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r < '- t : nu mi DALLAS OREGON JANUARY 9, 1903 VOL. X X X. rounuiftL. slightly poiuted. w ith a thick Bloom o v ersp read lug Us p u rp le color t o d do tted w ith green an d w h ite spots. T h e q u ality (s chi lined to be ex cellen t t o d th e tree it vigorous au d a good bearer. I.. N . W O O D S , M. 0 . Physician and Surgeon. D allas, O reg o n . l t £,VI3Ht£, M O ft. DALLAS, - O liE G O N simlht , H S L B L tC V Ton* o f Food C L O T IL D E SCfUPERT. Th«? H o s e F o r t h e M i l l i o n —A p p r e c l « nt«*«l l»y t h e A m a t e u r « . O lie.« o v er h a n k . j K. A K akim . bi A K I N , A 11 « » i - i K J . y w - n t - I . i t \ v . vVo‘u v # tli# only not of :ib#lr.K t books in Polk , ,i\v ItoluM o #"Str:u'U t o r nisi i ed, »nil iiM-nty to vii. Vo <:oiuiui*utioit chirifiid o:i loans. Rooms * i j :j ‘.Vils-Mi's block. Dallas C lotilde S oilpert Is usefu l w h erev er I*»ses uuty be w o w n , c ith e r for pot c u l tu re or bedding purposes. It is a lm o st hnrd.v in th e la titu d e of New York an d ra n lie grow n f a rth e r n o rth if p ro te c t ed from h ard freezin g an d w in ter sun- Pirht. It is covered w ith larg e bios* J. L. COLLINS, jniey and Counselor at Law, s o lic ito r iu C b a u c rry . i ,;. i In practice of his p ro fessio n in th is place 40 n l th ir ty years, a nd will a tte n d to all business 4-'c d to Ids a re . Oltice, c o rn e r M ain a n d C o u rt s : i .¡las, i’olk Co, Or I. H . T ow nhknd J N. I I aut T O W N S E N D & H A IIT , ATTO R N tY S -A T -L A W . » ¡ice i p s ta ir i in O dd F ello w » ’ new •luck. -v \ L L A a , - - O B E O O N . OSCAR H A YTiSR . O tiiee u p s ta ir s in C a iu p b 11’ s im ilil in g . - OREGON. CL U STE R O F C L O T IL D E SO U PEK T ROSES. Boms a t all tim es w hen In g ro w th and h as h ealth y , glossy foliage, seldom a f 1 . L. HUTL.KII E F . COAI> fected by an y disease. B U T L E R A COAD A fte r tr ia ls ex ten d in g over ten y e a rs w e value C lotilde S o u p ert so highly Attorneys-at-Law th a t w e would re ta in it to th e exclu DALLAS. OREGON. sion of a ll o th e r v arieties If forced to W ill p ra c tic e in a ll c o u r ts . Office, co n ten t ourselves w ith one rose, say s over bank. R u ral New Y orker in illu stra tin g a clu ste r of bloom s. W hile invaluable for th e border or w indow g ard en . It is Robert A. Miller, of no use to th e g ro w er of c u t blooms, a s only v arieties b earin g large Individ A T T O R N E Y -A T -L A W ual ‘bloom s on long ste m s a re w an ted for th a t purpose. I t is. how ever, the Oregon City J* Oregor rose for th e m illion an d is g re a tly a p K uom 3, W e in h a rd b u d d in g preciated by am a te u rs. W hen th e gro u n d begins to freeze, O p p o site C o u rth o u s e . th e p la n t m ay be lig h tly covered w ith coarse stra w or reeds an d la te r w ith L a n d t i tle s a n d la n d ofliee b u sin e ss ev ergreen boughs, w here procurable, • s p e c ia lty . or it m ay be potted up f o r a su n n y w in E x -R e g is te r O reg o n C ity la u d office. dow. W here th e clim a te is too severe for sa fe ty o utdo ors th e rose m ay be lifte d an d planned In a box of e a rth , w ith a few holes in th e bottom for V. .J . M A R T I N , d rain ag e. T h e box m ay he kept in a sp a re r o o m /V h e r e m oderate freezing P A IN T E R , will do no harm if it is not w arm H o u se , sig n a n d o r n a m e n t a l , g ra in - enough to s ta r t g ro w th d u rin g th e in terv als. T h e soil should be kept q u ite u g . k a ls o m in g a n d p a p e r h a n g in g . m oist an d th e endeavor m ade to have th e p la n t d o rm an t d u rin g cold w e a th D A LLA H , O H EO O N er. T h e d elicate b lush an d w h ite Clo tild e S oupert will a lw a y s be m ost a d m ired. MOTOR TIME TABLE. T h e C a l l m y r n a F i x I ml ns try Aa na red . Leaves Independence for M onm outh and Airlie - 7:30 a ra 3;30 p ni Leaves Indejiendnce for M onm outh and Dallas - 11:10 a m (116 p m l.cav< s M onm outh for Airlie — .r0 a iu 3:60 p m Leaves M onm outh for Dallas— 1 20 a in ’ :S0 p m weaves Airlie for M onm out i and Independence— U:00 a in • 6 P >« Leaves Dallas for M oum ouili an In.ie en J*n ie - 1:00 p m 7 30 p m . K. C. CRAVEN B. E. WILLIAMS H i« .i.ts n l. < » i.h ls r . W . C. VA SSA LL, a s s i s t a n t C a s h ie r If A L L A 8 OF C lll DALLAS, LAAh OH LOON, T r a n s a c ts a g e n e ra l b a n k in g nuei- jrriH in all its b r a n c h e s ; b u y s a n d sells ¿ ¿ c h a n g e o n p r in c ip a l p o in ts in th e U n ite d S t a t e s ; m a k e s c o lle c tio n s o n all p o in ts in th e P acific N o r th w e s t; lo an s m o n ey a n d d is c o u n ts p a p e r a t th e best r a t e s ; allow in te re s t o n tim e d eposits. i ' v u it OR. J O R D A N ’S « u t I 1 NUSEU» OF AMTOHYi m i l i u t ? sT., i n F in n s« , cil . T b # l.a m je a t A n a to m ic a l M u • u r n In tb # W o ri.l ' v r . t i i . v f i » r a n y r . n tm c tn r t d i t « . « p * a l « < v r l j r r a r a d !<y t h e oM « * t f c p o o a u . i o n i J m ( M i l E a t. j * y e a r s . M . JORDAN -DISIASIS Of MEN # ■ Y I ’ H I I . M th o r o u g h ly e r a d ic a te d f ro m \y - .te s ’ w ith o u t th e u se u i M e r e u r y T r a o a a a f itte d h y a n H X p ert. R a J I - w l r a r e fo r R e y l a r e . A ((tu ck a n d m d ic a l c u r e f a r ■ • « l e e . ■ l u a r e a n d ■ r i a t a l w . h y D r. J o r d a n ’s s p e c ia l p a in le a s m e t h .¡Is. _______ J f r e e a n d stri< f ly p r le a ta . T r e a rm # « « p e r- a o tm iiy o r b y le t t e r A > V i in e r e r v a m l • f i u - k t k . W r i t e f o r R o o k »•»« i . O N O P R V o f ’ t U N h l A D C . M A IL E D K ttk F . f A r a l u e h ’ 'b o o k f e r m e * . ) C a ll o r w ru e A F re sn o county (Cal.) correspondent w rite s to A m erican A g ric u ltu rist: T he cnlim yrna fig crop on our place is com ing up fully to ou r ex pectations. T h e fru it Is o f the very best q u a lity and. iu my oplnlon.^V ill be fa r supe rior to ou r p ack of last year. T here will also be a very con sid erab le in crease in th e to n n ag e over la s t season provided th a t we do not have rains, in w hich event th e crop w ould be som e w h a t cu rtailed . O rders for th e goods a re a lre a d y com ing iu from C hicago, N ew York. Des Moines. St. L ouis an d m any o th er ea ste rn points. T h e indi catio n s a re th a t we will not have enough tigs to fill ou r orders. T h ere is no d oubt th a t th is in d u stry h as a g re a t f u tu re not only in Uns sta te , b ut in th e w arm er p a rts of A rizona. New M exico, old Mexico pu d T exas. I be lieve th e figs can also be successfully grow n in th e H a w a iia n Isla n d s an d A u stra lia . T here h as been m ore or less apprehension th a t we w ould not be ab le to retain th e In se c t b u t th e ex periences of th e la s t tw o y e a rs in tliie sta te , th e w in te rs hav in g been th e coldest for over fifteen y e a rs an d th e Insects hav in g su rv iv ed th ro u g h them w ith o u t receiving an y in ju ry . Is, I th in k , proof enough th a t th e insect q uestion in connection w ith th is su b je c t is settled once a n d for all. D in e In th e H ydm nxea. A m erican G a rd en in g ex p resses th e opinion th a t th e color of H y d ra n g e a I b o rten sis a ro u n d New York a n d a few i neighboring cities w as th is y e a r m ore n jmdan a c o . io s i err*« s t . * r generally blue th a n had been noticed , fo r som e y e a rs previous. T h e norm al color is a clear, light pink, not by an y I m eans definitely fixed, but seem ingly hav in g a c e rta in degree of in ten sity In I individual plants. By m any g a rd e n e rs TRUCKM AN. find. Indeed, m ost a m a te u rs th e blue J color Is regard«*! a s the acm e of per D a lia n : O r e ? o n feet ion. Blue in a flow er a lw a y s calls ! fo rth duii ra t Ion. It is the ra re s t of A ( s ir s h a re of p a tr o n a g e solicited ell flora 1 colors an d besides its ¡esthetic nri all « -ite rs p r o m p tly filled v alue se rv es t purpose w hich re n d e rs it p a rtic u la rly vnlt.:.l>U* in sm all g a r dens. T h e effect o f bine, a s is Well know n, is to in crease th e a p p a re n t dis ta n ce; th u s l?!ne In a lands« ..pe seem s to ad d enorm ously to th e d e p th of th e view ; therefor** in a g ard en blue gives th e effect of b re a d th a n d d ep th w hich — ALL E IJ fP N O F — Is o th erw ise lacking. J. W. MORRISON. Dallas Foundry! IRON WORK TO ORDER Repairing Promptly Done. CD. BIDDLE, - PROP., O c to b e r P n r p lr P lu m . T h e O ctofier P urple, a recen t a d d i tio n to th e fist, is a late Ja p a n e se kind for th e ta b le a n d m arkM . It !* m Coughing F o r th e A t la n tis . C om m enting on th e tr ‘tneudous am o u n t of food consum ed ou th e a v e r age A tla n tic liner riow adays, a w rite r In th e S pringtield H epublicun sa y s: “ A t 8 com es tli m onu m en tal b re a k fa s t; a t 11 th e deck ste w a rd fills up th e com a- tow* figures in th e m orgue w ith th eir beef tea from those thick, obese E n g lish cups; a t 1 th e m aglianiuious lunch eon; u t 5 th e sleepers a ssa u lte d by the deck s te w a rd a g a in ; a t 7 th e aw esom e E n g lish d in n e r; a t 9:30 a trillin g lunch to ballast you for bed. B esides th is b a r b aric m ounds of sa n d w ich es, olives, cheese, crack ers, p erp etu ally sta re you in tin* face in th e sm oking room . Food, food, food; th e sight a n d sm ell of it p u rsu e th e u n w illin g sto m ach In every corner of th e place; food ta s te d , w a s t ed, th ro w n aw ay . T h e re is one port hole on th e ste erag e deck, from the galley a p p aren tly , w h ich belches it fo rth In a co ntinuous s tre a m —h a lf loves of bread, g re a t re m n a n ts of m eat: w e have left a trull of It acro ss th e A t lantic. I f som e one w ould only e s t i - < m a te th e tons of w a s te d food w hich I a re a n n u a lly th ro w n into th e A tlan tic j or could c a lc u la te how m uch c h eap e r j th e s e ste a m sh ip com panies could give j us ou r tra v e l if th ey su b s titu te d plain, se lf resp ec tin g fa re fo r th is gilded glut- | tony, it w ould c e rta in ly l»e in te re stin g a n d w o rth w hile. Tli«? G u i l l o t i n e A tto rn e y a t-L iiw . DALLAS ,__ n n tl It* In v e n to r. One of th e m ost w idely d issem in ated of p o p u lar e rro rs is th a t I)r. G uillotin Invented th e grim m ach in e w hich still b e a rs th e nam e. T h e re a l in v e n to r of th is sin iste r co n triv a n c e w a s Dr. Louis, a w ell know n m edical m an an d p e rm a n e n t se c re ta ry of th e P a risia n School of Medicine, or A cadem ie de M edicine. D r. G uillotin, w ho died in 1814, en er getically b u t vainly p ro tested a g a in s t th e use of his nam e in connection w ith th is d isa g reea b le su b je c t—an evidence, if one w ere w an ted , of th e g r e a t diffi c u lty th e re is of co rre ctin g a po p u lar error. N eedless to say th a t th e legend th a t Dr. G uillotin w a s am o n g th e vic tim s of his frie n d ’s ingenious an d m er cifu l in stru m e n t of d e stru c tio n is w holly ap o cry p h al. H e died a t a good old ag e an d In his tied, su rro u n d e d by his children, who, how ever, obtained perm ission to ch an g e th e ir nam e. .- given up to lie with ‘ « I w as quick co n su m p tio n . 1 ‘h e n began to u se A y er’s C herry P ecto ral. I im proved a t o n c e , t n i am now in perfect h ealtl ’— 1 ‘ T. H a rt m a n , G ib bsto * n , N v It’s too ri<ky, Paying with your cough. The first thing you know it w ill be down deep in your lungs and the play will be over. Be gin early wi t h Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and stop the cough. CLEARANCE SALE. WE SHALL BEGIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY > Every item in our dry goods and shoe departments at prices that will be very satisfactory to our cus tomers. Do not miss this oppor tunity. Come at your earliest con venience. W e expect to be very busy and will likely not have time to invite you again. Three « lie s : 25c., 59c., SI. All d ru n la ts. C onsult y o u r doctor. I t he «ays ta k e it, th a n do as h e says. I f he te lls you n o t to ta k e It, th e n d o n ’t ta k e It. H e know s. L eave i t w ith him . W e a re w illing. J . 0 . A Y ER CO., L ow ell. M ast. NEW D E C O R A T IV E BROWN & ELLIS. FTRN. t Handsome L ik ely S p o r t <»( t h e lloMton. t o lie V e r y l ’ o p u l o r . A new d eco rativ e fern a n d one of m ost, h an d so m e a p p earan ce is now being In tro d u ced to notice u n d er th e n am e of N ephrolepls piersoni. Its h is tory a s g iv en In A m erican G ardening, w h ich Illu stra te s it, show s i t to be a v a rie ty of th e well know n Boston fern. In d eco rativ e effect th e new sp o rt so f a r o u td ista n c e s th e o riginal v ariety t h a t th e re is positively no com parison to be m ade, acco rd in g to th e a u th o rity m entioned. T h e p ictu re gives a good idea of th e c h a ra c te r of th e fronds. T h e new fe rn h as all th e clio racteris- tic s of th e Boston fern a s f a r a s ease of g ro w th , g en eral h ard in ess, u se fu l ness, etc., a r e concerned, b u t is m uch m ore g ra c e fu l and' is e n tirely different from a n y otliei fei ^ In gencr; l c u lti v atio n , th * w t *• iW *. ' ,<? fr*iiM j a s it grow g bei • :ut-chtm ' '..e c « * 1 r '-~á&í£T ÌS T FRUi 0 //V G . C u ttle fe e d e rs a r e co n fro n ted "with a h a rd problem th is y ear. W ith a n a b u n d a n t corn cro p w h ich th ey w ish a n d | o u g h t to co n v ert in to b eef a n d pork j th ey find fe ed in g c a ttle f a r h ig h er th a n j th e p ro b ab le f u tu re of th e m a rk e t w ill ! ju s tify . Good b u t not fa n c y feeder* ! a re co stin g $5 per h u n d re d w e ig h t or m ore in th e feed lots now , a n d it Is I h ard to b u y th em fo r e a rly delivery, Miss H a. M. Snyder, th e o w n ers d e sirin g to m u k e all th e T r e a s u r e r o f H ie w eig h t th ey can on th e a b u n d a n t p a s B r o o k l y n L m f E n d A r t «T u b . tu re. A t su ch p rices it Is e v id e n t th a t “ II women would piv more attention to f a t c a ttle will h a v e to sell a t p retty their health we would have more happy good figures to p ay fo r th e corn th ey wives, mothers and daughters, and if they would observe results they would find eat, fo r th ey a re n o t g oing to e a t v ery that the doctors* prescriptions do not ch e a p corn. T he hog end o f th e p ro b perform the many cures they are given lem is Ju st a s p erp lex in g . C a ttle hogs credit for. a r e h ard to find a n d fu rth e rm o re th e y “ h* consulting with my druggist he ad a r e h a rd to b uy so th a t th e y w ill p ay vised McElree’s Wine of Lardui and Thed- fo r th e ir g rain . F eed ers a r e h e sita tin g ford's Black-Draught, and so I took it and w ith th e ex ception o f a few w ho h av e have every reason to thank him for a new th e nerv e to pay th e b ig p rices for life opened up to me with restored health, and it only took three months to cure me.” stock th a t will finish w ith a sh o rt feed. M o q t il V i l l a g e C r i e r s . And probably it Is a s w ell to h e s ita te W ine of C ardui is a regulator of the A m ong th e p ictu resq u e fe a tu re s o f j now a s to ta k e th e long ch a n c e s w ith T H E PIE R S O N FERN. m enstrual functions and is a most as life in th e Moqul villages a re th e to w n c a ttle th a t req u ire a long feed. T h e e x to n ishing tonic for women. It cure« criers, w ho ta k e th e place of th e d a ily ; cu rled p arsley . T h e fronds, on account te n t of feeding will be co n sid erab ly d e scanty, suppressed, too frequent, irreg n ew sp ap ers In ,c iv iliz e d com m unities, of th e ir su b d iv isio n s, a r e v ery full an d term in e d by th e f u tu re p rices of feed ular and painful m enstruation, falling j T h e re are tw o o f th ese fu n ctio n aries, broad, a n d o w in g to th e ir b re a d th an d in g steers, an d u n less th ey a r e ch eap e r of the womb, whites and flooding w eig h t th ey assu m e a m uch m ore j is helpful when approaching woman one rep re sen tin g th e “ bostiles” an d th e g racefu l a p p e a ra n c e th a n th e Boston a good m any lots w ill be w ith o u t th eir hood, d u rin g pregnancy, after child | o th er th e “ frien d lies,” th e opposing po- j fern , d ro o p in g low dow n on all sides in u su a l n u m b er.—N atio n al K teekiuan. b irth am i in change of life. It fre- Utica 1 p a rtie s in th e Tu&uyau villages. P rofitab le F a t t e n l n x Feed. a rc h in g cu rv es. quently b rin g s a dear baby to homes T w ice a d ay th e s e officials ascen d to th a t have been barren for years. All A bunch of 400 ste e rs fed n t C la re n L ike th e Boston fern , it is su itab le ; th e housetops and, w ra p p e d in th eir dru g g ists have $1.00 bottles of W ine for house cu ltu re. It is a m agnificent j don, T ex,. Ujst w in te r n e tte d tlie feeti sc a rle t b lankets, th e ir figures o u tlin ed of Cardui p la n t fo r g reen h o u se a n d co n serv a to ry a g a in s t th e clear blue sky, call o u t in d eco ratio n ; in fact, it is a p la n t th a t I long d raw n , reso n a n t tones w h a te v e r ap p e a ls to ev ery one, a n d on th a t a c ! an n o u n cem en t or record o f to w n h ap co u n t is likely to be eonsider<*d m ore penings m ay be in order. v alu ab le th a n tin* B oston fern, a p lan t w hich h as hail th e m ost phenom enal Tl»«* W o e * o f C m |»I<1. sa le o f a n y one p lan t th a t lias ev er <T $10* tier h e a d p ro fit T h e c a ttle w ere •‘Men Is sho’ fickle,” sa id M iss M iam i been grow n. fed on kaffir corn a n d sorghum , w ith a B row n. “ D ey goes back on you on de em ail p erc e n ta g e of cotto n seed cake. slig h te s’ provocation.” N early ev ery fa rm e r in th e co u n ty .M a k in g S u r e . “ W h a t's been hapiienln*?” a sk ed could ra ise p len ty of K affir corn an d T h is b u n tin g sto ry com es fro m Scot Miss O lina Jefferson T om pkins. so rg h u m to finish n few h ead o f c a t “ Mr. R n stu s P ln k ley com e a ro u n ’ la n d ; W hen tli. b e a te rs ca m e o u t of tle, and cotto n seed ca k e can be se tr y in’ to k iss me, a n ’, so a s not to seem th e covert, one ol th e g u n s sa id t o tin cu red from th e m ills w ith o u t g reu t ex too w illin’ a n ’ audacious. I sm ashed k eeper, “ H a v e you got all yo u r b e a te rs pense. *im w lf a flatiron, a n ’ jes* fob d u t he o u t V” “ A ye,” said th e m an. asto n ish ed . Jilted me.”—W ash in g to n S tar. “ A re you su re ? H av e you co u n ted 9a MV# Old Th I h r . them r % T e n r h l hr l l l m m Lennoti. W hen Sainlow poses and th e muscle» l o m —D id ycd call on th a t p re tty t e l ridge his l» c k and k not his arm s, we “C oun ted th e m ? ” said th e k eep er T ho m p so n —Did y o u r w ife scold you ephone g irl; th in k we have before u s th e very secret w hen you w ent hom e so la te last “ Aye, tlie y ’re ifII rig h t.” Dick Yes, b a t I g u ess th e re wan “T h en ,” said th e shooter, w ith a sigh of stren g th in those m agnificent muscles. a n o th e r fel/ow th e re ab en d o f me, or n ig h t? But we h av en ’t. Starve Sandow , or, Jo h n so n —Yon don’t know w h a t It I t o f som e relief, *1 h av e sh o t a roe.” w hat is p ractically th e same th in g , let m ay b e it w a s only fo rce o f hubit. to h av e a w ife w ho w as «nice a school T o m - H o w d o you m ean ? liim lie dyspeptic, and his m uscle would teacher. She sim ply m ade me w rite n T in* S p it (I h r S n a k «?. Dick My c a rd cam e back w ith th e soon fail. S tre n g th is m ade from food h u n d red tim e s on a sla te . “ 1 m u st be A sn a k e fo u n d in A frica is called th e properly digested^ and assim ilated, and m essag e: “ Busy. P le a s e call a g u lu .“ — no m an is stro n g er th an h is stom ach, be borne by 10 o’clock.” s p ittin g s n a k e by th e Boers* I t is be P h ilad elp h ia P ress tw e e n tw o a n d th ree feet long an d is cause when th e stom ach is diseased d i gestion and assim ilation are im perfect. especially bold an d activ e, read ily at-1 E i p e i i N i v r 11 e a «lx «* a r. I)r. Pierce s G olden M edical Discovery ta c k in g ev«-ry one w ho ap p ro a c h e s It. cu res diseases of th e stom ach a n d o th er F e tb e r (ex am in in g liis s«>u‘s expense She had bi-en shopping, an d h e w as | In couiiuem«?ut it is very sav ag e, o p en organs of digestion am i n u tritio n . It n a tu ra lly d istu rb ed . acco u n t a t college)—Y oung m an. w h at ing its m o u th an d erectin g its fangs, enables th e perfect digestion and assim i do you m ean by c h a rg in g up h a lf u “ I"hope you d id n ’t spend m uch mou- | from w h ich th e poison m ay lie o ften ilation of food so th a t the body is nour ey w hile you w ere d o w n to w n to d ay ,” dozen b o ttles of w h isk y to w e a riu g ap- ished in to perfect h ealth and stren g th . observed to dro p a n d even som etiim a | p arel d u rin g last term ? h e rem ark ed . " I h u d w h a t m v p h y s ic ia n ra ile d in d ig e « tio n . to be fo rcib ly ejected ; w hence th e Son—Ob. th a t ’s all rig h t; I used th a t “ Not a ce n t ex cep t c a r fare , G eorge,” H e g a v e m e m e d ic in e fo r th e tro u b le b u t it d id stu ff for n ig h tc a p s.—T ow n an d Coun- nam e given it by tb«* B< mtm . m e n o gfjod,’’ w rite s M r W H . W ells, o f W il sh e an sw ere d reassu rin g ly . “ I h ad e v la rd , N. C. « i w ro te to Dr. Pierc* a n d s ta te d • try. ____________ m y caue. H e »ent m e a d e s c rip tiv e lis t a n d h y e ry th in g c h a rg e d .” —C h icag o Post. O at w n r« ! S h o w In Italy. All over Ita ly social life is character* ized by a g re a t love of o u tw a rd show , H ere Is a n anecd o te w hich Mr. Luigi V illarl re la te s in “ Ita lia n L ife In T ow n an d C o u n try ” to Illu s tra te th is n a tio n a l feeling: A n A m erican g en tlem an w ho w as spending th e w in te r in N aples had ta k e n a flat in a palazzo, th e first floor of w h ich w a s occupied by a noble fa m ily in so m e w h at reduced circu m stances. H e noticed to his su rp rise th a t every d ay he m et a s e rv a n t going up or dow n th e s ta ir s c a rry in g a p a ir of c a rria g e doors. A t last th e m y stery w as explained. T h e said noble fam ily sh a re d a c a rria g e w ith som e o th e r peo ple. b ut each had its ow n doors w ith th e fam ily co at of arm s, to uiuke th e ir frie n d s believe th a t they both had carriag es. W IN E orC A K D U i? H o a rcc* mt A lc o h o l. H er ñ j * F p «tr. T h e B o r e - I ’m not feeling a t nil w ell th is evening. T h e Belle—I hope It’s not a lin g erin g Illness.—K a n sa s C ity Indep en d en t. I t is not enough to !>e In d u strio u s; so a re th e a n ts . W hat a r e yon indus trio u s a b o u t /—T ho reau . Som e te r rib ly p o ten t liquors, it is said , can be d isfilled from tin* Innocent look ing b a n a n a a n d a lso from (b e m ilk of th e cocoa n u t. T h e J a p a n e se m ak e a le v e ra g e from p lu m s an d from th e flow ers of th e m o th erw o rt a n d th e peach. T h e C h in ese p ro d u ce sev eral q u a litie s of sp irit from rice a n d peas, a ll of th em in to x icatin g , b esides w h ich U a y can m a k e a n alcoholic d rin k from B ittO O . g ie n ic ru le s. I c a rr ie d o u t th e s e a s >*e»t I could, n o u g h t six b o ttle s o f hi* ’ G o ld e n M edical D is c o v e r y ’ a n d c o m m e n c e d t a k i n g it. A few d a y s la t e r 1 no tic e d a g r e a t c h a n g e F e lt lik e a n ew m an Before I b e g a n th e u se of th e ’ G o ld en M edical lA k c o .e ry ’ I su ffe red t r e a tly w ith p a in in s to m a c h t r y n erve* seem ed a ll ’ m u-dow n.* I V7as v e ry t h i > in flesh, b u t n o w c a n e a t h e a rtly • n d s le e p good a t n ig h t." Dr. P ierce’s Com m on Sense Medical Adviser is sent fr e e on receipt of stamp« to pay expense of m ailing only. Send tw enty-one one-cent stamp« for th« p«- per-covered book, o r th irty-one stamp« for th e cl#th-hound volume. Addr««« Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. f* a H * le * . "A* for pniisitu, ev ery one you pick •b a ll h av e n d ifferen t c h a ra c te r. 8oiue ace perverse, like b u sU fji bubies, an d w ill not look yon In th e face. Some a r e conHtliiiK. u nd som e a re eveu bold. G o a n d atu d y them if you a re an un believer, an d you sh all b u d th a t m any i thin»'« t h a t w e call b a n ia n Ira lta be 1 lolly In a lm o st eq u al proportion# to fU*nta *nri an im al* .“ LATE PLA N TED LILIES. D « ? o e m l» e r P o t t ln a r H a * G l v a a F i n e B lo o m * o f L o n g lflo r a m F o r E a it e r , L ily Brow ers of larg e ex p erien ce h av e com e to th e concluatou g en erally th a t lonnlflorum bulba received from u b ro u d n i l p lan ted late—th a t la, up to th e m ld n .e o f N ovem ber—a t leaat give Ju st a s no is l re su lts a s do those p lan ted In S ep tem b er or e arly 111 O ctober. E veu a s lute aa th e first p a rt of D ecem ber lias proved a p ra c tic a b le tim e for p la n t ing fo r E a ste r crop, b u t th is Is not a d vised. One of tb e la rg e st g ro w ers of lilies for tb e New York m a rk e t sta te s th a t d u rin g th e la s t few y e a rs be baa found th a t th e second sh ip m en t of Ja p a n b ulbs cam e Into bloom a t tb e sa m e tim e a n d Ju s t a s full a s those of tb e first sh ip m e n t W illiam II. S leh recb t sa y s: "L ilies need a c e rtain am o u n t o f rest, aa d o o th er bulbs, und If not given sufficient restin g tim e b efo re b eing p u t into fo rc ing te m p e ra tu re th ey will m ake a w eak stem am i will ta k e a c tu a lly longer to com e Into flower th a n w hen p la n te d Inter an d given u m ore n a tu ra l s t a r t F rom a c e rtain lot of b ulba potted In S ep tem b er p o rt w ere tu k en Into th e bouse In N ovem ber an d p a r t In D ecem ber. T b e la tte r cam e Into bloom ea rlie r an d Is'tte r th a n tb e first. Also, b u lb s p o tted In tb e end of D ecem ber au d p u t Into th e g reen h o u se Im m ed iately bloom ed for E a ste r a n d w ith a leas n u m lier of w eak (low ers th a n cam e on tb e atrnve m entioned N ovem ber lot. T b e b u lb s w ere all of tb e sam e slae. It does not a lw a y s follow th a t tb e m an w h o p la n ts first w ill g e t th e first flow- era. a lth o u g h th e re a re g ro w ers w bo seem to th in k so.” —G ard en in g . T h e B a b b le g ,M ta tl« a . T h e G o v ern o r—Colonel, d o n 't you k now J u d g e lllan k V S h a k e b a u d s w ltb him . T b e Colonel—Ah, you a r e Ju d g e B lan k o f B lankvIlleT T b e Ju d g e —Yes; B lau k v llle la m y hom e. T h e C olonel—O f co u rse 1 know you b y re p u ta tio n then. T h e G o v ern o r—Colonel, d o n 't you know It a lw a y s m ak es m e feel m ig h ty u n co m fo rtab le w hen a m an sa y s tb a t a b o u t me—th a t be kn o w s m e by re p u ta tio n ? T h e Colonel—H o w la th a t, governor? W b y sh o u ld It n iak a you feel uncom fo rta b le ? T b e G ov ern o r- B ecause, by Jingo. I a lw a y s w onder w h ich re p u ta tio n he m eans. A s im p le t r a in s . T e a c h « —In w h a t y e a r w aa th e b a t t le o f W aterlo o fo u g h t? P u p il—( d o n ’t kuow. T e a c h e r—I t 's sim ple eu o u g b If yon only w ould learn how to c u ltiv a te a r t i ficial m em ory. K em einber tb e tw elve apostle*. A dd h a lf tb a t u a m b e r to th em . T h a t’s eighteen. M ultiply tb a t by 1U0. T h a t's l.MNi. T a k e tb e tw aiv a a p o stle s ag ain . Add a q u a r te r of tb e lr n u m b er to tbem . T h a t's fifteen. Add w h a t y o u 'v e got. T b a t'» 1.815. T h a t's tb e d a te . IJu ite sim ple, you see. to re m em b er d a le s If you w ill only a d o p t m y sy stem . - ___