Polk County itemizer., February 27, 1903, Image 1

DALLAS
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DALLAS,
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VV j have tliu only dot of abitrm t book a in P«'lk
ountv- Uoliablo a'mtraeM furuislied. and money to
>au. N » cniuniiiMion charged on loa.i*. Hooina z
•¿<i J A ilsoti'd bbxik. Della*
J. L. C O L i . IN S ,
ttorney and Counselor at Law,
» » l l r l l o r ■■ l ' k « « r t n .
I ^ w ■ In practice u fh i, profo*»U>n In thin pine«
. iii nil thirty y m i anil will attend tu all lnnur.«*»»
II ru.Loil I.. 111» I are, Office, comer Main and Court
a in ll ia. Polk Oo, Or
H. T ownhbnd
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J N. U aici
T O W N S E N D A HAIM '.
A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W .
O lB c t*
ip s U ir u
in O d d
F e llo w » ’ new
W o e 1c.
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O K B aO N .
OSCAR H A Y T E R .
Attorneyat-Luw.
O ffice up stairs in Campbell* s build
ing.
D ALLAS
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OREGON.
K F. COAD
N. L. BUTLER
BU TLER
A COAD
A tto r n e y s -a t-L a w
D A LLA S , OREGON.
W i l l practice in all coui is.
over bunk.
Office,
Robert A . Miller,
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Oregor
R oo m 3, W ein liard building
Oppnoilc Courthouse.
Lund titles and land
a specialty.
oflice businea»
E x -R e g ister Oregon O ity land office.
A .
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>1A U T IN ,
PAINTER,
H oim e, sign and o rn am en ta l, grain -
n g, kalsom ing and papier h in gin g.
Dai.i. a h ,
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O rkoon
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MOTOR TIM E T A B L E .
Leaves Independence for Monmouth and \irlie —
7:30 a m
3:90 p m
Leaves (ndependnee for
Monmouth and Dallas—
11:10 am
6 15pm
Leavm Monmouth for Airlie —
.'«0 a in
3:50 p m
Leaves Monmouth for Dallas—
1 40 a m
7:30 p m
Leaves \irlie for Monmouth and Independence—
9:00 a in
5 |* m
Leaves Dallas for M- miiiioui I i an ' In.ie «enden
1:00 p in
7 30 pm .
R. C. C R A V E N
P r e s id e n t.
OF
U lT i
...20
CURES A COLO IN ONE DAI
CURES DRIP IN TWO DAYS
SWA
T H I S S IG N A T U R !
M h I u t a i til lift
M IS T A P P E A R
ON EVERY
Transacts a general banking ousi-
uess in all its branches; buys and sells
exch an ge nil prin cip al points in the
United S tates; makes collections on all
points in the Pacific N o rth w es t; loans
m oney and discounts paper at the best
rates ; allo w interest on tim e deposits.
BOX OF THE GENUINE
Q u a lity .
A pullet that molts out well as a
hen—that Is, showing as good quality iu
color o f plumage as when she was a
pullet—is more valuable as a breeder
than if siie shows a falling off iu qual­
ity, and if in her second year as a hen
her good quality is retained her value
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■■■l lIVWy rmrmé hy thè old*
S iM c u iA i on ih « Cornai.
Hat jó y ea n.
OR. JJ3DAN - DIStASES OF M IN (
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Uri cso 1
Uric acid solvent for the uric acid condition
Uricsol is recommended and
t-uaranteed to cure rheumatism
and other diseases resultingfrom
M IS E ." ! OF AN1Y0NY1
fto*o »yuca- wttkout Ih « u -« of M a r e a r 7 \
T r a m i flttrd h » m F n w r i ■ » d i * i
• M i rara fo r M a p l a ^ . A qtxck and \
d irai cure fo r P I I » « , 9 l H « n »n-1
t o t a l * . Ljr l>i Jordau't t|i
Im a meihodx.
i f n t u i 4 i t i i r i l y p H n t o T ra i
b r Iettar
A ÌV « h
i/r« in -v erv ca«-i \
w »H a for S k A T M • l . a n O N T
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an excess of uric acid In the
system.
matism, it Is necessary to dis­
solve and eliminate the excess
of uric acid in the system and
until this is done, rheumatism
cannot be cured.
Besides being a solvent of
the uric acid, Uricsol eliminates
the acid from the system, tones
up the digestion, stimulates the
f
Intestinal glands and does not
injure any part of the body.
J. W. MORRISON,
TRUCKMAN.
D a lla s : O re p o n
A fair «hare of patronage xoliqited
»ml all «-d er» promptly tilled.
Dallas Foundry!
IR O N WORK TO O R D ER
Repairing Promptly Done.
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In cases of long standing and
chronic rheumatism, because
the patient can take It without
any injum.us effects.
PROP.
U ricsol neutralizes the uric acid con­
dition
without
over
stimulating
the
kidneys— this is the secret o f its success.
It does not disturb the digestive pro­
without
depressing
it,
and
causing any exhaustion ; in
without
reducing
the pulse it does not cause any nausea
or other disagreeable action.
It does
not impair the quality o f the blood ; in
other w ords,
constructive
it docs not impair the
energies
o f the system.
It produces a mild physiological stimu­
lation o f the intestinal glanda.
U ricsol is the only cure for rheu­
matism that w ill not injure the stomach
or any other part o f the system.
Co..
Lo* Angeles. Cel..
Gfvn.EV.rN— I desire to express my sincere appreciation of your rheumatism cure,
vi«: ** Uricsol.“ After t i years of constant tfllictfon and often helpless with swollen hands
•nd feet. I used six bottles of the meJicine and now. after two years of release, gratefully
acknowledge It's permanent benefit.
MttS. M a OT F. H a RTWELL.
• W. iTth St.. Los Angeles. Cel.
Uricsol will be sent to any address In the U. S.. prepaid, upon
receipt of $1.00. providing your druggists cannot supply you.
U R IC S O L
— A U . K i l t D « O F—
ED. BIDDLE,
Uricsol is particularly useful
Uncsoi.
H o w Ur ics ol Cures It.
cess, it controls the action o f the heart
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JORDAN A CO.. 108! Mirtei SL. ». f .
RHEUMATISM.
In order to cure rheu­
1 't à M M U M I « M »il.au PKRR. ! A valuab' book f
t r a m ) Cali or arte«
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see this year.
These goods are all from the manufacturers'
direet to our counters.
BROWNS: ELLIS
DALLAS
Shoes:
W e have n ow in stock the most satisfactory line
of shoes that w as ever seen in Dallas.
Espec­
ially strong in children a .d misses lines.
From
Middlesex M anufacturing company, Boston.
£ ? rcts...
HAMi
ORKUON,
I v ia ir D R . J O R D A N ’ S
that it will be your pleasure to
TASTELESS CH
ILL IGNIS
K . K. w i l l i a m s ,
C a sh ier.
DALLAS,
N o w the most complete line of spring goods
q ^ o v E ’s
W . C. V A 8 S A L L , a s s i s t a n t C a s h i e r
U A L L AS
We are Opening
M a r ig o ld s .
T h e m a rigo ld s a re n odd ing;
I w on der w h a t they know.
Go, listen v e r y g e n tly ;
Y o u m a y persu ade them so.
R-I-PA-N-S Tubules
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind.
A T T O R N E Y -A T -L A W
Oregon City
Colds
HOUSES.
N o 9.
F E B R U A R Y 27 1903
fill at some o f the shows in securing a
tirst prize und placing a value on some
o f their tkildl from
to $100. A
twenty-five dollar house will protect a
I f Von lia t m
l i o n . V o u ( ' . » M a lta
<ao«>d O u c h lit Itctiiu o iiu h l«* C o a t.
one hundred dollur bird just us com­
As this Is the time of the year to be fortably as a tw o hundred dollar house.
On the other hand, some have the
considering plans for a good poultry
“ I had a terrible cold and could
house, oue that Is durable, com fortable ‘(lea that most any old thing will do
hardly breathe. I then tried A y e r ’ a
for
chickens
and
never
prepare
for
ami economical, a word along this line,
C h erry Pectoral, and it gave me im ­
\ye think, w ill not be out o f order. W e them; consequently they never receive
m ediate r e lie f.’ ’
anything
in
return.
It
would
be
very
W . C . L ayton, S id ell, III.
lune in mind a poultry house w e saw
difficult
to
give
a
definite
plan
for
a
last winter. The poultry house In ques­
tion was between the railroad and poultry house that would suit all poul-
H o w will your coueh
dwelling house. W e could very clearly tryuien and circumstance*, aa advan­
be tonight? worse, prob­
see the dw elling house through the tages and disadvantages o f locations
poultry house by reason o f the cracks would necessarily cull for a variation
ably. For it’s first a cold,
and openings in tin* poultry house be­ o f plans. Hut the houses most gener­
then a cough, then bron­
ing so prominent. We venture to say ally used among the average class of
chitis or pneumonia, and
before spring the oW iu r was w riting poultry men is the single and double
to some poultry journal and inquiring colony plan. W e have the double colo­
at last c o n s u m p tio n .
of some neighUm that he knew was ny and single colony, arid to say which
C o u g h s a l w a y s tend
rending a poultry paper and bad tieen is best is utterly impossible, »is both
d o w n w a r d . S t o p this
successful with poultry in the past as are good.
For the double colony house we make
to what was the cause o f his hens not
d o w n w a r d tendency by
laying, givin g a description o f diseases them 10 by 30 feet, with ;t fourteen foot
taking Ayer’s Cherry Pec­
scratching shed in the center, which
that were attacking them.
toral.
A t another place we saw a poultry gives us a 10 by 11 foot house on each
Three sizes: 25c., 56c., SI. All druggists.
house that was good enough for a end. Roost poles are placed in the
dwelling. There was enough extra and east end, and nests, grit and charcoal
Consult your doctor. I f he says take It.
then do as he *»ys. I f he tells you not
unnecessary expense on it to have built boxes are placed in the west end. We
to take It. then don’t take it. He knows.
another good, com fortable house. Some say east and west end because w e al­
Leave It with hltn. tVe are willing.
J. C. AYEK CO.. Lowell, Mass.
breeders seem to have the idea that ways have our houst s facing the south.
they must have a tw o or three hundred The studding It* rear o f building is
dollar-hous<> if they have been success- eight feet, and the front studding is
tw elve feet. This house can be built : is e ven 'grea ter as a breeder than the
for $20. all finished up in good shape. | year before, as she has shown a power
T h e single colony plan is Just the j o f retaining quality that is a very de­
same, only cutting otT laying room on , sirable element to establish iu any
west end. The single colony we use strain. T lie same is true o f a male
principally for young stock in the fall. \ bird. T oo many birds fall off in qual­
Those houses w ill be found the cheap­ ity iu their second year, showing a luck
Has ttoe k | the test of 25 years. An
est o f any houses built and are dura­ o f “ staying quality,” and are not as de­
ble. F ifty liens can be wintered in sirable as breeders as birds tlnft retain
nil»»I sab* over 1,500,000 I k ttles.
them with satisfactory results. W e their quality to a good old age. It is
Does (ids record of mer­
never place more than fifty liens in true that birds showing this trait do
it appt al to you?
them unless it Is for a short time; then not alw ays prove good breeders, but the
we sometimes place 100 liens or more tendency is in the right direction and
fJ o (u r c [X >
in them, but for winter quarters fifty should be cultivated to as great an ex-
liens are enough. The roost poles in teut as possible.—Poultry Ilerald.
o < | jM o P & y these houses are placed about thirty
T lie W in t e r L a y e r .
inches above the tioor.—J. C. Clipp in
The good summer layer is the good
Poultry Keeper.
w inter layer when the conditions can
be controlled.
A good, warm bouse,
P o u lt r y “ S te p m o t h e r * .”
W e used to think that we could raise w ith plenty o f grain and an abundant
young turkeys better when w e hatched j supply o f green feed, with a small
Enclosed with every buttle is a 10 them under good old motherly liens | quantity o f meat and bone and plenty
than when we put them under the hen o f grit and shell, w ill produce eggs if
•ent package of Grove's
turkey. Now the Maine Farm er comes the hens can be malle to exercise
B L A C K HOOT L IV E R P IL L S .
out with tlie opinion o f a poultry ex­ enough to keep in good health and vn Lib
pert who say« better uml larger chick- good a p p etite *
I eus can be raised by letting the turkey
i hen hatch them out and care for them,
j GEM S
IN V E R S E ?
i Perhaps both were right, for w e think
| tlie old turkey often gives the young
ones too much travel, and perhaps the
G if t s .
; boy does not give the chickens enough
I do n ot ask fo r g if t s fro m G od o r man.
The 5 cent pa -kaye in enough for usual occasion«.
when they sire forced to get their living
I do not p ra y
The family bottle, «<• cents, contains a supply for a
I on an open range. Domestication and T h a t I m a y h a v e esp ecial fa vo rs. W h en
year. Alt druggist* sell them.
I look ou t on the duy
| breeding have reduced the propensity
A n d go to do the tasks to m e assigned,
if not the ability o f the hen for travel
I do n ot hope to find
¿Hid catching insects, especially i f she
B eside m y door
M en ’ s s e rv a n ts b ea rin g u nearned g if t s to
| and her parents were reared in limited
m e;
yards, while the turkey is many geu-
l ask th a t m y re w a rd s m a y be
| orations nearer the wild conditions and
W h a t I sh a ll earn —no more,
I likes to roam over many acres or. in
t do not ask th a t, w h en m y w o r k is donu
A n d I sh a ll puss on to that o th er shore,
fact, will not endure confinement at ¿ill
R ic h g lo rie s w h ich I h ave not fa ir ly won
only for a short time w h ile fattening,
M a y th e re be mine. N a y . I im p lore
and then not in close quarters. It finis
N o fa v o r fro m hands hum an nor divine.
1 ask bu t th a t w h ich I d es erve be m in » —
may be that chickens with the turkey
N o m ore.
would range farther and forage more
—S. E. K iser.
than with the hen. thus grow ing more
rapidly. Hut w e still adhere to our old
M y S k ie s A r e S e ld o m G r a y .
position, that we can grow chickens
I ’ v e had m y share
»setter and faster in yards that are kept
O f c a r k in g care.
O f fick le fo rtu n e ’ s fr o w n s ;
under proper sanitary conditions than
I ’v e b raved and borne
they w ill grow if allowed to run at
T h e cold w o r ld 's scorn
large with either their mother or the
A n d had m y ups and downs.
turkey hen.—American Cultivator.
Y e t I can still
PO U LTRY
Physician and Surgeon.
OREGON
Bmje 4Mt A t l a n t a , G a .
C H E M IC A L
CO,
L a s A n g s l a e , C a t,
R h e u m a t is m
A d it t y trill
O r sin g a rou nd elay,
F o r, though I hold
N o r lands n or gold,
M y skies a re seldom g r a y !
T h e stress and s tr ife
O f ioilsom e life
H a v e tau gh t m e one gla d tru th —
N o t he w h o must
C r a w ls iu the dust,
H u t he w ho w ill, fo rso o th !
A n d so I sin g
M y song and llin g
M y 1 .ad o f ca re a w a y ;
F o r. thou gh I hold
N o r lands nor gold.
M y skies a re seldom g r a y !
I w ould not g iv e
A tig to live
D iv o rc e d from fr e t and m o il;
T h e brepd I eat
Is rendered sw eet
B eca u s e o f d a ily toil.
A n d so I still
A d it t y trill.
A b lith eso m e round, la y ;
F o r. thou gh I hold
N o r lands nor gold.
M y skies a re seldom g r a y !
-J a m e s B a ll N a y lo r in N a tio n a l Maga
xine.
T w o L o vers.
T w o lo v e r * hy a moss g r o w n spring,
T h e y lean ed so ft ch eek s to g e th e r there.
M in gled tlie d a rk and su nny h air
A n d h eard tlx w ooin g thru shes sin g:
Oh, budding tim e!
Oh. lo ve's best prim e!
T w o . w edded, from the p o rta l s tep t;
T h e b ells tra d e happy c a ro lin g *;
T h e a ir w as so ft as fa n n in g w in g s;
W h it e p eta ls on the p a th w a y slept.
Oh. j ure e y e d -b r id e !
Oh. tender pride!
T w o fa ces o 'e r u cra d le b en t;
Two
hands a bove the
brea st w ere
lo ck ed ;
. T h e s e pressed each cdher w h ile they
rocked.
T h en w a tch ed a life that lo r e had sent.
Oh. solemn h ou r!
Oh. hidden p o w e r!
T w o p a ren ts hy the e ve n in g fire;
T h e red light fell a b o ve th e ir knees
On beads that rose by slo w degrees.
L ik e buds upon the lily spire.
Oh. patien t life !
Oh. tender s t r ife !
T h e tw o still sat to g eth e r th e re;
T h e red ligh t shone about th e ir knees.
But a ll the heads hy slow d egrees
H ad gon . nnd le ft th a t lo n ely pair.
Oh. v o y a g e fa s t!
Oh vanished p ast!
T h e red ligh t shone upon th e floor
A n d m ade the space b etw een them
w id e ;
T h e y d rew their ch a irs up able by side;
T h e pa le ch eek* Joined and said “ Once
.
m o r e !"
Oh. m em ories!
Oh. past float la*
- G e o r s e Eliot.
Go. be th e ir little brother,
A s hum ble as the gratis,
A n d lean upon the hill w ind
A n d w a tch the sh adow s pass.
P u t o ff the pride o f kn ow led ge.
P u t by the fea r o f pain;
Y o u m ay be counted w o rth y
T o liv e w ith them again.
B e D a rw in in yo u r patience.
B e C h au cer in yo u r lo ve;
T h e y m a y relent and tell you
W h a t they a re th in k in g of.
-B lis s C arm an In W a s h in gto n Tim es.
S om e D ay.
Som e day by la w s as fixed and fa ir
* » guide the pla n ets in th e ir sw eep,
T h e children o f each outcast heir
T h e harvest fr u its o f tim e shall reap.
T h e peasan t’s brain sh all yet be wise.
T h e untam ed pulse beat calm and still,
Tlie • find shall see. the lo w ly rise.
A nd w ork in peace tim e ’ s w ondrous w ill
Some day. w ith o u t a tru m p et’ s call.
T h is new s shall o ’ er the earth be blow n;
The h erita ge com es hack to a ll;
T lie m y ria d m on arch takes th eir own.
—T lio n ja s W e n tw o rth liig g in s o n .
G r o w i n g O ld .
W h en w e h a v e pan ted past life ’s middle
space
A n d stand and brea th e a m om ent from
the race.
T h ese g r a v e r
th ou gh ts the h ea vin g
breast a n n o y :
“ O f all our fields how v e r y fe w a re g reen !
And. ah. w h at brakes, m oors, qu agm ires.
He betw een
T ir e d a ge and ch ildh ood ra m p in g wild
w ith Joy.”
—W . fl. Lan d or.
GEMS IN VERSE j
I t h e d f o r d ’ s
W h a t T h e r e 's T im e F o r .
L o ts o f tim e fo r lots o f th in s«.
T h o u g h it ’ s said th a t tim e baa w tn gaj
T h e r e is a lw a y s tim e to find
W a y s o f b ein g sw eet and k4nd;
T h e re is a lw a y s tim e to share
B m lles und goodness e v e ry w h e re ;
T im e to send the frow n s a w a y .
T im e a g e n tle w ord to fa y ,
T im e fo r helpfulness «n d tlm a
T o a ssist the w ea k to clim b ;
T im e to g iv e a little flow er.
T im e fo r frien d sh ip any hour.
B u t th ere is no tlm s to spsre
F o r unklndneHS anyw here.
— F rs n k W a lc o tt H u tL
I b i ä c k d r a i ö h t i
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T H E CREAT
F amily medicine
Thodford’g Black-Draught has
saved doctors’ bills for more than ]
sixty years. For the common fam­
ily ailments, such as constipation,
indigestion, hard colds, bowel com­
plaints, chills and fever, bilious­
ness, headaches and other like
complaints no other mediciqe is
necessary. It invigorates and reg­
ulates the liver, assists digestion,
stimulates action of the kidneys,
unties the blood, and purges the
bowels'Of foul accumulations. It
cures liver complaint, indigestion, .
sour stomach, dizziness, chills, '
rheumatic pains, sideache, back-
ache, kidney troubles,
-a, constipation,
diarrhoea, biliousness,
ess, piles, hard
Every drug­
colds and headache.
gist has Thedford's Black-Draught
in 25 cent packages and in mam­
moth size for $1.00. Never accept
a substitute. Insist on having the
original made by the Chattanooga
Medicine Company.
The
G
H e re is beau ty, here Is silent power;
Here the hidden forces crux and rest;
H e re dead centuries have shed thslr
d o w er
On the sp rea d in g prairies of the west!
W in d s a re ro a m in g ; man need never w an ­
d er;
Born to earth , he has a rich «state;
Seedtim e, h a rvest and his trust grow s
fo n d er;
H e re he needs alone to work and wait.
N ig h ts are ca lm ; good morning wakens
early:
N o o n s o f opu lence drop ruddy fruit;
G old WHshc«! sunsets heave the hills up
b u rly;
T w ilig h t d ew s dow n drip to gra ss hid
root.
I believe Thedford’ s Black-Draught
is the best medicine on earth. It is
good for any and everything. I h.<vc
a fam ily o f twelve children, and for
four years I have kept them on fo ot
and healthy with no doctor hut Black-
Drought. A. J. GREEN, llicwara, La. i
"A fte r mv baby came in January. 1900." writes
Mrs. Nancy Abner, o f St. Paul. Ark.. " I suffered
aevc; 1 v from :i 11 sorts o f aches and pains, until
the foil >wing May. when I read one o f your
pamphlet*, treating on female diseases I wrote
to D: Pierce for «idvice, although I thought
surely I would die. as otir physician told me I
wa- more liable to die than to get well your
fatncrly advice caused my health to be restored.
I t<v>,. five 1 Kittles o f Dr. Pierce'« Fsvorhe Pre­
scription. three o f ('»olden Medical discovery ’
an : three vials o f ’ Pellets, together with your
other remedies, ami L am now able to <lo all my
work.”
Weak and sick women arc invited to
consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, fr e e , and
so obtain without charge or fee the
advice of a specialist upon diseases
peculiar to women. All correspondence
is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N Y
T h e invitation to consult Dr. Pierce,
by letter, fr e e , is not to lie confused
with offers of " free medical a d v ice "
made hy irresponsible persons who are
not physicians and are professionally
and legally disqualified for the practice
of medicine.
I)r. Pierce’s F avorite Prescription is a
safe and reliable rem edy for tne enre of
w om anly ills. It establishes regularity,
dries w eakening drains, heals inflam m a­
tion ami ulceration and cures fem ale
weakness.
F kf .E. Dr Pierce’ s Common Sense
Medical Adviser is seat fr e e on receipt
of stsnipe to pay expense of m ailing only.
Bend 21 one cent stam ps for the book in
er covers, or t i -»lamps for the cloth-
mi volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y .
C
W lin l
a S c lr n t lw t
F ie ld s a re feu d a l; fa rm er lads go singing;
Freed o m leaps and bounds in strong
h ea lth ’s vein s;
W h o shall bind th o u gh t w h e re wild bird
Is w in g in g ?
M ore than all o w n s hs w ho counts not
ga in s!
S n y ».
At n meeting o f the Nurses' National
Total Abstinence league, held at the
L o ik I o ii residence o f Lady de Roths­
child, Professor Rims Woodhead of
Cambridge asserted that nine-tenths o f
the diseases and a great part o f the
social evils o f this country are caused
by the use o f alcohol. H e advocated
the practice o f total abstinence as
being right from a physical and moral
point o f view.
S ave
Your
V ie w .
N e v e r m ou ntain soaring, snowy crested.
C o ld ly rears ambition rudely nigh.
Y e t the n ear skies, w arm and balm In­
vested.
W eep o ’ er e a g e r valleys lest they die.
/ wrote to
Dr. Pierce for
advice though /
thought surely
I would die."
!»•▼ •!
O u tw a rd fa r the ro llisg landscape reaches.
L o am y billows capped with harvaal
fo a m :
L e v e l is the v ie w and subtly teaches
Man to ta ke the prairie for hla homo.
P it y .
N ever p ity a yo u n g mnn w hose pov­
erty forces him Into n life o f tem p er
m ice and hardihood. H e 1 « to lie envied.
R ave you r pity fo r the rich y«mng m an.
w ith all his tem ptation s to lu x u ry uml
dissipation.
L o o k in g on the landscape night and morn­
ing.
W h u t shall be th e view o f tim s and
d ea th ?
A r e life 's lev e ls made for restless scorn­
in g?
W h a t, than peace of soul, more proflt-
eth ?
—C h a rles W . Stevenson In Bt. Louis
G lo b e-D em ocra t.
T h e P u n c t u a l to n P o lo * a .
Six little marka from school s r s ws,
V e r y Im portan t, all agree.
Filled to the brim with mystery.
Six little m arks from school.
O n e little m ark Is round and small.
But w h ere It stands the voice most fall;
A t the close o f a sentence all
Place this little m ark from school.
One little mark, w ith gow n a-trsllln g.
H olds up the vo ice and. never falling.
T e lls you not lo n g to pause when ball In#
T h is little m ark from school.
I f out of brenth you chane« to 1
Tw o little dots, both round and neat.
I « n * t It A n d f
Pause, and these tiny guardsmen great—
L o o k ! T h e re Is M e O a m b le-an d -d rtn k !
These little m arks from school.
(H is ty p e o f m an’ s In >our tow n . 1 th in lp ) I
Bee his big red nose
W h en shorter pauses are your pleasure.
A n d shabby clo th es?
One trails his sword, takes h a lf the meas­
ure.
Look! There is his home, a rickety cot;
Then speeds you on to seek new treasure.
A flt habitation for a cur It’s not
This little m ark from school.
Bee the liottle of gin
T h e window In?
One little m ark, ea r shaped implies,
“ Keep up the voice, await replies;”
I»ook! There is his w ife T rouble and toll
To gather Information tries,
W ill soon have her dragged beneath ths
This little m ark from school.
•oil.
Bee her tear wet eyea7
H ear her sighs?
I»ook! There Is his child, almost nude:
H a lf starved, piteously he cries for food.
Poor little unfortunate lad!
Isn ’t II sad?
Ah. Whht terrible w reckers of homes and
men
Arm th e «*—-the ruin saloon and the g a m ­
bling den!
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One little mark with sn exclamation.
Presents Itself to your observation
And leaves the voles at an elovaitoa.
This little mark from school.
Six little m arks! Be sure to hoad us;
Carefully study, write and rssd us.
For > ou enn never ceaas to neod us.
Blx little m arks from school!
-J u lia M. Colton In it . Nlcbolsa.