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D A L L A S , O R EG O N , F R ID A Y , JU L Y 6 ,
VO L. X X V I.
Sum m er
L. N. W O O D S, M. D.
I G EVURTZ,
Physician and Surgeon.
THE HOME FURNISHER,
D allas, Oregon.
F u r n itu r e , C a rp e ts , S to v e s
T. V- B EM3REE, M 0
D A LLA S,
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GREAT CARPET SALE.
OREGON
U. C. K . ium .
S IB L E Y
tiA K IN ,
A t lo r n o .v
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Wa have the only net of abati'act b«»oke ill Folk
uuiity. Itellabl.; ahatructe furnished, ami money to
oau. No ctiMtu nation ehurged on louna. Kooiim i
ini 3 Wilhon'a hiin:k. I’itll.w>
J . L. C O L U N S ,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Hoi lei I o r in 4 'liu iire r y .
llaa been in practice of Ilia proiuuainii ill thin place
oi about tnirty year«, and will attend to all buain-a»
lit runted t » his « are. Olllco, corner Main and Court
t* Gallai, Folk Co, Or
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A T TO R N EY S-A T-LA W .
Ottice ipslaiiH in Oild Fellow«’
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OSCAR H A Y T E R .
A -t to r n e y - f it - L u iw .
Olliee up «lair, in Ouniplu ll’ « build­
ing.
D A LLA S
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OREGON.
N. L. UUTLER.
A ttorn ey-at-L aw
DALLAS, OREGON.
W ill p ra ctice in all coust*.
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H ouse, sign am i o rn a m en ta l, g rain ­
Our buyers have ju st returned from the east, having pur­
chased the largest and prettiest stuck of carpets and lino­
leum ever brought to this coast. The colorings and pat­
terns are the prettiest ever shown. These prices are for
carpets cut, sewed, and lined with best padded paper. Save
money and send us your order. Send us a deposit and we
will ship you the goods subject to examination, and if sat­
isfactory you can accept and pay for same.
Union ingrains, extra heavy, 25 cents.
Wool ingrain, cotton chain, 40 cents.
All wool ingrain carpet, 50 cents.
Rest grade all wool extra heavy ingrain, f>5 cents.
Tapestry Brussels, 50c; Sm ith’s Brussels, (iOc.
Higgin’s Brussels, 75c; Higgln’s Best Brussels,-#5c.
Saxony Axminsler, $1; Sm ith’s Royal velvet, $1.
Floor oil cloth, 20 cents.
Window shades, 3x7, all colors, 35 cents.
Lace curtains, beautiful patterns, 35c, 75c, $1, $2, $ 3
pair.
E Grade linoleum, 0 feet wide, 4 0 cents.
I > Grade linoleum, 12 feet wide, 00 cents.
Inlaid linoleum, $145.
I. GEVURTZ, The Home Fur-,
niflier, 173, 175 First, & 219, 221, 228 Yam hill St., Portland
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J. PERRY CALDWELL
O rkoon
MOTOR TIME TABLE.
— DEALER IN—
1 ALLAH
OF
Buggies, wagons, binders, mowers, rakes, garden
cultivators, «lisc and spring harrows.
ID A JL .L .-A .S ,
H . K . W IL L IA M S ,
Cne l iie r .
C ITY
DALLAS,
O PLEO -O H ST.
Thurston Lumber Company
RANK
T H U R S T O N BR O S.,
P R O P R ETO RS. DALLAS, OREGON.
— DEAI.BKS IN AM . KIN 118 OK—
ORKOON,
T ra n sa cts a general l>anking onsi*
• ms in all its liran clies; buys and sells
change on principal points in the
niteil S ta te s ; m akes collections on all
lints in th e Tacilic N orthw est; loans
uney ami discounts paper at the best
t e s ; allow interest on tim e deposits.
v is it
D R . J O R D A N ’S obcat
MUSEUM OF ANATOMY ;
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m iciiM .cn.
T h e l A r v n t A n *to ia ic a l M i i u u n I s Ik s
W o rld . HulMOin or any c -nir«ci«d
, diltnc p«slll*rly r « r » J njr th e o ld est
kpsiiAiisi on the Coin fc*t jA years
[ DR. JORDAN —DISEASES OF M E N S
S Y I 'H I I .I S thoroughly eradicated , >
bout system Without tin* U>€ ol M « rrs rj
. T ra s ss s fitted by an Hapert. ■ •**-
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c a r * for M a p ta rr. A quick and
f radical cura for Wile»«. r i s s - r s and
|TI s ««I m . i.y Dr. Jordan's special pain-
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lass metlied*.
Consultation ire* and strv fly private Treatment per-
ttMlit wr by lettar. A /■•aifiss Csr* m «very casa
■adartakaa Write f*» ».ok f>M II.««l«SraV af
MAMMIAOK. MAILUD PKtH. fA valiiabl« book
Isr bps .) Call or sril«
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ON J0NDAN a CO.. I0S 1 Marfcst D t. S . F. I 1
Roth rough and dressed material on hand and orders of
•tny size promptly tilled.
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PROP.
L s t t w * a n d C s s d p A P e a * .
An original sort of dish is made by
combining lettuce with canned pea#.
T ak e the heart of the lettuce leaves
and chop them. Drain all the liquid
from a can of peas and then wash the
peas In cold water. Put them into a
saucepan with the chopped lettuce, add
two teaspoons of sugar and a few mint
leaves finely m faced. Then pat in two
small slices of cold ham. one table­
spoon of hatter and MNt> tablespoons
oi water and pepper to taste l«et the
whole sim mer slowly until the (teas are
tender. Remove Ibe^iieces of ham and
sdd one cup of cream. Let this stew
for s moment longer, the« serve.
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OREGON.
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house furnish»
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We will save you &
Dallas Foundry!
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Buy your
A fair nli»re of patronage solicited
•nH »11 n-ders prom ptly filled.
ED. BIDDLE.
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**T h e Low Price FurnitureHouse #
D a lla a : O re g o n
Repairing Promptly Done.
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money on anything ^
njn Good all wool carpet
..... 55c a yard
*** Kxtra heavy all wool carpet
80 and 65c a yard
Half wool, extra heavy ...............................35c a yard
Linen warp matting
..................... 20c a yard
Good quality wall paper, a double roll
10c ^
Write for our book on paper hanging
free
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U l’R OWN M A* K of loan*«* wear longer, ’ook bettor and **•* cheaper than any other
• on
— the e«*«t.
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‘ »t««ck on ‘ baud ' and make to order cheap ;r than you
make
W e ’ keep a ‘ ‘ bi.
can buy el-cwWre
UPPER SALT CREEK SAW MILL
M A R TIN BR O S., P R O P R IE T O R S.
All kinds of rough and dressed lumber on band« or cut
i to order.
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j * Slab wood for cook stove* or harvest engine* at 50 cents
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U load.
“H arry,” exclaimed the little boy’s
mother, “if you don't stop pulling that
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ca t’s tail I will pull your hair and give
you a chance to see how you like it
yourself.”
Harry ceased for a moment and then
sa id :
iT # T # T *T * T # T *T * T *T *T * T * T # T £
“ Ma, please give me a quarter.”
“W hat for?”
“Auntie, you promised me that when I
was 18 you would tell me why you never
“I want to got my hair cut.”
married. I am 18 today.”
“Very well. dear. I was just about
jrour age when I ‘eamo out,’ and for
K u f llr C o rn .
| months past I hail looked forward to a
A variety of Kaffir corn of which i London season and thought my first ball
much has been heard of late is Mack would never come. But the much looked
bulled white Kaffir. The Kansas sta- | for night came at Inst, and, when dressed
tion recommends this and the red i and ready to atari. I thought it the hnp-
I piest moment of my life, hut it was noth-
ing to what followed. The flowers, the
j music, the lights, the bright dresses and
| the gay people wandering hither and
thither—ail dazzled me and put me In
! mind of fairyland. I did not lack part­
ners and danced till the small hours
j of the morning. Every one said I had
| boon a success, hut 1 paid little attention
to any of their remarks. I had enjoyed
! myself wildly. What more could I want
j to make me happy? I was very young.
! “Soon after i met Mr. <J. I remember
it was almost my first dinner party, and,
having sufficiently recovered myself from
a lit of shyness, I looked round at my
next door neighbor, and there, on my
left, were two blue eyes laughing at me.
lie must have noticed my shyness, I fan­
cied, and, with the pride of youth, I
deeply resented it. After that -I found
the blue eyes nearly always smiled when
they looked at me, and I got to love that
smile, and even that evening I realized
that only foolish 18 could take offense at
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such a trifle, so we laughed and made
friends. All through dinner he talked to
n»e a go»>d deni, and I forgot my shy­
ness and became communicative.
“ After that evening we met frequently,
danced together, rode together—in fn«*,
hardly
a day passed without our meeting,
VAKIETIE4 OF KAFFIR. CORN.
till at last I iK*gan to look for him, wheth­
Kaffir and m j k : For > u >earii we er in the park or at a ball or concert. At
raised Us red. Th<
butled white that time life was brimming over with
was then test»*! and from IF 'd t > 1808 happinea*. I had no very definite idea of
gTuV d »t e by the future, and the present was so sweet
the tv
irtetlea w*
side, ttie red Klvtnic an avnrnge yearly that I preferred not thinking of a change
yield of 37 bushel« per acre and the of .iny nort.
“The first spot on my happiness wa* st
black bulled white 43 bushels per acre.
on* ball, where I had expected to find
Katflr corn beads very considerably Mr. it., and, though I was not enjoying
I d form anil compactness. W e prefer things n bit, I did not want to come
seed from Ions, closely compacted away. Perversity of human nature! And
heads. Knfflr corn Is a warm weather only in the carriage did I eonf«*ss to my­
plant, makes a slow early growth and self that I had staid on in the hope of
should not be planted until the ground his turning up late. Well, he didn't, anil
Uivnnes warm. We usually plant Im­ it was with a somewhat heavy heart I
went to sleep that night, but by next
mediately after corn pliu * ng Is com­ morning the flood had paused away.
pleted
Were we not going to meet and ride to­
gether?
“Could his presence make any differ­
ence to my enjoyment? At first I laugh­
ed at the idea, but soon found it was not
to la* laughed at. Where he was, there
my enjoyment was complete, but whero
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he was not I seldom cared to stay. Nat­
r a s a.
urally people began to talk about ns, and,
ns Is the way of the world, speculated as
to what would come of it: If It would be
n good thing or not. Well, let them
D on't tie th e to p o f yo r:r
tali
What oared I? 1 was so certain
Jelly am i pre^nrve J a r s u\
he loved me that I smiled when people
th e old laaliloiwsu w a y .
th e m by th e new , quick.
told me tlmt Lady Dalla* was doing all
TH ab solu tely «u re w a y —p«
she knew to catch him for her daughter.
a th in c o a l in g o f Dur*
Poor Alice Dallas! Why. he never so
refined P a ra ffin * w * »
ID»* no tau t* o r o d o r
much ns looked nt her when I was near!
1« s ir tig h t arid aei.t
How
soon was pride to have n fall!
proof, t-anlly ap p lieu
“The summer was nearly over, ami
Useful In a d ozen of bet
WMV* a b o u t lb e hou«*
people iiegun to hurry away from I>on-
Full d ir e c tio n * w i t h
don. We met again In the country and
each pound c a k e .
spent
long days together, and again peo-
8 oM
where.
pe begr.n to wonder why he did not pro-
, Ha«« by STANOARD OIL CO
jkmsc .
Perhaps I was the person *'lm
vomlered lenst. fur was I not sure that
sooner or later be undoubtedly would?
Then, one Fmiday evening, we parted, to
meet again tli* folio* ing week, hut some
how that meeting never came about. In
6c H a m i l t o n ,
TRUCKM AN .
IRON WORK TO ORDER-
X a I az '
B u ren
F. H. MUSCOTT,
— AI.I. KIND« O F—
B ird s .
The frigate bird far surpasses all
others In Its powers of flight, inasmuch
as, except at the breeding season, It
seldom visits the land and is never seen
to swim or rest on the waters. An
American n a tu ra list Mr. Lancaster, j
who spent several years in studying |
the habits of this and other birds,
$ 1 .0 0 a bottle. All D ruggists.
states that the frigate bird can live in !
“ 1 have used your H air V igor and
the air for a week at a time, night and I
am greatly pleased w ith It. I have
only used one bottle o f i t, and yet
day. without once perching or resting. |
my hair has stopped falling o u t and
l ie found these birds able with ease to *
has started to grow again nieely.”
J ulius W itt ,
go 100 miles an hour. The albatross
Canova, S. Dak.
► M arch 28,1899.
has followed the course of a ship for
several days without being known to !
WHtm thm D ootor.
If you do not obtain all the benefits
tak e any rest. The gw:it is another>
▼on expected from the one of the
bird which is almost continually on the \
Vigor, write the Doctor about It.
Address, DR. J . C. AYER.
wing and never settles on the ground
Lowell. Mass.
or on trees.
! The Ofd Maid I
VEHICLES INC 16AIC0LTURJL IM
PLEM
ENTS.
.«nvea Inde|»cndeiice for Monmouth anil -Virile
0 a in
3:80 p in
.eaves Indepeiidiiue for
Monmouth and Dallas--
10 a in
7:15 p in
[,eav< h Monmouth for Airlie -
0 a in
3 50 p in
.eaves Monmouth for l>allas—
•20 a in
7 :30 p m
«eaves Virile for Monmouth and Independence—
o a III
ft P n i
.eaves Dallas for Monmouth an • Inne »endence
0 p ui
8.30 p m.
, M. K L L I8.
P r e s id e n t.
P riv a te
takes out all dandruff.
It always restores
color to faded or gray
hair, all the dark, rich >
color of early life. You
may depend upon it
every time. It brings
health to the hair.
M o re S tr itb u y .
in g , kitlsoiiiing and pa|>er lm nging.
D il.U K ,
BALD
T o the m ountains our people in in*
creasing Humbert} yearly look for those
days of relaxation ami reenmtion nec­
With­
essary to m aintain the human ma­
out help, a
chine in fair working condition. The
languorous sloth of the seashore prov­
bald spot
es very seductive while it lasts, but
n e v e r
m any have decided that the annual
g r o w s
outing should provide not only radical
smaller.
ch an g e of air and surroundings, but
also such stim u lation if Hugging ener­
It keeps
gies a?- will provide i a-vn an*! vigor
fof the return to lab' ■ For ibis they
urge the mouDlain ciiuh and ramhli
Ihr balsam of ilit»' .tou.
jwi j a * * 11
at la«« your f{lends
the clear unadulterated n o u r r-
say, “ How bald he is
In thin direction the 1
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getting.”
affords a wealth of attractions. T he j
entire line of road from Ashland to .
Not easy to cure
Redding is studded with charm ing
an
old baldness, but
and accessible hotels and cam ps, where •
are ch eer and comfort and healing at i ► easy to stop the first
easy to
reasonable cost, where you can hu nt, j ^ thinning,
fifth, nd e, loaf, Oi play with equal fac !
check the first falling
ilit v. Or if you look fur healing wa- j
out. Used in time,
tors, none b etter Can be fm rul, hot or
* b a l d -
cold, than the springs at Ashland, Co-
lestin, A nderson, Bartlett, B yron and |
ness is
Paso Kohles
Before visiting E urope, j
m a d e
the people of tlie northwest should set |
impos-
i lie glories ot Yosem ite valley, and the i
wondrous groves of Mariposa and !
s i b 1 e
C alaveras; the Parisians are likely to
< with —
m ake inquiries concerning these a t-i
tractive resorts. Stu dio C. 11. Mark- j
hum, general passenger agent, Port­
land, for new booklets on C astle Crag,
It stops f a l l i n g ,
Sh asta springs, McCloud river, Yo
promotes growth, and
Sem ite and excursion rates thereto.
SPOTS Ing^unUl
OlHi'M over W iU oi.’v rug «lore.
J h. H t.u .r.
Resorts.
1900.
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the long months that ronowea i remem­
bered him as 1 saw him last, waving his
Pianos, Organs,
handkerchief from 1 lie carriage window.
“Then one day I heard he was engaged
to Alice Dallas. At first I would not be­
lieve It, but when belief was forced upon Sewing Machines,
me my grief knew no bounds. Till that
day 1 hardly realized how fond I had
grown of (J., .and the prospect of a long Bicycles and Sundiers.
life without him appalled me. I cried ns
If my heart would break, and then pride
W e sell for cash or easy paym ents
cauie to my rescue. Full of courage and
firm resolve, I took up the thread of my
we take your old instrum ent in -
dally life and hoped not only to hide my
feeling, but to still the dull, aching pain
trade, we rent new m ichiues -e-
by plunging wildly into reckless excite­
ment. It was all very well for a bit, but
pair and clean m achines snd wil
the reaction was bound to come, and 1
discovered that I must try some other
sell good goods nt lowest possible
remedy.
price.
“W e met several times after the en
gagcincnt was announced—as friends—
and I talked and laughed as in the old
F . A. WIGGINS, Salem.
days, save perhaps for a touch of bitter­
ness, which then I had never known, and
307 Com m ercial street.
the sound of my voice seemed hollow and
unreal, perhaps because tears were so
near the surface. Then came the wed­
ding and subsequent congratulations, and
I was among the first to offer mine, nnd
was it fancy that I thought the bride­
groom looked nt mo a little wistfully and
was hardly ns radiant as the occasion
warranted? But, then, no one thought
it was a love match! ITad not Alice her­
A W E E C Y C LIST .
self given out that she did not care for
him? And he? Bui. then, why had he
A L i t t l e N e w Y o r k G ir l W h o la S a i l
taken this step?”
to B e th e S m a lle s t R id e r .
Miss Dane-by paused, and in the now
Ruth Worland, the daughter of Mr.
fast gathering darkness Miriam could
discern a silent tear, while she herself and Mrs. J . II. Worland of this city, la
wns not unmoved.
BH years old and Is said to ride the sm all­
“Auntie,” said the girl, slipping her
hand Into the old lady’s, “when people | est bicycle ever made. She may ba
seen every fine day on Riverside drlva
love like that do they ever forget?”
“ I don’t think they ever quite forget, J mounted on her tin.v wheel. The bicy­
but time softens all grief and often L-av*.-» cle ha« a W a Inch fram e, 13 Inch wheels
one the better for its mark. When I j
found that excitement could not heal my j and weighs only 7 pounds 3 ounces.
wound, I began, in a small way, to try to j T he riding costume worn by Ruth on
find some work to do, even if it were only these trips consists of white cashm ere
helping those who were suffering around
me. And when the first feeling of blank
and litter loneliness had worn off I was
able to settle to more regular occupa­
tion.”
Miriam was silent; then slowly, as if
touching on an almost sacred subject,
“Auntie, is he—are they alive?” she ask­
ed.
“Yes, dear.”
“And was there some mistake?”
“That, dear, I never now think of.
Only One knows, but some day we, too,
shall see face to face.”—Exchange.
F O R L IT T L E FOLKS.
H i* I d e a o f D r n t a i .
A well known dramatic reader was
making a tour of the west, nnd one even­
ing he read “Julius Caesar” to an au­
dience which received it with evident de-
light. At all events, at the end of the
evening they all insisted on shaking
hands with their entertainer. Finally it
came the turn of the local schoolmaster,
who stepped up with that look of tri-
umph which betokens the appropriate re-
mark to come. “Ah, sir.” he said, “while
you were reading I could just see Brutus
standing there in his flowing gown of
purple, trimmed with the royal ermine.”
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T h e C o n v iv ia l B a n n is te r .
Charles Bannister made his first ap­
pearance in London in a piece called the
‘Orators” in May, 1702. In this he gave
musical imitations, but the performances
taking place in the mornings his con-
7 ivial habits overnight precluded him
from shining ns he might have done, A
fact which was noticed by Foote, the
manager. To this Bannister replied, “I
knew it would be so; I am all right at
night, but ueither I nor my voice can
get up in the morning.”
He was invariably in difficulties; on the
death of Sir Theodosius Houghton, the
topic of the hour in 1781, ns he was said
to have been poisoned by laurel water,
Bannister said: “ Pooh! Don’t tell me of
your laurel leaves; I fear none but a bay
leaf” (bailiff).
Once, when returning from Epsom to
town in a gig, accompanied by a friend,
they were unable to pay the toll at Ken-
nington gate, and tin* man would not let
them pass. Bannister immediately offer
ed to sir.» n song and struck up “Tin-
Tempest of W ar.” I lift voice was heard
afar, the gate being soon thronged by
voters returning from Brentford, who en­
cored his effort, and the turnpike man,
calling him a noble fellow, expressed his
willingness to pay “50 tolls for him at
any gate.”
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Trem ulous
Hands -
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When the nervous system
is weakened, the body gen­
iuu\
erally shows tlie symptom
of tretuulousiieM in some of
its members.
The hands
shake, the lips twitch at the
corners, or tnc eyel. is (Oliv­
er involuntarily.
Such a
condition call* for medicine
which feeds the nerves. I)r.
Pierce’s Golden Medical
Discovery, acting directly
on the stomach and organs of di­
gestion and nutrition, Tiaa a won­
derful influence in restoring nerv­
ous fo*ce. It quiets the nerves
not by drugging them into stupor
but by feeding them into strength.
The * Diacovary n has restored
the health of thousands of those
who were utterly hopeless, giving
them !>ack natural appetite, phy­
sical vigor, healthful sleep snd
mental strength.
There is no
alcohol in ” Golden Medics! THs-
covery ” and it contains no opium,
cocaine or other narcotic.
it A,
m
David I>uginn«. K*q., of Joaes, Ohio
Co . Kentucky, write«: "W h en I
began taking Dr. Pierce'« Goldeu
M etical Discovery I think I had i
nervous or general ilebility of three '
years' duration. I took three bot­
tles of the ' Discovery.' I siring the
time I wa« taking it my sleep be­
came more refreshing and I gain« «1
fifteen pounds weight, and also
gained strength every day."
Free, on receipt of stamps to pay ex­
pense of mailing only , Dr. Piercers Med­
ical Adviser, loob pages. Send ai one-
cent »tamps for book in pat>er covers,
or 31 stamps in cloth himiing to Dr.
R. V l’ietce, Buffalo, N. Y.
RUTH WORLAND.
bloomers, a full white cashmere dress
trimmed at the yoke with baby blue
ribbon bows and stream ers and regu­
lation bicycle shoes reaching to the
knees. A little toboggan cap of pale
blue silk completes her suit, and on
eold days she wears a black velvet
coat.
T he little girl knows how to take
care of her wheel and Is nu expert rid­
er. Hhe can sit sideways on the saddle
and pedal with oue foot and do many
other difficult tricks. She can ride six
miles an hour and often goes long dis­
tances. At the bicycle show held last
year a t the Grand Central Palace the
first prize, a gold medal, wns given to
her ns the sm allest bicycle rider In the
world.—New York Tribune.
P n **yr S e e * t b e D o c to r .
To learned Dr. Cattle came
A patient plump and sleek.
Baid he: “ I have s pain Just here,
And some relief I seek.
“ I also ought to say that I’m
A prey to nervous fears—
When dogs go by—and that I have
Strange noises in my ears.
“ My head Is hot and aching, too;
My breathing isn’t free’*—
••Indeed!" the doctor said. “ You don’t
8ecm short of breath to me!
“ Now, show me, please, your tongue i t onee,
I haven’t time to waste.“
The patient, feeling rather snubbed.
Put out his tongue in haste.
“ Bum ! Yea! You rot too many mice;
You sleep too near the Hr*—
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Pa I habits both—und an a 1 p
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pill
And [>otion you'll require.
“ Her«’« the pill, and hera’a the draft,“
The .1.. 1 < r ftM, "OftS* d ay!"
The patient, who’d have liked to talk.
Had then to trot away.
T h e C fa r T ric k e d .
P eter the G reat was once very neatly
caught in a trap by a Jester attached to
the court. The Jester was noted for
hla cleverness In getting him self and
his friends out of difficulties. It hap­
pened one day that a cousin of his had
Incurred the czar's displeasure and
was about to be executed. The Jeater
therefore presented him self before hi*
Imperial m aster to beg for a reprieve.
On seeing him approach t ’.ie czar, di­
vining his errand, cried: “ It la no good
to come here. 1 sw ear I will not grant
w hat you are going to a sk ." Imme­
diately the Jester went down on his
knees, saying, “ 1 beseech your Imperial
highness to put that scamp cousin o f
mine to death.” The czar, thus caught
in his own trap, conld only laugh and
yurdoo the condemned fuaiL