C H U R C H DIR KCTO R V . Preaching hours at 11 and 7 :3*V m Marvelous Escape from Death ! A F A R M E R ’S POINT O F VIEW W hy • . c . CH U R C H . H e C o n * I d » rm f l o o d H o a d s nolo(hi) X <*c e .% * a ry . A ll* A farm er o f Dr b ;que township. Ia., Prraoliing Burnley morning and ev- enliur. Sunday school at 9:45. Ej>- recently stated tin » » :•:-( for good roads w r I. ‘ itfiie at 6 :3* Prayer meet from the agricuiti ral standpoint us fol in.- I'll irsday evening—J iu c«l C a l r u d a r . England has many old adages, hut none more popular than the following: M o n d a y 's ch ild Is f a ir o f f a c e . T u e s d a y 's ch ik l 1 h full o f g r a c e , W e d n e s d a y s child Is fu l! o f woe, T h u r s d a y s child liae fur to go. F r i d a y 's child Is loving an d g ivin g, S a t u r d a y a ch ild h a s to w ork fo r a living. B u t th e child t h a t Is h orn on th e S a b ­ b a th d a y I s bon n y a n d b rig h t an d good a n d g a y . L a th e r B e fo re Shave. Margie had often wutphed her father ■have himself, and one day when an old colored mail came to whitewash the back fence she looked on in silent contemplation for ■ few minutes anti then asked: “Hay. mister man. Is you golu’ to shave xe fence's whiskers off?” Ws« Prepared. Tommy (mysteriously)—1 shall have lots of cake all for myself. M o th e r O h! H as a u n ty p r o m is e d yon wme? Tommy (with withering scorni— No I ’ve phiuted seed cake In the garden. M o t h e r ’s B o r a . T h e c h ild re n s a t In th e fa d in g ligh t B u ild in g th e ir c a s tl e s w ith keen d elig h t. Said fe a r le s s F r e d . " I m ean to tie A s a ilo r b r a v e on th e deep blue s e a .“ • aid ro g u ish Phil, w ith a tw in k lin g e y s. T i l be n sold ier t»jr a n d by " “ And I'll t»e a la w y e r ." s a id noisy Jo e . “ And I'll clim b to th e J u d g e 's b en ch . I know " Bald th o u g h tfu l J o h n . In a tim id voice. “ T o p re s^ h . I th in k , w ould be m v c h o ic e " B u t n e v e r a w ord said th e ram ll\ pet A s he s a t In th e m idst of th e notsx net '•And wh**t will m y t ’ h n rle v h e * ' I sol ! H e lifte d h 's hnnnjr. c u r ly bond A n d Itaiked a t m e w ith his b righ t bin# e> es. 0 —I'll be m y m o th e r 's , b o y h e c rie s And I p r a y , a * a lt sh a ll la n a o r *••« t » HP 's ‘T h a t th e ir loy.iJ H -s r t s T h o u g h n s a r o r f « r »o * t s k e th e ir t>lace. g re a t race. m a y s till re jo ice , be m o th e r 's h oys «Ion dtar Final Settlement. F arm er«. Farm ers by reuson of bettor roads will ho enabled to visit each other and o t ic e is h e r e b y g iv e n th at th b un - send tlit 1 :* children to the schools of the dersignetl has filed his filial accou n t as ad m in istrator of the e state o f Jo n a th a n StoufTer, country throughout the winter. As It is deceased, ami Satu rd ay , Nov. 14, 1903. a t In today, many farm ers’ wives do not I o’clo ck , a. m ., of said day . a t th« county co u rt house, Polk county , O regon, no* been fixed by Hon, J . leave their homes during the winter to j of E . S i b le j, Judge of the county c o u r t fur said co u nty , call upon a neighbor because the poor j as th e tim e and place for th e hearing of th e sam e horses have all they can do In hauling I All person« interested in said m atter are hereby no- i titled to appear a t said tim e am i show cau se, if any the grain to m arkets and doing neces­ | th e re lie, why said accou nt should n o t be approved sary farm work without tolling through | Aiul the accou nt settled and closed. Dallas, O regon, O ct. 12. 1903. muddy lanes to the home of a neighbor DAN. P S T O C F F E R , merely for the sake of a social call for A dm inistrator of th e e state of Jo n a th a n Stouff.tr, de • leased. their masters. N Fxetutor's Notice. Good Roa.d Notes In the e sta te of A aron H. Denney. tlRceased. "O T lL ’K IS H E R E B Y G IV E N TH A T I, I'boa. H . N Denney have been appointed e x e c u to r o f the last will ami te sta m e n t of the above deeedent, and try liavi All persons indebted to the said e state will m ake im ­ m ediate paym ent to m e, and all those having claim « ag d u st the sam e, will present th e m , duly authenii- • aii*d, to m e w ithin six m o nth* from th e date of this n o tice , a t my home n a r B e th e l, Polk co u nty . Dated a t D allas. O ct. 20. 1908. THOM AS H. D E N N E Y , E x e cu to r of said e state Wide tiros aro road makers, narrow tiros are road destroyers. In each state that does not already have one a wide tire law should be passed, sim­ ple in its requirements, positive in Its enforcement. In Erie county. N. Y.. convict labor Is used in turning out crushed« stone for highway building. It is said the plau has proved very successful and is fn FiiieR Terry« me. tored by the prisoners. When Ellen Terry was a little girl Owing to the few convicts available about ten years old she played Puck In for road work In Wilkes county, Ga.. "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and some $1500 worth of steel road workers had to make her appearance through were purchased, which are said to do the stage floor on a trap door. The the work of twenty-five men. trap door was shut too soon, and one A deep foundation and a good water of the child's feet was caught. She 1 •bed surface are the essentials to a | screamed with pain, and Mrs. Charles perfect road. With these and the use I Kean whispered to her: “Be a brave of wide tires the stone roads will last I girl, Nellie. Finish your part, and you for years. shall play Arthur In 'K ing Joh n.’ ” Annual repairing is too seldom for n ! The trap door by this time was open dirt road It should lie looked after ed. but the child's toe was broken whenever It gets out of shape. | She. however, plucklly pulled herself It coots considerable money to build together and fiiilslu-d her speech.—E x ­ first chins roads, but It cost* very much change. more to get along wlthcut them. : W hy HI* Chnlee. Agent—Yes. sir; I will guarantee the: this is the ii Hist concentrated fond rot e re r n*e. Cotisemer- Rut I don’t wnnt t h ’ kind. I want the kind that spreads ni over nj> rvsteru.—Life. These books are compiled from the publications of the v a r io u s Agricultural Ex­ perim ent Sta- 1 tions, and are of great value to all practical farmers. Who Was Almost Crazed with It is well known that terrible rheumatism, sciatica, and neuralgia cause more helpless­ ness, acute suffering, and agony, than any of the other diseases that alllict humanity. The ¿peat medicinal virtues o f Taine’s Celery Com­ pound make it the only trustworthy specific for the cure of all forms of rheumatism and neuralgia. Thousands of strong testimonial letters from the most prominent people of tin* ’ land, prove that Paine’s Celery Couipoum has banished these terribly fatal troiil Its when all other treatment has failed. Mrs. Mar garet Bethel, of Braineid, Minn., after thirty years of agonizing tortures had a desire to end her life, if it was the will of Ileaven; she al­ most prayed for the time to lay it down. I leaven-directed, she made use of Paine’s Celery Compound, and is enjoying true life once more. She says: — “ For thirty years I have been a great suf­ ferer from neuralgia in the head, and also with rheumatism in the whole body. I l>egan taking Paine’s Celery Compound and soon found I was much better. Before taking the Compound, my life was such a burden that I almost prayed to lay it down. I was bedfast every two weeks with horrible pain in the head, back, and neck, until 1 was almost crazed. I am able to do harder work and more of it today than for twenty-five years. I am really enjoying life again, thanks to Paine’s Celery Compound. I am satisfied that my life has been prolonged many years by its use.” I Chin «**«* H i d e W o m e n ’ « i l l r y f l * The first bicycle dealers who tried to sell wheels to the Chinese were stir- | prised to find that there was n big and j ready dcinuud for women's wheels, but j practically none for men's wheels. Yet | none of tiie bicycle drummers could re I port having seen many women, if any. riding the machines. The mystery was M u ch D fp R R d « , j explained dually when it was learned Joey —Yes, Pietro; In whist playing that th« Chinese men preferred the wo good deal depends on your luck. men’s wheel-« tiecac.se the skirts that Piet nr Quite so. And your hick d form part of their costumes mad«’ It pends on a good deal, heyT— Phllsdel difficult to straddle the diamond frame phla Bulletin. of the men's wheels. i ' " ----- 1 ORCHARD CU LTIVA TION . Does a Wondrous Work for a Lady Diamond Dyes Color Anything Any Color iN o ln te ( h e ’■ -A. ii * P A IN E ’S C E LE R Y COMPOUND A belief lives strong in the hearts and ROAD REPAIRING. minds of the m ajority of mankind, in­ cluding persons of weak digestions, S o m e P o i n t s b y C o n n e c t i c u t 's S t a te that a quick, brisk walk taken before H i t f l n v » ) ' C o m in is .N lo n e r . a meal gets up an appetite and helps In n letter to all selectmen of towns the stomach to digest the food. Now throughout Connecticut, State Highway this is exactly Wliat it doesn’t do. E x ­ Commissioner Macdonald gave some ercise spreads the blood throughout tin- valuable points on road repairing. lie body. For the proper digestion of food There are many ways in which Diamond said: the blood is nc«*ded In the stomach Dyes will help you. Dresses, cloaks, suits, “All culverts and gutters should be Few realize tills Important fact. After ribbons, coats, feathers, stockings,—every­ cleaned out and all shoulders on the a long, exhausting walk, bicycle spin thing wearable, Diamond Dyes make to roads should be pared down so that or any severe physical or mental strain they shall be below the traveled por­ look like new. Diamond Dyes are the take a good half hour’s rest In a com tion of the highway. This will permit perfect home dyes; they are SIMPLE, fortable arm chair or lying on n sof- yf the water running off into the gut­ STRONG, SURE. before you eat a substantial meal. ter. Gravel roads should have a little W e have a special department of advice, and gravel placed on the toe marks in the will auHwer free any question« about dyeing. The Dergamot Tree. Bend «ample of good« when posalble. center of the road and In the ruts. If There Is but one spot in the world Direction book and 45 dyed «ample« free. this Is not done at this season no good where the bergamot tree can be cult! will result. All loose stones should be vated with profit, a fact of some impor­ removed from macadam roads with the tance, since its essence is indiapensabl in the m anufacture or numerous per back of a rake, not the teeth. Loose Final Settlement. fumes and medical preparations. The stones Injure a road as much as any jn e tiling, because they are driven into o|K)t referred to is Itegglo, in Calabria, o t ic e is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t t u b u n that extrem ity of the Italian peninsula the surface and break the bond. ha« filed hi« final accou n t in tha “ Where the stone is beginning to m u tter derfligiied of the e state of J . L. H am lin, deceased, which is familiarly known as “the to show through n little splinters or chips and M onday, Nov. 9, 1903, a t th e hour of 1 o’clock of the boot.” of stone should be applied to form a i p. m ., I iuh been appointed hy th e co u n ty co u rt of th e state of O regon, for F olk County, as th e tim e cushion. This cushion should not be j for the hearing of o b je c tio n s to said final accou n t I li a F a t e . and th e settlem en t th ereo f. All persons are there­ more than three-fourths of an inch Casey—O' Rafferty Is a sick mnhn fore notified to appear a t said tim e and show cause tie has heart complaint an’ eonsoomp thick. No sprinkling or rolling Is neccs- | if any e x ist, why the «aid acco u n t should no t be ap­ sary. A ton of splinters will suffice j proved and the ad m in istrator of said e sta te and her lion. bondsmen discharged. Murphy—Sure, consoouiptlon’s a bad for from 250 to .>00 r- juare feet. An or- j Dated th is 6th day o f O ct., 1903. A. POWRLL, dlnary farm roller, weighted down and I disease, A dm inistrator. Casey—It Is thpt sam e; but it’s slow run over the road a fter loose stone® | H e’ll die nv the heart throuble a year nre removed, will improve it. It is not necessary to use screenings on a stone afore he’ll die av the loong throuble.— Fxecutrix’ Notice. road, as they only furnish dust in dry K ansas City Journal. weather. If the road is watched, a new o t ic e is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t i . s a r e p t a surface will not be necessary, as it will People talk a great ileal about tin J . V ernon, have been appointed e x ecu trix of the not have the chance to get in bad will and te sta m e n t of Jo h n V ern an , deceas­ saereilness of true love, but admit ed. All persons indebted to the said e state will make condition.” thut you are In love, and they will m ediate paym ent to m e,and all those having claim s lie congratulates the selectmen on im ag ainst the sam e, will present th e m , duly authenti Yaugn at you. - Atchison Globe. the fact that the roads have been so cated, to me a t my hom e on th e Salem and D allas r<>ad, betwen lu r ry and Euia, in I’olk co u nty , well look d after by them in accord­ O — - ------------- regon, w ithin mix m o nths from the date ef tliia ance with the menus at their disposal, notice. F o r O v e r Sixty Y ears . 5, 1903. An old and well tried remedy. Mrs. and this fact will greatly aid In secur­ Dated a t Dallas. O ctober SA R E P T A J . VERN O N , Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been ing to the towns the state aid they at E x e cu trix of said estate. used for over sixty years by millions of present enjoy. mothers for their children while teeth ing, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is pleasant to ths taste. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. 26 cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. He sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Sy­ rup and take no other kind. r ' i w -/' * We mail them fr e e to all farmers who apply for them. OERMAN KALI WORKS. 9 3 N u m h S tro o t. New York. Mayer, Wilson A <"o Ban Francis­ co, California, are sole agents for the Pacific coast. Summons. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon Polk county.—Departwafft No. 2. David Peters, plaintiff, vs. Margaret A. McCarter and Henry McCarter, her husband, David J . Riley, Thomas B. Love- lady, Andrew J. Lovela- dv and Mary Lovelady, j hia wife, .John T. Me- | Carty and Mehala J . | McCaity, hia wife, Hose j snnie M. Waters and M. | L. Waters, her husbaud, j William A. McCartyand j Rosa McCarty, his wife, | Alice G. I* agon,and John | T. Fagan, her husband, | Roma E. Gage, Aman- | da J . Simmons and Wil- | liam D. Simmon«, her hu«band, Elijah A. Mc­ Carty, Sarah F. (»rider and Shadrach S. Grider, her husband, Lavina | Lovelady, Octavia Bad- | ger and Ephriam Badger | her hu«hand, Carrol Mat | ney and Mat- j ney, his wife, Sarah J . | Cochran and William j Cochran, her husband, j defendants. J To John T. McCarty, Mehala J . McCarty, Roseannie M. Water«, M. L. Water«, Car­ rol Matney a n d ------------- Matney, hi« wife, Sarah ,J, Cochran and William Coch­ ran, of the above named defendants: IN TH E NAME OF THE STATE OF Oregon, you and each of you are hereby re­ quired to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled suit within six week« from-the date of the first pub­ lication of this summons, to-wit: On or be­ fore the 4th day of December, 1903, and if you fail so to appearand answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will auuly to the court hi« complaint, to- for the relief prayed for wit: (1) That plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of the following described real premis­ es, to-wit: That part of the donation land claim of Thomas J . Lovelady and Mary Love- lady, hi« wife, notification No. 1,967, claim No. 63, described as follows: Beginning at the northwest comer of said donation land claim in township 7 south, range 5 west of the Willamette meridian, and running thence east 18.47 chains, thence south 39.42 chains, thence west 18.47 chains, thence north 39.42 chains to the place of beginning, containing 61 acres, more or less, Excepting therefrom the following described tract of land, to-wit: Beginning at a point 14.31 chains south of the southwest corner of the donation land claim of Asa Shreve and wife, Not. No. 2,- 252, claim No, 62, in township 7 south, range 5 west of the Willamette meridian in Polk county, Oregon, and running thence west 5 chains, thence south 10 chains, thence east 5 chains, thence north 10 chains to the place of beginning, containing 5 acres, more or les«: and that the defendants, or either of them, have no estate or interest whatever in or to the land or premises above described, and that the title of plaintiff thereto is good and valid; that the defendants, and each of them, be forever barred and enjoined from assert­ ing or claiming any right, title or interest in or to the said real premises, or any part there of; and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem just and equitable in the premises. This summons is published for a period of six weeks by order of the Honorable J . E Sibley, judge of the county court of Polk county, Oregon, made and entered the 21st day of October, 1903. The date of the first publication of this summons is October 23, 1903, and the last publication hereof Decern- 4, .903. J . N. HART, Attorney for the plaintiff. fo r _ L u te féfgirn!?iw§) ^ ■ 4.H. .:,h .'.nr C u l : I v i . t l o n t o 1 'i - e v c n t W i n t e r K i l l i n g i n t il« - \ u r t h n « - k l . LfUtc cultivation or abundant lucla- tu i" tends to a late, sappy growth of wood that is likely to winter kill. In the dry no tion -; of the north west, how- eve:’, as 1’roiV-s.- or 0 . P*. Waldron of the North Dakota experiment «nation has bliown, the winter killing of fruit trees is “due to the drying up of the tu igs so that in spring there Is not enough mois­ ture left In ih* plant to rem-.v the litc processes.” Professor Waldron recom­ mends, therefore, that orchards in that region be planted in deep soil, natural­ ly mellow and moist, and cultivated from the ba; inning to the end of the season In order to retain as much mois­ ture in the soil a-- po.-.'l’ale.' To further prevent the evaporation of the mois­ ture from the ground in winter it is recommend d that a light layer of straw or sim ilar material be spread on the ground about the 1st of Novem­ ber. “This covering prevents the es­ cape of moisture, as the drying winds cannot come in contact with the soil, and also the escape of the heat, thus delaying freezing for a considerable time and shortening the period in which the plant 1» losing moisture without m-Tins of supplying the loss.” The application o f this mulch has been found of the greatest importance in the northwest, “saving whole plantations in regions where unprotected trees were practically nil kill* d.” FI NE R d 4 A N ow P in k c Fen ce R o v i-. ÄVegetable Preparation fur As­ similating llicFoodandBegula- lni(; ihe Stomachs and Dowels of IN b A N .X S / ( H lL liK K N Pjomoics Digcalion.Cheerfui- ness and Rest Contains neither 0 ; itim,Morphine nor Muterai. K o t N a h c o t ic . H u n p kia S e e d ' A lx..S'm ntt * JU tA d U S sH t- A a i.tr S e ed r H p ftem w tt - „ H i C itrtortn h S ofa + fìinn Serti - Ctenfird Skiattr h in lr/y /esn rlcìH K Aperteci Remedy forConslipa- Hon. Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms. Convulsions. Feverish^ ness and L o s s O F S L E E P . Facsimile Signature of N EW YO RK . EXACT COPY VARY YOUR I N T E R E S T S . T h « ? W i s e M a n I>o«?s N o t A l l o w n e li t o U u ii l u a H u t. H im CAN’T .TOUCH /¡SA W YER 'S I bequeath to ray ehildien Scrofula with all its attendant horrors, humiliation and suffering. This is a strange legacy to leave to posterity; a heavy burden to place upon the shoulders of the young. This treacherous disease dwarfs the body and hinders the growth and development of the faculties, and the child bom of blood poison, or scrofula-tainted parentage, is poorly equipped for life's duties. Scrofula is a disease with numerous and varied symptoms; enlarged glands or tumors about the neck and armpits, catarrh of the head, weak eyes and dreacMul skin eruptions upon different parts of the body show the presence of tubercular or scrofulous matter in the blood, This dangerous and stealthy disease entrenches itself securely in the system and attacks the bones and tissues, destroys the red corpuscles of the blood, resulting in white swelling, a pallid, waxy appearance of the skin, loss of strength and a gradual wasting away of the body. S. S. S. combines CK>th purifying and tonic properties, and is guaran­ teed entirely vegetable, making it the ideal remedy in all scrofulous affections. It purifies the deteriorated blood, makes it rich and strong and a complete and permanent cure is soon effected. S. S. S. improves the digestion and assimilation of food, restores the lost properties to the blood and quickens the circulation, bringing a healthy color to the skin and vigor to the weak and emaciated body. Write us about your case and our physicians will cheerfully advise and help yon in every possible way to regain your health. Book on blood and skin diseases free. t « X S W I F T S F E C IF IC CO .. A tla n ta . G a. E arn . “Did you ever taste elephant ears?’’ asked an amateur botanist of his com­ panion as they passed a florist’s where >no of the plants was displayed. “No,” replied his companion, “I nev­ er did.” “It’s a good thing for you,” said the botanist, “although it Is an expe­ rience that will remain in your mem­ ory for a long time to come. I remem­ ber—oil. It seems like a hundred years back, yet the incident Is fresh in i. y mind and as clear as crystal—when three boys were leaning across a wal looking at the plant in a garden. "I w is one of the boys and the othei two were toiling me w hat a sweet tast elephant leaves had. At first 1 refuse- to taste the plant, but one of the boy? pv; a piece in his mouth—a t least li pretended to—and I agreed to cher soi. also \Yli, persimmons are a sugar compared to the drawing am b itte n r’ -s of the elephant leaf and • • half un hour a fter I had put the bit o leaf into my mouth I drank enoug water to float a ship.” In Use For Over Thirty Years MSTOBIA < i »it a cin ru ce u . FO R TH E CHILDREN O b e d ie n t E d w in , In the days when Edwin A. Abbey was n small boy he had the habit of crit­ ically scrutinizing every dish that was set before him at the table, much to the embarrassment of his family. His fre­ quent dismissals from the table were ineffectual, and something had to lie done lo work a cure, says the Ladies' Home Journal. “Eddie." said hi* mother one day. “I heard Hue speak about going to t'ousiu M artha's for dinner next Sunday, and I am afraid v.e will have to make tl.ee stay ut home until thee kurus polite­ ness at the table. Thy pa king at food would mortify me.” This threatened deprivation reduced the hoy to tears, and a fte r he had sol­ emnly promised' not to look at every­ thing according to his habit be was told that he might go. The day come, and a large and merry family gathered to do justice to a tempting meal. Each of the little folk* had a glass of delicious rich country milk at ills place. Noticing that Edwin was surrepti­ tiously glancing at his glass, Mrs. Ab­ bey observed with a well understood meaning. "Edw in, why is thee not drinking thy milk?” W ith a determined air the boy hasti­ ly picked up the glass and. shutting Ills eyes as tight us possible, gulped its contents down. This sudden procedure attract* d the attention of all the guests, nnd. fear­ ing at least a severe scoidiug. the boy exclaimed: “I did it. mother. I—I swal­ lowed it.” “Swallowed what?” hurriedly asked Mrs. Abbey, now more alarmed than amused. “Those two flies that got in my milk, but I swallowed them, mother- 1 swal­ lowed them.” The winner ( t a prize of a guinea offered by the Loudon academy to the person who should select the three most pregnant tud felicitous sentences from any :.item s, chose the following three quotations. The first was from It U:-kin: “ Fancy play* like a squirrel in Its circular prison mul Is happy; but ima." Illation is n pi grim on the ear ill—am A T r i c k W ith F iix n re « . her home is : i lea v en .” The seeonc Ask a friend to put down four fig­ smite nee was • ken from the works o ures which you are not supposed to Mnzzini: “ Dis -ourngement Is but dis see. Let him add these up nnd sub­ enchanted eg-irism.” Tim third wn tract the sum from the original figures. the following from Robert Louis Sir Then let him strike out any figure In veiisoii; “The (rue wh-dom is Ui bo a! the result and tell you the sum of I he wavs scasomioie, and to change wi. remaining, figures. You can instantly u rood gr.*( in changing circlin' tell him what figure he struck out. The stances. To love playthings well as modus operand! is easy and depends on child, to lead n adventurous and lioi: the esoteric qualities of 9. He puts orable youth aid to settle when th- down, say, 7,4‘J S. Add up these fig­ time arrives into a green and smiling ures—*21. which subtract and get 7,407. age is to h<* >, good artist in life am Cross out. say. 7. T his leaves the sum deserve w Ij of yourself and youi of the remaining figures 11. which lie neighbor.” announces. Mentally subtract 11 from the next highest multiple of 9. which is 18. and you get 7, which was the fig­ ure crossed out. Regulator Line. P O R TL A N D -TH E grofula Bears the Signature of T H * OCNTAUR C OM PANY. N (W V O N « C ITY. E le p h a n t The wise man keeps out of ruts. T< be < rtain, however, that he will nc complish this be must begin early ii life. He must not begin his life wori by restricting himself absolutely to ; single elm unci. This does not meal that lie should scatter his forces and attem pt everything or should not be­ come a specialist. But the more strict­ ly he specializes the more carefully fhould he see to it that he does not be­ come narrow and bigoted. The young man should early begin the habit oJ reading a newspaper. l ie will thus get a general education that he can obtain from no other source. But he cannot get all the education he requires, ever w a y n e w e p t. of public affairs, from the newspapers Helen had been only a few days i L et him not make this error. Theii the house where W alter was the sev- n news is necessarily fragm entary. Hr year-old son and heir when It was per­ should read regularly one or two good ) fectly clear that she had made a d cp magazines of the class devoted to tb«-1 impression on his already susceptible discussion of questions of public inter heart. One afternoon he brought a est. He should react a little good fle footstool and. placing It in front of her, asked her If she would marry him. Helen was a little more than four times as old as W alter, and her un­ married state was a m atter of keen in­ terest to her friends. She looked at the boy gravely for a moment nnd then /^ ,/W / th e m a n w lio w ears said; "W hy. I can’t answer that question offhand. Walter. You will have to wait ' E X C E L S IO R and give me time to think It over.” BRAND Suddenly the boy dropped his head S lic k e rs on her knee nnd began to Cry bitterly. S A W Y E R ’S E x c c l a U r “W hat Is the matter, W alter?" she B ra » ..« O ile d C lo th in g . j Best in the world. Will asked, patting his head. r not oraek, peel or ftet sticky. Look fo r trade “I was Just thinking.” be sobbed out, mark. I f not a t dealer’« «end for catalogue. “that you'd be dead and gone before 1 . I . Sa w y e r A S o n . So l« J f r » . was old enough to marry you.”—New Itil r«i»brleautifnl roses. Among these American Gardening gives special mention to Lady Gay, a new hybrid ram bler of a beautiful pink color, which secured a certificate of merit; Lo Flam ina, very rich in color, honorable mention, and the beaulifu: W hite Sw eetheart, which as a fence or pillar rose is very desirable. For Infant« and Children. The $ H y l i r l i l T l m n J it e r n n d a G oi d umm DALLES R O U TE . Steamers: Bailey Gatzert Regulator Dalles City Metiako C o n n e c t i n g at Lyle w i t h th e Columbia [liver and Northern R a il w a y C o m p a n y for W a hk aicus, C e nterville Daly, C o ld e n d a le and all o th er K lic k ita t valley point«. S team ers leave Portland d a ib , e x cep t Su nday, a t 7 a. in ., co n n ectin g a t Lyle with C . R. A N . train for G o'dendale a t 5:30 p m ., train arriv in g at Golden- dale a t 7.3.S p. ra. S team ers arriv e T he Dalle« tt:3f* p. m . Steam er leaves The Dalle« d aily, e x cep t S u n ­ d ay , a t 7:30 a . m . C K k N. tra in leaving Golden- dale a t t f : l * a m co n n e cts with th is steam er for P o rt­ land, arriv ing a t P o rtia i h a t 0 P m . T he p latial steam er B ailey G atxert leavee Portland 7 a n t for T he Dalle« Tuesdays. Thursday« and Saturday«; retu rn in g arriv es Portland Monday-», W ednesdays and Frid ay * Round t n p ti< k e u to any point be tween P o rtla n d and T he D alle* .» n t h * steam er« D alle*C ity and Bally G a U e r t, only 5C ce n ts. For detailed information of tickets, berth reservations, eto., call or write to Alder street wharf, Portland, Or. H. G. CAMPBELL, Manager. w e nave Been taagnt to look upon ju r planet merely a * one of the sm aller satellites of u low class sun and lpon ourselves, at least from an astronom­ ical point of view, as something less than grasshoppers, say* the LiteraiT Digest. Now. however. I ’rofessor Al­ fred Russell W allace, the veteran Eng­ lish biologist, regards it as proved tl*it our solar system is practically In the center of the universe, which la cer­ tainly limited in extent, aud that the earth is in the most favorable position In that system for the development of life; hence, in a biological sense, we are In the center of thing* after alL Professor W allace believes that we nre the only Intelligent living beings In ex­ istence nnd that the crept Ion of the universe has culminated in our ap­ pearance, which was its end and aim. PniKl« For .txtronmilfrt. The new star that flashed out in Perseus at the he. inning of the twen­ tieth century seems to be the herald of • nother revision of our astronomy. Professor Simon Newcomb shows rea­ sons for assigning this star to ths Milky Way and that a conservative e*. tlm ate If that Its Ii- ’ Driveling at 18U.OOO miles per second, must require 3.44*0 years to reach the earth. The nebula that has spread from this star ha» reached n diam eter of more than four minutes of arc In a few months. Until now explosions o f hydrogen have seemed to explain the blazing up of suns in two or three day* to thousand* of times their original brightnc*ss. but the Incandescent gas from these ex­ plosions seems incapable of traveling more than • few hundred miles per second, and the Perseus nebula has «x- tended with vastly greater velocity.