PATENTS! NOTICE TO INVENTORS. Tbere was never a time iu the history of our country when the demand (or inventions and improvements in the arts and sciences generally was so great as now. The oonveniences of mnukind in the factory and workshop, the household and on the farm, as well as in official life, require continual accessions to the appurtenance and impliments of each in order to saye labor, time and expense. The political change in the administra tion of government doeB not affect the progress of the American inventor, who being on the alert, and ready to per ceive the existing deficiencies, does not permit the affairs of government to de ter bim from quickly oonoeiving the remedy to overcome existing discrepan cies. Too great care cannot be exer cised in choosing a competent and skill ful attorney to prepare and prosecute an application for patent. Valuable in terests have been lost and destroyed in innumerable instances by the employ ment of incompetent counsel, and es pecially is this advice applicable to those who adopt the "No patent, no pay" system. Inventors who entrust their business to this class of attorneys do bo at imminent risk, as the breadth and strength of the patent is never con sidered in view of a quick endeavor to get an allowance and obtain the fee. THE FHESB CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wedderburn, General Manager 018 F street, N. W.,WaHhington, D. C, representing a large number of impor tant daily and weekly papers, and gen eral periodicals of the eoontry, was in stituted to orotect its natrons from the unsafe methods heretofore employed in this line of business. The said Con pany is prepared to take charge of all patent business entrusted to it for rea sonable fees, and prepare and prosecute applications generally, including me chanical inventions, design patents, trade-marks, labels, copyrights, interfer ences. Infringements, validity reports, and gives especial attenion to rejected cases. It is also prepared to enter into competition with any firm in securing foroign patents. Write for instructions and advice. John WEnnHmtniiN. HlH (Street, p. 0. Uox 385. Washington, D. C. OTOttK BRANDS. While you "op V"r mihueription paid up yea can kitop your brand in freoof charge. AMyn. T. J., lmm. Or. Horwm (ii on loft uliouldnr; rut tin whitio on left hip, nndor bit on rtuht wir, and upper bit on the hift; ntriK". Mor row county. ArniHtroiipr, J. , Alphm, Or. T with bar nn tint it on loft shoulder of horaeH; cattle eame "'AlliHon, 6. P., KitfhtMiln. Or. Cattle brand, O Dun l"ft hip and horncH name brand on right shoulder. Kiuufiv Might Mile. AdkitiH, J. JM Heppner, Or. IlornoB, -TA oon neetwi on loft itunk; call l, mimo on left. hip. Knrtholamnw. A. O., Alpine. Or. llorHos hriuidM 7 K on either bhoiilder. Hange iu Mor-'-oW OOlllltV imnniHtnr, J. W., Hardman, Or. Cattle brand ed H on left hip and thitfh: aplit in each ear, Brenner, Peter, UooHehorry Oregon MoriioH branded Pit on left ahoulder. ('utile siime on ntluVk!M Ht i liong t"rnek, Or On onttlo, MAY coiiin-'Cted on left hip, mop off left enr, nn der half crop off ritfht. Hnrmw, Hume briiud on letft Hhouhlcr. Hunge in (irunt and Morrow BroHirmn, Jerry, bena. Or. Homes branded 7 on riK.it Hlioulder; en(M H on the left nidu. Left ear half crop and riijlit ear tipper (dope, Barton, Wm., iloppuer, Or. - MorHOH, J H on right thigh; cattle, waine on right hip; split in ttaeh ear. , Hmwn, Ihh, bexington, Or. Hormm IB on tho right Mlitle; cuttle HJimooii right hip; range, Mor- Tiriiwnj. (', Heppner, Or. Hornns, circle (' with dot iu not tor on left hip; cattle, name. Brown, W. J., I .mm, Oregon. BorncH V. bnr over It, on tho left shouldur. Cattle name ou luft ' lloyor, W. 0.. Heppner, Or, Monies, box hmnd on right hip cattle, Haino, with split in Tlorg.' l'.O., Heppner, Or. Moreen, V H on left Bhoiilder; oattln. eanio on left hip. Brown lee, W- J., Kox,Or Cuttle, .IB eon n on ted on left. Hide; crop on left ear and two Hplita aixt middle piece cut out on right ear; on homoa name brand on the left thigh; Itange in l'ox valley, Oraut county, Carnnei' Warren, W agner, Or.- Borne brand (mI O on right atiMe; cuttle (threo barn) on right ril)M, mop and Hplit in each ear. Han go in t runt and Morrow count ion. Cain.K., Caleb.Or. V 1) on horeH on left Btirlfli 1J with iinart-or circle over it, on left Hhoidiler and on left Htitle on all colls under fi years; i n left nhoiilder only on nil horses over ft years. AH range in tlrunt county. Calo, Chas. H Vinson or Lena, Or. MorscB H (! on right shouldm; cattle same on right hip. Itange Morrow and Umatilla counties, Corrlgall, M M, Onlkiway, Or- ('little crop out of t.ach ear and nuderbit, wattle iu forehead; liorses half circle V, on left utitln. Kango Mor row and Umatilla eonnl ies. Curl, '1'. H.. ilohu Oiiv. Or.-Double cross on each hip on cattle, swallow fork anil under bit in right ear, split in left ear. Kaugo in (irant couniy. On sluvp, inverted A and spear point uu shoulder. Kar markoU ewes, crop nti left ear punched upper bit in right. Withers, crop in right and nuder half oroii iu left ear. All rang iu (j ram ooumv. Cook, A. J.,ljeua.(r. Horses, Won right shonU iter; Cattle, same on right hip; ear mark square crop off left and sidit iu right. Currin.lt, Cumnsvillo, Or. -Horses, to on loft stitle. Cox Kd. H., Hardtnsn, Or. Cattle, (-with K iu neuter; horses, CM on left Sip. Cochran, It. M., Monument, tiraut Co, Or. Horses litanded circle with bar beneath, on left shoulder; cattle name brand on both hips, mark under slope both ears and dewlap. Chapin, H., Hardman. Or.-Morses branded on right hip. Cattle branded the same. Also brands Cl on horses right thigh; caHln same brand on right Bhoulder, nml out off end of right ear, Douglass, W. M .(Jnlloway. Or. ('at tie, 11 I on right side, swallow-fork iu each ear; horses, It I) on left hip. , .... Kly, J. B. A Hons, Douglas, Or. -Morses brand ed Ml-Y on left shoulder, cattle Name on loTt hip. hole it' right eiir. ... Kinery, C. H Hardman, Or.- Horses branded ; , I reversed C with Uull on left Hlioulder j cat tleHHineon right hip. Itange iu Morrow county. Florence, Ij. A., Heppner, Or. Cattle, l,K on right hip; ho r sen V with bar under on right "'Vlmonee, H. V. Hepnner, Or. Horse, K on right shoulder; cattle, V on right hip or thigh. French, George, Heppner. Or. -Cattle braudiHl WK, with bar over it, on left Hide; crop oil left oar. Horses, same brand on left hip. Gentry, Klmer, Keho, Or. Morses brsnded H. H. with a quarter ein'le tver it, on loft stitle. Itange in Morrow and Uinalilliicountios. Hiatt A.M., liidgo, Or. Cattle, round-top with quarter circle under it on the right hip. itange in Morrow and Umatilla counties. Hint on .V Junks, Hamilton, Or- Cattle, two bars on either tup; crop in right ear and split iu left. Horses, J on right thigh. Itange iu Grant county Hughes, Hmnuel, Wagner, Or - J- (T K U t'otimvlrd i on right shoulder on horsi-s; on catt le, 4)ii right hip and on left sidn, swallow fork in right ear and slit iu left, lanugo tu Hsystack district, Morrow county- lisle, Milton, Wagner, Or. Horses hramled -O (rsttle with parallel tailsl on left shoiild-T Cattle same on lett hip al- large circle on left Ditto, lowarIJ I., tiHoway, Or. -Horstv (cnes Willi bar above itl on righi shonhlcr; cattle same on left side. Unugu iu Morrow and l uiaulla rou u I ies Hall, K'Uvin, John Day. Or. Cm Mo K Hon right hip, hoiK -s suuic on i inlit shouUtiT. M.tue in (irant com.ty. litighes. Mat, Hepimer, Or. Horse, sluidtxi heart on the left hlioulder, Itange Morrow Co. Hunsaker, B A. Wagner, Or. Morse, V on left shoulder; cattle. W on loft hip. Humphreys, J M. Uardman, Or. -Horses, H on left Hank Huston, l.nther, Kig'it Mile, Or.- Horw tn the ii.fl shonidtTHud h .tr mi the stitte 1 nt Ue sarue on l.tll hip. Uange in Morrow eoiii't y ,loiui, Mrtrry, Iti-pt ii r, Or - Horwu. bi.tn iisl H .1 on the h'ft sliould'T; csltie Imanded ,1 on right hip, rIo uu.l.u bu iu left car. iuttigo in Morrow comity. Juukiii.H, M., Hepi-'ier, (tr Horses, horee. tho J ou left shouider. t'attU, (be name, iar.gn nu tight Mile. j,ti,DM ifii. ln, Ot-i- Her, ctrelT nO left stifle; cattle, same on right hip, UBder half amp in rih aH sulit !n left ear Kenny, Mike, Heppner, Or. Horse branded KNY on loft hip. cattle same and crop off left ear: under sloie on the right Kirk, J. T., Hnppner. Or. Horse 89 on left shoulder; cattle, HH on left hip. Kirk, Jesse, Heppner, Or.; horsep 11 on left sUonlder; cattle same on right side, nnderbit on right ear. Kumberland.W. R.. Monnt Vernon. Or. I L on cattle on rigid and left sides, swallow fork in left ear and under ciop in right ear. Horses same brand on left shoulder. Kange in Grant county. Loften, Btepnen, Pox, Or. 8 L on left hip on cattle, crop and split on right ear. Horse same brand on left shoulder. Kan go Grant countv. Lienallen, John W., LextofftoTi Or. Horse braniied half-circle Jlj connected on left shoul der. Cattle, same on left hiu. Kange, near Lex ington beahey, J. W. Heppner Or. Morses branded L and A " left shoulder; cettle same on left hip, wattle over right eye, three slits iu right ear. Lord, George, Heppner. Or. Horses branded double M coi.nect d Sometime called a swing H, on left shoulder. Minor, Oscar, neppnor, nr. rattle, M D on right hip; horse. Mon left shoulder. Morgan, H. N., Heppner. Or. Horses, M ) on left shoulder cattle same on loft hip. Mitchell, Oscar, lone, Or. Horses, 77 on right hip; cattle, 77 on right side. McCiaren, D. G., Brownsville, Or, Horses, Fitrure Son each shoulder; cattle. Mi! on hip McGirr, Frank, Fox Valley, Or. Mule shop with toe-cork on cattle on ribs and nnder in each ear: horses Name brand on left stitle. McHale, u. ., riKUJliton, Or. i)n Horses, w with half circle nnder on left shonJder;on tiatt.ie, four bars connected on top on the right side Itange in Grant County. Neal, Andrew, Ijone Itock.Or. Horses A N con nected on left shonlder; cattle same on both hips, Nordyke, E., Hilverton. Or. Horses, circle 7 od left tfiigh: cattle, same on left hip. Oliver, Joseph, ('anynn City, Or. A 2 on cattle on left hip; un horses, same on left thigh, Itange in Grant county. Oiler, Perry, Lexington, Or. P O on left shoulder. Olp, Herman, Piairle City, Or. On cattle, O LP connected on left hip; horses on left stifle and wartle on nose. Itange in (irant county, Pearson, Olave, Kight Mile, Or, Horses, quar ter circle shield on left shoulder and 24 on loft hip. Cattle, fork in loft ear, right cropped. 24 on left hip. Itange on Kight Mile. Parker A Gleaaon, Hardman.Or, Horses IP od left Bhoiilder. Piper, Krnost, Lexington, Or. Horses brand e WK (L E connected) on left shoulder ; cattle s me on right hip. Itange, Morrow comity. Piper, J. H., Lexington. Or. Horses, JK con nected on left shoulder; cattle, same on left hip. under bit in each ear. Pettys, A. 0., lone, Or.; horses diamond P on shoulder; cattle, J H J connected, on the left hip, npper slope in left ear and slip in the right. Hood, Andrew, Hardman, Or. Horses, square orosH with quarter-circle over it on left stifle. Iteninger, Chris, Heppner, Or. Horses, J K on left shoulder. Husli Hros,, Henpner, Or. Horses branded X on the right- shoulder; cattle, IX on the left hip crop off left, ear pnd dewlap on neck. Itange li Motow and adjoining counties. Iteaney, Andrew, Lexington, Or. florae branded A It on right shoulder, vent quartei circle over brand; cattle same on right hip. Itange Morrow county. Itoyse, Wrn. H, Oairyville, Or Hit connectec with quarter cirele over top on cattle on right hip anil crop off right ear and split in left. Hornet same brand on left shoulder, itange in Morrow Grant and Gilliam counties. Hector. J. W., Heppner, Or. Horses, JO oi left shoulder. Cattle, () on right hip, Spicknal, J. W., Gooseberry, Or. Horse branded 31 on loft shoulder; range in Mor comity. Haiting.CC Heppner, Or Horses branded on left shoulder; cattle same on left hip. Hwaggart, H. F., Lexington, Or. Horses with dash under it on left stitle; cattle 11 with dash under it on right hip, crop off right ear am! waddled on right fund lug. Itange iu Morrow. Gilliam and Umatilla counties. Hwaggart. A. L.,Atlieua. Or. Horses branded 5 on left shoulder: cettle same on left hip. Croj on ear, wattle on left hind leg. Htraight W. E., Heppner, Or. Horses Bhaded J H on left stifle; cattle J H on left hip, swallow fork in right oar, underbit in loft. happ, Thus., Heppner, Or. Horses, B AFun left hip; cattle same on left hip. Hhrier.Johii, Fox, Or. NO connected on horses on right hip; cattle, same on right hip, crop off right ear and under bit iu left ear. itange in t trwi t county. Hmit.h Hros., Hnannville, Or. Horses, bramled H. 'A. on shoulder; cattle, -ainoon loft ahoulder. Hipiires, James, Arlington, Or,; horses branded JHon left shoulder: cattle the same, also ims( waddle, Itange iu Morrow and Gilliam count ies Hlophnns, V. A., llardmau, Or-; horses HKon right stitle; cattle horizontal L on the right, side Hteveuson, MrB A. J., Heppner, Or. Cattle, f on right hip; swallow-fork in left ear. Hwaggart. G. W., Heppner, Or. Horses, 44 on left slionldci ; cat t ie, 44 on left hip. Hporry, K. G Heppner, Or. Cattle W 0 on left hip, crop off right and underbit in left year, dewlap; horses W Con left shoulder. Thompson, J. A., Heppner, Or. Horses, 3 or loft shoulder; cattle, !on left shoulder. TipiieiB,B.T.JKutorpriHc.Or. Horses, C-on left shoulder. Tnrner H. W., Heppner, Or. Small capital 1 left uhoiildiT, horses; cattle same on left hij with split in both ears. Thornton, II. M., lone, Or. Horses branded HT connected on loft stitle; sheep same brand, Vandnrpool, II. T., Leua, Or; Horses H V con nectod on right shoiilder;cattle, same on right hip Walbridgu, Wm.. Heppner, Or. Horses, 0. L, on the left shoulder; catt le same on right hip, crop nil left ear and right oar lopped. Wilson, John P., Haleni or Heppner, Or, Horses branded Jy on the left shoulder. Itaugt Morrow county. Warren, W H, Caleb, Or Cattle W with quartei circle over it, ou Uift side, split iu right ear, Horses same brand oil left Hlioulder, HuUgeii' lira ut comity. Wade, Henry, Heppner, Or. Horses branded ace of spades ou loft shoulder and left hip Cattle branded same on left side and left tup. Wolihigor, John, John Day City. Or On horse three parallel bars ou left shoulder; 7 on stieep. bit in both ears. Itange in (irant and Malhuer uountioH. Woodward, John, Heppner, Or, Horse, CP conned ed on left Hlioulder, Walkins, Lishe, Heppner, Or. HorsoB branded UK connected on left stitle. Wallace, Charles. Heppner, Or. Cattle, W on right thigh, hole in left ear; horses, W on right shoulder some same on left shoulder. Whitticr nros., nmiiingion, ItakorCo.. Or. -HoruoB bmnded V H connected un left shoulder Williams, Vasco, Hamilton, Or. Quarter cir cle over three bars on left hip, both cattle and horses, Itange Grant county. Williams, J O, loug Crook. Or Horses, quar ter circle over throe bars on left hip; cattle same and slit in each ear. Itange in tiraut county Wren, A. A., Heppner, Or. Horses runningA A on shoulder; Cattle, same on right hip. Voting, J. H., Goosetiorry, Or, Horses brandec1 TKn lle HuM di.mld- Ore vou ex VVieudVo v& cause Are you willing to work for the cause of Protection in placing reliable infor mation in the hands of your acquain tances ? If you are, you ahould be identified with , the american Protective Tariff League, I3S W. 23D ST., NEW YORK. Cm ll.t notice out and Hod U to the Lcuue, tilling ymtr position, and (tr a helping hand. oooo v!n i;. Every patriotic .n urn should give his personal effort and intiurnce to increase the circulation ot hiahome paper which teachrs the American policy of Protec tion. It Is his duty to aid in this respect in evury way possible- After the home paper is taken care of, why not sub. scribe or the Amuican Economist, published by the American Protective Tariff League ? Oo of 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 Status." Send postal card request for free sample copy. Addraas Wilbur F. Wake, man, General Secretary, 135 West iy St, New Yoria. riiotot,Tili9 Sl.M) pt'i tlnzcn nt JSbcp pHrtl's Kitlli'ty, uear oporn lioumi, north Mhd St.. Huounar, Or, Uitf. -ir - J L -l II W 1 'a, Or La Grippe, thoncrli onrasionally epi demic, is ahvays more or less prevalent. The heat remedy fr this complaint is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. " Last Spring;, I was taken down with La Grippe. At times I was completely pros trated, and so difthMilt was my breathing that my breast seemed as If confined in an Iron esifie. I procured a bottle of Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral, and no sooner had I began takirn? it than relief followed. I could not be lieve that the effect would be so rapid and the cure so complete. It is truly a wonderful med-icine."-W. H. Williams, Crook City, S. D. Cherry Pectoral Prompt to act, sure to cure HOB CHOLERA I HAVE A 8URK, TRIED, PROVEN AND fuaranteud cure for Hon anij Ciiickkn Cholera, which hm stood the lest for seven years without failure, that I know of, but has effect ed thousands of mm8. I have sold over 23.0IH) receipts and family rights in einht months, and not a single complaint received yet. J sold each and every one on a guarantee, and I still sell that way. If Holland Cholera Cure ami Preven tative falls to cure or prevent Cholera, I will refund your money. This is fair enough. Six pounds of the medicine can he made at a total cost of from $1 to $1.20, enough to do'rfihotrs and 100 chickens a year. You are then assured against cholera for one year. If you will try this remedy, f assure you you will never regret it. Use it, and your hos and chickens will look better and healthier than ever before. Recipe and family right only $1,00. Heady prepared medicines 50c and $1 per bottle or package. Address MKH. KACHKLi V. THOMAH, Agents wante.d at once. (,'owarts, Ala. TEGTIMOITIALS : Dallas, Texas, April ?,, Wtt. Mrs Rachel V. Thomas, Dear Madam: I have thoroughly tested you r cholera remedy and find it O.K. It's grand. I en: lose $10 will try the agency. HI ease send at once nd oblige. Very respectfully, H. W. Haki-kk. Dallas, Texas, May 10th, wi:i. Have sold out. I enclose $"j0 for which send me all the recipes you can and the rights to the counties named below. I never saw anything sell so fast. What is the lenst you will take Cor the sUte. If your price is reasonable will take the state. Very respectfully. H. V. Waiu'er. (t have not room for all his letters. Ito took the state. Here is one more of his letters.) Dallas, Texas, July 17th, 10:5. Mrs. Rachel V. Thomas, Pear Madn in ;--Since Inking the state riht I canvassed three u eekr and made $7 selling recipes and territory. J will start several nub-agents next week. Could exchange a portion of Texas for a portionul Kansas? Very respectfully, II. V. Haki-er. Milieu, Georgia, Dee. 1 1th, lH!i:i. Mrs. Thomas: - t write a letter of enquiry. How much ol this stnt e iH unsold '.' I want bal ance of the state. Holland's Cholera Cure Is just hat it, is represented to tie. It. has proved a blessing to the farmers of thi-t countv. Very respectfully, O. Kiks n kli, Agent for Screven County. Rock Bridge, Ohio, Pee. 1th. ISiW. Mrs. Thomas: -Recipe canie to hand and it's all O. K. Kmdcmed tlrd fit) for Hocking, l'ieka wnv and Fairfield counties. What will you take for tho state' Yours truly, P. ilANSTKIN. I have thousands more testimonials. I guar antee Holland's Cholera Cure and Preventative to cure and prevent hog and chicken Cholera iu each mid every case or refund the money. This is fair enough. Don't nostponeorderiiig been use you may not at present be bothered with chol era. The idea is to prevent it in time, This my remedy w ill do nml will also keep your hogs and chickens in a nice henllhy condition. Gen eral and local agents wanted. Mute and family rights for sale or trade. Address Mas. Rachel V. Thomas, sv-;iii. Cowarts, Ala, Chicken Cholera Vn I OBTAIN A PATENT For ft prompt nnswer ami an honest opinion, write to M INN - '., who Imva liad nearly fifty years' exiierleiieo in the patent business. Comniunini tlous strictly confidential. 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We seonre patents and to imluce people to keep track ot their briubt ideas we offer a prize ot oue hundred dollars to be paid on the first of every month to the person who submits to tie the most meritorious invention during the proceeding month. We will also sdvert.iae the invention free of charue in the National Recorder, a weekly news paper, published in Washington, Y. 0 whioh has Hti extensive cirotilation thrimiihont the United States and is devoted to the interests of inventors, NOT 80 HAHD AS IT SEKMS. The idea of being able to invent some thing ntrikes most people as being very lill'ioult; this delusion the company wishes to dispel. It is the simple things aud small inventions that make the greatest amount of money, and the com plex ones are seldom profitable. Almost vpry body, at some time or another, ooueeives an idea, which, if patented, would probably be worth to bim a fortune . Unfortunately sneb ideas are usually dismissed without thought. The simple inventions like the car window which oould be easily slid tip and down without breaking the passenger's back, the sauce pan, collar button, the nut look, the bottle stopper, the soow shovel, are tbinus that almost everyone sees some way ot improving tipou, and it is these kind of inventions that bring the greatest returns to the author. The prize we otter will be p ud at the endofemih month, whether (he appli cation hai been acted npou by the Pateut Office or not. Every competitor must apply for a patent ou bis invention through Ms, nod tithr h (auris tt MISTLETOE zfJ:J. f- prr-r -- fj- - fPff f M- M- M- J- XL JL M. M. M. -(- -- Z S-f-xzz r'fpf1 -! L "00 ' 5- 0 m00v-rz 't' ." . 9 , - v " , ,' - - 0 -crv CouvriBht, i8q4, by The New prize or not, the inventor will have a valuable patent. THE PRESS CLAIM COMPANY, John Wedderbukn, Gen'l Manager, 618 F St. N. W. Washington, D. C. P. 8. The responsibility of this oompany may be judged from the fact that its stock is held by about seventeen hundred of the leading newspapers of the United States. tf. A WONDERFUL CLOCK. It la a Veritable .Marvel In Mechanical Kxccutlon. A most marvelous clock has been made by a ltlack Forest maker and sold for four thousand dollars, liesides do ing everything1 that most clocks do in the matter of time and calendar, says the Jeweler's Weekly, it shows the time in Uerlm. St. Petersburg. Madeira, Shanghai, Calcutta, Montreal, San Krancisco. Melbourne and Greenwich. Every evening nt eight a young man invites the company to vespers in an electrically illumiuaU'd chapel, where a young woman plays the .Maiden's Prayer." u New Year's evo two trumpeters announce the flight of the old year and the advent of the new. In May a cuckoo comes out, in June a quail, in October a pheai-ant appears to be shot down by a typical liritish sportsman, who proceeds to bag his game. At day break the sun rises and some bolls play a German air, entitled "Phoebus, Awake." On the nif-ht of the full moon they play another ..ir, entitled "Sweet and Tranquil I.una." There are other features too numerous to mention. A Russian Charm. The Russian method for young girls to find out when they will be married is for a party of them to assemble and take ott their rings and drap them iuto a basket of corn, stirring the grain meantime till all the rings are hidden and then a hen is brought in and in vited to partake of the corn and tha nwnnr of tha hrst ritig umiovsred wiU b (ht first losntsr ttrimaoy MARCH. "i- M-r- - 'f'J'iTT L. a York Musical Record Co. Human Sacrifice Among Ashantes. "The most savage and horrible of all the barbarous customs of the Ashantea in Africa." said Prof. V. G. Steadman, of Washington, to a St. Louis Globe Democrat man, "is that of celebrating the death of a king or a great noble by a sacritice of other lives; indeed, almost all of their anniversary rites are at tended by a holocaust of human be ings. They believe that when a king or noble dies he must have wives and slaves in the next world, just as he had in this, and in order that these may not be wanting the simple expedient is re sorted to of killing his wives and slaves and sending them after hira. Rude and bloody ceremonies mark the practice of this custom, which are con tinued for about a week. Strange to say. numerous volunteers are always found who nre not only ready, but anxious to be offered up in honor of a dead king." Oxford is a learned place, aud an Ox ford "don" that is, a professor is an individual wliojgom'rally excites awe in the average beholder Hut a young American girl, with no respect for traditions, upon meeting an Oxford don at a fashionable dinner party, be gan to pestt-r him with conundrums, to his surpriM' and disgust. Finally she asked: "Why is the letter J like the end of spring?" Of course the don could not tell. "Because it's the be ginning of June," was the solution. Now will vou t 11 me." said the don, sternly, "why the letter K is like a pig's tail'.1" The young lady had to give it up. "llccaiisc it is the end of pork.' said the don. He was bothered with no ir-re conundrums. j Piles! Piles! ltcuing Piles. ! Symptoms Moisture; intense itching and stinging; most at night; worse by -scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and ( ulcerate, becoming very fore. Swayxe s Ointment stops the itching and bleed- log, heals nlceration, and in most cases removes the tnmors. At druggists, or I by null, for Mosul tfwsyta Boa, I ffhllsdsipQl, 1 M. M. M. A. JL JL 0 f-f-f- 0 r I 0 I- j s - t- t 5 Nff-J si, : 0.4 m 0 0 0 9 -0 I 0 -ttti 0 ptntz ZZJZTZZtZZEZ- zZEtz- o 0- J- J A. FRENCELLI 'finB r i-' 1 -TTv -2 l- S 90 X K X -9- . J-J J-j -0 f' 0l0Z0Z0t 0 h- A Bright Lad, Ten years of age, but who declines to give hit Dame to the public, makes this authoriied, confidential statement to us: "When I was one year old, my mamma died of consumption. The dontor said that I, too. would soon die, and all our neiphhore thought that even if I did not die, I would never he able to walk, because I was so weak and puny. A gathering formed and broke under my arm. 1 hurt my finder and It gathered and threw out pieces of bone. If I hurt myself so as to break the skin, U was sure to become a running sore. 1 had to take lots of medicine, but nothing has done me so much good as Ayer's s.irsapar rilla. It has made me well and strong." T. D. M., Korcatur, Kaos. AYER'S Sarsaparilia Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Kane Cures others, will cure you Fou S-alb. A thoroughbred regis tered Hereford bull Maywood, No. .?,iHo. lnia Dim wasoreii in Illinois by fieo. T. Baker, and is just the animal you want to breed s'oek thst will bring a good price. I will sell cheap as I have another of same stock or will trd tor good ajtlob t QWtl