper kind
of a stone be at last found one to an
swer his purpose at Fort Dodge, Iowa,
In a gypsum bed. After many difficul
ties in transporting the very heavy
stone oyer forty-five miles and across
the Des Moines river to a railroad, he
finally succeeded to haying It secretly
housed in an out-of-the-way place in
I'-icago. He then secured G. Faprisco I
ula, an Italian sculptor, to carve a gt- f
mantle figure of a man apparently in
the throes of extreme pain. Tbe marks
cf the chi&el were removed and the
figure treated with a wire brush and
acid to give it an old appearance. He
then securely packed it and shipped it
marked "machinery.'! to Union, N. Y
in.. the fall of 1868. From there it
was taken by wagon in the night to
Cardiff, near Syracuse, where "Stub"
Newell, a cousin of H nil, had a farm.
They had fixed it up between them to
bury it. which they did, and planted a
crop of grain over the spot. The next
year Newell had some neighbors dig
a well on the spot and they discov
ered the giant Then the fun com
menced.' - '." -. .
I Coughs
"My wife had a deep-seated congh
for three years. I purchased two
bottles of AVer's Cherry Pectoral,
large size, and it cured ber com
pletely." , ' . . :-
. J. H. Burge, Macon, Col.
NEWSPAPER GROWTH.
fttarvelona Development of the Ameri-
". '' . can Preaa.
Weed, Bennett Greeley, Prentice and
Raymond the grand "we" of the old
school were in a small -company
when they virtually ruled public opin
ion; says the St Louis Republic. There
were only 254 daily papers In exist
ence in 1850. To-day there are 2,226.
In 1850 the combined circulation of
the papers was 758,454, while in 1900
the circulation of the 2,220 was 15,
102,156. The aggregate number of
copies Issued during the year 1850 was
426,409,978, while In 1900 it was 8,
168,248,749. It must be admitted that
this growth In circulation has follow
ed a change in the so-called - mission
of the newspaper. . A half century ago
no statesman felt secure unless he had
the' editorial support of the papers.
The press did not then, as now, ex
press and lead public opinion, but form
ed it To-day the highest calling of
the newspaper Is to truthfully furnish
the news. No daily can make editorial
expression the leading feature and sur
vive. Railroad, telegraph and cable
have made communication so easy that
the desire of the people for the latest
news has made the circulation of the
better papers increase by leaps and
bounds.
With the betterment of transporta
tion facilities the weekly press has
failed to keep pace with the daily.
From 1880 to 1890 the increase in the
daily was 25,9 per cent; from 1890 to
1900 it was 30.2 per cent; while the in
crease in weekly circulation dropped
from 2G.7 per cent between 1880 anil
1890 -to 14.7 ..per cent in the last de
cade. .,
There was $192,443,708 invested in
newspapers and periodicals In 1900.
They had 27,579 salaried employes,
who received $27,015,791, and 94,604
wage earners, who receive $50,333,051.
Material cost $50,214,904, and the mon
ey value of products was $222,983,569.
There is no way of promoting the ac
tual value of the product in promoting
advancement and saving the cost of
mistakes which . ignorance makes at
every turn.
Probably you know of
cough medicines that re
lieve little coughs,, all
coughs, except deep ones
The medicine that has
been curing the worst of
deep coughs for sixty
years is Ayes Cherry
Pectoral. .
mm
i
Three aizea: SSc., enough for an ordinary
eold; SOc. jnst right tor bronchitis, hoarse
ness, hard colds, etc; SI, most economical
toe chronic cases and to keep on hand.
J. C AYKB CO, lowell, Mass.
SAVE KOXET and YCUR EYESIGHT
By Using- the : .
Perfected Ma!cb Lighter
Gasoline Gas Lamp.
The PFRFF.rTFT pan roaA-
fly be lighted with a parlor
match.
It gives 10 times the light
of a common kerosine lamp at
ha) f the expense and care.
It tas a Nickel-Silver gen
erator which does not scale
from the action of heaU- and
clog the tip, as brass does.
We have Hatch Lighting
Lamps from $2.75 up.
Write ior circulars and
prices.
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LIGHTING CO.
Inventors & MTs
43 Third St..
PORTLAND, ORE.
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the holidays; better quality and lower prices
j thaa you can find elsewhere. Send for our
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LAUGH AT THE "TOMMIES."
Boer Prisoners Played a Clever Joke
on Their British Guards.
When the 5,000. Boes prisoners were
confined on the islands of the Great
Sound,7 Bermuda, there was; a constant
rivalry between the wits of the burgh
ers and those of their guards every
whit as keen as that displayed by the
contending generals on the far-off Afri
can battle-fields. Now it was a "take
off" on the Tommies, now a laugh on
the hirsute burghers, and things- had
about split even until the eventful
night when not only the whole English
camp but the English fleet as well fell
victims to the plotting Boers.
A Brltsh sentry was stationed on a
promontory overlooking the sound,
when something suspicious caught his
eye on the calm surface of the water
between himself and a battleship ly
ing at anchor. Not wishing to arouse
the whole camp on a false alarm, be
watched the object for some minutes.
Suddenly his heart jumped into iis
mouth. The object was not only mov
ing slowly through the water, but it
had taken the shape of a man on a
raft. Was it a prisoner escaping?
"Guard turn out! Sound the alarm!
Searchlight! Searchlight!" he shouted.
The English camp was astir in a
moment. The alarm was sounded and
the armed Britons came flocking from
every quarter. Signals were made to
the battleship, and in a few moments
she was a scene of pommption. Her
great searchlight was turned on the
ocean and lighted up the promontory
with the brightness of noonday. Boats
filled with armed soldiers shot out af
ter the escaping Boer. Then the search
light fell upon the raft, as it did so a
roar from 5,000 Boers told the British
that they had been taken In as Brit
ish soldiers had never been taken in
before.
The supposed prisoner escaping, says
the Detroit News-Tribune, was a dum
my dressed up in burgher's clothes and
tied to a raft.
Did Pelee Rob Oil Wells ? .
Speaking of the decrease or almost
total disappearance of the gas pres
sure hicb was so long one of the
great peculiarities of the Beaumont
field, there Is a nov g'l theory advanced.
Some men who study such tilings say
that just .about the time pf the erup
tion of JMont pelee and the destruer
tion of St. Pierre the gas pressure be
gan to fesspn and in a shjjrjt while al
most entirely disapepare. .
The theory Is that the gas which
was under the ground at Beaumont exr
tended laterally under the earth all the
way down through the Caribbean Sea
and when it accumulated in large
quantities under Mont Pelee tbe ex
plosion came and the supply was ex
hausted there. In support of this won
derful theory attention Is called to the
fact that the famous oil pool in the
Gulf of Mexico, south -of Beaumont
many miles, and which has been the
wonder of - mariners for years and
years, if on a direct line lKtween Beau
mont apq Monf freiee. so tne people
who deal in synejineis and" monoclines
and anticlines, says the Ney "gh-l'ea'jjs
ficayune. nna cemtort in peueying
that the eruption ef the rolcang i
what has caused all tbe damage at
Beaumont. . -
Not So Far from It
Teacher "What great invisible force
is that of which we hear so much now
adays?"
Small Boy "The p'Uce fprc.e.
ma'am." Philadelphia Buletin.
Biggest of Ail Jotiou JUilIa.
What ""is to be the biggest cotton
mill in tne world is to be lopated soon
near Kansas pity. Mo.' The invest
ment will reach about S10.0o6.0OO.
A F?I1NB UMBRELLA
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yourst-lf for Christmas. We sell beauties, of best
quality, at very reasonable prices.
JOHN ALLES1NA. Portland. Ore.
T-arn Cns J 236 Washington St., Near Woodard, Clarke & Co.
i wo oiorca j Morrison St., near Meier & Frank Co.
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THE CHILDREN ENJOY
Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoy
ment which they receive and the efforts which they make, conies the
greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their
happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is
given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs
on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its
component parts are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from
every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents,
well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy,
because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is
Syrup of Figs and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should
be used by fathers and mothers.
Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts g'ently, pleasantly and
naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the
system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results
from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against
which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have theni
grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give
them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs
assistance in the way of a laxative, give them' only the simple, pleasant and
gentle Syrup of Figs.
Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
also to our original inethod of manufacture and as you value the health of
the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal
ers sometimes offer to increase their profits- The genuine artic'lp may be
bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty Gents per bottle. Please
. to remember, the full name of the . Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYR.UP CO. is printed on
the front of every pack
age. In order "to p-et its
beneficial effects it is al-
.- Art
i Sii
'(miSSPfSi aSe- la order to get its sjy
m p&. r rWSi i
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Co'Operaiiire Pi'mno Clubs, the Latest in Piano Buying Alt C'ub Toetl.er. to
Cheapen the Price to Each.
ALL ABOUT THE PIANO CLUBS
t will post you fiothipg to investigate and will surely save you money.
If you are interested and cannot call in persqn, please fill put the attached
inquiry blank and send to hp Piano Club Manager, Eilers Piano House,
Portland, Oregon Catalogues, prices and all particulars will be promptly
supplied.
Outoftown residents
may , join any of the
clubs now forming:
INQUIRY BLANK "X"
EILERS PIANO HOUSE, Portland:
Please send me catalogues and all information about the new
Piano Clubs to
Name ...
Address.
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blank. It costs you nothing to investigate thi money-saving opportunity.
We guarantee to supply Pianos and Organs to Club members at a bgria
fide saving of many dollars. Attend to this today.
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