Jii PAIN, SPRAINS, BRUISES, J03. Owners of Liljnlri! . HI Nci Perform the Nercssary Weeding. It is a faot which every owner of a library will confirm that the reluctance to weed one is the groatest of all ob stacles to its collection. A private mar who lovea boohs, unless he is ex ceptionally rich, is always, as he ad vances in life, tormented by the diCl culty of finding room fcr them. Thoy grow and prow, and tho wall space does not jr.'K', an(l the f.helves do not grow cither, end unless he resorts to tho ur.rpeuhab'y ('ctestable expedient of reduplicating the bocl:o cn each shelf a device whi.h not only destroys the back rows but imperils their own er's chances of Heaven, the boolc want ed being invariably lost for the time beinjr, with results in evil wishes and lanfjiiae there corner, a time when he is at his wit's er.l. Not one room in ten will allow of shelves being set at right angles t- the walls instead of along them, u.ou;jh that quadruples book space; and the collector, with weary r.ihs, either heaps boolcs above each other or leaves thcra in packing cases, cr, in desperate emergencies, puts them en the floor. All this while, if he would only weed them t'.iero would be plenty of room, and tho opportunity of weeding Is al most limitless. V'o venture to say there are not five men in England possessed of three thourand boo'.rs apiece who dc not know that half their books are lum bor, books which they will never read or consult cr open for any purpose whatsoever. They aro the books of for gotten periods of life, the books oi whim, the books of abandoned studies, or, more numerous than all, tho books about, which their owner s only thought is n wonder how the devil they ever got there, books ho can no more account for than he could account for the foolish ness of early day dreams, or for the morsels of absolutely useless knowl edge packed away in his memory, lie knows perfectly well tho lumber ought to go to tho auctioneer, but ho nevci sends it, unless, indeed, ho changes hip house; nor, if he is rich enough to keep a "librarian," or library clerk, will that invaluable person c-end it; he is, indeed, insulted or mado lachrymose by the very suggestion. BURR HAD TO OBEY, TbM Tie Prealdcnt Whs Stopped Sandaj . by tho Tltlilnguiau. ' A relative of Deacon lligby, the ole tithingman of Milford. tells tho storj of an encounter with Aaron llnrr when the latter was traveling from Boston tc New York while he was vice president of the United States. It has been told often, hut seldom accurately until now says a Milford (Conn.) correspondent ol the New York Sun. Deacon lligby, at tithingman, was accustomed to sit be tween sunrise and sunset every Sunday in the front gallery of the old Plymoutt church on tho turnpike in this place. From the window ho could command a view of the road for several miles east and west, and if any traveler passed orj pleasure or business bent ho was halted and compelled to stop over until the Bun had set. Mr. liurr arrived at Mil lard Sunday morning. Deacon lligby saw tho imposing equipage coining to ward tho church and ran out to stop it. The postilions drew up at his word oi command, and Mr. liurr asked: "What's the matter?" Deacon lligby told him that he was breaking a law of the state by traveling Sunday, and that ho must put up his horse and wait until sunset. Burr was somewhat astonished at the command and, after, looking at the tall and imposing figure of the tithingmao who stood at the horses' heads, he re marked, as if expecting to settle the question: "But I nm Aaron liurr, vice president of tho United States." The deacon was no respecter of persons. With an obeisance, ho replied: "It makes no difference if you are vice president of the United States. In the name of the God I serve and the coun try I honor I forbid you to pass through this place until the sun has set." liurr, instead of defying the law, obeyed the command and had his horses put out, and he and his retinue took dinner in Butler's tavern, staying until after the mm went down. Deacon lligby often related the incident to his friend and physician. Dr. L. N. Iteardsly, who re peated it to the relative who tells the utory now. It removes the imputation that liurr refused to obey the law, aud 1b due to the memory of Deacon lligby, who, in the performance of his duty, was undismayed by show or titles. ANIMAL INSTINCT. Blngiuar Nitettelty MlKplitycil by W'Ut llnrM-H. That cuttle nml horses can eoniriinm e.ate intelligent. e to each other and an t-ndowed wilh a certain amount ol reasoning faculty the following fuel, are pretty eeiielusive proof: I once pur vhused a station on which u largo num ber of cuttle and horses luid gone wild. To get the i utile ill 1 fenced the permanent water- u distance of twenty miles leaving traps at intervals. At first this answered all right, but soon the cattle becntne e.eeediiijrly cuutioiu about entering the traps; waiting out side for two or three nights before go ing in, and if they could sim-ll a man oi his tracks not going in at all. At last they adopted a plan w hich beat me. A mob would come lo the tr:ip-ate, and one would go in and drink anil eouu j out, anil then another would do tin I same, and so on till all hud watered. They hud evidently arrived at the eon elusion that I would not catch one and frighten all the others nway. To get in the wild h.ir.-.es, six hundred ol which wire running on a large pluin (about twenty thruyind acres), 1 erect ed a stock yard v. it ii u gradually widen ing lime in a hollow where it eon Id not easily he seen, utul by ctationiug horse men lit intervals on the plain galloped the wild holies in. My lirst hunt (which lasted for seine days) was suc cessful, the wild horses heading toward the mouth of the lane without much difficulty , but of cnrsew.neesonpedby charging b;r.k nt the stock yard gate and in other wuys. My second hunt, about a month later, was a failure; very mob of bor es on the plain seemed to know where the yard was and would " not head that way. This seems to how that the horses that escaped from the first hunt told all the other, wow il.a,ti'nnl tvflu "'" ' 3V2l.COI35 Oil RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, 8WELLINCS, BURNS. PATENTS! NOTICE TO INVENTORS. There was never a time in the history of our country when Ibe demnnd for inventions rdH improvements io the arts hixI scie"Ofs generally was so great as now. The conveniences of mnukind in the fnotnry and workshop, the household hiiiI on tbe farm, h well bs in offieml lile, ri quire oontiimal access ons to the appnrtenauce and impliments of each in order to save labor, tune and expense. The political change in the adminiatra on government does not uftVot tbe progress of the American inventor, who beiu(onlhe alert, and ready to per ceive tue existing deficiencies, does not i ermit the affairs of government to de ter bim from quickly oonoeiving the remedy to overcome existing discrepan cies. Too great cure cannot be exer cised in onoosiug a competent and skill Fnl attoruey to prepare and proseoute hd application fur patent. Valuable in 'eres s have been lost and destroyed in innumerable instances bv the emplo) ment of incompetent counsel, and es pecially is this advice applicable to 'hose who adopt the "No patent, no pay" sjsteni. Inventors who entrust rhcir buBiness to this class of attorneys do in at imminent risk, as the breadth , H()(, tmutU o! ,he tfDt j never eon i , . . , . , , sidered in view of a quick endeavor to net an allowHiice and obtain tbe fee. CUE PUESS CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wedderbiuu, General Manager, (118 F street, N. W.,WashiDBton, D. C, representing a large number of impor tant daily and weekly papers, anil gen eral periodicals of the eountry, was in--diluted to oroteot its natrons from the uiKiife methods heretofore employed n thin line of business. The said Con pnny is prepared to take charge of all putent business entrusted to it for rea sonable teen, and prepare and proseoute applications generally, including me- ohuuioal inventions, design patents, r ule-marks, labels, copyrights, iuterfer nces. infringements, validity reports, .ml liives especial iit'eiiinn to n jecti-il i-ihs. It is also prepared to eutdr into mmpetition with any ikiu iu securing foreign piiteutav. Write for instructions anil advice. John WnnnnitntiRN. lilH V Street, t 0, Iiox 385. Washington, I). 0. Seeds! Choice Seeds Trees! Fruit Trees T II AT WILL Q HO W. WiioleHiile and Uelnil. Catalogue Kiee. AddreHfl OKO. STARR ETT, i ti.25 3 n sw Wallu Walla, Wash. GREATLY REDUCED RATES MADE !Y THE Southern Pacific Company FOR THE CALIFORNIA Itllt'Nl) THU' TICK l:TS DAYS. (10011 FOR 30 WW lo San Francisco -AND 11 KIT UN flu txi'i.rniNu F1VK (UTK THK KAMI TICKETS TO KXCI'KSION THll'8 From San Fran. Iwo to other point! in Cull on. la will l.o nlloMc.1 pinvhaten of ipi-etal : UIh Inter Fair tickeln at llio billowing rouml lip rali'ie I ii Mtiilioim under ISO in I In from Sail Fran Im'o. one ami onc-thlnl one way faro, lo atatloua 1:41 inllei or more from San ''miii'liii'o.one ami one filth one way fare. fnresai't ratei and full Information Inquire f J. H. Klrklau.t, Plat. I'a. attont at l:u Finn I , Portland, dr., or aililroM the umleraiKiiwl ill'H'D (iUAY, T. II GOODMAN, (leu. Traffic Manaser. Gen. Phm. Ant. San Franeiien, Calif K. P. ItOUKKS, A. 0. F. A 1'. A., 1'ortlanil, Oregon. FREE TRIALS ' mmm ami loat Timlin m paekiff of ur treat ment far WMkniH anil dac. ,..hin.. ami loat Ylta!lnr aaut fna tor 11 caala H. WARD IN8TUTUTE, 120 B. HI St 8T. WITS. III. I'ope'i rlne. Kearly sll the forests of Towhataii county, Va., have been tles'.ruyed by In sects and among other trees the turnout Pope's pine, a noted landmark.' It stood on an eminence from which it was risible for twenty miles or mor a mu ri nnrl . . ) v : .u i surrounding trees. In old timet. CoL Pope, . local patriot, put liberty car like that stamped on our copper cent pieces on top of the tree, and every yeai when Fourth of July came around he celebrated the anniversary by holding mu-ucsuc oi me loot oj the pme. Col Pope lived to be ninety years old anc knew personally every president trotr inn Voik LfTi i ....... UWICW IB VlTaTtllUk mm FAIR. TOR DEAFNESS A Wi Iiln;;;. i' ; :'. i Tr.troducea the .i . I'.-vu-llce. M.d the phono human ear as a I lilt.: r ..!..; When t.ilitt.. graph he u-id guide, aou tiic- chine i::.clvcd . co:.: ruciion of that mar ! jl the mechanical design the ear is fashioned. upon which Probably he had no idea of applying the invention tj the cure of deafness, but science has bejrun to do that. A well-known Washington physician Is a believer in the phonograph as a remedy for that blllietion. . Experiments at home strenfrthoried his belief, and he has introduced the phonograph into his practice. Deafness in most eases, the doctor says, comes from catarrh. The passa,-;-! from the throat to the ear be comes choked and a coating forms on the bones of the ear which interferes with vibration. As this coating thickens and hardens tho vibratory power bo comes less, and when it ceases the function of the car drum is suspended. The doctor's idea is that vibratory force applied to the car by means of a phono graph must quicken the ear drum and affect tho coating of the inner bones. Gradually this coating must be dis lodged, and with the completion of that process hearing will be restored. This may happen in the majority of cases in about two months, he thinks, with daily treatment of twenty minutes' duration. He has prepared a variety of cylinders to produce different sound ef fects. The intensity of the vibrations is under the control of the operator, so that treatment iray be varied as neces sary. The sensation is said by the New Orleans Times-Democrat to be pleasant to the deaf. To persons of normal hearing the sounds rumble and clatter like the noise of a railroad train. Musical cylinders are not suited to the treatment, although in certain eases bugle calls, concert olo;nr.d the chimes of loud bells rnuy lie tie 1 t-i :id .iiit.nge- A Gentleman Who formerly resided in Connecticut, but who now resides in Honolulu, writes : "For 20 years past, my wife and 1 have used Ayer'a Hair Vigor, and we attribute iu a the dark hair which she and I now have, while hun dreils of our acquaint ances, ten or a dozen years yoiingertlian we, are clUier gray-headed, white, or bald. When asked liowour hulrlias retained Its color and fullness, we reply, ' By the use of Ayer'a Hair Vigor nothing else.' " "In 1868, my affianced was nearly bald, and mm fiSa the hair ZmSA. keot fall- iV- Im, nnr. every day. I induced her to use Ayer's Hair Vigor, and very soon, it not only checked any further loss of hair, but produced an entirely new growth, which has remained luxuriant and flossy to this day. I can recommend this preparation to all in need of a genuine hnir-restoier. It Is all that It is claimed to be." Antonio Alarrun, Bastrop, Tex. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR SPILES ii crffUrt onf PirNLKastrpnttPPnt 'itli ut hi. Iff. N losi or inin urn b'iBmegj. titiila, Vice , til f etn., a Ino ci-fii. :() year' 7H , Queation Blank ami J Jo ok free. Cull or wrilu. ffl H. II, Ii. BUTTS, Did ii no oi :jt)i.. or. Iakjuih, iuu GOOD ADVICE. Every patriotic citiien should give his personal effort and influence to increase the circulation of his home paper which teaches the American policy of Protec tion. It is his duty to aid in this respect in every way possible. After the home paper Is taken care of, why not sub scribe for the American Economist, published by the American Protective Tariff League ? One ol its correspon dents says I 'No true American can get along without it. I consider it the greatest and truest political teacher In the United States." Send postal card request for free sample copy. Address Wilbur F.Wake, man. General Secretary, 135 West 23d St, New York. Oca ?e viovx a Wiend a VKc cause a$ 0; 0LneroxYV "VWVeres'Vs 1 Are you willing to work for the cause of Protection in placing reliable infer nation in the hands of your acquain tances? If you sre, you should be identified with the american Protective tariff league. 138 W. 230 ST., NEW VORK. Cut lldt nolle out uid lend It to the Loaus, Staling your poaldon, and giv a helping hand. IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ABOUT a A.l.lr.'.,. l.-tn-r or .- hi 1 -n.-.l lo THK t'Kt' Cl.AIHM lOMPtW, OHN WUOtRUUrtiH, M.ln.niintl ttorno, l.o. no 4IIJ, w vsill li. N, n. i evs,oti I'lloOfHKIl SOLDIERS, WIDOWS, CHILDREN, PARENTS. A!a., f...- soi I'.th pui.l illnni il.wl.if.l n t)w llnertf Julv in the i-4f.tilavr Ai tnv ,T Nie v tjitr III.- war. nr.lv.! of -h,- Ind'Hi. -rof lSll--' e ISC', ml tlii-tr i.Mtwrt, now entltli.l ortlsti.! re'ecieil cliilma . ...n-i-liliv. V'-.-iuainla .'titul.-il to lilt-hor r-u,'a. eeii I f. r laws, .No iilwriril for a,lvli-c. Njt- HUH HiHVOBaful. parAhlY LAD Yean iret valanWe secret that icmi uiti pc.tv, aaa a ruorjer amtuu. lor ju uam Mrs. V. M. APP. CO. .e riir mrrT, sr i en, Mo Produoe - SO and ira-t tbe G inie d.r one year. Nice family paper, and bul ly to paper oabins. PHONOGRAPH MP (l N-.'.'-:-.V:.l m VICTORIA XYANZA. Peculiarities of the Greatest Lake on tbe African Continent. Remarkable Phenomena Witnnacd In ttu XtogUm of This Noted Body of Water VUtted by Violent j Cjclone Storms. ' Ernest Oedge, who has spent consid erable time on and around Victoria Ny anza, has made some interesting ob servations on the lake, which is the largest in Africa, says the New York hun. Although it has been visited by a number of explorers it is not very ac curately mapped yet. Mr. Gedge says the appearance of the lake suggests the formation at some remote period of a vast trough or valley. The shores on tbe west side give striking indications of that, especially in Karagwe, where the tliffs are perpendicular, with deep water close in shore. Nothing on the eastern or southern shores suggests volcanic action. On the northern shore are outcrops of lava blocks. The main visible sources of the water supply are from three rivers, which, al though discharging continually a cer tain amount of water into the lake, are of no great size except during the rainy season, and they appear to be totally Inadequate to maintain the equilibrium of the lake, when it is considered that a large volume is carried off constantly by the Nile, and that the loss through evaporation from so large an area must be great. It is probable, therefore, that the lake derives a great deal of water from springs. The lake has great depth in places. The water is fresh and clear, although flat and in sipid to the taste. Fish are numerous and are caught mostly with rod and line. Hippopotami are not very numer ous, as they confine themselves gen-, erally to the coast and rivers. Those that are found in the lake are extreme ly vicious, and are much feared by the canoemen along the northern shores, who, strange to say, are unable to swim. That is, no doubt, due largely to the fact that the lake is infected with alligators, and it is dangerous for any one to enter its waters. Cyclone storms of great violence oc cur at certain seasons, and are danger ous to small craft. The storms occur usually at daybreak. They are accom panied by much thunder and lightning. Following the coast line fora time they sweep across the lake, raising a tremen dous sea, and on several of Mr. Gedge's journeys his party was in great danger of swamping. One of the most remarkable phenom ena he witnessed was the apparent tide that is observed at irregular intervals, the waves opening in and overflowing the beach in exactly the same way as the tide on the seashore, the rise and fall lasting from a half hour to an hour or more. This has occurred during a comparative calm, while at other times, although a strong gale was setting on shore, Gedge did not notice any difference in the lake's level. He therefore thinks that the phenomenon is not attributable entirely to the wind backing up the water. Another curious feature is the peri odical rise and fall which, according to the natives, takes place every twenty five years, and is indicated by the water marks on the stones. At the time of his visit the lake was between eight and nine feet below low-water mark, and the people said that certain lands under cultivation then would be flooded again In due season, and that the peninsula on which his camp was pitched would become an Island. Similar changes of level have been noticed in Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyassa, and it is very desirable that continuous observa tions should be made in order to define the real character of the changes. WHY WOMAN HIDES HER AGE. Nobody Has Been Nhnrp Enough to DU. cover Until Now. "I'll tell you why it is we women hide our ages," said one of the sex to a New York World man the other day. "Ninety-nine out of every hundred women regard marriage as their one end in life. Now it's a curious fact, but true nevertheless, that a man as a rule wants a young wife. Whatever hisown age, his wife must be young and at tractive and all that. Besides, if a woman is married when she is getting on in life, it's only thrown in her face. People say unkind things about her. She is charged with a desire to m arry any one, or some may say that she has set her cap for the man she married be cause she feared to be an old maid. "Women, too, are at their best at thirty. Men don't think so, however, and so they are obliged to keep their ages down to the limit set by their mas ters. I "These two reasons a desire to com ply with the men's arbitrary standard end a fear lest their own sex may say spiteful things if they marry when no longer in their teens have led women Into the habit of falsifying their ages. I "Secondary reasons spring up from these two. The younger girls of a fam ily are often obliged to keep their ages down in order that their older sisters' matrimonial chances may not be spoiled. Sometimes an ambitious mother keeps all her children's ages down in order that she herself may not appear tooold. "Uut as a rule, once married, a wom an's age progresses as nature intended it should and she has a birthday every year." Tern. Plate. Tin plate, or, to speak more accurate ly, tinned plate or tinned sheet, is thir sheets of plates of iron or steel coated with tin. Terne plate is sheets or platt iron or steel covered with an alloy ol tin and lead, usually two-thirds leac1 and one-third tin. It is this union ol three metals, iron, lead and tin, that (fives rise to the name of terne plate, terne bolng1 the French equivalent oi the English adjective tern, meaning threefold. The oft-repeated statement that terne is from a French word mean ing1 dull is incorrect Terne plate, be cause of the presence of load in the coating-, is duller than tin plate, which Is frequently called bright plates but It is not this fact that gave rise to the ap pellation terne, but the union of th three metals. There is a question as tc whether the tin used forms an alloy with iron or is only a simple coating-. It seems to be more firmly attached to the iron than a mere coating- would be, rarely if ever when the sheet is proper ly prepared scaling- o, but requiring absolute rubbing-away to remove it. 1 is probable that the tin coating ton an alloy with the Iron. Papers for ssle at the Qaaette office at two-bits a hundred. CLEARS n IlONsI NtS! inn! iMENTALi in I strong ENERGY4gjjg NERVES); A VPCC Sarsaparilla JT. Hammerly, a well-known business man Of Hillsboro, Va., semis this testimony to the merits of Ayer's Siirsaparilla: "Sevural jears ago, I hurt my leg, the injury leaving a sore which led to erysipelas. M y suftei inns were extreme, my leg, from the Knee to the ankle, being a solid sore, which ht-uan to ex tend to other parts ol the hotly. After trying vurious remedies, I began takinir Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and, before I bad linished the first bottle, I experienced great relief: tho second bottle effected a complete cure.' Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ay ex & Co., Lowell, Maw, Cures others.will cure you convince the skeptic and point the way which if followed leads to raMiirii..M.if:iH:m',H;i Prof. HARRIS' SOLUBLE MEDICATED Pastille Has been put up In a DroDrletarv form since 18T8. and haa been UBed for veers orlor to that time In Drivate cruet ice. It Is no untried Dostrum. of duubilul reputation, but a genuine Bpecitic for a very prevalent disease. Thousands of men, of all ages, have at some time In life brought on nervous debility and exhaustion, with organic weakness, by over brain work, excesses , too fre quent Indulgence or Indiscretion and vicious bablts.and It Is to these that we offer a remedy that will, by its direct action upon tbe seat of the disease, stop the drain and restore tbe patient to vigorous health and utrengtb. Ourmethodof Introducing Prof. Hanis'PastUle treatment Is one which commends Itself to all Benslble persona for tbe reason that we supply it upon their judgment of Its value. We ask of our patrons nothing In tbe way of expense beyond a postal card and a two cent postage stamp, Tbe postal card to be used In sending us their full ad dress and tbe postage stamp for the letter return lug the statement of tbelr cae for which we supply tbem with a question blank, to be filled out and an envelope addressed to ourselves for unfl in retiirnirg It when tlHed. M. i.ymv When we receive the state- .M ,H nient on Hank we prepare Wlif -mmtf eight days' treatment and for mJr ward It by mail and prepay 4ltt4Tj postage thereon and along I TfwmvKrv with theelght days' treatment A EBLn&ii&i we send full directions for using. Thet.entraenttn no way Interferes with a person's attention to business, and causes no pain or Inconvenience In any way. We are so positive that It will give perfect satls faction that we leave thematterof sending orders entirely with those using the free trial treatment. Having satisfied those sending for trial packages of our ability to benefit their sexual condition we feel that they are more largely Interested than ourselves in continuing the use of tbe Pastilles. Bven then we do not attempt to rob tbem by de manding high prices. On tbe contrary, we make the prices as low as possible, and the same to all. Tbey are as follows: 13 for one month; $6 for two months; 97 for three months. These prices secure the delivery of tbe Pastilles by mall. If desired by express we leave the patient to pay the charges. For over ten years we have ooernted our ltM i .11. .. . anlC'HItlUn business upon this plan with satisfactory results. weans an persons needing treatment jot any Of the secret ills which come to mankind through a violation of nature's laws to send us their ad dress on postal card or by letter and allow us to convince them that PROP. II A KRIS' SOL. LltLE MEDICATED PASTILLES have merit and are what they need. AH communications oontldentUU and should be addressed to The HARRIS REMEDY CO., Mfg. Chemists - 99Bekman Bt., NEW YORK CITY, V. Y. AniCT.nirtl:IJ.W:W.BlJW:WI...- " 5 I f00 worth of lovely Music lor Forty n 1 1 1 . Cents consisting of ioo papes v i:"" full size Sheet Tvtuslc of the latest, brightest, liveliest and most popular selections, both vocal and Instrumental, gotten up in the most elegant manner, in- g eluding four large size Portraits. CARMENCITA, the Spanish Dancer, fc: PADEREWSKI, the Great Pianist, r3 ADELINA PATTf and Z MINNIE 8ELIQMAN CUTTNQ. r3 ADONCSa ALL OH D CMS TO E THE NEW YORK MUSICALECHO CO.r Broadway Theatre Bldg., New York City. CANVASSERS WANTED. 5 iiiiiiUiUiiiaiiiiiUiiiiiiaiii THE OLD DOCTOR'S LADIES' FAVORITE. ALWAYS RELIABLE and perfectly SAPS. Tt ta-ne as used by thot lands of woman all over tbe Baited States, in the ?LD DOCTORS private mail practice, for 38 years, and not a slnjrlj bad result Money returned If not as represented, baud 4 Oenti t stamps) lor sealed particulars, DS. WAEC INSTITUTE 120 M. IT.nth St., fit. Louis. If mmm SB Veni' Experience In treatlni? all raii. ties of Rupture enables us to guarantee fl Foiltlve cure. Question Blank and Bool ree. Call or write. VDI.TA-MEIMCO APPLIANCE CO., K3 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO TAT FOLKS Reduced IS to 25 piutidi r mnth. No "- stirring, no lncimtemem-e, 10 bud rcaulti, no nitiMnui dritc. Tri'stmeut perfectly hnrmloM aud trU'tlr cuiiil Itotial. (Jncttion Bl A ami Hook tree. Call or write. DU. 11. B. BUTTS, &ci l.oa btreet, bt. Louis, Jfo, $50 A YEAR FOR LIFE Substantial Rewards for Those Whose Answers are Correct A man once entered t prison whert wu (vmflnec? t com Ifru tied criminal. Oo making a requmt Lo b wmlui'tixt into the presence of the doomed man, Um 'inimr was informed that none but relatives were permit d to tt the pnoner. The Tisitor aaid : " Broth! n.i fttsters have 1 none, but that nu'i (lie prisoner aj alher i my father'awn." He was at once taken to th priaoir. Now, what r ation was the primmer to the visitor f Tre Aitru'ulnirtst INiMuhinft Company will give $W ear for life to the person sendinn the flmt correct to wer; .V00 to the levood; 3rd. 2r0; 4th, 100: 5th, (5U, and over 10. IV oUr reward, consist inff of pianoa, HKan. lailies and frents fold ana tilvcr watches, siivw emces, diamond ring, etc To the person st-mling the last eorrert answer wftl b Cven a hii:h-tnnetl piano, to the neit to the last a Ixau ti ll orirsn, and 'h ueit &.0U0 will receive valuable print if silverware, tc. . Rn.Krt -(1) All answers must he sent by mall, anc oear postmark not later than Dec. SI, UWi (2) Th n wil Be no chartce whatever to enter this competition, but al ho compete ire eipected to arnd ou dollar lor ail Conthn, subtcrii'tion to either Thi Ladies, Homi a! a .ink tr The Canaimax Ao r lev lti k ist twt if the cnoicesr i!lutrateti periodicals of the day. S All prisr winner will be expected to assist as in extend Jkg our circuUtiou. (4 The flmt correct answei receivec ender't txwtaiark taken In all cases as date of rect-ipt to as t ine ery one an eoual chince, ro matter when M or -be may reside!, will seenre Lh flrtt pliie; Um wvond. tbneit pure, and so on. The AtiRict LTi Hirr is aa eld astablishM concern, wfl poes. sm amile nitans to enable it u airy out al pntmisea. Ibeud for priouMl list of tenter prill vinnt'ts ) Ji iKim. The Mlowlnsj well-known fentlemwi have Jons-n:ed to a t as )iU'S, and will nee ihai .benAl are far'y awanled : (.'kniDixlore alcu'.t (proprvetoi Caknui Lne of Steam- n-t, liertorouih. and iir W, Rotwrtsou. Prtsident TibuS Pnntmg Company, Petes fcoroufh Rptitr all momv letters. Addrvas, AtUL Wiriaiei na t o 11.U11, reheri PR TRIALS al'i k-3a VBRICOCEIE m STRICTURE With all bad consequences, StTanjrusry, Inn of " enerzy, nerroos ex. Item t, i ervous debility. OBiisturaldlscJiarjiM. lost maobood, despondency, nSi nS9to m-rry. v.asttLg awav &r toe ory, certa.nlv and rapid! j cured bv safe and ea-v method . Cures piittlvel giMTA'j'ctu. 4kia.cai.oa butiikaud tiookfrea. Cailorwija. DR. WARD INSTITUTE. 120 N. Ninth St., ST. LOUIS. MO OUC IN HORSES. GUARANTEED. liverv owner o a bor sliu'd keep It on hand- It ma svc the lit-oi l valuAble animal- Oi.e package wi.l cure eight oien cases, fri-.e 81.UU, otiitbv ioai: o exprcai. Our Aw count iliwk, w icti c-'iitiins blots UJ table kteprra, m-iil d treo H. i-JAillN 4 ox: PineSt, ST. LQVIS, MO The Old Reliable BfltahMheds8r"ar9, Treats mnloorfm married or single, In casos of expKur, abuses, excueea or luinzoprtetles. SKILL GUARANTEED. Board and aimrtments furiRhfd when desired. Quesuou Blank and lioolt free. Call or write. SVDUII C The worst forms pori, I T n I Ll Otlvely cared 38 yeart uctufulprsctice. Treatment confldentla'. Cure by mail or at office. Termalow. Question Blank au Book free. Cell or write. PR. WAR J INSTITUTE, 120 N. 8th St..St.Loul,Mo CANCER; lBDi-easei CLUED w hou A TO OTHEI HsLlONANl .out th-4 use et knsle Clueition Blsnk and Book free. Call or write B. U. It. BITTTS, 22 Pine St St. LOUiS, MO. WANTED. tIR I Wrrif ANY LADY, employed or unemployed , tf (J A Ii LLfii can i-ake ti.isf' r a few hours work each day. Plarvojcommlsflion. 310 lamples free Addrcii H. BLNiAMIN ACO.,822 Plnebt.,Stl.ouU,Mo. Op. Hash's Belts &fipplianees An electro-ff'Mvanie battery em ISSi B-lt8 ftiwpensorlM, Spi nal AppiiiixccB. Abuoiii inal Supporters, Vests. Urnwera. Ollico Caps, Iiiauien. etc. Cares Rheumatism. Liver ftnd Kidney ;omplalntH, DyHpepHia. Krrora of V-mth, jost Mnnho'tH, Nervnttsnexs. sexual Wenk .psa, and allTroulilfg in M'e or j em ale. ,'ueatiuii Blauk aud Book tree. Call or rite, Volta-Modica Appliance Co., .V4 Pine street. ST. LOUIS, MO. Foot-Prints on the Path to Health. Everyoiie nmiirtr h ilortmV iiilvioe sbould read one of Dr. FootfV dime pamphlets on Old Eyep," "Crnnp," ,Ruphire," 'PltiniofiH," "VHiicocele," DieHe of men, Diseese of V nieti. himI learn th- hest mena of Hf I one. 11 Hill Pub. Co., 129 Eat 28th ht New Yoik. STOCh PRANPK. While you keep your tmbHcriptiuu pax I up yet oankeep your brun J in frunnf c,i,nrK . Alln. T. J.. lone. Or. Hornes 0(1 on hfi shoulder; cattle ame on left hip, nrt(tr hit oti right ear, and upper bit on the left; range. Mor row county. Armstrong, J. C, Alpine, Or, T with bar un der it on left shoulder of hornet; cattlo same on left hip. AUihon, O. D Eicht Mile. Or. Cattle, brand, () D on left hip kbu horses Hame brand on rihl shoulder. Itandie, Eight Mile. Adkina, J. J., Heppner, Or. ITon-ef., JA cm, uetited on letflHiik: cuttle, hame on left hip. Bnrtholampw, A. O , Alpine, Or. Horses branded 1 E uti either bl.ouldor. ltange in Mo -row rotiutv Bleakman, Geo., Pardman, Or. Hornea, a Hat nt left ehonlder; cattle --aiiiR t,n right !mudr hannister, J. W., Hardman. Or. ('attle brand d B on left hip and thigh: Hplit in eacli ear. Brenner, Peter, iiof at-herry Oregon Bornee branded PB on left shoulder. Cattle same on right fliue. Burke, M 8t C, Lon 'reek, Or On cattle, MAY connected on left hip, crop off left ear, un. der half crop off right. Horsea, aame brand on letft shoulder. Koiige iu Grunt and Morrow coonty. Brosman, Jerry, Lens, Or. Horses branded 7 on right shoulder; cattle B on the left sido. left ear half crop nd right ear upper slope. Barton, YVm.. Heppner, Or. -lloraes, J Bon right thiga, cattle, same on right hip; split in each ear. Brown, Isa, Lexington, Or. Horse IB on the right stifle; cattle same on right hip; range, Mor row county. Brown, J. C, Heppner, Or, Horses, circle C withdot in w teron left hip; cp'tle. name. Brown, W. J.. Ijena, Oregon. , ho rues V bar over It, on the left shoulder. Cattle same on left hip. Boyer, W. G Heppner, Or. Ihirses, box brand or r.gh hip cattle, same, with split in each ear. Borg, P.O., Heppner, Or. Horses, P B on left shoulder; cattle. Baineon left hio. Brownlee, V. J., Fox, Or Cattle, JB connected on left Bide; crop tm left ear and two splits and middle piece cut out on right ear; on horses same brand on the left thigh; Kange in Kox valley, Grant county, Caisner Warren, Wagner. Or. Horsed brand ed O, on right btille ; cattle EE (three bara) on right ribs, crop and split in each ear. Kange in Grant and Morrow counties. Cain.E., Caleb. Jr. It un horcea on left stifle U with quarter circle over it, on left shoulder and on left stifle on all colts a der ft years; on left shoulder only on all horses over ft years. All range in Grant county. Clark, Win. H., Lei a. Or. HonjPr WHO con nected, on left fchouluer: cattle fame on right hip. Hai ge Morrow and Umatilla counties. Cate, Chas. It,, ViiiBon or Lena. Or. Horses H C on right shoulder; cattle same on right hip. Kange Morrow and Umatilla counties. Cecil, W m., Douglas. Or.; horses JO on lef shoulder; ca'tle same on left hip, addleB on each jaw and two bits in the right ear. luri, i. ti Jotin Day, Or. Uoub.e cross on each hip on cattle, swallow fork and under bit iu right ear, split in left ear. Bange in Grant county. On Bheep, inverted A and spear point on shoulder. Ear marko.i ewes, crop on left ear puuehed upper bit in .right. Wethers, crop m right ad umler half crop iu left ear All raug Hi Grant conutv. Cook, A. J ..Lena, Or. Horses, 9boii right shoal iei. Cattle, sauieon nght hip: ear mark sunare crop off left aud split in right. Ctirrin. K. X., Curriusville, Or. -Horses, on left stifle. Cox Ed, B Hardman, Or. CaUle, C wltl t in center; horses. CE on left Sip. Cochran, K. E., Monument, Grant Co, Or. Horses branded circle with bar beneath, on left shoulder; cattle same brand on both hips, mark under slope both ears and dewlap. Chapin, H., Hardman. Or. Horses branded on right In p. Cattle brauded the same. Als.. brands (I on borses light ihigh: cn t e b uie biand on rig tit ehouldoi, aid cut t ft md uf right ear, Lickene, Ebb Horses brai ded with three tinea fors on left stifle. Cattle sane on left side. Douglass, VV. M . Gallowa. Ur. t aiue, h i' ou right side.swa low-fork in each ear; horses. U D on left hip. Douglas, O. T Douglas, Or Horces TD on the i ight stifle; cattle same on right hip. Eh, J. B. Jt Sons, Douglas, Or. Morses brand ed LL on left shoulder, cattle same un left hip. hole ir right ear. Elliott. Wash.. Heppner, Or. Diamond on right shoulder. Emeiy, t . LS Hardman, Or.-Horses branded (reversed t, villi tail on left shouder; cat Lie same on iirht hip. liaiige in Mormw county. Eleek, JaL'kMm, Heppur, Ui. tiui, j r connected oi, right shoulder; cattle, same on right hip. Ear mark, hole io right and crop off left. Florence, L. A., Heppner, Or. Cattle, LF on right hip; horseo V with bar under on right shoulder. Florence, 8. P. Heppner, Or Horses, F on right shot lde : cattle, l on right hip or ttiiah. Hench, Georg, He pner. Or. t aitie branded WF, with bar over it, on left wide; crop off left ear. Horses, same biand on leti hip. Gay, henry, iieppner, Or. jAK on left shoulder. Gilman-Kreneh, Land and Livestock Co., Fos sil, Or. Horses, anchor S on left shoulder; vent, sun eon left stifle. Cattle, same on both hips ear marks, crop off right ear and uuderbit in left Kange in Gilliam, Grant, Crook and Morrow counties Gentry, Elmer, Echo, Or Hordes brsnded H. 8. with a quarter circle over it, on left stifle. Bange in Morrow and UmauU&ccnntiee. Hajea. Geo., Lena, Or, Brand Jh connected with quarter circl over it. on left shoulder. Hiatt A. B.. Hidire. Or. t attle. n.ui d-ton with quarter circle ui der it on the right hip, i Unite in Mormw and I snatilla conntiea. f H niton A Jeiiks. BamiltMii.Ur t attJe.iwolts.i : on either hip; crop in right ear and split in left. Horses, J on right thigh, liangein Gn.ni county H whes, Ht naet. Waguer, Or- J" (T P L ; con wee ted oa right alioulder on hi: on rattle, I w ". uiy suiu va leu aie, awtuiow lora in right ear and slit in lft- tLmiig in Haystack dLtsAriot, Morrow aonntv. Hale. Milton, Wgi.er. Or.-Horsee branded -O-(circle with parallel tails) n left shoulder. Cattle same on left hip also la ge circle on left 81 Hall. Edwin, John Day.Or.-Cattle E Hon right hip; horses same cn right shoulder, range in Grant county. , Howard, J L, fitUloway, Or. Hordes, 4- leross with bar above ltj on right shoulder cattle same on leftside. Bange in Morrow and uu.a tilla conn ties. Hughes. Mat, Heppner, Or, Horses, shaded heart on the left shoulder. Range Morrow Co. Hunsaker, B , Wagner. Or. -Horses, V on left shoulder, ca tie, A on left hip. Hard is ty, Albert, Nye. Oregon Horses, A H connected, on left shoulder; Cattle on the left hip, crop off left ear. Hnmphreva, 4 M. Hardman, Or. Horses. H on lef flank Hayes, J. M., Heppner. Or. Horses, wineglass on left shotildei cattle, same on right hip. Huston. Luther, Eight Mile, Or. Horse Hon the left shoulderand heart on the left stifle Cat. tie aame on left hip. Kange in Morrow nonnty. Ivy, Alfred. Long Creek, Or-Cattle I Don right hip, crop off left ear and bit in right. Horses same brand on left shoulder Kange n Grant oonntv J"iis. Hnrry, HeppnT. Or Hoists branded FT J on the left, shoulder: cattle baanderi j ou right hip, mImi undei bit in lett ear. Bange in LVioi iow c utity. Junkin, b. M., Heppner, Or Horses, horse shoe J on left shoulder. Cattle, the same, Kange n Kighi Mile. Johnson, telix Lena, Or. Horses, circleT on left nfie; cattle, same on right bip, under half cnp in riii I it and split in left ear J' likins, D W.,:Yti. Vernon,ur. J on horses on left shonlder; on cattle, J on left hip and two smooth crops on both ears. Kange in Fox and Bear valleys hennj, Alike, Heppner, Or. Horses branded KNY on left hip cattle same and crop off left Hr: nnder slope un the right Kirk J. T., Heppner. Or. Horses 09 on left shonlder; cattle. H on left hip. Hira. J C, Heppner. Or. horses. 17 on either nan ft : cattle 11 on right side. Kirk. Jesse, Heppner, Or.; horse- 11 on left sLouider; cattle same on tight side, nnderbit on righl ear. K umber land. W. G.. Mount Vernon. Or. I L ou cattle ou n ght and left sides, swallow fork in 1c ft ear aud under oiop in right ear. Horses same brand on left shoulder. Kange in Grant conntv. Loften, Stephen, Fox, Or. 8 L on left hip on cattle, crop and split on right ear. Horses Bame brand on left shoulder. Kange Grant e.'univ. Lienallen, John W.. Or.-Horses brmded ball-cnele JL connected on leftshoul tier. ( attJe. Ham on left hiu. liange, near Lex mgioii Lealiey. J W Heppner Or.-Horses branded i Ao l.-tt shoujder; cettin Mnnie on left Inp, wauleovLrr.i.ht ye, three slits in r.ght Lord. George, Heppner, Or. Horses branded double 11 coi.necK .Sometimes called a swing H, on left shoulder. ftlHikha.n. A. M. Heppner, 4r.-Cattle large M on lefi side both ears cropped, and eplit Tn bo h HorbHs Al ou left hio. Kange, Clark's cm i j on. Minor, Oscar, neppner, nr. Cattle, M D on nght hip; horsa M on lef t shoulder. Siorgnn. S. N.. Heppner, Or.-HorseB. M ) un leti shotinli" cuttle eameon left hip. Mi;Cuuiber. .Ths A. Kithn ftr n,, ,vi ba-jweron right shoulder. Morgan. Thus., Heppner, Or. Horsas, circle I on left shoulder und left thigh; cattle. Z oo ntrht thigh, Mitchell. Oscar, lone, Or. Hore.n, 77 on righi hi!; cattle, 77 on right side. McCiaren, D. (t., BrowuBvilie, Or.-Horsea, t inure 5on each HhouJriiT. caMJe, Mi on hip MuCany. David 11. tcho Or. Horses branded Dri connected, on the left shoulder; cattle same in hip and Hide. McGiir, Frank, Kos Valley, Or. Mule shoe with loe-cork on cattle on ribs and under in each ear; horses same brand on left stifle. Mcilaljjf, . , .. r itujnon. Or. Un tlonuw. with half .rule under on left sIioulder;on tattle, four bars connected on top ou the right side Itane m Gram County. Nnal.Andrew. Loue Kock, Or. Horses A N con nected on left shoulder: cattle same on both hip, Nordyke, E bilverton. Or. Horses, circle 7 on leM thigh: caHlo, same on loft hip. Oliver, Joseph, Canyon City, Or. A Hon cattle on left Inp; on horsns, same on left tliih, Kange in Giant county Ullor, Perry, Lexington, Or. P O on left tiou,le. Olp, Beruian, Piairie City, Or. On cattle, O LP connected ou left hip; horses ou left Btifle and wurtie on nose, itangu in Grant couuty. PeMihon, Oliivo, Eight Mile. (r. Horses, quar ter circle bhiclo on left shoulder and 21 on left Inp. I attle, fork in lef: ear, right cropped. 24 on h.ft lap. Kange un Eight Mile. Parker i Gleason. Hardman,Or, Horeoe iPon I' ft fliouluer. P lPrlMt'B'1 '-fxii'Wtn, Or.- Hor es brand e Il (L h, connecied) i. left fhouider ; eattle me on l ight inp. Kange, Jlon-uw comm. 1 41-e.r, J. 11., Lexiliyton. Or. -Horoob, J ill c.ou. nected . leit shi-nlder; caiUe, same on left hip. under bi in each ear. Pettys, a. t ., lone, Or.; horses diamond P on shoulder; cnule, J ii J connected, on the left hip, upper slope in left ear aud slip in the I Itiht. Howell, jonn T., Duyville, Or Horses, JP cou uec ed ou lull shoulder. Cattle OK connected on left hip, two under half cropu, oue ou each ear, wattle unuer ilinmi. kiu ge in Grant county. Kood. Andrew, hurauiuii. Or. horses, square orun, with quarter-circle over it on left stifle. Keninger, Chris, Heppner, Or. horses, 0 B ou left htioiildei . Kice. Oau, Harduian, Or.; horses, three panel worm fence on left shoulder; caitle, DAN on right shoulder. Ban ge near Hardman, Kojhe, Aaron, heppuor. Or horses, plain V on left sliouider; cattle, same brand reversed ov right hip and crop off right ear. Kange in Mor row oounty. Hush Bros., Heppner, Or, Horses branded 2 on the righi shoulder; cattle, IX on the left nip. crop off left ear and dewlap on neck. Kange IE Morrow and adjoining counties. liuBt, William, iiidge, Or. Horses K on left shonloer; cattle, K on left hip, crop off right ear, underbit on left ear. Bheep. u on weathers, round crop off righ ear. Kange Uma tilla and Morrow c lunties. I.eai.ey, Andrew, Lexington, Or. Horse branded A K ou right shoulder, vent quartet circle over brand; cattle same on right hip. Bange Morrow county. Koyse, Win. ii, Dairyville, Or HB connectec wan quarter circle over top on cattle on right hip and crop off right ear and split in left. Horses same brand on left shoulder. Kange in Morrow (j ran tana Gilliam counties. Kector. J. W., Heppner, Or. Horses, JO o left shoulder. Cattle, uou right hip. Spicknall, J. W., "Gooseberry, Or. Horses branded 31 on left shoulder; lunge in Morrow county. Bailing, C C Heppner, Or Horses branded 8 A on left shonlder; cattle same on left hip. ISwaggan, H. Lexington, Or. Horses with dash under it on left stifle cuttle H with uash unuer it on right hip, crop off right ear and wan died ou right hind leg. Kange tn Morrow, Gilliam and bniatilla counties. ISwHttgurt. A L,.,Athena. Or. Horses brandeH t nn lei t shoulder; eel Ue same on left hip. Crop on ear, wattle on left hind leg. btraighi W . E., Heppner, Or. Horses shaded J b on lei aline; cattle J 8 on left hip, swallow fork in righ. ear, uuderbit in left. bapp, itios., Uuppuer, Or. horses, 8 A P on left tup; ohiu, same on left hip, bhrter.John, Fox, Or. NO connected on horses on right hiu: cattle, same nn riht h.n crop ..fl right ear and under bit in left ear. Kange tn u rui it county. bmith Bros., busanville. Or, Horses, branded H. Z. on shoulder; catt.e, ame on lef t shoulder. bquires, James, Arlington, Or,; horses branded J8 on left shoulder; calile the same, also nose w audle. Kange in )l ornw and Gilliam co .utiee. btepheus, V. A., Hardman, Or-; borses 88 on right stifle; cattle horizontal L on the tight side bteveubou, Mrs A. J., Heppner, Or. Cattle, 8 on iignt in.; swallow-fork in left ear, bwaggart. G. W., Heppner, Or. Horses, 44 on lett snouiui ; cattle, 44 on left hip. Kperry.E. G heppner, Or. Cattle W C on lett hip, crop off right and uuderbit in left year, dewlap; horses W t on left shoulder. Ibouipson, J. A Heppner, Or. Horaes, I on ielt Biiouiu. r; cattle, 2 on left shoulder. lippeu,8.T.,EnterpriBe,Or. Horses, C-on left shoulder. 'lurner K. WM Heppner, Or. Small capital T Ielt shuuldei, horses; cattle aame on left hie with split in boti, ears. lin rutou, H. M.. lone, Or.-Horses branded H I connected ou left stifle; sheep same brand. Vanderpool, H. T Lena, Or; Horses H V con nected on right shoulder cattle, same on right iu Walbridge, Wm.. Heppner, Or. Horses, U. L. on the left shoulder; cattle same on right hip. crop off left ear and right ear lopped. Wilson, John Q Salem or Heppner, Or. Hordes branded Jq on the left shonlder. Hangv Morrow connty. Warren, ft H. Caleb, Or Cattle W with quarter circle over it, ou left side, split iu right ear. Loi-m Mtme bra.id on left shoulder. KaUgein Grant couuty. Wright, bilas A. Heppner, Or. Cattle branded 8 W on the right hip. square crop oil right ear and split iu left. Wade, Heury, Heppner, Or.-Horses branded ace ot bpadwe on leu shoulder and left hip Cattle branded same on left side and left hip. Wells. A. 8., Heppner, Or. Horses, flwB on left shoulder- can e tmiu Wui finger, John, John Day City, Or On horses three parallel bars on left shoulder; 7 on sneep, bit in both ears. Bange in Grant and Malhuer counties. Woodward, John. Heppner, Or. Horses, UP connected on lef t shoulder. Watkms, Lishe, Heppner, Or. Horaes branded UE connected on left stifle, Wallace, Charles, Portland. Or. Cattle, W on right tlngh, hoi in left ear; horses, W oo right ahoulaar. sum same on left shoulder. Whittier tm., nuniingtou. Baker Co.. Or -Horses branded W B conuected on left shoulder Williams, Vasco, Hamilton. Or. Quarter cir cle over three bars on left hip, both eat tie and horses. Kange Grant coonty. Williams. J O. lxng Creek. Or Horses, quar ter circle over three bars on left hip; cattle same ...... ... . . iwir tn tinuii oiionty Wien, A. A., t eppner. Or. Horses rnnningA A on shonlder: attle. same on right hip. Wlker Elizabeth Jt Rons, HarUtnaa Or -Mile branded (E W connected) EW on left t.1;1"8 ,w,u,e on right shoulder. J. W W Ikerscst K san.eon Ielt hip, horses twrae on eft shoulder. Ail mng la Morrow county T8 oo the rwht sh.iahV- w